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{{Short description|American adult animated sitcom}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Mr. Pickles
| image = Mr. Pickles.png
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| genre = {{unbulleted list|[[Animated sitcom]]|[[Black comedy]]|[[Comedy horror]]|[[Splatter film|Splatter]]}}
| genre = {{unbulleted list|[[Adult animation]]|[[Black comedy]]|[[Comedy horror]]|[[Splatter film|Splatter]]}}
| creator = Will Carsola<br />Dave Stewart
| creator = Will Carsola<br />Dave Stewart
| writer = Will Carsola<br />Dave Stewart<br />Sean Conroy
| writer = Will Carsola<br />Dave Stewart<br />Sean Conroy
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| runtime = 11 minutes
| runtime = 11 minutes
| company = {{unbulleted list|HotHouse Productions|Day by Day Productions|[[Williams Street]]}}
| company = {{unbulleted list|HotHouse Productions|Day by Day Productions|[[Williams Street]]}}
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]
| released = {{Start date|2013|08|25}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2014|09|21}}
| picture_format = [[1080p]] ([[16:9]] [[HDTV]])
| audio_format = Stereo
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2019|11|18}}
| released = {{start date|2014}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Momma Named Me Sheriff]]''
| first_aired = '''Pilot''':<br />{{Start date|2013|08|25}}<br />'''Official''':<br />{{Start date|2014|09|21}}
}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2019|11|18}}
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = ''[[Momma Named Me Sheriff]]''
| related =
| network = [[Adult Swim]]
| network = [[Adult Swim]]
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'''''Mr. Pickles''''' is an American [[Adult animation|adult animated]] [[sitcom]] created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart for [[Adult Swim]]. The series revolves around the Goodman family, especially their 6-year-old son named Tommy and the family's [[Border Collie|border collie]] [[dog]], the [[demon]]ic Mr. Pickles. The series aired from September 21, 2014 to November 18, 2019.<ref name="twitter" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/07/08/adult-swim-goes-animation-overload-new-season-pick-ups-and|title = Adult Swim Goes into Animation Overload with New Season Pick-Ups and Return of Squidbillies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Pickles Season Four Premiere|url=https://www.facebook.com/adultswim/photos/a.139630261744/10157453814091745/?type=3&theater|website=Facebook|access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref>
'''''Mr. Pickles''''' is an American [[Adult animation|adult animated]] [[horror comedy]] [[Slasher film|slasher]] series created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart for [[Adult Swim]]. The series revolves around the Goodman family, especially their 6-year-old son named Tommy and the family's [[Border Collie|border collie]] dog, the satanic [[List of Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff characters|Mr. Pickles]]. The series aired from September 21, 2014, to November 18, 2019.<ref name="twitter" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/07/08/adult-swim-goes-animation-overload-new-season-pick-ups-and|title = Adult Swim Goes into Animation Overload with New Season Pick-Ups and Return of Squidbillies| date=August 19, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Pickles Season Four Premiere|url=https://www.facebook.com/adultswim/photos/a.139630261744/10157453814091745/?type=3&theater|website=Facebook|access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref>


The first episode of season 4 was a surprise series finale, replacing the show with a new spin-off series titled ''[[Momma Named Me Sheriff]]''.<ref>Momma Named Me Sheriff - Adult Swim {{cite web|title=Momma Named Me Sheriff|url= https://www.adultswim.com/videos/momma-named-me-sheriff}}</ref>
The first episode of season 4 was a surprise series finale, replacing the show with a new spin-off series titled ''[[Momma Named Me Sheriff]]''.<ref>Momma Named Me Sheriff - Adult Swim {{cite web|title=Momma Named Me Sheriff|url= https://www.adultswim.com/videos/momma-named-me-sheriff}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
In the small, old-fashioned community of Old Town, the Goodman family and their innocent and dimwitted 6-year-old son Tommy have a satanic [[border collie]] [[dog]] named Mr. Pickles. The two spend their days romping around Old Town, while unknown to Tommy, the family or anyone Mr. Pickles tolerates – except for Tommy's grandfather – Mr. Pickles secretly slips away to kill and [[Mutilation|mutilate]] his countless victims. Mr. Pickles will often reassemble and [[Resurrection|resurrect]] his victims which then reside in his underground lair and do his bidding. Through his [[evil]], murderous rampage against those that threaten his boy, get in his way or annoy him, Mr. Pickles brings some order to Old Town, which is otherwise riddled with crime in the face of the dimwitted [[sheriff]].
In the small, old-fashioned community of Old Town, the Goodman family and their innocent and dimwitted 6-year-old son Tommy have a satanic [[border collie]] dog named Mr. Pickles. The two spend their days romping around Old Town, while unknown to Tommy, the family or anyone except for Tommy's grandfather – Mr. Pickles secretly slips away to kill and mutilate his countless victims. Mr. Pickles will often reassemble and resurrect his victims which then reside in his underground lair and do his bidding. Through his evil, murderous rampage against those that threaten his boy, get in his way or annoy him, Mr. Pickles brings some order to Old Town, which is otherwise riddled with crime in the face of the dimwitted [[sheriff]].


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Brooke Shields]] as Beverly Goodman
* [[Brooke Shields]] as Beverly Goodman
* [[Jay Johnston]] as Stanley Goodman
* [[Jay Johnston]] as Stanley Goodman
* [[Frank Collison]] as Henry Gobbleblobber, Mr. Bojenkins (Season 1-2)
* [[Frank Collison]] as Henry Gobbleblobber, Mr. Bojenkins (Season 1–2)
* Will Carsola as Sheriff, Boss, and Deer Hunter #1
* Will Carsola as Sheriff, Boss, and Deer Hunter #1
* [[Alex Désert]] as Mr. Bojenkins (Season 3, finale)
* [[Alex Désert]] as Mr. Bojenkins (Season 3, finale)


