The Boss Baby: Back in Business
The Boss Baby: Back in Business is an American computer-animated streaming television series produced by DreamWorks Animation that is a follow-up of the 2017 film The Boss Baby, loosely based on the book of the same name by Marla Frazee. The series premiered on Netflix on April 6, 2018. JP Karliak voices the title character, replacing Alec Baldwin; only Eric Bell Jr. reprised his role from the film, returning as The Triplets,[1] while Pierce Gagnon replaces Miles Bakshi as Tim Templeton. The fourth season premiered on November 17, 2020.[2]
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Developed by | Brandon Sawyer |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 49 (+ 1 special) |
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| Executive producer | Brandon Sawyer |
| Editor | Matt Barrios |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution Netflix |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | April 6, 2018 – present |
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| Preceded by | The Boss Baby |
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Summary
In season one, Boss Baby and Tim work around the world of Baby Corp to stop the company's new enemy, Bootsy Calico, who has control over kittens. Boss Baby also deals with his boss, Mega Fat CEO Baby, who keeps trying to fire him. In the end, Calico is defeated and Mega Fat is fired after striking a deal with him.
In season two, Boss Baby deals with a new enemy, Fredrick Estes and the Consortium of Ancients, when his new boss, Turtleneck Superstar CEO Baby, tasks him with protecting Baby Corp's new product, Stinkless Serum, which can eliminate bad odors forever. In the end, Boss Baby takes down Estes and Turtleneck Superstar, after she reveals herself to be an old woman.
In season three, Boss Baby is fired when the Board of Directors think he is the reason why Baby Corp has many enemies. Boss Baby decides to work with other babies, including a reformed Mega Fat, to get his job back. Meanwhile, Stacy and Jimbo, Boss Baby's co-workers and friends, deal with multiple CEOs that get hired and fired quickly. Later, Boss Baby later decides to shut down Bubbezee, a company that makes products to keep babies safe, but makes them unhappy, unbeknownst to the parents. Boss Baby then finds out that the CEO of Bubbezee is Happy Sedengry, a businessman who faked a job as a baby communicator. In the end, Boss Baby takes down Sedengry, and the Board of Directors rehires him as CEO.
In season four, now rehired and promoted CEO, Boss Baby plans to gain 100% of the world's love, but begins to face new challenges: an all-new dog operated Puppy Co, who are renting a part of Baby Corp's office while plotting against Boss Baby, TV exotic pet sensations Pyg and Tam, who are trying to push Baby Corp into letting them buy the company headquarters so they can turn it into a studio, and OCB, an consultant baby who wants Boss Baby's job. Meanwhile, Tim adjusts as his best friend, Danny Petrosky is moving due to his paranoid father believing the government found him. In the end, Boss Baby takes down all three enemies, retires, and promotes Stacy as CEO, and Tim sings his "Bro Jam" with Danny.
Cast
- JP Karliak as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr. / Boss Baby
- Pierce Gagnon as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton
- David W. Collins as Ted Templeton Sr.
- Hope Levy as Janice Templeton
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Jimbo
- Alex Cazares as Staci
- Eric Bell Jr. as The Triplets
- Nora Dunn as Gigi (season 2)
- Cynthia Erivo as Turtleneck Superstar (season 2)
- Victor Raider-Wexler as Frederic Estes (season 2)
- Flula Borg as Mega Fat
- Aasif Mandvi as OCB (season 4)
- Carla Tassara as Maria-Maria (season 4)
- Rhys Darby as Happy Sedengry (season 3)
- Jake Green as Bootsy Calico (season 1)
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Marisol
- David Lodge as Magnus
- Brandon Scott as Manager Baby Hendershot
- Kari Wahlgren as Marsha Krinkle & R&D Baby Simmons
- Justin Felbinger as Danny Petrosky
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| 1 | 13 | April 6, 2018 | |||
| 2 | 13 | October 12, 2018 | |||
| 3 | 11 | March 16, 2020 | |||
| Special | September 1, 2020 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | November 17, 2020 | |||
Season 1 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Scooter Buskie" | Matt Engstrom | Brandon Sawyer | Scott Cooper, Steve Cooper & Christo Stamboliev | April 6, 2018 |
| 2 | 2 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer | Mandy Clotworthy, Steve Cooper & Ben McLaughlin | April 6, 2018 |
