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| Over the Garden Wall | |
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| Created by | Patrick McHale |
| Based on | Tome of the Unknown (2013) |
| Written by | Patrick McHale Amalia Levari Tom Herpich Cole Sanchez Bert Youn |
| Directed by | Nick Cross (art) Nate Cash (supervising) |
| Creative director | Nate Cash |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | The Blasting Company |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Patrick McHale |
| Producer | Pernelle Hayes |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company | Cartoon Network Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | November 3 – November 7, 2014 |
Over the Garden Wall is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers around two brothers who travel across a strange forest in order to find their way home. The show is based on McHale's animated short film, Tome of the Unknown, which was produced as part of Cartoon Network Studios' shorts development program.
The show marks the first miniseries on the network, who commenced its production in March 2014. McHale first envisioned the show in 2004, and pitched it to the network in 2006. After working on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Adventure Time, the network expressed interest in McHale pitching a pilot to themselves, which became the catalyst for Garden Wall. The show features Elijah Wood and Collin Dean as the protagonists, and Melanie Lynskey as a bluebird named Beatrice. The show premiered on November 3, 2014 over five consecutive nights.
Plot
The series centers around two brothers, Wirt and Greg (Elijah Wood and Collin Dean respectively), who become lost in a strange forest called the Unknown. In order to find their way home, the two must travel across the forest, adrift in time, with the help of the wise, elderly Woodsman (Christopher Lloyd) and Beatrice (Melanie Lynskey), an irritable bluebird who travels with the boys in order to undo a curse that has affected her whole family.[1]
Wirt, the elder brother, is self-absorbed and would rather keep to himself than to have to make a decision. His two passions are the clarinet and poetry, but he keeps this private out of fear of being mocked. On the other hand, Greg, the younger brother, is all about play and being carefree, much to Wirt's chagrin and the danger of himself and others. Greg carries a frog (Jack Jones), whose name is undetermined and can communicate only through singing. Stalking the main cast is the Beast (Samuel Ramey), an ancient creature who leads lost souls astray until they give up and turn into "Edelwood trees".[2]
Production
Production for Over the Garden Wall commenced in March 2014. It marks the first miniseries on the network, with an order of ten episodes for the first season.[3] Created by Patrick McHale, a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts,[4] the show is based on the animated short film Tome of the Unknown, which he wrote and directed for Cartoon Network Studios as part of their shorts development program.[3]
The show was first envisioned in 2004 with a scarier and more adventure-based storyline. Before working as a storyboard artist on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, McHale pitched Garden Wall in 2006. He saw it as "a possible Halloween special", but had trouble adapting the premise with a larger story arc.[4] After his work for Flapjack, McHale moved on to Adventure Time, where he served as creative director, and subsequently as a writer. The network later asked him if he saw interest in developing a pilot, which led to him returning to his pitch, polishing it and pitching it again to the network.[5]: 29 They ultimately settled upon the miniseries format, as McHale felt that it would lead to "something that felt higher quality than what we could do with a regular series".[4]
The show features Wood (reprising his role from the short), Lynskey and Dean as the main voice cast. It has been characterized as a "comedy-fantasy" series;[3] in an interview dated October 2014, McHale stated that, while it mostly adheres to this genre, there would be some frightening moments which try to be "an experience for the audience".[4] Despite this, he and his crew tried to maintain a balance with "other episodes that are just light and funny".[6]: 24 The same interview also has McHale depict his inspirations for the show, including children's literature of the 19th century, early 20th-century American music and folk art in general. Additionally, McHale sought inspiration from Gustave Doré and "Alice Comedies" for the show's "layouts".[4] Likewise for its music, McHale shared that it would contain various styles, including "classic American, opera singing", but that it would not contain much of any Broadway qualities.[4]
Meanwhile, Nick Cross served as art director and Nate Cash as supervising director; both worked with McHale alongside storyboard artists located in New York and Chicago. This distance proved difficult for McHale, who found it "particularly daunting considering the idiosyncratic nature of the production".[4]
Broadcast and reception
McHale's original short, Tome of the Unknown, was screened at the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where McHale earned the Bruce Corwin Award for best animated short film.[7] Meanwhile, at the 2013 Ottawa International Animation Festival, it received an honorable mention.[8]
