"Space Chicken" is the 1st episode, initially a pilot, of the first season and the 1st episode overall of Big City Greens. Canonically however, it is the second episode in chronological, and production order.
Synopsis[]
To impress his new neighbors, Cricket attempts to launch a chicken into space.[7]
Plot[]
The episode begins with a male jogger, jogging past the Greens' house; he stops as he hears something coming his way. Suddenly, a red tractor flies over a car parked on the street, with Cricket and Tilly being seen on it. The tractor lands in the mud spot in front of the house, and it swerves out of control, causing Cricket, Tilly and the tractor to flip over, landing safely. Cricket walks towards the jogger and attempts to greet him, but the jogger puts his earbud back in his ear and jogs away. Bill slams the door open, and upon seeing the tractor on fire, he frantically runs over to it and uses his hat to put the fire out. Cricket explains that he mowed the front yard, and then a golf course before being punted by golf balls, and then ended up on the highway, and he says that he had no idea how they got back. Bill asks if Tilly is alright; her response was that she had seen danger, but liked it. Bill explains to the kids that they're new in Big City, and that things are different since they left the country and how they are now. Bill tries to greet Ms. Lewis, but Ms. Lewis yells at him to clean up the yard, calling him a hillbilly and slamming the window.
Bill lastly stated that the neighbors are unaware about them as he added that they need to make a good impression, to make them more interesting, just before he walked as he accidentally stepped on one of the bear traps as he explains Cricket with the traps as he walks away while dragging it. As Cricket -- not fully understanding Bill's advice -- tries to come up with a idea to impress the new neighbors, he tries asking Tilly for some suggestions, until he looked upon the the chicken, which it sparked his idea as he tells Tilly to they’re going to launch a chicken into space.
Then Cricket came up with the supplies to use as to catapult the chicken, as he used a cinderblock and a wooden plank and try jumping on one end to launch, but only a little to launch it. Cricket decides they need more man power, and he asks a boy walking along the sidewalk in front of their yard if he would like to help them launch a chicken into space. The boy says his parents wouldn't approve, but Cricket says his parents aren't here, so the boy decides to skip his violin lessons and join in. As Cricket introduces himself and Tilly, the boy introduces himself as Remy.
Cricket and Remy sneak into Gramma's room to look for an old piece of clothing to use as a slingshot. Remy accidentally knocks over Gramma's wooden leg and thinks he broke it, but Cricket assures him it's been broken off for years. As they get the old clothing they need for the slingshot, they accidentally wake up Gramma. Gramma gets mad at the two boys for trespassing and says they're gonna have to pay the "ultimate price", which is kisses, which annoys Cricket. But Gramma angrily insists the two of them each give her a kiss. They reluctantly do so, and then she tells them to get out, which they do.
As Cricket is about to launch the chicken off the roof, Tilly says to tell the chicken he believes in her. Cricket says that's silly and he won't do it, but he does, and he attempts to launch her into space, but he slips and accidentally launches the chicken into a local cafe, which infuriates the barista, Gloria, and her customers. Cricket realizes he's in big trouble as Gloria confronts Bill about Cricket thinking "it would be fun to launch a wild animal into [their] cafe", and one of the customers claimed there was a chicken in his chicken salad, and it ate some of it, which disgusts Gloria. She then asks Bill to "keep the animals on [his] side of the fence", including "little what's-his-name". As Gloria nervously left, Cricket introduced himself to her, and called out to her, "I'm your new neighbor!"
A frustrated Bill tells Cricket that this is exactly what he's talking about. For not taking his advice properly, he sends him to his room for the rest of the day. Cricket thinks he's joking, but Bill assures him he isn't, and firmly gestures Cricket to his room, which he angrily does. Remy asks if he should go into Cricket's room too, so Bill scowls at him too, which scares Remy into Cricket's room. As he does, Bill wonders "who the heck was that?" While in Cricket's room, he and Remy notice a rocket and decide that will have enough power to launch the chicken into space. When Cricket catches Tilly in her bed he tells her two things: To stop "daysleeping" and to help them launch the chicken into space with the rocket. Remy asks Cricket how they can get out without his dad noticing them, so Cricket points out a secret exit - through the bottom drawer of his dresser. As they escape, Remy asks Cricket if his room gets cold at night, and Cricket replies "very much so."
