Annoying Orange
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The Annoying Orange is a comedy web series
created by Dane Boedigheimer. The first episode of the series was uploaded on October 9, 2009. The first few episodes were uploaded to Boedigheimer's YouTube channel under the name Daneboe, each getting more than ten million views. Following the success of the series, he created a channel dedicated to The Annoying Orange on January 11, 2010.
As of June 2011, the channel is ranked as the eighth most subscribed and 30th most viewed, with more than 2,000,000 subscribers. It has been confirmed that an Annoying Orange television series is currently under production. It has been picked up by Cartoon Network
and will premiere in 2012.
Orange resides on a kitchen counter, which he shares with his best friend Pear, a Bartlett pear
, also voiced by Boedigheimer. Other fruits on the counter include Passion, a female passionfruit played by Justine Ezarik
, Grapefruit, the "tough" guy in the kitchen, a tiny apple known to everyone as Midget Apple, a small marshmallow called Marshmallow, and an elderly lemon called Grandpa Lemon. Most episodes consist of Orange heckling other characters, the latter of which often become annoyed and meet a sudden and gruesome end, usually by evisceration
with a chef's knife
(although the implements used to cut them up range from a blender
to a toy pinwheel
). Comically, Orange tries to warn them about it before it happens, by blurting out the weapon-in-use, such as "Knife!"
Orange has several recurring mannerisms. He often begins an episode by stating "Hey, (name of character)!" until they get frustrated enough to respond, and often refers to said character as a play on the object's name or appearance. He uses various tactics annoys people, usually by telling rude and offensive jokes, burping, and making childish noises with his tongue. Orange has a braying laugh as annoying as his voice, and he often tells the objects he annoys, "You're an apple!" if he does not like them.
In the pilot episodes, Dane Boedigheimer played the annoying orange and all the fruits and vegetables, but this has since changed to include at least one guest actor/YouTuber in each episode. These have included Robert Jennings/bobjenz who played Grapefruit, Ginger, and Liam the Leprechaun (which spun off into his own series – see below), Justine Ezarik
/iJustine (which led to her becoming a recurring cast member), Lucas Cruikshank
, Take180
's Evan Ferrante, and Weezer
. Two crossovers were created as the result of guest appearances. In June 24, 2010 Boedigheimer guest-starred as Orange in Lucas Cruikshank's Fred Goes Grocery Shopping! Cruikshank soon returned the favor by playing Fred Figglehorn in the episode Annoying Orange vs. FRED!!!. In August 20, 2010, Ferrante appeared as the leader of a race of broccoli aliens in the episode Close Encounters of the Annoying Kind one day after Boedigheimer appeared in Ferrante's Take180 series "Not Tom Cruise" as Orange. Three of Weezer's members appeared as objects on a party platter in Wazzup 3: Bonsai Tree, with lead singer Rivers Cuomo
appearing as the title object. The appearance was part of Weezer's promotion of their album Hurley
, where they took to several YouTube channels including daneboe and Fred to promote the record. In December 17, 2010, in honor of his website Openfilm
, actor James Caan
appeared as a jalapeño pepper in Jalapeño.
, while Robert Jennings voices Grapefruit and Liam the Leprechaun. Kevin Brueck provides the role of Grandpa Lemon. The character "Knife" is voiced by Kevin Nalty
. Other celebrities and internet personalities have provided guest voices, and a contest was launched in Be a star! that led to the awarding of a cameo role. The winner of the contest was Mark Boyanowski, who performed on June 9, 2011.
who inhabits the same kitchen
counter as Orange, his best friend. Despite their friendship, he is often annoyed by Orange, to the point where he initially wants to die, although subtly warming up to Orange's antics afterwards. He is a very kind character who tries to help others maintain control, and is depicted as being more intelligent than Orange.
), or simply "Passion", first appeared on February 19, 2010 in Passion of the Fruit. Passion is offended by frequent insults and will try to settle issues to stop Orange from being annoying and scolds the other characters. Orange has a crush on her, much to the unbeknownst of Passion. Passion has a twin sister named Mandy, noticed in Wishful Thinking, who is in love with Pear.
apple
. A friend of Orange, Pear, Passion, and especially Marshmallow, he dislikes being called "Midget Apple", preferring the term "Little Apple".
