Television series
Danger & Eggs
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Genre
| Comedy
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Created by
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Directed by
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- Mike Owens (supervising director)
- Brian Sheesley (supervising director)
- Vincent Proce
- Drew Schmidt
- Sarah Seember Huisken
- Shadi Petosky (voice director)
- Sam Riegel
(voice director)
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Voices of
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Theme music composer
| Andy Bean
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Composer
| Andy Bean
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Country of origin
| United States
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No.
of episodes
| 13
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Executive producers
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Producers
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Animator
| Saerom Animation
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Editors
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- Carrie Shanahan
- Matt Steinauer
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Running time
| 24 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Amazon Video
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Release
| June 30, 2017
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2017-06-30
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Danger & Eggs
is an American animated series created by Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky that premiered on
Amazon Video
on June 30, 2017. The show focuses on the adventures of a cyan-haired teenaged girl and her giant anthropomorphic egg friend.
Plot
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D. D. Danger, an imaginative thrill seeker, and her best friend, a
lawful good
, safety-first anthropomorphic egg named Phillip, experience a series of enjoyably chaotic adventures as "they do stuff".
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Cast
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Main
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Recurring
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Guest
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Production
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Series creator Shadi Petosky told
NewNowNext
in 2017 that the show tries to be inclusive as possible without having crushes or romantic relationships at all, calling it a "challenge" without reverting to a stereotype, noting that she and the show's crew wanted to display "innocent LGBTQ friendships, before the age of romantic connections," without the use of metaphors. She also pushed to have an episode on Pride which was not buried in an allegory and stated that there were "queer people in every aspect of production."
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In an interview with
Nerdist
, Petosky said that she and the crew were aiming to create a series "that both kids and parents could enjoy together for same reasons."
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Mike Owens, the show's co-creator, Aidy Bryant, and Eric Knobel spoke to Phillip as a character and how the show treated him, saying it was different than other shows.
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Nicole, who voices Reina, argued that the show is a "wonderful tool" to help get kids talking about LGBTQ issues at "a young age" while Beatriz, who voices two characters, said that she was astounded by the season finale, saying it has a "huge message to give to a child."
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Petosky later described the protagonist as "gender-free female lesbian child" and said that she, and the show's cast, wanted to be overt about
LGBT representation
rather than having "metaphors and hidden symbology" within the series.
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Petosky told journalists for
Insider
in June 2021 that she experienced many challenges in production, noting there were "little arguments, and battles, and suspensions" throughout production, and having to fight to get the word "Pride" in the show with the help of
GLAAD
.
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Episodes
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Reception
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Danger & Eggs
has received positive reviews. Trish Benedix of
NewNowNext
described the series as the "queerest show on television," noting that it includes "trans youth, gay dads...[and] a lesbian folk duo" and noted that many of the show's characters are "voiced by LGBT talent."
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Nico Lang of
The Daily Dot
called the series an "acid trip worth taking" which can appeal to fans of
Adventure Time
and called the show "fast, wild, and inventive," constantly throwing new jokes and characters "at the audience."
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Lang also described the series "consistently warm and witty," even referencing shows like
Rick and Morty
, praised the voice cast, and called it "quietly groundbreaking." Donnie Lederer of
Nerdist
noted that the series confronts water slides, underground labs, and issues like "politics, gender, and sexual identity," remaining watchable to adults and kids at the same time.
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Autostraddle
reviewers lauded the series for its
LGBT
representation such as the
non-binary
character Milo (voiced by agender activist and model
Tyler Ford
), and the season finale taking place during a
Pride festival
.
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Emily Ashby of
Common Sense Media
called the series a "hilarious, adventurous buddy comedy [that] will delight kids," praising its "bold animation" and the enthusiasm of characters to live their lives to the fullest and remind "kids of the value of taking chances and trying new things."
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Robert Hutton of
Screen Rant
described the series as a family-oriented series which went "under the radar" and said that it could appeal to fans of series like
Steven Universe
.
