The animated sitcom “Brickleberry” follows a group of park rangers as they work through their daily lives in the fictional Brickleberry National Park. “Brickleberry” first aired on Comedy Central in September of 2012 and was picked up for a second season in November of the same year. On Sept. 3, the second season premiered and airs every Tuesday at 10:30 p.m.
Tom Kenny, who voices Woody Johnson (but is mostly known for voicing the titular character on “SpongeBob Squarepants”) and Jerry Minor, the voice of Denzel Jackson, recently shared some of their ideas and insights about what to expect in the upcoming episodes.
Both agree that improvements in visual quality will be noticeable in the second season.
“I think that you find out how to build your machine, both in terms of content and execution,” Kenny says. “The animation looks marginally better than the first. Plus, the season premiere did extremely well, so at this point the powers that be, the suits and show runners have settled down and [let “Brickleberry”] be the show it wants to be.”
“Brickleberry,” like shows with a similar comedic sensibility such as “South Park” or “Family Guy,” rely on a specific kind of humor that is always a risk for the station airing the show. In this case, Comedy Central. It’s not surprising to hear that the first season was more controlled than the second season— and hopefully future seasons.
In regards to the comparison between the show and other hit animated shows, Minor kept his answer simple, saying that “Brickleberry” takes pride in the recklessness with which they address subjects that other shows handle more gently.
“The one thing they have in common is that they certainly have the fingerprints of the creator,” Kenny explains. “Seth definitely has his own point of view and his own way to approach comedy, and like it or not, it has been successful. So do Matt and Trey from “South Park.” They have a comedic sensibility that is uniquely theirs and I think that Roger and Waco definitely have a comedic sensibility that is uniquely theirs. A comedy that pushes the boundaries. They share that, but all the shows are different because the creators are different.”
With so much insanity thrown at the viewer in a fast pace, Kenny and Minor are still able to recall their favorite moments of the show.
“I think my favourite moment was when we find out that Woody had a past career as a ’70s porn star,” Kenny says. “There’s a scene in the episode when they go to a sort of award show, like the Oscars but for porn, and the statues are very much like the traditional Oscar statues but with one very important addition… I’m just surprised with what they’ve been able to get through, then again cable network rules are different than broadcast T.V.”
Minor, not to be outdone, also recalls a depraved but memorable moment of the show.
“My favorite moment is when my character, Denzel, and Ethel find a cave-woman that somehow remained preserved and alive and Denzel proceeds to have sex with her. You know? Cause he likes older women, and you can’t get older than cro-magnum era cave-woman,” says Minor.
With Kenny and Minor behind the scenes, viewers can expect that the show will maintain its core nature of being funny and pushing the boundaries.
While there won’t be much in terms of character development, the immature humor will continue to flourish.
The show will stay pretty true to itself and this new season will not disappoint according to both voice actors. Although a third season can’t be guaranteed, ratings have been promising so far.