, and emerge largely unscathed. Marshmallow can also sneeze glitter and will explode if he is sufficiently angered. He is also part unicorn as confirmed in the episode Mommy and Me. Marshmallow's gender is never revealed.
who is forgetful and has a habit of falling asleep. First appearing in Grandpa Lemon on June 4, 2010, he is unfazed by Orange's taunts due to his memory loss and sleeping habit. Sliced in half by Knife in his debut, he becomes part of the Frankenfruit monster in Frankenfruit, only for the former to fall apart, resurrecting him in his previous state.
, is initially introduced simply as a kitchen tool in The Annoying Orange. He appears when Orange announces his presence, proceeding to slice up the other fruits and vegetables. His first appearance as a character is in No More Mr. Knife Guy. Knife is shown to be at odds with his role in the series, hating his life because of how he is used. His mortal enemy is a knife sharpener due to the pain involved.
, who loses his pot of gold to Orange. Crushed by his pot of gold at the end of the episode, Liam has returned in several episodes and is also the title character of a spin-off series on his own YouTube
channel.
, with over 52 million views in March. On April 26, 2010, the series had over 108 million views on YouTube
. As of June 2011, the channel is ranked as the eighth most subscribed and 30th most viewed, with more than 2,000,000 subscribers. Despite being the most popular web show on youtube
, it received poor reviews. Liz Shannon Miller stated the show to be "annoying for many reasons." In the web series column Pass the Mustard, Ned Hepburn called the show "pure, pure unfunny highly concentrated, in droplet form, just purely nonsensical riffing from an Annoying Orange." while 411mania.com said the show was "idiotic" and "creepy as hell".
and iPhone
on April 7, 2011. The game was later released in HD
for the iPad
on May 6, 2011 and for Android devices on October 14, 2011. Players throw various produce items across the kitchen at a series of blenders and other kitchen utensils. The game was developed by Bottle Rocket Apps.
and Tom Shepherd; the co-executive producers are Spencer Grove, Robert Jennings and Kevin Brueck. The pilot is currently being written by Dane Boedigheimer, Spencer Grove and Tom Shepherd
. According to Boedigheimer, the show contains the main characters as in the Internet series, but it takes place on a fruit-vending cart rather than in the kitchen as it was in the YouTube series. The deal has been picked up and signed by Cartoon Network
and will premiere in 2012.
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
created by Dane Boedigheimer. The first episode of the series was uploaded on October 9, 2009. The first few episodes were uploaded to Boedigheimer's YouTube channel under the name Daneboe, each getting more than ten million views. Following the success of the series, he created a channel dedicated to The Annoying Orange on January 11, 2010.
As of June 2011, the channel is ranked as the eighth most subscribed and 30th most viewed, with more than 2,000,000 subscribers. It has been confirmed that an Annoying Orange television series is currently under production. It has been picked up by Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
and will premiere in 2012.
Plot
The series is centered on an anthropomorphic orange named The Annoying Orange, (often simply referred to as "orange") voiced by Dane Boedigheimer. Boedigheimer's partner, Spencer Grove, writes the plot of the majority of the episodes.Orange resides on a kitchen counter, which he shares with his best friend Pear, a Bartlett pear
Williams pear
The Williams' bon chrétien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or Bartlett pear in the U.S. and Canada, is the most commonly grown variety of pear in most countries outside Asia. It is a cultivar of the species Pyrus communis, commonly known as the European pear...
, also voiced by Boedigheimer. Other fruits on the counter include Passion, a female passionfruit played by Justine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik , is an American viral video comedian, and Internet personality. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicates directly with her thousands of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has made more than 400 videos, including videos on such subjects as Lost and...
, Grapefruit, the "tough" guy in the kitchen, a tiny apple known to everyone as Midget Apple, a small marshmallow called Marshmallow, and an elderly lemon called Grandpa Lemon. Most episodes consist of Orange heckling other characters, the latter of which often become annoyed and meet a sudden and gruesome end, usually by evisceration
Evisceration
An evisceration is the removal of the eye's contents, leaving the scleral shell and extraocular muscles intact. The procedure is usually performed to reduce pain or improve cosmesis in a blind eye, as in cases of endophthalmitis unresponsive to antibiotics...
with a chef's knife
Chef's knife
In cooking, a chef's knife, also known as a French knife or a cook's knife, is a cutting tool used in food preparation. The chef's knife was originally designed primarily to slice and disjoint large cuts of beef...
