| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | |
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| Genre | Comedy Jukebox musical History |
| Based on | Peabody's Improbable History byTed Key |
| Developed by | David P. Smith |
| Directed by | John Sanford Greg Miller Mike Bell Miles Thompson |
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| Opening theme | "The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Theme Song" |
| Composer | The Outfit |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes[1] |
| Production companies | Jay Ward Productions DreamWorks Animation Television |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) – April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) |
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| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | |
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show is an American animated jukebox musical comedy television series produced byDreamWorks Animation Television andJay Ward Productions.[2] The series is based on "Peabody's Improbable History", the 1960s segments that aired as part ofThe 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, onNetflix.[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 Netflix on April 21, 2023.
The series is digitally hand-drawn, with theVancouver-basedDHX Media providing the animation.[2] Mr. Peabody is voiced byChris Parnell, whileMax Charles reprises his role as Sherman from the film.[2] Originally, according toThe Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839, 78 episodes of the television series were ordered, but only 52 episodes were aired.
Three years after the events ofMr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), 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 WABACtime 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 1960s.
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.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 13 | October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) | ||
| 2 | 13 | March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18) | ||
| 3 | 13 | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | ||
| 4 | 13 | April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) | ||
In some episodes there is a musical guest.
Chris Parnell replacedTy Burrell as the voice of Mr. Peabody from the 2014 filmMr. 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.[6]
| The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (Original Soundtrack) | |
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| Film score by Eric Goldman andMichael Corcoran (musician) (aka The Outfit) | |
| Released | October 2, 2015(Digital) December, 2015(CD) |
| Length | 32:41 |
| 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 byLakeshore Records, the album features original score and the opening theme song by Eric Goldman and Michael Corcoran (aka The Outfit), and new original songs byJukebox the Ghost,JD McPherson, Wordsworth and Prince Paul, andRa Ra Riot.,[7][8] along with original songs performed by the cast of the series.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Peabody and Sherman Theme Song" | The Outfit | 0:36 |
| 2. | "Firsts Song" | Greg Whipple,Chris Parnell &Max Charles | 0:43 |
| 3. | "Through the Battle of Waterloo" | The Outfit | 0:25 |
| 4. | "Cooking the Caveman Way" | The Outfit | 0:40 |
| 5. | "Ferris Wheel" | Wordsworth &Prince Paul | 2:51 |
| 6. | "How to Be a Kid" | The Outfit | 0:41 |
| 7. | "Mozart's Remix Suite" | The Outfit | 0:57 |
| 8. | "Christine's Song" | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | 1:07 |
| 9. | "Wright Brothers Suite" | The Outfit | 1:32 |
| 10. | "Taco Pudding" | Max Charles & Chris Parnell | 0:35 |
| 11. | "Laika Rap" | Max Charles & Chris Parnell | 0:45 |
| 12. | "Churchill Suite" | The Outfit | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Black Hole" | Jukebox the Ghost | 2:38 |
| 14. | "Time to Get Colonial" | The Outfit | 1:30 |
| 15. | "Back Together" | Zachary Hexum & Lauren Vogel | 0:26 |
| 16. | "The Kraken Suite" | The Outfit | 0:52 |
| 17. | "Bumblebeard" | Pirate Cast | 0:56 |
| 18. | "The Gang Runs with the Bulls" | The Outfit | 1:00 |
| 19. | "Captain Robert Falcon Scott" | Ra Ra Riot | 2:34 |
| 20. | "Mark Twain Suite" | The Outfit | 1:11 |
| 21. | "Here Comes the Bride Remix" | The Outfit | 0:42 |
| 22. | "Wedding Day" | Max Charles, Chris Parnell & Da'Vine Joy Randolph | 1:15 |
| 23. | "In the Windmill" | The Outfit | 0:57 |
| 24. | "John Sutter Suite" | The Outfit | 0:54 |
| 25. | "Aerobics Song" | Max Charles & Chris Parnell | 0:49 |
| 26. | "Californada Interlude" | Randy Crenshaw | 0:17 |
| 27. | "Let the Games Begin" | The Outfit | 0:31 |
| 28. | "Take It to the Top" | Jess Harnell | 0:53 |
| 29. | "Crazy Horse" | JD McPherson | 2:00 |
| 30. | "See Ya Next Time" | The Outfit | 0:31 |
| Total length: | 32:41 | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | Annie Awards[9] | Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Chris Mitchell and Keiko Murayama (for "New Sponsor/ Cleopatra") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Kevin Dart, Sylvia Liu, Chris Turnham and Eastwood Wong (for "Peabody's Parents/Galileo") | Won | ||
| Daytime Emmy Awards[10] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Mike Bell, Greg Miller, John Sanford | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Annie Awards[11] | Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Television Broadcast Production | Kevin 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[12][13] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Greg Miller | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Original Song | Katie Herzig ("Morse Code") (for "World Records") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Kevin Dart, art director (for "The Wrath Of Hughes") | Won | ||
| Eastwood Wong, background painter (for "Pea Dummy/Mary Anning") | Won |
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