Cupcake and Dino: General Services (or Cupcake e Dino: Serviços Gerais in Portuguese) is an animated television series created by Pedro Eboli for Teletoon in Canada, Disney XD in Latin America & Brazil, and Netflix in the United States.[1]
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| Created by | Pedro Eboli |
| Developed by | Mark Satterthwaite |
| Directed by | Pedro Eboli |
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| Theme music composer | Bedtracks Inc. |
| Opening theme | "Opening Theme" by Bedtracks Inc. |
| Composer | Bedtracks Inc. |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Tristan Homer |
| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segments) |
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| Release | July 27, 2018 – May 3, 2019 |
The series follows the life of Cupcake and Dino, two brothers who strive to make a name for themselves in the General Services (odd jobs) business.[2] It was released to Netflix on July 27, 2018.[3]
The second season was released on May 3, 2019.
Premise
editCupcake & 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 (known in Brazil as "bicos").[4] 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
editMain
edit- Cupcake B. Goody (voiced by Justin Collette) is a magenta cupcake with a Napoleon complex, and Dino's older brother.[2]
- Dinosaur Carol Goody (voiced by Mark Little) is a yellow Tyrannosaurus rex who is Cupcake's fun-loving, optimistic younger brother.[2]
Recurring
edit- Hugo (voiced by Mark Forward) is Cupcake and Dino's lovable manager and assistant.
- Chance Goody (voiced by Kyle Dooley) is Cupcake and Dino's human uncle and Grandma Steak’s son.
- Vicky (voiced by Julie Sype) is the teenage mayor of Big City and a friend of Cupcake and Dino.
- Grandma Steak (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is Cupcake and Dino's feisty grandmother and Uncle Chance’s mother.
- Peetree Gluck the Third (voiced by Joris Jarsky) is a rooster with a southern accent and Cupcake and Dino's rival.
- Sneaky Stan (voiced by Kyle Dooley) is Uncle Chance's grocery store rival.
- Officer Bees (voiced by Kayla Lorette) is a bee police officer.
Minors
edit- Angles
- Inventory Ariel
- Kattycorn
- Chris (the Manygoose)
- Creature Magazine Editor
- Blur Guy
- Mr. Grumbles
- Pigeon
- The Internet
- Bun and Iguana
- Pickles (Officer Bees’ pet cat)
- Cassie
Episodes
editSeries overview
editSeason 1 (2018)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Canadian air date | Prod. code |
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| 1a | "The Manly Men's Man Club" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Satterthwaite & Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 3, 2018 (sneak peek) September 8, 2018 (official) | 101 |
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Cupcake becomes obsessed with joining a men's club after Peetree mocks him and Dino for not being manly enough. | ||||||
| 1b | "Mi Casa, Robo Casa" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Satterthwaite & Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 3, 2018 (sneak peek) September 8, 2018 (official) | 102 |
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Cupcake and Dino take on a housesitting job for a futuristic self-sufficient house only to be trapped inside by the house's lonely artificial intelligence. | ||||||
| 2a | "Cupcake Days" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 3, 2018 (sneak peek) September 8, 2018 (official) | 103 |
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Mayor Vicky tasks Cupcake and Dino with tracking down a stolen statue during the city's Cupcake Days celebration. | ||||||
| 2b | "My Brother, My Headband" | Pedro Eboli | Craig Martin | July 27, 2018 | September 3, 2018 (sneak peek) September 8, 2018 (official) | 104 |
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Dino questions his identity after he loses his favorite sweatband in a sinkhole. | ||||||
| 3a | "Mozoko" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | 105 |
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Dino learns he has an innate ability to play a complicated card game when he and Cupcake volunteer at Grandma Steak's retirement home. | ||||||
| 3b | "The Pizza Man Always Rings 6000 Times" | Pedro Eboli | Kathleen Phillips | July 27, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | 106 |
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Cupcake and Dino become professional pizza delivery men to help keep their favorite pizza place from going out of business. | ||||||
| 4a | "Goody Family 101" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | July 27, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | 107 |
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Cupcake and Dino learn about their distant ancestors when Uncle Chance asks them to fix up the old family float for the Big City Small Business Parade. | ||||||
| 4b | "The Manygoose" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | 108 |
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Cupcake and Dino befriend a mythical creature called the Manygoose in the woods and embark on a rescue mission when it is caught and sold to the circus. | ||||||
| 5a | "Everybody Loves Kattycorn" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Satterthwaite | July 27, 2018 | September 22, 2018 | 109 |
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Dino hires a temp named Kattycorn to help with general service jobs while Cupcake is sick in bed with a nasty cold but Cup grows jealous when he believes Kattycorn is planning to replace him permanently. | ||||||
| 5b | "Know Your Nemesis" | Pedro Eboli | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | July 27, 2018 | September 22, 2018 | 110 |
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Uncle Chance becomes furious when he accidentally encourages the boys to take a job working with his arch-nemesis, Sneaky Stan. | ||||||
| 6a | "Talent Show Biz" | Pedro Eboli | Stephanie Kaliner | July 27, 2018 | September 22, 2018 | 111 |
