Global InformationThe Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin information
| "The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin" | |
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| Chowder episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2a |
| Directed by | Juli Hashiguchi |
| Story by | C.H. Greenblatt |
| Produced by | Louis J. Cuck[1] |
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| Production code | 101a |
| Original air date | November 2, 2007 |
"The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin" is the pilot episode of the American animated television series Chowder. Storyboarded by series creator C.H. Greenblatt from a story written by Greenblatt and directed by Juli Hashiguchi, it originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on November 2, 2007.
The series follows the adventures of the young title character as an apprentice at Mung Daal Catering. In this episode, Chowder, Mung Daal, and Shnitzel try to accomplish an order for a "froggy apple crumple thumpkin", a dish with a highly complex and difficult recipe.
"The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin", along with other early Chowder episodes, received mixed reviews from critics. Its writing was unfavorably compared to SpongeBob SquarePants, Greenblatt's previous show as writer, and criticisms were aimed at its unrefined comedy or "noisiness", though some gave praise to the characters and the episode's fourth wall-breaking humor.
- ^ Hale, Mike (November 2, 2007). "In the Kitchen With Blobs and a Cloud". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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