As they are about to fire the rocket, Cricket speaks through a traffic cone for all of Big City to come and watch him launch a chicken into space. As they fire the rocket, Cricket is excited, and the chicken is nervous. But when the line reaches the end, instead of the rocket blasting off, all that happens is fireworks and a small American flag popping up. Everybody leaves, which panics Cricket, and he starts launching all of the hens into space, each attempt failing, as he only managed to launch them onto people's faces, and one on the windshield of a guy's car, which makes him crash into a telephone pole, which cuts the power in the Greens' house, which makes Bill realize that Cricket is back to his shenanigans. After they run out of chickens, Cricket decides to launch the one they tried to launch from the beginning - the one who is still wearing the tiny helmet. Cricket launches the chicken the farthest he's ever launched, and whispers that he still believes in her. As he releases the chicken, he successfully launches her into the sky.
As Bill and Gramma come outside, Bill wonders what just happened, so Cricket explains he just managed to impress their new neighbors. As a couple of kids stop by and tell the Greens they're awesome, Bill is impressed himself. As the four of them engage in a friendly wrestle, Remy asks if he could join in on the roughhousing as well, so they allow him to do so. The episode ends as the camera shows the final chicken made it safely back to earth, landing atop a building.
Cast[]
Main article: Space Chicken and Steak Night/Credits |
- Chris Houghton as Cricket Green (first appearance)
- Bob Joles as Bill Green (first appearance)
- Artemis Pebdani as Alice Green (first appearance)
- Marieve Herington as Tilly Green (first appearance)
- Zeno Robinson as Remy Remington (first appearance)
- Anna Akana as Gloria Sato (first appearance)
Additional voices[]
- Marieve Herington as Little Girl, Sunglasses Woman, & Blue Girl
- Shane Houghton as Golfer, Chicken Salad Customer, & Unimpressed Cap Man
- Scott Menville as Driver & Magenta Boy
- Artemis Pebdani as Mrs. Lewis
- Zeno Robinson as Undecided Customer & Police Officer
Titles in other languages[]
Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Spanish (Latin America) | La Gallina Espacial | The Space Chicken | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Galinha Espacial | Space Chicken | |
Czech | Kuře astronaut | Chicken Astronaut | |
German | Weltraum-Huehner | Space Chicken | |
Spanish | Gallina espacial | Space chicken | |
French | Une poule dans l'espace | A hen in space | |
Japanese | ニワトリでこんにちは Niwatori de Konnichiwa |
Hello with a Chicken | |
Portuguese | Galinha Espacial | Space Chicken | |
Polish | Kosmiczny kurak | Space chicken | |
Romanian | Găina spațială | Space Chicken | |
Turkish | Uzay Tavuğu | Space Chicken | |
Vietnamese | Gà Không Gian | Space Chicken |
Summary[]
Cricket Green and Tilly Green, two children, are introduced to their new neighbors. A jogger who listens to music via an earpiece hears a strange sound and takes his earpiece out. The tractor catches fire, and Cricket and Tilly are mowing the lawn with the tractor. Bill, Cricket's father, notices the fire and tries to put it out. Cricket explains that he has seen danger before and loves it. Bill tries to impress their neighbors by introducing them to Mrs. Lewis, a grumpy old woman who lives next door to the Greens. Cricket tries to impress the neighbors by launching a chicken into space, but some are hesitant. The story highlights the challenges faced by children in adjusting to city life and the importance of making a good impression on their new neighbors.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ https://chrishoughton.tumblr.com/post/183586539022/now-that-the-entire-season-has-been-aired-can-you
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20180618/282930976076342
- ↑ https://www.fernsehserien.de/big-city-greens/folgen/1x01a-weltraum-huehner-1205009
- ↑ https://www.foxtel.com.au/got/whats-on/tv-guide/Big-City-Greens/95196152
- ↑ https://www.tvpassport.com/series/big-city-greens/351688
- ↑ https://twitter.com/disneychanneljp/status/1043096501281378304
- ↑ https://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneychannel/pressrelease/june-2018-programming-highlights-for-disney-channel-disney-xd-and-disney-junior/
- ↑ Blocked YouTube Video Checker