Big Mouth season 2

Last updated

Contents

Big Mouth
Season 2
Big Mouth season 2.jpg
Season 2 promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network Netflix
Original releaseOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 1
Next 
Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of Big Mouth , an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, was released on Netflix on October 5, 2018. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex." [1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
111"Am I Normal?"Bob Suarez Andrew Goldberg October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Jay and Jessi live life on the lam. Nick questions his hormone monster selection.
122"What Is It About Boobs?"Bryan FrancisKelly GaluskaOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
After one of their classmates, Gina Alvarez, becomes an early bloomer through breast development, the other boys become more interested in her and the girls start to feel insecure about their own bodies, especially Missy.
133"The Shame Wizard"Joel MoserVictor QuinazOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
After Andrew is caught masturbating to Nick's sister Leah's bathing suit, the Shame Wizard puts him on trial. Meanwhile, Nick ponders if his relationship with Gina is working at all; Jessi, to get back at her mother, starts going bad; and Coach Steve befriends Jay.
144"Steve the Virgin"Bob SuarezJoe WengertOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
After Jay and Rick set him up with Jay's mother, Coach Steve plans to lose his virginity. Meanwhile, Jessi's rebellious streak continues, but she gets caught; Nick, still not over his failed relationship with Gina, goes on a miniature golf double date with Devin, Andrew, and Lola; the Shame Wizard continues to taunt Andrew, but this time, it's over his relationship with the verbally abusive and intense Lola.
155"The Planned Parenthood Show"Bryan FrancisEmily AltmanOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Coach Steve teaches health class, which he is clearly unqualified for, so the students put on a sketch show about the many things Planned Parenthood provides.
166"Drug Buddies"Joel Moser Gil Ozeri October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Wanting to take their minds off of their problems, and fed up with how life's going for the both of them, Jessi and Nick get high on Jessi's dad's weed gummies. Meanwhile, despite peer pressure from the Shame Wizard Andrew tries to get out of his relationship with Lola.
177"Guy Town"Bob SuarezJoe WengertOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
The other dads and the kids help Greg move into Guy Bilzarian's unsanitary condo, Guy Town. While filming a documentary about the condo, Matthew becomes interested in an elderly gay resident. Nick meets his new Hormone Monster.
188"Dark Side of the Boob"Bryan FrancisKelly GaluskaOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
(Part 1 of 3) At a school sleepover, the Shame Wizard does his worst to all the students, turning them against each other.
199"Smooch or Share"Joel Moser Alex Rubens October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
(Part 2 of 3) To take their minds off the Shame Wizard, Nick suggests they play a variation on the game of Truth or Dare. Meanwhile, the Shame Wizard meets his match with the dimwitted Coach Steve. And lastly, Jessi starts to question her life after everything that has happened.
2010"The Department of Puberty"Bob SuarezGil OzeriOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
(Part 3 of 3) Jessi, having had enough of Connie, escapes to the Department of Puberty, where she becomes trapped by the Depression Kitty. The other kids come to her rescue. Meanwhile, after his kiss with Matthew, Jay questions the possibility of his bisexuality.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 100% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 8.80 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads "Poignantly repulsive, Big Mouth continues to confront the awkwardness of adolescence with foul-mouthed glee and an added layer of maturity." [2] On Metacritic, it has a score of 90 out of 100 for the second season, based on nine critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [3]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2019 Annie Awards Best General Audience Television/Broadcast ProductionBig Mouth(for "The Planned Parenthood Show")Nominated [4]
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionEmily AltmanNominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Show Big MouthNominated [5]
Best Comedic Performance John Mulaney Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Big Mouth(for "The Planned Parenthood Show")Nominated [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessi Klein</span> American writer, actress and comedian

Jessi Ruth Klein is an American writer, actress and stand-up comedian from New York City. Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as The Showbiz Show with David Spade and VH1's Best Week Ever and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. She provided commentary for CNN in the debates of the 2004 presidential election. A self-proclaimed "geek", Klein has appeared on the television specials for My Coolest Years: Geeks on VH1 and Rise of the Geeks on E!. Klein also provided the voice of Lucy in the animated pilot for Adult Swim's Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Kroll</span> American actor and comedian (born 1978)

Nicholas Kroll is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show, The Oh, Hello Show, the FX comedy series The League, the Hulu sketch comedy series History of the World, Part II, and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series Big Mouth and Human Resources.

