Little Big Awesome Explained

Genre:	Adventure Comedy Surreal comedy Slapstick
Creator:	Tomi Dieguez
Developer:	Ben Gruber
Director:	Bryan Newton Anthony Chun Kim Arndt Sung Jin Ahn Angelo Hatgistavrou
Voices:	Jessica McKenna Fred Tatasciore
Composer:	Eban Schletter
Runtime:	24 minutes (2 12-minute segments)
Country:	United States
Executive Producer:	Ben Gruber Chris Prynoski Shannon Prynoski
Producer:	Ben Kalina
Editor:	Felipe Salazar
Company:	Amazon Studios Titmouse, Inc.
Network:	Amazon Video
Num Episodes:	13 (26 segments)

Little Big Awesome is an American television series created by Tomi Dieguez and developed for Amazon by Ben Gruber, in 2016. The series centers on characters Gluko, a shapeshifting pink bouncy jelly blob, and Lennon, Gluko’s beanie-toting best friend. The series incorporates various forms of mixed media, including puppets, 2D animation, and live-action, all against an animated backdrop.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Fred Tatasciore as Gluko, Kitty Num-Nums, additional characters
• Jessica McKenna as Lennon (TV series), additional characters
• James Arnold Taylor as Lennon (pilot)
• Alex Jayne Go as Little Bubble
• Dana Snyder as Grandma, additional characters
• Roger L. Jackson as Mr. Sprinkles, additional characters
• Brendon Small as Pointy Things
• Jon Luke Thomas as Mayor, Leon, additional characters
• Jeff Galfer as additional characters
• Lonny Ross as Cricket, additional characters
• Sean Schemmel as additional characters
• Betsy Sodaro as Puddin Peggy, additional characters
• "Weird Al" Yankovic as Mr. Sun (live-action)
• Kat Palardy as Ho Cho Jo, additional characters
• Lennon Parham as Claude, additional characters
• Ennis Esmer as Stuhven, additional characters
• Aimee Mann as The Moon (live-action)
• Mike Mitchell as Gluko's Bed, Lyle
• Kate Micucci as Geremy, Hair Lady
• Dave Franco as Dave
• Yuri Lowenthal as Mord and Gord
• JB Blanc as Derby, Guy with Slide Projector Head, additional characters
• Cissy Jones as Frescha, Hot Chocolate, additional characters
• Richard Steven Horvitz as additional characters
• Helen Slayton-Hughes as Penelope Pitt-Plebop III, additional characters
• Nicole Byer as Puppy Num-Nums, Ho Cho Flo
• Derek Stephen Prince as Kunu, additional characters
• June Diane Raphael as Sheena
• Paul Scheer as Raymond the Cloud (live-action)
• Ben Gruber as Biff
• Michael Bolton as himself (live-action)

Episodes

Episode No.	Part No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Release date

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref
2019	Annie Awards	Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children	For episode Puppy Shower		^[4]
	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for an Animated Program

Notes and References

1. Web site: Titmouse's 'Little Big Awesome' Pilot Headed to Amazon. Animation World Network.
2. Web site: Amazon Picks Up 'Little Big Awesome' & 'Ronja the Robber's Daughter' Kids Series, Renews 'The Stinky & Dirty Show' . Deadline . October 24, 2016 . June 15, 2022.
3. Web site: Don't Hit Skip: How Amazon Keeps Its Intros Watch-Worthy . Kidscreen . May 2, 2019 . June 15, 2022.
4. Web site: The 46th Annie Awards Shine a Spotlight on Toon Greatness. Animation. Magazine. January 4, 2019.