Slippin' Jimmy

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Slippin' Jimmy
Slippin' Jimmy poster.jpg
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Genre Comedy
Based on
Better Call Saul
by
Written by
  • Ariel Levine
  • Kathleen Williams-Foshee
Directed byZac Palladino
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Gould
  • Melissa Bernstein
  • Gordon Smith
  • Ariel Levine
  • Kathleen Williams-Foshee
  • James A. Fino
ProducerJenny Mika
AnimatorStarburns Industries
Running time8–9 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network AMC+
ReleaseMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Related
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy, more commonly known as Slippin' Jimmy, is an American animated short-form series and a spin-off of Better Call Saul (itself a spin-off of Breaking Bad ). [1] The series follows a young Jimmy McGill's misadventures in Cicero with his best friend Marco Pasternak. The show's release on AMC+ was set to coincide with the release of the final episode of the first half of Better Call Saul's sixth season.

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Production

Development

Variety reported in March 2021 that AMC was developing an animated spinoff series of Better Call Saul , titled Slippin' Jimmy. [2] The series, a prequel based on younger Jimmy and Chuck's time in Cicero, Illinois, was developed by Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee, who previously worked on the associated live-action web series. Voice actors include Chi McBride, Laraine Newman, and Sean Giambrone as Jimmy. [3]

Slippin' Jimmy was later revealed as a short-form series on February 10, 2022, along with the next season of the Better Call Saul Employee Training Video series and Cooper's Bar starring Rhea Seehorn. Told in the style of classic 1970s-era cartoons, each episode is an ode to a specific movie genre — from Spaghetti Westerns and Buster Keaton to The Exorcist . The series was produced by Rick and Morty animators Starburns and written by Levine and Williams-Foshee. [4]

Release

The first teaser clip was released on February 10, 2022, when the series was officially unveiled. [5] A release date was announced to occur during the sixth season of Better Call Saul . [4] All six episodes of Slippin' Jimmy were released on May 23, 2022, on AMC+ to coincide with the release of Better Call Saul 's mid-season six finale "Plan and Execution". [6]

Cast

Starring

Recurring

Episodes

No.
overall		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Fistful of Snowballs"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Jimmy battles Trent and his friends in a snowball fight to rescue Marco.
2"The Exor-sister"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
In detention, Jimmy and Marco must save Sister Beth when she is possessed by a demon.
3"After Bedtime"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Jimmy and Marco sneak out at night to visit the comic shop, but run into Trent and his gang of bullies along the way.
4"City Flights"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Jimmy buys a gramophone for his brother Chuck and faces many obstacles including an angry policeman and dangerous trains on his way home.
5"Speed Date"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
On the school bus, Jimmy and Trent race each other to ask out Dawn Marie to the dance.
6"Cool Hand Jimmy"Zac PalladinoAriel Levine & Kathleen Williams-FosheeMay 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Marco narrates how he met Jimmy at a summer camp and the origin of their friendship.

Reception

Alex Ashbrook from Comic Book Resources said the series is "crudely drawn and seems to have been hastily put together compared to how beautifully crafted its predecessors were. Despite Peter Gould appearing as an executive director, his skills are nowhere to be found." [7] Mark Donaldson from Screen Rant criticized the concept, saying "the animated spinoff is being sold as a digital exclusive but this race to provide sellable content to audiences undermines storytelling ... the team behind both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul have proven themselves to be savvy storytellers that respect the journeys of their characters over cheap cash-ins. It's this integrity that makes Slippin' Jimmy feel like such a misstep." [8]

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