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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Developed by | Brandon Sawyer |
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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 (2022-05-19) – April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
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The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated comedy television series, created by Brandon Sawyer, and produced byDreamWorks Animation Television forNetflix. Loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee, and serving as a follow-up to the 2021 filmThe Boss Baby: Family Business, the series focuses on Ted Templeton as he is forced to resume his old life as Boss Baby, working alongside his niece Tina, while contending with several issues that impedebabies from receiving full attention and love from adults.
The series featured a new cast, though withJ. P. Karliak reprising his role from the 2018 seriesThe Boss Baby: Back in Business.Back in the Crib premiered in May 2022, and ran for two seasons, though received mixed reception from critics.
Following the events of the 2021 filmThe Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Lindsay "Ted" Templeton finds himself wanted by theFBI forembezzlement, finding out that his company'sboard of executives framed him for their own crime. To avoid capture, Ted makes use of a special baby formula developed by Baby Corp torejuvenate himself into a baby again, hoping to hide from his pursuers by returning to his old life as the Boss Baby and living with his older brother Tim and his family - Carol, his wife; Tabitha, his eldest daughter; and Tina, his younger daughter, and an employee of Baby Corp. To co-exist with them, Ted returns to working with Baby Corp and helping them ensure thatbabies receive love and attention from grownups, whilst Carol is let in on the life he and Tina lead - a fact that no adult must know about, otherwise their minds would break.
Throughout much of the first season, Ted focuses on working alongside Tina's team, as they contend with new issues brought about by a new group of arch-nemeses to the company.[1][2] In the second season, Ted and Tina launch their own baby-love company after being fired by Baby Corp, contending with a new adversary who sought to ruin their lives and take over the company.[3]
| 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 (2022-05-19) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Stroll" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 3 | 3 | "Potty Mouth" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 4 | 4 | "Imaginary Friends" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 5 | 5 | "Turf War" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 6 | 6 | "Trading Up" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 7 | 7 | "War of the Cheeks" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 8 | 8 | "Techy Tykes" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 9 | 9 | "Birthday Blues" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 10 | 10 | "Sitting Ducks" | Dan Forgione | Phil Binder |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Big Dumpling" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 12 | 12 | "The Great Medieval London Fire of 1135" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 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 (2023-04-13) |
| 14 | 2 | "Puppy Love" | Matt Whitlock | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 15 | 3 | "Biscuits Rising" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 16 | 4 | "Moon Shot" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 17 | 5 | "Inner Children" | Matt Whitlock | Phil Binder |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 18 | 6 | "Poompf!" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 19 | 7 | "The Heat Is On" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 20 | 8 | "One Tricked Pony" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 21 | 9 | "Federal Slumber Party" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 22 | 10 | "Floaties" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 23 | 11 | "Breaking the Bank" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 24 | 12 | "Hate That Baby!" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 25 | 13 | "North of the Border" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
| 26 | 14 | "Intensive Purposes" | Matt Whitlock |
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| 27 | 15 | "The Unshakeable Bear" | Dan Forgione |
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| 28 | 16 | "Ba-Ba Town" | Matt Whitlock |
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| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) |
Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut ofThe Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers.[4] The series was worked on during the production of the sequel.
Animation for the series was provided byTechnicolor Animation Productions.
On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied in a now-deleted post onTwitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end ofBack in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after two seasons.
The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022.[5][6] A second season was released on April 13, 2023.[7]
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Common Sense Media gaveBack in the Crib 2 out of 5 stars for having "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in an unpleasant series".[8]
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