Archibald's Next Big Thing (known as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! starting in its third season) is an American animated sitcom created by Tony Hale for Netflix and Peacock. The plot revolves around Archibald Strutter, a positive chicken who often goes astray from home, but eventually always finds his way back home.[1][2]
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 Promotional poster | |
| Created by | Tony Hale |
| Based on | Archibald's Next Big Thing by Tony Hale, Tony Biaggne and Victor Huckabee[1] |
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| Directed by | Adam Gunn |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Rosamund Pike |
| Theme music composer | Distant Cousins |
| Composer | Matthew Janszen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 12 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 6, 2019 – March 20, 2020 |
| Network | Peacock |
| Release | February 18 – October 14, 2021 |
The series debuted on September 6, 2019, on Netflix. Its second season was released on March 20, 2020.
On January 26, 2021, a new series was announced, which saw the series move to Peacock and rebrand as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!, which premiered on February 18, 2021.[3] The second season premiered on April 22, 2021,[4] the third on July 15, 2021,[5] and the fourth on October 14, 2021.[6]
Voice cast
editMain Voice Cast
- Tony Hale as Archibald[7]
- Adam Pally as Sage, Archibald's older brother who enjoys the outdoors
- Chelsea Kane as Loy, Archibald's sister who likes inventing things and doing science[7]
- Jordan Fisher as Finly, Archibald's brother who likes singing, dancing and art[7]
- Kari Wahlgren as Bea, Archibald's best friend and sidekick[7]
- Rosamund Pike as the Narrator[7]
Recurring Voice Cast
- Kari Wahlgren as Murph, Cheryl, additional voices
- Roger Craig Smith as Cousin Ashley, Mayor Fowler, Brock, additional voices
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Ronald, Moe, Dave, additional voices
- Eric Bauza as Mikael, Nitro Ned, additional voices
- Casey Wilson as Wendi Powers, a reporter[7]
- Matty Cardarople as Preston, a bird who works various jobs
- Chris Parnell as Dr. Fluffberg
- Gary Cole as Officer Jones
- Lauren Blumenfeld as Roxlyn, Archibald's unicorn pen pal
- Aaron LaPlante as Gorbit
Guest Voice Cast
- JP Karliak as Mr. Hackensack
Notable Guest Stars
- Christine Baranski as Madame Baroness, a glamorous singer
- "Weird Al" Yankovic as Jasper
- RuPaul as Jonathan Jagger, a fashion designer llama[7]
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Claire the Astronaut Monkey who actually has a fear of space[7]
- Adam Ray as Johnny Hawkstorm, an action movie star
- Joel McHale as Jean Pierre
- Taylor Trensch as Archibald's singing voice
- Jane Lynch as Dotty Culpepper
- Henry Winkler as Herman Sherman
- John O'Hurley as Dr. Eggleston
- Rachael Ray as the Krak-hen
- Justin Long as Mr. Skunkmeyer
- Ana Gasteyer as Mimsy
- Laraine Newman as Suzie
Episodes
editArchibald's Next Big Thing
editSeries overview
editSeason 1 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Chicken at Sea" | Eric Fogel | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Keymaster" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | ||||||||
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Chicken at Sea: Archibald hits the high seas to help out endangered turtles. The Keymaster: It's Archibald to the rescue when the citizens of Crackridge report a series of thefts. | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Best in Showbot" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Secret of Madame Baroness" | Steve Trenbirth | Julia Prescott | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Oath of the Compass" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "Garbage Fruit" | Andrew Collins | Kevin Kramer | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Glide & Gobble" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "Wheelie, No Hands" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Missing Piece" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Scotchman" | Andrew Collins | Julia Prescott | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Mountain Mayhem" | Brian Hatfield | Kevin Kramer | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Gator Spinner Max" | Andrew Collins | Jeff Trammel | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dino-Can-Do" | Adam Gunn and Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Big Bad Bug" | Brian Hatfield | Julia Prescott | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Stuck in Skates" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "Lawn Circles" | ||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lights, Camera, Crackridge!" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "Karaoke Dokey" | Adam Gunn | Julia Prescott | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Enchanted Mansion" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Shell Game" | Brian Hatfield | Jen Bardekoff | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Strutter Sitting" | Adam Gunn | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "Corny-O Chaos" | Brian Hatfield | Jen Bardekoff | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Chicken Has Landed" | Andrew Collins | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Night of the Nibbler" | Adam Gunn | Bryan Belknap | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Primrose Classic" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | |||||
| "The Blimpateers" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | ||||||||
Season 2 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "The Mall Walkers" | Adam Gunn | Kevin Kramer | March 20, 2020 |
| "Treasured Tattoo" | Nicole Belisle | ||||
| 15 | 2 | "The Compost Elf" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 |
| "Meet Ya at the Stump" | Brian Hatfield | Katie Mattila, Drew Champion, Jacob Moffat, and Kevin Kramer | |||
| 16 | 3 | "A Taste of Crackridge" | Adam Gunn | Charlie Shoup | March 20, 2020 |
| "The Bird and The Bee" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | |||
| 17 | 4 | "Lake Ball Pit" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 |
| "The Poppy Corn Festival" | Adam Gunn | Nicole Belisle | |||
| 18 | 5 | "The Paperbirds" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 |
| "Rock and Egg Roll" | Andrew Collins | Benjamin Lapides | |||
| 19 | 6 | "The Chair Museum" | Adam Gunn | Charlie Shoup | March 20, 2020 |
| "The Legend of Crackerfoot" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | |||
