Too Loud


Too Loud! is an American hand-drawn animated web series created by Nico Colaleo for DreamWorksTV. The series premiered on the DreamWorksTV YouTube channel on July 9, 2017. A second and final season premiered on September 18, 2019; the final episode was uploaded on November 20, 2019.

Premise

Too Loud! centers around Desirée and Sara, two siblings who volunteer at the Chesterton Public Library, where their large heads and loud voices occasionally result in mishaps. Through all of this, they have fun and get their jobs done.

Voice cast

Main

  • Kelsy Abbott as Sara, the older sister of Jeffrey/Desirée who is often referred to as "Sara with No H" because of the similarity between her and Sarah's names.
  • Nico Colaleo as Jeffrey/Desirée, the younger sibling of Sara. Initially introduced as Sara's brother, Jeffrey comes out as a transgender girl while crossdressing in the season 2 episode "Slumber Party Sneak-In", adopting her alias, Desirée. The latter name is the character's intended one, according to Colaleo.
  • Gregg Turkington as Mildred "Miz" Abbott, an elderly librarian at Chestertown Public Library who is the supervisor of Sara and Jeffrey.

    Supporting

  • James Urbaniak as Mr. Gregory
  • Chris Dotson as the Mayor, the unnamed mayor of Chestertown.
  • Rich Evans III as Logan
  • Matt Brailey as Patrick and Male Future Citizen
  • Emily Brundige as Molly, a friend of Jeffrey and Sara. Colaleo later confirmed that Molly and Rachael are in a romantic relationship.
  • Rachael Russakoff as Rachael, a friend of Jeffrey/Desirée and Sara, who is in a romantic relationship with Molly.
  • Piotr Michael as Quincy Kibblesworth
  • Julia Vickerman as Sarah, a volunteer librarian at the Chestertown Public Library who is often called "Sarah with an H" or "Regular Sarah" to distinguish her from Sara. She made her first appearance in the episode "New Girl in Town". The character was later voiced by Vivienne Medrano.
  • Joel Trussell as Clancy Abbott
  • Candi Milo as Polly Bretzel
  • Lynn Wang as Lynn
  • Sia Mistry as Jameela
  • Haley Mancini as C*LACIOUS and Texting Girl
  • Erika Paget as Spud
  • Lindsay Ames as Wedge, Muriel Abbott
  • Adam McArthur as Hilarious Larry
  • Michael Ruocco as Phillip
  • Mike Stoklasa as Logan's Dad
  • Jack Packard as Steven
  • Minty Lewis as Mrs. Mooney
  • Paul Rugg as Dr. Lewis, a dentist who appears in "The Incredibly Shrinking Head".

    Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

All episodes in this season were written by Nico Colaleo.

Season 2 (2019)

Production and release

Production on the series began as early as January 2017.
The series premiered on the YouTube channel for DreamWorksTV on July 9, 2017 and it was renewed for a second season on December 13, 2017. The second season made its LA premiere on January 12, 2019 and YouTube premiere on September 18, 2019. In February 2021, Colaleo revealed that the series was a stepping stone to Ollie & Scoops, giving him showrunning experience, that he came up with the series specifically for DreamWorks and that if he had waited one or two years, the series wouldn't have happened at all. He also noted that he had to accept notes from a producer, and said that while he had ideas for more seasons, DreamWorks only agreed to two seasons.
In a January 2022 interview, Colaleo, the show's creator, noted that he learned from Too Loud! to have a more diverse cast, stated that each episode is about five minutes long, and said that he made the mayor of the town a "David Lynch cameo caricature". He also described the show as about kindness, like his other show Ollie & Scoops, and noted that DreamWorks paid for Too Loud!, not him, like with Ollie & Scoops. Colaleo also was the art director for the series.
Vivienne Medrano, creator of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss worked as an animator on the show. She called her experience on the series "a delight." She also worked as a character designer on the series.
Marie Lumart and Ashley Nichols were additional animators for the show. Additionally, Ethan C. Harper was a character cleanup artist for the first season of the series and Natasha Kline was a storyboarder.
The series was later added to Amazon Prime.

Reception and legacy

Reception of this series has been relatively positive. Owl Fisher and Fox Fisher, in The Guardian, called the show quirky and fast-paced. They also argued that the show, in its second season, makes coming out as trans, appear rewarding and positive, giving children an "insight into the lives of transgender kids and teenagers," helping teenagers and transgender kids "feel seen and supported." Another review by librarian Burkely Hermann, in I Love Libraries, described the series as a show that those of all ages can enjoy, especially "its message about the value of libraries." In later reviews, the same person compared the series to libraries and librarians, in Mira, Royal Detective and Welcome to the Wayne.
Vivienne Medrano, who worked on the series as an animator and character designer, described her experience on Too Loud as a "delight". Another animator for the series, Ashley Nichols, has worked as an animator on Colaleo's Ollie & Scoops and on the pilot episode of Medrano's own series, Hazbin Hotel. Emily Brundige, the voice of Molly, went on to create Goldie for Apple TV+.
In September 2019, series creator Nico Colaleo described the episode "Slumber Party Sneak-In" as important, arguing that it was his favorite episode of the show's second season, and a "pro-transgender episode." It was later revealed that the episode was supposed to be the final episode of the series, but DreamWorks had posted it too soon.