| 3 | 3 | "Family Fun Night" | Matt Engstrom & Allan Jacobsen | JD Ryznar | Zeus Cervas, Scott Cooper, Glenn Harmon, Brian Hatfield, Trevor Tamboline & Kenji Ono | April 6, 2018 |
| 4 | 4 | "Formula for Menace: A Dekker Moonboots Mystery" | Allan Jacobsen | Sam Cherington | Scott Cooper, Kenji Ono, Greg Leysens & Paul Scarlata | April 6, 2018 |
| 5 | 5 | "Monster Machine" | Pete Jacobs | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Mandy Clothworthy & Ben McLaughlin | April 6, 2018 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Constipation Situation" | Christo Stamboliev | Sam Cherington | Ian Abando, Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss, Paul Cohen, Fred Gonzales, Howard Perry & Rossen Varbanov | April 6, 2018 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Boss Babysitter" | Allan Jacobsen | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Clayton Christman, Brian Hatfield & Arielle Rosenstein | April 6, 2018 |
| 8 | 8 | "Into the Belly of the Den of the House of the Nest of Cats" | Pete Jacobs | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Jerome Co & Ben McLaughlin | April 6, 2018 |
| 9 | 9 | "Spirit Day" | Christo Stamboliev | Sam Cherington | Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss & Fred Gonzales | April 6, 2018 |
| 10 | 10 | "Par Avion" | Christo Stamboliev | Brandon Sawyer | Paul Cunningham, Fred Gonzales, Brian Hatfield & Jon Magram | April 6, 2018 |
| 11 | 11 | "Cat Cop!" | Pete Jacobs | JD Ryznar | Mandy Clotworthy & Ben McLaughlin | April 6, 2018 |
| 12 | 12 | "Hang in There, Baby" | Allan Jacobsen | JD Ryznar | Paul Cunningham & Arielle Rosenstein | April 6, 2018 |
| 13 | 13 | "Six Well-Placed Kittens" | Christo Stamboliev | Brandon Sawyer | Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss & Fred Gonzales | April 6, 2018 |
Season 2 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 14 | 1 | "As the Diaper Changes" | Pete Jacobs | Sam Cherington | Jerome Co & Ben McLaughlin | October 12, 2018 |
| 15 | 2 | "Super Cool Big Kids, Inc." | Allan Jacobsen | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Paul Cunningham, Brian Hatfield, & Rob Porter | October 12, 2018 |
| 16 | 3 | "P.U.!" | Christo Stamboliev | JD Ryznar | Fred Gonzales & Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss | October 12, 2018 |
| 17 | 4 | "Hush, Little Baby" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer | Jerome Co & Ben McLaughlin | October 12, 2018 |
| 18 | 5 | "Night of the Frodarg" | Allan Jacobsen | Sam Cherington | Paul Cunningham & Brian Hatfield | October 12, 2018 |
| 19 | 6 | "Fugitive's Day Out" | Christo Stamboliev | Brandon Sawyer | Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss & Fred Gonzales | October 12, 2018 |
| 20 | 7 | "El Apasionado Negocio de la Niñera" | Pete Jacobs | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Jerome Co & Ben McLaughlin | October 12, 2018 |
| 21 | 8 | "Plushythingy" | Allan Jacobsen | Megan Atkinson | Paul Cunningham & Brian Hatfield | October 12, 2018 |
| 22 | 9 | "Number One Problem" | Pete Jacobs | JD Ryznar | Ben McLaughlin & Steve Trenbirth | October 12, 2018 |
| 23 | 10 | "Picture Perfect" | Christo Stamboliev | Sam Cherington | Fred Gonzales & Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss | October 12, 2018 |
| 24 | 11 | "Play It Again, Tim" | Allan Jacobsen | Alexandra Decas & Melanie Kirschbaum | Paul Cunningham & Brian Hatfield | October 12, 2018 |
| 25 | 12 | "Research & Development" | Pete Jacobs | Sam Cherington | Ben McLaughlin & Steve Trenbirth | October 12, 2018 |
| 26 | 13 | "Wrinkles & Stinkles" | Christo Stamboliev | JD Ryznar | Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss & Fred Gonzales | October 12, 2018 |
Season 3 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 27 | 1 | "Bossa Nova" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer | Matt Engstrom, Dan Forgione & Christo Stamboliev | March 16, 2020 |
| 28 | 2 | "The Museum Job" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum | Fred Gonzales, Whitney Martin & Matt Whitlock | March 16, 2020 |
| 29 | 3 | "Ga Ba Goo Ba Ga (The Babblist)" | Pete Jacobs | JD Ryznar | Federico Ferrari, Darwin Tan & Pete Yong | March 16, 2020 |
| 30 | 4 | "The Coo Chi Coup" | Dan Forgione | Sarah Katin & Nakia Trower Shuman | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | March 16, 2020 |
| 31 | 5 | "Lights, Camera, Org Chart!" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum | Federico Ferrari, Darwin Tan & Gener Ocampo | March 16, 2020 |
| 32 | 6 | "The Big Break" | Matt Whitlock | Brandon Sawyer | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | March 16, 2020 |
