The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

*The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib*
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Genre	Comedy
Based on	The Boss Baby and The Bossier Baby; by Marla Frazee; Characters from the films; by Tom McGrath; and Michael McCullers;
Developed by	Brandon Sawyer
Voices of	J. P. Karliak; Mary Faber; Ariana Greenblatt; Maya Tanida; Max Mittelman; Krizia Bajos; Raul Ceballos;
Theme music composer	Mark Nilan Jr. & BLKMKT
Composers	Ben Bromfield; Ryan Elder;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producer	Brandon Sawyer
Running time	24 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	May 19, 2022 –; April 13, 2023
Related
	The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021); The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–20);

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated comedy television series, created by Brandon Sawyer, and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television for Netflix. Loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee, and serving as a follow-up to the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business, the series focuses on Ted Templeton as he is forced to resume his old life as Boss Baby, working alongside his niece Tina, while contending with several issues that impede baby's receiving full attention and love from adults.

The series featured a new cast, though with J. P. Karliak reprising his role from the 2018 series The Boss Baby: Back in Business. Back in the Crib premiered in May, 2022, and ran for two seasons,^[1] though received mixed reception from critics.

Synopsis

Following the events of the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Lindsay "Ted" Templeton finds himself wanted by the FBI for embezzlement, finding out one of his company executives framed him for their own crime. To avoid capture, Ted makes use of a special baby formula developed by Baby Corp to become a baby again, hoping to hide from his pursurers by returning to his old life as the Boss Baby and living with his older brother Tim and his family - Carol, his wife; Tabitha, his eldest daughter; and Tina, his younger daughter an employee of Baby Corp. To co-exist with them, Ted returns to working with Baby Corp and helping them ensure baby's receive love and attention from grownups, whilst Carol is let in on the life he and Tina lead - a fact that no adult must know about, otherwise their minds would break.

Throughout much of the first season, Ted focuses on working alongside Tina's team, as they contend with new issues brought about by a new group of arch-nemeses to the company.^[2]^[3] In the second season, Ted and Tina launch their own baby-love company after being fired by Baby Corp, contending with a new adversary who sought to ruin their lives and take over the company.^[4]

Cast

J. P. Karliak as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr. / The Boss Baby
Ariana Greenblatt (Season 1, Season 2 E1-E4) as Tabitha Templeton
- Maya Tanida (Season 2 E5-E16) as Tabitha Templeton
Mary Faber as Tina Templeton / The New Boss Baby
Max Mittelman as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton
- Pierce Gagnon as Teenage Tim
Krizia Bajos as Carol Templeton, I.T. Baby Cammy and Yaya
Alex Cazares as JJ and Staci
Karan Soni as Pip
Zeke Alton as Dez
Nicole Byer as NannyCam No Filter CEO Baby
Grace Kaufman as Uncuddleable Mia
Antony Del Rio as Uncuddleable Antonio
Ben Pierce as Uncuddleable Austin
Kyle Chandler as Ranger Safety Binkerton
Mara Junot as R&D Baby Simmons
Kari Wahlgren as Marsha Krinkle the Channel 8 News Reporter and Security Baby Katja
Isabella Crovetti as Yvette
Kevin Michael Richardson as Buddy from HR, Mayor Jimbo, Amal and Agent Brown
Andy Richter as Board Member Bradley
Andy Daly as Sheriff Potty Pardner
Dee Bradley Baker as Curtis "Lumpy" the Park Duck, Precious Templeton and Priest Scooter Buckie
Diedrich Bader as Junior Fancy Jr.
Josh Keaton as Harve
Cissy Jones as Hilde
Hope Levy as Peg
Brandon Scott as CEO Baby Hendershot
Aparna Nacherla as Frankie
Nicole Gose as Melissa
Taran Killam as Ace
Amy Walker as Female FBI Agent Brown, Stella and Aoife
Donald Faison as Dr. Thubberirhd
Fred Melamed as Russ Tisdale
Raul Ceballos as Uncle Benji Guerrero
Mark Mercado as Tyler
Matt Surges as Chet
Flula Borg as Mega Fat RV Saving Man, The Luxes

