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Toon City

Toon City is an American animated television series created by Kendall Tozer for Cartoon Network. The series is about a bunch of cartoon characters living in the fictional Toon City. The series premiered in 2023.

Created by: Kendall Tozer

Directed by:

Kendall Tozer

Emilia Roy

Faith Vaughn

Creative director: Kendall Tozer

Voices of: See characters list

Theme music composer: Kendall Tozer and Aiden Ray

Opening theme: “My Silly City” by Payton Crane, Kendall Tozer, and Aiden Ray

Ending theme: “My Silly City” (instrumental)

Composer: Aiden Ray

Country of origin: United States

Original language: English

No. of seasons: 1

No. of episodes: 26 (52 segments)

Executive producer: King Gill

Producer: Dominik Rasmussen

Running time: 22 minutes

Production companies: See company list

Original network: Cartoon Network

Picture format: HD

Audio format: Dolby

Original release: September 8, 2023-present

Plot:

More than 300 toons live in a giant city called Toon City. They do what average city people do: work, play, eat, sleep. But in this city, there’s also everything you’d expect in a cartoon: explosions, violence, crazy faces, talking animals, etc. They wouldn’t leave the city any day.

Episodes:

Season 1: 26 episodes, 52 segments

Production:

The idea was conceived by Kendall Tozer with the pilot. After many copyright cases and re-editing, she finally got it out to TV, and it was launched on Cartoon Network.

The show was greenlit for a second season, then a third, then a fourth, then a fifth.

Broadcast:

The show airs on Cartoon Network in the US, and on all of it’s international channels. It is also available on HBO Max.

Home media:

Regions: 1, 2, 3, 4

Set title: Livin’ in the City

Season: 1

Aspect ratio: 16:9

Episode count: 13

Time length: 286 minutes

Release date: December 8, 2023

Bonus features:

“Toy-Pocalypse” Voiceover Session

How to draw Bugs Bunny

How the show was developed

Toy-Pocalypse cast commentary

Toy-Pocalypse crew commentary

Show sneak peek

Theme song music video

Short: May I Take Your Order?

Previews

Set title: Toon Enough

Season: 1

Aspect ratio: 16:9

Episode count: 13

Time length: 286 minutes

Release date: May 2023

Bonus features:

Special voiceover session

Special cast commentary

Special crew commentary

Interview with Kendall Tozer

Behind the scenes

Theme song in ten different languages

Short: Get On In!

Previews

Reception:

Critical:

The show received positive reviews. Critics praised the animation, writing, music, heart, humor, and how a teenager managed to get her idea known. Critic Genesis Pace for USA Today called it a “masterpiece”, while Tamia Copeland for Common Sense Media said, “Kids, teens, and adults alike will love the humor and art of the show, and they’ll especially love seeing their favorite characters.” One critic, Rene Byrd for ToonNet, said that they think that “This could mark a major turnaround for Cartoon Network in it’s ratings.”.

The show has 24 LGBT+ characters, which most critics praised for having the show being “extremely diverse”. Of course, several protest groups and countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Poland, and Kenya disagreed, saying it was teaching children the wrong stuff. This got the show banned in said countries, until protests came along and led the show getting unbanned, with the episodes and scenes showing the characters in action with their LGBT+ mannerisms cut in those countries.

Ratings:

At first, the show’s ratings were abysmal, thanks to streaming being the main boss of today’s century, and many choosing to watch it when it later premiered on HBO Max. However, Cartoon Network started to promote a bit more, and the show’s ratings slowly increased, and while it’s still not as popular as it is on HBO Max, it’s now still very popular on TV as well.

Awards and nominations:

The show was nominated for the Kids Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon, but lost to SpongeBob SquarePants. It did, however, win a Daytime Emmy award and several smaller awards.

Other media:

Films:

The show was given a feature film, Toon City: The Movie, to be released in 2025 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Walt Disney Pictures, and Universal Pictures, and two television films: Toon City: Stuck in Time and Toon City: Superheroes Rule!.

Spin-off:

The show was given three spin-offs: Lola’s Diaries, Farm of Wackiness, and The Bowling Alley Cats.

Video games:

The show was given a video game: Toon City: Pixel City. The show has also had appearances in various Cartoon Network video games, mainly crossovers and racing ones.

Soundtracks:

Toon City has a soundtrack for every season, featuring songs and instrumental pieces, as well as the characters’ shows’ own theme songs.

Episodes:

Toon City Season 1 Episodes:

1- Toy-Pocalypse: The city geniuses struggle to survive during a “Toy-Pocalypse”. (premiered September 8, 2023)

2a- Frankie and Beans: Frankie starts her own band, Frankie and Beans. (Premieres September 15, 2023)

2b- Boys R Us: Lana wishes everyone was a boy, only to experience the side effects of the wish. (Premieres September 15, 2023)

3a- Night Clubhouse: Sputnik throws a slumber party with Halley, Candace, Lori, Leni, Courtney, Lindsay, Bridgette, Frankie, and Wendy, but mayhem ensues. (Premieres September 22, 2023)

3b- A Little Smile Longer: The Happy Hands Club (Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Leni, Luan, Happy, SpongeBob, Unikitty, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, and Cheer Bear) tries to give a grumpy Toon City the happiest day ever. (Premieres September 22, 2023) 4a- Pity Mayor: When Bugs is away, Daffy becomes the mayor of the city for the weekend. (Premieres September 29, 2023)

4b- Bunny Business Inc.: Bugs and Lola Bunny babysit Anais, Buster Baxter, Halley, Pink Bunny (from Chowder; I’ll call her Melanie since I forget her name), Max, Ruby, Miffy, Rebecca, Richard, Rosie, Robby, Buster Bunny, Babs, Yin, and Yang, but it’s chaotic caring for them all at once. (Premieres September 29, 2023)

5a- Side Lines: Several side characters: Clyde McBride, Sam Sharp, Sid, Irving, and Vanessa, form a side character hangout spot. (Premieres October 6, 2023)

5b- Spotlight Operator: Feeling jealous of Bugs earning all the attention, Daffy tries to outsmart him once and for all. (Premieres October 6, 2023)

6a- The Pointe Here: Lola, Dee Dee, Brianna, Lindsay Sweetwater, Sarah, Brianna’s Rival (since I forget her name, I’ll call her Dinah), Angelica, Sister Bear, Suzy Johnson, and Angelina get into a huge argument, and settle this with a dance competition. (Premieres October 13, 2023)

6b- Tooned In: A look at all the different TV channels Toon City has. (Premieres October 13, 2023)

7- Spooky Soul Candy: On Halloween night, Lucy, Gwen, Raven, Haiku, and Mavis pull spooky pranks, Candy Cat tries to get all the Halloween candy to herself, and Grim tries to make the Halloween teenage dance “ghostly” by stealing toons’ souls. (Premieres October 20, 2023)