The Loud House

The Loud House
Genre	Children Animated sitcom Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Chris Savino
Directed by	Chris Savino Kyle Marshall
Voices of	Grant Palmer (2016) Collin Dean (2016–present) Catherine Taber Liliana Mumy Nika Futterman Cristina Pucelli Jessica DiCicco Grey Griffin Lara Jill Miller Caleel Harris
Theme music composer	Michelle Lewis Doug Rockwell Chris Savino
Opening theme	"In the Loud House" by Michelle Lewis, Doug Rockwell, and Chris Savino
Ending theme	Credits Theme by Freddy Horvath and Chris Savino
Composer(s)	Doug Rockwell
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	45 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Savino
Producer(s)	Karen Malach
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor	Viacom Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	Pilot: June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05) Official: May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02) – present
External links
Website	http://www.nick.com/loud-house/

The Loud House is an American animated television series created by animator and comic illustrator Chris Savino for Nickelodeon.^[1] 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 eleven 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 Toronto. 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Premise

In the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan (series creator Savino was born in the similarly-named Royal Oak, 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 that always talks to Bobby 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 often during the series to avoid problems and to be loved by his family, 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.

Characters

Main

• Lincoln Loud (voiced by Sean Ryan Fox in the pilot, Grant Palmer in episodes 1–22,^[6] Collin Dean in episodes 23–present) – The 11-year-old middle 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.

• Lori Loud (voiced by Catherine Taber)^[7] – 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 holding her smartphone and has a boyfriend named Bobby.

• Leni Loud (voiced by Liliana Mumy)^[8] – The 16-year-old second-eldest child of the Loud family. Leni is depicted as a beautiful, ditzy and air-headed dumb blonde who shows talents in fashion designing, wood-carving, and lock-picking. Leni has a fear of spiders that is referenced in multiple episodes, most notably "Along Came a Sister."

• Luna Loud (voiced by Nika Futterman)^[9] – The 15-year-old third-eldest child of the Loud family. Luna has a habit of speaking in a mock British accent and sometimes a mock Swedish 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 Hugh in the episode and at the same time has a crush on Sam who was revealed to be a girl at the end of the episode).

• Luan Loud (voiced by Cristina Pucelli)^[6] – The 14-year-old fourth-oldest of the Loud family and the comedian of the bunch. Most of her dialogue consists of bad puns 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.

• Lynn Loud (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)^[6] – The 13-year-old fifth-oldest child of the Loud family, who is the athlete and the youngest teenager. She tends to start competitions among her siblings and plays a large amount of sports. She owns a soccer ball, a basketball, a football, and numerous hockey sticks. Lynn is named after her father who addresses her as "Lynn Jr." in the episode "Overnight Success".

• Lucy Loud (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)^[6] – The 8-year-old fifth-youngest child of the Loud family. Lucy is a gothic girl with interests in poetry, séances, and gothic fiction as well as owning some pet bats. She has pale skin and long black hair 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.

• Lana Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)^[6] – The 6-year-old fourth-youngest child of the Loud family^[10] and the identical twin sister of Lola. Lana was born two minutes before Lola and has a gap in her upper teeth. She is 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. 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.

• Lola Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)^[6] – The 6-year-old third-youngest child of the Loud family and the identical twin sister of Lana where she has a gap in her upper teeth. Lola is a bratty girly girl who is skilled at plotting and scheming to get her way. She assumes the role of an antagonist if her siblings, particularly Lincoln, anger her in any way. Lola is mostly seen wearing a pink dress that conceals her legs. She is constantly entered in child beauty pageants and is the tattletale of the group.

• Lisa Loud (voiced by Lara Jill Miller)^[11] – The 4-year-old second-youngest 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" and "11 Louds a Leapin'," Lisa is almost always devoid of emotions. 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. In "Potty Mouth," it is revealed that Lisa is bald-headed and toothless due to a "nuclear experiment gone wrong" causing her to wear a wig and false teeth and she has also sprouted an extra toe on her left foot.

