Eric and Claire

Eric and Claire is an American animated supernatural-comedy-drama television series, being created by Craig McCracken. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and it airs on Cartoon Network since October 27, 2016.

Synopsis
This series focuses on fifteen-year-old Eric McEdderson and his six-year-old ghost friend, Claire (and sometimes their friends) as things happen in Strangon, Ohio.

Main

 * /Eric McEdderson/ (voiced by Seth Green) - a fifteen-year old boy who befriended Claire.
 * /Claire the Ghost/ (voiced by Grey Griffin) - a six-year old ghost girl who is Eric's best friend. She is ditzy and has a passion for sweets.

Supporting

 * Emily McEdderson (also voiced by Grey Griffin) - Eric's four-year old sister who despises Joshua, give Eric suggestions, watch Polly and Horsey, and sometimes hangs out with Trixie. She can also be short-tempered.
 * Brandon Hemperger (voiced by Mark Hamill) - Eric's best friend who loves junk food and isn't really bright.
 * Brittney Hemperger (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - Brandon's older sister who is short-tempered.
 * Coco the Pug (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - The Hempergers' pet pug.
 * Michael Stedee (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Eric's other best friend who enjoys science and is more intelligent than Brandon.
 * Tyson (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - Michael's pet Siberian husky.
 * Melissa Wilson (voiced by Hynden Walch) - Eric's girlfriend who really cares for him.
 * Joshua Wilson (voiced by E.G. Daily) - Melissa's brother who enjoys bullying other kids his age, especially Emily.
 * Earl and Elsa McEdderson (voiced by Patrick Warburton and Kath Soucie, respectively) - Eric and Emily's parents.
 * Bruce and Bianca Hemperger (voiced by Brian Stepanek and Candi Milo, respectively) - Brandon and Brittney's parents.
 * Mr. Williams (voiced by Dave Fennoy) - Eric and Claire's history teacher.
 * May (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - one of Eric and Claire's classmates who is artistic.
 * Shawn (voiced by Khary Payton) - another one of Eric and Claire's classmates who enjoys hip-hop music, flirting with other girls, etc.
 * Huevos (voiced by Jess Harnell) - yet another one of Eric and Claire's classmates who loves eggs.
 * Trixie (voiced by Cree Summer) - Emily's best friend who is rather passive.
 * Ms. Hienersmit (also voiced by Kath Soucie) - Emily's pre-K teacher.
 * Ahana Asuma (voiced by Kat Cressida) - a fictional character from Eric's secret anime, Pony Tailz.
 * Polly (voiced by TBD) - a fictional cartoon character from Polly and Horsey.
 * Horsey (voiced by TBD) - a fictional male cartoon horse who is Polly's best friend/pet.
 * Owen Ocelot (voiced by Michael Dorn) - a fictional cartoon ocelot character from Brandon's favorite show, I Wonder What 2 + 2 Equals.
 * Anna Andover/Specter-Woman (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) - a fictional superhero from the comic, Specter-Woman, that Claire used to read back when she was alive and Specter-Woman inspired Claire to be "Polter-Girl" when Claire saw her new TV show.
 * James (voiced by Max Charles) - a little boy who Claire had a crush on.
 * Sparky (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - James' pet Yorkshire Terrier.
 * The Spider Thing (voiced by Greg Cipes) - a spider-like creature who sometimes aids Eric and Claire.
 * Carl Toon (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a gnome who helped Emily get rid of Ant I. Toon's cartoons.
 * Ant I. Toon (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a gnome who was Carl Toon's brother who created Vacko and the other cartoons so he could have friends, but unexpectedly became villains.
 * Bludo (also voiced by Mark Hamill) - a bird-like monster who is Heart Ladybug's arch-nemesis and is the only cartoon created by Ant I. Toon that is not evil.
 * George Duck (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - a talking mallard duck who gained an ability to talk through an experiment.
 * The Outcasts, consisting of:
 * Spencer Hattitan (voiced by TBD) - a spider-like creature wearing a big hat who is the leader of the Outcasts.
 * Clyde (voiced by TBD) - a clown ghost who is the comic relief of the group.
 * Ssstan (voiced by TBD) - a snake ghost who has the ability to shed his skin to a skeleton and is the wise guy of the group. He gained the ability to speak after his death.
 * Cywolf (voiced by TBD) - a Cyclops-werewolf hybrid who can be rude to others, but even so, she still cares about them.
 * Eya (voiced by TBD) - a humanoid supernatural creature who doesn't talk, but laugh, cry, etc, has both of her eyes on each of her hand for some reason, and is very kind.
 * Fiery the Heatman (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) - a fire entity that Claire befriended with.
 * The S.N.D. Gang, consisting of:
 * Rot (voiced by Charlie Adler) - a red skinny demon who is the leader of the group.
 * Wasser (also voiced by Khary Payton) - TBD
 * Paige (also voiced by Cree Summer) - TBD
 * Jessica Muniz (voiced by Tara Strong) - an old friend of the Hempergers who lives in Brazil and quickly befriends Eric and Claire after being introduced to them.
 * Daniel (voiced by TBD) - a friend of Emily who is afraid of the dark, not because of the dark itself, but because of what's in there.
 * The Elemental Spirits, consisting of:
 * Mizu the Water Spirit (voiced by TBD) - a female water spirit who is the leader of the elemental spirits.
 * Kaze the Air Spirit (also voiced by Tara Strong) - a female air spirit who is Mizu's best friend and is the ditziest of the group by far.
 * Ki the Grass Spirit (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Yogan the Fire Spirit (voiced by Justin Roiland) - a male fire spirit who is ironically Mizu's love interest.
 * Doro the Ground Spirit (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a male overweight ground spirit who is the comic relief of the group.

