Big Group

Big Group is an American animated sitcom created by Alan Johnson for Cartoon Time!. The series is about 4 13-year-old kids named Daniel, Lucas, Eric and Kevin. (Yes! I know! A misleading title)

Since its debut on December 16, 1994, 596 episodes of Big Group have been broadcast. It is the longest running show on Cartoon Time!. A feature length film, Big Group The Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on December 13, 1999, it also made 2 sequels and its 3rd sequel will come out on May 22, 2022.

Trivia

 * "Who Stole The Gift" was the final episode to feature the 20th Century Fox Television logo at the end, starting with Season 27, the 20th Television logo will be used.
 * "The Idiotic Dinner" was the first episode to feature the 20th Television logo after 20th Century Fox Television was dissolved.
 * Show creator Alan Johnson also created other shows such as Creature Busters (for Cartoon Network), The Speaker (for Nickelodeon), Eviction Notice (for Disney Channel) and Elimination Tower (for YouTube).
 * Eviction Notice and Elimination Tower were made into Roblox Games
 * Alan Johnson also created shows for Cartoon Time! created Future Kid (if we exclude its move to Cartoon Network), The Frank Show and Camping Fun.
 * It has Easter Specials called "Easter of Fun", which is a parody of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror series but more family friendly.
 * There are one of the Big Group episodes that were rated TV-Y7, as Big Group is rated TV-PG-L.
 * Despite this, Easter of Fun IX was rated TV-PG-L
 * "Halloween 11" is the only episode in the series to air on a Monday, all of the episodes air on Fridays.
 * Alan Joh nson had passed away on August 1, 2021 at age 61 due to seizures, becoming the second Cartoon Time! show creator to pass away, after Jerry Slater, the creator of Luke and Friends, on December 12, 2018, at age 65.

Rating
The show is rated TV-PG-L and TV-Y7 for some episodes.

Sex & Nudity

 * Some characters are barely seen naked.

Violence

 * Some beating up that are played for laughs.
 * Speaking of beating up, There are also some nose bleeding.

Mild Language

 * Uses of crap, sucks, lord, hell, etc.
 * Name calling: "Idiot", "stupid", "crazy", "moron", "jerk", "dumb", "insane", "pervert", "punk", "brat", "dork", "fat", "maniac", "coward", "fool", "twit", "dimwit", "nitwit", etc.
 * In "Poopy Mouth", 25 bleeped uses of "fuck" were used.
 * In "Cowards and Crossings", Daniel says the word "sexy".
 * Recommended MPAA Rating: TV-14 for mild language.

Drugs

 * Some characters drink beer or alcohol.
 * Some characters smoke cigarettes.
 * Since the Disney Acquisition, Big Group will no longer feature smoking due to Disney's ban of smoking.
 * Pretty mild for a kids show.

Intense Scenes

 * Daniel can be very rude.

Big Group The Movie
The Boys The Movie is a 1999 American animated comedy action film based on Big Group. The film was released on December 13, 1999 by Cartoon Time! Movies, Saw Productions and 20th Century Fox.

The film is rated PG for mild violence, language and rude humor

The film received positive reviews from critics, received 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box office success.

Big Group The Movie 2: Back in Extra
Big Group The Movie 2: Back in Extra is a 2003 American animated science-fiction comedy film based on Big Group and a sequel to 1999's Big Group The Movie. The film was released on December 16, 2003 by Cartoon Time! Movies, Saw Productions and 20th Century Fox.

The film is rated PG for mild sci-fi action, language and rude humor.

The film received positive reviews from critics, received 66% on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box office success. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards, losing to Finding Nemo

Big Group The Movie 3: The Escape From Town
Big Group The Movie 3: The Escape From Town is a 2012 American animated science-fiction comedy western film based on Big Group and a sequel to 2003's Big Group The Movie 2: Back In Extra. It is the third installment in the Big Group film series. The film was released on May 25, 2012 by Cartoon Time! Movies, Saw Productions and 20th Century Fox.

The film is rated PG for mild sci-fi action, language and rude humor.

Unlike its predecessors, the film received negative reviews from critics and received 33% on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box office disappointment. It is currently the lowest grossing film in the franchise.

Big Group The Movie 4: The Daniel Awakens
Big Group The Movie 4: The Daniel Awakens is an upcoming 2022 American animated science-fiction comedy film based on Big Group and a sequel to 2012's Big Group The Movie 3: The Escape From Town. It will be the fourth installment in the Big Group film series. The film is scheduled to be released on May 22, 2022 by Cartoon Time! Movies, Saw Productions and 20th Century Studios.

Reception
Overall, Big Group has received widespread critical acclaim from critics and fans for its humor, animation, pop culture references, heart and action, which critics noted simultaneously catered to both adults and children.

Seasons 1-7 (1994-2001) have been highly praised.

Seasons 8-10 (2001-2004) have received positive reviews.

Seasons 11 and 15 (2004-2005, 2008-2009) have received mixed reviews, with many fans calling Season 11 and the second half of Season 10 as the seasons when the show would gradually decline before getting worse from Season 12-14.

Seasons 12 and 14 (2005-2006, 2007-2008) have received negative reviews. Many fans considered Season 14 to have the worst animation in the series

Season 13 (2006-2007) was panned from fans and critics, many calling it the worst season in the entire series.

Season 16 and onward (2009-present) have received positive reviews, the animation had greatly improved, the show transitioned to 1080i widescreen format and it's humor became more wackier.

Season Runs

 * 1) Season 1 (1994-1995)
 * 2) Season 2 (1995-1996)
 * 3) Season 3 (1996-1997)
 * 4) Season 4 (1997-1998)
 * 5) Season 5 (1998-1999)
 * 6) Season 6 (1999-2000)
 * 7) Season 7 (2000-2001)
 * 8) Season 8 (2001-2002)
 * 9) Season 9 (2002-2003)
 * 10) Season 10 (2003-2004)
 * 11) Season 11 (2004-2005)
 * 12) Season 12 (2005-2006)
 * 13) Season 13 (2006-2007)
 * 14) Season 14 (2007-2008)
 * 15) Season 15 (2008-2009)
 * 16) Season 16 (2009-2010)
 * 17) Season 17 (2010-2011)
 * 18) Season 18 (2011-2012)
 * 19) Season 19 (2012-2013)
 * 20) Season 20 (2013-2014)
 * 21) Season 21 (2014-2015)
 * 22) Season 22 (2015-2016)
 * 23) Season 23 (2016-2017)
 * 24) Season 24 (2017-2018)
 * 25) Season 25 (2018-2019)
 * 26) Season 26 (2019-2020)
 * 27) Season 27 (2020-2021)
 * 28) Season 28 (2021-2022)