# Archibald's Next Big Thing

Archibald's Next Big Thing (known as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! starting in its third season) is an American animated sitcom created by Tony Hale for Netflix and Peacock. The plot revolves around Archibald Strutter, a positive chicken who often goes astray from home, but eventually always finds his way back home.
The series debuted on September 6, 2019, on Netflix. Its second season was released on March 20, 2020.
On January 26, 2021, a new series was announced, which saw the series move to Peacock and rebrand as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!, which premiered on February 18, 2021. The second season premiered on April 22, 2021, the third on July 15, 2021, and the fourth on October 14, 2021.

## Voice cast

Main Voice Cast
* Tony Hale as Archibald Strutter
* Adam Pally as Sage Strutter, Archibald's older brother who enjoys the outdoors
* Chelsea Kane as Loy Strutter, Archibald's sister who likes inventing things and doing science
* Jordan Fisher as Finly Strutter, Archibald's brother who likes singing, dancing and art
* Kari Wahlgren as Bea, Archibald's best friend and sidekick
* Rosamund Pike as the Narrator
Recurring Voice Cast
* Kari Wahlgren as Murph, Cheryl, Aunt Violet, Aunt Beatrice, Grandma Ashley, Martha Von Gobblesberg, Me-Maw, Ms. Blue, Old Cat Lady, Skipper Bellhop, Tanya
* Roger Craig Smith as Cousin Ashley, Mayor Fowler, Brock, additional voices
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Ronald, Moe, Dave, additional voices
* Eric Bauza as Mikael, Nitro Ned, additional voices
* Casey Wilson as Wendi Powers, a reporter
* Charlie Dell as Ed, Dixie's husband
* Karly Rothenberg as Dixie, Ed's wife
* Matty Cardarople as Preston, a bird who works various jobs
* Chris Parnell as Dr. Fluffberg
* Gary Cole as Officer Jones
* Lauren Blumenfeld as Roxlyn, Archibald's unicorn pen pal
* Aaron LaPlante as Gorbit
Guest Voice Cast
* JP Karliak as Mr. Hackensack
Notable Guest Stars
* Christine Baranski as Madame Baroness, a glamorous singer
* "Weird Al" Yankovic as Jasper
* RuPaul as Jonathan Jagger, a fashion designer llama
* Sally Phillips as Flurbin
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Claire the Astronaut Monkey who actually has a fear of space
* Adam Ray as Johnny Hawkstorm, Dilbert Tuxington III, snail husband Larry
* Joel McHale as Jean Pierre
* Taylor Trensch as Archibald's singing voice
* Jane Lynch as Dotty Culpepper
* Henry Winkler as Herman Sherman
* John O'Hurley as Dr. Eggleston
* Rachael Ray as the Krak-hen
* Justin Long as Mr. Skunkmeyer
* Ana Gasteyer as Mimsy
* Marieve Herington, Kat Palardy and Kari Washlgren as the Flamingo Sisters (Ricotta, Brie and Feta)
* Karly Rothenberg as Crostini, snail wife
* Laraine Newman as Suzie
* Jim Rash as Fritz
* Lori Alan as Gale St. Salty, Walker
* Kate McKinnon as Jojo

