Diary of a Wimpy Kid (TV series)

***Diary of a Wimpy Kid*** is an American animated comedy television series based on the best-selling book series of the same name by Jeff Kinney, the show, created and developed by Jeff Kinney and *Bob's Burgers* writer Scott Jacobson, the show follows the life of Greg Heffley, a 12-year-old who must deal with various mishaps in life, his point-of-view is also illustrated through his diary during various times in every episode, the show's first 15 episodes premiered on Disney+ on December 13, 2019, one month and one day after the launch of Disney+.

After the premiere, the show, at first, received mixed reviews, with the positive reviews coming from the animation, humor, and faithfulness to the original books as well as faithfulness to some of the casting from the original films, while the negative reviews come from some of the storylines, which, according to one reviewer, called "typical for a family sitcom", however as time grew on, the show received more positive reviews, the show continues to get positive reviews to this day.

One day after the premiere, it was announced the show would be renewed for a second season, the second season premiered on September 4, 2020, 1 day after the second season premiere, it was announced the show would be renewed for a third season, the third season premiered on July 1, 2021.

The show is rated TV-PG, though in a kid-friendly sense.

## Premise

The show is set in Plainview and follows the chronicles and daily life of Greg Heffley, who illustrates his life through his diary, as he deals with various mishaps throughout his life while dealing with his best friend Rowley, his dysfunctional family, and more.

## Characters

### Main characters:

* Corey L. Kapinos as Greg Heffley, a 12-year-old kid who owns a diary his mom gave him, he is lazy, paranoid, mischievous, and dishonest, and tends to be a poor friend for Rowley, he enjoys playing video games, such as Twisted Wizard.
* Tommy MacDavids as Rowley Jefferson, Greg's best friend who is the opposite of Rowley, though they have some of the same interests.
* Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley, Greg's embarrassing, dimwitted, overprotective, but loving and caring mother.
* Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Greg's well-meaning but overactive father.
* Danielle & Lily Tarrio as Manny Heffley, the spoiled brat younger brother of Greg and Rodrick.
* Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Greg's aggressive older brother who plays in a band known as Loded Diper.
	+ Devon also voiced guest character Ben Segal, rhythm guitarist for Loded Diper.

### Supporting:

##### **Heffley family:**

* Danny DeVito as Grandpa Heffley
* Eugene Mirman as Gary Heffley

##### **Students:**

* Charles Korey as Fregley
* Adina Melody Hartwells as Holly Hills
	+ Adina also voices Patty Farrell
* Ravi Maulik as Chirag Gupta
* Albert W. Schwartzmann as Albert Sandy
	+ Albert also voices Bryce Anderson.

##### **School Staff:**

* Megan Mullally as Mrs. Mancy
* Nick Offerman as Vice Principal Roy
* Tom Scott Tenmeyer as Mr. Underwood

### Guest stars:

* Eddie Vedder as Bill Walter, Lead guitarist for Loded Diper
* Rob McElhenney as Chris, bassist for Loded Diper
* Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron guest voices two teenagers who make fun of Greg and Rowley on halloween.
* William H. Macy as an officer who teaches the students about "narcs".

## Production

### Animation:

The animation for the show is animated and drawn in the style of the original books, according to Jeff Kinney, the show is animated in Flash, he wanted the show to be animated to create a "feel to not only people who have grown up with the original books, which was one reason, but because most of the actors have grown up to do other stuff", the show contains 5 directors, jokingly called "The Essential Five" by Kinney, which include *Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!* director Steve Daye, *Bob's Burgers* director Simon Chong, *Futurama* director Brian Sheesley, *BoJack Horseman* director J.C Gonzalez, and *Unikitty!* director Brock Gallagher.

The show, however, unlike the books, is animated in color.