The Loud House is an American animated television series created by animator and comic illustrator Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in Michigan called Royal Woods which is based on Chris Savino's hometown of Royal Oak.
The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Animated Shorts Program. It was greenlighted for production the following year. Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California and animated by the Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment. The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips.
Nickelodeon first released two preview episodes of The Loud House to its website in April 2016. The show officially premiered on May 2, 2016. Two seasons have since been broadcast, and a third is currently in development. Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced in March 2017 that the program will be adapted into a theatrical feature film, with a planned release date of February 7, 2020.
The Loud House has gained high ratings since its debut, becoming the number-one children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air. The show received widespread attention and a nomination at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards for its introduction of Howard and Harold McBride, two supporting characters who are a same-sex couple. In May 2017, the show's main characters were featured on the front cover of Variety as an example of cultural and ethnic diversity impacting television programs.
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Plot
In the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan, Lincoln Loud is the only boy and middle child in a family of eleven children. He has ten sisters with distinctive personalities: bossy eldest child Lori; ditzy fashionista Leni; musician Luna; comedian Luan; athletic Lynn; gloomy goth Lucy; polar-opposite twins Lana and Lola; child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln occasionally breaks the fourth wall to explain to viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of the household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the house better.
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Characters
Main
- Lincoln Loud (voiced by Sean Ryan Fox in the pilot, Grant Palmer in episodes 1-22, Collin Dean in episodes 23-onward) - The 11-year-old sixth child and only son of the Loud family, who has white hair and a chipped front tooth. Lincoln has a passion for comic books and is often shown reading them in his underwear. He often cosplays as the fictional superhero Ace Savvy. He breaks the fourth wall on a regular basis by speaking to the audience about the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of his household. In the episode "Not a Loud," it is revealed that the generic First Lady of the United States helped Rita Loud to give birth to Lincoln which led to Lynn Sr. and Rita keeping this information classified from everyone else as a way to keep other people from learning about it.
- Lori Loud (voiced by Catherine Taber) - The 17-year-old eldest child of the Loud family and the only Loud child with a driver's license. Lori is depicted as a bossy, short-tempered, sarcastic, and cynical teenager who is condescending towards her younger siblings. Despite this, she cares deeply about her family. Lori is usually seen talking to her boyfriend Bobby on her smartphone and uses the word "literally" frequently. In some episodes, Lori is shown to have a flatulence problem that she refuses to admit by stating that it was either her shoes or the creaking floorboards making the noise.
- Leni Loud (voiced by Liliana Mumy) - The 16-year-old second child of the Loud family who always wears sunglasses on top of her head. Leni is depicted as a beautiful, ditzy blonde who shows talents in fashion designing and lock-picking. Leni has a fear of spiders that is referenced in multiple episodes, most notably "Along Came a Sister". As Lori's roommate, Leni would tend to borrow some of Lori's clothes without asking which leads to them occasionally fighting over them.
- Luna Loud (voiced by Nika Futterman) - The 15-year-old third-eldest child of the Loud family. Luna has a habit of speaking in a mock British accent. She is a wild and upbeat musician who owns various instruments, with her signature instrument being a purple Dean electric guitar. She very closely follows the words of her idol Mick Swagger and always encourages her family to "stay cool." In the episode "For Bros About to Rock," it is revealed that Luna has ruined all of her siblings' first concerts. She also appears to hold the youngest child Lily the most out of her other siblings. It is revealed at the end of the episode "L is for Love" that she is bisexual (on the account that she did have an interest for Lincoln's tutor Hugh in the episode "Study Muffin" and at the same time has a crush on Sam who was revealed to be a girl at the end of the "L Is for Love" episode).
- Luan Loud (voiced by Cristina Pucelli) - The 14-year-old fourth-oldest of the Loud family and the comedian of the bunch who is Luna's roommate. Most of her dialogue consists of bad puns followed by her laughter and words "Get It?" much to the disdain of her siblings. She has braces, wears squirt-flowers on her shirt and shoes, owns a wooden ventriloquist dummy named Mr. Coconuts, and at some times will be seen with a camera. Every April Fools Day, Luan becomes a prank-obsessed maniac which leaves her family and Clyde in complete fear of the holiday as they try to avoid her pranks. In addition to being a comedian and occasional clown, there are instances where she is an expert mime artist. In "Insta-gran," it is revealed that Luan can't eat corn due to her braces.
- Lynn Loud, Jr. (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - The 13-year-old fifth child and athlete of the Loud family who is named after her father. She tends to start competitions among her siblings and plays a large amount of sports like baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. In addition, Lynn can also be good at the various forms of martial arts like karate, kickboxing, lucha libre, ninjutsu, and parkour. She owns a soccer ball, a basketball, a football, and numerous hockey sticks.