| 33 | 7 | "Escape from Krinkle's" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | March 16, 2020 |
| 34 | 8 | "Puppy Party" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum | Federico Ferrari, Darwin Tan & Gener Ocampo | March 16, 2020 |
| 35 | 9 | "Mega Fat" | Matt Whitlock | JD Ryznar | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | March 16, 2020 |
| 36 | 10 | "Halloween" | Matt Whitlock | Sarah Katin & Nakia Trower Shuman | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | March 16, 2020 |
| 37 | 11 | "Who's a Good Baby?" | Dan Forgione | Brandon Sawyer | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | March 16, 2020 |
Special (2020)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| "The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!" | Dan Forgione, Pete Jacobs & Matt Whitlock | Sarah Katin, Nakia Trower Shuman, JD Ryznar, Brandon Sawyer & Tanner Tananbaum | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf, Federico Ferrari, Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales, Dylan Holden, Whitney Martin, Gener Ocampo & Darwin Tan | September 1, 2020 |
Season 4 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 38 | 1 | "Yellow 100" | Pete Jacobs | Brandon Sawyer | Derek Moore, Gener Ocampo & Darwin Tan | November 17, 2020 |
| 39 | 2 | "Pyg & Tam" | Dan Forgione | Sarah Katin & Nakia Trower Shuman | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | November 17, 2020 |
| 40 | 3 | "Conference Room B" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | November 17, 2020 |
| 41 | 4 | "Game Plan" | Pete Jacobs | JD Ryznar | Gener Ocampo, Derek Moore & Darwin Tan | November 17, 2020 |
| 42 | 5 | "Night Owls" | Dan Forgione | Sarah Katin & Nakia Trower Shuman | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | November 17, 2020 |
| 43 | 6 | "OCB" | Matt Whitlock | Tanner Tananbaum | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | November 17, 2020 |
| 44 | 7 | "Chicago" | Pete Jacobs | JD Ryznar | Tony Lovett, Derek Moore, Gener Ocampo & Darwin Tan | November 17, 2020 |
| 45 | 8 | "Baby Boss" | Matt Whitlock | Sarah Katin & Nakia Trower Shuman | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | November 17, 2020 |
| 46 | 9 | "Boom Baby" | Dan Forgione | Phil Binder | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | November 17, 2020 |
| 47 | 10 | "The Fumbling of Football Mike" | Pete Jacobs | Tanner Tananbaum | Federico Ferrari, Tony Lovett & Darwin Tan | November 17, 2020 |
| 48 | 11 | "Teambuilding" | Dan Forgione | JD Ryznar | Paul Cunningham, Jason Dorf & Dylan Holden | November 17, 2020 |
| 49 | 12 | "Theo 100" | Matt Whitlock | Brandon Sawyer | Lynell Forestall, Fred Gonzales & Whitney Martin | November 17, 2020 |
Release
The series premiered its first season on Netflix in the US on April 6, 2018. The second season was released October 12, 2018.[3][4] The third season was released on March 16, 2020.[5] An interactive special titled as "The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!" was released on September 1, 2020.[6] The fourth season was released on November 17, 2020.[2]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Kidscreen Awards | Best New Series | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Animated Series | Nominated | ||||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Favorite Animated Series | Pending |
References
- Lawrence, Derek (March 2, 2018). "Watch the trailer for the Netflix animated series The Boss Baby: Back in Business". ComingSoon.net.
- Mallenbaum, Carly (October 21, 2020). "Everything new on Netflix in November: 'The Crown' Season 4 to Shawn Mendes documentary". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- "New Trailer for the Netflix Series The Boss Baby: Back in Business". comingsoon.net. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- Julia Alexander. "'The Boss Baby, just nominated for a Golden Globe, gets a Netflix series". Polygon. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- Jensen, Erin (February 19, 2020). "Netflix: Everything coming (and disappearing) in March 2020 (including 'Ozark')". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- Milligan, Mercedes (August 17, 2020). "Toddle Up the Corporate Ladder in 'Boss Baby: Get That Baby!' Interactive Netflix Special". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "2019 Kidscreen Award Winners Announced". Animation World Network. December 14, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Kimberly Nordyke (23 March 2019). "Kids' Choice Awards: Full List of Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter.
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