'''Additional voices'''
'''Additional voices'''
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* [[Joey Lauren Adams]] as The Girl
* [[Joey Lauren Adams]] as The Girl
* [[Pamela Adlon]] as Mary
* [[Pamela Adlon]] as Mary
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* [[Frank Vincent]] as Jon Gabagooli
* [[Frank Vincent]] as Jon Gabagooli
* [[John Waters]] as Dr. Kelton
* [[John Waters]] as Dr. Kelton
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as Vegan Member
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as Vegan Muslim
* [[Rob Zombie]] as Vegan Cult Leader
* [[Rob Zombie]] as Ordutheus
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==Production==
==Production==
The series, which is [[Flash animation|animated using Adobe Flash]],<ref name="Simpson 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.coldhardflash.com/2014/03/adult-swims-mr-pickles-pilot.html | title=Adult Swim's ''Mr. Pickles'' Pilot | work=Cold Hard Flash | date=March 24, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Simpson | first=Aaron | author-link=Aaron Simpson (producer) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702140947/http://www.coldhardflash.com/about | archive-date=July 2, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> was created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart – known for ''[[Funny or Die Presents]]'' – and executive-produced by Will Carsola, Dave Stewart, and Michael J. Rizzo.<ref name="Milligan 2014">{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/adult-swim-premiering-mr-pickles-september-21/ | title=Adult Swim Premiering ''Mr. Pickles'' September 21 | work=Animation Magazine | date=July 30, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Milligan | first=Mercedes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805061942/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/adult-swim-premiering-mr-pickles-september-21/ | archive-date=August 5, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The series was one of several shows pitched to [[Adult Swim]], according to the creators, who also operate under the name "Day by Day". Stewart recalled promoting it as a "one-line sentence", while Carsola remembered that it derived from a "write-off" session, where the two present ideas to each other in the form of scribbles for their amusement. Carsola explained that ideas in this process are released from the pressure "of them being good", occasionally finding "one that sticks".<ref name="Kutner 2014">{{cite web | url=http://rvamag.com/articles/full/23166/rva-born-day-by-day-premieres-the-terrifying-mr-pickles-on-adult-swim-brooke | title=RVA Born Day by Day Premieres the Terrifying ''Mr. Pickles'' on Adult Swim, Brooke Shields Lends Voice | work=RVA Magazine | date=April 1, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Kutner | first=Brad | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708213659/http://rvamag.com/articles/full/23166/rva-born-day-by-day-premieres-the-terrifying-mr-pickles-on-adult-swim-brooke | archive-date=July 8, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> They later explained at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] that the idea was based on ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', but has become "more of its own thing since then."<ref name="Begley 2014">{{cite web | url=http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/08/17/sdcc-adult-swims-mr-pickles-is-the-touching-story-of-a-boy-and-his-evil-dog/ | title=SDCC&nbsp;– Adult Swim's ''Mr. Pickles'' Is the Touching Story of a Boy and His Evil Dog | publisher=Comic Book Resources | work=Spinoff Online | date=August 17, 2014 | access-date=August 18, 2014 | last=Begley | first=Jim | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819100735/http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/08/17/sdcc-adult-swims-mr-pickles-is-the-touching-story-of-a-boy-and-his-evil-dog/ | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The series, which is [[Flash animation|animated using Adobe Flash]],<ref name="Simpson 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.coldhardflash.com/2014/03/adult-swims-mr-pickles-pilot.html | title=Adult Swim's ''Mr. Pickles'' Pilot | work=Cold Hard Flash | date=March 24, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Simpson | first=Aaron | author-link=Aaron Simpson (producer) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702140947/http://www.coldhardflash.com/about | archive-date=July 2, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> was created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart – known for ''[[Funny or Die Presents]]'' – and executive-produced by Will Carsola, Dave Stewart, and Michael J. Rizzo.<ref name="Milligan 2014">{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/adult-swim-premiering-mr-pickles-september-21/ | title=Adult Swim Premiering ''Mr. Pickles'' September 21 | work=Animation Magazine | date=July 30, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Milligan | first=Mercedes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805061942/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/adult-swim-premiering-mr-pickles-september-21/ | archive-date=August 5, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The series was one of several shows pitched to [[Adult Swim]], according to the creators, who also operate under the name "Day by Day". Stewart recalled promoting it as a "one-line sentence", while Carsola remembered that it derived from a "write-off" session, where the two present ideas to each other in the form of scribbles for their amusement. Carsola explained that ideas in this process are released from the pressure "of them being good", occasionally finding "one that sticks".<ref name="Kutner 2014">{{cite web | url=http://rvamag.com/articles/full/23166/rva-born-day-by-day-premieres-the-terrifying-mr-pickles-on-adult-swim-brooke | title=RVA Born Day by Day Premieres the Terrifying ''Mr. Pickles'' on Adult Swim, Brooke Shields Lends Voice | work=RVA Magazine | date=April 1, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last=Kutner | first=Brad | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708213659/http://rvamag.com/articles/full/23166/rva-born-day-by-day-premieres-the-terrifying-mr-pickles-on-adult-swim-brooke | archive-date=July 8, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> They later explained at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] that the idea was based on ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', but has become "more of its own thing since then."<ref name="Begley 2014">{{cite web | url=http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/08/17/sdcc-adult-swims-mr-pickles-is-the-touching-story-of-a-boy-and-his-evil-dog/ | title=SDCC&nbsp;– Adult Swim's ''Mr. Pickles'' Is the Touching Story of a Boy and His Evil Dog | publisher=Comic Book Resources | work=Spinoff Online | date=August 17, 2014 | access-date=August 18, 2014 | last=Begley | first=Jim | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819100735/http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/08/17/sdcc-adult-swims-mr-pickles-is-the-touching-story-of-a-boy-and-his-evil-dog/ | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>


