| Little Ellen | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Kevin A. Leman II Jennifer Skelly |
| Voices of | Laurel Emory Johanna Colon JeCobi Swain June Squibb |
| Theme music composer | Jason Blackman and Jason Nesmith |
| Composer | Dara Taylor |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 (2 unaired) |
| No. of episodes | 40 (20 unaired) |
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| Executive producers | Ellen DeGeneres Kevin A. Leman II Sam Register Jennifer Skelly |
| Producers | Jason Blackman Elizabeth Seidman |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Ellen Digital Ventures Telepictures (uncredited) Warner Bros. Animation |
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| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) – March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
Little Ellen is an American animated television series produced byEllen Digital Ventures andWarner Bros. Animation, with animation produced by Lighthouse Studios. This is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created forWarner Bros. Discovery's streaming serviceHBO Max under theCartoonito brand and it is also the first preschoolers-focused series which is not from a popular franchise produced by Warner Bros. Animation sinceFirehouse Tales.[1]
Little Ellen centers on a seven-year-oldEllen DeGeneres as she goes on adventures with cousin Becky and their music-focused friend Freckle.[2][3] The second season was released on March 3, 2022.[4] A completed third season was going to be premiered in June 2022, but was pulled from the schedule due to occurring delays; the series was eventually cancelled after its second season two months later for undisclosed reasons, leaving the third and fourth seasons unaired.[5]
The show explores the world through the eyes ofEllen DeGeneres as a child.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 10 | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) | |
| 2 | 10 | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Best Laid Plans" | Sarah Johnson | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
Ellen, Becky and Freckle's plans for a perfect day end up going wrong when Gramsy misplaces the car keys. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Cheer Up, Charlie Cat" | Sarah Johnson | Kevin A. Leman II | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
After Ellen tries to cheer up her cat, Charlie, she learns that even though she will not always be able to make her friends feel better, she can still be there when times get hard. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
When a storm threatens to cancel Freckle's first parade, Ellen tries to convince the Storm King to stop raining. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Little Helen" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
Ellen worries that Becky and Freckle will have more fun with the next-door neighbour's granddaughter, Helen, than with herself. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Oldie But a Goodie" | Ruolin Li | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
Ellen, Becky and Freckle decide to dress like grown-ups in an attempt to get into Gramsy's game night. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "A Great Gift for Gramsy" | Sean Petrilak | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
Ellen and Becky find themselves struggling to find the perfect gift for Gramsy on Grandparents Appreciation Day. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Fine Feathered Friends" | Erik Knutson | Kevin A. Leman II & Jennifer Skelly | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
After struggling to help a lonely macaw make a friend at the aviary, Ellen realizes that she made a new friend herself. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Becky's Big Problem" | Sean Petrilak | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) | |
When Ellen moves hide-and-seek into Gramsy's huge walk-in closet, Becky discovers that, though she is not the best hider, she still continues being the best finder. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Happy Elloween" | Sarah Johnson | Jason Blackman | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) | |
After deciding they are old enough to go trick-or-treating without a grown-up, Ellen, Freckle and Becky must overcome their fears when Halloween turns out to be spookier than they expected. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "NOLA Confidential" | Sean Petrilak | Isabel Galupo | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) | |
When the garden they planted for Gramsy is mysteriously destroyed, Ellen, Freckle and Becky play detective to find the culprit. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] |
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| 11 | 1 | "Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler" | Sarah Johnson | Jennifer Skelly | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 12 | 2 | "Freckle the Magnificent" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 13 | 3 | "Bored Games" | Roulin Li | Jason Blackman | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 14 | 4 | "A Room of One's Own" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 15 | 5 | "Gramsy and the Beast" | Ruolin Li | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 16 | 6 | "A Fairytale Ending" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 17 | 7 | "Express Yourself" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 18 | 8 | "The Tooth Will Set You Free" | Ruolin Li & Cal Ramsey | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 19 | 9 | "Roughin' It" | Sarah Johnson | Jennifer Skelly | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
| 20 | 10 | "Tallulah Ties the Knot" | Sean Petrilak | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03) |
In Canada, the series premiered onTreehouse TV andStackTV on October 1, 2021.[7] The series premiered onCartoonito in Latin America on December 1, 2021, as part of its launch. The series premiered onBoomerang in Portugal on June 20, 2022, as part of its Cartoonito block. The series was going to premiere onCartoonito in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2022, but it was pulled before it aired.
On August 3, 2022, the series was canceled leaving both the third and the completed fourth season unreleased.[8] The reason for the sudden cancellation was not disclosed to the public. The series was eventually removed from HBO Max's streaming library permanently two weeks later on August 18, 2022.
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