Pickle and Peanut
Pickle and Peanut is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Joel Trussell. It aired on Disney XD from September 7, 2015, to January 20, 2018. It is about two friends, Pickle and Peanut, an anthropomorphic pickle and peanut whose misadventures form the content of the show. The show utilizes a wide variety of different art styles and animation techniques. This includes but is not limited to stylized traditional animation, CGI, rotoscoping, stop motion, puppetry, stock imagery, special effects, visual effects, and live action.
On July 23, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season, which began a year later on October 23, 2017. The second season finished airing with a set of four episodes on January 20, 2018; Trussell confirmed through Twitter that the episodes would be the series' last.
Characters
Main
- Pickle is a dimwitted and happy-go-lucky pickle. Often causing mischief, Pickle is the best friend of Peanut. Despite his adulthood, Pickle can be shy and sometimes a nerd, and cowardly. Like real pickles, Pickle is taller than Peanut. Pickle wears a belt that covers his belly button. Pickle works at the Mjärt Mart along with Peanut, doing cool stuff whenever they can.
- Peanut – Pickle's best friend, a peanut who wants to be cool and popular. Peanut is a freewheeling, peanut-resembling humanoid. Besides the goal of popularity, he also tries to attract ladies. Peanut drives a van and wears a headband. Peanut is cooler and a bit smarter than Pickle. Peanut, like Pickle, works at the Mjärt Mart, doing cart stunts whenever they can.
Recurring
- Mr. Mjärt – A businessman who is the manager of his store, Mjärt Mart.
- Lazer – A party-throwing teenager who hates Pickle and Peanut.
- Champion Horse – A heroic and very muscular horse.
- McSweats – One of Pickle and Peanut's friends.
- Spedacular Donkey – A donkey who tries his best to be helpful, but always falls short.
- Sneaky Patty – A woman who hides out in the bushes at Pickle's house.
- Wayne – A mute character with an ugly face and creepy stare.
- Ragga – A Jamaican goose who sells crazy products to help the boys whenever they need help.
- Mr. Whispers – The disembodied voice that announces the boy's actions in most episodes.
- Papa – The leader of the Russian Mob who harasses anyone he can.
- Dr. Pamplemousse - A 3rd grade boy who often acts as a doctor and other various jobs, he comes up with strange diagnoses.
- Big Dook - Another one of Pickle and Peanut's friends.
Minor
- Greg – Pickle and Peanut's pimple friend originally found on Pickle's buttock. The pair decided to give him to Lazer. First seen in "Greg".
- Little Pickle – Pickle's pet "falcon" who is actually not a falcon. Adopted by Pickle in "Pickle the Falcon Master".
- Mam Mams – Pickle's friend who is sent to jail.
- Kylie – A swimming teacher that Peanut is in love with. Seen in "Swim Lessons".
- Mylie – A sister of Kylie's.
- Gory Agnes – A woman who is actually a ghost Pickle is dating in "Gory Agnes". She is based on the Bloody Mary legend.
- Bloodbeard – A cart rustler with blood as his beard, hence his nickname. Seen in "Cart Rustlers".
- PAL-SCAN – A self-check out scanner that came alive in "PAL-SCAN".
- Jeffrey – A little boy who prances around holding flowers and enjoys nice things like spring.
- Rat King – A man in a tribal rat costume, who lives underground with a bunch of his minions.
- D-Stixx – A rapper who made the Turkey Wrap Headphones. Seen in "Luxury Car Service".
- Couch Dracula – He is a couch salesman who refused to sell a haunted couch to the boys.
- Veronica - Couch Dracula's daughter.
- 90's Adventure Bear – A washed up 90s star that made Pickle and Peanut's childhood, parodying Baloo's role in TaleSpin.
- Radu – The magical mascot of Cabbage Day, who was killed by Papa.
- Francine – McSweats' ex-girlfriend who later got back together in "Francine".
- Bike Jumper – A guy who became internet famous by jumping over bikes, with the help of Pickle and Peanut.
- Tad – A man who has tongs for feet and a hand, he became a child again. Seen in "Baby Tooth".
- TX - A 3D chalk artist who is unsure of what the public thinks about his work. Appears in "Chalk Graffiti".
- Sugar Bees – A band of girl scouts who are rivals of Pickle and Peanut, seen in "Cookie Racket".
- Pigfoot – A legendary creature whose name is a portmanteau of a pig and Bigfoot, which Pickle and Peanut befriended. In the end, they find out a man is in it.
- Hunter – A man who was dedicated to hunt Pigfoot, also a loving father to his son.
- Goats – Antagonists in the episode "Tae Kwon Bro".
- Falcons – Appeared in "Pickle the Falcon Master". One of them is evil and its owner is from Wayne.
- Sewer Shark – Pickle and Peanut befriended it in "Sewer Shark".
- Queen Carney - The ruler of the local carnival. Appears in "Parking Lot Carnival".
- Magic Dragon - A magical dragon whom Pickle and Peanut found trapped inside a bag of bananas. They freed him and tried to help him find a friend who would not seek to abuse his powers. Seen in "Magic Dragon".
- Tender and Sweet Lovin - Two musician brothers who appear to have a brotherly bond that inspires hope. However, they actually hate each other and steal the songs of other musicians. Appeared in "The Merrytime Fellas".
- Funwagon - Lazer's prized sports car which ends up getting brought to life after Peanut and Pickle spray it with toxic ooze. Appears in "Funwagon".
- Sadie - A woman who works at the information kiosk at the aquarium. She actually turns out to be a mermaid. Appears in "Fishy Biz".
- King Pin Smasher - Wayne's demonic brother who is in charge of the Bowling Underworld. Appears in "Black Light Bowling".
- Gramma Pickle – Pickle's grandma, a cookie-baking elder who ends up deceased. Her remains are shown in a jar, with them becoming the secret ingredient for her cookies: love. She was first mentioned in "Gramma Jail" and was first seen in "Cookie Racket" but she never made an actual appearance.
Guest Stars
- Melissa Joan Hart - herself in the episodes "Tree Lighting" and "Clip Show".