Little Ellen | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Kevin A. Leman II Jennifer Skelly |
Voices of | Laurel Emory Johanna Colón JeCobi Swain June Squibb |
Theme music composer | Jason Blackman |
Composer | Dara Taylor |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ellen DeGeneres Kevin A. Leman II Sam Register |
Producers | Jason Blackman Elizabeth Seidman |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Ellen Digital Ventures Warner Bros. Animation |
Release | |
Original network | HBO Max |
Original release | September 13, 2021 present | –
Little Ellen is an American preschool animated streaming television series produced by Ellen Digital Ventures and Warner Bros. Animation, and is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service HBO Max under the Cartoonito brand on September 13, 2021.[1] The series centers on a seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres.[2][3] Season 2 was released on March 3, 2022.[4] Season 3 was slated to be released on June 23, 2022 but has been delayed for unknown reasons.[5]
The series is the first time since Firehouse Tales that Warner Bros. Animation has produced a series aimed at a preschool audience.
Animation services provided by Lighthouse Studios.
The show explores the world through the eyes of a hilarious and unpredictable seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres.
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 10 | September 13, 2021 | October 14, 2021 | |
2 | 10 | March 3, 2022 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] | |
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1 | 1 | "Best Laid Plans" | Sarah Johnson | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 | |
Ellen, Becky, and Freckle's plans for a perfect day end up going wrong when Gramsy misplaces her car keys. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Cheer Up, Charlie Cat" | Sarah Johnson | Kevin A. Leman II | September 13, 2021 | |
After Ellen tries to cheer up her cat, Charlie, she learns that even though she won't always be able to make her friends feel better, she can still be there when times get hard. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | September 13, 2021 | |
When a storm threatens to cancel Freckle's first parade, Ellen tries to convince the Storm King to stop raining. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Little Helen" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | September 13, 2021 | |
Ellen worries that Becky and Freckle will have more fun with the next-door neighbour's granddaughter, Helen, than with her. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Oldie But a Goodie" | Ruolin Li | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 | |
Ellen, Freckle, and Becky decide to dress like grown-ups in an attempt to get into Gramsy's game night. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "A Great Gift for Gramsy" | Sean Petrilak | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 | |
Ellen and Becky find themselves struggling to find the perfect gift for Gramsy on Grandparents Appreciation Day. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Fine Feathered Friends" | Erik Knutson | Kevin A. Leman II & Jennifer Skelly | September 13, 2021 | |
After struggling to help a lonely macaw make a friend at the aviary, Ellen realizes that she made a new friend herself. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Becky's Big Problem" | Sean Petrilak | Jason Blackman | September 13, 2021 | |
When Ellen moves hide-and-seek into Gramsy's huge walk-in closet, Becky discovers that while she's not the best hider, she is the best finder. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Happy Elloween" | Sarah Johnson | Jason Blackman | October 14, 2021 | |
When Ellen moves hide-and-seek into Gramsy's huge walk-in closet, Becky discovers that while she's not the best hider, she is the best finder. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "NOLA Confidential" | Sean Petrilak | Isabel Galupo | October 14, 2021 | |
When the garden they planted for Gramsy is mysteriously destroyed, Ellen, Freckle, and Becky play detective to find the culprit. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] |
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11 | 1 | "Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler" | Sarah Johnson | Jennifer Skelly | March 3, 2022 |
12 | 2 | "Freckle the Magnificent" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 |
13 | 3 | "Bored Games" | Roulin Li | Jason Blackman | March 3, 2022 |
14 | 4 | "A Room of One's Own" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 |
15 | 5 | "Gramsy and the Beast" | Ruolin Li | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 |
16 | 6 | "A Fairytale Ending" | Sarah Johnson | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 |
17 | 7 | "Express Yourself" | Sean Petrilak | Kendall Michele Haney | March 3, 2022 |
18 | 8 | "The Tooth Will Set You Free" | Ruolin Li & Cal Ramsey | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 |
19 | 9 | "Roughin' It" | Sarah Johnson | Jennifer Skelly | March 3, 2022 |
20 | 10 | "Tallulah Ties the Knot" | Sean Petrilak | Isabel Galupo | March 3, 2022 |
In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV and StackTV on October 1, 2021.[7]
The series will premiere on Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2022.