Royal Crackers

Royal Crackers is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jason Ruiz for Adult Swim. The series stars Jason Ruiz, Andrew Santino, Jessica St. Clair, Maile Flanagan, and David Gborie. The series premiered on the television network on April 2, 2023.[1][2] On March 28, 2023, it was announced the series was renewed for a second season.[3]

Royal Crackers
GenreAdult animation
Animated sitcom
Created byJason Ruiz
Developed byJason Ruiz
Seth Cohen
StarringJason Ruiz
Jessica St. Clair
Andrew Santino
Maile Flanagan
David Gborie
ComposerFrank Ciampi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersJason Ruiz
Seth Cohen
Chris Prynoski[lower-alpha 1]
Shannon Prynoski[lower-alpha 1]
Antonio Canobbio
Ben Kalina
Walter Newman[lower-alpha 2]
ProducerRobbee Jones
EditorBenjamin Martian
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesThe Cheesesteak Factory
AntiLaugh
Titmouse, Inc.
Williams Street
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
Original releaseApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02) 
present

Plot

The dysfunctional Hornsby family run Royal Crackers, a once-popular snack food company which manufactures saltine crackers in Bakersfield, California.[4] When senile patriarch and CEO Theodore Hornsby Sr. falls into a "super-coma", his two sons Stebe and Theodore "Theo" Jr. are left to run the failing company while living in their father's mansion with Stebe's wife Deb and their son Matt.

Characters

Main characters

  • Stebe Hornsby (voiced by Jason Ruiz) - One of the heirs of Royal Crackers. When he was born, he was meant to be called Steve only for it to be spelled wrong on his birth certificate and his name is stuck like that.
  • Deb Hornsby (voiced by Jessica St. Clair) - The wife of Stebe.
  • Theodore "Theo" Hornsby Jr. (voiced by Andrew Santino) - A former nu metal star, lead singer of Taint, and one of the heirs of Royal Crackers.
  • Matt Hornsby (voiced by Maile Flanagan) - The son of Stebe and Deb Hornsby.
  • Darby (voiced by David Gborie) - The lawyer of the Hornsby family. He has an off-kilter personality where he has done things like not listening to his conscious which told him not to order the hamburgers from Burger Boyz which affects his digestive system, accidentally using Theodore Hornsby Sr.'s will as toilet paper while still remembering what was on it, procuring the wrong vehicle for the Hornsby family, and assuming that he can replicate the traps from Home Alone to deal with a home invasion.

Recurring

  • Theodore Hornsby Sr. - The elderly CEO of Royal Crackers and the father of Stebe and Theo. He falls into a "super-coma" and is often moved around in a wheelchair.
  • Al (voiced by Fred Tatasciore in a Russian accent) - A bearded board member at Royal Crackers.
  • Rachel (voiced by Stephanie Sheh) - A board member at Royal Crackers.
  • Rob Dennison (voiced by Andy Daly) - The heir of Dennison Snacks who is the son of it's founder Luther Dennison and is the rival of Stebe and Theo.
  • Mel Dennison (voiced by Lennon Parham) - The wife of Rob Dennison.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Crumbling Empire / Pilot"Frederic CristyJason RuizApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)[lower-alpha 3]0.236[5]

Guest stars: Stephanie Sheh as Rachel, Fred Tatasciore as Al, Debra Wilson as Claire Bailey

Note: A portion of this episode was played during Adult Swim's April Fools programming schedule on March 31, 2023 and was also streamed on YouTube.
2"Theo's Comeback Tour"Frederic CristyMarc M. & David DoréApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)0.167[5]

Guest stars: Gilbert Gottfried as The Fixer, Jamar Malachi Neighbors as Moey D, Fred Tatasciore as Officer Troy, Debra Wilson as Antiques Appraisals Audio

Note: The episode is dedicated to the memory of Gilbert Gottfried who passed away sometime after this episode was made.
3"Factory 37"Frederic CristyBryan WysolApril 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)0.117[5]

Guest star: Fred Armisen as Brent
4"Stebe"Frederic CristyJason RuizApril 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)0.175[6]

Guest star: Gareth Reynolds as Lars
5"Business Mom"Frederic CristyBrittany HobbsApril 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)0.180[7]

Guest stars: Andy Daly as Rob Dennison, Lennon Parham as Mel Dennison, Stephanie Sheh as Rachel, Fred Tatasciore as the President of Adoption
6"Mayworth"Frederic CristyEvan Mann & Gareth ReynoldsApril 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)0.194[8]

As the Hornsby's celebrate Theodore Hornsby Sr.'s birthday party despite some setbacks, Theodore Hornsby Sr. flashes back to the day when he and his former partner Luther Dennison had a falling out which led to Luther forming Dennison Snacks. Theodore reads a letter from a farmer asking for his help. He ends up going out to them when confronted by a ghost boy. During his travels, Theodore stays at the house of the Bartleby family where their daughter develops a crush on him and he discovers that they are cannibals. After escaping with help from the ghost boy, Theodore makes it to the address as the daughter of the Bartleby family talks the rest out of harming Theodore and the family inside. When he enters the house, he finds skeletons of the family as the ghost boy states that one of Theodore's other flaws is that he doesn't notice the address on when a letter is sent. Theodore leaves the house with mixed feelings. Back in the present, Rob and Mel Dennison bring an elderly and paraplegic Luthor to the Hornsby's house. When alone with Theodore, Luther types on his translating device wishing a happy birthday and still considers him a friend despite their falling out. Theodore briefly snaps out of his sleep state and strangles Luther to death as Luther fails to contact Rob for help.


