Apple & Onion

***Apple & Onion*** is an American-British animated television series created for Cartoon Network by George Gendi, who also serves as executive producer. The series focuses on the main characters Apple and Onion in a settlement inhabited by anthropomorphic food.

Gendi first pitched the idea of the series to Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe whilst working on *The Amazing World of Gumball* in London, a series that he produced. Upon arriving in Burbank, Gendi approached Cartoon Network Studios with the concept, who greenlit the production of a pilot. The resulting short was selected to be screened alongside another Cartoon Network pilot, *Welcome to My Life*, at the Annecy Festival in 2015, before eventually being released online in May 2016. The short was picked up for a limited series in March 2017 which premiered on February 23, 2018, with a premiere on the Cartoon Network App and on-demand one week before the series.

On May 20, 2019, the series was picked up for a second season.

## Characters

* Apple (voiced by George Gendi) – A friendly and curious apple who values his friendship with Onion. He comes to the city hoping to start a new life. He has a much more carefree attitude than Onion and always comes up with strange new ideas.
* Onion (voiced by Richard Ayoade) – The polite and timid friend to Apple who resembles a scallion. He comes to the city hoping to make new friends.
* Falafel (voiced by Sayed Badreya) – Apple and Onion's Egyptian landlord, who lets them stay in the shack on top of his building. The show's plot often revolves around Falafel overworking, or financial problems.
* Burger (voiced by Eugene Mirman) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
* Hot Dog (voiced by Paul Scheer) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
* French Fry (voiced by Tasha Ames) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
* Cotton Candy (voiced by Nicole Byer) - A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
* Beef Jerky (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A jailed criminal and an acquaintance of Apple and Onion.
* Apple's Mom & Dad (voiced by Penrose Anderson and Adam Buxton) – Apple's carefree parents. They are seen in "A New Life"
* Onion's Mom & Dad (voiced by Penrose Anderson and Stephen Fry) – Onion's proper parents. They are seen in "A New Life"
* Pizza (voiced by Keith Ferguson (episode 1-10) and Danny Jacobs (episode 11-present)) – An overworked slice of pizza who owns a diner alongside his mother and loves balloon rides.
* Patty (voiced by Dawnn Lewis) – A Jamaican patty who runs the dollar store where Apple and Onion work.
* Lemondrop (voiced by Naomi Hansen) – A young candy lemon.
* Hoagie (voiced by Danny Jacobs, George Gendi, and Roger Craig Smith) – A sandwich who is a common resident in the city who has done a lot of occupations. He appeared in the minisode "Lift".
* Chicken Nugget (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A police chicken nugget who is a control freak and wants people to respect him.
* Mrs. Lollypop (voiced by Bette Ford) – A kind old lollipop who lives downstairs from Apple and Onion. Her cat was temporarily adopted by Apple & Onion.
* Cheesesteak (voiced by Danny Jacobs) – A short-tempered and grouchy cheesesteak sandwich.
* Samosa (voiced by Kody Kavitha) – A Samosa who is most likely Indian. She owns a fictional game development company named "Samosa Games LLC". She appeared in the episode "Positive Attitude Theory" where she doesn't pay her rent.

## Broadcast

*Apple & Onion* premiered on Cartoon Network UK on August 27, 2018. The show premiered on Cartoon Network Africa on September 29, 2018. In India It premiered on 2018 on Cartoon Network India.