Archibald's Next Big Thing

Archibald's Next Big Thing
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Created by	Tony Hale
Based on	Archibald's Next Big Thing by Tony Hale, Tony Biaggne and Victor Huckabee[1]
Developed by	Tony Hale Drew Champion Jacob Moffat
Directed by	Adam Gunn
Voices of	Tony Hale Adam Pally Chelsea Kane Jordan Fisher Kari Wahlgren Rosamund Pike
Narrated by	Rosamund Pike
Theme music composer	Distant Cousins
Composer	Matthew Janszen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tony Hale Eric Fogel (S2)
Running time	12 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) – March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
Network	Peacock
Release	February 18 (2021-02-18) – October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)

Archibald's Next Big Thing (known as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! starting in its third season) is an American animated sitcom created by Tony Hale for Netflix and Peacock. The plot revolves around Archibald Strutter, a positive chicken who often goes astray from home, but eventually always finds his way back home.^[1][2]

The series debuted on September 6, 2019, on Netflix. Its second season was released on March 20, 2020.

On January 26, 2021, a new series was announced, which saw the series move to Peacock and rebrand as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!, which premiered on February 18, 2021.^[3] The second season premiered on April 22, 2021,^[4] the third on July 15, 2021,^[5] and the fourth on October 14, 2021.^[6]

Voice cast

Main Voice Cast

• Tony Hale as Archibald^[7]
• Adam Pally as Sage, Archibald's older brother who enjoys the outdoors
• Chelsea Kane as Loy, Archibald's sister who likes inventing things and doing science^[7]
• Jordan Fisher as Finly, Archibald's brother who likes singing, dancing and art^[7]
• Kari Wahlgren as Bea, Archibald's best friend and sidekick^[7]
• Rosamund Pike as the Narrator^[7]

Recurring Voice Cast

• Kari Wahlgren as Murph, Cheryl, additional voices
• Roger Craig Smith as Cousin Ashley, Mayor Fowler, Brock, additional voices
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Ronald, Moe, Dave, additional voices
• Eric Bauza as Mikael, Nitro Ned, additional voices
• Casey Wilson as Wendi Powers, a reporter^[7]
• Matty Cardarople as Preston, a bird who works various jobs
• Chris Parnell as Dr. Fluffberg
• Gary Cole as Officer Jones
• Lauren Blumenfeld as Roxlyn, Archibald's unicorn pen pal
• Aaron LaPlante as Gorbit

Guest Voice Cast

• JP Karliak as Mr. Hackensack

Notable Guest Stars

• Christine Baranski as Madame Baroness, a glamorous singer
• "Weird Al" Yankovic as Jasper
• RuPaul as Jonathan Jagger, a fashion designer llama^[7]
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Claire the Astronaut Monkey who actually has a fear of space^[7]
• Adam Ray as Johnny Hawkstorm, an action movie star
• Joel McHale as Jean Pierre
• Taylor Trensch as Archibald's singing voice
• Jane Lynch as Dotty Culpepper
• Henry Winkler as Herman Sherman
• John O'Hurley as Dr. Eggleston
• Rachael Ray as the Krak-hen
• Justin Long as Mr. Skunkmeyer
• Ana Gasteyer as Mimsy
• Laraine Newman as Suzie

Episodes

Archibald's Next Big Thing

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	13		September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
2	13		March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)

