TV SERIES · 2019– · USA
Amphibia
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- #001
The title card used in every episode is made from a real-life engraving.
- #002
Anne Boonchuy's character design is based on Matt Braly's grandmother as a little girl.
- #003
Anne Boonchuy is the first Thai-American animated character in television history. The series' concept was based on Matt Braly's childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand. Brenda Song's mother is also of Thai origin.
- #004
Sprig is the only character in the series to be played by a child.
- #005
Anne's cat Domino is based on Matt Braly's own cat of the same name and similar appearance.
- #006
As part of the series' promotional campaign, short videos were filmed with the show's creators featuring Kermit the Frog as a "consulting" frog. Kermit has since given the series his seal of approval and took a small role in one episode.
- #007
Brenda Song, who voices Anne, is Thai-American in real life, just like her character.
- #008
In the opening title sequence of the third season, a "Little Gideon" doll from Gravity Falls (2012) can briefly be seen behind a trash can.
- #009
The mayor's loyal, sycophantic assistant is named Toadie. The word "toady" means "sycophant."
- #010
This is the last Disney Channel animated show to premiere in the 2010s and the only Disney animated series to premiere on Disney Channel in 2019.
- #011
Amanda Leighton (Polly) is much older than Justin Felbinger, who voices Polly's older brother Sprig.
- #012
Haley Tju, who voices Marcy, once played the young London Tipton, a character portrayed by Anne's voice actress Brenda Song.
- #013
Polly is short for Pollywog, another word for a tadpole, which is what she is.
- #014
This is Brenda Song's first collaboration with Disney since the end of The Suite Life on Deck (2008).
- #015
The frog family's surname, Plantar, is also a type of wart.
- #016
For each of the "temple" episodes in Season 2, one of the human girls had to overcome a hidden test that matched her personality, the gem she represented and the gem being recharged. In the First Temple, Marcy had to forfeit the game Flipwart for her friends' sake once she realized it could not be won; in the Second Temple, Valeriana repeatedly challenged Anne to acknowledge her past mistakes; and in the Third Temple, Sasha used her mental strength and coordination to protect Anne and the Plantars.
- #017
Anika Noni Rose, who plays Dr. Jan, and Keith David, who plays King Andrias, had previously appeared together in another frog-themed Disney film, The Princess and the Frog.
- #018
This series is Saerom's first overseas animation contribution for Disney since Gargoyles.
- #019
Each of the four main voice actors has a history with Disney. Brenda Song appeared in many Disney Channel programs in her youth; Bill Farmer has voiced many prominent Disney characters such as Goofy and has also been listed, mostly as "additional voices," in certain films from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar; Amanda Leighton was a regular on Freeform's The Fosters (2013); and Justin Felbinger voiced the main character in Disney Junior's Miles from Tomorrowland (2015).
- #020
Bill Farmer (Hop Pop) and Eric Bauza (Mr. Wu) also appeared in Looney Tunes productions, particularly theatrical Looney Tunes films such as the Space Jam series.
- #021
The shirt Ned wears is a reference to Romance Academy from Gravity Falls (2012).
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