The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

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The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
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Genre Comedy
Musical
History
Based on Peabody's Improbable History
by Ted Key
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
by
Directed byJohn Sanford
Greg Miller
Mike Bell
Miles Thompson
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening themeThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Theme Song
ComposerThe Outfit
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • David P. Smith
  • Tiffany Ward
Producer
Running time23 minutes [1]
Production companies DHX Media Vancouver (animation)
Bullwinkle Studios
DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) 
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
Related
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Bullwinkle Studios. [2] The series is based on "Peabody's Improbable History", the 1960s segments that aired as part of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends , and the 2014 film, Mr. Peabody & Sherman , which was also produced by DreamWorks Animation. [2] The series premiered on October 9, 2015, on Netflix. [2] The second season was released on March 18, 2016. [3] The third season was released on October 21, 2016. [4] The fourth and final season was released on April 21, 2017. [5] The series was removed from the streaming service in April 2023 along with Turbo Fast . [6]

Contents

The series is digitally hand-drawn, with the Vancouver-based DHX Media providing the animation. [2] Mr. Peabody is voiced by Chris Parnell, while Max Charles reprises his role as Sherman from the film. [2] Originally, according to The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839, 78 episodes of the television series had been ordered, but only 52 episodes were aired.

The series debuted in the United States on Universal Kids on April 8, 2018.

Synopsis

Mr. Peabody and his son Sherman host a live TV variety show out of their Manhattan penthouse, with various historical figures as their guests that are brought to them through the WABAC time machine. [2] Half of the show is in a variety show format, with the other half being time travel adventures formatted like the original "Peabody's Improbable History" segments from the 1950s and 60s.

This show also introduces new characters like the robotic Orchoptitron, the building manager Mr. Hobson, the notary Mrs. Hughes, and Peabody's downstairs neighbors Christine Bluestone and the Yakamora family. The janitor Old Bill also appears where he is mostly seen during the credits.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 13October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
2 13March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
3 13October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
4 13April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)

Voice cast

Main

Special guest stars

Guest stars

Musical guests

In some episodes there is a musical guest.

Production

Chris Parnell replaced Ty Burrell as the voice of Mr. Peabody from the 2014 film Mr. Peabody & Sherman . He auditioned for the role about a year and a half before the series' premiere. Trying to replicate Bill Scott's voice from the original cartoons as close as possible, he prepared by watching the 1960s show, and ended up doing his own interpretation of the character. [7]

Soundtrack

The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (Original Soundtrack)
Film score by
Eric Goldman and Michael Corcoran (musician) (aka The Outfit)
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015 (Digital)
December, 2015 (CD)
Length32:41
Label Lakeshore Records

A soundtrack for the first season of the series was released digitally on October 2, 2015, and was released on CD in December 2015. Published by Lakeshore Records, the album features original score and the opening theme song by Eric Goldman and Michael Corcoran (aka The Outfit), and new original songs by Jukebox the Ghost, JD McPherson, Wordsworth and Prince Paul, and Ra Ra Riot., [8] [9] along with original songs performed by the cast of the series.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Peabody and Sherman Theme Song"The Outfit0:36
2."Firsts Song"Greg Whipple, Chris Parnell & Max Charles 0:43
3."Through the Battle of Waterloo"The Outfit0:25
4."Cooking the Caveman Way"The Outfit0:40
5."Ferris Wheel" Wordsworth & Prince Paul 2:51
6."How to Be a Kid"The Outfit0:41
7."Mozart's Remix Suite"The Outfit0:57
8."Christine's Song" Da'Vine Joy Randolph 1:07
9."Wright Brothers Suite"The Outfit1:32
10."Taco Pudding"Max Charles & Chris Parnell0:35
11."Laika Rap"Max Charles & Chris Parnell0:45
12."Churchill Suite"The Outfit1:53
13."Black Hole" Jukebox the Ghost 2:38
14."Time to Get Colonial"The Outfit1:30
15."Back Together"Zachary Hexum & Lauren Vogel0:26
16."The Kraken Suite"The Outfit0:52
17."Bumblebeard"Pirate Cast0:56
18."The Gang Runs with the Bulls"The Outfit1:00
19."Captain Robert Falcon Scott" Ra Ra Riot 2:34
20."Mark Twain Suite"The Outfit1:11
21."Here Comes the Bride Remix"The Outfit0:42
22."Wedding Day"Max Charles, Chris Parnell & Da'Vine Joy Randolph1:15
23."In the Windmill"The Outfit0:57
24."John Sutter Suite"The Outfit0:54
25."Aerobics Song"Max Charles & Chris Parnell0:49
26."Californada Interlude"Randy Crenshaw0:17
27."Let the Games Begin"The Outfit0:31
28."Take It to the Top" Jess Harnell 0:53
29."Crazy Horse" JD McPherson 2:00
30."See Ya Next Time"The Outfit0:31
Total length:32:41

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2016 Annie Awards [10] Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionChris Mitchell and Keiko Murayama (for "New Sponsor/ Cleopatra")Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionKevin Dart, Sylvia Liu, Chris Turnham and Eastwood Wong (for "Peabody's Parents/Galileo")Won
Daytime Emmy Awards [11] Outstanding Children's Animated ProgramNominated
Outstanding Directing in an Animated ProgramMike Bell, Greg Miller, John SanfordNominated
2017 Annie Awards [12] Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Television Broadcast ProductionKevin Dart, Sylvia Liu, Chris Turnham and Eastwood Wong (for "The Wrath of Hughes")Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Carlos Alazraqui (for "Ponce de León")Won
Daytime Emmy Awards [13] [14] Outstanding Children's Animated Program Nominated
Outstanding Directing in an Animated ProgramGreg MillerNominated
Outstanding Original Song"Morse Code" by Katie Herzig Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationKevin Dart, art director (for "The Wrath Of Hughes")Won
Eastwood Wong, background painter (for "Pea Dummy/Mary Anning")Won

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