The Jellies! is an American adult animated television series created by Tyler the Creator and Lionel Boyce. The series was originally a show that premiered on the Golf Media app back in 2016, before becoming an official television series on Adult Swim in 2017. It premiered on October 22, 2017 and is produced by Augenblick Studios. The show was renewed for a second season that premiered on May 19, 2019. On August 17, 2021, Earl Skakel, the voice of Barry Jelly announced that Adult Swim Cancelled the show after 2 seasons.
Premise[]
The show follows a goofy African-American teenager named Cornell who was adopted by a family of jellyfish. He later learns that he is adopted, leaving him completely shocked. The show usually consists of Cornell, along with his family and friends embarking on "uncanny situations" in their daily lives.
Cast[]
- Phil LaMarr as Cornell Jelly
- Earl Skakel as Barry Jelly
- AJ Johnson as Debbie Jelly
- Blake Anderson as RG
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Reggie
- Kilo Kish as KY Jelly
- Tyler the Creator as Various
- Lionel Boyce as Various
- Jasper Dolphin as Various
- Taco Bennett as Various
Trivia[]
- The show was originally airing on the Golf Media app, before being picked up as a series for Adult Swim.
- Cornell was originally white when the show was airing on the app but Tyler decided to make him black due to the lack of leading African-Americans characters in cartoons.