The Chucklewood Critters (2024 TV series)

educational

Tony Love

Greg Berlanti

Taran Killam

Jesse McCartney

Cobie Smulders

Katie Peterson

(Amblin Television)

DeviantArt Entertainment

WNET Thirteen

Warner Bros. Animation

***The Chucklewood Critters*** is a live-action/animated educational television series and a continuation of the original *Chucklewood Critters* series. The series is produced in a manner reminiscent of the Hanna-Barbera shows of the 1960s to the 1980s, from the animation style down to a few sound effects. the series premiered on PBS Kids.

## **Plot**

The adventures of a bear cub named Buttons and a fox cub named Rusty, along with their mentor, Chief Ranger Jones of Chucklewood Park, his nephew and the boy cubs' human friend, Johnny, their families, Abner and Bridgette, Buttons' parents and George and Rosie, Rusty's parents, their friends, Bearbette and Frisky, the boy cubs' girlfriends, Robyn, a human girl, the girl cubs' human friend and Johnny's girlfriend and classmate, Skipper and Bluebell, a duo of rabbits, Turner, a smart turtle, Skeeter, a small mouse, Freddie, a mischievous, troublemaking, funny but lovable raccoon, Quacker, a messenger duck and Lester Eli Gator, a Cajun alligator and the girl cub's old friend who lives in Crystal Bayou and visits Chucklewood Park, their friends' families, Darwin and Bearnadine, Bearbette's parents and Philbert, Freddie's father and their owl teacher, Franklin in Chucklewood Park and in the suburb, learning about important lessons and having fun with friends and family.