Antagonists

 * Madame Freakshow (also voiced by Tress MacNeille) - a supernatural being who had a grudge against humans ever since her death and is the main antagonist of the show since Carnival Paranormal.
 * Zolf (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a zombie wolf who is a complete moron.
 * Spines (voiced by Jim Cummings) - a skeleton who gets easily annoyed, especially by Zolf.
 * Dolly (also voiced by Tara Strong) - TBD
 * Brody Malo (voiced by Sean Astin) - a fifteen-year old boy who bullies Eric, Claire, and their friends and was the main antagonist until Madame Freakshow replaced him as one.
 * Byron Devlin (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a fifteen-year old overweight boy who is Brody's best friend.
 * Darcy Hari (voiced by Catherine Taber) - a fifteen-year old girl who is Brody's girlfriend.
 * Kennedy Turpin (also voiced by Tom Kenny) - a fifteen-year old boy who is Brody's friend, though he is dumb and can be an annoyance to him.
 * Rekah (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - a mysterious person in a black hoodie who tried to break into the Hempergers' house
 * Herbert (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a hermit crab monster that Emily found and named. It looked like a normal hermit crab at first, but ended up growing up into its true form.
 * Christopher Tally (also voiced by Khary Payton) - a 15-year old athlete who tried to steal Melissa from Eric, but failed to win over her when Eric beats him in a basketball match.
 * Roger Roather (voiced by Dan Green) - TBD
 * David Poplawski/Llamy the Llama (voiced by Phil LaMarr) - a ghost of a man inside a llama costume who was once an actor of his show until he was kicked out.
 * The Cougarman (voiced by Travis Willingham) - a cougar-like humanoid who attempted to kidnap Eric and Claire and eat them.
 * Ms. Dolofonia (also voiced by Candi Milo) - a woman who escaped jail and became a substitute teacher in an attempt to kidnap and torture the students.
 * Elizabeth the Shadow Girl (voiced by Mariel Sheets) - a shadow girl who devours living things like people, especially children and teens.
 * Carly (also voiced by Tara Strong) - a creepy little girl who threatens people if she doesn't get her way and is usually seen smirking.
 * The Spooker (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) - TBD
 * Mortimer Marlin/The Musical Monster (voiced by ) - a monster who disguised as a music teacher to lure the students into the middle of a forest. He also appears to enjoy music, considering that his name is "Musical Monster".
 * Ant I. Toon's Cartoons, consisting of:
 * Vacko (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a parody of Yakko Warner who is the leader of the cartoons.
 * Makko (also voiced by Jess Harnell) - a parody of Wakko Warner.
 * Jot (also voiced by Tress MacNeille) - a parody of Dot Warner.
 * Rooby-Duude (voiced by Frank Welker) - TBD
 * Ben (voiced by Billy West) - TBD
 * Dippy the Dog (also voiced by Billy West) - TBD
 * Deceleration Dimetrodon the Burglar Beater (also voiced by Dan Green) - TBD
 * Chuckie Blue (voiced by Zach Callison) - TBD
 * Soupy (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - TBD
