Oddballs (TV series)
Oddballs is an animated adventure-comedy streaming television series created by James Rallison and  Ethan Banville for Netflix. Produced by Netflix Animation and Atomic Cartoons, the series debuted on October 7, 2022. The show features a total of twelve 17–20 minute episodes in its first season. The second and final season was released on February 24, 2023. Premise 
Oddballs takes place in the fictional town of Dirt, Arizona. It follows James, a bubble-shaped kid who goes on bizarre adventures with his best friends; a dim-witted crocodile named Max, and, as of the 4th episode, a time-travelling girl named Echo. During each episode, James's rants and questioning of social norms often end up in a disaster. Cast and characters 
 James Rallison as:
 James, a fictionalized version of Rallison who resembles Rallison's avatar on his YouTube channel. He is a bubble-shaped teen-age boy who enjoys insane misadventures and going on rants, including subjects like toasters, trophies and line-cutting. Sagu, a talking cactus that houses James' trailer/treehouse. Julian Gant as Max, an anthropomorphic and dim-witted crocodile who is a failed genetic experiment gifted with human intelligence and voice, James's next-door neighbor and best friend. He was previously seen in the music video for Rallison and David Brown's song "Life Is Fun". Kimberly Brooks as Echo, a time-travelling teen-age girl who comes from the future and loves eating food, as she comes from a future where processed food went extinct as the result of one of James and Max's actions. Although best friends with James and Max, she sometimes clashes with the former due to his egotism and not believing that she's from the future. Carl Faruolo as:
 Greg, Max's father. Stuart, a stereotypical bully slime who is capable of possessing people and a proficient chess player. Erika Ishii as:
 Jenna, Max's sister who works at the "You Break, I Don't Judge" electronics repair shop. Liv, Max's mother who shows a cold and calculating demeanor towards him. Scott Menville as Toasty / Declan, an artificially intelligent toaster created by James and Max who becomes evil. Kari Wahlgren as young Toasty
 Harland Williams as Patrick, James' father who is usually mild-mannered and submissive. Debra Wilson as Louise, James' mother who is an astro-physicist that shows a stricter attitude towards her son. Gary Anthony Williams as Mr. McFly, an anthropomorphic fly who is a teacher at the Dirt school. Nicolas Cantu as:
 Smooth Jason. Wrinkly Jason. Emily Eiden as Maz Scare-Ah, a goth unicorn. Fred Stoller as Food-Ball Joe. Parvesh Cheena as Principal Loudspeaker. Stephen Stanton as Chef Throgbort. Misty Lee as Roxanne. Paul Rugg as:
 Doctor Bolster. Clerk. Bob Bergen as Geefus. Jane Lynch as Grand-Ma. Ethan Banville as Bob Aw-Man. Courtenay Taylor as Doctor Squats. Ryan George as Byron Sellers. Production 
In early 2020, James Rallison and Ethan Banville pitched their new series to Netflix, which was subsequently picked up by the streaming service in August of the same year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, the entire production of the show was done remotely. Despite this, the first season of the show was set to premiere later in the year, as Rallison announced in a video. In September 2022, the official trailer for the first season was released on various YouTube channels, along with an official release date of October 7. Rallison also uploaded a video detailing the process of pitching the show and creating its screenwriting bible. The second season of the show was announced in January 2023, with an official trailer released shortly after and the season airing on February 24 of the same year. The show was animated using ToonBoom, with Hallis Blaney serving as animation director. However, in May 2023, Banville announced the cancellation of the show and the upcoming release of a graphic novel called The Upcoming Graphic Novel, which will feature five stories originally intended for the show. Ultimately, Oddballs ran for just 20 episodes and two seasons on Netflix before its cancellation. Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023)

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2022 American television series debuts
2022 Canadian television series debuts
2023 American television series endings
2023 Canadian television series endings
2020s American animated television series
2020s Canadian animated television series
American children's animated adventure television series
American children's animated comedy television series
Canadian children's animated adventure television series
Canadian children's animated comedy television series
English-language Netflix original programming
Netflix children's programming
Television series based on Internet-based works
Television series by Netflix Animation
Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Television shows set in Arizona