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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = Legends of Chamberlain Heights.png
| image = Legends of Chamberlain Heights.png
| caption =
| caption =
| genre = [[Comedy]]
| genre = [[television comedy|Comedy]]
| creator = Brad Ableson<br>Mike Clements<br>Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>[[Michael Starrbury]]
| creator = Brad Ableson<br>Mike Clements<br>Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>[[Michael Starrbury]]
| writer = Issac Gonzalez<br>Quinn Hawking<br>Lee House<br>Joshua Krist<br>Eric Lev<br>Sarah Afkami<br>Malik S<br>Megan Neuringer<br>[[Devon Shepard]]<br>[[Rodney Barnes]]<br>Grant DeKernion<br>Carl Jones<br>R.J. Barnes<br>Phillip Walker
| director = Brad Ableson<br>Ashley J. Long<br>L. Todd Myers<br>Erik Kuska<br>Kevin Lofton<br>Stephen Reis
| starring = Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>Michael Starrbury<br>[[Tiffany Haddish]]
| starring = Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>Michael Starrbury<br>[[Tiffany Haddish]]
| theme_music_composer = Brad Ableson<br>[[Erykah Badu]]<br>Frank Ciampi
| theme_music_composer = Brad Ableson<br>[[Erykah Badu]]<br>Frank Ciampi
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| list_episodes =
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Brad Ableson<br>Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>Michael Starrbury<br>[[Devon Shepard]]<br>Scott Greenberg<br>Joel Kuwahara
| executive_producer = Brad Ableson<br>Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>Michael Starrbury<br>[[Devon Shepard]]<br>Scott Greenberg<br>Joel Kuwahara
| producer =
| producer = Quinn Hawking<br>Josiah Johnson<br>Grant DeKernion
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| runtime = 22 minutes
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==Premise==
==Premise==
The series focuses on three teenagers Jamal, Milk, and Grover. They're benchwarmers on the high school basketball team, but legends in their own minds.<ref>{{cite web|author=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5126414/ |title=Legends of Chamberlain Heights |publisher=IMDB.com |date=2017-10-07 |access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref>
The series focuses on three teenagers Jamal, Milk, and Grover. They are benchwarmers on the high school basketball team, but legends in their own minds.<ref>{{cite web|author=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5126414/ |title=Legends of Chamberlain Heights |publisher=IMDB.com |date=2017-10-07 |access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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**Grover Cummings, one the three main protagonists and brother of Malik and Montreal.
**Grover Cummings, one the three main protagonists and brother of Malik and Montreal.
**Milton “Milk” Chambers, one of the main protagonists and a black man in the body of a white man.
**Milton “Milk” Chambers, one of the main protagonists and a black man in the body of a white man.
**Shea Butta<ref name="deadline1"/>
**Shea Butta,<ref name="deadline1"/> Montreal’s best friend, or at least the one he hangs out with the most, who usually tags along with him.
*Quinn Hawking as Jamal, Shamal and Rodrigo<ref name="deadline1"/>
*Quinn Hawking as
**Jamal Anderson, one of the main protagonists with an overweight look and a very high-pitched voice.
⚫
*[[Michael Starrbury]] as Malik Cummings
**Shamal Anderson, Jamal’s twin sister and equivalent who has a crush on Milk, but Milk finds her repulsive and calls her "a d*ckless version of Jamal".
**Rodrigo,<ref name="deadline1"/> one of Malik’s friends who helps him sell drugs to people.
⚫
*[[Michael Starrbury]] as
**Malik Cummings, the intelligent younger brother of Grover and Montreal, and a father-like role in the family.
*[[Jay Pharoah]] as
*[[Jay Pharoah]] as
**Montrel Cummings, the older brother of Grover and Malik and a retired basketball player.
**Montrel Cummings, the older brother of Grover and Malik and a retired basketball player.
**Randy, the leaders of the jocks and a bully to Grover, Milk and Jamal.
**Randy, the leaders of the jocks and a bully to Grover, Milk and Jamal.
*[[Jamie Kennedy]] as
*[[Jamie Kennedy]] as
**Dave "Uncle Joey" Couliers, Milk’s step-dad who he nicknames “Uncle Joey” due to him [[Joey Gladstone|bearing a resemblance to from Full House.]]
**Dave "Uncle Joey" Couliers, Milk’s step-dad
**Officer Jaime Kennedy
*[[MC Eiht]]
*Carl Jones as Coach Bundy
*Carl Jones as
**Coach Bundy, the short-tempered basketball coach and gym teacher at School.
*[[Tiffany Haddish]] as Cindy
*[[Tiffany Haddish]] as
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*Poochie Jackson as Medina
**Cindy, the head cheerleader, Randy’s off-and-on girlfriend and Grover’s love interest.
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**[[Erykah Badu]] provides Medina's singing voice
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*Poochie Jackson as
**Medina, an extremely overweight but aggressive girl and Jamal’s on-and-off girlfriend.
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***[[Erykah Badu]] provides Medina's singing voice