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	12		May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
2	16		April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
1	1	"The Business Boss: Back in Baby"	Dan Forgione	Brandon Sawyer	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
2	2	"The Stroll"	Matt Whitlock	Megan Atkinson	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Dylan Holden	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
3	3	"Potty Mouth"	Pete Jacobs	Tanner Tananbaum	Regine Clarke Murray Debus Lianne Hughes	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
4	4	"Imaginary Friends"	Dan Forgione	JD Ryznar	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
5	5	"Turf War"	Matt Whitlock	Megan Atkinson	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Sean Kreiner	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
6	6	"Trading Up"	Pete Jacobs	Annabel Seymour	Regine Clarke Murray Debus Lianne Hughes Scott Hurney	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
7	7	"War of the Cheeks"	Dan Forgione	Brandon Sawyer	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
8	8	"Techy Tykes"	Pete Jacobs	Megan Atkinson	Regine Clarke Aaron Davies Scott Hurney	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
9	9	"Birthday Blues"	Matt Whitlock	Tanner Tananbaum	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
10	10	"Sitting Ducks"	Dan Forgione	Phil Binder	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
11	11	"The Big Dumpling"	Matt Whitlock	Annabel Seymour	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
12	12	"The Great Medieval London Fire of 1135"	Pete Jacobs	Tanner Tananbaum	Regine Clarke Aaron Davies Scott Hurney	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
13	1	"Untitled Templeton Project"	Dan Forgione	Megan Atkinson	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
14	2	"Puppy Love"	Matt Whitlock	JD Ryznar	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
15	3	"Biscuits Rising"	Pete Jacobs	Annabel Seymour	Regine Clarke Aaron Davies Scott Hurney Quynh Truong	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
16	4	"Moon Shot"	Dan Forgione	Tanner Tananbaum	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
17	5	"Inner Children"	Matt Whitlock	Phil Binder	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
18	6	"Poompf!"	Pete Jacobs	Megan Atkinson	Regine Clarke Aaron Davies Simon Williams	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
19	7	"The Heat Is On"	Dan Forgione	JD Ryznar	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
20	8	"One Tricked Pony"	Matt Whitlock	Annabel Seymour	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
21	9	"Federal Slumber Party"	Pete Jacobs	Brandon Sawyer	Aaron Davies Regine Clarke Simon Williams	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
22	10	"Floaties"	Dan Forgione	Tanner Tananbaum	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
23	11	"Breaking the Bank"	Matt Whitlock	Megan Atkinson	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
24	12	"Hate That Baby!"	Pete Jacobs	Annabel Seymour	Regine Clarke Aaron Davies Simon Williams	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
25	13	"North of the Border"	Unknown	Unknown	TBA	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
26	14	"Intensive Purposes"	Matt Whitlock	Megan Atkinson JD Ryznar Brandon Sawyer Annabel Seymour Tanner Tananbaum	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
27	15	"The Unshakeable Bear"	Dan Forgione	Megan Atkinson JD Ryznar Brandon Sawyer Annabel Seymour Tanner Tananbaum	Fernando Corrales Lorraine Howard Patricia Ross	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
28	16	"Ba-Ba Town"	Matt Whitlock	Megan Atkinson JD Ryznar Brandon Sawyer Annabel Seymour Tanner Tananbaum	Tenaya Anue Fred Gonzales Ariel Song	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)

Production

Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut of The Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers.^[5] The series was worked on during the production of the sequel.^[6]

Animation for the series was provided by Technicolor Animation Productions.

On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied on Twitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end of Back in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after two seasons.^[7]

Release

The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022.^[8]^[9] A second season was released on April 13, 2023.^[10]

Reception

Common Sense Media gave Back in the Crib 2 out of 5 stars for having "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in an unpleasant series".^[11]

References

^ Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 14, 2022). "Trailer: Nap Time's Over for 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 10, 2022). "'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib' Toddles to Netflix in May". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023.
^ Davis, Victoria (May 18, 2022). "EP Brandon Sawyer Talks 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation World Network.
^ Brandon Sawyer [@I_BrandonSawyer] (January 12, 2023). "We were also making Back in the Crib at the same time Tom & his crew were making Family Business, so it's possible the Forever Puppies weren't even in the earliest cuts of the movie that I saw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ DreamWorksTV [@dreamworkstv] (March 10, 2022). "Back to work! 💼 🍼 The Boss Baby: Back In the Crib, an all new series, arriving May 19th on @netflix" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Campione, Katie (March 10, 2022). "Netflix Announces 'Boss Baby' Animated Series". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ Morgan, Stephanie. "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib TV Review | Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

External links

[1] Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] Milligan, Mercedes (April 14, 2022). "Trailer: Nap Time's Over for 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[3] Milligan, Mercedes (March 10, 2022). "'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib' Toddles to Netflix in May". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023.

[5] Davis, Victoria (May 18, 2022). "EP Brandon Sawyer Talks 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'". Animation World Network.

[6] Brandon Sawyer [@I_BrandonSawyer] (January 12, 2023). "We were also making Back in the Crib at the same time Tom & his crew were making Family Business, so it's possible the Forever Puppies weren't even in the earliest cuts of the movie that I saw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[7] Sawyer, Brandon [@I_BrandonSawyer] (September 27, 2023). "No, what's on Netflix now is the end of Back in the Crib, no more seasons after that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] DreamWorksTV [@dreamworkstv] (March 10, 2022). "Back to work! 💼 🍼 The Boss Baby: Back In the Crib, an all new series, arriving May 19th on @netflix" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Twitter.

[9] Campione, Katie (March 10, 2022). "Netflix Announces 'Boss Baby' Animated Series". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[10] Anderson, Jenna (March 9, 2023). "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Season 2 Trailer Released by Netflix (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[11] Morgan, Stephanie. "The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib TV Review | Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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