StuGo

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StuGo
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Genre
Created byRyan Gillis
Voices of
Theme music composer Brad Breeck
ComposerBrad Breeck
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Ryan Gillis
  • Sunil Hall
  • Chris Prynoski
  • Shannon Prynoski
  • Antonio Canobbio
  • Ben Kalina
EditorJohn Wall
Running time22 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network Disney Channel
ReleaseJanuary 11, 2025 (2025-01-11) 
present

StuGo is an American animated television series created by Ryan Gillis. The series premiered on Disney Channel on January 11, 2025. [2]

Contents

Premise

Six gifted middle schoolers are invited to an island in the Caribbean to attend what they believe is an academic summer camp. However, they soon discover this is a ruse orchestrated by Dr. Lullah, a mad scientist who lives on the island. Unable to leave for three months, the kids must contend with the island's fantastical and dangerous mutant flora and fauna, much of which has been created by Dr. Lullah. [3] [4]

Voice cast

Episodes

No.Title [1] [7] Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date [1] [7] Prod.
code [1]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Legitimate Summer Camp"Erica Jones & Steve Wolfhard Ryan GillisDerek Evanick, Madeleine Flores, Diana Lafyatis & Sonja von MarensdorffJanuary 11, 2025 (2025-01-11)1020.10 [8]
"Dog Eat Dog"Ryan GillisNathan Bulmer, Ryan Gillis & Zach MarcusJanuary 1, 2025 (2025-01-01)(sneak peek)
January 11, 2025 (2025-01-11)(official)
0.15 [8]

The kids arrive at Dr. Lullah's summer camp and attempt to find a crystal to fix her laser so she can carve her face into the moon.


The kids are forced to challenge the mutants who stole their food in a "dog-eat-dog" style.
2"The Nannytee"Hannah AyoubiLiz HaraMadeleine Flores & Sonja von MarensdorffJanuary 11, 2025 (2025-01-11)103TBD
"Noodle It (A Little Bit)"Jon MillsteinRose Feduk & Kaitlyn Graziano

Dr. Lullah creates a manatee-nanny hybrid to watch over the kids while working on her jet ski, but Francis is suspicious.


Pliny teaches Larry to noodle, but it turns into havoc when Larry develops a massive ego over it.
3"Diorama Drama"Erica JonesJon MillsteinRose Feduk & Kaitlyn GrazianoJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19)101TBD
"Goat Racket"Hannah AyoubiAmalia LevariNathan Bulmer & Ron Stanage

When the kids explore a vending machine, they fall into a room housing a diorama of Dr. Lullah's island, but the figurines come to life whenever they are put in the diorama and cause havoc on the actual island like voodoo dolls, so Pliny must fight a Pteranodon figure to get it out of the diorama and stop havoc on the island.


The kids find magical beans that attract Sara. When she doesn't get any shiny and colorful ones, she plays a trick that causes Larry to give all his beans to her. She begins feeling guilty about it, so she perpetrates another scam to give Larry his beans back, but it turns the tables on Larry when he gets attacked by goats.
4"Breakfast at Chippany's"Erica JonesJon MillsteinNathan Bulmer & Ron StanageJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19)104TBD
"Birdyguard"Steve WolfhardJanice Chun & Sunil HallDerek Evanick & Diana Lafyatis

Trying to make the best breakfast in the world, Chip searches for ingredients and befriends a shopkeeper who traps him and his friends in a cave full of mushrooms.


Larry befriends a baby lizard but must protect it from a night heron trying to eat it.
5"No Manhands Is an Island"Steve WolfhardBen Crouse Thomas Herpich January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26)105TBD
"Sister Swim"Hannah AyoubiRose Feduk & Kaitlyn Graziano

After Chip reads a Nils Vulfen comic, he dedicates himself to survival but pushes his tactics too far.


When Merian's adoptive "sister" (a dolphin) named Tara visits the kids, Merian becomes extremely jealous.
6"Moon Moon"Hannah AyoubiJon MillsteinMadeleine Flores & Sonja von MarensdorffJanuary 26, 2025 (2025-01-26)106TBD
"Mailbog"Erica JonesAmalia LevariDerek Evanick & Diana Lafyatis

Sara is sent to the moon by Dr. Lullah to stop a rover from drawing a rear on the moon.


Francis and the kids deliver letters to an uncanny place.
7"Finders Kelpers"TBATBATBAFebruary 2, 2025 (2025-02-02)108TBD
"Truck Everlasting"
8"Alpha Betta Chip"TBATBATBAFebruary 9, 2025 (2025-02-09)107TBD
"The Bomb Swapper"
9"The Wolf of Jealousy"TBATBATBAFebruary 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)109TBD
"Stench Mensch"
10"Francis Wants to Be Alone"TBATBATBAFebruary 23, 2025 (2025-02-23)110TBD
"The Sash"

Production

Development

In 2019, Ryan Gillis pitched to Disney Television Animation a series inspired by the time he took a study-abroad course during college, in which they were free to do as they wanted outside of class. The series was greenlit in 2022, with production starting in 2023. [9] Gillis settled on the title StuGo after finding it on Google and feeling it fit with the show's themes. [10]

StuGo was announced on June 13, 2023. [6] The series is produced by Titmouse, Inc. [5] and directed by Sunil Hall. [3] Gillis serves as the executive producer along with Hall, while Craig Lewis is story editor. [11]

Writing

The series focuses primarly on episodic storytelling, with the writers wanting each episode to "stand on its own" as a way to provide further access to audiences, while also incorporating continuity and world building across the episodes. [10] Gillis wanted the humor to focus primarly on knowing more about the characters, [10] with a lot of the humor centering on the friction between the cast as they deal with their current situation. [12]

Casting

During the series' announcement, it was reported that Tania Gunadi, Zosia Mamet, Gabourey Sidibe, Charlyne Yi, Zach Reino, Deborah Baker Jr., and Lorraine Toussaint would compose its main cast, [5] with Jake Green announced as part of the cast in December 2024. [2] The series occasionally features guest characters who were written with a particular actor in mind as an "archetype" for the character. [10] Kristi Reed is also served as a voice director on the show. [13]

Animation

Animation services for the series were provided by Titmouse and Snipple Animation Studios, while Sam Bosma served as art director. [9] The visual style for the show was inspired by the Caribbean and South Florida, with Gillis wanting to avoid depicting a romantized depiction of tropical life by depicting the buildings as degrated due to the environment. He also wanted Dr. Lullah's technology to be distinctive from other shows with mad scientists by incorporating "plaster, Spanish tile and art deco flourishes" to them. [9] Inspirations for the series' mutants include adventure serials such as Johnny Quest and the works of Ray Harryhausen, as well as Gillis' life in Florida. [10]

Release

The series premiered on January 11, 2025, [2] [14] and is scheduled to be available on Disney+ in the spring of 2025. [15] [16] The series was originally scheduled to premiere on October 17, 2024. [17]

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