Star Butterfly Edition

***Star Butterfly Edition***, is an series based in Star vs. The Forces Of Evil created by Daron Nefcy, is an Emmy award-winning American animated comedy series and media franchise. It is chronologically the tenth of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons and is currently the most-watched show on Nickelodeon. In 2021, it was named by TIME Magazineas one of the greatest television shows of all time. It also broke a all records forever. It is produced by CalArts Animation Inc. and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

*Star Butterfly Edition* is the longest-running Nickelodeon animated show. In 2032, making *Star Butterfly Edition* the Nickelodeon series with the most episodes, beating the another series *SpongeBob SquarePants*, which consisted of 280 episodes after the death of Stephen Hillenburg.

As well as being the very longest-running Nickelodeon series for adults, Star Butterfly Edition holds all the records as the fifth very longest-running new series for adults behind *The Simpsons*, *Family Guy*, *Bob's Burgers* and *South Park* respectively.

Even though its original network is Nickelodeon, *Star Butterfly Edition* is now broadcast across the world.

The fifth-longest-running American animated series, its popularity and prequel of Star vs. The Forces Of Evil has made it a media franchise. It is the highest rated series to air on Nickelodeon and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks' most distributed property. As of late 2022, the Star vs. The Forces of Evil franchise has generated $160 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon.

## Popularity

*Star Butterfly Edition* is the only cartoon to consistently make the Top 10 list in the Nielsen ratings, and is the first "low-budget" Nickelodeon animated series for adults, according to the network, to become extremely popular. When *Star Butterfly Edition* first aired in 2020, it gained a significant number of viewers in the ratings, eventually becoming more popular than *Rugrats '*had ever been. *Star Butterfly Edition* follows other Nickelodeon shows that have attracted "older" followers, including: *The Ren & Stimpy Show*, *Rocko's Modern Life*, *Hey Arnold!*, the *Kablam!* skits, *Action League Now!* and *The Angry Beavers*. Other shows have followed in this trend as well: *SpongeBob SquarePants*, *Invader Zim*, *My Life as a Teenage Robot*, *Avatar: The Last Airbender*/*The Legend of Korra*, *Danny Phantom*, *The Fairly OddParents* and *The Loud House*, which won a similar fanbase when they first premiered, though only *The Loud House* remains ongoing.

Brian Robbins, who had just become the president of Nickelodeon, said he feels there is an avenue to "tell an original story about Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas.

## Overview

*Main article: List of episodes*
*Main article: List of episodes in order of production*

## Characters

*Main article: List of characters/Main*
The show stars an ensemble cast of ten main characters, consisting of Star Butterfly and his urban friends who live in Echo Creek.

#### **Star Butterfly**

*Main Article: Star Butterfly*

She is the teenage magical princess from another dimension, named Mewni and now she is the girl from Eco Creek. She is living with her henchmen, her parents, and the Diaz family with the goal of controlling and learning about her family's magic wand. She is 15 years old, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Jackie, Janna, Hope, Sabrina and Leah. In the first episode, she is again Marco Díaz's neighbor. In her movie called "Star Butterfly Edition: Power Rangers", Star and her henchmen to be able to defeat their enemies SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. Besides that in the episodes she becomes Jackie Lynn Thomas' friend.

#### **Jackie-Lynn Thomas**

*Main Article: Jackie Lynn Thomas*

Marco's girlfriend, Star's friend, and Echo Creek student who likes skateboarding and fun. Also in the episode, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Star Butterfly, Janna, Hope, Sabrina and Leah. In the movie "Star Butterfly: Edition Power Rangers": defeat your enemies SpongeBob and Patrick. She is the second magical princess (behind Star Butterfly), to be able to defeat her enemies. She becomes Star Butterfly's friend from the first episode..

#### **Janna Ordonia**

*Main Article: Janna Ordonia*

She is Star's friend and an Echo Creek student. She is a rarity-loving teenager who can be quite mischievous, has a great interest in magical and spooky things, shows interest in the spell book. Also in the episode, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Star Butterfly, Jackie, Hope, Sabrina and Leah.She is the third magical princess (behind Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas) to defeat her enemies SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star. She becomes Star and Jackie's friend.

#### **Sabrina Backintosh**

*Main Article: Sabrina Backintosh*

Sabrina is an important girl than Star Butterfly. She is Star's spare friend. Sabrina is the cheerleader and student of Echo Creek, she becomes Star's friend. Also in the episode, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Star Butterfly, Janna, Hope, Jackie and Leah. She is the fourth magical princess (behind Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas) to defeat her enemies SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star. She becomes Star, Janna and Jackie's friend.