Stewart's own female [[Australian Cattle Dog]]<ref name="Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013">{{cite web | at=See video; 0:20–0:25, 6:00–6:50 | url=http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/07/28/sdcc-2013-press-roundtable-interview-series-mr-pickles-king-star-king-superjail-comic-con/ | title=SDCC 2013 Press Roundtable Interview Series: ''Mr. Pickles'', ''King Star King'', and ''Superjail!'' | publisher=Scissor Press | work=Verbicide | date=July 28, 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last1=Zargari | first1=Shahab | last2=Brunty | first2=Ryan | last3=Davis | first3=Ryan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053129/http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/07/28/sdcc-2013-press-roundtable-interview-series-mr-pickles-king-star-king-superjail-comic-con/ | archive-date=August 8, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> served as inspiration for the animators on the character of Mr. Pickles.<ref name="Begley 2014" /> Stewart even pointed out similarities between her and the main character, and jokingly called her "Ms. Pickles".<ref name="Begley 2014" /> Animation director Mike L. Mayfield recorded Stewart's dog playing around on video, with animators using the resulting footage as a basis for the character's movements.<ref name="Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013" /> Its setting is roughly based on [[Richmond, Virginia]], where the creators started out in entertainment before moving to Los Angeles.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> The creators are given creative freedom by the network, with Stewart explaining the notes received by them as "minimal", much to their surprise.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> The creators observed some inconsistencies as to what is considered unacceptable, but try not to question it and compromise instead.<ref name="Begley 2014" />
Stewart's own female [[Australian Cattle Dog]]<ref name="Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013">{{cite web | at=See video; 0:20–0:25, 6:00–6:50 | url=http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/07/28/sdcc-2013-press-roundtable-interview-series-mr-pickles-king-star-king-superjail-comic-con/ | title=SDCC 2013 Press Roundtable Interview Series: ''Mr. Pickles'', ''King Star King'', and ''Superjail!'' | publisher=Scissor Press | work=Verbicide | date=July 28, 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | last1=Zargari | first1=Shahab | last2=Brunty | first2=Ryan | last3=Davis | first3=Ryan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053129/http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/07/28/sdcc-2013-press-roundtable-interview-series-mr-pickles-king-star-king-superjail-comic-con/ | archive-date=August 8, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> served as inspiration for the animators on the character of Mr. Pickles.<ref name="Begley 2014" /> Stewart even pointed out similarities between her and the main character, and jokingly called her "Ms. Pickles".<ref name="Begley 2014" /> Animation director Mike L. Mayfield recorded Stewart's dog playing around on video, with animators using the resulting footage as a basis for the character's movements.<ref name="Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013" /> Its setting is roughly based on [[Richmond, Virginia]], where the creators started out in entertainment before moving to Los Angeles.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> The creators are given creative freedom by the network, with Stewart explaining the notes received by them as "minimal", much to their surprise.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> The creators observed some inconsistencies as to what is considered unacceptable, but try not to question it and compromise instead.<ref name="Begley 2014" />
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==Broadcast and reception==
==Broadcast and reception==
The series was picked up for ten quarter-hour episodes for its first season,{{sfn|Zargari|Brunty|Davis|2013|loc=7:10–7:20}} premiering on the network on September 21, 2014 following the ninth-season premiere of ''[[Squidbillies]]''.<ref name="Milligan 2014" /> In July 2013, the [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] was released online as part of a presentation of in-development shows for the network, partnered with [[KFC]]; viewers could vote for their favorite pilot, with the winner being broadcast on August 26, 2013.<ref name="KFC 2013">{{cite web | url=http://www.kfc.com/about/news/2013/072313.asp | title='Like a Slap to Your Taste Buds': KFC Gives Bite-Sized Chicken a Hot and Spicy Kick | publisher=KFC | date=July 23, 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428122753/http://www.kfc.com/about/news/2013/072313.asp | archive-date=April 28, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Adult Swim2013b">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/mr_pickles.html | title=Adult Swim Pilots&nbsp;– ''Mr. Pickles'' | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=July 2013 | access-date=May 25, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231545/http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/mr_pickles.html | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The series lost to ''Übermansion'', a [[Stoopid Monkey|Stoopid Buddy Stoodios]] production, although the presentation as a whole won an Internet Advertising Campaign Award in 2014 for "Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign".<ref name="Adult Swim2013a">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/ | title=Adult Swim Pilots | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=July 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102926/http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/ | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Internet Advertising Competition 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.iacaward.org/iac/winner.asp?eid=13293 | title=Adult Swim & KFC Wins 2014 Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign Internet Advertising Award for Adult Swim Pilots | publisher=The Web Marketing Association | work=Internet Advertising Competition | date=April 8, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527213338/http://www.iacaward.org/iac/winner.asp?eid=13293 | archive-date=May 27, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The pilot was later published on the network's website on January 23, 2014,<ref name="Adult Swim 2014">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/pilots/mr-pickles.html | title=''Mr. Pickles'' | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=January 23, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085523/http://video.adultswim.com/pilots/mr-pickles.html | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> and on [[YouTube]] on March 10 of the same year, becoming [[viral video|viral]] with over 700,000 views after roughly a month later.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> A second season was mentioned at the 2014 Comic-Con.<ref name="Begley 2014" />
The series was picked up for ten quarter-hour episodes for its first season,{{sfn|Zargari|Brunty|Davis|2013|loc=7:10–7:20}} premiering on the network on September 21, 2014, following the ninth-season premiere of ''[[Squidbillies]]''.<ref name="Milligan 2014" /> In July 2013, the [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] was released online as part of a presentation of in-development shows for the network, partnered with [[KFC]]; viewers could vote for their favorite pilot, with the winner being broadcast on August 26, 2013.<ref name="KFC 2013">{{cite web | url=http://www.kfc.com/about/news/2013/072313.asp | title='Like a Slap to Your Taste Buds': KFC Gives Bite-Sized Chicken a Hot and Spicy Kick | publisher=KFC | date=July 23, 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428122753/http://www.kfc.com/about/news/2013/072313.asp | archive-date=April 28, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Adult Swim2013b">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/mr_pickles.html | title=Adult Swim Pilots&nbsp;– ''Mr. Pickles'' | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=July 2013 | access-date=May 25, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231545/http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/mr_pickles.html | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The series lost to ''Übermansion'', a [[Stoopid Monkey|Stoopid Buddy Stoodios]] production, although the presentation as a whole won an Internet Advertising Campaign Award in 2014 for "Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign".<ref name="Adult Swim2013a">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/ | title=Adult Swim Pilots | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=July 2013 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102926/http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201307_pilots/ | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Internet Advertising Competition 2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.iacaward.org/iac/winner.asp?eid=13293 | title=Adult Swim & KFC Wins 2014 Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign Internet Advertising Award for Adult Swim Pilots | publisher=The Web Marketing Association | work=Internet Advertising Competition | date=April 8, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527213338/http://www.iacaward.org/iac/winner.asp?eid=13293 | archive-date=May 27, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The pilot was later published on the network's website on January 23, 2014,<ref name="Adult Swim 2014">{{cite web | url=http://video.adultswim.com/pilots/mr-pickles.html | title=''Mr. Pickles'' | publisher=Turner Broadcasting System | work=Adult Swim | date=January 23, 2014 | access-date=August 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085523/http://video.adultswim.com/pilots/mr-pickles.html | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> and on [[YouTube]] on March 10 of the same year, becoming [[viral video|viral]] with over 700,000 views after roughly a month later.<ref name="Kutner 2014" /> A second season was mentioned at the 2014 Comic-Con.<ref name="Begley 2014" />


