| This article is about the series. For the location, see Amphibia (location). |
Amphibia is an American animated series, created by Matt Braly. The series premiered on June 14, 2019 on DisneyNOW and YouTube; June 17, 2019 on Disney Channel; and August 5, 2019 on Disney XD. The first season became available on the Disney+ streaming service when it launched on November 12, 2019.
On May 15, 2019, ahead of the series premiere, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on July 11, 2020.[2]
On June 23, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season, ahead of the second season premiere.[3] On Reddit, Matt stated that Amphibia would have three acts, which means that the third season will be the final season of the show.[4]
The series ended on May 14, 2022, with a three-part conclusion. The series left Disney Channel on June 19, 2022 with a final rerun of "Hop 'Til You Drop"/"Turning Point."[5]
Premise
Main article: Timeline
Amphibia chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. There she meets an excitable young frog named Sprig Plantar, his unpredictable sister Polly and overprotective grandpa Hop Pop. With Sprig's help, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.
Production information
On February 23, 2018, Disney Channel greenlit the series, alongside The Owl House.[6] According to Matt Braly on a tweet, the development for Amphibia had taken "almost two years" before it was picked up in February 2018.[7] On March 27, 2019, it was announced that Brenda Song would star in the series as the voice of Anne Boonchuy.[8] In April 2019, Justin Felbinger was announced as the voice of Sprig Plantar. On May 15, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of its premiere, along with the announcement of Bill Farmer and Amanda Leighton being casting as the voices of Hop Pop Plantar and Polly Plantar respectively.[2]
The series was renewed for a third season on June 23, 2020, ahead of the second season premiere.[3] The season was later confirmed by many crew members as the last for the series. On May 3, 2022, Matt Braly announced on Twitter that the production of the third season and the series overall had ended, with the final episode being delivered to the network.[9]
Cast
Main Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
Recurring/Guest-Starring
- Anna Akana as Sasha Waybright
- Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
- On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
- Brian Sounalath as Mr. Boonchuy
- Troy Baker as Captain Grime
- Zehra Fazal as General Yunan
- Keith David as King Andrias
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia
- Tony Hale as Apothecary Gary, Lloyd
- Chris Sullivan as Gunther, Teddy
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- Kristen Johnston as Braddock
- Matt Jones as Percy
- Katie Crown as Ivy Sundew
- Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir as Talent Judges
- Diedrich Bader as Frog Jordan
- Kevin McDonald as Albus Duckweed
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Mr. Flour
- John DiMaggio as Stumpy
- Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe
- Jenifer Lewis as Mama Hasselback
- Kristen Schaal as Bella
- Wayne Knight as Ned
- Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Jan
- Melissa Villaseñor as Ally
- Dana Davis as Jess
- RuPaul as Mr. X
- Cassie Glow as Molly Jo
- Brad Garrett as Robert Otto
- Wallace Shawn as Humphrey Westwood
- Kate Micucci as Terri
- Cree Summer as Dr. Frakes
Crew
Oversea animation studios
Casting
- Aaron Drown
- Jennifer Trujillo
Dialogue director
Episodes
The episodes are usually split into 22 x 11-minute segments. The first season finale "Reunion" is the first full-length episode of the series. Full-length episodes of the series are split into 21x7 parts.
Rough Draft Korea, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Saerom Animation each provides animation for the episodes, and it takes about nine months for each episode to be complete.[10]
| Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Episodes | Production Codes | Start date | End Date | Avg. viewers
(millions) (U.S. only) | |
| Full | Segments | |||||
| 1 | 20 | 39 | 101-120 | June 17, 2019 | July 18, 2019 | 0.41 |
| 2 | 20 | 36 | 201-220 | July 11, 2020 | May 22, 2021 | 0.36 |
| 3 | 18 | 31 | 301-319 | October 2, 2021 | May 14, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Shorts | ||||||
| Short Series | Shorts | Production Codes | Start Date | End Date | ||
| Teen Girl in a Frog World | 5 | 101-105 | September 3, 2019 | October 1, 2019 | ||
| Wild Amphibia | 4 | 101-104 | November 13, 2019 | December 4, 2019 | ||
| Chibi Tiny Tales | 6 | TBA | June 7, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | ||
International release
| Country | Language | Channel | Premiere date | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
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English | Disney Channel | June 22, 2019 | Amphibia | |
| French | |||||
 United Kingdom
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English | July 6, 2019 | |||
 Malta
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 Japan
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Japanese | August 2, 2019 (Sneak preview) September 1, 2019 (Official) |
ふしぎの国 アンフィビア | [11] | |
 Spanish (Latin America)
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Disney XD | August 3, 2019 (Sneak preview) August 5, 2019 (Official) |
Amphibia | [12] | |
| Disney Channel | |||||
 India
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Hindi | August 11, 2019 | [13] | ||
