Pinky Malinky

Pinky Malinky
Genre	Comedy Mockumentary Surreal comedy
Created by	Chris Garbutt Rikke Asbjoern
Directed by	Matt Layzell (supervising, season 1) Megan Dong (supervising, season 2)
Voices of	Lucas Grabeel Diamond White Nathan Kress
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	28 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Chris Garbutt Rikke Asbjoern Scott Kreamer
Producer	Louis J. Cuck
Production companies	Jam Filled Entertainment Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon Netflix
Release	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) – present (present)

Pinky Malinky is an animated web television series created by Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern for Nickelodeon and Netflix, based on Garbutt's animated short of the same name produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe, which was released in 2009. It marks the very first collaboration between Nickelodeon and Netflix. In 2015, the series was greenlit by Nickelodeon for a pickup of 20 episodes. The series was originally set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2016, but was delayed many times until 2019. It chronicles the adventures of Pinky Malinky (voiced by Lucas Grabeel), a 12-year-old middle school student who also happens to be an anthropomorphic hot dog, and his efforts to climb up the social ladder with his two human friends, Babs Buttman (Diamond White) and JJ Jameson (Nathan Kress).

On June 21, 2018, it was announced that Pinky Malinky would be released exclusively on Netflix, and that the show was renewed for a second season. Weeks later, the company's See What's Next Twitter account announced an August 17 release date, though the series was not released by Netflix on that date, leading to yet another delay of the series.

On September 16, 2018, Chris Garbutt posted on Instagram that there was a slight delay in the release date, and that it was Netflix's responsibility on when to release it. Season 1 was released on Netflix on January 1, 2019. A 99-second short focusing on the titular character's New Year's resolutions was released on Netflix ahead of the series premiere.

Voice cast

• Lucas Grabeel as Pinky Malinky
• Nathan Kress as JJ Jameson
• Diamond White as Babs Buttman
• Danny Jacobs as Mr. Malinky
• Retta as Mrs. Malinky
• Lauren Tom as Bus Driver/Tina
• Robbie Daymond as Channing/Perry
• Grey Griffin as Suzie/Dizzy/Zeek/Byron
• Vargus Mason as Bob Buttman
• Colleen Smith as Principal Pfunne
• Angela Malhotra as Aminder
• Jason Alexander as Mayor Hop
• Scott Kramer as Nurse Sally
• Dee Bradley Baker as Peter
• Ben Schwartz as Coach Freebird
• Flula Borg as Byonk
• Carlos Alazraqui as Large Biker Guy
• Fred Tatasciore as Jimmy
• Josh Engel as Mr. Sweetie