[[Aaron Simpson (producer)|Aaron Simpson]] of ''Cold Hard Flash'' called the series an amalgamation of ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' and ''[[Superjail!]]'', while observing some social commentary "to ensure this is more than just a multi-episodic sketch."<ref name="Simpson 2014" /> Mike Hale of ''[[The New York Times]]'' labeled it "the less tasteful but more mainstream" counterpart to ''[[Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories]]'', another addition to the network.<ref name="Hale 2014">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/arts/television/mr-pickles-and-a-new-tim-eric-show-on-adult-swim.html | title=A Devil Dog Tears into People, and Other Tales | work=New York Times | date=September 18, 2014 | access-date=September 19, 2014 | last= Hale |first= Mike | page=C3}}</ref> He wrote that the show was "more grisly than funny," but predicted it to have a cult following and that Shields' voice would add "surreal-pop-culture cachet".<ref name="Hale 2014" />
[[Aaron Simpson (producer)|Aaron Simpson]] of ''Cold Hard Flash'' called the series an amalgamation of ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' and ''[[Superjail!]]'', while observing some social commentary "to ensure this is more than just a multi-episodic sketch."<ref name="Simpson 2014" /> Mike Hale of ''[[The New York Times]]'' labeled it "the less tasteful but more mainstream" counterpart to ''[[Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories]]'', another addition to the network.<ref name="Hale 2014">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/arts/television/mr-pickles-and-a-new-tim-eric-show-on-adult-swim.html | title=A Devil Dog Tears into People, and Other Tales | work=New York Times | date=September 18, 2014 | access-date=September 19, 2014 | last= Hale |first= Mike | page=C3}}</ref> He wrote that the show was "more grisly than funny," but predicted it to have a cult following and that Shields' voice would add "surreal-pop-culture cachet".<ref name="Hale 2014" />