Mark Levin is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a screenwriter, producer, and director in both television and film for over twenty years. He is mostly known for directing the films Little Manhattan and Nim's Island. He is married to his collaborator, the screenwriter and director Jennifer Flackett. They are the creators of The Man's Guide To Love, which began as a successful video blog offering man to man advice on the subject of love. The Man's Guide To Love book will be published by Simon & Schuster, and a feature film they are directing and producing alongside Laurence Mark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenny Slate</span> American actress, comedian, and writer (born 1982)

Jenny Slate is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. Following early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating, writing, and producing the children's short film and book series Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2010–present).

Andrew Goldberg is an American writer and producer.

<i>Kroll Show</i> American sketch comedy television series

Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. John Levenstein and Jonathan Krisel served as the show's executive producers. The series aired on the American cable television network Comedy Central from January 16, 2013, to March 24, 2015.

<i>Orange Is the New Black</i> season 5 Season of television series

The fifth season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on June 9, 2017, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 51 and 60 minutes. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan.

Big Mouth is an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett for Netflix. The series centers on students based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictionalized younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while embracing an openness about the human body and sex.

<i>Living with Yourself</i> American comedy television series

Living with Yourself is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Timothy Greenberg that premiered on October 18, 2019, on Netflix. The series stars Paul Rudd and Aisling Bea. Rudd also serves as an executive producer, alongside Greenberg, Anthony Bregman, Jeff Stern, Tony Hernandez, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, and Jeffrey Blitz.

<i>Special</i> (TV series) American comedy streaming television series

Special is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ryan O'Connell for Netflix. Starring Ryan O'Connell, the series is a semi-autobiographical account of his life as a gay man in Los Angeles with cerebral palsy pursuing new friendships, relationships, and self-sufficiency.

<i>Spy Kids: Armageddon</i> 2023 film by Robert Rodriguez

Spy Kids: Armageddon is a 2023 American spy action comedy film produced, shot, edited, and directed by Robert Rodriguez, who co-wrote it with his son, Racer Max. It is the standalone sequel to Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) and the fifth main installment in the Spy Kids film series. Produced by Skydance Media, Spyglass Media Group and Troublemaker Studios, the film stars Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Connor Esterson, and Everly Carganilla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connie the Hormone Monstress</span> Character in the animated television series Big Mouth

Constance LaCienega, better known as Connie the Hormone Monstress, is the female hormone monster, who helps girls go through puberty in the Netflix series Big Mouth. She works as Jessi's hormone monstress and serves as a foil to Maury, with whom she has an on and off sexual relationship. She embodies the part of a female's mind that yearns for glamour and says such catchphrases as "Get rid!" and "Bubble bath".

Human Resources is an American adult animated sitcom that served as a spin-off and subseries to Big Mouth, centering around the workplace of the Hormone Monsters depicted in the series. Created by Kelly Galuska, Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett for Netflix, the spin-off series was announced in October 2019. It premiered on March 18, 2022, and stars Aidy Bryant, Randall Park, and Keke Palmer. The series has received positive reviews, and was renewed for a second and final season in April 2022. The final season was released on June 9, 2023.

<i>Big Mouth</i> season 1 Season of television series

The first season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2017. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."

<i>Big Mouth</i> season 3 Season of television series

The third season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, was released on Netflix on October 4, 2019; with a Valentine's Day special released several months earlier on February 8, 2019. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."

<i>Big Mouth</i> season 4 Season of television series

The fourth season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, was released on Netflix on December 4, 2020. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."

<i>Big Mouth</i> season 5 Season of television series

The fifth season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, was released on Netflix on November 5, 2021. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."

<i>Big Mouth</i> season 6 Season of television series

The sixth season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, was released on Netflix on October 28, 2022. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."

References

  1. Grisar, PJ (October 15, 2018). "Netflix's 'Big Mouth' Is Boldly Jewish". The Forward .
  2. "Big Mouth: Season 2". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. "Big Mouth: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. Giardina, Carolyn (February 2, 2019). "2019 Annie Award Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. Yang, Rachel (May 14, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Game of Thrones' Dominate MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  6. "71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.