Pickle and Peanut is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Joel Trussell. It aired on Disney XD from September 7, 2015, to January 20, 2018.[1][2] It is about two friends, Pickle and Peanut, an anthropomorphic pickle and peanut whose misadventures form the content of the show.[3] The show utilizes a wide variety of different art styles and animation techniques. This includes but is not limited to stylized traditional animation, CGI, rotoscoping, stop motion, puppetry, stock imagery, special effects, visual effects, and live action.

Pickle and Peanut
Genre
Created byNoah Z. Jones
Developed byJoel Trussell
Directed by
Voices ofJon Heder
Johnny Pemberton
Dana Snyder
Theme music composerTinfoil 2000
Opening themePickle and Peanut by Tinfoil 2000
Ending themeHow's Your Mom? by Tinfoil 2000
ComposerBrad Breeck
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes42 (82 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersNoah Z. Jones
Joel Trussell
AnimatorsMercury Filmworks (ep. 1)
Copernicus Studios
EditorsGreg Levitan (season 1)
Andy Tauke (season 1)
John Boyer (season 2)
Running time22 minutes
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney XD
ReleaseSeptember 7, 2015 (2015-09-07) –
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)

On July 23, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season, which began a year later on October 23, 2017.[4] The second season finished airing with a set of four episodes on January 20, 2018; Trussell confirmed through Twitter that the episodes would be the series' last.[citation needed]

Characters

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Main

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  • Pickle (voiced by Jon Heder) is a dimwitted and happy-go-lucky pickle. Often causing mischief, Pickle is the best friend of Peanut. Despite his adulthood, Pickle can be shy and sometimes a nerd, and cowardly. Like real pickles, Pickle is taller than Peanut. Pickle wears a belt that covers his belly button (so that nobody can see it, as revealed in "Swim Lessons"). Pickle works at the Mjärt Mart along with Peanut, doing cool stuff whenever they can.
  • Peanut (voiced by Johnny Pemberton) – Pickle's best friend, a peanut who wants to be cool and popular. Peanut is a freewheeling, peanut-resembling humanoid. Besides the goal of popularity, he also tries to attract ladies. Peanut drives a van and wears a headband. Peanut is cooler and a bit smarter than Pickle. Peanut, like Pickle, works at the Mjärt Mart, doing cart stunts whenever they can.

Recurring

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  • Mr. Mjärt (voiced by Matt Chapman) – A businessman who is the manager of his store, Mjärt Mart.
  • Lazer (voiced by H. Michael Croner) – A party-throwing teenager who hates Pickle and Peanut.
  • Champion Horse (voiced by Noah Z. Jones) – A heroic and very muscular horse.
  • McSweats (voiced by Dana Snyder) – One of Pickle and Peanut's friends.
  • Spedacular Donkey (voiced by Bennie Arthur) – A donkey who tries his best to be helpful, but always falls short.
  • Sneaky Patty (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) – A woman who hides out in the bushes at Pickle's house.
  • Wayne (voiced by Noah Z. Jones) – A mute character with an ugly face and creepy stare.
  • Ragga (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A Jamaican goose who sells crazy products to help the boys whenever they need help.
  • Mr. Whispers (voiced by Joel Trussell) – The disembodied voice that announces the boy's actions in most episodes.
  • Papa (voiced by Patton Oswalt) – The leader of the Russian Mob who harasses anyone he can.
  • Dr. Pamplemousse (voiced by Jet Jurgensmeyer) - A 3rd grade boy who often acts as a doctor and other various jobs, he comes up with strange diagnoses.
  • Big Dook (voiced by Leslie Hall) - Another one of Pickle and Peanut's friends.