## Characters

### Main characters

* **Buttons** (voiced by Callum Shoniker from season 1 to 3 and Liam JKrew since season 4)**:** A brown bear cub who lives in the forested area of Chucklewood Park. He's the only child of Abner and Bridgette, and lives in a cave with his parents along with his best friend, a fox cub named Rusty, along with his folks. He very sensitive at times, and honeybun is one of his favorites treat in the world. His swimwear is a pair of blue swimming trunks.
	+ **Abner** (voiced by Taran Killam)**:** A male dark brown bear and Buttons' father who wears blue overalls. He is usually portrayed as lazy and sleeps all day and eats a lot, but he is considered a good father to Buttons. He is best friends with George. He wears cyan pajamas when sleeping. He wears a gold hard hat when building. His swimwear is a pair of gray swimming trunks.
	+ **Bridgette** (voiced by Cobie Smulders)**:** A female light brown bear and Buttons' mother. She is close friends with Rosie. She wears pink pajamas when sleeping. She wears a blue apron when cooking or doing dishes. Her swimwear is an indigo bikini.
* **Rusty** (voiced by Kane Atwood from season 1 to 3 and Ryder Jack Parker since season 4)**:** An energetic red/orange fox cub and the best friend of Buttons. He lives in the same cave in Chucklewood Park with him and his parents George and Rosie. His swimwear is a pair of green swimming trunks.
	+ **George** (voiced by Jesse McCartney)**:** A red/orange fox and Rusty's father. Like Abner, George is considered a good father to Rusty as well as a good husband to Rosie. He usually can't tolerate Abner's laziness and is sometimes aggravated by it. He wears a yellow apron when gardening or doing dishes. His swimwear is a pair of brown swimming trunks.
	+ **Rosie** (voiced by Katie Peterson)**:** A red/orange vixen and Rusty's mother. She wears a purple apron when gardening, cooking or doing dishes. Her normal swimwear is a jade bikini. In Season 4, she wears a jade maillot due to her pregnancy. After the events of this series, her swimwear rotates between a bikini and a maillot.
* **John “Johnny” Boyett** (played by Ryder Jack Parker)**:** A human boy and Chief Ranger Jones' nephew who gets along with all the critters in Chucklewood. He is the closest human friend of Buttons and Rusty and goes on an adventure with them and teaches them what goes on outside of Chucklewood Park. He is also Junior Ranger of Chucklewood Park. His normal attire varies each time. His swimwear is a pair of dark orange swimming trunks.
	+ **Ranger Jones a.k.a. "Jonesy"** (played by Jason Ritter)**:** The chief park ranger of Chucklewood Park and Johnny's uncle. Chief Ranger Jones is a mentor to Buttons and Rusty.
	+ **Lisa Boyett** (played by Rory Vlach)**:** Johnny's younger twin sister. Her normal attire varies each time.
* **Bearbette** and **Frisky** (voiced by Michela Luci and Mckenna Grace in season 1 and 4 and Blake Yeager and Cora Atwood since season 5)**:** The boy cubs' girlfriends. Bearbette is a female red-brown bear cub with her hair, stomach and muzzle honey-blonde. Her swimwear is a gold bikini. Frisky is an orange vixen cub with auburn hair with a purple bowtie on her head. Her swimwear is a purple (matching the color of her bowtie) bikini.
	+ **Darwin** (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in season 1 and Roy Wood Jr. since season 2)**:** A male dark brown bear and Bearbette's father who wears a red vest. His swimwear is a pair of sepia swimming trunks.
	+ **Bearnadine** (voiced by Gabrielle Union in season 1 and Kyla Pratt since season 2)**:** A female red-brown bear and Bearbette's mother who wears a green scarf. Her swimwear is an aquamarine bikini.
* **Robyn McCobb** (pronounced “Rob-in”) (played by Eva Brooke Baker)**:** An exchange student from Crystal Grove, a town near Crystal Bayou, and Johnny's friend (girlfriend) and classmate from school. She's also good friends with Bearbette and Frisky. Her normal attire varies each time. Her swimwear is a tan bikini.
	+ **Harold McCobb** (played by Bruce Campbell)**:** Robyn's father and owner of Harold and Daughter's outdoor store. He is the former main antagonist of the film.
* **Skipper** and **Bluebell** (voiced by Harland Williams and Kristen Schaal)**:** Two blue-grey rabbits. Skipper’s swimwear is a pair of teal swimming trunks. Bluebell’s swimwear is a pink bikini.
* **Turner** (voiced by Gaten Matarazzo)**:** A turtle and friend of the boy cubs. He can be described as the smart one, as he's also an inventor.
* **Skeeter** (voiced by Jaleel White)**:** A brown mouse, the smallest member of the cast. His swimwear is a pair of yellow swimming trunks. Because of his size, he is often nervous and high-strung.
* **Freddie** (voiced by Anthony JKrew in season 1-3, Jaydon Foley in Season 4-5 and Duncan McCorkle since season 6)**:** A raccoon and friend of the boy cubs who tends to be a troublemaker. He enjoys staring at females in bikinis in which he calls them "chickens," which Bluebell (usually accompanied by either scold at him or beating him up when either Buttons, Rusty, Johnny, Micheal, Bearbette, Frisky, Lisa or Robyn scold him for. He usually calls grandparents "fuddy-duddies," which Buttons scolds him for. Whenever he pulls a prank with girls, they usually beat him up in various ways (such as ripping his shirt off, getting kicked in the rear end and duct taping his mouth). But like Johnny, Buttons, Rusty and the rest of the critters in Chucklewood Park, he is on the lookout for any villain who could wreak havoc in the park and in the suburb, including Zach Varmitech, who he calls "Jack Varmitech," much to Zach's annoyance. He dislikes being called "Frederick" (usually by a bully or Donita Donata as he scolds at anyone who does this to him for. What also makes Freddie not a bad raccoon is that he rescues his friends (even when he pranks them) from extreme situations such as in "Joker's Wildlife," when Buttons dresses up as Sasquatch to prank him and gets captured by stupid researchers after he provokes him to do so, Freddie gets very remorseful and guilty. His swimwear is a pair of red swimming trunks.
	+ **Philbert** (voiced by Mike Myers)**:** Freddie's father who wears red overalls. He's a carpenter and a mechanic. He has a trike motorcycle named "Leappinwolf" (a reference to his favorite rock band whom is famous for his favorite rock band whom is famous for his motorcycle anthem). Like Freddie, and prior to forming an relationship with Medora, he enjoys staring at females in bikinis (around his age) but instead of calling them "chickens," he stares in front of them real close, which Rosie clonks him in the head (similar to Kaltag's gag to Star in Balto: The Series). When his former wife was killed in a wildfire, he raised Freddie successfully. But Philbert is a good father to Freddie such as in "Freddie Gets Bullied," when he comforts Freddie after Freddie gets bullied. He is also shown to be generous such as in "The Three MarkeTEERS," when he lets Robyn and the girl cubs borrow Leappinwolf. His swimwear is a pair of charcoal swimming trunks.

* **Lester Eli Gator** (voiced by Jim Cummings)**:** A green Cajun alligator who lives in Crystal Bayou and a close friend of Bearbette and Frisky and Bearbette's family.
* **Quacker** (voiced by Dana Snyder)**:** A white duck and denizen of the forest. He often ends his sentences with quacks. He wears either a red or yellow scarf with a red winter hat, a red postman's hat or a red baseball cap when not delivering messages.
* **Franklin** (voiced by Kenan Thompson)**:** A brown barn owl and the boy cubs' teacher, who turns into a rap singer. He is unofficially called "M.C. Franklin," when as a rap singer, which he wears late-1980s rap singer attire. He also has various skills from daredevil to musician. In Season 1, he wears glasses (like in the original series), which were briefly blown away in the wind (without being broken unlike his Aunt Nora). As of "Look, Ma! No Glasses!", he wears eye contacts but he still wears his glasses as a backup.
* **Ranger Ramon "Roddy" Rodrigo** (played by Prince Royce)**:** A young and freaky Hispanic-American park ranger who's hard-working and determined. He is also assistant to Jonesy. Roddy does not enjoy Buttons and Rusty's company (especially Rusty) due to the fact they irritate him (much to Johnny's displeasure, prompting him to tell him to calm down), despite later admitting that they didn't mean to.

### Additional voices

Scott Menville

Rob Paulsen

Chloe Bennet

Jennifer Hale

Tara Strong

Dee Bradley Baker