Quiet Please (Big City Greens)

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"Quiet Please"
Big City Greens segment
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 20a
Directed byMonica Ray
Written byKiana Khansmith and Caldwell Tanner
Story byKenny Byerly
Production code220a [1]
Original release dateSeptember 19, 2020
Running time11 minutes
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"Quiet Please" is the first segment of the twentieth episode of the second season of Big City Greens . It is the 96th segment of the series overall. "Quiet Please" originally aired in the United States on September 19, 2020, on Disney Channel. [2]

Contents

In this episode, the Greens go to the library to help Cricket find a book for him, but are very strictly forced to stay 100% quiet by an eerie librarian.

Plot

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Voice cast

Production

Story editor Kenny Byerly wanted to do an episode with minimal dialogue. [3] The episode pays homage to the 2018 film A Quiet Place. [3] [4]

"Quiet Please" was directed by Monica Ray, written and storyboarded by Kiana Khansmith and Caldwell Tanner with a story written by Kenny Byerly. Linda Hamilton guest stars as the librarian. [5]

Reception

"Quiet Please" received 531,000 viewers on its initial airing. [6] The episode is notable for its inclusion of American Sign Language (ASL) and its authentic deaf representation. [3] [4] [5] Marley Crusch of Bubbleblabber rated "Quiet Please", as well as its second episode segment "Chipwrecked", an 8.5/10, stating, "both episodes this week are excellent examples of this show’s ability to pull from pop culture without simply rehashing it." [7]

References

  1. "Big City Greens Episodes". Disney General Entertainment Content Press.
  2. Cap, Damon (September 15, 2020). "BIG CITY GREENS – "Quiet Please" And "Chipwrecked"". BSCkids. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Appelbaum, Lauren (July 17, 2024). "'Big City Greens' Showcases Authentic American Sign Language". The Mighty. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Appelbaum, Lauren (2020-09-18). "Disney Channel's Big City Greens Showcases Authentic ASL Representation". Disability Belongs. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  5. 1 2 Keene, Allison (September 17, 2020). "Watch: Disney Channel's Big City Greens Will Feature ASL in an Upcoming Episode". Paste Magazine . Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  6. Mitch Metcalf (September 22, 2020). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.19.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. Crusch, Marley (September 20, 2020). "Review: Big City Greens "Quiet Please; Chipwrecked"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved June 15, 2025.