At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, a preview of the show was shown along with various panels for other shows on the network.[9] It was also previewed at the 2014 New York Comic Con, which Hale and the main cast attended.[10] The show will make its premiere on November 3, 2014 on Cartoon Network, and will run over five consecutive nights.[11] Preceding its premiere, Patrick Kevin Day of the Los Angeles Times called it "funny, creepy" and, from the premise, "not as simple as it sounds".[4] In TV Guide and also before the premiere, Megan Walsh-Boyle felt that the show's fictional universe "sounds like a world worth getting lost in".[6]: 24
Comic book adaptation
A one-shot comic book adaptation of the show was announced in October 2014. Produced by KaBoom!, an imprint of Boom! Studios, the comic is set for release on November 5, 2014. The comic will be supervised by McHale and is produced as an oversized special.[12]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | 1 | November 3, 2013 | ||
| 1 | 10 | November 3, 2014 | November 7, 2014 | |
Pilot (2013)
| No. | Title | Written and directed by | Release date | |
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| Pilot | "Tome of the Unknown" | Patrick McHale | November 3, 2013 | |
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Wirt and Gregory grow tired of walking, so they borrow a car from a romantic songster made of vegetables. | ||||
Season 1 (2014)
| No. | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original air date[13] | U.S. viewers (in millions) | |
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| 1 | "The Old Grist Mill" | Steve Wolfhard, Natasha Allegri, and Zac Gorman | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 3, 2014 | 1.187[14] | |
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Brothers Wirt and Greg, the latter of which has just found a nameless frog he decided to keep and is now attempting to name, end up lost in the forest on their way home and are informed by an old Woodsman that they are lost in a forest called the Unknown and warns them of a creature known as the Beast that lurks within it. Taking them to his oil mill, Wirt and Greg decide to stay for the night but problems rise when the younger brother leaves a trail of candy that a wolf they believe to be the Beast follows. Wirt and Greg struggle to stay alive while evading the wolf. They ultimately send the wolf into the water turning it into a dog, revealing it not to be the Beast. However, they end up destroying the mill to the Woodsman's anger. He gives the brothers a set of directions to a nearby town, telling them both to beware the Unknown. | ||||||
| 2 | "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee" | Bert Youn, Aaron Renier, and Patrick McHale | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 3, 2014 | 1.187[14] | |
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Beatrice (a bluebird who can speak) ends up joining the brothers and Greg's frog after they help her out of a bush she was seemingly tangled in. The trio arrive in a strange town, Pottsfield, that looks deserted but all is not as it seems. The town is holding their annual harvest festival. The Pottsfield Chamber of Commerce, which consists of what seems to be living pumpkins, lead by Enoch a giant pumpkin head, finds the trio guilty of trespassing, destruction of property, and disturbing the peace. They are sentenced to a few hours of manual labor. They soon realize that the people of Pottsfield are the risen dead who wear pumpkin heads. After being freed, the brothers decide to follow Beatrice to find a woman named Adelaide, who she claims can help them get home. Guest voices: Chris Isaak as Enoch | ||||||
| 3 | "Schooltown Follies" | Jim Campbell and Laura Park | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 4, 2014 | 1.244[15] | |
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The brothers end up separated and both come up to a school that has a human teacher yet has evolved animals as students. | ||||||
| 4 | "Songs of the Dark Lantern" | Pendleton Ward, Bert Youn, and Steve McLeod | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 4, 2014 | 1.244[15] | |
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Wirt and Greg visit a tavern to ask for directions to Adelaide's house. Beatrice, who was thrown out of the tavern due to being a bird, wanders off at the sound of the Woodsman chopping trees. Meanwhile, Wirt and Greg become acquainted with the people of the tavern through song. The tavern people warn the brothers about the Beast and reveal that the creature turns people into trees of oil to burn in his lantern. Wirt and Greg speculate that the Woodsman might be the Beast. Wirt steals a talking horse named Fred and finds Beatrice unconscious next to the Woodsman, believing his speculations, Wirt and Greg save Beatrice and ride off. Meanwhile the Beast appears to the Woodsman, and reveals that the Woodsman's daughter's flame of life is in the lantern. The Beast asks where the brothers are heading to. Guest voices: Fred Stoller as Fred The Horse | ||||||
| 5 | "Mad Love" | Natasha Allegri and Zac Gorman | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 5, 2014 | TBA | |
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Wirt and Greg claim to be the nephews of the deranged, but wealthy Quincy Endicott so they may steal two cent from him in order to pay for a ferry that will cross the river to Adelaide's house. In order to distract him, Greg, Greg's frog and Fred convince Quincy to search for a ghost he supposedly saw one night in a bedroom and was instantly smitten with. Meanwhile, Wirt and Beatrice search for the money and bond over their collective problems. Beatrice reveals she was once human, but she and her family were cursed by a blue bird she threw a rock at and were turned into blue birds themselves, and Adelaide is the only one that can change them back. Wirt reveals he has a crush on a girl back home and is afraid of being seen as weird due to his love of poetry and playing the clarinet. The groups reunited and discover that the ghost was in fact Quincy's neighbor and that both their houses have been growing so large they had joined together. The two embrace each other and award Greg a cent each due to his help. Now with enough money, the group, aside from Fred who decides to stay behind and work for Quincy, head to the ferry, but this plan in interrupted when Greg throws the money away. Guest voices: John Cleese as Quincy Enditcott, Bebe Neuwirth as Margueritte Grey and Fred Stoller as Fred The Horse | ||||||
