''The Jellies!'' is an American

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created by

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and Lionel Boyce for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block

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. The show was revamped from a series of the same name which was previously featured exclusively on Tyler's ''Golf Media'' app. It premiered on Adult Swim on October 22, 2017. The animation is produced by Augenblick Studios, and was renewed for a second season in October 2018. The second season premiered on May 19, 2019. On August 17, 2021, voice actor Earl Skakel announced that Adult Swim cancelled the show after two seasons.

Plot

The show follows a family of anthropomorphic

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and their 16-year-old human son Cornell. When the boy learns he was adopted at birth, he is shocked, and subsequently spirals out of control in an attempt to "find himself." As a result, he and his family and friends wind up in what the network bills as "uncanny situations."

Cast

Phil LaMarr Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV''. His voice acting roles in animated series include ...

as Cornell Jelly *Earl Skakel as Barry Jelly * AJ Johnson as Debbie Jelly * Blake Anderson as RG *

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as Reggie * Kilo Kish as KY Jelly *Tyler, The Creator as various (also producer) * Jasper Dolphin as various *Lionel Boyce (also known as LasBoy) as various *Taco Bennett as various

Episodes

Series overview

Web series (2015)

The series premiered as a web series on the Golf Media app and released new episodes every Sunday in October 2015. There are a few differences between the web series and the Adult Swim series such as Cornell's race (Caucasian in the Golf Media version; African-American in the Adult Swim version).

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

References

External links

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