Voiced by Daron Nefcy in season one and voiced by Tara Strong for season two in present.

#### **Leah**

*Main Article: Leah*

Leah is Star's spare friend and student at Echo Creek. Also in the episode, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Star Butterfly, Jackie, Hope, Sabrina and Janna. She is the fifth magical princess (behind Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas) to defeat her enemies SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star.

Voiced by Cherami Leigh Kuehn.

#### **Hope Hadley**

*Main Article: Hope Hadley*

Hope is Star's spare friend and student at Echo Creek. Also in the episode, she dances reggaeton at the disco with Star Butterfly, Jackie, Leah, Sabrina and Janna. She is the sixth magical princess (behind Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas) to defeat her enemies SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star.

Voiced by Grey Griffin.

#### **Carrie**

*Main Article: Carrie*

Carrie is the Echo Creek student and the seventh magic princess (behind Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas) to defeat her enemies SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star.

Voiced by Tara Strong.

#### **Chloe Carmichael**

*Main Article: Chloe Carmichael*

Chloe is very similar to Star Butterfly, Chloe Carmichael is a spare student from Echo Creek and partner of Marco and friend of Star Butterfly. From 2016 to 2017, Chloe Carmichael was the character of The Fairly Oddparents in its tenth season having ended.

Voiced by Kari Whalgren.

#### **Andrea**

*Main Article: Andrea*

Andrea is very similar to Star, Andrea is a student and cheerleader from Echo Creek. She is Star Butterfly's spare friend along with Janna and Sabrina. It is very important that Jackie and Janna, Andrea is a teenage girl. Andrea is the ninth magical princess (behind Star Butterfly).

Voiced by Jill Talley

#### **Chantal**

*Main Article: Chantal*

Chatal is Star Butterfly's spare friend, who is very similar to her. She dances reggaeton at the disco with Star, Jackie, Janna, Hope, Sabrina and Leah. Chatal is the student and cheerleader for Echo Creek. Chantal is the tenth magical princess (behind Star Butterfly) who fights her enemies SpongeBob and Patrick. Chantal is better than Star, she's an important girl from Echo Creek. She is so much better than Star Butterfly and Jackie-Lynn Thomas. Unlike her friend Brittney Wong, Star Butterfly is her best friend and she studies. Chantal is very popular that Star Butterfly

Voiced by Carolyn Lawewnce

#### **Megan Gandlym**

*Main Article Megan Gandlym*

Megan Gandlym is a student and cheerleader at Echo Creek Academy.

## Cast

* Eden Sher as Star Butterfly
* Adam McArthur as Marco Diaz
* Daron Nefcy as Sabrina Backintosh (season 1), StarFan13
* Tara Strong as Sabrina Backintosh, StarFan13
* Jenny Slate as Flying Princess Pony Head (aka Pony Head)
* Alan Tudyk as Ludo and King Butterfly
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Dark Moonlight, Star's greatest frenemy from Mewni.
* Zoe Saldana as Marina Smith, Marco and Jackie's roommate.
* Joss Whedon as the Mighty Red Dragon, a dragon casted by Star's wand. (Whedon also co-directed the film)
* John Goodman as the President.
* Grey Griffin as Jackie Lynn Thomas, Queen Butterfly and others
* Abby Elliott as Janna
* Dan Castellaneta as Bon Bon the clown
* Fred Tatasciore as Buff Frog
* Michael C. Hall as Toffee
* Jeffrey Tambor as Glossaryck
* Zosia Marmet as Hekapoo
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Rhombulus
* Carl Weathers as Omnitraxus Prime
* Matt Chapman as Alfonzo
* Nate Torrence as Ferguson
* Jon Heder as Oskar Greason
* Minae Noji as Brittney Wong
* Dee Dee Rescher as Miss Skullnick
* Artt Butler as Rafael Diaz
* Nia Vardalos as Angie Diaz
* Maurice LaMarche as King Pony Head and others
* Jerry Trainor as Roy the Goblin and others
* Dana Davis as Kelly
* Alec Baldwin as Wallace the Walrus
* Jeff Bennett as the Principal and Male Announcer

## Trivia

* *Star Butterfly Edition* is the fifth longest-running animated television series for adults behind *The Simpsons*, *Family Guy*, *Bob's Burgers* and *South Park*.
* *Star Butterfly Edition* is the most distributed property of Paramount Global.