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Owl Fisher and Fox Fisher of
The Guardian
praised the series for its transgender characters and other LGBTQ characters, and said that it is a "great choice for families to watch together" while showing LGBTQ characters in a "really simple and normalised way."
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In June 2021, journalist Abbey White described the series as one of the recent "overtly queer" series, noting
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
and
Steven Universe
as other examples.
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Awards and nominations
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References
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Lang, Nico (July 3, 2017).
"
'Danger & Eggs' is a milestone in queer representation?and it's hilarious"
.
The Daily Dot
.
Archived
from the original on March 24, 2020
. Retrieved
July 26,
2017
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Lederer, Donnie (July 24, 2017).
"DANGER AND EGGS Creators and Stars Talk How It Delivers Important Issues to Kids"
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Nerdist
. Archived from
the original
on July 25, 2017
. Retrieved
July 26,
2017
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"Chris Hardwick"
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The Wall
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NBC
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Archived
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October 25,
2021
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Bendix, Trish (July 3, 2017).
"
"Danger And Eggs" Is The Queer Cartoon We've Been Waiting For"
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NewNowNext
.
Archived
from the original on October 7, 2019
. Retrieved
April 25,
2020
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Fernandes, Aurelia (September 30, 2021).
"
'The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light' Full Cast List: Meet the stars"
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Meaww
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Archived
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October 25,
2021
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Guerrero, Desiree (November 21, 2017).
"Wait, You Never Heard of Danger and Eggs?"
.
The Advocate
.
Archived
from the original on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
April 25,
2020
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Rude, Mey (July 24, 2017).
"The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show"
.
Autostraddle
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
April 25,
2020
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Jusino, Teresa (July 18, 2017).
"Why Amazon's Danger and Eggs Is One of the Best Things to Happen to LGBTQIA Representation"
.
The Mary Sue
.
Archived
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April 25,
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Rude, Mey (July 1, 2017).
"
"Danger & Eggs" Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever"
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Autostraddle
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
April 25,
2020
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Bentley, Jean (June 7, 2019).
"
'The Glee Project' Cast: Where Are They Now?"
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The Hollywood Reporter
.
Archived
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Lodge, Daniel (July 27, 2017).
"SDCC '17: Danger and Eggs represents LGBTQ community both on and off screen"
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Comics Beat
.
Archived
from the original on September 20, 2017
. Retrieved
April 25,
2020
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Petosky, Shadi [@shadipetosky]
(July 27, 2020).
"You don't have to tell me! I did a whole show about a gender-free female lesbian child and her giant large-gamete friend. This makes me Quing of the NEW TERFS! ????????"
(
Tweet
).
Archived
from the original on July 27, 2020
. Retrieved
September 1,
2020
– via
Twitter
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Petosky, Shadi (July 30, 2017).
"Shadi Petosky of Danger & Eggs"
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Office Magazine
(Online). Interviewed by Sasha Leon.
Archived
from the original on May 9, 2020
. Retrieved
September 19,
2020
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Chik, Kalai; White, Abbey (June 30, 2021).
"Animation's queer women, trans, and nonbinary creatives are pushing gender boundaries in kid's cartoons their counterparts couldn't?or wouldn't dare"
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Insider
.
Archived
from the original on July 2, 2021.
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Ashby, Emily (November 11, 2020).
"Danger & Eggs TV Review"
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Common Sense Media
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Archived
from the original on July 7, 2017.
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Hutton, Robert (July 1, 2021).
"Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows On Amazon Prime Right Now"
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Screen Rant
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Archived
from the original on July 2, 2021.
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Fisher, Owl (June 30, 2020).
"
'It takes away the stigma': five of the best cartoons with transgender characters"
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The Guardian
.
Archived
from the original on March 3, 2021
. Retrieved
October 25,
2021
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Whitley-Berry, Victoria (June 30, 2021).
"After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids' Media"
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NPR
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Archived
from the original on July 3, 2021
. Retrieved
July 14,
2021
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"The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces The 45th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations"
(PDF)
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
. March 21, 2018.
Archived
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March 21,
2018
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"The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners for the 45th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards"
(PDF)
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2021
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