I Heart Arlo (stylized as I ♥ Arlo) is an American 2D animated adventure-comedy musical television series created by Ryan Crego for Netflix.[1] A follow-up to the 2021 film Arlo the Alligator Boy, the series premiered on August 27, 2021.[2]
| I Heart Arlo | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Ryan Crego |
| Voices of | |
| Theme music composer |
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| Opening theme | "Beautiful Together" by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ryan Crego |
| Producer | Eric Vesbit[a] |
| Editor | John Wall |
| Running time | 14-25 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | August 27, 2021 |
| Related | |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | |
Premise
editFollowing the film Arlo the Alligator Boy, I Heart Arlo follows Arlo and his newfound crew set up shop in an abandoned seaside neighborhood and help bring it back to life.[3]
Voice cast
editMain
edit- Michael J. Woodard as Arlo Beauregard, an optimistic 15-year-old human-alligator hybrid boy with a passion for singing.
- Mary Lambert as Bertie, Arlo's large best friend.
- Jonathan Van Ness as Furlecia, a furball who owns a hair salon.
- Haley Tju as Alia, a hyperactive teenage tiger girl who drives her own bus.
- Brett Gelman as Marcellus, a sullen reverse merman.
- Tony Hale as Teeny Tiny Tony, a rodent-like creature who owns the local pizzeria.
Villains
edit- Santigold as the Bog Lady, a villainous swamp goddess who vowed revenge on Arlo for leaving the swamp. She has hypnotizing eyes to hypnotize Arlo for staying with her in the swamp, but thankfully Bertie's and Alia's voices manages to snap him out of her trance. She is destroyed when Edmee uses her bombs to make the shack explode, and she melts into nothingness after she tried to devour Arlo and the others as they escaped from her.
Recurring
edit- Vincent Rodriguez III as Ansel Beauregard, a bird-man and Arlo's biological father.
- Annie Potts as Edmée, a local swamp hermit and Arlo's adoptive mother.
- Fred Tatasciore as Jeromio, Arlo's pet bullfrog who moves in with him early in the series.
- Jessica Williams as Elena, the mayor of New York City.
- Cathy Vu as Thao, a mailwoman for Seaside by the Seashore.
- Flea as Ruff, one of Arlo's former adversaries who owns a failing swamp museum.
- Jennifer Coolidge as Stucky, Arlo's other former adversary, and Ruff's partner.
- Melissa Villaseñor as Lily the Lobster Woman, a kleptomaniac half-human, half-lobster hybrid lady, and one of the newest members of SBS. Lily started off as a burden to the locals until Arlo found a use for her larceny skills, as Seaside's new lost and found department.
- Maria Bamford as Tony's con-artist mother, and additional voices.
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboard by | Story by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Friendship Couch" | Nick Sumida | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Michelle Xin | Nick Arciaga, Colleen McAllister, Blake Lemons and Eric Rivera | August 27, 2021 | |
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Having settled in to Seaside by the Seashore, Arlo thinks it will be easy living on his own. However, he finds it more harder than he can handle. Song: "The Way" by Arlo and Bertie | ||||||
| 2 | "A Memory of Pizza" | Carder Scholin | Katie Hood and Maha Tabikh | Eric Rivera | August 27, 2021 | |
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When the Mayor of New York City comes to visit Seaside, Arlo and the gang do their best to impress her so their home does not get shut down. | ||||||
| 3 | "Be the Turtle" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Nick Sumida | Katie Hood and Maha Tabikh | Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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Arlo gives Alia a very important job, but the others do not believe she can focus herself enough to handle it properly. Song: "Slow Walk" by Alia | ||||||
| 4 | "The Shedding" | Carder Scholin | Nathanael H. Jones and Mariana Yovanovich | Eric Rivera | August 27, 2021 | |
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When Arlo starts shedding his scales, his friends mistake it for a ghost, and he tries to hide the truth to avoid getting embarrassed. | ||||||
| 5 | "Community Garden" | Blake Lemons | Dodge Greenley and Angelica "Jelly" Russell | Eric Rivera and Clay Senechal | August 27, 2021 | |
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When Bertie finds a quiet place where she can be by herself, Arlo spreads the word about it, turning it into a community garden. Songs: "Community Garden" by Arlo; "Even In A Garden" by Bertie | ||||||
| 6 | "Blow Out" | Nick Sumida | Written by : Andy Cung, Colleen McAllister, Dakota McFadzean and Nick Sumida Storyboarded by : Andy Cung and Dakota McFadzean | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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Furlecia asks Arlo to step in as an assistant when her job at her salon becomes a handful. | ||||||
| 7 | "In the Blue with You" | Carder Scholin | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Michelle Xin | Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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While on a father-son fishing trip with Ansel, Arlo is worried when his dad does not seem to be excited to spend time with him. Song: "In the Blue" by Arlo and Ansel | ||||||
| 8 | "Jeromio, Jeromio" | Nick Sumida | Nathan Bulmer and Michelle Lam | Nick Arciaga, Blake Lemons and Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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When Arlo's pet frog Jeromio becomes increasingly depressed, he tries to find out why. | ||||||
| 9 | "Make a Fish" | Carder Scholin | Nathan Bulmer and Michelle Lam | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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After Marcellus secretly grants a wish for Bertie, he uses the central fountain as an opportunity to become rich from the other wish-makers. Song: "Marcellus Opera" by Marcellus | ||||||
| 10 | "Frogday the 13th" | Nick Sumida | Nathanael H. Jones and Mariana Yovanovich | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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Arlo asks Bertie to watch Jeromio while he is away, and she finds the job easier said than done. | ||||||
| 11 | "Swamp Itch" | Carder Scholin | Nathan Bulmer and Michelle Lam | Blake Lemons | August 27, 2021 | |
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Arlo comes down with a severe case of "swamp itch" and Ansel tries to heal him, but keeps causing more trouble. | ||||||
| 12 | "Moody Tuesday" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Nick Sumida | Nathanael H. Jones and Mariana Yovanovich | Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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A drop of ice cream causes Bertie to become moody and sour, and it soon spreads to the rest of Seaside. Song: "I Can Lift You Up" by Bertie and Arlo | ||||||
| 13 | "Lily Lost & Found" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Nick Sumida | Nathan Bulmer and Michelle Lam | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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Arlo encounters a visiting half-lobster woman who has a habit of taking things that are not hers. | ||||||
| 14 | "Stay Cool" | Carder Scholin | Katie Hood and Maha Tabikh | Colleen McAllister and Eric Rivera | August 27, 2021 | |
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When a heatwave strikes, Arlo's friends convince him to take Ansel's yacht out for a refreshing ride. | ||||||
| 15 | "Tony Baloney" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell and Nick Sumida | Nathan Bulmer and Michelle Lam | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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When Tony's parents visit, he fears they will hate him because he is not a con artist, so Arlo and the gang help him keep up the act. | ||||||
| 16 | "Get Lost!" | Carder Scholin | Andy Cung and Dakota McFadzean | Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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With Seaside's Uncondemning party coming, Bertie searches for inspiration to write the perfect song, but winds up in a game with Arlo and the others which strands them in the city. Song: "Just Another Night In New York" by Bertie | ||||||
| 17 | "Goin' it Arlone" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell | Andy Cung and Dakota McFadzean | Nick Arciaga | August 27, 2021 | |
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In trying to help prepare Seaside for the Uncondemning in time, Arlo goes to great lengths to modify the boardwalk's Ferris wheel. Song: "Coming Together" by Arlo, Bertie, Furlecia, Alia, Tony and Marcellus | ||||||
| 18 | "Alro" | Carder Scholin | Andy Cung and Dakota McFadzean | Grant Lossi | August 27, 2021 | |
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When a package goes missing, Arlo and Bertie must work to solve the mystery where it went, not knowing an even bigger mystery is on their hands. | ||||||
| 19 | "The Uncondemning" | Angelica "Jelly" Russell, Carder Scholin and Nick Sumida | Written by : Colleen McAllister Storyboarded by : Ashlyn Anstee, Katie Hood, Nathanael H. Jones, Sam Lane, Maha Tabikh and Mariana Yovanovich | Blake Lemons and Colleen McAllister | August 27, 2021 | |
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After hearing Edmee is being held hostage by Ruff and Stucky who demand ransom, Arlo and his friends return to the swamp where he is raised to rescue her and face down a mysterious creature known as the Bog Lady. Songs: "Back To You" by Arlo; "Ruff and Stucky" by Ruff and Stucky; "The Bog Lady" by the Bog Lady; "As Long As We Got Each Other" by Arlo, Bertie and everyone | ||||||
Soundtrack
edit| I Heart Arlo: Music From The Netflix Series | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | August 27, 2021 |
| Recorded | 2020 |
| Genre | Pop, pop soul, electropop, synth pop |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "As Long As We Got Each Other" | 2:12 | |
| 2. | "Coming Together" |
| 2:29 |
| 3. | "Slow Walk" | Haley Tju | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Back To You" | Woodard | 2:51 |
| 5. | "I Can Lift You Up" |
| 2:35 |
| 6. | "Community Garden" | Woodard | 2:28 |
| 7. | "Even In A Garden" | Lambert | 1:28 |
| 8. | "The Way" |
| 2:46 |
| 9. | "In The Blue" |
| 2:43 |
| 10. | "Just Another Night In New York" | Lambert | 2:20 |
| 11. | "The Bog Lady" | Santigold | 2:02 |
| 12. | "Ruff And Stucky" | 1:39 |
Notes
edit- ^ Credited as "Line Producer".
References
edit- ^ "Arlo the Alligator Boy Makes His Debut In An All-New Animated Movie Musical and Series on Netflix". Netflix Media Center (Press release). November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Bjornson, Greta (July 21, 2021). "New on Netflix August 2021". Decider. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (November 12, 2020). "Arlo the Alligator Boy' Makes Animated Debut in Netflix Movie & Series". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
edit- I Heart Arlo on Netflix
- I Heart Arlo at IMDb
