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| Based on | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs bySony Pictures Animation Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs byJudi Barrett |
| Developed by | Mark Evestaff Alex Galatis |
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| Composer | Steffan Andrews |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 104(list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Lesley Jenner |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Release | February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20) – June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2Danimated television series developed by Mark Evestaff and Alex Galatis forCartoon Network andYTV. Based on thethe film series, it is the first television series to be produced bySony Pictures Animation and was animated usingToon Boom Harmony.
The series premiered in the United States on March 6, 2017 on Cartoon Network, with a sneak peek airing on February 20, 2017. After an unsuccessful run, the show moved toBoomerang's SVOD service, where it debuted on January 11, 2018. In Canada, the series was originally planned to air onTeletoon,[3] but instead premiered onYTV on April 6, 2017. On February 2, 2018,DHX Media announced the series has been renewed for a second season, which premiered on YTV on April 7, 2018. The second season did not air on either Cartoon Network or Boomerang.
The series is aprequel, featuring the high school years of Flint Lockwood, the eccentric young scientist in the films.[4] In his adventures, he is joined by Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's "wannabe" reporter, along with Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual club (among other professions), Earl as a school gym teacher, Brent still riding on his fame from the sardine commercial, and Mayor Shelbourne, who serves as the school principal, and who wins every Mayoral election on the pro-sardine platform.[5]
A certain aspect that is contradicted is Flint and Sam's meetup. The episode "And the Winner Is..." clarifies that Flint and Sam met in high school as opposed to their adulthoodin the first film. The work around for this is Flint stating that if Sam ever had to move, he would invent a memory eraser, which would erase any memories of their friendship so she would not be saddened by the loss of another friend as she and her family frequently move. While this explains why Sam has no memory of Flint, it does not explain why she has no prior knowledge of Swallow Falls, as her visit in the film was her first time and she is living in the area during the events of the series.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| 1 | 52 | 49 | February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20) | December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03) | Cartoon Network(U.S.) |
| 3 | January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) | BoomerangSVOD(U.S.) | |||
| 2 | 52 | April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07) | June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) | YTV(Canada) | |
Sony Pictures Animation and Canadian family entertainment companyDHX Media signed to co-produce the series in 2014, starting with twenty-six 22-minute episodes (fifty-two 11-minute segments).[8] DHX Media handles the global television and non-U.S. home entertainment distribution, along with worldwide merchandising rights, while Sony distributes home entertainment in the United States.[5]Turner Broadcasting System handles international distribution viaCartoon Network.[9]
In French, it aired onTélétoon inCanada.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered onBoomerang inLatin America on May 12, 2017 with a broadcast of the first 4 episodes, continuing with recurring releases (double episodes) on Friday. Meanwhile,Cartoon Network premiered the series on May 18, 2017 premiering a new episode every Thursday. InAustralia andNew Zealand, the series premiered onCartoon Network on September 2, 2017.[10] In theUnited Kingdom andIreland, the series was first broadcast onCartoon Network on August 28, 2017, starting with the episode "Who You Callin' Garbage?".[11] InFrance, the series started broadcast onBoing from September 2017; in the same period it started onCartoon Network inItaly. InIndia, the series aired onCartoon Network. The series began broadcasting onDisney Channel inGermany on 6 November 2017. New episodes began premiering onBoomerang's SVOD service in the United States in January 2018. Older episodes of the series are also available on Boomerang.[12] On February 2, 2018,DHX Media announced the series has been picked up for a second season.[13] On November 30, 2018, the show was made available for streaming onNetflix in theUnited States.
In August 2019,CBS All Access acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the series, beginning with Season 2.[14]
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Common Sense Media rated the show 3/5 stars stating "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs doesn't attempt to lead directly into the movies and in fact presents a major inconsistency for the later stories by introducing Sam to Flint during their teen years. Of course this is only a concern for those who have seen the chronologically later stories first; new viewers without a history with these characters won't have a problem and likely will want to follow up with the movies at some point. A big plus to the show? Even though the science often isn't realistic, the hero and heroine make nerdiness seem pretty cool."[16]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Saturn Awards | Best Animated Series or Film on Television | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Nominated | [17] |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Animated Program or Series | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Nominated | [18] |
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