• Lily Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)^[6] – 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.

• Clyde McBride (voiced by Caleel Harris)^[6] – 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.^[12]

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 Loud 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 his 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 Loud 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. In addition, it is also revealed that he needs a colonoscopy and won't let Leni pierce her belly button.

• Rita Loud (voiced by Jill Talley) – The mother of the Loud children. Her whole 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)^[13] – Clyde's overprotective fathers who care deeply about their son's well-being. Howard has red hair and buck teeth while Harold 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 overemotional while watching his son grow up and is rather neurotic. Harold is a skilled chef who acts more calm and collected.

• 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. In "Save the Date", it is revealed that Bobby will retaliate if Ronnie Anne is offended in some way.

• Ronalda "Ronnie" Anne Santiago (voiced by Breanna Yde) — The younger sister of Bobby who is Lincoln's schoolmate. She is very tough and enjoys skating, video games, and pranks. Ronnie Anne becomes Lincoln's love interest.

• Mr. Grouse (voiced by John DiMaggio) – The elderly neighbor of the Loud family. 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 some episodes, it is shown that Mr. Grouse can take food bribes. In "Lock N' Loud," it is revealed that Mr. Grouse is allergic to walnuts which causes his face to swell up.

• 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 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.

Recurring

• Agnes Johnson (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) – Lincoln and Clyde's teacher at Royal Woods Elementary.

• Albert – An old man which the Loud Kids like.
• Billy - A baby.
• Chunk - (voiced by John Miggagio) A British man.
• Flip
• Girl Jordan
• Liam
• Mick Swagger

• 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 brother named Rocky. Also in the same episode, Rusty faints at different things according to 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."

Animals

• Bitey - Lana's pet rat.
• Cleopawtra - The McBrides first pet cat.
• Fangs - Lucy's pet bat.
• Hops - Lana's pet frog.
• Nepurrtiti - TheMcBrides second pet cat.
• Watterson - Claire's pet dog.

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.^[14] Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an employee asked Savino to make them human.^[15][16] He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2½-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program.^[17] In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes.^[18] The episode order was later increased to 26.^[19] On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26.^[20] On October 19, 2016, the show had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes.^[21] 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.

Episodes

Season		Segments	Episodes		Originally aired
					First aired	Last aired
	1	52	26		May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)	November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
	2	TBA	TBA		November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)	TBA

Films

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.^[2]

Title	Airdate	Run Time	Summary
The Loud House Movie	February 7, 2020	TBA	TBA

Broadcast

The series debuted on Nickelodeon on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00PM (ET/PT), with new episodes premiering every weekday that month.^[22] The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016.^[23] The show is also aired on AFN Family.

Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15.^[24] It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day.^[25] 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.^[26] 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.^[27]

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

DVD releases

Region	Set title	Seasons	Aspect ratio	Episode count	Time length	Release date
1	Welcome to The Loud House[28]	1	16:9	13	273 minutes	May 23, 2017

Reception

Ratings

The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air.^[3] 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.^[29] It was Nickelodeon's second highest-rated program (as of June 2016) along with SpongeBob SquarePants, holding an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time.^[30]

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.^[31] 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.^[32]

The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby."^[33] 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.^[34]

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."^[35] 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."^[36]

The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of a married same-sex couple.^[37] They are the first married same-sex couple to be featured in a Nicktoon.^[38][39] 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."^[40] 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."^[41] 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."^[42] Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple.^[43] 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."^[44] 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."^[45]

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.^[4] At the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon. However, it lost to SpongeBob SquarePants.

Year	Presenter	Award/Category	Nominee	Status	Ref.
2017	28th GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Individual Episode (for "Attention Deficit")	Nickelodeon	Nominated	[4]
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon	The Loud House	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Teen Actor	Grant Palmer	Won
	ASCAP Screen Television Award	Top Television Series	Doug Rockwell, Michelle Lewis, and Phillip Cimino	Won	[46]

References

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