(although the implements used to cut them up range from a blender
Blender
A blender is a kitchen appliance for chopping or liquefying food.Blender may also refer to:Media:* Blender , a music-themed magazine* Blender , a free and open-source software program for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering...
to a toy pinwheel
Pinwheel
Pinwheel may refer to:* Pinwheel , a children's show on Nickelodeon that ran from 1977-1990.** Pinwheel , a channel which would later be the Nickelodeon channel...
). Comically, Orange tries to warn them about it before it happens, by blurting out the weapon-in-use, such as "Knife!"
Orange has several recurring mannerisms. He often begins an episode by stating "Hey, (name of character)!" until they get frustrated enough to respond, and often refers to said character as a play on the object's name or appearance. He uses various tactics annoys people, usually by telling rude and offensive jokes, burping, and making childish noises with his tongue. Orange has a braying laugh as annoying as his voice, and he often tells the objects he annoys, "You're an apple!" if he does not like them.
Production
To animate the characters, Boedigheimer superimposes the voice actor's eyes and mouth onto the object they are playing. For instance, Boedigheimer uses his own eyes and mouth to play both Orange and Pear (although Orange's mouth has been slightly modified, so that it has a distinctive orange tint to it, while the color of Pear's mouth is unadjusted) and does the same for all guest actors who voice the animated characters.In the pilot episodes, Dane Boedigheimer played the annoying orange and all the fruits and vegetables, but this has since changed to include at least one guest actor/YouTuber in each episode. These have included Robert Jennings/bobjenz who played Grapefruit, Ginger, and Liam the Leprechaun (which spun off into his own series – see below), Justine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik , is an American viral video comedian, and Internet personality. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicates directly with her thousands of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has made more than 400 videos, including videos on such subjects as Lost and...
/iJustine (which led to her becoming a recurring cast member), Lucas Cruikshank
Lucas Cruikshank
Lucas Cruikshank is an American comedic actor. Living in Columbus, Nebraska, he created the character Fred Figglehorn for his channel, named "Fred", on the video-sharing website YouTube...
, Take180
Take180
Take180 is a web television company based in Los Angeles, CA, that was launched in 2008 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney. The company is responsible for shows such as My Alibi, In2ition, Electric Spoofaloo, My Date, ...
's Evan Ferrante, and Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
. Two crossovers were created as the result of guest appearances. In June 24, 2010 Boedigheimer guest-starred as Orange in Lucas Cruikshank's Fred Goes Grocery Shopping! Cruikshank soon returned the favor by playing Fred Figglehorn in the episode Annoying Orange vs. FRED!!!. In August 20, 2010, Ferrante appeared as the leader of a race of broccoli aliens in the episode Close Encounters of the Annoying Kind one day after Boedigheimer appeared in Ferrante's Take180 series "Not Tom Cruise" as Orange. Three of Weezer's members appeared as objects on a party platter in Wazzup 3: Bonsai Tree, with lead singer Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Weezer. Raised in an Ashram in Connecticut, Cuomo moved to Los Angeles at age 19, where he participated in a number of rock bands before founding Weezer in 1992...
appearing as the title object. The appearance was part of Weezer's promotion of their album Hurley
Hurley (album)
Hurley is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Weezer, released on September 10, 2010 on Epitaph Records. The album was produced by Rivers Cuomo and Shawn Everett, and, similar to the band's previous studio album, Raditude, features songs co-written with songwriters outside of...
, where they took to several YouTube channels including daneboe and Fred to promote the record. In December 17, 2010, in honor of his website Openfilm
Openfilm
Openfilm is a website for finding and distributing independent film. Its Advisory Board includes members of the film industry, such as James Caan, Robert Duvall, Scott Caan and Mark Rydell, and independent filmmaker Alan Melikdjanian....