=== Recurring characters ===
*[[Lavell Crawford]] as:
**LeDante, a student at Duncan High School
**Jarvis "Jank Eyed Jarvis" Mitchell, a student at Duncan High School

*Elise Marie Dubois as:
**Hunny Chambers, the mother of Milk and the wife of Uncle Joey
**Ms. Noble, one of the teachers at Duncan High

*[[Tisha Campbell|Tisha Campbell-Martin]] as:
**Patricia “Cracky” Sheldon, a student and cheerleader at Duncan High

=== Notable guest stars ===
* Tupaquia (voiced by Richie Loco) appears in S1’s "[[List of Legends of Chamberlain Heights episodes#ep5|The Legend of Tupaquia]]".
* Derek Fisher / Coach Fisher (voiced by [[Piotr Michael]]) appears in S2’s "[[List of Legends of Chamberlain Heights episodes#ep13|Coach Fishy]]".
* [[MC Eiht]] (voiced by himself) appears in S1’s “[[List of Legends of Chamberlain Heights episodes#ep4|Inspired by Isis]]".
* Brad Deekenmouf (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) appears in S1’s “[[List of Legends of Chamberlain Heights episodes#ep4|Inspired by Isis]]".


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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==Helicopter crash==
==Controversy==
"End of Days" depicts NBA star [[Kobe Bryant]] crawling out of a crashed helicopter before it explodes. After [[Death of Kobe Bryant|the real Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020]], the episode was removed from the Comedy Central website, and the creators of the show asked people to refrain from sharing the clip on social media out of respect for Bryant.<ref name="Kobe">{{cite web|url= https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-27-2016-cartoon-predicting-kobes-helicopter-crash-pulled-by-comedy-central/?Sc=editorial&Pname=local_social&Keyid=socialflow|title=2016 Cartoon Predicting Kobe's Helicopter Crash Pulled By Comedy Central}}</ref>
"End of Days" depicts NBA star [[Kobe Bryant]] crawling out of a crashed helicopter before it explodes. After [[Death of Kobe Bryant|the real Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020]], the episode was removed from the Comedy Central website, and the creators of the show asked people to refrain from sharing the clip on social media out of respect for Bryant.<ref name="Kobe">{{cite web|url= https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-27-2016-cartoon-predicting-kobes-helicopter-crash-pulled-by-comedy-central/?Sc=editorial&Pname=local_social&Keyid=socialflow|title=2016 Cartoon Predicting Kobe's Helicopter Crash Pulled By Comedy Central}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:10, 29 November 2024

Legends of Chamberlain Heights
GenreComedy
Created byBrad Ableson
Mike Clements
Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
Written byIssac Gonzalez
Quinn Hawking
Lee House
Joshua Krist
Eric Lev
Sarah Afkami
Malik S
Megan Neuringer
Devon Shepard
Rodney Barnes
Grant DeKernion
Carl Jones
R.J. Barnes
Phillip Walker
Directed byBrad Ableson
Ashley J. Long
L. Todd Myers
Erik Kuska
Kevin Lofton
Stephen Reis
StarringQuinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
Tiffany Haddish
Theme music composerBrad Ableson
Erykah Badu
Frank Ciampi
ComposerFrank Ciampi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersBrad Ableson
Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
Devon Shepard
Scott Greenberg
Joel Kuwahara
ProducersQuinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Grant DeKernion
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseSeptember 14, 2016 (2016-09-14) –
August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)

Legends of Chamberlain Heights is an American adult animated sitcom created by Brad Ableson, Mike Clements, Quinn Hawking, Josiah Johnson, and Michael Starrbury.[1] The series aired on Comedy Central from September 14, 2016 to August 20, 2017. On October 7, 2017, Comedy Central canceled the series after two seasons.[2]

Premise

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The series focuses on three teenagers Jamal, Milk, and Grover. They are benchwarmers on the high school basketball team, but legends in their own minds.[3]