 * Dacy Van Belt (voiced by Ariel Winter) - TBD
 * Edward Lightwoman (also voiced by Patrick Warburton) - TBD
 * Lockear the Pirate Captain (also voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - TBD
 * The Red Elephant (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Boogie the Cat (non-speaking) - TBD
 * Benny Fly (also voiced by Jim Cummings) - TBD
 * Frog (also voiced by Jim Cummings) - TBD
 * Heart Ladybug (also voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - TBD
 * The Creeper (voiced by TBD) - a strange creature who once kidnapped Emily.
 * Shadowrinna (voiced by TBD) - a banshee who told Claire to do bad things, causing Claire to get in trouble.
 * The Cursed One (also voiced by Tom Kenny) - a tiny stickman from a cursed drawing that brings misfortune to anyone who comes across it.
 * Mystavros (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a minotaur who spends its life in a hidden part of a forest.
 * Arcadius the Technoghost (also voiced by Mark Hamill) - a techno-ghost who has been trapped in an arcade for a couple of decades.
 * The Kiss Fairy (voiced by TBD) - a fairy who keeps her magic and powers by possessing a random newly kissed person to drain them of their love until she has her magic again.
 * Richard Montez (voiced by ) - an outcast who's been humiliated and gets his revenge by pranking the entire school.
 * The Lizardman Tribe, consisting of:
 * Lycron (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Plaire (voiced by Tom Scharpling) - a wood-like creature who used his human disguise to enter the school and had people made friends with him, though it is revealed he is doing it to drain their soul in order to become stronger.
 * Jasmine (voiced by TBD) - an ugly woman who is a librarian and was a bully to Elsa McEdderson back when they were kids.

Episodes
See List of Eric and Claire episodes.

Crossovers
See The Cryptids, Eric, and Claire.

See Out of Normal Activity.

Graphic novel series
See Eric and Claire (graphic novel series).

Film
See Eric and Claire (film).

Spin-off
See Eric and Claire: Stories.

Critical response
This show has received generally favorable reviews from critics, while highly positive from viewers and fans alike. It received an 8.1/10 on IMDB, an 83 on Metacritic, and 3 out of 5 stars on Common Sense Media.

International titles

 * Spanish: Eric y Claire
 * French: Eric et Claire
 * Italian and Portuguese: Eric e Claire
 * German: Eric und Claire
 * Russian: Эрик и Клэр
 * Japanese: エリックとクレア
 * Korean: 에릭과 클레어
 * Greek: Eric και Claire
 * Cantonese: 埃里克和克萊爾
 * Norwegian: Eric og Claire
 * Finnish: Eric ja Claire
 * Swedish: Eric och Claire
 * Polish: Eric i Claire

Legacy
Dark Spirits and Me featured Hermit Crab Havoc in one scene.

A parody of Eric and Claire was shown in The Epic Candy Quest as a DVD case.

A Robot Chicken episode had a skit parodying Eric and Claire called Guy and Claire.

Rick and Morty: Show Invaders featured a parody of the show called Patrick and Clare.

Broadcast
The series first made its way on Cartoon Network on October 27, 2016.

In Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on November 2016.

(More coming soon...)

Merchandise
See List of Eric and Claire merchandise.