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Snack"	Neil Graf	Written by : Jen Bardekoff, Nick Arciaga & Neil Graf Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
When the citizens of Sackenhack riot after their favorite snack food is discontinued, Pinky, Babs and JJ attempt to reverse engineer the recipe to save the town.
2	"Pet"	Neil Graf	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas, Rikke Asbjoern & Maha Tabikh Storyboard by : Maha Tabikh	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
While volunteering at the animal shelter with Babs and her dog, Pinky decides to get a pet of his own and ends up adopting a ferocious wildcat.
3	"Tech"	Megan Nicole Dong	Written by : Jen Bardekoff & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky introduces his Mom to the wonders of technology but grows concerned when she starts putting her new tech before her family.
4	"Spirit"	Megan Dong	Written by : Fred Belford & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
It's School Spirit Week at Sackenhack Junior High and Pinky believes that head cheerleader Tina is low on spirit, unaware that her strange behavior is actually because of her crush on him.
5	"Hater"	Megan Dong	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky's daily Sackenhack posts receive their first hater, who Pinky, Babs and JJ try to convert into a liker.
6	"Video"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Fred Belford & Ethan Hegge Storyboard by : Ethan Hegge	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
After Babs and JJ tell Pinky they think their newest video is "almost perfect", Pinky turns to his classmates for advice on how to turn it into a perfect video.
7	"Duck"	Megan Dong	Written by : Jen Bardekoff & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
King Sackenquack, the town's favorite duck passes away and to spare everyone's feelings Pinky tries to keep up the illusion that he is still alive.
8	"Mannequin"	Neil Graf	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Nick Arciaga Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
JJ dreams of being featured on his favorite fashion blog but his dream outfit doesn't fit so Pinky comes up with a plan to make him more like a store mannequin.
9	"Secret"	Megan Dong	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas, Rikke Asbjoern & Aminder Dhaliwal Storyboard by : Aminder Dhaliwal	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky becomes obsessed with a Korean drama but forces himself to binge watch it in secret when he finds out that Babs and JJ hate the show.
10	"Scary"	Neil Graf	Written by : Fred Belford & Maha Tabikh Storyboard by : Maha Tabikh	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky and Babs help JJ overcome his fear of scary movies by putting him through a gauntlet of scares.
11	"Book"	Neil Graf	Written by : Jen Bardekoff, Neil Graf & Mike Bertino Storyboard by : Neil Graf & Mike Bertino	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky accidentally takes a book from the library without checking it out and plans a break in to put it back without anyone noticing.
12	"Team"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Scott Kreamer, Matt Layzell & Josh Engel Storyboard by : Josh Engel	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Hoping to lead them to their first ever win, Pinky joins the Sackenhack Junior High football team.
13	"Game"	Megan Dong	Written by : Byron Dockins & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky and Babs try to make a role playing game more extreme when Pinky worries JJ's new jacket will make him too cool to continue playing with them.
14	"Undercover"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Fred Belford & Ethan Hegge Storyboard by : Ethan Hegge	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky creates a case for Bob to solve so that he can prove to his supervisor that he is a good security guard.
15	"Fun"	Neil Graf	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas, Neil Graf & Sarah Soh Storyboard by : Neil Graf, Sarah Soh & Mike Bertino	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
After learning that his fellow students dread being sent to the principal's office, Pinky tries to make strait-laced Principal Pfunne more fun.
16	"Brother"	Neil Graf	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas, Neil Graf & Sarah Soh Storyboard by : Neil Graf, Sarah Soh & Mike Bertino	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
When JJ accidentally calls Pinky's mom "Mom" during a sleepover, the two decide to take their friendship to the next level by becoming brothers.
17	"Sensei"	Megan Dong	Written by : Chris Garbutt & Josh Engel Storyboard by : Josh Engel	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Pinky joins the school's taekwondo club where he vows to be the perfect student, a goal that is soon taken advantage of by Coach Freebird.
18	"Hangout"	Neil Graf	Written by : Fred Belford & Nick Arciaga Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
19	"Sock"	Megan Dong	Written by : Fred Belford & Aminder Dhaliwal Storyboard by : Aminder Dhaliwal	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
20	"Count"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Jen Bardekoff, Chris Garbutt & Josh Engel Storyboard by : Josh Engel	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
21	"Voice"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Nick Arciaga Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
22	"Phone"	Neil Graf	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Nick Arciaga Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
23	"Friend"	Megan Dong	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Aminder Dhaliwal Storyboard by : Aminder Dhaliwal	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
24	"Gym"	Tom Parkinson	Written by : Jen Bardekoff & Josh Engel Storyboard by : Josh Engel	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
25	"List"	Megan Dong	Written by : Sheela Shrinivas & Aminder Dhaliwal Storyboard by : Aminder Dhaliwal	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
26	"Double"	Neil Graf	Written by : Jen Bardekoff, Rikke Asbjoern & Nick Arciaga Storyboard by : Nick Arciaga	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
27	"Sight"	Neil Graf	Written by : Fred Belford & Aminder Dhaliwal Storyboard by : Aminder Dhaliwal	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
28	"Grounded"	Neil Graf	Written by : Fred Belford & Dodge Greenley Storyboard by : Dodge Greenley	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)

External links

• Pinky Malinky at IMDb