Cast

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  • Josiah Johnson as
    • Grover Cummings, one the three main protagonists and brother of Malik and Montreal.
    • Milton “Milk” Chambers, one of the main protagonists and a black man in the body of a white man.
    • Shea Butta,[1] Montreal’s best friend, or at least the one he hangs out with the most, who usually tags along with him.
  • Quinn Hawking as
    • Jamal Anderson, one of the main protagonists with an overweight look and a very high-pitched voice.
    • Shamal Anderson, Jamal’s twin sister and equivalent who has a crush on Milk, but Milk finds her repulsive and calls her "a d*ckless version of Jamal".
    • Rodrigo,[1] one of Malik’s friends who helps him sell drugs to people.
  • Michael Starrbury as
    • Malik Cummings, the intelligent younger brother of Grover and Montreal, and a father-like role in the family.
  • Jay Pharoah as
    • Montrel Cummings, the older brother of Grover and Malik and a retired basketball player.
    • Randy, the leaders of the jocks and a bully to Grover, Milk and Jamal.
  • Jamie Kennedy as
    • Dave "Uncle Joey" Couliers, Milk’s step-dad
    • Officer Jaime Kennedy
  • Carl Jones as
    • Coach Bundy, the short-tempered basketball coach and gym teacher at School.
  • Tiffany Haddish as
    • Cindy, the head cheerleader, Randy’s off-and-on girlfriend and Grover’s love interest.
  • Poochie Jackson as
    • Medina, an extremely overweight but aggressive girl and Jamal’s on-and-off girlfriend.

Recurring characters

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  • Lavell Crawford as:
    • LeDante, a student at Duncan High School
    • Jarvis "Jank Eyed Jarvis" Mitchell, a student at Duncan High School
  • Elise Marie Dubois as:
    • Hunny Chambers, the mother of Milk and the wife of Uncle Joey
    • Ms. Noble, one of the teachers at Duncan High

Notable guest stars

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Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
210June 18, 2017 (2017-06-18)August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)

Season 1 (2016)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
11"Jamallies"Brad AblesonMichael StarrburySeptember 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)1010.672[4]
22"Child Please"L. Todd MyersQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonSeptember 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)1020.484[5]
33"Come out to Play"Ashley J. LongIsaac GonzalezSeptember 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)1030.615[6]
44"Inspired by Isis"L. Todd MyersMichael StarrburyOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)1040.630[7]
55"The Legend of Tupaquia"L. Todd MyersCarl JonesOctober 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)1050.468[8]
66"Class President"Ashley J. LongMalik SanonOctober 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)1060.438[9]
77"Cane and Disabled"Ashley J. LongJoshua Krist & Eric LevNovember 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)1070.650[10]
88"End of Days"L. Todd MyersGrant DeKernionNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)1080.577[11]
99"More Than a Video Game"Ashley J. LongLee HouseNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)1090.447[12]
1010"25th Hour"L. Todd MyersDevon Shepard & Sarah AfkamiDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)1100.628[13]

Season 2 (2017)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
111"The G-Word"Erik KuskaJoshua Krist & Eric LevJune 18, 2017 (2017-06-18)2010.191[14]
122"Chocolate Milk"Kevin LoftonPhillip WalkerJune 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)2020.173[15]
133"Coach Fishy"Ashley J. LongQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonJuly 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)2030.210[16]
144"Just Say No to Cracky"Ashley J. LongR.J. BarnesJuly 9, 2017 (2017-07-09)2040.168[17]
155"Hurricane Jermaine"Erik Kuska & Brad AblesonQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonJuly 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)2050.229[18]
166"Confederate Flags of Our Fathers"Kevin LoftonDevon Shepard, Joshua Krist & Eric LevJuly 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)2060.195[19]
177"My Father the Zero"Erik KuskaDevon Shepard, Rodney Barnes & Issac GonalezJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)2070.252[20]
188"Party Over Here, Fuck You Over There"Stephen ReisDevon K. Shepard & Rodney BarnesAugust 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)2080.236[21]
199"Hom-coming"Kevin LoftonIssac GonzalezAugust 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)2090.262[22]
2010"Legends of Lock-Up"Ashley J. LongLee HouseAugust 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)2100.162[23]

Helicopter crash

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"End of Days" depicts NBA star Kobe Bryant crawling out of a crashed helicopter before it explodes. After the real Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020, the episode was removed from the Comedy Central website, and the creators of the show asked people to refrain from sharing the clip on social media out of respect for Bryant.[24]

References

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  24. ^ "2016 Cartoon Predicting Kobe's Helicopter Crash Pulled By Comedy Central".
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