The Loud House

***The Loud House*** is an American animated television series created by animator and comic illustrator Chris Savino for Nickelodeon and premiered on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in southeastern Michigan called Royal Woods which is based on Chris Savino's hometown of Royal Oak.

The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program. It entered production the following year. Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California, USA and animated by Jam Filled Entertainment in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips.

The series premiered on May 2, 2016, and four seasons have been broadcast. The program has gained high ratings since its debut, becoming the top-rated children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air. The series has received considerable media attention and nominations at both the 28th and the 29th GLAAD Media Awards for its inclusion of Howard and Harold McBride, two supporting characters who are an interracial gay married couple. Their introduction into the series was reported in the news as being historic and caused a ratings surge. In May 2017, the characters of Lincoln Loud and Clyde McBride were featured on the front cover of *Variety* as an example of diverse characters in children's television.

On May 7, 2019, the fifth season was greenlit consisting of 26 episodes. It premiered on September 11, 2020 with a one-hour-long special called "Schooled!".

On September 9, 2020, it was announced that *The Loud House* had been greenlit by Nickelodeon for a sixth season consisting of 26 episodes, which will premiere in 2021.

A feature film based on the series is also in development to be released on the streaming service Netflix in 2021 and on February 19, 2020, it was announced that a live-action film based on the series titled, *The Loud House: A Very Loud Christmas*, will premiere in late 2020.

A spin-off series titled *The Casagrandes* premiered on October 14, 2019.

The series re-premiered on Sintopia in 2022 with a permission from ViacomCBS (owner of Nickelodeon and MTV) to let Blanding Cassatt (owner of Sintopia and Terrestrial Network) take *The Loud House* to Sintopia as a supported cartoon. Kimberly Blanding and Jordan Cassatt agreed to ViacomCBS's terms of use, which the business couple will present the promos in Sintopia version. Episodes by Nickelodeon production releases will premiere on Sintopia on weekdays.

## Plot

In the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan, Lincoln Loud is the only boy and middle child in a family of eleven children. He has ten sisters with distinctive personalities: bossy social eldest child Lori; ditzy fashionista Leni; musician Luna; comedian Luan; athletic Lynn; gloomy gothic Lucy; polar-opposite twins tomboy Lana and beauty pageant Lola; child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln occasionally breaks the fourth wall to explain to viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of the household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the house better.

In the fifth season, the Loud siblings will age up a year and move up a grade with Lori going to college, Lincoln going to middle school, and Lily going to preschool. Leni struggles to become charge of the Loud siblings as the new oldest sister in the Loud House.

