Sanjay and Craig
Sanjay and Craig is an American animated television series. It is produced by Nickelodeon. The series was first shown on May 25, 2013.[1][2]
| Sanjay and Craig | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Animation Comedy Adventure Slapstick |
| Created by | Jim Dirschberger Jay Howell Andreas Trolf |
| Directed by | Lindsey Pollard Alan Smart Tom Yasumi |
| Voices of | Maulik Pancholy Chris Hardwick Matt Jones Linda Cardellini Tony Hale Kunal Nayyar Grey DeLisle |
| Theme music composer | John Dwyer |
| Opening theme | "Sanjay and Craig", performed by Chris Hardwick and Maulik Pancholy |
| Composer | Matt Mahaffey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (24 segments)[1] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jim Dirschberger Jay Howell Andreas Trolf Will McRobb Chris Viscardi |
| Producer | Thurop Van Orman |
| Editor | Steve Downs |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Forest City Rockers Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | May 25, 2013 – July 29, 2016 |
| Related | |
| Bob's Burgers | |
The show's creators are Jim Dirschberger, Andreas Trolf, and Jay Howell. Howell is also the character designer on Bob's Burgers.[3] Sanjay and Craig is being produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi,[4] the creators of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
The Theme song is almost sung by Chris Hardwick.
Plot
changeThe show is about the adventures of the title characters, a 12-year-old Indian American[5] human boy named Sanjay Patel, and his best friend, a talking snake named Craig. On a promotional webpage for the show, the network explains that Sanjay and Craig's adventures require that "nobody finds out that Craig can talk".[6]
Cast
change- Maulik Pancholy as Sanjay Patel,[7] a twelve-year-old Indian-American boy. He goes on adventures with his best friend, Craig. Sanjay lives in an Indian populated town.
- Chris Hardwick as Craig,[7] a talking snake that is the pet of Sanjay. Sanjay met Craig in a pet store.
- Linda Cardellini as Megan Sparkles[7]
- Matt Jones as Hector Flanagan[7]
- Tony Hale as Mr. Leslie Noodman[7]
- Nika Futterman as Belle Pepper[7]
- Kunal Nayyar as Vijay Patel,[7] Sanjay's father who is an Indian.
- Grey DeLisle as Dr. Darlene Patel,[7] Sanjay's mother who is an American doctor. She works in the hospital and tells Sanjay stories about her work.
- John DiMaggio as Mr. Noodman's Father
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amanda Kondolojy (April 22, 2013). "Nickelodeon Debuts Brand-New Animated Series 'Sanjay and Craig' May 25". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Hsiung (March 4, 2013). "Nickelodeon's Sanjay & Craig Premieres June 1st". Original-Signature.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Perry Michael Simon (February 26, 2013). "Nickelodeon's "Sanjay & Craig" to Co-Star the Voice of Chris Hardwick". Nerdist.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Nickutopia Staff (March 6, 2013). "Nickelodeon Announces "Sanjay & Craig" Animated TV Show | Nickelodeon News". Nickutopia.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Kyle (May 24, 2013). "Inside the World of "Sanjay & Craig"". Nerdist. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ↑ "About Sanjay and Craig". Nick.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Philiana Ng (April 19, 2013). "Nickelodeon Sets 'Sanjay and Craig' Premiere Date, Debuts Footage (Exclusive Video)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.