Guest stars: Andy Daly as Rob Dennison and Young Luther Dennison, Lennon Parham as Mel Dennison, Stephanie Sheh as Ghost Boy, Fred Tatasciore as Mr. Bartleby
7"The .1%"Frederic CristyEvan Mann & Gareth ReynoldsApril 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)0.193[9]

The Hornsby are invited on a cruise by known billionaire George Zeebos as the struggle to fit in where anyone who does not live up to his expertise gets thrown overboard and eaten by sharks. Matt befriends George's robotic servant Tonya and develops a crush on her. After things go horribly awry, George sees that they don't have the same level of wealth as he does and plans to have them thrown to the sharks. Tonya helps the Hornsbys get away from the crowd. George sprouts mechanical tentacles and attacks the Hornsbys only for Tonya to sacrifice herself to destroy the ship and by the Hornsbys time to get off the shop. Back on shore, everyone heads home as Matt is mocked by his parents and Theo for dating a robot. Tonya's body sinks to the bottom of the ocean. In the post-credits, George washes ashore somewhere and plans his revenge on the Hornsbys.


Guest stars: George Basil as George Zeebos, Gareth Reynolds as Clark, Debra Wilson as Tonya
8"Casa de Darby"Frederic CristyJason RuizMay 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)0.266[10]

In the 1800s, a Mexican archaelogical group overseen by the Mexican army uncovers a chalice. The daughter of one of the soldiers grabs it and loses her hands. As the traps are set off, the chalice transports the girl out of the cave as everyone else perishes. In the present, Stebe has procured the box of Royal Crackers to appear on a Latin-American sitcom called "Casa De Papa". As Stebe, Deb, and Theo head to Burbank, California, Darby watches over Theodore as he procured the wrong car. Once Stebe, Deb, and Theo are on the set of "Casa De Papa", they watch the show in action where one of the characters eats the box of Royal Crackers and suffers a diarrhea side-effect that ends up killing the character much to the dismay of Stebe. Back at home, two criminals known as the Earl Grey Bandits plan to raid the house to get the chalice that fell into Theo's possession. Darby works to defend Theo and the household Home Alone style which doesn't go well. He and Theo are taken captive by the Earl Grey Bandits as their client known as the Traveler (the same girl from the past who now sports cybernetic hands) arrives and tortures Darby on where the location of the chalice is. He tells them after one of the Earl Grey Bandits does something to Theodore that explains why they are called the Earl Grey Bandits. As the Traveler gets the chalice, Darby breaks free and pursues the Traveler and the Earl Grey Bandits. Darby gets the chalice back with the Traveler and the Earl Grey Bandits dying in the process. The chalice transports Darby to the past where he takes part in one of the contests done by McDonald's. Afterwards, Darby returns to the present just as Stebe, Deb, and Theo return home and find the car that Darby was supposed to procure for them in the garage. As everyone enters the house, Theo is heard asking Darby if he washed his chalice.


Guest stars: Carlos Alazraqui as Tio Pepe, Felipe Esparza as Mexican Officer, Carolina Ravassa as The Traveler, Stephanie Sheh, Stephanie Sigman as Abuelita, Fred Tatasciore as Joey
9"CrackerCon"[11]Frederic CristyEvan Mann & Gareth ReynoldsMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)TBD

In light of the upcoming CrackerCon, Stebe shows off his new mascot for Royal Crackers to Deb called Captain Cracker as Deb gets aroused by the design of the costume. When Stebe tries to pitch it at the meeting, Theo overshadows him by pitching a cracker cannon which everyone but Stebe approves of. When at CrackerCon, the Hornsbys find that the Dennisons are in attendance. After a neglected Stebe leaves CrackerCon, Deb and Matt maintain the Royal Crackers Booth as Theo leads Darby, Rachel, and Al into finding a former stripper associate of his named Hazelnut to help with his presentation. Outside, Stebe gives some food to a yellow canary and ends up fighting a seagull that stole it. Rob Dennison learns of the cracker cannon and secretly steals it which he denies upon being confronted by Deb. After some setbacks at the strip club and the location of Hazelnut's parents, Theo finds her only to discover that Hazelnut has a family of her own. A saddened Theo gives his presentation which does not go well. Rob then does his demonstration with the stolen cracker cannon by loading food from Dennison' Snacks into it in order to combat an animatronic dinosaur head called Snackasaurus. Due to a malfunction backstage upon a crew member accidentally spilling his drink on the controls when ordered to turn down the fire-breathing level, Snackasaurus goes berserk and starts burning everything and everyone causing the Dennisons to flee. In the nick of time, Stebe appears in his Captain Cracker outfit as it's fireproof traits help him protect his family and the surviving attendees followed by Captain Cracker using the Cracker Cannon at full power to destroy Snackasaurus. As Stebe and Deb make out, Hazelnut arrives stating to Theo that she left her other life as they make out. Darby is approached by the stripper that briefly touched him and they make out as Rachel and Al are shown giving positive reaction towards the make outs.


Guest stars: Andy Daly as Rob Dennison, Lennon Parham as Hazelnut and Mel Dennison, Stephanie Sheh as Rachel, Fred Tatasciore as Al
10"Craftopia"[11]TBATBAMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)TBD

Production

Notes

  1. Executive producer for Titmouse
  2. Executive producer for Williams Street
  3. First episode was released on YouTube on March 19, 2023

References

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