## Characters

*Main article: List of The Loud House characters*
### **Loud Family**

* **Lincoln Loud** (voiced by Sean Ryan Fox in the pilot; Grant Palmer in S01E1A-S01E22B; Collin Dean in episodes S01E23A-S03E18A; Jackson Petty as singing voice in S03E17; Tex Hammond in Listen Out Loud episode 7, S3E18B-S4E21B; Asher Bishop in S4E23A-present) – The former 11-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 12-year-old (Season 5) sixth child and only son of the Loud family, who has white hair and a chipped front tooth. Lincoln has a passion for comic books (especially for his favorite superhero Ace Savvy) and is often shown reading them while wearing only his underwear. He breaks the fourth wall on a regular basis by speaking to the audience about the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of his household when he always spend times with his sisters and always survives with them.
* **Lori Loud** (voiced by Catherine Taber) – The former 17-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 18-year-old (Season 5) eldest child of the Loud family and the only Loud child with a driver's license. Lori is depicted as a bossy, short-tempered, sarcastic, and cynical teenager who is condescending towards her younger siblings. Despite this, she cares deeply about her family. Lori is usually seen talking to her boyfriend Bobby on her smartphone and uses the word "literally" frequently. In some episodes, Lori is shown to have a flatulence problem that she refuses to admit by stating that it was either her shoes or the creaking floorboards making the noise.
* **Leni Loud** (voiced by Liliana Mumy) – The former 16-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 17-year-old (Season 5) second child of the Loud family who is almost always seen wearing sunglasses on top of her head. Leni is depicted as a beautiful, ditzy blonde who shows talents in fashion designing, lock-picking, and wood-carving on occasion. She has a fear of spiders that is referenced in multiple episodes, most notably "Along Came a Sister". As Lori's roommate, Leni would tend to borrow some of Lori's clothes without asking, which leads to them occasionally fighting over them. Along with Luna, she has the best relationship with Lincoln of his older sisters. In "Shop Girl", Leni gets a job at Reiningers after helping out it's different shoppers during a sale.
* **Luna Loud** (voiced by Nika Futterman) – The former 15-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 16-year-old (Season 5) third child of the Loud family. Luna has a habit of speaking in a mock British accent. She is a wild and upbeat musician who owns various instruments, with her signature one being a purple electric guitar. She very closely follows the words of her idol Mick Swagger and always encourages her family to "stay cool". In the episode "For Bros About to Rock", it is revealed that Luna has ruined all of her siblings' first concerts.
* **Luan Loud** (voiced by Cristina Pucelli) – The former 14-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 15-year-old (Season 5) fourth child and comedian of the Loud family and Luna's roommate. Most of her dialogue consists of bad puns, much to the annoyance of her siblings. She wears her hair in a large ponytail and has buck teeth with braces, giving her a squirrel-like appearance. Every April Fools' Day, Luan becomes a prank-obsessed maniac which leaves her family and Clyde in complete fear of the holiday as they try to avoid her pranks. In addition to comedian works and pranks, Luan is an expert clown, mime artist, juggler, and ventriloquist where she owns a ventriloquist dummy named Mr. Coconuts.
* **Lynn Loud, Jr.** (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) – The former 13-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 14-year-old (Season 5) fifth child and athlete of the Loud family who is named after her father. She tends to start competitions among her siblings and plays a large amount of sports like baseball, basketball, football, and soccer.
* **Lucy Loud** (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) – The former 8-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 9-year-old (Season 5) seventh child of the Loud family and Lynn's roommate. Lucy is a gothic girl with interests in poetry, séances, and gothic fiction as well as owning some pet bats. She has pale white skin and long black hair with bangs that cover her eyes. Lucy also has an uncanny ability to suddenly appear in places, which often frightens her siblings.
* **Lana Loud** (voiced by Grey Griffin) – The former 6-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 7-year-old (Season 5) eighth child of the Loud family and the twin older sister of Lola. Lana is a tomboy who loves to play in mud and get her hands dirty, which often annoys Lola. She is a skilled handyworker who loves animals (mostly frogs and reptiles). In "Ties That Bind", it is revealed that she was born two minutes before Lola.
* **Lola Loud** (voiced by Grey Griffin) – The former 6-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 7-year-old (Season 5) ninth child of the Loud family and the twin younger sister of Lana. Lola is a bratty "Princess" who is skilled at plotting and scheming to get her way. She becomes maniacal if her siblings anger her in any way. She is mostly seen wearing a pink dress that cover her legs and a tiara on her head. She is constantly entered in child beauty pageants and is the tattletale of the group. Notably, she is the only Loud child to call her father by the name of "Daddy".
* **Lisa Loud** (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) – The former 4-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 5-year-old (Season 5) tenth child of the Loud family. She is a child prodigy who has a PhD and yet is still in kindergarten. She enjoys solving complex equations and math problems and performing elaborate experiments where she would often using her siblings and Clyde as test subjects. She wears round glasses, speaks with a lateral lisp, and laughs maniacally when performing experiments.
* **Lily Loud** (voiced by Grey Griffin) – The former 1-year-old (Seasons 1-4), now 2-year-old (Season 5) baby of the Loud family. She is mostly seen wearing only a diaper. Lincoln shares a special connection with Lily and babysits her on several occasions. She has a habit of losing her diaper causing her to go naked and also causing her fellow siblings to put her diaper back on. The only phrase Lily says aside from gibberish is "poo-poo", generally coupled with her diaper flying across the screen or having needing a change in her diaper.
* **Lynn Loud, Sr.** (voiced by Brian Stepanek) – The father of the Loud children. His whole face is unseen until "11 Louds a Leapin'". Lynn, Sr. often breaks up fights between his children before it goes too far and does all the cooking in the family as he dreams of being a chef. In "Along Came a Sister", it is revealed that he has a fear of spiders like Leni. In "Anti-Social", it is revealed that he has a band called the Clang with Kotaro.
* **Rita Loud** (voiced by Jill Talley) – The mother of the Loud children, the daughter of "Pop Pop", and the niece of Ruth. Her face is also unseen until "11 Louds a Leapin'". She is the only Loud whose name does not begin with "L". Rita is caring towards her children, but is not afraid to punish them if their fighting goes too far. Rita is shown to be more level-headed than Lynn Sr. In "A Novel Idea", Rita works as a dental assistant and is writing a novel that could lead to a different career path. As revealed in "Cover Girls" and "L is for Love", it is revealed that she met Lynn Sr. when she was working as a crossing guard.

## Episodes

*Main article: List of The Loud House episodes*

## Production

### **Development**

*The Loud House* was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family. Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an executive, Jenna Boyd, asked Savino to make them human. The idea of the Loud family being rabbits became used as Lincoln's dream in the Season 3 episode "White Hare". He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2½-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program. In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that *The Loud House* had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes. The episode order was later increased to 26. On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26. On October 19, 2016, the series had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes. Savino has cited *Peanuts* and *Polly and Her Pals* as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art.

Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California, United States and animated by Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment.

