The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated comedy television series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and developed by Brandon Sawyer, which premiered on May 19, 2022. While Back in Business was a follow-up to the 2017 film, this series serves as a follow-up to the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business, loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee. The second season premiered on April 13, 2023. On September 27, 2023, Brandon Sawyer announced the series was canceled after two seasons.[1]
| The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Developed by | Brandon Sawyer |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Nilan Jr. & BLKMKT |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Executive producer | Brandon Sawyer |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | May 19, 2022 – April 13, 2023 |
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Summary
Taking place after the events of The Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Lindsay Templeton is forced to revert to his old Boss Baby self after being framed for embezzlement by Bradley, a member of his company. With his older brother Tim, and his two nieces, Tabitha and Baby Corp employee Tina, they co-lead Tina's new Field Team fighting to increase Baby And The Uncuddleables Love. They work while keeping a new group of arch-nemeses, The Rivals Catrine Bruno Silvi Hali Lawrence, from destroying Baby Corp itself.[2][3] In Season 2 of The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, fired from Baby Corp, Boss Baby and Tina combine their leadership skills to launch their own company. Now, in addition to the usual challenges of a startup company, UTP must also outsmart a new adversary named Crispin Biscuits, who was hired to ruin Boss Baby and Tina's lives.[4]
Cast
- J. P. Karliak as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr. / The Boss Baby
- Ariana Greenblatt (Season 1, Season 2 E1-E4) as Tabitha Templeton
- Maya Tanida (Season 2 E5-E16) as Tabitha Templeton
- Mary Faber as Tina Templeton / The New Boss Baby
- Max Mittelman as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton
- Pierce Gagnon as Teenage Tim
- Krizia Bajos as Carol Templeton, I.T. Baby Cammy and Yaya
- Alex Cazares as JJ and Staci
- Karan Soni as Pip
- Zeke Alton as Dez
- Nicole Byer as NannyCam No Filter CEO Baby
- Grace Kaufman as Uncuddleable Mia
- Antony Del Rio as Uncuddleable Antonio
- Ben Pierce as Uncuddleable Austin
- Kyle Chandler as Ranger Safety Binkerton
- Mara Junot as R&D Baby Simmons
- Kari Wahlgren as Marsha Krinkle the Channel 8 News Reporter and Security Baby Katja
- Isabella Crovetti as Yvette
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Buddy from HR, Mayor Jimbo, Amal and Agent Brown
- Andy Richter as Board Member Bradley
- Andy Daly as Sheriff Potty Pardner
- Dee Bradley Baker as Curtis "Lumpy" the Park Duck, Precious Templeton and Priest Scooter Buckie
- Diedrich Bader as Junior Fancy Jr.
- Josh Keaton as Harve
- Cissy Jones as Hilde
- Hope Levy as Peg
- Brandon Scott as CEO Baby Hendershot
- Aparna Nacherla as Frankie
- Nicole Gose as Melissa
- Taran Killam as Ace
- Amy Walker as Female FBI Agent Brown, Stella and Aoife
- Donald Faison as Dr. Thubberirhd
- Fred Melamed as Russ Tisdale
- Raul Ceballos as Uncle Benji Guerrero
- Mark Mercado as Tyler
- Matt Surges as Chet
- Flula Borg as Mega Fat RV Saving Man, The Luxes
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Business Boss: Back in Baby" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Stroll" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Potty Mouth" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Imaginary Friends" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Turf War" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Trading Up" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "War of the Cheeks" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Techy Tykes" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "Birthday Blues" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 10 | 10 | "Sitting Ducks" | Dan Forgione | Phil Binder |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Big Dumpling" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| May 19, 2022 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Great Medieval London Fire of 1135" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum |
| May 19, 2022 |
Season 2 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 13 | 1 | "Untitled Templeton Project" | Dan Forgione | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 14 | 2 | "Puppy Love" | Matt Whitlock | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 15 | 3 | "Biscuits Rising" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 16 | 4 | "Moon Shot" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 17 | 5 | "Inner Children" | Matt Whitlock | Phil Binder |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 18 | 6 | "Poompf!" | Pete Jacobs | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 19 | 7 | "The Heat Is On" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 20 | 8 | "One Tricked Pony" | Matt Whitlock | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 21 | 9 | "Federal Slumber Party" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 22 | 10 | "Floaties" | Dan Forgione | Tanner Tananbaum |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 23 | 11 | "Breaking the Bank" | Matt Whitlock | Megan Atkinson |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 24 | 12 | "Hate That Baby!" | Pete Jacobs | Annabel Seymour |
| April 13, 2023 |
| 25 | 13 | "North of the Border" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 13, 2023 |
| 26 | 14 | "Intensive Purposes" | Matt Whitlock |
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| April 13, 2023 |
| 27 | 15 | "The Unshakeable Bear" | Dan Forgione |
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| April 13, 2023 |
| 28 | 16 | "Ba-Ba Town" | Matt Whitlock |
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| April 13, 2023 |
Production
Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut of The Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers.[5] The series was worked on during the production of the sequel.[6]
Animation for the series was provided by Technicolor Animation Productions.
On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied on Twitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end of Back in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after two seasons.[7]
Release
The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022.[8][9] A second season was released on April 13, 2023.[10]
Reception
Common Sense Media gave Back in the Crib 2 out of 5 stars for having "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in an unpleasant series".[11]
References
- ^ Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 14, 2022). "Trailer: Nap Time's Over for 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 10, 2022). "'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib' Toddles to Netflix in May". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Victoria (May 18, 2022). "EP Brandon Sawyer Talks 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation World Network.
- ^ Brandon Sawyer [@I_BrandonSawyer] (January 12, 2023). "We were also making Back in the Crib at the same time Tom & his crew were making Family Business, so it's possible the Forever Puppies weren't even in the earliest cuts of the movie that I saw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DreamWorksTV [@dreamworkstv] (March 10, 2022). "Back to work! 💼 🍼 The Boss Baby: Back In the Crib, an all new series, arriving May 19th on @netflix" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Campione, Katie (March 10, 2022). "Netflix Announces 'Boss Baby' Animated Series". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Stephanie. "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib TV Review | Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.