| Tamil | |||||
| Telugu | |||||
 Australia
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English | August 18, 2019 | |||
 New Zealand
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 Netherlands
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Dutch | September 2, 2019 | [14] | ||
 Hong Kong
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Cantonese Chinese | September 8, 2019 | 蛙!小安的奇幻之旅 | [15] | |
 Taiwan
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Mandarin Chinese | 蛙!小安的奇幻之旅 | [16] | ||
 Southeast Asia
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English | September 9, 2019 | Amphibia | [17] | |
 Indonesian
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 Malay
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 Thai
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แอมฟิเบีย | ||||
 Vietnamese(subtitles) |
Thế Giới Lưỡng Cư | ||||
 South Korea
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Korean | September 18, 2019 | 신비한 개구리 나라 앰피비아 | [18] | |
 Italy
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Italian | October 5, 2019 | Anfibia | ||
 Russia
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Russian | October 14, 2019 | Амфибия | ||
 France
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French | October 21, 2019 | Amphibia | [19] | |
 Switzerland
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 Belgium
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[20] | ||||
 Middle East and North Africa
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English | ||||
| Arabic | مغامرات ضفدعية | ||||
 Greece
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Greek | Αμφίβια | |||
 Bulgaria
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Bulgarian | December 9, 2019 | Амфибия | ||
| Romanian | |||||
 Romania
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Amfibienii | ||||
 Spain
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Spanish | Disney XD | January 11, 2020 | Anfibilandia | [21] |
| Disney Channel | April 6, 2020 | [22] | |||
 Germany
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German | Disney Channel | February 17, 2020 | Amphibia | [23] |
 Czechia
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Czech | March 2, 2020 | Anna mezi obojživelníky | [24] | |
 Slovakia
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 Hungary
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Hungarian | Békaland | |||
 Israel
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Hebrew | March 8, 2020 | אמפיביה | ||
 Scandinavia
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English | Disney XD | March 23, 2020 | Amphibia | |
 Danish
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 Norwegian
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 Swedish
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 Finnish(subtitles) | |||||
| Russian | |||||
 Poland
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Polish | Disney XD | Płazowyż | [25] | |
 Ukraine
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Ukrainian | PlusPlus | August 20, 2020 | Амфібія | |
 Portugal
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European Portuguese | Disney Channel | September 14, 2020 | Anfibilândia | |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Ursa Major Awards | Best Dramatic or Short Work | Bert Youn Derek Kirk Kim |
Nominated | |
| 48th Annual Annie Awards | Best Character Design | "The Shut-In!" (Joe Sparrow) | Won | [26] |
| 2021 NAMIC Vision Awards | Animation | Amphibia | Nominated | [27][28] |
| 48th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Amphibia | Nominated | [29][30] |
| 49th Annual Annie Awards | Best TV/Media - Children | "True Colors" | Nominated | [31][32] |
| Best Direction | Kyler Spears & Jenn Strickland ("True Colors") | Nominated | ||
| Best Editorial - TV/Media | Jennifer Calbi, Julie Anne Lau, Andrew Sorcini, David Vasquez & Yoonah Yim ("True Colors") | Nominated | ||
| 33rd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids and Family Programming | Amphibia | Nominated | [33] |
Gallery
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Videos
Disney Channel Animation Celebration Panel 2019 Fan Fest Disney Channel
Celica Gray - Welcome to Amphibia (From "Amphibia")
Sneak Peek Amphibia Disney Channel
Trailer 🎥 Amphibia Disney Channel
Theme Song Amphibia Disney Channel
Teaser Amphibia Disney Channel
Brenda Song on Anne Boonchuy Amphibia Disney Channel
Brenda Song Through the Years Amphibia Disney Channel
Amphibia Premiere Episode Clip
Amphibia- Anne is back! - Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive - Disney Channel
Trivia
- The show was originally titled "Amphibiland" but it had to be changed due to legal issues.[34]
- "Grubhog Day" was the very first episode of Amphibia, written and boarded in production of the entire series.[35]
- According to Matt Braly, the series was intended to contain many fantasy elements (as shown in the pilot), but those were toned down for the series in response to the success of the Nickelodeon series The Loud House.[36][37][38]
- Four episodes ("Prison Break," "Toadcatcher," "Barrel's Warhammer" and "The Core & The King") do not feature the main characters (five, if Marcy's hallucination in "Olivia & Yunan" is excluded).
- Interestingly, these episodes are all the second segments of their respective episodes.
References in other media
- The Owl House:
- In the episode "Escaping Expulsion," one of Willow's books Lifestyle of the Common Swamp Toad has a picture of Hop Pop (with green eyes) on the cover.
