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Common Sense Media gave Back in the Crib 2 out of 5 stars for having "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in an unpleasant series". [11]
| The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Developed by | Brandon Sawyer |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Nilan Jr. & BLKMKT |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Executive producer | Brandon Sawyer |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | May 19, 2022 – April 13, 2023 |
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The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated comedy television series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and developed by Brandon Sawyer, which premiered on May 19, 2022. While Back in Business was a follow-up to the 2017 film, this series serves as a follow-up to the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business , loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee. The second season premiered on April 13, 2023. On September 27, 2023, Brandon Sawyer announced the series was canceled after two seasons. [1]
Taking place after the events of The Boss Baby: Family Business , Theodore Lindsay Templeton is forced to revert to his old Boss Baby self after being framed for embezzlement by Bradley, a member of his company. With his older brother Tim, and his two nieces, Tabitha and Baby Corp employee Tina, they co-lead Tina's new Field Team fighting to increase Baby And The Uncuddleables Love. They work while keeping a new group of arch-nemeses, The Rivals Catrine Bruno Silvi Hali Lawrence, from destroying Baby Corp itself. [2] [3] In Season 2 of The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, fired from Baby Corp, Boss Baby and Tina combine their leadership skills to launch their own company. Now, in addition to the usual challenges of a startup company, UTP must also outsmart a new adversary named Crispin Biscuits, who was hired to ruin Boss Baby and Tina's lives. [4]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Business Boss: Back in Baby" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Stroll" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Potty Mouth" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Imaginary Friends" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Turf War" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Trading Up" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "War of the Cheeks" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Techy Tykes" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "Birthday Blues" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 10 | 10 | "Sitting Ducks" | Dan Forgione | Phil Binder |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Big Dumpling" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Great Medieval London Fire of 1135" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 13 | 1 | "Untitled Templeton Project" | Dan Forgione | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 14 | 2 | "Puppy Love" | Matt Whitlock | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 15 | 3 | "Biscuits Rising" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 16 | 4 | "Moon Shot" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 17 | 5 | "Inner Children" | Matt Whitlock | Phil Binder |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 18 | 6 | "Poompf!" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 19 | 7 | "The Heat Is On" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 20 | 8 | "One Tricked Pony" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 21 | 9 | "Federal Slumber Party" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 22 | 10 | "Floaties" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 23 | 11 | "Breaking the Bank" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 24 | 12 | "Hate That Baby!" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 25 | 13 | "North of the Border" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 13, 2023 |
| 26 | 14 | "Intensive Purposes" | Matt Whitlock |
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| April 13, 2023 |
| 27 | 15 | "The Unshakeable Bear" | Dan Forgione |
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| April 13, 2023 |
| 28 | 16 | "Ba-Ba Town" | Matt Whitlock |
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| April 13, 2023 |
Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut of The Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers. [5] The series was worked on during the production of the sequel. [6]
Animation for the series was provided by Technicolor Animation Productions.
On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied on Twitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end of Back in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after two seasons. [7]
The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022. [8] [9] A second season was released on April 13, 2023. [10]
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Common Sense Media gave Back in the Crib 2 out of 5 stars for having "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in an unpleasant series". [11]
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