TV SERIES · 2019– · USA
Green Eggs and Ham
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- #001
Each episode title is a location from the book where Sam-I-Am offers Guy the named food to try. Staying faithful to the book, Guy refuses by saying he will not eat them in that place (Train, Car, House, Dark, etc.).
- #002
At the time, it was the most expensive animated series, costing roughly $6 million per episode. Multiplied by 13, that comes to $78 million. It has since been surpassed by other series.
- #003
In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Douglas said he signed on to Green Eggs and Ham because, although his acting career after The Streets of San Francisco (1972) had consisted mostly of films, he wanted to try new things at this late point in his life, and he had done voice work only a few rare times before Green Eggs and Ham.
- #004
Michael Douglas plays against type, as he usually portrays dangerous or unpleasant characters, voicing Guy Am-I, an ordinary, grumpy and fussy but good-hearted man and law-abiding citizen whose only prior offense was running a red light.
- #005
The Tree is the only major location from the book that does not have a title in the first season.
- #006
It was rated 100% Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes.
- #007
Ilana Glazer needed multiple sessions to 'find' her voice as the little girl. Adam Devine, on the other hand, needed only one session because Sam-I-Am's voice resembles his own. Since he had already done a great deal of voice work, Adam needed only minimal coaching during his recording sessions.
- #008
It won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special.
- #009
Eddie Izzard also plays Burnnish, a short rare-animal collector pursuing the heroes in the DreamWorks animated film Abominable (2019); the only difference is that when Burnnish is given a chance to save himself he takes it, whereas in the first-season finale of GE&H Snerz is given the same opportunity but refuses it.
- #010
David Newman is composing for a Dr. Seuss-related project for the second time. His first was The Cat in the Hat (2003).
- #011
It is the first Warner Bros. animated series produced for Netflix.
- #012
Throughout the first season, the true nature of the series' supposed hero (Sam-I-Am) and its villains (the BAD GUYS) is questioned. Although Sam claims good intentions, he does many immoral things such as stealing, committing fraud and forcing his ally Guy to lie to his friends. By contrast, the BAD GUYS (despite their sinister-sounding title and aggressive appearance/demeanor) never do anything openly corrupt. Two important developments emerge near the end of the season. First, "BAD GUYS" is actually an acronym for "Bureau of Animal Defense - Glurfsburg Upper Yipville Section." The other is that Sam is actually a successful criminal hired by Snerz (the series' main villain) to steal a Chickeraffe from the Glufsburg Zoo and add it to his rare wildlife collection.
- #013
All the characters in Snerz's inner circle (Yes-Man, the tiny orchestra, the Goat and Sam) are shorter than he is. This implies he has a Napoleon complex.
- #014
One of the series' main themes is mothers and their relationships with their children. Hervnick Z. Snerz blamed his mother for the loss of his childhood pet and never forgave her. Had he realized that the pet's escape was his own fault, he would have forgiven his mother, learned from his mistakes and become a better person. Sam was abandoned by his mother when he was a small child. As a result, he developed a fear of abandonment and grew up to be a con man who never stays with anyone for very long. E. B. and Michellee have a strained relationship at the start of the series because of Michellee's overprotective attitude and E. B.'s desire for friends and adventure. Over the course of the series, however, both mother and daughter learn from each other and can work together for a greater good. Mr. Jenkins was separated from his mother in his youth, albeit unwillingly, and longs to be reunited with her in the wild. When Sam learns this, he changes his mind and vows to make sure his friend returns home safely.
- #015
It is the first Warner Bros. Animation series to be released on a streaming service other than the Boomerang SVOD.
- #016
Green Eggs and Ham is Michael Douglas's third performance in an animated program; he had previously appeared as a guest voice in Liberty's Kids (2002) and Phineas and Ferb (2007). Green Eggs and Ham, however, marks Douglas's first voice performance in a leading role.
- #017
It was originally set to premiere on Netflix in early fall 2019 but was delayed to later in the year for unknown reasons.
- #018
Diane Keaton (Michellee) and Ellen DeGeneres (executive producer) had previously worked together on Finding Dory (2016).
- #019
It is Cody Cameron's first involvement in an animated production not belonging to DreamWorks Animation or Sony Animation.
- #020
Adam Devine (Sam) and Jillian Bell (Gluntz) had previously worked together on Workaholics (2011).
- #021
Keegan-Michael Key and Eddie Izzard had previously appeared in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019): Key was the Ritual Master skekZok, and Izzard was Elder Cadia.
- #022
The series' central theme is how opposites can learn from each other and work together despite their differences. The cautious introvert Guy is forced to journey with the carefree extrovert Sam. Through their adventures, Guy learns to be more open and brave, while Sam discovers the importance of honesty and selflessness. Michellee is anxious and distrustful, while her daughter E. B. is fun-loving and friendly. Gradually E. B. learns why her mother is the way she is, and Michellee realizes that stepping outside her comfort zone now and then is fine. McWinkle is a quietly menacing member of the BAD GUYS who must work with the far louder and more militant rookie Gluntz. At the end of the first season, McWinkle retires and happily hands his position to Gluntz, who has now earned it.
- #023
The series was inspired by John Hughes's 1987 dramatic film Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987).
- #024
This TV series contains similarities to Pixar's Up (2009) and DreamWorks Animation's Abominable (2019).
- #025
This is the second Dr. Seuss production after Horton Hears a Who! (2008) not made by Illumination and not distributed by Universal Pictures. It is also the first one that is not a film.
- #026
This is David Newman's first music for an animated series.
- #027
Sam and Guy are the only characters who appear in every episode of the series.
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