- Ironically, Hop Pop is a frog, not a toad.
- In the episodes "Hunting Palismen" and "Any Sport in a Storm" (the latter of which aired immediately before "Sasha's Angels"/"Olm Town Road"), a plush of Sprig can be seen in Hunter's room under a pillow.
- In the episode "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door," while Luz and Amity are in the basement of the Owl House, the Calamity Box can be seen on a shelf.
- In the episode "Edge of the World" (which coincidentally aired immediately before "The Three Armies"/"The Beginning of the End"), resemblances of weapons from Amphibia (including one of Sasha's heron swords and Tritonio's ancestral sword) can be seen at the Titan Trappers' camp. Anne's racket can also be seen in Bill's room.
- In the second season's finale, "King's Tide" (which coincidentally aired two weeks after Amphibia's series finale), Camila's tablet shows an article about a girl lost in a "frog land" and questioning if it was a "hoax," with a picture of Anne in the headline. This hints that this episode takes place shortly after Anne, Sasha, and Marcy returned to Earth in "The Hardest Thing," since a news reporter mentioned ten years later that many people believed Andrias' invasion was a hoax.
- Additionally, the episode ends in a similar way as Amphibia's own Season 2 finale, "True Colors" and the start of the Season 3 premiere, "The New Normal." Both involve one of the main character's friends sacrificing themselves to send her and some of her other friends through a portal to Earth from the antagonist's castle. Both main characters' mothers are cooking when they get their daughter's knock at the door, with both daughters' greetings being similar.
- This makes Polly the only main character to not be referenced in the show thus far.
- In the episode "Escaping Expulsion," one of Willow's books Lifestyle of the Common Swamp Toad has a picture of Hop Pop (with green eyes) on the cover.
- In the Big City Greens episode "Present Tense," a Sprig plushie can be seen in a claw machine in an arcade along some other Disney Channel figures from other Disney Animation Shows. (like King from The Owl House, Wander from Wander over Yonder, Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb, Rufus from Kim Possible, Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls, and Star Butterfly from Star vs. the Forces of Evil.)
- This episode from Big City Greens premiered on September 12, 2020, along with the Amphibia episodes "Little Frogtown" and "Hopping Mall."
- In The Ghost and Molly McGee's Chibi Tiny Tales story "Scratch Haunts," Scratch is on the loose haunting various Disney Channel characters. When he tries to scare Anne and Sprig, he fails. He knocks on the door of the Plantar family door and is greeted by Anne and Sprig. He tries to scare them, but they are scared by a giant mantis that is standing behind Scratch, which results in them shutting the door. Scratch then cares the mantis instead.
See also
- Fourth wall
- Timeline
- Disney All-Star Racers
- Disney Bounce
- Amphibia Main Title Theme
- Anne's Theme (credits theme)
- Sprig's Theme
- Sasha's Theme
- Calamity Box Theme
- Marcy's Theme
- Sasha Theme Song Takeover
- Marcy Theme Song Takeover
- Amphibia and The Owl House crossover panel
External links
References
- ↑ Disney Schedule Archive [@DisneySchedules] (Jun 16, 2022). "Here are the rest of the episode titles for "new" #Amphbia in June on Disney XD. The Series Finale airs Monday, June 27 at 11 am ET/PT.
The final four episodes will stream on June 22 on Disney+." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved on 2022-06-17. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Animated Comedy Amphibia Gets Early Season 2 Order at Disney Channel". The Hollywood Reporter (May 15, 2019).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Disney Channel Renews ‘Amphibia’ For Season 3; Kermit The Frog, Jenifer Lewis, George Takei And More To Guest Star On Season 2". Deadline (June 23, 2020).
- ↑ Braly, Matt (August 22, 2020). "I'm Matt Braly, creator and executive producer of Amphibia - Ask me anything!!!" (Reddit AMA post). “Spoilers, but this is a 3 act story and we are in the 2nd act.”
- ↑ Disney Schedule Archive [@DisneySchedules] (Jun 5, 2022). "Update Again: Amphibia reruns are airing on Disney Channel again Sunday, June 19 from 4-7 pm. They're Hop-Pop-related episodes it's Father's Day. Again, if it comes back or leaves, you'll know." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved on 2022-06-07.
- ↑ "Disney TV Animation Will Produce 2 New Series: ‘Amphibia’ and ‘The Owl House’". Cartoon Brew (February 23, 2018).
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (Jun 28, 2021). "Amphibia is a labor of love that was in development for ALMOST TWO YEARS! Development can be a crazy roller coaster of ups and downs and I wouldn't be here without the love and support of so many wonderful people." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12.
- ↑ "Brenda Song Returns to Disney Channel in Animated Series Amphibia". Deadline (March 27, 2019).
