Melvin the Magnificent

Melvin the Magnificent is an American black-comedy drama animated series that airs on Hulu. The series is a parody of many different children's books and features a parody of the famous Cat in the Hat as its main character. The series starts off more comedic but slowly adopts a more dramatic tone.

Synopsis
Melvin the Magnificent, a well-known and celebrated children's entertainer and movie star, tries to get back into the game when he realizes that nobody born in the modern day has heard of him.

Cast and Characters

 * Melvin the Magnificent (voiced by Jason Bateman) - The main protagonist of the series who is an anthropomorphic cat that used to be a beloved children's entertainer but has since become a has-been.
 * Kevin Rogerson (voiced by Charlie Day) -  Melvin's manager and best friend who can be rather selfish and does everything he can to make money. Despite this, he does enjoy Melvin's company.
 * Joseph Squakson (voiced by Nicholas Hoult) - Melvin's roommate who is a large anthropomorphic bird and who he has been living with since he semi-retired. Joseph isn't a big fan of Melvin and just wants to see him move out.
 * Katherine Michaelson (voiced by Eliza Taylor) - Melvin's ex-girlfriend who now lives in a small apartment. She is a more recent entertainer who Melvin is rather jealous of.
 * Mr. Dirtbag (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) - a mean and vicious hobo who lives in Melvin’s trash. He is a strange yellow creature and is not even trying to be comedic since he hates life.
 * Marvin the Marvelous (voiced by Stephen Amell) - a dog who is Melvin’s rival, And a far more well-known entertainer. He is currently dating Melvin's ex-girlfriend, Katherine.
 * CEO (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) - the CEO of KidsFun entertainment.

Episodes
Main article: List of Melvin the Magnificent episodes

Season One
The first season follows Melvin's attempts at trying to get back in the game while also dealing with problems in his personal life. It is rather episodic up until the end where it becomes more serialized.

Trivia

 * The series has a very large amount of continuity between episodes with even small things being remembered.