In [[Australia]], the series premiered on August 3, 2015 on [[The Comedy Channel]],<ref name="Aug3Fox">{{cite web|publisher=The Green Room |first=Charles|last=Purcell|url=http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/New-this-week-Aug-3-Rogue-Jonathan-Strange-Bitten-7-Days-In-Hell/ba-p/85240|title=New this week (Aug 3): Rogue, Jonathan Strange, Bitten, 7 Days in Hell and live sport|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730104035/http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/New-this-week-Aug-3-Rogue-Jonathan-Strange-Bitten-7-Days-In-Hell/ba-p/85240}}</ref> and then moved to the free to air [[Adult Swim (Australian TV programming block)|Adult Swim block]] on [[9Go!]]
In [[Australia]], the series premiered on August 3, 2015, on [[The Comedy Channel]],<ref name="Aug3Fox">{{cite web|publisher=The Green Room |first=Charles|last=Purcell|url=http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/New-this-week-Aug-3-Rogue-Jonathan-Strange-Bitten-7-Days-In-Hell/ba-p/85240|title=New this week (Aug 3): Rogue, Jonathan Strange, Bitten, 7 Days in Hell and live sport|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730104035/http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/New-this-week-Aug-3-Rogue-Jonathan-Strange-Bitten-7-Days-In-Hell/ba-p/85240}}</ref> and then moved to the free to air [[Adult Swim (Australian TV programming block)|Adult Swim block]] on [[9Go!]]


In [[Canada]], the series premiered on April 1, 2019 on [[Adult Swim (Canada)|Adult Swim]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-announces-adult-swim-launch-sponsors/|title=Corus Entertainment Announces Adult Swim Launch Sponsors|website=Corus Entertainment}}</ref>
In [[Canada]], the series premiered on April 1, 2019, on [[Adult Swim (Canada)|Adult Swim]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-announces-adult-swim-launch-sponsors/|title=Corus Entertainment Announces Adult Swim Launch Sponsors|website=Corus Entertainment}}</ref>


In April 2017, a trailer was released promoting the season 3 premiere to air in fall 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://premieredate.news/tv-series/3225-mr-pickles.html |title=Will Adult Swim Greenlight Mr. Pickles for Season 4? |website=premieredate.news}}</ref> however, this was later pushed back, for unknown reasons, to the following year. The first episode of season three premiered on February 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://next-episode.net/mr.-pickles/season-3 |title=Mr. Pickles - Season 3 Episodes List |website=next-episode.net}}</ref> The show was renewed for a fourth season, before the third one even premiered.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kaitlynrobrock/status/927085036431482880|title=Looks like #MrPickles has been greenlit for Season 4 before Season 3 even aired! |first=Kaitlyn|last=Robrock|via=Twitter}}</ref>
In April 2017, a trailer was released promoting the season 3 premiere to air in fall 2017;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://premieredate.news/tv-series/3225-mr-pickles.html |title=Will Adult Swim Greenlight Mr. Pickles for Season 4? |website=premieredate.news}}</ref> however, this was later pushed back, for unknown reasons, to the following year. The first episode of season three premiered on February 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://next-episode.net/mr.-pickles/season-3 |title=Mr. Pickles - Season 3 Episodes List |website=next-episode.net}}</ref> The show was renewed for a fourth season, before the third one even premiered.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kaitlynrobrock/status/927085036431482880|title=Looks like #MrPickles has been greenlit for Season 4 before Season 3 even aired! |first=Kaitlyn|last=Robrock|via=Twitter}}</ref>
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Mr. Pickles
Genre
Created byWill Carsola
Dave Stewart
Written byWill Carsola
Dave Stewart
Sean Conroy
Directed byWill Carsola
Voices of
Theme music composerMark Rivers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes32 (including pilot and series finale) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersMichael J. Rizzo
Eric Binns
Ollie Green
Sean Conroy
EditorWill Carsola
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAdult Swim
ReleaseAugust 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) –
November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
Related