| 6 | "Lullaby in Frogland" | Bert Youn and Nick Edwards | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 5, 2014 | TBA | |
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Wirt, Greg, Beatrice, and Greg's frog sneak aboard the ferry, which is filled with frogs in human clothing, without paying. Suddenly they are chased by frog guards and disguise themselves as a member of the ferry's band. Soon the band starts performing and Wirt reluctantly plays a bassoon thanks to Beatrice's encouragement. Greg's frog then unexpectedly starts to sing, accidentally blowing their cover in the process. The frogs of the boat are so moved by their performance they allow them to stay on board. When they arrive to their destination, Beatrice tries to convince them to stay in the Unknown and not to visit Adelaide. That night, Beatrice flies away and is unknowingly followed by Wirt and Greg to Adelaide's house. There it is revealed that Beatrice has been lying to Wirt and Greg this whole time and had originally planned to give them both to Adelaide as slaves in exchange for a scissor that would lift the curse off herself and her family, but has had a change of heart due to the time she has spent with the brothers. Adelaide attempts to capture Wirt and Gregory away, but is stopped by Beatrice. Wirt, hurt by Beatrice's lies, takes Greg and leaves her behind. The brothers and Greg's frog continue their journey, without Beatrice. Guest voices: John Cleese as Adelaide | ||||||
| 7 | "The Ringing of the Bell" | Patrick McHale, Bert Youn, and Tom Herpich | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 6, 2014 | TBA | |
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Greg, Wirt, and the Frog come across a lonely cottage in which to stay out the rain. However, the house is not uninhabited, and a young girl warns them to hide as her sinister care-giver, the grotesque Auntie Whispers, who seems to have a taste for human flesh and has a bell that can control the girl at its ringing. Guest voices: Shannyn Sossamon as Lorna and Tim Curry as Auntie Whispers | ||||||
| 8 | "Babes in the Woods" | Mark Bodnar, Jim Campbell, and Bert Youn | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 6, 2014 | TBA | |
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Greg and Wirt are lost in the Unknown, and Greg has a dream of an angelic city destroyed by the North Wind before he wakes and is stolen away by the Beast. Guest voices: Deborah Voigt as The Queen of the Clouds | ||||||
| 9 | "Into the Unknown" | Cole Sanchez, Vi Nguyen, and Zac Gorman | Cole Sanchez, Bert Youn, Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 7, 2014 | TBA | |
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Taking place before the events of the first episode, it's Halloween and Wirt finishes an audio cassette tape for a girl named "Sara". He fashions a costume out of an old Santa hat, and a marching band cloak. He goes to a football game, where he meets up with his brother, Greg. Wirt thinks about giving the tape to Sara, who is playing the marching band bee. Greg takes the tape as Wirt chases after him. Greg gives it to Sara's friends, as they tease Wirt for having a crush on Sara. They tell him that he should hurry, because another boy was planning on asking her out at the party that night. Wirt decides to leave as Greg follows. He realizes that they never got the tape back, and both brothers head back. They end up at a Halloween party, as Wirt chases in after Greg. He meets up with Sara, who invites him to go to the graveyard with her and her friends. He declines and tries to get the tape from her jacket. However, Sara comes back for it, causing Wirt and Greg to follow them. At the graveyard, the group is telling ghost stories, when Greg tries to cause a "distraction" for Wirt. The plan backfires and Greg unwittingly reveals that Wirt is hiding behind a tombstone. The police show up as a joke, but taking the situation seriously the group runs off, as Wirt and Greg scale a wall at the edge of the graveyard. At the top, Wirt notices Sara finding the tape in her jacket and panics. They jump down onto a set of train tracks on the other side, as Wirt blames Greg and his stepfather for ruining his life. Paying no attention to what Wirt has said, Greg finds a frog in the bushes. Just then a train comes down the tracks, heading straight for them. Wirt and Greg jump out of the way, but roll down a steep hill and into a lake, knocking them both unconscious. As Wirt wakes up after the events of the previous episode, he finds himself in a nest with Beatrice's family. He heads off into a snow storm to look for his brother. Guest voices: Shirley Jones as Beatrice's Mother | ||||||
| 10 | "The Unknown" | Natasha Allegri, Jim Campbell, and Tom Herpich | Amalia Levari, Tom Herpich, and Patrick McHale | November 7, 2014 | TBA | |
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Guest voices: Shirley Jones as Beatrice's Mother | ||||||
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