Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)

Green Eggs and Ham is an American animated comedy adventure streaming television series loosely based on the 1960 Dr. Seuss book of the same title for Warner Bros. Animation and Netflix. It premiered on November 8, 2019 on Netflix. The series has received critical acclaim for its animation, humor, story and voice acting. In December 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which will be titled Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving.

Premise
Sam-I-Am rescues the rare Chickeraffe from a zoo, saying that he intends to return it to its natural habitat. After he accidentally swaps his briefcase, containing the Chickeraffe, for that of failed inventor Guy-Am-I (the unnamed character in the original book), Sam and Guy end up on an road trip adventure with E.B., a girl who wants to adopt the Chickeraffe as a pet, and E.B.'s overprotective mother Michellee, who is also a romantic interest for Guy. The four are pursued by Snerz, a tiny, evil, wealthy, and arrogant poacher and collector, Snerz, who wants to claim the Chickeraffe (named Mr. Jenkins by E.B.) as a trophy; two mysterious "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." named McWinkle and Gluntz; and Snerz's bounty hunter Goat (as in the goat that rhymed with "boat" in the book).

Main Cast

 * Michael Douglas as Guy-Am-I, a frustrated failed inventor who hates (later likes) green eggs and ham, despite never having eaten them.
 * Adam DeVine as Sam-I-Am, a happy-go-lucky enthusiast of green eggs and ham.
 * Narrated by Keegan-Michael Key
 * Eddie Izzard as Mr. Hervnick Z. Snerz, an arrogant businessman who wants to capture Mr. Jenkins.
 * Rob Paulsen voices Little Snerz
 * Jeffrey Wright as McWinkle, a deadly serious member of "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S."
 * Jillian Bell as Gluntz, McWinkle's optimistic and easily excited rookie.
 * Diane Keaton as Michellee, the overprotective mother of E.B. and Guy's love interest/girlfriend.
 * Ilana Glazer as Elanabeth (E.B.), a good-hearted, adventurous girl and Michellee's daughter.
 * John Turturro as Goat, a ruthless bounty hunter goat sent by Mr. Snerz. He speaks with a tough Spanish accent.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Jenkins (credited as "Chickeraffe"), an energetic chickeraffe who Guy and Sam protect.
 * Baker also voices the Giroosters.
 * Fred Tatasciore as Yes-Man, Snerz's sniveling assistant.
 * Tracy Morgan as Michael (credited as "Fox"), an eccentric fox who's obsessed with green eggs and has a crush on a green chicken named Sandra.
 * Daveed Diggs as Squeaky (credited as "Mouse"), an imprisoned mouse who himself is a parody of the character "Jean Valjean" from Les Misérables. He speaks with a French accent.
 * Billy Eichner as Captain Walter Bigman, McWinkle and Gluntz's boss.
 * David Kaye, Nika Futterman, Keith Ferguson as Cronies, (Crony 3 is credited as "Big Green Crony")
 * Rob Paulsen as Pool Shark

Additional Voices

 * Brad Abrell
 * Chris Diamantopoulos
 * Jeannie Elias
 * Keith Ferguson
 * Nika Futterman
 * Joe Hanna
 * Fred Tatasciore as Guy's Grandpa
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Hynden Walch
 * David Kaye as Mr. Am-I, Guy's father.
 * Stephanie Courtney
 * Bob Joles
 * David Pressman
 * Jill Talley as Karen-Am-I, Guy's mother.
 * Grey Griffin as Ty-Am-I, one of Guy's nephews.
 * Stephen Tobolowsky as Chad, Guy's childhood friend.
 * Nora Zehetner

Development
On April 29, 2015, Netflix announced it had given the production a series order consisting of thirteen episodes. At the same time, Deadline Hollywood reported that production on the series will take three years and is expected to be the most expensive animated program to make with each episode costing five to six million dollars. Production companies involved in the series include Warner Bros. Animation, A Very Good Production, A Stern Talking To and Gulfstream Television. Animation services are provided by Chromosphere Studio, Deluxe Animation Studios, Folimage, Snipple Animation Studios, Tonic DNA and Yowza! Animation. The series was originally slated to premiere in the fall of 2018 before receiving its fall 2019 premiere window. On December 20, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.

Casting
On February 19, 2019, the cast of the series was announced with Adam DeVine and Michael Douglas voicing the lead roles while Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Eddie Izzard, Tracy Morgan, Daveed Diggs, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright and Jillian Bell would have supporting roles.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.46/10, based on 8 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Critics love its animation, the way it plays with expectations. With goofy jokes and surprising wham, you may just love Green Eggs and Ham."

Accolades
In 2020, the series won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special.

Home media
Season 1 was released on DVD on December 1, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.