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Cupcake and Dino help Mayor Vicky hone her singing skills for the upcoming talent show. | ||||||
| 6b | "Retrieval Boys" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Little | July 27, 2018 | September 22, 2018 | 112 |
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Hoping to be showered in praise, Cupcake and Dino hunt down a mysterious criminal who is stealing all of the books in Big City. | ||||||
| 7a | "Cupcake's Big Surprise" | Pedro Eboli | Nick Flanagan | July 27, 2018 | September 29, 2018 | 113 |
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Cupcake believes he has figured out the birthday surprise that Dino has planned for him. | ||||||
| 7b | "Growing Pains" | Pedro Eboli | Joel Buxton | July 27, 2018 | September 29, 2018 | 114 |
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Cupcake and Dino take care of Mayor Vicky's pet caterpillar, Cassie, to prove to Uncle Chance that they're responsible enough to have a pet of their own. However, the duo soon finds themselves overwhelmed when Cassie becomes a rebellious teenage butterfly. | ||||||
| 8a | "Inventory Day" | Pedro Eboli | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | July 27, 2018 | September 29, 2018 | 115 |
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After neglecting their inventory work, Cupcake and Dino are forced to navigate the Goody Bag's labyrinthine basement to save Uncle Chance from a vengeful former employee. | ||||||
| 8b | "Cupsy" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | July 27, 2018 | September 29, 2018 | 116 |
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Cupcake becomes a pretentious artist after a local millionaire praises his hedge trimming ability. | ||||||
| 9a | "My Two Dinos" | Pedro Eboli | Craig Martin | July 27, 2018 | October 6, 2018 | 117 |
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After learning that he's too small to drive in the annual Big City dune buggy race, Cupcake uses Dino's shed skin to create a suit that makes him bigger. | ||||||
| 9b | "Believe in the Paperboys" | Pedro Eboli | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | July 27, 2018 | October 6, 2018 | 118 |
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Cupcake and Dino become paperboys and discover all the stories written in the local tabloid newspaper are true. | ||||||
| 10a | "My Life in Radio (Stinks!)" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Satterthwaite | July 27, 2018 | October 6, 2018 | 119 |
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Cupcake and Dino become famous after taking over the night shift at Big City Radio but upset Uncle Chance when they reveal a secret of his on air. | ||||||
| 10b | "Internet vs. Everybody" | Pedro Eboli | Jeff Sager | July 27, 2018 | October 6, 2018 | 120 |
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Cupcake, Dino and Mayor Vicky discover the wonders of nature while searching for the internet after she decides to take an unexpected vacation that leaves Big City offline. | ||||||
| 11a | "All That Snazz" | Pedro Eboli | Kathleen Phillips | July 27, 2018 | October 13, 2018 | 121 |
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Uncoordinated Cupcake tries to lead a dance troupe to victory. | ||||||
| 11b | "Live, Love, Lemonade" | Pedro Eboli | Joel Buxton | July 27, 2018 | October 13, 2018 | 123 |
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While babysitting, Cupcake and Dino inspire a boring little girl to become a big shot lemonade mogul. | ||||||
| 12a | "Cupcake, Dino & The Treasure of Tikiluki" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | July 27, 2018 | November 17, 2018 | 124 |
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The guys try to make their favorite action star's boring life more exciting. | ||||||
| 12b | "Hu's the Boss" | Pedro Eboli | Aron Dunn | July 27, 2018 | November 17, 2018 | 125 |
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Chance leaves Hugo in charge of the store, but C and D get in the way. | ||||||
| 13a | "Christmas Is Cancelled" | Pedro Eboli | Mike Girard | July 27, 2018 | November 3, 2018 | 126 |
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Cupcake and Dino help Mayor Vicky save Christmas after nobody in Big City receives gifts on Christmas Eve. However, in order to help Cupcake must first overcome his fear of Santa. | ||||||
| 13b | "Ice Station Dino" | Pedro Eboli | Mike Girard | July 27, 2018 | November 3, 2018 | 122 |
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On a snowy day, Cupcake and Dino take a break from their toothpick packing job to play outside, but the duo gets caught up in a snow war when Peetree and his army of snow shovelers threaten to destroy their snow fort. | ||||||
Season 2 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Canadian air date | Prod. code |
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| 14a | 1a | "Cupcake & Dino Go Hollywood" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | January 4, 2019 | TBA |
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The boys go Hollywood as actors in a movie directed by a coffee pot. | |||||||
| 14b | 1b | "Barbershop Duet" | Pedro Eboli | Brendan Halloran | May 3, 2019 | January 4, 2019 | TBA |
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Dino steps up when the town needs a barber, but he’s not too great with scissors. | |||||||
| 15a | 2a | "Skull Peninsula" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | January 11, 2019 | TBA |
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Cupcake battles pirates for butter so Dino can free his backside from a crevice. | |||||||
| 15b | 2b | "We Are The Pile" | Pedro Eboli | Kathleen Phillips | May 3, 2019 | January 11, 2019 | TBA |
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Cupcake starts a junk collection that takes on a life of its own. | |||||||