Minor

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  • Greg (voiced by Joel Trussell) – Pickle and Peanut's pimple friend originally found on Pickle's buttock. The pair decided to give him to Lazer. First seen in "Greg".
  • Little Pickle – Pickle's pet "falcon" who is actually not a falcon. Adopted by Pickle in "Pickle the Falcon Master".
  • Mam Mams (voiced by H. Michael Croner) – Pickle's friend who is sent to jail.
  • Kylie (voiced by Jessica Lowe) – A swimming teacher that Peanut is in love with. Seen in "Swim Lessons".
  • Mylie (also voiced by Jessica Lowe) – A sister of Kylie's.
  • Gory Agnes (voiced by Louie Anderson) – A woman who is actually a ghost Pickle is dating in "Gory Agnes". She is based on the Bloody Mary legend.
  • Bloodbeard (voiced by JB Blanc) – A cart rustler with blood as his beard, hence his nickname. Seen in "Cart Rustlers".
  • PAL-SCAN (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – A self-check out scanner that came alive in "PAL-SCAN".
  • Jeffrey (voiced by Noah Z. Jones) – A little boy who prances around holding flowers and enjoys nice things like spring.
  • Rat King (voiced by H. Michael Croner) – A man in a tribal rat costume, who lives underground with a bunch of his minions.
  • D-Stixx (voiced by Kool Keith) – A rapper who made the Turkey Wrap Headphones. Seen in "Luxury Car Service".
  • Couch Dracula (voiced by Paul Reubens) – He is a couch salesman who refused to sell a haunted couch to the boys.
  • Veronica (voiced by Laura Marano) - Couch Dracula's daughter.
  • 90's Adventure Bear (voiced by Shaquille O'Neal/Mark Henry in Season 2) – A washed up 90s star that made Pickle and Peanut's childhood, parodying Baloo's role in TaleSpin.
  • Radu (voiced by Greg Tuculescu) – The magical mascot of Cabbage Day, who was killed by Papa.
  • Francine (voiced by Toks Olagundoye) – McSweats' ex-girlfriend who later got back together in "Francine".
  • Bike Jumper (voiced by Danny Pudi) – A guy who became internet famous by jumping over bikes, with the help of Pickle and Peanut.
  • Tad (voiced by Steve Blum) – A man who has tongs for feet and a hand, he became a child again. Seen in "Baby Tooth".
  • TX (voiced by Scott Menville) - A 3D chalk artist who is unsure of what the public thinks about his work. Appears in "Chalk Graffiti".
  • Sugar Bees (voiced by Laura Ortiz and Mckenna Grace) – A band of girl scouts who are rivals of Pickle and Peanut, seen in "Cookie Racket".
  • Pigfoot (voiced by Noah Z. Jones) – A legendary creature whose name is a portmanteau of a pig and Bigfoot, which Pickle and Peanut befriended. In the end, they find out a man is in it.
  • Hunter (voiced by Steve Blum) – A man who was dedicated to hunt Pigfoot, also a loving father to his son.
  • Goats – Antagonists in the episode "Tae Kwon Bro".
  • Falcons – Appeared in "Pickle the Falcon Master". One of them is evil and its owner is from Wayne.
  • Sewer Shark – Pickle and Peanut befriended it in "Sewer Shark".
  • Queen Carney (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The ruler of the local carnival. Appears in "Parking Lot Carnival".
  • Magic Dragon (voiced by Chris Tergliafera) - A magical dragon whom Pickle and Peanut found trapped inside a bag of bananas. They freed him and tried to help him find a friend who would not seek to abuse his powers. Seen in "Magic Dragon".
  • Tender and Sweet Lovin (voiced by Greg Felden) - Two musician brothers who appear to have a brotherly bond that inspires hope. However, they actually hate each other and steal the songs of other musicians. Appeared in "The Merrytime Fellas".
  • Funwagon (voiced by Tony Hale) - Lazer's prized sports car which ends up getting brought to life after Peanut and Pickle spray it with toxic ooze. Appears in "Funwagon".
  • Sadie (voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown) - A woman who works at the information kiosk at the aquarium. She actually turns out to be a mermaid. Appears in "Fishy Biz".
  • King Pin Smasher (voiced by Jim Norton) - Wayne's demonic brother who is in charge of the Bowling Underworld. Appears in "Black Light Bowling".
  • Gramma Pickle – Pickle's grandma, a cookie-baking elder who ends up deceased. Her remains are shown in a jar, with them becoming the secret ingredient for her cookies: love. She was first mentioned in "Gramma Jail" and was first seen in "Cookie Racket" but she never made an actual appearance.

Episodes

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Season Segments Episodes Original air date
First aired Last aired
1
40
21
September 7, 2015
October 10, 2016
2
42
21
October 23, 2017
January 20, 2018[5]


Broadcast

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The series premiered on Disney Channel in Canada on September 12, 2015 and was moved to Disney XD on December 1, 2015.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "First look: 'Pickle & Peanut' is way wacky". USA Today. July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Shelli Weinstein (June 23, 2014). "Disney XD Orders Jon Heder Animated Series 'Pickle & Peanut'". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 457–458. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  4. ^ Disney Branded TV PR [@DisneyBrandTVPR] (July 23, 2016). "Announced at #SDCC2016: #PickleandPeanut picked up for a second season" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Trussell, Joel [@joeltrussell] (January 19, 2018). "final eps tomorrow! We decided to end the show while we were on top. Thanks for watching and enjoying!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Pickle & Peanut on Disney XD". DisneyXD. Disney.CorusKids. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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