Finn and Friends

**Finn and Friends** is an American animated comedy series created by Gary Sauls. It premiered on Nickelodeon on May 5, 2018 and ended its run on (TBD), 2022, with 5 seasons and 65 episodes, as well as a movie released nearly six years prior. The series is based on the series of *Goldfish* commercials, *Finn and Friends*. Its style of humor is identical to Edward and Eric, which Sauls has also created.

## Synopsis

Finn is an eccentric and eternally optimistic Cheddar Goldfish who lives underneath the bed of a 10-year-old boy with his friend circle, which consists of Gilbert, the timid Pretzel Goldfish; Brooke, a highly intelligent Parmesan Goldfish who regularly invents gadgets; Xtreme, a reckless and playful Flavor Blasted Goldfish; Swimmington, the sophisticated elder brother of Xtreme, and Coral, a Chocolate Goldfish with a southern drawl who never rejects a challenge and making others happy.

Under the Bed is mostly a peaceful environment for all sorts of Goldfish alike, but it's never immune to misadventures initiated by the gang. Occasionally, episodes may take place at Goldfish Central Academy, which is a poorly-run school that is under Jamie's desk, whereas extracurricular activities take place in the house's backyard. It is run by the arrogant principal, Beluga.

## Setting

Finn and Friends is set in a modern world, in the fishing city of Anytown. As stated above, underneath Jamie's bed is a peaceful community that is inhabited solely by all sorts of anthropomorphic Goldfish crackers in varying flavors. While the humans in Jamie's house are completely unaware of the characters' existence, this does not apply to the family dog, Bailey, their hamster, Fuzzy Face, and their turtles, Verne and Wendy, all of whom are loyal to each of the Goldfish.

Due to the show's cancellation (which can be read about below), the show faced a shift in direction during its fifth season. (WIP)

## Cast

* All of the original actors from the *Goldfish* commercials reprise their roles
* Andrew Rannells as (WIP)
* Wayne Grayson as Jamie and Bud
* Gary Sauls as (WIP)
* Edward Felker as (WIP)
* Mike Pollock as Beluga, (WIP)
* Dan Green as (WIP)
* Veronica Taylor as (WIP)

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### Cancellation

In July 2021, one of the show's writers replied to a fan on Twitter asking if there would be more seasons, responding with "Funny you mentioned that -- we just barely finished storyboarding the last episode. We thought the show would last a bit longer, but that sadly wasn't the case."

Both Sauls and Felker were asked to elaborate on this, and they ended up stating the show's cancellation was beyond their control "for the first time ever in their work history". Further elaborating, Felker said he and the rest of the crew wanted the show to have a long run, which they were optimistic about due to the positive reception and merchandising the show was carrying (in fact, it overtook *The Loud House* as the second-most popular Nicktoon). However, Pepperidge Farms intervened "around the time they released Goldfish Mega Bites", due to the fact they wanted Goldfish Crackers to appeal to a wider demographic. "It was exactly like when Taco Bell removed their kids meals," Sauls compared. "Taco Bell wanted to appeal to adults more, and that's what Pepperidge Farms was pushing."

Pepperidge Farms' decision additionally led to goldfishfun.com shutting down in July 2022, as well as Finn being the only character on cartons/bags of Goldfish Crackers, and the characters last appearing in commercials around late 2019. "All of us, including the executives over at Nickelodeon, did ask Pepperidge Farms - multiple times, in fact - if we could continue the show, but that was ultimately their decision," Sauls stated. "They brought Goldfish into this world, not us."

The final episode of Finn and Friends ultimately premiered on (TBD), 2022.

## Trivia

* This is the first series by Chatterbox Productions to be animated in CGI.