LEGO Kids Adventures

LEGO Kids Adventures is an American animated television series created by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and produced by The LEGO Group and Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series features the voices of Justin Felbinger, Ariel Winter Lisa Ng, Martin Villafana, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Tara Strong. It premiered on June 17, 2019[1]following a preview of the first episode on DisneyNOW and YouTube three days earlier, and the show's first season concluded on July 18.

On May 15, 2019, a month before the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 11, 2020.[2][3] Ahead of the second season premiere, the series was renewed for a third season.[3]

Premise
The series chronicles the adventures of a self-centered 10-year-old girl named June Sparks.[4] After stealing a mysterious LEGO box on her birthday at the advice of her friend Sasha which was found by her other friend Marcy, June is magically transported into the LEGO universe, a magical fantastic universe full of anthropomorphic minifigures and dangerous supernatural monsters and aliens. When she landed in Minifigure Valley, she soon meets and befriends an adventurous 10-year-old frog named Rowan Brickowski who will guide her to be a true hero while discovering the first true friendship of her life as she lives with the Brickowski family.[5] In addition, she also discovers that Sasha has sided with the villainous Duplo Captain Hook.

In season two, June and the Brickowski family go on a road trip to the capital Sistopia to figure out the mystery of the Lego Box. While June reunites with Marcy, Sistopia's King Andrias secretly has plans for them as Diplomats Captain Hook and Sasha plan to invade Sistopia.

Main characters

 * June Sparks (voiced by Ariel Winter) - A 10-year-old human girl who originally resided on Earth until a magical chest known as the Lego Box transported her into the LEGO universe. She is a self-assured and fearless girl with the spirit of an adventurer. She is the heart and voice of reason of the three girls.
 * Rowan Brickowski (voiced by Justin Felbinger) - A 10-year-old adventurous and curious young minifigure boy who becomes June’s special best friend.
 * Emmet Joseph Brickowski and Lucy Brickowski (voiced by Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks) - Rowan and Unikitty’s traditional, strict, and overprotective parents.
 * Princess Unikitty of Cloud Cuckoo Land (voiced by Tara Strong) - Rowan’s pet unicorn car and adoptive sister and is outgoing and fearless . She loves adventure, monsters, and having fun with her family. Although she is sweet, she has the heart of an explorer.
 * Melissa Chase (voiced by Lisa Ng) - Rowan’s best friend.
 * Zack Underwood (voiced by Martina Villafana) - Rowan’s other best friend.

Bricksburg inhabitants

 * President Business (voiced by Will Ferrel) - A president who is the corrupt, rude, greedy, and arrogant mayor of Bricksburg City. He has a tendency to raise the taxes on anything. Despite his flaws, he can do something nice and even do the unexpected for the greater good.
 * Bad Cop/Good Cop (voiced by Liam Neeson) - A small frog who is Mayor Toadstool's loyal assistant.
 * Buck Leatherleaf (voiced by James Adomian) - The sheriff of Bricksburg who enforces the rules.
 * Walliam "One-Eyed Wally" Ribbiton (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) - A local town vagrant with one working eye and half a shoe on one foot who plays a caterpillar-shaped accordion. He comes from a rich family that resides in Brickavale, but wants to live the life of a vagrant
 * Sadie Croaker (voiced by Laila Berzins) - An old lady with a cataract in her left eye. She runs Croaker Dairy where she sells dairy products and has a pet dog named Archie.
 * Felicia Sundew (voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock) - The proprietor of "Felicia's Tea Shoppe" that sells food like tea and dung beetle scones. She is Ivy's mother and Sylvia's daughter.
 * Sylvia Sundew (voiced by Mona Marshall) - Felicia's mother, and Ivy's grandmother,
 * Ivy Sundew (voiced by Katie Crown) - Felicia's daughter, Sylvia's granddaughter, and Rowan's childhood friend and eventual crush.
 * Leopold Loggle (voiced by Brian Maillard) - An minidoll who is the town's wood-smith and is the proprietor of his woodcraft store. He used to be a metalsmith until an incident where he accidentally impaled his voice box causing him to have speaking issues where he says introducing adverbs and pausing before saying a negative ending word.
 * Albus Duckweed (voiced by Kevin McDonald) - A mini doll who is the local food critic. He also acts as a master of ceremonies at different events.
 * Stumpy (voiced by John DiMaggio) - The cook and proprietor of "Stumpy's Diner" with interchangeable prosthetic hands. His restaurant became a America-Brick fusion restaurant after he learns some recipes from June.
 * Mr. Flour (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - The baker and proprietor of "Flour & Daughters Bakery."
 * Maddie Flour (voiced by Jill Bartlett) - Mr. Flour's eerie yet understanding daughter and Rowan’s ex-fiancée who works at "Flour & Daughters Bakery."
 * Soggy Joe (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) - A minifigure survivalist and trucker. He is also the star of the "Wild Universe" shorts.
 * Tuti (voiced by April Winchell) - The town masseuse and part-time bounty hunter.
 * Chuck (voiced by Matt Braly) - A tulip farmer who can also fix houses fast and wears a hat that covers his eyes. He mostly says "I grow tulips."