- Lucy Loud (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - The 8-year-old seventh child of the Loud family and Lynn's roommate. Lucy is a gothic girl with interests in poetry, séances, and gothic fiction as well as owning some pet bats. She has pale white skin and long black hair with bangs that conceals her eyes. Lucy also has an uncanny ability to suddenly appear in places, which often frightens her siblings. In the episode "Sleuth or Consequences", it is revealed that she reads Princess Pony books because, as she puts it, she "needs a break" from her gothic lifestyle once in a while. In "The Crying Dame," it is revealed that Lucy's bangs cover her eyes due to her parents having them grow out since she kept staring at them strangely while she was an infant. Lucy comments that she can still see them which creeps out her parents.
- Lana Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin) - The 6-year-old eighth child of the Loud family and the twin sister of Lola where they share the same room and have both their top teeth missing. Lana a fun-loving tomboy who loves to get her hands dirty, which often annoys Lola. She is also a skilled handyworker as shown in the televised version of the show's theme song and some episodes where she would often handle some plumbing work. Lana takes care of many animals that she keeps in her room where most of them are frogs and reptiles. In "Baby Steps", it is revealed that Lana is afraid of heights. In "Fool's Paradise," it is revealed that Lana is allergic to rhubarb. In "Ties That Bind", it is revealed that Lana was born two minutes before Lola.
- Lola Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin) - The 6-year-old eighth child of the Loud family and the twin sister of Lana where they share the same room and have both their top teeth missing. Lola is a bratty "Princess" who is skilled at plotting and scheming to get her way. She becomes maniacal if her siblings, particularly Lincoln, anger her in any way. Lola is mostly seen wearing a pink dress that conceals her legs and a tiara on her head. She is constantly entered in child beauty pageants and is the tattletale of the group. Alone of the Loud children, Lola calls Lynn, Sr. "Daddy". In "No Place Like Homeschool", it is revealed that Lola does homeschooling when it comes to Pageant Season.
- Lisa Loud (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) - The 4-year-old ninth child of the Loud family and a child prodigy who has a PhD and is a Nobel Prize recipient yet is still in kindergarten. She enjoys solving complex equations and math problems and performing elaborate experiments where she would often using her siblings and Clyde as test subjects. She wears round glasses, speaks with a lateral lisp, and laughs maniacally when performing experiments. As seen in "Heavy Meddle," "11 Louds a Leapin'," and "Roadie to Nowhere," Lisa is revealed to almost always be devoid of emotions unless something sets them off. In "April Fools Rules," it is revealed that Lisa's middle name is Marie. In "Snow Bored," it is revealed that Lisa has connections to NASA. In "Party Down," it has been shown that Lisa can be hyped up on sugar as seen from her consumption of chocolate from her homemade chocolate fountain.
- Lily Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin) - The 15 month baby who is the youngest child of the Loud family and is mostly seen wearing a diaper. Lincoln shares a special connection with Lily and babysits her on several occasions. Lily can walk independently and always be occasionally carried by any of her older siblings or her parents for longer distances. She has a habit of losing her diaper causing her to go in the nude and also causing her fellow siblings to put the diaper back on. The only phrase Lily utters aside from gibberish is "poo-poo," generally coupled with her diaper flying across the screen. Outside of the fact that her gibberish can be understood by Lincoln, Luan, and her roommate Lisa, Lily has said some occasional words and has been shown to be a fast learner as seen when she operates some technology.
- Clyde McBride (voiced by Caleel Harris in seasons 1-2, Andre Robinson in season 3-onward) - A nerdy 11-year-old boy who is the best friend of Lincoln and the adoptive son of Howard and Harold. He is an African-American only child and spends almost all of his time with Lincoln. Clyde owns a walkie-talkie that he uses on missions. Clyde shares many interests with Lincoln such as video games and science fiction movies. He harbors an unrequited crush on Lori and tends to faint when she talks to him. When Lincoln cosplays as Ace Savvy, Clyde dresses as his sidekick One-Eyed Jack. Early in the show's development when the Loud family was originally composed of anthropomorphic rabbits, Clyde was a beaver. In "Snow Way Down," it is revealed that Clyde is allergic to sap.