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 3, 2022). Announcement of series' production ending (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-05-04. “We just now have delivered the final episode of #amphibia - it is ready for air.”
- ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/the-perfect-leap-matt-bralys-amphibia-hops-to-disney-channel/
- ↑ ディズニー・チャンネル公式
[@disneychanneljp] (Aug 27, 2019). "9月1日（日）新番組登場！
なぜか突然カエルの世界にワープした少女、アンの摩訶不思議な冒険。
「ふしぎの国 アンフィビア」
毎週日曜午前11時30分から #ディズニーチャンネル で！
詳しくは→ http://bit.ly/2Ht8f4f" (Tweet) (Japanese). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. “New program will be released on September 1st (Sunday)!
A mysterious adventure of Anne, a girl who suddenly warped into the world of frogs.
"Amphibia, the Land of Wonders"
Every Sunday at 11:30 am on #Disney Channel!
For more information → http://bit.ly/2Ht8f4f” - ↑ https://youtu.be/pZAHFYkyBJQ
- ↑ Unknown SparkN (August 1, 2019). Disney's Amphibia Hindi Promo | Disney Channel India (Video) (Hindi). YouTube. Unknown SparkN YouTube channel. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSXxh5ImfHM
- ↑ https://nowplayer.now.com/ondemand/detail?id=S201909200093284&type=series
- ↑ https://disney.com.tw/amphibia
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCu3ftivJFo
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkKGe3H-OI
- ↑ Disney Channel MAG [@DCMagOff] (Sep 20, 2019). "La série d’animation #Amphibia avec la belle Brenda Song (@BrendaSong) en VO arrive à partir de ce lundi 21 octobre prochain sur @DisneyChannelFR!!" (Tweet) (French). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. “The #Amphibia animated series starring the beautiful Brenda Song (@BrendaSong) in her original version arrives next Monday, October 21 on @DisneyChannelEN!!”
- ↑ https://www.yeloplay.be/tv/amphibia-nl/disney-vl/21-oktober-2019/16-52
- ↑ https://tv.disney.es/ver/anfibilandia-en-disney-xd-599fddedf0f32ebd6b4f2a72
- ↑ https://youtu.be/9bmfuVc0sPg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXHq8FEGapM
- ↑ https://port.hu/cikk/gyerek/jon-a-bekaland/article-63596
- ↑ Płazowyż on Polish Wikipedia
- ↑ Disney Television Animation (March 3, 2021). "Disney TVA's twitter" (Tweet).
- ↑ Braly, Matt (March 17, 2021). "Matt Braly's twitter" (Tweet).
- ↑ "NAMIC Vision Awards".
- ↑ Braly, Matt (June 28, 2021). "Matt Braly's twitter" (Tweet).
- ↑ Deadline (June 28, 2021). "Daytime Emmy Awards".
- ↑ "Disney Animation Promo's twitter" (Tweet). Twitter (December 21, 2021).
- ↑ Braly, Matt (March 12, 2022). "Matt Braly's twitter".
- ↑ "Disney Animation Promo's twitter" (Tweet). Twitter (January 19, 2022).
- ↑ Braly, Matt (August 22, 2020). "I'm Matt Braly, creator and executive producer of Amphibia - Ask me anything!!!" (Reddit AMA post). “The name was taken by a graphic novel I believe? It was legal.”
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (Feb 2, 2021). "HAPPY GRUB-I mean GROUNDHOG DAY! Grubhog Day was actually the ✨VERY first✨ episode of #amphibia written and boarded in production. It was what we call a "banked board." Seeing this clip brings back all sorts of very happy memories. @justinfelbinger sounds so young!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02.
- ↑ Braly, Matt (August 22, 2020). I'm Matt Braly, creator and executive producer of Amphibia - Ask me anything!!! (Post) (English). Reddit. u/Matt_Braly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved on 2022-03-14. “3. The pilot really deserves its own discussion but the only thing I miss is how grimey and mystical that version of Amphibia seemed. In development, I got explicit notes that the studio was no longer interested in adventure or magic so we tried to tilt away from that stuff a bit. Or at least...saved it for later :)”
- ↑ MovieFan222 (August 22, 2020). I'm Matt Braly, creator and executive producer of Amphibia - Ask me anything!!! (Post) (English). Reddit. u/Krusty901. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved on 2022-03-13. “3.) Maybe Disney was worried it would be too similar to Owl House.”
- ↑ Braly, Matt (August 22, 2020). I'm Matt Braly, creator and executive producer of Amphibia - Ask me anything!!! (Post) (English). Reddit. u/Matt_Braly. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved on 2022-03-13. “OH hadn't even been pitched to Disney when we were dealing with this note. It had more to do with Loud House being successful ironically.”
