Big Mouth season 1 explained

Season Number:	1
Bgcolour:	F4D04C
Network:	Netflix
Num Episodes:	10
Next Season:	Season 2
Episode List:	List of Big Mouth episodes

The first season of Big Mouth, an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2017.^[1] The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while "embrac[ing] a frankness about the human body and sex."^[2] __TOC__

Cast and characters

Main

• Nick Kroll as Nick Birch, Maurice the Hormone Monster, Coach Steve, Rick the Hormone Monster, Lola, the Statue of Liberty, a profane ladybug, Joe Walsh, the ghosts of Picasso and Richard Burton, Sylvester Stallone and a webcam girl
• John Mulaney as Andrew Glouberman, Mint, Babe the Blue Ox, and Detective Florez
• Jessi Klein as Jessi Glaser
• Jason Mantzoukas as Jay Bilzerian, Guy Bilzerian and Socrates.
• Jenny Slate as Missy Foreman-Greenwald, Ms. Razz and Fake Missy.
• Fred Armisen as Elliot Birch, the ghost of Antonin Scalia and a bus driver
• Maya Rudolph as Diane Birch, Connie the Hormone Monstress, a Bath Mat, the Ghosts of Elizabeth Taylor, Whitney Houston and Pornscape Residents
• Jordan Peele as the Ghost of Duke Ellington (1899–1974), Featuring Ludacris, the ghosts of Freddie Mercury and Prince, Atlanta Claus, a DJ, and Missy's father Cyrus

Guest

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

Big Mouth has received critical acclaim since its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Big Mouths simplistic animation and scatological humor belie its finely sketched characters and smart, empathetic approach to the messiness of adolescence."^[3] On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 80 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^{[4] [5]}

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2018	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Television/Broadcast Production	Big Mouth (for "Am I Gay?")		^[6]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	Mark Rivers (for "Totally Gay")		^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Exclusive: Meet The Hormone Monster, The Personification Of Puberty In Big Mouth. Farley. Rebecca. August 23, 2017. Refinery29. August 23, 2017.
2. News: PJ . Grisar . Netflix's 'Big Mouth' Is Boldly Jewish . . October 15, 2018.
3. big-mouth . tv . 1 . Big Mouth . May 8, 2022.
4. big-mouth. tv. 1. Big Mouth. May 8, 2022.
5. Web site: Big Mouth – Season 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002054917/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/big-mouth/season-1 . 2022-10-02 . September 29, 2017 . Metacritic.
6. Web site: 2018 Annie Award Winners: Complete List . . Carolyn . Giardina . February 3, 2018 . March 2, 2019 . March 2, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210328/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1067856/item/best-general-audience-animated-television-broadcast-production-1080746 . live .
7. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 2, 2019. July 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712223414/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics. live.