Dawn of the Croods

Dawn of the Croods
Genre Comedy
Sitcom
Based on Characters created 
by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders
Voices of
Theme music composer John Van Tongeren
Composer(s) Gabriel Mann
Rebecca Kneubuhl
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Brendan Hay[1]
Running time 23 minutes[2]
Production company(s) DreamWorks Animation Television
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release December 24, 2015 – present

Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods taking place before the events of the film.[3] It premiered on December 24, 2015, on Netflix.[4] None of the original cast members from the film reprise their roles. Sam Riegel voice directs this series.

Plot

The adventures of the series take place many years before the film, with Eep having new friends, and the rest of the Croods facing new enemy creatures, such as bearowls.

Cast

Additional voices

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1"A Gran Day Out"Chuckles Austen & Erik WieseBrendan HayDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Grug comes to grips when Ugga takes in her mother Gran who has an ongoing feud with Grug while Eep tries to fit in with a popular crowd, but is embarrassed by her family and Gran.
2"School of Hard Rocks"Chong LeeCaitlin MearesDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
The mean-spirited new teacher at Eep's school pairs her with an oddball student named Lurk while Grug tries to homeschool Thunk to make him a hunter.
3"Wet Hot Ahhh! Valley Summer / Grug Vs. The Moon"Part I: Stephanie Arnett & Chong Lee
Part II: Alex Almaguer & Joshua Taback
Part I: Caitlin Meares
Part II: Dan Milano
December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)

Wet Hot Ahhh! Valley Summer: A dare contest makes Eep and Thunk do something crazy at the Watering Hole, and Ugga must overcome her fear of water to save them.

Grug Vs. The Moon: Grug tries to fight the moon, but his efforts are in vain.
4"This Mean Warts"Alex AlmaguerMatthew BeansDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
The snobbish new neighbors of the Croods called the Boors get on their bad side, but the parents must put their feud aside when their offspring go missing
5"The First Picture Show"Alex AlmaguerMatthew BeansDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Thunk unleashes his story ideas through shadow puppets, but the attention he receives is all but what he wanted.
6"Caved & Confused"Alex Almaguer & Stephanie ArnettTom SheppardDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Against her parents wishes, Eep throws a party while Grug and Ugga have a night out together. Things don't turn out like she wanted.
7"The Eep-Over / Thunkytown"Part I: Stephanie Arnett & Chong Lee
Part II: Alex Almaguer
Part I: Caitlin Meares
Part II: Laura Beck
December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)

The Eep-Over: Eep has her first slumber party in a cave and her worrying family inadvertently make it a frightening night.

Thunkytown: Because of Thunk's dislike for a certain meal, he leads a pack of Bearowls to the Croods cave and when the Boor's cave is overtaken by an Albatrocerous, the 2 rival clans are forced to share a cave while Eep and Thunk try to reverse the situation.
8"Mom Genes"Stephanie Arnett & Chong LeeDan MilanoDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Ugga's pacifist nature is renounced when she becomes a wild hunter with very dangerous results.
9"Garden of Eaten"Chong LeeKyle MackDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Eep takes a liking to vegetables and rallies her family to give them a try which puts Grug in a crazy pickle when eating a forbidden fruit at the Garden of Eaten.
10"Night of the Living Croods / A Spoonful of Soo-Gar"Part I: Joshua Taback
Part II: Chong Lee
Part I: Matthew Beans
Part II: Laura Beck
December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)

Night of the Living Croods: Grug's proposal to take the world's first nap takes a scary twist on his neighbors.

A Spoonful of Soo-Gar: A sugar rush overtakes the Croods when the get a craving for honey from a beehive.
11"Friday Night Liyotes"Brian HatfieldCaitlin MearesDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Grug and Eep get competitive when playing a volleyball-like game that Grug's team always win (mostly because they play against non-competing Liyotes).
12"The Crood Who Knew Too Much / Scent of a Thunk"Part I: Alex Almaguer
Part II: Brian Hatfield & Chong Lee
Part I: Eric Acosta
Part II: Dave Polsky
December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)

The Crood Who Knew Too Much: After getting a giant head from a Spiderant bite, everybody is convinced that Grug is now completely intelligent and he uses this to outstrip Snoot's role as Ahhh! Valley's Problem Solver.

Scent of a Thunk: After making a spectacle of himself, Thunk is forced to change his ways.
13"Unsolved MysterEep"Steve Evangelatos & Deborah WinslowMatthew BeansDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Stuff is missing and when people believe the silly idea that the stuff went missing on its own, Eep dismisses this and is convinced that a thief is in their midst.

Production

Three episodes of the series are animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment.[7] The majority of the series is animated traditionally by NE4U and Emation.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2016 Annie Award[8] Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Jonathan Pyun, Aaron Spurgeon, Baptiste Lucas, Margaret Wuller and Ethan Becker (for "Garden of Eaten") Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Grey Griffin (for Lerk) Nominated
Laraine Newman (for Amber) Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wolfe, Jennifer (December 8, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation Unveils ‘Dawn of the Croods’ Trailer". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. "Dawn of the Croods (Season 1, Episode 2)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. Beck, Jerry (December 23, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Dreamworks/Netflix Animated "Dawn Of The Croods"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  4. Bacle, Ariana (November 24, 2015). "Nurse Jackie, Vampire Academy, and more coming to Netflix in December". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Cannini, Chuck (December 12, 2015). "Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods". Long Island Press. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Milligan, Mercedes (December 17, 2015). "Clips: ‘Dawn of the Croods’ Arrives Dec. 24". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. Amidi, Amid (December 8, 2015). "Trailer: ‘Dawn of the Croods’ Hand-Drawn Netflix Series". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2015). "Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

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