## Episodes
### Archibald's Next Big Thing
#### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |

### Season 1 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Chicken at Sea" | Eric Fogel | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 1 | 1 | "The Keymaster" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Chicken at Sea: Archibald meet Ronald, sails the seas to help a group of turtles in danger. The Keymaster: It's Archibald to the rescue when the citizens of Crackridge report a series of thefts. ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Best in Showbot" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Secret of Madame Baroness" | Steve Trenbirth | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Best in Showbot: An accident damages Loy's robot Steve, and fear causes Archibald to end up inside it in the Crackridge Tournament of Robots. The Secret of Madame Baroness: Archibald finds a job as a janitor in Madame Baroness's home. ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Oath of the Compass" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 3 | 3 | "Garbage Fruit" | Andrew Collins | Kevin Kramer | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| The Oath of the Compass: Archibald forgets to send the invitations to Loy's party and must act quickly. Garbage Fruit: Archibald loses his vision for a while and learns to trust his other senses. ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Glide & Gobble" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 4 | 4 | "Wheelie, No Hands" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Glide & Gobble: Archibald and his brothers must find a way out of a cave with help of Jasper. Wheelie, No Hands: Archibald he joins a two cycling club called the Bikers and the Birds, and discovers a hidden talent. ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Missing Piece" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Scotchman" | Andrew Collins | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| The Missing Piece: Archibald participate in a treasure hunt to find the last piece of the puzzle. The Scotchman: Archibald becomes Superhopscotch's apprentice with the Scotchman. ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Mountain Mayhem" | Brian Hatfield | Kevin Kramer | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Gator Spinner Max" | Andrew Collins | Jeff Trammel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Mountain Mayhem: As part of a citizen exchange contest, Archibald moves to Hoofhöven for a week. The Gator Spinner Max: Archibald finds a practical use for Cousin Ashley's new invention. ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dino-Can-Do" | Adam Gunn and Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Big Bad Bug" | Brian Hatfield | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Dino-Can-Do: A new resident tries to adapt to Crackridge, but it's no easy task for the poor Calhoun the dinosaur. The Big Bad Bug: Archibald faces his fear of the basement with a new friend Benny. ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Stuck in Skates" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 8 | 8 | "Lawn Circles" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Stuck in Skates: An afternoon of ice skating with a pen pal Roxlyn ends in trouble. Lawn Circles: Crop circles appear in Crackridge, could it be the work of aliens?. ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lights, Camera, Crackridge!" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 9 | 9 | "Karaoke Dokey" | Adam Gunn | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Lights, Camera, Crackeridge!: Archibald gets a job as a stunt double for a movie star in the new Johnny Hawkstorm movie. Karaoke Dokey: Loy becomes obsessed with Finly's karaoke game. ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Enchanted Mansion" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Shell Game" | Brian Hatfield | Jen Bardekoff | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| The Enchanted Mansion: In search of Finly's magic wand, Archibald gets lost in a haunted mansion. The Shell Game: Archibald helps Freddie the hermit crab find a new shell. ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Strutter Sitting" | Adam Gunn | Julia Prescott | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 11 | 11 | "Corny-O Chaos" | Brian Hatfield | Jen Bardekoff | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| Strutter Sitting: The Strutters organize a garage sale while they take care of other problems with a babies. Corny-O Chaos: Archibald enters a race to win an eternal supply of grain of Corny-O. ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Chicken Has Landed" | Andrew Collins | Eric Fogel | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 12 | 12 | "The Night of the Nibbler" | Adam Gunn | Bryan Belknap | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| The Chicken Has Landed: Archibald makes an unexpected trip to space and meet Claire. The Night of the Nibbler: He then turns detective to find a lost recipe that has been in Dolly's family for generations. ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Primrose Classic" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Blimpateers" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6) |
| The Primrose Classic: The professional paper airplane launcher Munch hires Archibald as an assistant. The Blimpateers: In the air, Archibaled meets some birds that live in an airship. ||||||

### Season 2 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 14 | 1 | "The Mall Walkers" | Adam Gunn | Kevin Kramer | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 14 | 1 | "Treasured Tattoo" | Adam Gunn | Nicole Belisle | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Mall Walkers: Archibald stumbles upon a crime with older birds in progress while trapped in a shopping mall. Treasured Tattoo: Ronald's tattooed map inspires Archibald to search for treasure. ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "The Compost Elf" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 15 | 2 | "Meet Ya at the Stump" | Brian Hatfield | Katie Mattila, Drew Champion, Jacob Moffat, and Kevin Kramer | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Compost Elf: The Strutters it is filled with garbage when it gives false information about compost. Meet Ya at the Stump: Archibald and his friends speak out when their favorite place is threatened. ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "A Taste of Crackridge" | Adam Gunn | Charlie Shoup | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 16 | 3 | "The Bird and the Bee" | Brian Hatfield | Eric Fogel | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| A Taste of Crackridge: Archibald's stuffed is a hit among the residents of Crackridge. The Bird and the Bee: Archibald and Bea remember how they met. ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Lake Ball Pit" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 17 | 4 | "The Poppy Corn Festival" | Adam Gunn | Nicole Belisle | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| Lake Ball Pit: Archibald is a lifeguard at ball lake The Poppy Corn Festival: Archibald receives a lesson in the art of sarcasm with Loy and Cheryl. ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "The Paperbirds" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 18 | 5 | "Rock and Egg Roll" | Andrew Collins | Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Paberbirds: A gang of thieves mistakes Archibald for a criminal mastermind. Rock and Egg Roll: Archibald discovers a rock with mysterious powers that give goosebumps. ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Chair Museum" | Adam Gunn | Charlie Shoup | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 19 | 6 | "The Legend of Crackerfoot" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Chair Museum: Archibald's plan to help Sage get her rocking chair back goes awry. The Legend of Crackerfoot: Archibald meet the legendary Crackerfoot ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Baritone Tea" | Andrew Collins & Adam Gunn | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| Archibald accidentally drinks all of Finly's enhancing tea on the eve of his brother's concert. ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Déjà Flu" | Brian Hatfield | Jennifer Bardekoff | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 21 | 8 | "Crackridge Live!" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| Déjà Flu: Archibald comes to the rescue when Loy, Saga and Finly catch the Déjà Flu Crackridge Live!: Archibald and Cousin Ashley take over the airwaves. ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "House of the Future" | Adam Gunn | Eric Fogel | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 22 | 9 | "Dr. Buttersocks" | Brian Hatfield | Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| House of the Future: Loy makes improvements around the house with some robotic reinforcements. Dr. Buttersocks: Archibald becomes a puppet fighting superstar. ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Royal Strutters" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 23 | 10 | "Impromptu Cruise" | Adam Gunn | Jennifer Bardekoff | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Royal Strutters: After pulling a sword from a tree, Sage is crowned king for a day. Impromptu Cruise: Archibald wins a vacation on a luxury cruise. ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "The Four Flamingos" | Brian Hatfield | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 24 | 11 | "The Roaring Rooster" | Andrew Collins | Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| The Four Flamingos: Archibald eats too many beets and joins the lumberjacks in a log competition. The Roaring Rooster: Sage tries to earn all his rooster scout medals in one day. ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Dang, I'm Rich!" | Adam Gunn | Kevin Kramer | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 25 | 12 | "Power Play" | Brian Hatfield | Jennifer Bardekoff | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| Dang, I'm Rich!: Cousin Ashley wants to be rich and buy a mansion. Power Play: Archibald explores Cracridge during a blackout with new friend Jojo. ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Big Fun Town" | Adam Gunn | Jennifer Bardekoff and Benjamin Lapides | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| 26 | 13 | "New Crackridge" | Andrew Collins | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | March 20, 2020 (2020-3-20) |
| Big Fun Town: Archibald and Bea plan another overdue honeymoon for Ed and Dixie. New Crackridge: Will the tornado reach Crackridge? Archibald is sure of it with Brock, Tanya and Dr. Fluffberg. ||||||

### Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!
#### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |

### Season 1 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "A Tiny Problem" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 1 | 1 | "Changing Lanes" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 2 | 2 | "Switched!" | Derek Moore | Eric Fogel | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 2 | 2 | "Free-Range Chickens" | Adam Smith | Kevin Kramer | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Fluffberg Method" | Derek Moore | Charlie Shoup | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "Singing Tele-Grammers" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 4 | 4 | "Farewell General Sherwood" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 4 | 4 | "Zoom Boomer" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 5 | 5 | "Egg's Day Out" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Way of the Snake" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |
| 6 | 6 | "Castles and Caves" | Derek Moore | Eric Fogel Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | February 18, 2021 (2021-2-18) |

### Season 2 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 7 | 1 | "Unpoppable" | Adam Smith | Haley Mancini | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 7 | 1 | "Slumber Party Hard" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 8 | 2 | "Maximum Overdue" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 8 | 2 | "Gator's Giving" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 9 | 3 | "Crazy Maze" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 9 | 3 | "Super Sneaks" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 10 | 4 | "Robo Family" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 10 | 4 | "The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" | Derek Moore | Benjamin Siemon | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 11 | 5 | "The Tooth Pirate" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 11 | 5 | "Zups" | Steve Trenbirth | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 12 | 6 | "A Star Is Hatched" | Adam Smith | Eric Fogel | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |
| 12 | 6 | "Say Cheese" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22) |

### Season 3 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 13 | 1 | "Win a Day with Nitro Ned" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 13 | 1 | "Lil' Chickies" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 14 | 2 | "Something Old, Something New" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 14 | 2 | "The Ghoster" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 15 | 3 | "The Saddle-Ridge Cup" | Adam Smith | Noëlle Lara | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 15 | 3 | "Mayor Brock" | Derek Moore | Ellie Guzman | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 16 | 4 | "Skunked!" | Steve Trenbirth | Benjamin Siemon | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 16 | 4 | "Neighborhood Bird Watch" | Adam Smith | Nicole Belisle | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 17 | 5 | "Tumbleweed Wrangler" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 17 | 5 | "The Extreme Bean Machine" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 18 | 6 | "The Undeliverables" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |
| 18 | 6 | "Johnny Hawkstorm: Two Birds, One Stone" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | July 15, 2021 (2021-7-15) |

### Season 4 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 19 | 1 | "See You Next Plursday" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 19 | 1 | "The Doppelganger" | Steve Trenbirth | Noëlle Lara | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 20 | 2 | "8-Bit of Trouble" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 20 | 2 | "Found Feathers" | Derek Moore | Charlie Shoup | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 21 | 3 | "Primetime Wendi Powers" | Ben McLaughlin | Noëlle Lara | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 21 | 3 | "A Giant Problem" | Derek Moore | Ellie Guzman | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 22 | 4 | "Earl Trappercorn" | Adam Smith | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 22 | 4 | "Queen Bea" | Steve Trenbirth | Charlie Shoup | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 23 | 5 | "King of Camp" | Derek Moore | Noëlle Lara | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 23 | 5 | "Dancing Zombies" | Adam Smith | Charlie Shoup | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 24 | 6 | "The Time Disrupter" | Steve Trenbirth | Eric Fogel | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 24 | 6 | "The Time Disrupter" | Derek Moore | Drew Champion and Jacob Moffat | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |