Kidding (2018)

TV-MA

Drama
Comedy

Hi. Cruel world.

Overview

Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.

Dave HolsteinCreator

StatusCanceled

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Season 1

2018 | 10 Episodes

Season 1 of Kidding premiered on September 9, 2018

In season 1, Jeff begins to push back against the limits of the well-oiled machine that is Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. Seb begins preparing the show for a life after Jeff. Deirdre grapples with her own personal and professional life issues.

Season 2

2020 | 10 Episodes

Season 2 of Kidding premiered on February 9, 2020

Season two picks up moments after season one’s cliffhanger, and with his beloved Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time off the air for the first time in 30 years, Jeff Pickles must find a way to communicate with his many fans who still need him. Jeff creates a new and controversial method to talk directly to children across the world only to become the target of animosity for the first time in his career. As Jeff navigates the most complicated moral gray areas of his life, he discovers a new side of himself in a season full of music, magic, puppets and pathos.