, actor James Caan
James Caan
James Caan is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles in The Godfather, Thief, Misery, A Bridge Too Far, Brian's Song, Rollerball, Kiss Me Goodbye, Elf, and El Dorado...
appeared as a jalapeño pepper in Jalapeño.
Characters
Boedigheimer provides the voices of the main characters Orange, Pear, Midget Apple, and Marshmallow. The voice of Passion Fruit is provided by Justine EzarikJustine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik , is an American viral video comedian, and Internet personality. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicates directly with her thousands of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has made more than 400 videos, including videos on such subjects as Lost and...
, while Robert Jennings voices Grapefruit and Liam the Leprechaun. Kevin Brueck provides the role of Grandpa Lemon. The character "Knife" is voiced by Kevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty is a YouTube comedian and partner based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania better known under his YouTube username Nalts. His YouTube Channel is one of the top-20 most-viewed comedy channels. He has more than 1,000 videos which, as of September 18, 2011, have been viewed more than 236 million...
. Other celebrities and internet personalities have provided guest voices, and a contest was launched in Be a star! that led to the awarding of a cameo role. The winner of the contest was Mark Boyanowski, who performed on June 9, 2011.
Orange
Orange is the lead protagonist and main character of the series, appearing in every episode since the series began on October 9, 2009. He has yellow teeth, grey eyes, and a braying laugh. His standard reply, uttered after being taken to task for being so annoying, is "No, I'm not. I'm an orange!". Boedigheimer describes the character as a composite of people in his life, saying "Everyone knows somebody like him: They don't listen, they are annoying, and at the same time they are kind of lovable".Pear
Pear makes his initial (albeit brief) appearance in the pilot episode, before becoming a regular character from Passion of the Fruit onwards. He is a Bartlett pearWilliams pear
The Williams' bon chrétien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or Bartlett pear in the U.S. and Canada, is the most commonly grown variety of pear in most countries outside Asia. It is a cultivar of the species Pyrus communis, commonly known as the European pear...
who inhabits the same kitchen
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
counter as Orange, his best friend. Despite their friendship, he is often annoyed by Orange, to the point where he initially wants to die, although subtly warming up to Orange's antics afterwards. He is a very kind character who tries to help others maintain control, and is depicted as being more intelligent than Orange.
Passion Fruit
Passion Fruit (voiced by YouTube vlogger iJustineJustine Ezarik
Justine Ezarik , is an American viral video comedian, and Internet personality. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicates directly with her thousands of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has made more than 400 videos, including videos on such subjects as Lost and...
), or simply "Passion", first appeared on February 19, 2010 in Passion of the Fruit. Passion is offended by frequent insults and will try to settle issues to stop Orange from being annoying and scolds the other characters. Orange has a crush on her, much to the unbeknownst of Passion. Passion has a twin sister named Mandy, noticed in Wishful Thinking, who is in love with Pear.
Midget Apple
Midget Apple is first seen in the episode Crabapple. Also voiced by Dane Boedigheimer, he is a tiny Red DeliciousRed Delicious
The Red Delicious is a clone of apple cultigen, now comprising more than 50 cultivars, that was recognized in Madison County, Iowa, United States, in 1880...
apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
. A friend of Orange, Pear, Passion, and especially Marshmallow, he dislikes being called "Midget Apple", preferring the term "Little Apple".
Marshmallow
Marshmallow debuted in the episode Annoying Saw 2: The Annoying Death Trap on September 24, 2010. He is a small, childlike, squeaky-voiced marshmallow that Orange befriends in the former's very first episode. Marshmallow is typically presented as cheerful and happy, and claims to love "puppies, and unicorns, and bunnies, and rainbows, and clouds, and kittens, and bunnies, and rainbows". The character is shown to absorb significant damage to his body, such as from cuts, fire, and throwing starsShuriken
A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...
, and emerge largely unscathed. Marshmallow can also sneeze glitter and will explode if he is sufficiently angered. He is also part unicorn as confirmed in the episode Mommy and Me. Marshmallow's gender is never revealed.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit, voiced by Robert Jennings, first appears in Passion of the Fruit as Orange's archenemy. He often engages in juvenile insults with Orange. The character is killed by Knife in his debut, but became a recurring character after returning as part of the Frankenfruit monster in Frankenfruit.Grandpa Lemon
Grandpa Lemon, played by Kevin Brueck, is an elderly lemonLemon
The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
who is forgetful and has a habit of falling asleep. First appearing in Grandpa Lemon on June 4, 2010, he is unfazed by Orange's taunts due to his memory loss and sleeping habit. Sliced in half by Knife in his debut, he becomes part of the Frankenfruit monster in Frankenfruit, only for the former to fall apart, resurrecting him in his previous state.
