Cupcake & Dino: General Services


Cupcake and Dino: General Services is an animated television series created by Pedro Eboli for Teletoon in Canada, Disney XD in Latin America, and Netflix in the United States.
The series follows the life of Cupcake and Dino, two brothers who strive to make a name for themselves in the General Services business. It was released to Netflix on July 27, 2018.
The second season was released on May 3, 2019.
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Premise

Cupcake & Dino: General Services revolves around a tiny cupcake and his giant dinosaur brother as they strive to make a name for themselves in the competitive General Services business. There is a supporting cast of other anthropomorphized food, objects, animals, and mythical creatures, as well as humans. There is no apparent reason or distinction between different types of characters, with Cupcake and Dino being presented as birth siblings and having a Grandma Steak and a human uncle.
Episodes follow the loose format of Cupcake and Dino taking on a general services job where unintended consequences usually follow absurd plot points. Each episode also has repeated basic themes found in young children's programming such as friendship, honesty, bravery, and loyalty—often accompanied by simple songs emphasizing these themes.
The series was animated using Adobe Animate and utilizes live-action sequences that were recycled from Shutterstock, which the crew used with permission.

Characters

Main

Recurring

  • Hugo is Cupcake and Dino's lovable manager and assistant.
  • Chance Goody is Cupcake and Dino's human uncle and Grandma Steak’s son.
  • Vicky is the teenage mayor of Big City and a friend of Cupcake and Dino.
  • Grandma Steak is Cupcake and Dino's feisty grandmother and Uncle Chance’s mother.
  • Peetree Gluck the Third is a rooster with a southern accent and Cupcake and Dino's rival.
  • Sneaky Stan is Uncle Chance's grocery store rival.
  • Officer Bees is a bee police officer.

Minors

  • Angles
  • Inventory Ariel
  • Kattycorn
  • Chris
  • Creature Magazine Editor
  • Blur Guy
  • Mr. Grumbles
  • Pigeon
  • The Internet
  • Bun and Iguana
  • Pickles
  • Cassie

Broadcast

Cupcake & Dino: General Services was first released to Netflix as a Netflix original on July 27, 2018. The series premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 8, 2018. In Brazil, the series began airing on November 15, 2018 on Disney XD.
The series also premiered on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia on May 25, 2020.