Cricket's Kapowie
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| "Cricket's Kapowie" | |
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| Big City Greens segment | |
 Title card | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1a |
| Directed by | Natasha Kline |
| Written by | Amy Hudkins and Jonathan Wallach |
| Production code | 201[1] |
| Original air date | November 16, 2019 |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Cricket's Kapowie" is the season premiere of the second season of the American animated television series Big City Greens. "Cricket's Kapowie" originally aired in the United States on November 16, 2019, on Disney Channel.[2] In this episode, Cricket Green earns a role in a commercial for Big Coffee, but loses his confidence.[2]
Notably, Thomas Middleditch and Jonathan Van Ness guest star in this episode as Donny Tinselton and Confident Stylist respectively.[2]
Plot
[edit]Ms. Cho invites her filmmaker friend Donny Tinselton to film a commercial for Big Coffee's new jelly donuts. Gloria's attempts to use dramatic effect are quickly cast aside, Donny immediately singling out Cricket for having "Kapowie", believing he is the perfect face of Big Coffee; in particular, Donny praises Cricket's hair, telling him it is a "statement piece", and as such the perfect unique selling point. When Tilly inquires about a role, Donny immediately casts her as "girl eating donut", and she immediately runs off to get into character.
Cricket, proud of his hair, struts back home, immediately getting the attention of the bystanders. Tilly, meanwhile, has bought boxes of donuts to immerse herself in her role. While styling his hair, one strand pokes up; he tries to shave it off, but ends up splitting his hair into two with a huge bald spot in the middle. While Tilly is practicing her role, a nervous Cricket asks the others for the glue, only for his bald spot to be revealed. When walking outside again, Cricket immediately loses his charm; he deduces that he needs a hair specialist.
Tilly continues to eat donuts to find "find [her] character," but begins to feel sick. Tilly is offended by Bill's description of her character as "an extra", so she orders him to get more donuts. Meanwhile, Cricket gets a haircut, only for his head to be shaved bald. The stylist sends him out with a wig, but it is lost after he trips over a can of soda and it falls into the road, where it is destroyed by mud, a truck, and a murder of crows.
Tilly is now bloated due to eating many donuts, while Cricket completely stumbles his lines. Disappointed, Donny dismisses Cricket, so Gloria is selected once more to become the star. A sick Tilly tells Cricket that his heart is his kapowie, and what he looks like, with or without hair, does not matter. Cricket, filled with passion, is ready to start filming; the commercial is filmed, and Cricket asks Donny if he would be paid for it.
Voice cast
[edit]- Chris Houghton as Cricket Green
- Marieve Herington as Tilly Green
- Bob Joles as Bill Green
- Artemis Pebdani as Alice Green
- Anna Akana as Gloria Sato
- Thomas Middleditch as Donny Tinselton[2]
- Jonathan Van Ness as Confident Stylist[3][4]
- Luke Lowe as Benny
Additional voices were provided by Shane Houghton.
Production
[edit]Big City Greens was renewed by Disney Channel for a second season on May 17, 2018, ahead of the first season's premiere.[5] This episode was directed by Natasha Kline and written and storyboarded by Amy Hudkins and Jonathan Wallach.
Reception
[edit]The episode received 0.54 million viewers on its premiere.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big City Greens Episodes". Disney General Entertainment Content Press.
- ^ a b c d Milligan, Mercedes (2019-10-21). "Disney TV's November Blasts Off with 'Rocketeer,' 'Big City Greens' S2 & More". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (November 14, 2019). "Big City Greens Season 2 Clip: Thomas Middleditch Directs Cricket Green". Collider. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Stone, Sam (November 16, 2019). "Review: Big City Greens Season 2 Keeps It All in the Family". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 17, 2018). "'Big City Greens' Renewed For Season 2 Ahead Of Disney Channel Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 19, 2019). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.