| 20 | 7 | "Baritone Tea" | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 | |
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In the first half hour episode, Archibald drinks all the Baritone tea on the eve of his brother's big concert. | |||||
| 21 | 8 | "Déjà Flu" | Brian Hatfield | Jennifer Bardekoff | March 20, 2020 |
| "Crackridge Live!" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
| 22 | 9 | "House of the Future" | Adam Gunn | Eric Fogel | March 20, 2020 |
| "Dr. Buttersocks" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | |||
| 23 | 10 | "The Royal Strutters" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 |
| "Impromptu Cruise" | Adam Gunn | Jennifer Bardekoff | |||
| 24 | 11 | "The Four Flamingos" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 |
| "The Roaring Rooster" | Andrew Collins | Benjamin Lapides | |||
| 25 | 12 | "Dang, I'm Rich!" | Adam Gunn | Kevin Kramer | March 20, 2020 |
| "Power Play" | Brian Hatfield | Jennifer Bardekoff | |||
| 26 | 13 | "Big Fun Town" | Adam Gunn | Jennifer Bardekoff and Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 |
| "New Crackridge" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | February 18, 2021 | ||
| 2 | 6 | April 22, 2021 | ||
| 3 | 6 | July 15, 2021 | ||
| 4 | 6 | October 14, 2021 | ||
Season 1 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Tiny Problem" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | February 18, 2021 |
| "Changing Lanes" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
| 2 | 2 | "Switched!" | Derek Moore | Eric Fogel | February 18, 2021 |
| "Free-Range Chickens" | Adam Smith | Kevin Kramer | |||
| 3 | 3 | "The Fluffberg Method" | Derek Moore | Charlie Shoup | February 18, 2021 |
| "Singing Tele-Grammers" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Farewell General Sherwood" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 |
| "Zoom Boomer" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | |||
| 5 | 5 | "Egg's Day Out" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | February 18, 2021 |
| "The Way of the Snake" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | |||
| 6 | 6 | "Castles and Caves" | Derek Moore | Eric Fogel Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 |
Season 2 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Unpoppable" | Adam Smith | Haley Mancini | April 22, 2021 |
| "Slumber Party Hard" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | |||
| 8 | 2 | "Maximum Overdue" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | April 22, 2021 |
| "Gator's Giving" | Charlie Shoup | ||||
| 9 | 3 | "Crazy Maze" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | April 22, 2021 |
| "Super Sneaks" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | |||
| 10 | 4 | "Robo Family" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | April 22, 2021 |
| "The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" | Derek Moore | Benjamin Siemon | |||
| 11 | 5 | "The Tooth Pirate" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | April 22, 2021 |
| "Zups" | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | ||||
| 12 | 6 | "A Star Is Hatched" | Adam Smith | Eric Fogel | April 22, 2021 |
| "Say Cheese" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
Season 3 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Win a Day with Nitro Ned" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | July 15, 2021 |
| "Lil' Chickies" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | |||
| 14 | 2 | "Something Old, Something New" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | July 15, 2021 |
| "The Ghoster" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | |||
| 15 | 3 | "The Saddle-Ridge Cup" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | July 15, 2021 |
| "Mayor Brock" | Derek Moore | Ellie Guzman | |||
| 16 | 4 | "Skunked!" | Steve Trenbirth | Benjamin Siemon | July 15, 2021 |
| "Neighborhood Bird Watch" | Adam Smith | Nicole Belisle | |||
| 17 | 5 | "Tumbleweed Wrangler" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | July 15, 2021 |
| "The Extreme Bean Machine" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | |||
| 18 | 6 | "The Undeliverables" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | July 15, 2021 |
| "Johnny Hawkstorm: Two Birds, One Stone" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | |||
Season 4 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "See You Next Plursday" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | October 14, 2021 |
| "The Doppelganger" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | |||
| 20 | 2 | "8-Bit of Trouble" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | October 14, 2021 |
| "Found Feathers" | Derek Moore | Charlie Shoup | |||
| 21 | 3 | "Primetime Wendi Powers" | Ben McLaughlin | Noëlle Lara | October 14, 2021 |
| "A Giant Problem" | Derek Moore | Ellie Guzman | |||
| 22 | 4 | "Earl Trappercorn" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | October 14, 2021 |
| "Queen Bea" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | |||
| 23 | 5 | "King of Camp" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | October 14, 2021 |
| "Dancing Zombies" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | |||
| 24 | 6 | "The Time Disrupter" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | October 14, 2021 |
| Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (July 24, 2019). "DreamWorks, Netflix Hatch Cast for Tony Hale's 'Archibald's Next Big Thing'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (October 15, 2018). "DreamWorks Animation TV To Bow Three New Kids and Family Series On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Tony Hale's All-Star Animated Series "Archibald" Flocks to Peacock with a New Installment of DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here," Premiering February 18" (Press release). Peacock. January 26, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "Adventures Abound on Peacock with an All-New Season of Tony Hale's Animated Series DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!," Premiering April 22" (Press release). Peacock. April 22, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE | Season 3 Trailer". YouTube. 17 June 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE | Season 4 Trailer". YouTube. 10 September 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 24, 2019). "Tony Hale-Produced Animated Series 'Archibald's Next Big Thing' Sets Rosamund Pike, Adam Pally, Chelsea Kane, Jordan Fisher And Kari Wahlgren For Voice Cast".