### **Firing of Chris Savino**

On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment, the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade." On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him. Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he was "deeply sorry" for his actions. Alongside the announcement of the series being greenlit for a fourth season, it was revealed that story editor Michael Rubiner had now been named executive producer and showrunner. On May 30, 2018, Savino was suspended from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, for one year.

## Broadcast

The series debuted on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016, with new episodes premiering every weekday that month. The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016. The series is also aired on AFN Family.

Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15, 2016. It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day. It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20, 2016. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland's Nickelodeon channels premiered the series on May 30, 2016. In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016.

The series premiered on May 15, 2016, in the Middle East and North Africa on Nickelodeon Arabia, dubbed in Gulf Arabic.

In India, the series premiered on Nick HD+ on May 18, 2020.

The series will premiere on the future mass media multimedia company, Blanding Cassatt's television channel aimed for kids and teens called Sintopia, in September 3, 2022, followed by its spin-off, *The Casagrandes*, in September 24, 2022.

## Reception

### **Critical**

*The Loud House* has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and the heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to *The Loud House* for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story." Kevin Johnson of *The A.V. Club* gave the series a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them."

### **Howard and Harold McBride**

*Main article: Howard and Harold McBride*
The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of an interracial gay married couple. They are the first married gay couple to be featured in a Nicktoon. Laura Bradley of *Vanity Fair* stated that *The Loud House* "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone." De Elizabeth of *Teen Vogue* wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn’t treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status." *The Frisky*'s Tai Gooden mentioned that "kids who have two dads (or moms) will be more than thrilled to see a family they can identify with on TV." *Time* reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple. Some groups, by contrast, have criticized the introduction of the characters. The One Million Moms division of the American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and unsuccessfully pushed for the episode in which they first appeared to be edited to exclude the couple, saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda." The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the series on pay television service DStv, saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda.".

### **Ratings**

*The Loud House* became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air. Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6–11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year. As of June 2016, it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating *SpongeBob SquarePants* with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time.

*The Los Angeles Times* cited *The Loud House* as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016. During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on the channel.

The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby". This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of *The Loud House* shown at prime time, "11 Louds a Leapin'", was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on November 25, 2016.

### **Awards and nominations**

*The Loud House*'s portrayal of interracial gay married couple Howard and Harold McBride led the series to be nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards and for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 29th and 31st GLAAD Media Awards. The series was also nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Kids' Choice Awards.

## Other media

### ***Listen Out Loud***

*Main article: Listen Out Loud*
Nickelodeon and its YouTube channel have done a series of podcasts called *Listen Out Loud*, where each member of the Loud family does a podcast revolving around their topics.

### **Graphic novel series**

The series has spawned a graphic novel series by publisher Papercutz. The graphic novels dive into the world of the show and the characters within. They are usually anthology comics by either crew members or other incoming artists, however others have themes, and still others have overarching storylines. The first graphic novel, *There Will Be Chaos*, was released on May 9, 2017. There are currently two series, a running series and a special series focusing on the seasons. The running series currently has eleven volumes as of January 2021.

### **Feature film**

*Main article: The Loud House Movie*
On March 28, 2017, Paramount Pictures' president Marc Evans announced a film based on the series originally set for release on February 7, 2020 in cinemas. However, in January 2019, Paramount removed the film from their schedule. On February 5, 2019, it was announced that the film would instead be produced for release on the streaming service Netflix. On April 30, 2019, it was announced the movie will be released sometime in 2021. On June 20, 2019, Kevin Sullivan stated he completed a draft of the film. On June 20, 2019, Kevin Sullivan stated he completed a draft of the film. On January 12, 2021, it was reconfirmed that the film would release on Netflix within the year, with the film's plot focusing on the Loud family traveling to Scotland.

### **Television film**

*Main article: The Loud House: A Very Loud Christmas*
On February 19, 2020, Nickelodeon announced that a live-action film based on the series titled, *The Loud House: A Very Loud Christmas*, will premiere in late 2020. The film will depict Lincoln and Clyde working to preserve the Christmas traditions when the Loud sisters plan to have their Christmas plans elsewhere.

### **Spin-off**

*Main article: The Casagrandes*
A spin-off, entitled *The Casagrandes*, was put into development by Nickelodeon in March 2018. It will feature Bobby and Ronnie Anne Santiago as well as their extended Casagrande family living in Great Lakes City. The series premiered on October 14, 2019. On May 7, 2019, it was revealed that Eugenio Derbez, Ken Jeong, and Melissa Joan Hart had joined the cast as Bobby and Ronnie Anne's father Dr. Arturo Santiago and new neighbors Sid, Adelaide, Stanley and Rebecca Chang, respectively.

## Video games

Lincoln, Lucy, and Clyde appear as playable characters in the 2020 racing video game *Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix*.

## External links

* Official Tumblr
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* *The Loud House* on IMDb
* *The Loud House* at TV.com
* *The Loud House* at the Big Cartoon DataBase
* *The Loud House* at Moviefone
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