Supporting
- Lynn Loud, Sr. (voiced by Brian Stepanek) - The father of the Loud children. His whole face is unseen until the second season. Lynn, Sr. often breaks up fights between his children before it goes too far and does all the cooking in the family as he dreams of being a chef. In "Along Came a Sister", it is revealed that he has a fear of spiders like Leni. At the end of "Ties That Bind," it is revealed that Lynn, Sr. can only eat gluten-free foods. In "A Novel Idea", Lynn, Sr. is shown to work at an office building where he worked as an IT worker as revealed in "Job Insecurity". In "Toads and Tiaras," it is revealed that Lynn Jr. inherited her love of sports from him. In "Cover Girls", it is revealed that Luan inherited her bad sense of humor from him. In "Study Muffin", it is implied that Luna gets her British accent from him. In "Fed Up," it is revealed that Lynn Sr. follows his food budget due to how big his family is. In "Job Insecurity," Lynn Sr. has resigned from his job as an IT worker and has risen to the ranks of co-chef at the Aloha Comrade Hawaiian Russian Fusion Restaurant.
- Rita Loud (voiced by Jill Talley) - The mother of the Loud children, the daughter of Albert "Pop Pop", and the niece of Ruth. Her face is also unseen until the second season. She is the only Loud whose name does not begin with "L". Rita is caring towards her children, but is not afraid to punish them if their fighting goes too far. Rita is shown to be more level-headed than Lynn Sr. In "A Novel Idea", Rita works as a dental assistant and is writing a novel that could lead to a different career path. In "Cover Girls" and "L is for Love," it is revealed that she met Lynn Sr. when she was working as a crossing guard and hooked up with him through secret admirer letters. Her name is a pun on the words "read aloud."
- Howard and Harold McBride (voiced by Michael McDonald and Wayne Brady) - Clyde's overprotective fathers who care deeply about their son's well-being. Howard is a white man who has red hair and buck teeth while Harold is an African-American man who has thinning black hair and wears a sweater vest with a bow tie. They shower Clyde with attention and rarely let him do anything unsupervised. Howard tends to get over emotional while watching his son grow up and is rather neurotic. Harold is a skilled chef who acts more calm and collected. The McBrides are the first homosexual couple to be featured in a Nickelodeon program.
- Roberto "Bobby" Alejandro Martinez-Millan Luis Santiago Jr. (voiced by Carlos PenaVega) - a Mexican-American 17-year-old who is Lori's boyfriend and older brother of Ronnie Anne. Bobby is often nicknamed "Boo Boo Bear" by Lori. He does various odd jobs like grocery store stockboy, lifeguard, mall security guard, pizza delivery man, department store worker, and tour guide. Although he and his family moved away to live with the Casagrande family in "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos," he and Lori managed to find a way to make their love relationship work.
- Ronalda "Ronnie" Anne Santiago (voiced by Breanna Yde) - The younger sister of Bobby who is Lincoln's schoolmate and love interest. She is very tough and enjoys skating, video games, and pranks. Although she and her family moved away to live with the Casagrande family in "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos," she still tends to contact Lincoln through the laptop and mail him her pranks at her old house.
- Mr. Grouse (voiced by John DiMaggio) - The elderly bald-headed neighbor of the Loud family who has a tendency to sarcastically quote "Nice [insert action here] Loud." In "11 Louds a Leapin'", it is revealed that Mr. Grouse tends to confiscate any items of the Loud siblings that end up on his property. Also, it is revealed that Mr. Grouse has an extended family that he can barely pay a visit to due to financial difficulties. In most episodes, it is shown that Mr. Grouse can be bribed with certain foods like Lynn Sr.'s lasagna in exchange for favors. In "Lock 'n' Loud," it is revealed that Mr. Grouse is allergic to walnuts.
Pets of the Loud Family
- Charles - The Loud family's pit bull terrier, who is named after Charles M. Schulz. He is often shown sleeping in Lincoln's room. In the episode "Pets Peeved," Charles is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Cliff - The Loud family's pet short-haired cat, who is named after Cliff Sterrett. In the episode "Pets Peeved," Cliff is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Geo - The Loud family's pet Roborovski hamster, who is named after George McManus. He normally travels in a hamster ball.
- Walt - The Loud family's pet canary, who is named after Walt Kelly. Most of the time, he has an angry expression on his face.
- Fangs - One of Lucy's pet bats.
- Hops - Lana's pet frog.
Recurring
- Mrs. Agnes Johnson (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) - Lincoln and Clyde's teacher at Royal Woods Elementary.
- Albert "Pop Pop" (voiced by Fred Willard) - Rita's father, Ruth's brother, and the kids' grandfather who is a former army soldier.
- Chester "Chunk" Monk (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A burly British man who is Luna's roadie. In "Roadie to Nowhere," Chunk's real name is revealed and was revealed to have been a musical alumni at Lori, Leni, and Luna's high school. In the same episode, it is revealed that he has his own band and a flat that he lives in when he isn't doing events that don't require him sleeping in his van.
