Kiff (TV series)

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## Kiff

**Kiff** is a animated comedy-buddy TV series that premiered on March 10, 2023, produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Disney Television Animation. The show was created by Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal. Sam Riegel serves as the show's voice director.

## Plot

The series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry, a sweet and mellow bunny. Set in the bustling mountains, where animals and magical creatures live together in harmony, the series features the duo, who take the town by storm with their endless adventures and zest for life.

## Production

The show was announced in June 2021, and Kimiko Glenn and H. Michael Croner were revealed to be the voices of Kiff and Barry, respectively, in October 2022.

*Kiff* was based both on Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal's childhoods in Cape Town, South Africa, and by various animated series, with *The Simpsons* cited as a major influence. Table Town is named for Cape Town's Table Mountain, and the school Kiff and Barry go to is modeled after Smal's primary school.

Smal has stated the writers often draw from life experience when brainstorming for ideas, whether they be childhood memories or inspired by things that happened to them as adults. Heavens and Smal value the show's positivity, and state they try not to make the series too cynical or sarcastic. The series is two dimensional and hand drawn; the only digital process used for the series is Toon Boom Harmony, which scans the drawings and also colors them.

Every episode of the show begins with a title card on a billboard, and has an "opening sponsor," an advertisement placed near the title card that appears at some point in the episode. These typically include businesses but can also be simple objects such as art ("Ghost Wolf's Art"). In an interview, Smal and Heavens explained that as they were developing the series the two realized the wide variety of jobs the characters had, and began the opening sponsor gag in response to that.

Kimiko Glenn noted in a 2023 interview that she and H. Michael Croner are allowed to go off-script and improvise during recording sessions. When Glenn auditioned as Kiff, she was tasked with singing various songs, as music and songs are a crucial part of the series.

### Main cast

* Kimiko Glenn as Kiff Chatterley
* H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns

### Recurring cast

* James Monroe Iglehart as Martin Chatterley
* Lauren Ash as Beryl Chatterley
* Deedee Magno Hall as Miss Deer Teacher
* Eugene Cordero as The Pone/Secretary Prince
* Josh Johnson as Harry Buns
* Eric Bauza as Roy Fox/Reggie
* Vella Lovell as Candle Fox
* Steve Little as Glarbin Gloobin
* Kent Osborne as Sweepy Steve
* Mary Mack as Renée du Bedat
* Tom Kenny as Trevor Angstrom/Gareth/Darryn
* Nichole Sakura as Terri Buns
* Rachel House as Mary Buns

## Crew

### Producers

* Lucy Heavens
* Nic Smal

## Reception

Ashley Moulton of *Common Sense Media* gave the series 4 out of a possible 5 stars, comparing it favorably to *Bluey*. She stated "The whole family can enjoy the quirky characters and the ridiculous situations they find themselves in."

## Trivia

* The first free-to-air channel this show has aired on is Disney Channel in Spain.

## Videos

Kiff Theme Song - NEW SERIES - @disneychannelKiff Teaser - NEW SERIES 💥 - Disney Channel Animation
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dar, Taimur (March 8, 2023). INTERVIEW: Kimiko Glenn gets nutty in new Disney animated series KIFF. *Comics Beat*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
2. ↑ Dickson, Jeremy (June 18, 2021). Disney greenlights South African toon Kiff. *Kidscreen*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
3. ↑ Schneider, Michael (October 6, 2022). Kimiko Glenn, H. Michael Croner to Voice Disney’s New Animated Series ‘Kiff’ (EXCLUSIVE). *Variety*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Davis, Victoria (March 8, 2023). ‘Kiff’: A Cape-Town-Inspired Buddy Comedy that Captures the Soul of Hand-Drawn. *Animation World Network*. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Murphy, Jackson (March 6, 2023). INTERVIEW: The Gift Of “Kiff” With Creators Of New Disney Series. *Animation Scoop*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
6. ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (April 3, 2023). Kiff Creators Reveal What Inspired the Characters and Humor of Disney's New Series. *Comicbook*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
7. ↑ Betti, Tony (March 8, 2023). Spending Some Time With “Kiff” Creators Nic Smal and Lucy Heavens. *Laughing Place*. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
8. ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (April 15, 2023). Kimiko Glenn Talks Bringing Disney's Kiff to Life in Delightful New Series. *Comicbook*. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
9. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (January 24, 2023). ‘Kiff’ Brings Nutty Animated Comedy to Disney Channel March 10. *Animation Magazine*. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
10. ↑ Moulton, Ashley (2023). Kiff TV Review. *Common Sense Media*. Retrieved July 1, 2023.