| 16a | 3a | "Snail Score" | Pedro Eboli | Jon Davis | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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The boys bet with Petree to see who got more notes than in an available app. | |||||||
| 16b | 3b | "Be Your Best Boo" | Pedro Eboli | Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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On Halloween, Dino learns to scare everyone in the Big City. | |||||||
| 17a | 4a | "Kindergarten Cup" | Pedro Eboli | Jeff Sager | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino get replacement teachers and compete with Petree to see if they are better teachers than him. | |||||||
| 17b | 4b | "Uncle Chance: General Servicer" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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After a slug dedetization at the Market, Uncle Chance does general services with Cupcake and Dino. | |||||||
| 18a | 5a | "Ultimate Dino" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Little | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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To replace Petree, Dino plays the bee team on the discus thrower. | |||||||
| 18b | 5b | "Slumber Sisters" | Pedro Eboli | Mike Girard | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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After arranging a sleepover as a general service and being expelled, Cupcake and Dino enter undercover at a sleepover. | |||||||
| 19a | 6a | "Little Mister Big City Pageant" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake pretends to be a baby to win a miss. | |||||||
| 19b | 6b | "Follow the Leader" | Pedro Eboli | Craig Martin | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Dino becomes the leader of a tribe of gnomes by mistake. | |||||||
| 20a | 7a | "Gavin Moonboom & Princie Baba" | Pedro Eboli | Jeff Sager | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino found that their idols broke up. | |||||||
| 20b | 7b | "Cupcake & Dino Are on the Lam" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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The boys make an escape after they ruined an old photo of Uncle Chance. | |||||||
| 21a | 8a | "Rest Now, Dino" | Pedro Eboli | Aaron Eves | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Dino helps everyone on their day off, but when the general service routine returns, He has no more energy to work with. | |||||||
| 21b | 8b | "Cupcake & Dino Are Catsitters!" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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The boys take care of the Bee Guard's pet cat, but Dino clings to the animal and gets fleas. | |||||||
| 22a | 9a | "Cupcake & Dino Top the Charts" | Pedro Eboli | Aron Dunn | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino become famous for their iconic music, setting aside their friends. | |||||||
| 22b | 9b | "Switched at Birth" | Pedro Eboli | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Dino tries to become more mature by discovering that he is the older brother. | |||||||
| 23a | 10a | "Big City: The Documentary" | Pedro Eboli | Jeff Sager | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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The Boys try to win a film festival award for Vicky with a documentary about the Bit City. | |||||||
| 23b | 10b | "Best Friend Matchmakers" | Pedro Eboli | Joel Buxton | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake creates a friendship app. | |||||||
| 24a | 11a | "Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling!" | Pedro Eboli | Kendra Hibbert | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino become wrestlers. | |||||||
| 24b | 11b | "Keepin' It Real" | Pedro Eboli | Stephanie Kaliner | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino start selling properties in Big City. | |||||||
| 25a | 12a | "Old School Pool Rules" | Pedro Eboli | Kyle Dooley | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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The boys face an evil gang that is causing chaos in the pool area. | |||||||
| 25b | 12b | "The Night Shift" | Pedro Eboli | Nick Flanagan | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake and Dino discover versions of themselves where they work at the Goody Bag on the night shift, but soon they want to steal the boys' lives. | |||||||
| 26a | 13a | "Fortune Teller Dino" | Pedro Eboli | Jeff Sager | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Dino thinks he's a fortune-teller because of a toy that apparently predicts the future. | |||||||
| 26b | 13b | "Pal House" | Pedro Eboli | Mark Satterwaite | May 3, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
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Cupcake, Dino, Grandma Steak, Uncle Chance, Hugo, and Vicky go to a reality show where they are trapped in a house for 1 month and set against each other. | |||||||
Broadcast
editCupcake & Dino: General Services was first released to Netflix as a Netflix original on July 27, 2018.[3] The series premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 8, 2018.[5] In Brazil, the series began airing on November 15, 2018 on Disney XD.[6] The series also premiered on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia on May 25, 2020.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Netflix takes hold of Cupcake and Dino". kidscreen.com. Kidscreen.
- ^ a b c "Cupcake & Dino: General Services". Entertainment One. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Netflix in July 2018: What's coming ... and going". usatoday.com. USA Today.
- ^ "KIDSCREEN: NETFLIX TAKES HOLD OF EONE'S CUPCAKE & DINO". atomiccartoons.com. Atomic Cartoons. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Cupcake & Dino: General Services". Corus. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Rodrigues, Leonardo (8 November 2018). "1ª animação infantil brasileira da Netflix, "Cupcake & Dino" ganha data de estreia" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Disney picks up Cupcake & Dino in more territories".