- Flip (voiced by John DiMaggio) - The elderly, cheap, and smug owner of "Flip's Food N' Fuel." He also works as a street vendor when not at his gas station.
- Mick Swagger (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - Luna and Lynn Sr.'s musical idol. He is an obvious parody of Mick Jagger.
- Coach Pacowski (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - Lincoln and Clyde's gym coach at Royal Woods Elementary who has a crush on Agnes Johnson.
- Principal Wilbur T. Huggins (voiced by Stephen Tobolowsky) - The Principal of Royal Woods Elementary. Like Lincoln and Clyde, he is also a fan of Ace Savvy.
- Liam (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) - One of Lincoln's friends who talks with a southern accent. He enjoys loud music exclaiming that he wants the music "turned up to eleven."
- Rusty Spokes (voiced by Wyatt Griswold) - The talkative member of Papa Wheelie's bicycle gang who is one of Lincoln's schoolmates. In "Back in Black," it is revealed that Rusty has a brother named Rocky.
- Zach (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - One of Lincoln's schoolmates. According to Lincoln in "Overnight Success," Zach lives "between a freeway and a circus."
- Scoots (voiced by Grey Griffin) - An old woman on an elderly scooter who is one of Albert's friends.
Episodes
Listen Out Loud
Nickelodeon and its YouTube channel have done a series of podcasts called Listen Out Loud where each member of the Loud family does a podcast revolving around their topics.
- Meet the Family - The Loud siblings start their first podcast where they can't come up with a topic about it.
- Luna Loud - Luna Loud and Chunk give a virtual tour of Luna's home music studio where Luna talks about her musical instruments and her inspirations where some of her instruments keep disturbing Mr. Grouse.
- Lola Loud - Lola Loud does her podcast called "The Lowdown with Lola" where she starts dishing out the latest Loud family gossip much to the dismay of her siblings.
- Leni Loud - With help from Lincoln as her producer, Leni gives a virtual tour of the Royal Woods Mall where she shows her favorite stores and the different shopkeepers that she knows.
- Luan Loud - Luan Loud teaches her listeners the basics of playing pranks on anyone where she demonstrates each one on her siblings much to their annoyance.
- Lori Loud - With Bobby on her phone helping out from his current location, he and Lori talk about the day when they first met. When they over-romanticize the details on their first date, Lynn and Luan take part in the details by telling them what happened and how they had to make sure Bobby was good for Lori.
Production
The Loud House was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family. Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an executive asked Savino to make them human. He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2½-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program. In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes. The episode order was later increased to 26. On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26. On October 19, 2016, the show had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes. Savino has cited Peanuts and Polly and Her Pals as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art.
Savino's firing
On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment, the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade." On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him. Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he was "deeply sorry" for his actions.
Film
On March 28, 2017, Paramount's motion picture president Marc Evans announced a movie based on the series set for release on February 7, 2020.
Broadcast
The series debuted on Nickelodeon on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00PM (ET/PT), with new episodes premiering every weekday that month. The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016. The show is also aired on AFN Family.
Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15. It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day. It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland's Nickelodeon channels premiered the show on May 30. In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016.
The series premiered on May 15, 2016 in the Middle East and North Africa, on Nickelodeon Arabia. However, it is dubbed in Gulf Arabic.
Home media
Reception
Ratings
The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air. Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6-11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year. As of June 2016, it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating SpongeBob SquarePants with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2-11 demographic at the time.
The Los Angeles Times cited The Loud House as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016. During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on the channel.
The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby." This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of The Loud House shown at prime time, "11 Louds a Leapin'," was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on Friday, November 25, 2016.
Critical reception
The Loud House has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and the heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to The Loud House for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story." Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club gave the show a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them."
The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of a married same-sex couple. They are the first married same-sex couple to be featured in a Nicktoon. Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair stated that The Loud House "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone." De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn't treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status." The Frisky's Tai Gooden mentioned that "kids who have two dads (or moms) will be more than thrilled to see a family they can identify with on TV." Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple. However, the characters have been met with criticism from conservative media groups. The American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and attempted to push for the episode to be edited to no avail, saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda." The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the show on Pay TV service provider DStv, saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda."
Awards and nominations
In January 2017, The Loud House's portrayal of Howard and Harold in the episode "Attention Deficit" was nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards. At the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon. However, it lost to SpongeBob SquarePants.
References
External links
- Official website
- Official Tumblr
- Official Instagram
- The Loud House on IMDb
- The Loud House at TV.com
- The Loud House at Moviefone
- The Loud House at Zap2it
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