Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs The Series logo.png
Also known asCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series [1]
Genre
Based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by Sony Pictures Animation
the book of same name
by Judi Barrett
Developed byMark Evestaff
Alex Galatis
Directed by
Voices of
Composer Steffan Andrews
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven DeNure
  • Ken Faier
  • Asaph Fipke
  • Kristen Newlands
  • Rick Mischel
  • Mark Evestaff
ProducerLesley Jenner
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseFebruary 20, 2017 (2017-02-20) 
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (also known as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series) is a 2D animated television series developed by Mark Evestaff and Alex Galatis for Cartoon Network and YTV. [2] It is produced by DHX Media and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Corus Entertainment via YTV Canada Inc.. Loosely based on the film series of the same name, [2] Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the first television series to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation and was animated using Toon Boom Harmony. [4]

Contents

The series officially premiered in the United States on March 6, 2017, on Cartoon Network, with a sneak peek airing on February 20, 2017. [2] After an unsuccessful run, the show moved to Boomerang's SVOD service, where it debuted on January 11, 2018. In Canada, the series was originally planned to air on Teletoon, [5] but instead premiered on YTV on April 6, 2017. On February 2, 2018, DHX Media announced the series has been picked up for a second season. [6] Despite the series being renewed for another season, the second season never aired on Cartoon Network or Boomerang as the show itself never aired on Cartoon Network in 2018 or afterwards. The series aired on Cartoon Network for the final time in December 2017, showing the Christmas special of the series.

In January 2020, all mentionings of the series were removed from the Cartoon Network and Boomerang websites and apps, meaning that Cartoon Network has completely abandoned the series. The entire first season is available on Netflix in the United Kingdom, Europe, and formerly in the United States before it was removed on the 20th of January, 2024.

Plot

The series is a prequel, featuring the high school years of Flint Lockwood, the eccentric young scientist in the films. [7] In his adventures, he is joined by Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's "wannabe" reporter, along with Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual club (among other professions), Earl as a school gym teacher, Brent still riding on his fame as from the sardine commercial, and Mayor Shelbourne, who serves as the school principal, and who wins every Mayoral election on the pro-sardine platform. [8]

A certain aspect that is contradicted is Flint and Sam's meetup. The episode "And the Winner Is..." clarifies that Flint and Sam met in high school as opposed to their adulthood in the first film. The work around for this is Flint stating that if Sam ever had to move, he would invent a memory eraser, which would erase any memories of their friendship so she would not be saddened by the loss of another friend as she and her family frequently move. While this explains why Sam has no memory of Flint, it does not explain why she has no prior knowledge of Swallow Falls, as her visit in the film was her first time and she is living in the area during the events of the series.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 5249February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03) Cartoon Network (U.S.)
3January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) Boomerang SVOD (U.S.)
2 52April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07)June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) YTV (Canada)

Cast

Production

Sony Pictures Animation and Canadian family entertainment company DHX Media signed to co-produce the series in 2014, starting with twenty-six 22-minute episodes (fifty-two 11-minute segments). [11] DHX Media handles the global television and non-U.S. home entertainment distribution, along with worldwide merchandising rights, while Sony distributes home entertainment in the United States. [8] Turner Broadcasting System handles international distribution via Cartoon Network. [12]

Broadcast

In French, it aired on Télétoon in Canada.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered on Boomerang in Latin America on May 12, 2017 with a broadcast of the first 4 episodes, for next Friday continue with recurring releases (double episode), meanwhile Cartoon Network premiered the series on May 18, 2017 premiering a new episode every Thursday. In Australia and New Zealand, the series premiered on Cartoon Network on September 2, 2017. [13] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series was first broadcast on Cartoon Network on August 28, 2017 starting with the episode "Who You Callin’ Garbage!" (S1EP5). [14] In France, the series started broadcast on Boing from September 2017; in the same period it started on Cartoon Network in Italy. In India, the series aired on Cartoon Network. The series began broadcasting on Disney Channel in Germany on 6 November 2017. New episodes began premiering on Boomerang's SVOD service in the United States in January 2018. Older episodes of the series are also available on Boomerang. [15] On February 2, 2018, DHX Media announced the series has been picked up for a second season. [6] On November 30, 2018, the show was made available for streaming on Netflix in the United States.

In August 2019, CBS All Access acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the series, beginning with Season 2. [16]

Home media

Region 1:

Reception

Critical response

Common Sense Media rated the show 3/5 stars stating "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs doesn't attempt to lead directly into the movies and in fact presents a major inconsistency for the later stories by introducing Sam to Flint during their teen years. Of course this is only a concern for those who have seen the chronologically later stories first; new viewers without a history with these characters won't have a problem and likely will want to follow up with the movies at some point. A big plus to the show? Even though the science often isn't realistic, the hero and heroine make nerdiness seem pretty cool." [18]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2018 Saturn Awards Best Animated Series or Film on TelevisionCloudy with a Chance of MeatballsNominated [19]
2019 Canadian Screen Awards Best Animated Program or SeriesCloudy with a Chance of MeatballsNominated [20]

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