HouseBroken

***HouseBroken*** (stylized as ***Housebroken***) is an adult animated television series created by Jennifer Crittenden, Clea DuVall, and Gabrielle Allan for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

It premiered on May 31, 2021 on Fox. The second season premiered on December 4, 2022 with two special holiday episodes. A total of three production seasons have been ordered, bringing the total number of episodes to 39. However, a third broadcast season was never formally announced, leading the show's future and remaining eight ordered episodes to currently be in question.

## Plot

*HouseBroken* follows a group of neighborhood pets and stray animals as they work through their issues inside and outside their therapy group. The show is an irreverent look at human behavior, but told through the filter of an offbeat group of neighborhood pets. Throughout the series, the show centers on the pets’ dysfunctional relationships and their skewed world view, while exploring relevant societal issues in fun and unique ways.

## Cast

### Main

* Lisa Kudrow as Honey/Lady Capulet
* Clea DuVall as Elsa
* Nat Faxon as Chief/Nathan (Season 2)/Paramedic
* Will Forte as Shel/Robo/Nathan (Season 1)/Flapjack
* Sharon Horgan as Tabitha
* Jason Mantzoukas as The Gray One
* Tony Hale as Diablo/Max/Seagull
* Sam Richardson as Chico

### Recurring

* Bresha Webb as Nibbles
* Greta Lee as Bubbles
* Maria Bamford as Jill/Big Cookie/Darla/The Scabby One/Small Fun Raccoon
* Brian Tyree Henry as Armando
* Timothy Simons as Raccoon
* Michaela Dietz as Kit Kat

### Guest

* Dax Shepard as Rutabaga
* Kristen Bell as Juliet
* Jess Harnell as Bear/Nicolas Cage
* Sarah Cooper as Lenny
* Nicole Byer as Larrabee
* Nicole Sullivan as Little Cookie
* Anna Faris as Lil' Bunny/Chartreuse
* Ben Schwartz as Brice/Paul.
* Cathy Moriarty (Season 1) & Kathleen Turner (Season 2) as Nancy
* Paul F. Tompkins as Ray Liotta/Brave Flea/Brody/TV
* David Spade as Himself
* Phil LaMarr as Guernico
* Maddie Corman as Caravaggio
* Mary Holland as Kangaroo/Ruby/Crystal/Unnamed Woman
* Jimmy Tatro as Trey
* Ken Marino as Clark
* Pedro Pascal as Claude
* Fred Armisen as DJ (Honey's half-brother)
* Natasha Lyonne as Oliver (Honey's half-brother)
* Julia Louis Dreyfus as Boaracle
* Brie Larson as Bowie
* James McAvoy as Stan
* Molly Ringwald as Milly
* Melanie Lynskey as Pinky
* Nicole Richie as Mama Cass
* Cynthia Erivo as Ferris
* Jinkx Monsoon as Mrs. P. Cockx
* Steve-O as Banshee

## Production

### Development

The series was ordered by Fox on December 19, 2019. In May 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere sometime during the 2020–21 United States television season.

In March 2021, it was announced that the series would officially debut on May 31, 2021 and will air new episodes Mondays at 9pm/8c as part of Animation Domination's expansion. On August 9, 2021, Fox renewed the series for a second season.

## Trivia

* The series was originally titled *Therapy Dog.*
* This is the fourth animated sitcom from Fox to not center on a family after *The Critic*, *Futurama*, and *Sit Down, Shut Up*.

## Reception

### Critical reception

*HouseBroken* has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Season 1 holds a critic review of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes.

## References

1. ↑ Housebroken Season 2: Update On Release Date & What we know so far