Green Eggs and Ham is an American animated comedy adventure streaming television series based on Dr. Seuss' book of the same name published in 1960. The show was created by Warner Bros. Animation and Netflix. The first season premiered on November 8, 2019 on Netflix.[1][2][3][4][5] The series has received critical acclaim for its animation, humor, story and voice acting.
On December 20, 2019, Netflix decided to give the show a second season, with the series retitled as Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving.[6] On July 26, 2021, illustrator Chad Frye announced that the second season would premiere on Netflix on November 5, 2021.[7] Though instead it was rescheduled for April 8, 2022,[8] and is loosely based on The Butter Battle Book, another book written by Dr. Seuss.[9]
Premise[]
Season 1[]
Sam I-Am rescues the rare Chickeraffe from a zoo, saying that he intends to return it to its natural habitat. After he accidentally swaps his briefcase, containing the Chickeraffe, for that of failed inventor Guy Am-I, Sam and Guy end up on a road trip adventure with E.B., a girl who wants to adopt the Chickeraffe as a pet, and E.B.'s overprotective mother Michellee, who is also a romantic interest for Guy. The four are pursued by Hervnick Z. Snerz, a tiny, evil, wealthy, and arrogant poacher and collector, who wants to claim the Chickeraffe as a trophy; two mysterious "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." named McWinkle and Gluntz who want to deliver it to their boss, the Bigman; and Snerz's bounty hunter, the Goat.
Season 2[]
Premise unavailable.
Seasons[]
Episodes[]
Cast[]
Starring
- Michael Douglas as Guy-Am-I, a grumpy and failed inventor who is revolted by green eggs and ham, despite never having eaten them. He eventually becomes Sam's best friend and Michellee's husband and E.B.'s step-father. He also gives birth to Guy Jr., his son.
- Adam DeVine as Sam-I-Am, a happy-go-lucky enthusiast of green eggs and ham. He becomes Guy's best friend.
- Keegan-Michael Key as the Narrator
- Diane Keaton as Michellee, the overprotective mother of E.B. and Guy's wife.
- Ilana Glazer as E.B., Michellee's daughter and Guy's step-daughter who's plucky and adventurous with a kind heart
Introduced in Season 1 (2019)
- Eddie Izzard as Mr. Hervnick Z. Snerz, an arrogant businessman who wants to capture Mr. Jenkins
- Rob Paulsen voices Little Snerz
- Jeffrey Wright as McWinkle, a deadly serious member of "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." Despite his gruff persona, he is shown to deeply care for the animals he is assigned to protect (the acronym B.A.D.G.U.Y.S. ironically stands for Bureau of Animal Defense Glurfsburg Upper Yipville Section)
- Jillian Bell as Gluntz, McWinkle's optimistic and easily excited rookie, she returns in season two as a fully-realized B.A.D.G.U.Y.S. agent.
- John Turturro as Goat, a brutal bounty hunter goat sent by Mr. Snerz. He speaks with a tough Spanish accent
- Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Jenkins (credited as "Chickeraffe"), an energetic chickeraffe who Guy and Sam protect
- Baker also voices the Giroosters who were chasing Guy and E.B. and one that Sam painted when he was at the Snerz Gala
- Fred Tatasciore as Yes-Man, Snerz's sniveling assistant.
- Tracy Morgan as Michael (credited as "Fox"), an eccentric fox who's obsessed with green eggs and has a crush on a green chicken named Sandra
- Daveed Diggs as Squeaky (credited as "Mouse"), an imprisoned mouse who himself is a parody of the character "Jean Valjean" from Les Misérables. He speaks with a French accent, though most are unable to understand his language.
- Billy Eichner as Captain Walter Bigman, McWinkle and Gluntz's boss
- David Kaye, Nika Futterman, Keith Ferguson as Cronies, (Crony 3 is credited as "Big Green Crony")
- Rob Paulsen as Pool Shark
Introduced in Season 2 (2022)
- Patricia Clarkson as Pam I-Am, Sam's mother and an international super spy working for Yookia to retrieve a dangerous substance known as the Moo-Lacka-Moo
- Darren Criss as Looka, the "Crown Dooka of Yookia, Chief Yookeroo, Order of the Unburnt Toast, Seventeenth of His Name", the son of the Dooka of Yookia, and E.B.'s love interest
- Rita Moreno as Dookess
- Héctor Elizondo as Dooka, Looka's father
- Rob Brydon as Philip Trousers, Pam's vain yet unintelligent super spy arch-rival who is working for Zookia to retrieve the Moo-Lacka-Moo
- José Andrés as Sylvester, a super spy who works alongside Pam I-Am and Yookia. He lives with his wife Hester, five children named Lester, and their gerbil Allan.
- Gwendoline Christie as Marilyn Blouse, a beautiful and intelligent super spy who works with Philip Trousers and Zookia
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Gobo Robababobrian, Chief of the Robababobrians
- James Marsden as Bo, a maroonee trapped within the Keela-Kee Trapezoid, where he stays in one place to stay in his perfect age
- Marques Ray as Guy Watcher, a Zookian hired by the Dookess to watch over Guy and his inventing.
Production[]
Development[]
On April 29, 2015, Netflix announced it had given the production a series order consisting of thirteen episodes. At the same time, Deadline Hollywood reported that production on the series would take three years and is expected to be the most expensive animated program to make with each episode costing five to six million dollars. Production companies involved in the series include Warner Bros. Animation, A Very Good Production, A Stern Talking To and Gulfstream Television. Animation services are provided by Chromosphere Studio, Deluxe Animation Studios, Folimage, Snipple Animation Studios, Tonic DNA and Yowza! Animation. The series was originally slated to premiere in the fall of 2018 before receiving its fall 2019 premiere window.[2] On December 20, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season with 10 episodes loosely based on The Butter Battle Book as revealed from the trailer on March 11, 2022.[6][9]
Casting[]
On February 19, 2019, the cast of the series was announced with Adam DeVine and Michael Douglas voicing the lead roles while Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Eddie Izzard, Tracy Morgan, Daveed Diggs, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright and Jillian Bell would have supporting roles.[1]
Music[]
The music for the series is composed by David Newman, who previous composed the score for The Cat in the Hat.
Home Media[]
Season 1 was released on DVD on December 1, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.[10]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Green Eggs and Ham': Netflix's Animated Series Serves Up Teaser, Voice Cast
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Netflix Picks Up ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Animated Series From Ellen DeGeneres
- ↑ Jared Stern Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television
- ↑ Green Eggs and Ham | Read by Michael Douglas, Adam Devine & More! | Netflix
- ↑ Netflix’s Green Eggs and Ham Series Sets Premiere Date
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ‘Green Eggs And Ham’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
- ↑ Chad's instagram post
- ↑ Green Eggs & Ham returns to Netflix for its 2nd season on April 8.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Green Eggs & Ham: The Second Serving 🍴 (Official Trailer) | Netflix After School
- ↑ GREEN EGGS AND HAM Season 1 DVD Release Details | Seat42F