Melvin and Ronnie

Melvin and Ronnie is an American animated slaptick comedy series created by writer Bill Burnett and animator Eric Goldberg, produced by Sony Cartoon Studios and Rough Draft Studios (animation). The series premiered Friday, September 7, 2018 on Discovery Family.

Plot
The series follows the misadventures of 14-year old genius Robbie with his little 10-year old brother, Melvin.

Main

 * Ronnie Anderson (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - A 14-year old boy genius.
 * Melvin Anderson (voiced by Tara Strong) - A 10-year old boy who is Ronnie's little brother.
 * Rachel (voiced by ) - Ronnie's best friend/on-and-off girlfriend.
 * Maya (voiced by Amy Poehler) - Melvin's best friend/on-and-off girlfriend.
 * Charles 'Charlie' Anderson (voiced by Adam Carolla) - Ronnie and Melvin's temperamental single father. Despite his anger, he has a soft spot for his boys and loves them equally. His voice is similar to Spanky Ham from Comedy Central's Drawn Together. His origins were revealed in the episode "The Origins of Charlie Anderson", where he was in his early 20's as a fast eater before he met up with his wife Deliah.

Supporting

 * Deliah Anderson (voiced by April Stewart) - The deceased wife of Charlie and mother of Ronnie and Melvin. She died when Ronnie was 7 and Melvin was 5.

Main voices

 * James Arnold Taylor
 * Tara Strong
 * Rachel Ramras
 * Amy Poehler
 * Adam Carolla

Additional voices

 * Candi Milo
 * Tom Kenny
 * Jim Cummings
 * Charlie Adler
 * Andrea Martin
 * Rob Paulsen
 * Tress MacNeille
 * Cree Summer
 * Jack McBrayer
 * Seth MacFarlane
 * Jess Harnell
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Paul Rugg
 * Trey Parker
 * Matt Stone
 * April Stewart

Episodes
See /Episodes.

Tropes
See /Tropes.

Development
Ten years ago in 2008, Bill Burnett (co-creator of ChalkZone) and Eric Goldberg (animator at Disney and Warner Bros.) pitched a new series over to Discovery Kids. A pilot was made and the show didn't get picked up until ten years later.