Mr. Pickles is an American adult animated horror comedy slasher series created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart for Adult Swim. The series revolves around the Goodman family, especially their 6-year-old son named Tommy and the family's border collie dog, the satanic Mr. Pickles. The series aired from September 21, 2014, to November 18, 2019.[1][2][3]

The first episode of season 4 was a surprise series finale, replacing the show with a new spin-off series titled Momma Named Me Sheriff.[4]

Plot

In the small, old-fashioned community of Old Town, the Goodman family and their innocent and dimwitted 6-year-old son Tommy have a satanic border collie dog named Mr. Pickles. The two spend their days romping around Old Town, while unknown to Tommy, the family or anyone except for Tommy's grandfather – Mr. Pickles secretly slips away to kill and mutilate his countless victims. Mr. Pickles will often reassemble and resurrect his victims which then reside in his underground lair and do his bidding. Through his evil, murderous rampage against those that threaten his boy, get in his way or annoy him, Mr. Pickles brings some order to Old Town, which is otherwise riddled with crime in the face of the dimwitted sheriff.

Characters

Additional voices

Production

The series, which is animated using Adobe Flash,[5] was created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart – known for Funny or Die Presents – and executive-produced by Will Carsola, Dave Stewart, and Michael J. Rizzo.[6] The series was one of several shows pitched to Adult Swim, according to the creators, who also operate under the name "Day by Day". Stewart recalled promoting it as a "one-line sentence", while Carsola remembered that it derived from a "write-off" session, where the two present ideas to each other in the form of scribbles for their amusement. Carsola explained that ideas in this process are released from the pressure "of them being good", occasionally finding "one that sticks".[7] They later explained at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con that the idea was based on Lassie, but has become "more of its own thing since then."[8]

Stewart's own female Australian Cattle Dog[9] served as inspiration for the animators on the character of Mr. Pickles.[8] Stewart even pointed out similarities between her and the main character, and jokingly called her "Ms. Pickles".[8] Animation director Mike L. Mayfield recorded Stewart's dog playing around on video, with animators using the resulting footage as a basis for the character's movements.[9] Its setting is roughly based on Richmond, Virginia, where the creators started out in entertainment before moving to Los Angeles.[7] The creators are given creative freedom by the network, with Stewart explaining the notes received by them as "minimal", much to their surprise.[7] The creators observed some inconsistencies as to what is considered unacceptable, but try not to question it and compromise instead.[8]

Elaborating on its 11-minute running time, Carsola described it as a 22-minute show "squished" into a quarter-hour.[10] Among the voices for the characters include Brooke Shields,[7] Frank Collison, Jay Johnston and Carsola and Stewart themselves.[6] Shields' role in the series came after looking at the creator's work for Funny or Die and obtaining the script for Mr. Pickles. According to Carsola, the two were dubious over her interest in the series, but after being cast she provided lines in a recording booth in New York City while the creators supervised over Skype.[7]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
PilotAugust 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
110September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
210April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)
310February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
FinaleNovember 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)[11]

