Little Ellen

Little Ellen is an American animated television series produced by Ellen Digital Ventures and Warner Bros. Animation, with animation produced by Lighthouse Studios. This is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service HBO Max under the Cartoonito brand and it is also the first preschoolers-focused series which is not from a popular franchise produced by Warner Bros. Animation since Firehouse Tales.^[1]

Little Ellen
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Kevin A. Leman II Jennifer Skelly
Voices of	Laurel Emory Johanna Colon JeCobi Swain June Squibb
Theme music composer	Jason Blackman and Jason Nesmith
Composer	Dara Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4 (2 unaired)
No. of episodes	40 (20 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Ellen DeGeneres Kevin A. Leman II Sam Register Jennifer Skelly
Producers	Jason Blackman Elizabeth Seidman
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Ellen Digital Ventures Telepictures (uncredited) Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network	HBO Max
Release	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) – March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)

Little Ellen centers on a seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres as she goes on adventures with cousin Becky and their music-focused friend Freckle.^[2][3] The second season was released on March 3, 2022.^[4] A completed third season was going to premiere in June 2022, but it was pulled due to occurring delays; the series was eventually cancelled after its second season two months later, leaving the third and fourth seasons unaired.^[5]

Plot

The show explores the world through the eyes of Ellen DeGeneres as a child.

Characters

• Ellen DeGeneres (voiced by Laurel Emory) is the main character of the series. She is a 7-year-old version of Ellen DeGeneres.
• Becky (voiced by Johanna Colon) is Ellen's cousin, who is passionate about fashion.
• Freckle (voiced by JeCobi Swain) is Ellen and Becky's friend. He is a boy who loves music.
• Gramsy (voiced by June Squibb) is Ellen and Becky's grandmother, who is very optimistic and wise.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
2	10		March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [6]
1	1	"Best Laid Plans"	Sarah Johnson	Jason Blackman	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
Ellen, Becky and Freckle's plans for a perfect day end up going wrong when Gramsy misplaces the car keys.
2	2	"Cheer Up, Charlie Cat"	Sarah Johnson	Kevin A. Leman II	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
After Ellen tries to cheer up her cat, Charlie, she learns that even though she will not always be able to make her friends feel better, she can still be there when times get hard.
3	3	"Don't Rain on My Parade"	Sarah Johnson	Isabel Galupo	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
When a storm threatens to cancel Freckle's first parade, Ellen tries to convince the Storm King to stop raining.
4	4	"Little Helen"	Sean Petrilak	Kendall Michele Haney	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
Ellen worries that Becky and Freckle will have more fun with the next-door neighbour's granddaughter, Helen, than with herself.
5	5	"Oldie But a Goodie"	Ruolin Li	Jason Blackman	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
Ellen, Becky and Freckle decide to dress like grown-ups in an attempt to get into Gramsy's game night.
6	6	"A Great Gift for Gramsy"	Sean Petrilak	Jason Blackman	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
Ellen and Becky find themselves struggling to find the perfect gift for Gramsy on Grandparents Appreciation Day.
7	7	"Fine Feathered Friends"	Erik Knutson	Kevin A. Leman II & Jennifer Skelly	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
After struggling to help a lonely macaw make a friend at the aviary, Ellen realizes that she made a new friend herself.
8	8	"Becky's Big Problem"	Sean Petrilak	Jason Blackman	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
When Ellen moves hide-and-seek into Gramsy's huge walk-in closet, Becky discovers that, though she is not the best hider, she still continues being the best finder.
9	9	"Happy Elloween"	Sarah Johnson	Jason Blackman	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
After deciding they are old enough to go trick-or-treating without a grown-up, Ellen, Freckle and Becky must overcome their fears when Halloween turns out to be spookier than they expected.
10	10	"NOLA Confidential"	Sean Petrilak	Isabel Galupo	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
When the garden they planted for Gramsy is mysteriously destroyed, Ellen, Freckle and Becky play detective to find the culprit.

Season 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [6]
11	1	"Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler"	Sarah Johnson	Jennifer Skelly	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
12	2	"Freckle the Magnificent"	Sean Petrilak	Kendall Michele Haney	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
13	3	"Bored Games"	Roulin Li	Jason Blackman	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
14	4	"A Room of One's Own"	Sarah Johnson	Isabel Galupo	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
15	5	"Gramsy and the Beast"	Ruolin Li	Kendall Michele Haney	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
16	6	"A Fairytale Ending"	Sarah Johnson	Isabel Galupo	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
17	7	"Express Yourself"	Sean Petrilak	Kendall Michele Haney	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
18	8	"The Tooth Will Set You Free"	Ruolin Li & Cal Ramsey	Isabel Galupo	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
19	9	"Roughin' It"	Sarah Johnson	Jennifer Skelly	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
20	10	"Tallulah Ties the Knot"	Sean Petrilak	Isabel Galupo	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)

International broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV and StackTV on October 1, 2021.^[7] The series premiered on Cartoonito in Latin America on December 1, 2021, as part of its launch. The series premiered on Boomerang in Portugal on June 20, 2022, as part of its Cartoonito block. The series was going to premiere on Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2022, but it was pulled before it aired.

Cancellation

On August 3, 2022, the series was canceled leaving the third season and a completed fourth season unreleased.^[8] The series was removed from HBO Max's streaming library on August 18, 2022.