Ginger Snaps is an adult animated sitcom created by Sono Patel. The series premiered on June 22, 2017 on ABCd.[1]
| Ginger Snaps | |
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| Created by | Sono Patel |
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| Composer | Quan Yeomans |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Running time | 7-9 minutes |
| Production companies | Rubber House BES Animation Blue Ribbon Content |
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| Network | ABCd |
| Release | June 22, 2017 |
It was not renewed for a second season despite the season finale's cliffhanger ending wherein Kishy and the other Ginger Snaps plan a rebellion against Calista.
Plot
editIn the middle of a quiet suburb, a power-hungry pre-teen dreams of making her cookie selling troop the most powerful clique. With the moral compass of a movie gangster, she is willing to use everything from her family, friends, and even a schoolmate's terminal cancer diagnosis as leverage in her quest for cookie world domination. Cookies must be sold, and power will be grabbed, no matter the cost!
Characters
edit- Lauren Lapkus as Calista, a cynical, power hungry pre-teen girl and the founder of the Ginger Snaps. Her main goal is to sell cookies and get money from them. She has issues expressing affection for others as refers to her friends as "business partners" and has yet to find a reason as to why she should care about her mother or sister.
- Aparna Nancherla as Kishy, a happy girl who throughout the first season tries to be a Ginger Snap. She is hated by Calista since Kishy is nice to everyone and does a more efficient job than her.
- Cree Summer as Rachel, she is Calista's second in command. She and Calista used to have a feud but eventually became friends.
- Kari Wahlgren as Jenny and Penny, two creepy twins who are the muscle of the group. They are both skilled in many types of weaponry.
- Ashley Tisdale as Apple, she is the older sister of Calista. She is a cheerleader at school. She loves Calista's cookies and frequently tries to steal them. She and her sister don't seem to really appreciate each other and they both seem to only want to cause harm to each other.
- Josh Keaton as Hemmingway, a boy at Calista's school, whom she has a crush on, but Hemmingway actually likes Kishy.
- Maria Bamford as Vivien, Calista and Apple's single mother. She doesn't have a good relationship with Calista and Vivien is seen frequently trying to make a connection with her.
- Benjamin Diskin as Patrick, a football jock and Apple's boyfriend.
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |
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| 1 | 9 | June 22, 2017 | |
Season 1 (2017)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Cancer Girl" | Ivan Dixon | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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Calista and Rachel lose their customer when a girl with cancer starts selling her own cookies. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Supply and Demand" | Ivan Dixon | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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Kishy is sent to sell cookies at a possible pedophile's house. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Blood" | Ivan Dixon | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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The twins try to find out who is stealing their cookies. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Fatal-ish Attraction" | Patrick Crawley | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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The story of how Rachel and Calista met. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Boy Drama" | Greg Sharp | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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Calista asks Hemmingway to the dance but he's already going with Kishy. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Girl Drama" | Greg Sharp | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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Calista sends Jenny and Penny to destroy Kishy, but find out a big secret about her. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Camping" | Patrick Crawley | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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After Vivien gets lost, Calista takes charge of the Ginger Snaps' camping trip, but Kishy's plans work out better than hers. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "School Dance" | Patrick Crawley | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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It's the school dance, and Calista keeps a close eye on Kishy. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Initiation" | Greg Sharp | Sono Patel | June 22, 2017 | |
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Kishy finally becomes a Ginger Snap, but now she has one task to take care of, getting rid of Calista. | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Viola Davis' and Julius Tennon's Juvee Productions Celebrates Juneteenth with Original Short-Form Comedy "American Koko" Now Live on ABC.com and the ABC App" (Press release). The Futon Critic. ABC. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
External links
edit- Ginger Snaps at IMDb