Broadcast and reception

The series was picked up for ten quarter-hour episodes for its first season,[12] premiering on the network on September 21, 2014, following the ninth-season premiere of Squidbillies.[6] In July 2013, the pilot episode was released online as part of a presentation of in-development shows for the network, partnered with KFC; viewers could vote for their favorite pilot, with the winner being broadcast on August 26, 2013.[13][14] The series lost to Übermansion, a Stoopid Buddy Stoodios production, although the presentation as a whole won an Internet Advertising Campaign Award in 2014 for "Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign".[15][16] The pilot was later published on the network's website on January 23, 2014,[17] and on YouTube on March 10 of the same year, becoming viral with over 700,000 views after roughly a month later.[7] A second season was mentioned at the 2014 Comic-Con.[8]

Aaron Simpson of Cold Hard Flash called the series an amalgamation of Lassie and Superjail!, while observing some social commentary "to ensure this is more than just a multi-episodic sketch."[5] Mike Hale of The New York Times labeled it "the less tasteful but more mainstream" counterpart to Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories, another addition to the network.[18] He wrote that the show was "more grisly than funny," but predicted it to have a cult following and that Shields' voice would add "surreal-pop-culture cachet".[18]

In Australia, the series premiered on August 3, 2015, on The Comedy Channel,[19] and then moved to the free to air Adult Swim block on 9Go!

In Canada, the series premiered on April 1, 2019, on Adult Swim.[20]

In April 2017, a trailer was released promoting the season 3 premiere to air in fall 2017;[21] however, this was later pushed back, for unknown reasons, to the following year. The first episode of season three premiered on February 26, 2018.[22] The show was renewed for a fourth season, before the third one even premiered.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Robrock, Kaitlyn. "Looks like #MrPickles has been greenlit for Season 4 before Season 3 even aired!" – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Adult Swim Goes into Animation Overload with New Season Pick-Ups and Return of Squidbillies". August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mr. Pickles Season Four Premiere". Facebook. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Momma Named Me Sheriff - Adult Swim "Momma Named Me Sheriff".
  5. ^ a b Simpson, Aaron (March 24, 2014). "Adult Swim's Mr. Pickles Pilot". Cold Hard Flash. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Milligan, Mercedes (July 30, 2014). "Adult Swim Premiering Mr. Pickles September 21". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Kutner, Brad (April 1, 2014). "RVA Born Day by Day Premieres the Terrifying Mr. Pickles on Adult Swim, Brooke Shields Lends Voice". RVA Magazine. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e Begley, Jim (August 17, 2014). "SDCC – Adult Swim's Mr. Pickles Is the Touching Story of a Boy and His Evil Dog". Spinoff Online. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Zargari, Shahab; Brunty, Ryan; Davis, Ryan (July 28, 2013). "SDCC 2013 Press Roundtable Interview Series: Mr. Pickles, King Star King, and Superjail!". Verbicide. Scissor Press. See video; 0:20–0:25, 6:00–6:50. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  10. ^ Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013, 6:45–6:55.
  11. ^ "Adult Swim". www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  12. ^ Zargari, Brunty & Davis 2013, 7:10–7:20.
  13. ^ "'Like a Slap to Your Taste Buds': KFC Gives Bite-Sized Chicken a Hot and Spicy Kick". KFC. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "Adult Swim Pilots – Mr. Pickles". Adult Swim. Turner Broadcasting System. July 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  15. ^ "Adult Swim Pilots". Adult Swim. Turner Broadcasting System. July 2013. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  16. ^ "Adult Swim & KFC Wins 2014 Best TV Integrated Ad Campaign Internet Advertising Award for Adult Swim Pilots". Internet Advertising Competition. The Web Marketing Association. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  17. ^ "Mr. Pickles". Adult Swim. Turner Broadcasting System. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Hale, Mike (September 18, 2014). "A Devil Dog Tears into People, and Other Tales". New York Times. p. C3. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  19. ^ Purcell, Charles (July 30, 2015). "New this week (Aug 3): Rogue, Jonathan Strange, Bitten, 7 Days in Hell and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  20. ^ "Corus Entertainment Announces Adult Swim Launch Sponsors". Corus Entertainment.
  21. ^ "Will Adult Swim Greenlight Mr. Pickles for Season 4?". premieredate.news.
  22. ^ "Mr. Pickles - Season 3 Episodes List". next-episode.net.