Duplo Tower inhabitants

 * Duplo Captain Hook(voiced by Troy Baker) - An evil one-eyed Duplo who is the former ruler of Duplo Tower.
 * Sasha Waybright (voiced by Anna Akana) - June and Marcy's former human friend who was captured by Hook and eventually became his new lieutenant after she proved her prowess in battle. She is shown to be the most commanding and rebellious of the three girls, and was bossy and manipulative towards June back home. She was also the one who made June steal the LEGO Box that transported the trio into the LEGO universe in the first place, and turned into minifigures.
 * Bog (voiced by Darin De Paul) - A ruthless Duplo soldier and tax collector who wields a giant hammer. He and rest of Duplo army abandoned Hook after the destruction of Duplo Tower.
 * Fens (voiced by Winchell) - An aggressive female Duplo soldier who fights with a kanabō. She left Hook’s army along with the rest after Duplo Tower was destroyed.
 * Mire - A Duplo soldier in full body armor who doesn't speak and mostly growls. He left Hook’s army after Duplo Tower's destruction with the rest of the Duplo soldiers.
 * Percy (voiced by Matt Jones) - A friendly Duplo soldier who dreams of being a jester. In season 2, he and Braddock are the only Duplo soldiers left in Hook’s army who didn't abandon him.
 * Braddock (voiced by Kristen Johnston in Season 1, Winchell in Season 2) - A friendly female Duplo soldier who likes to garden and socialize. She and Percy are the only Duplo soldiers left in Hook’s army after the rest deserted him when Duplo Tower was destroyed.

Sistopia inhabitants

 * King Andrias Leviathan (voiced by Keith David) - A giant mini doll who is the king and ruler of the LEGO universe. While appearing to be a friendly ruler, he seems to be planning something big for which June and Marcy are a part of.
 * Marcy Wu (voiced by Haley Tju) - Sasha and June's other human friend who found the LEGO Box first in a shop on June’s birthday who was also teleported into the LEGO universe and turned into a minifigure. She serves as the brains of the trio, is an expert gamer, and has many clumsy moments. Upon arrival in LEGO Universe and being found by the inhabitants of Sistopia, Marcy serves Andrias as his close aide and chief ranger of the Sistopian Night Guard. A running gag is that her cape constantly catches on fire.
 * Queen Waterva Wa‘ Nabi  (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) - Andrias' royal wife and queen. She is often shown to be annoyed when Andrias uses mannerism that Marcy taught him.
 * General Mayhem (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz) - An aggressive mini doll who is Sistopia’s skilled warrior and general. She is so ruthless and bloodthirsty that she disposed her own army because they were slowing her down. She has a habit of introducing herself in a very flashy manner while announcing her full name and rank then boasting her achievements and titles she gained during her travels and exploits, though she gets annoyed people still don't know who she is after doing that.

Production
LEGO Kids Adventures was created by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, previously directors on The LEGO Movie and later producers on The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. According to his Twitter account, he had been working on the series for almost two years before being greenlit.

James Turner, a British illustrator most well known for his work on the Pokémon series of games (having created several Pokémon designs and worked as the art director for Pokémon Sword and Shield), provided artwork during the initial stages of the project.[9]

On February 19, 2018, Lego Kids Adventures was greenlit by Disney Channel.

On March 25, 2019, it was revealed that Ariel Winter would return to Disney as the voice of June Sparks.

On May 15, 2019, Disney Channel renewed LEGO Kids Adventures for a second season ahead of its premiere. Among the announced guest stars include George Takei, Flula Borg, Marlow Barkley, Mia & Ella Allan.[2][11]

Rough Draft Korea, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Saerom each provide animation, The animators work three-to-four months working on pre-production, with an episode taking about nine months to be complete.[8] 40 staff members at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California also worked on the series.[8]

On June 23, 2020, the show was renewed for a third season ahead of its second season premiere.[3]

The writing team for the series are three women, something Lord and Miller felt necessary due to the show centering on a young girl.[8]Storyboard artists are allowed to pitch their own ideas for an episode, a practice Lord and Miller took from his time at The LEGO Movie.

Music
T. J. Hill composed the score for the series.[12] During production on the series, Leslie Wolfhard, wife of storyboard artist Steve Wolfhard, pitched to the producers a song, which they ended up using in the season 1 episode "Taking Charge".[13] In July 23, 2020, Hill created a SoundCloud playlist featuring 10 tracks from the first season's score.[14] He announced the playlist on his Twitter account two days later.[15]

A song titled "It’s Gonna Be Awesome Every Day", performed by Celia Gray Westbook, was originally intended to serve as the series' theme song.[16] However, the song was later discarded in favor of an instrumental theme.[17] According to Lord and Miller, it was written due to orders from Disney, but he eventually convinced the studio to use an instrumental theme instead, as he disliked the song because he felt it didn't fit with neither the show nor its main character.[17]

Marketing
On July 19, 2018, during the The Curse of Molly McGee and d Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Disney released an early version of the intro for the series.[18]

On April 26, 2019, Disney FanFest released a music video for a vocal version of the opening theme titled ″Its Gonna Be Awesome Every Day″ performed by Celica Gray Westbrook[16] and a two-minute clip[19] during a livestream.[6] It was discussed to be used as the intro song.[20]

On May 14, 2019, Disney Channel released the trailer.[21]

On May 17, 2019, Disney Channel released the final version of the intro.[22]

LEGO Kids Adventures also included shorts, beginning with Young Girl in a Brick World. The shorts premiered on September 3, 2019.[23]

Season 2 (2020)
It was announced by D23 that four of the season's 20 episodes will be 22-minute specials.[47] One of the specials will be a Halloween episode, set to air in October.[48]

Young Girl in a Brick World (2019)
A series of shorts began airing depicting June encountering oddities in Lego Universe with the Brickowskis. All of the shorts were directed by Drew Applegate.[60][61][62]