Mobile app
See Eric and Claire: G.R.U.B. Club.

Video game
See Eric and Claire: Monster Havoc.

Tropes and moments
Eric and Claire/Tropes

Easter eggs/cameos
This series features Easter eggs of various Cartoon Network cartoons. For example:
 * In Hermit Crab Havoc, while Claire was reading a book, a demon similar to Aku from Samurai Jack can be seen on one of the pages.
 * In the same episode, a clip of a Regular Show episode was briefly seen on the television.
 * In a flashback in Merry "Claire-Mas" and a Happy New Year!, kids similar to Robin Snyder, Mitch Mitchelson, Elmer Sglue, Harry Pitt and Mike Believe from The Powerpuff Girls were seen in the mall in Claire's flashback.
 * In George Duck, George shows Eric pictures of what he was doing after he escaped from the lab he was in. One of them showed Chupacabra chasing him, and Eric responds, "Wait... doesn't he look familiar?", referencing to The Cryptids and the crossover the show and Eric and Claire had.
 * In Return of the Spooker, a broken frame with the Grim Reaper from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy can be seen in a trash can.
 * In the same episode, there is another Billy and Mandy reference, where we see Claire try out what appears to be a costume of Billy.
 * In Ghost-Napped, dolls similar to Princess Bubblegum, Marceline and Flame Princess from Adventure Time were seen on the floor.
 * In Internet Screamer, an action figure resembling Zoko from Mythical can be briefly seen.

Trivia

 * Eric and Claire takes place in a fictional city of Strangon, Ohio.
 * The only characters who know about Claire actually being a ghost and not a regular human besides Eric are Brandon and Michael, but as time goes on, more people start finding out, for example:
 * Llamy the Llama in Llamy the Llama.
 * The Cougarman in The Cougarman of Strangon
 * The Cryptids, Dr. Turbo, and Angel the Bald Eagle in the crossover special, The Cryptids, Eric, and Claire.
 * Elizabeth in The New "Friend".
 * Madame Freakshow, her sidekicks, and the Spider Thing in Carnival Paranormal.
 * Emily McEdderson (though she forgot about it after being knocked out) also in Carnival Paranormal.
 * George Duck in George Duck.
 * Emily McEdderson (again; this time didn't end up forgetting about it) in Emily and Claire.
 * A bunch of baby humans in Truth or Dare, including the baby from Eric, Claire and Some Baby.
 * Melissa in The Kiss Fairy.
 * The S.N.D. Gang in The S.N.D. Gang.
 * The Musical Monster in The Anti-Claire Bunch.
 * Jessica in TBD.
 * The Woodson siblings, Tyler, TBD in Out of Normal Activity.
 * Madame Freakshow is claimed as Eric and Claire's arch-enemy starting from "Carnival Paranormal", though before that episode, it was Brody and his gang that were their main arch-enemies.
 * Darren Criss is a special guest star for his portrayal of The Music Monster from "High School Not-So Musical".
 * About a month later, another special guest star, "Weird Al" Yankovic, appeared to portray as Tiny.
 * There were rumors on the internet that unlike Season 1, Season 2 will become more gruesome, horrific and graphic, so much compared to a horror film, that it'll move from Cartoon Network to Adult Swim with TV-14 (or even TV-MA) episodes. However, the creator responded to the rumor saying it's false.
 * Dolofonia in Ms. Dolofonia's name is actually Greek for "Murder".
 * Christopher Tally went through some changes in the show. Originally, he was gonna be an anthropomorphic shark that was turned into one by Michael's experiment back when he was a human. Next, he was changed into an anthropomorphic bulldog. Then, he was changed into a human like he is now, but was originally gonna be one of Eric's friends and one of the main characters, but finally, he was changed into a recurring character and overall the main antagonist in The Chick for Christopher.
 * Eric McEdderson was originally gonna be named "Edward McEdderson" and the show was supposed to be called "Edward and Claire".
 * The character, Jason Badluckpants, was originally intended to be a real life antagonist until Craig decided that he fits more as a fictional character in Polly and Horsey.