Knife
Knife, voiced by Kevin NaltyKevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty is a YouTube comedian and partner based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania better known under his YouTube username Nalts. His YouTube Channel is one of the top-20 most-viewed comedy channels. He has more than 1,000 videos which, as of September 18, 2011, have been viewed more than 236 million...
, is initially introduced simply as a kitchen tool in The Annoying Orange. He appears when Orange announces his presence, proceeding to slice up the other fruits and vegetables. His first appearance as a character is in No More Mr. Knife Guy. Knife is shown to be at odds with his role in the series, hating his life because of how he is used. His mortal enemy is a knife sharpener due to the pain involved.
Liam the Leprechaun
Liam the Leprechaun, played by Robert Jennings, first appears in Luck o' the Irish on March 12, 2010 as a bad-tempered leprechaunLeprechaun
A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. Like other fairy creatures, leprechauns have been linked to the Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology...
, who loses his pot of gold to Orange. Crushed by his pot of gold at the end of the episode, Liam has returned in several episodes and is also the title character of a spin-off series on his own YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel.
Episodes
New episodes of The Annoying Orange are released on a weekly basis, with a few exceptions. The episodes are released every Friday afternoon on realannoyingorange's YouTube channel. Episodes are characterized by Orange's taunting and annoying his victims-to-be with his adolescent behavior that includes burping, pestering, puns, and plays on words. These actions often infuriate the other character to the point where they start yelling at him to shut up. This results in Orange warning them of their impending doom: evisceration with a chef's knife, a blender or other kitchen devices.Reception
On August 13, 2010, one million people subscribed to The Annoying Orange. The series was rated as the most viewed web series of February and March 2010 by MashableMashable
Mashable is an American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets...
, with over 52 million views in March. On April 26, 2010, the series had over 108 million views on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. As of June 2011, the channel is ranked as the eighth most subscribed and 30th most viewed, with more than 2,000,000 subscribers. Despite being the most popular web show on youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, it received poor reviews. Liz Shannon Miller stated the show to be "annoying for many reasons." In the web series column Pass the Mustard, Ned Hepburn called the show "pure, pure unfunny highly concentrated, in droplet form, just purely nonsensical riffing from an Annoying Orange." while 411mania.com said the show was "idiotic" and "creepy as hell".
Give Away
On November 10, 2011 GeekDad announced to began a give away for Annoying Orange prizes. People had to fill a form to win one of three prize packages, including an Annoying Orange t-shirt from JCPenney and a toy from Toys R Us. GeekDad started taking entries through Friday at 11:59 PM.Games
A video game named Kitchen Carnage was released for the iPod TouchIPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
and iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
on April 7, 2011. The game was later released in HD
HD
HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...
for the iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
on May 6, 2011 and for Android devices on October 14, 2011. Players throw various produce items across the kitchen at a series of blenders and other kitchen utensils. The game was developed by Bottle Rocket Apps.
TV series
Boedigheimer has confirmed that he and production companies Gagfilms and The Collective have started producing six episodes for a weekly Annoying Orange television spin-off. The series' executive producers are Dane Boedigheimer, Conrad VernonConrad Vernon
Conrad Vernon IV is an American director, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated films Shrek 2 and Monsters vs...
and Tom Shepherd; the co-executive producers are Spencer Grove, Robert Jennings and Kevin Brueck. The pilot is currently being written by Dane Boedigheimer, Spencer Grove and Tom Shepherd
Tom Shepherd
Thomas Frederick 'Tom' Shepherd was an English cricketer...
. According to Boedigheimer, the show contains the main characters as in the Internet series, but it takes place on a fruit-vending cart rather than in the kitchen as it was in the YouTube series. The deal has been picked up and signed by Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
and will premiere in 2012.