Season 1 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Chicken at Sea"	Eric Fogel	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Keymaster"	Brian Hatfield	Eric Fogel
Chicken at Sea: Archibald hits the high seas to help out endangered turtles. The Keymaster: It's Archibald to the rescue when the citizens of Crackridge report a series of thefts.
2	2	"Best in Showbot"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Secret of Madame Baroness"	Steve Trenbirth	Julia Prescott
3	3	"The Oath of the Compass"	Brian Hatfield	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"Garbage Fruit"	Andrew Collins	Kevin Kramer
4	4	"Glide & Gobble"	Steve Trenbirth	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"Wheelie, No Hands"	Brian Hatfield	Eric Fogel
5	5	"The Missing Piece"	Steve Trenbirth	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Scotchman"	Andrew Collins	Julia Prescott
6	6	"Mountain Mayhem"	Brian Hatfield	Kevin Kramer	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Gator Spinner Max"	Andrew Collins	Jeff Trammel
7	7	"Dino-Can-Do"	Adam Gunn and Steve Trenbirth	Eric Fogel	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Big Bad Bug"	Brian Hatfield	Julia Prescott
8	8	"Stuck in Skates"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"Lawn Circles"
9	9	"Lights, Camera, Crackridge!"	Brian Hatfield	Eric Fogel	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"Karaoke Dokey"	Adam Gunn	Julia Prescott
10	10	"The Enchanted Mansion"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Shell Game"	Brian Hatfield	Jen Bardekoff
11	11	"Strutter Sitting"	Adam Gunn	Julia Prescott	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"Corny-O Chaos"	Brian Hatfield	Jen Bardekoff
12	12	"The Chicken Has Landed"	Andrew Collins	Eric Fogel	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Night of the Nibbler"	Adam Gunn	Bryan Belknap
13	13	"The Primrose Classic"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
		"The Blimpateers"	Brian Hatfield	Benjamin Lapides

Season 2 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"The Mall Walkers"	Adam Gunn	Kevin Kramer	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Treasured Tattoo"		Nicole Belisle
15	2	"The Compost Elf"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Meet Ya at the Stump"	Brian Hatfield	Katie Mattila, Drew Champion, Jacob Moffat, and Kevin Kramer
16	3	"A Taste of Crackridge"	Adam Gunn	Charlie Shoup	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"The Bird and The Bee"	Brian Hatfield	Eric Fogel
17	4	"Lake Ball Pit"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"The Poppy Corn Festival"	Adam Gunn	Nicole Belisle
18	5	"The Paperbirds"	Brian Hatfield	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Rock and Egg Roll"	Andrew Collins	Benjamin Lapides
19	6	"The Chair Museum"	Adam Gunn	Charlie Shoup	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"The Legend of Crackerfoot"	Brian Hatfield	Benjamin Lapides
20	7	"Baritone Tea"	Andrew Collins & Adam Gunn	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
In the first half hour episode, Archibald drinks all the Baritone tea on the eve of his brother's big concert.
21	8	"Déjà Flu"	Brian Hatfield	Jennifer Bardekoff	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Crackridge Live!"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat
22	9	"House of the Future"	Adam Gunn	Eric Fogel	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Dr. Buttersocks"	Brian Hatfield	Benjamin Lapides
23	10	"The Royal Strutters"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Impromptu Cruise"	Adam Gunn	Jennifer Bardekoff
24	11	"The Four Flamingos"	Brian Hatfield	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"The Roaring Rooster"	Andrew Collins	Benjamin Lapides
25	12	"Dang, I'm Rich!"	Adam Gunn	Kevin Kramer	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"Power Play"	Brian Hatfield	Jennifer Bardekoff
26	13	"Big Fun Town"	Adam Gunn	Jennifer Bardekoff and Benjamin Lapides	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
		"New Crackridge"	Andrew Collins	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat

Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
2	6		April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
3	6		July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
4	6		October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"A Tiny Problem"	Adam Smith	Charlie Shoup	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
		"Changing Lanes"	Steve Trenbirth	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat
2	2	"Switched!"	Derek Moore	Eric Fogel	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
		"Free-Range Chickens"	Adam Smith	Kevin Kramer
3	3	"The Fluffberg Method"	Derek Moore	Charlie Shoup	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
		"Singing Tele-Grammers"	Steve Trenbirth	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat
4	4	"Farewell General Sherwood"	Adam Smith	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
		"Zoom Boomer"	Steve Trenbirth	Noëlle Lara
5	5	"Egg's Day Out"	Adam Smith	Noëlle Lara	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
		"The Way of the Snake"	Steve Trenbirth	Charlie Shoup
6	6	"Castles and Caves"	Derek Moore	Eric Fogel Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
7	1	"Unpoppable"	Adam Smith	Haley Mancini	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"Slumber Party Hard"	Derek Moore	Noëlle Lara
8	2	"Maximum Overdue"	Steve Trenbirth	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"Gator's Giving"		Charlie Shoup
9	3	"Crazy Maze"	Adam Smith	Charlie Shoup	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"Super Sneaks"	Derek Moore	Noëlle Lara
10	4	"Robo Family"	Adam Smith	Charlie Shoup	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"The Phantom of Pointy Peak!"	Derek Moore	Benjamin Siemon
11	5	"The Tooth Pirate"	Steve Trenbirth	Noëlle Lara	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"Zups"		Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat
12	6	"A Star Is Hatched"	Adam Smith	Eric Fogel	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
		"Say Cheese"	Derek Moore	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat

Season 3 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
13	1	"Win a Day with Nitro Ned"	Steve Trenbirth	Charlie Shoup	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"Lil' Chickies"	Adam Smith	Noëlle Lara
14	2	"Something Old, Something New"	Derek Moore	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"The Ghoster"	Steve Trenbirth	Charlie Shoup
15	3	"The Saddle-Ridge Cup"	Adam Smith	Noëlle Lara	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"Mayor Brock"	Derek Moore	Ellie Guzman
16	4	"Skunked!"	Steve Trenbirth	Benjamin Siemon	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"Neighborhood Bird Watch"	Adam Smith	Nicole Belisle
17	5	"Tumbleweed Wrangler"	Derek Moore	Noëlle Lara	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"The Extreme Bean Machine"	Steve Trenbirth	Eric Fogel
18	6	"The Undeliverables"	Adam Smith	Charlie Shoup	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
		"Johnny Hawkstorm: Two Birds, One Stone"	Derek Moore	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat

Season 4 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
19	1	"See You Next Plursday"	Adam Smith	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
		"The Doppelganger"	Steve Trenbirth	Noëlle Lara
20	2	"8-Bit of Trouble"	Steve Trenbirth	Eric Fogel	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
		"Found Feathers"	Derek Moore	Charlie Shoup
21	3	"Primetime Wendi Powers"	Ben McLaughlin	Noëlle Lara	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
		"A Giant Problem"	Derek Moore	Ellie Guzman
22	4	"Earl Trappercorn"	Adam Smith	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
		"Queen Bea"	Steve Trenbirth	Charlie Shoup
23	5	"King of Camp"	Derek Moore	Noëlle Lara	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
		"Dancing Zombies"	Adam Smith	Charlie Shoup
24	6	"The Time Disrupter"	Steve Trenbirth	Eric Fogel	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
			Derek Moore	Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat

References

1. Milligan, Mercedes (July 24, 2019). "DreamWorks, Netflix Hatch Cast for Tony Hale's 'Archibald's Next Big Thing'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
2. Haring, Bruce (October 15, 2018). "DreamWorks Animation TV To Bow Three New Kids and Family Series On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
3. "Tony Hale's All-Star Animated Series "Archibald" Flocks to Peacock with a New Installment of DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here," Premiering February 18" (Press release). Peacock. January 26, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
4. "Adventures Abound on Peacock with an All-New Season of Tony Hale's Animated Series DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!," Premiering April 22" (Press release). Peacock. April 22, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
5. "ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE | Season 3 Trailer". YouTube. 17 June 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
6. "ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE | Season 4 Trailer". YouTube. 10 September 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
7. Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 24, 2019). "Tony Hale-Produced Animated Series 'Archibald's Next Big Thing' Sets Rosamund Pike, Adam Pally, Chelsea Kane, Jordan Fisher And Kari Wahlgren For Voice Cast".

External links

• Archibald's Next Big Thing at IMDb