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Cupcake & Dino: General Services
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Genre
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Created by Pedro Eboli
Developed by Mark Satterthwaite
Directed by Pedro Eboli
Voices of
  • Justin Collette
  • Mark Little
  • Kyle Dooley
  • Mark Forward
  • Joris Jarsky
  • Julie Lemieux
  • Kayla Lorette
  • Julie Sype
Theme music composer Bedtracks Inc.
Composer(s) Bedtracks Inc.
Country of origin
  • Brazil
  • Canada
Original language(s)
  • English
  • Portuguese
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26 (52 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Olivier Dumont
  • Randi Yaffa
  • Luciana Eguti
  • Pedro Eboli
  • Paulo Muppet
  • Mark Satterthwaite (co)
Producer(s) Tristan Homer
Colin Beadle (line)
Holly Nichols (line)
Chris Parentoni (line)
Running time 22 minutes (11 minutes per segments)
Production company(s)
Distributor Entertainment One
Release
Original network Netflix
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) – May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)

Cupcake & Dino: General Services (or Cupcake & Dino: Serviços Gerais in Portuguese) is a Canadian-Brazilian animated streaming television series created and directed by Pedro Eboli for Netflix. The series is a co-production between Canada and Brazil.

The series follows the life of Cupcake and Dino, two brothers who strive to make a name for themselves in the General Services (odd jobs) business. It was released to Netflix on July 27, 2018.

The second season was released on May 3, 2019.

On 31 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One for a $3.8 billion deal, making the series under the ownership of Hasbro.

Premise

Cupcake & Dino: General Services revolves around a tiny cupcake and his giant dinosaur brother as they strive to make a name for themselves in the competitive General Services business (know in Brazil as "bicos"). There is a supporting cast of other anthropomorphized food, objects, animals, and mythical creatures, as well as humans. There is no apparent reason or distinction between different types of characters, with Cupcake and Dino being presented as birth siblings and having a Grandma Steak.

Episodes follow the loose format of Cupcake and Dino taking on a general services job where unintended consequences usually follow absurd plot points. Each episode also has repeated basic themes found in young children's programming such as friendship, honesty, bravery, and loyalty—often accompanied by simple songs emphasizing these themes.

The show utilizes a mix of live-action and animation—the live-action sequences were recycled from Shutterstock, which the crew used with permission.

Characters

Main

  • Cupcake B. Goody (voiced by Justin Collette) is a magenta pastry with a Napoleon complex, and Dino's brother.
  • Dinosaur Carol Goody (voiced by Mark Little) is Cupcake's fun-loving, optimistic brother.

Recurring

  • Hugo (voiced by Mark Forward) is Cupcake and Dino's assistant.
  • Chance Goody (voiced by Kyle Dooley) is Cupcake and Dino's uncle.
  • Vicky (voiced by Julie Sype) is the mayor and a friend of Cupcake and Dino's.
  • Grandma Steak (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is Cupcake and Dino's grandma.
  • Peetree Gluck the Third (voiced by Joris Jarsky) is Cupcake and Dino's rival.
  • Sneaky Stan (voiced by Kyle Dooley) is Uncle Chance's grocery store rival.
  • Officer Bees (voiced by Kayla Lorette) is a bee police officer.

Minors

  • Angles
  • Ariel
  • Kattycorn
  • Chris (the Manygoose)
  • Creature Magazine Editor
  • Blur Guy
  • Mr. Grumbles
  • Pigeon
  • The Internet

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date Canadian air date Prod.
code
1a "The Manly Men's Man Club" Pedro Eboli Mark Satterthwaite & Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 3, 2018 (sneak peek)
September 8, 2018 (official)
101
Cupcake becomes obsessed with joining a men's club after Peetree mocks him and Dino for not being manly enough.
1b "Mi Casa, Robo Casa" Pedro Eboli Mark Satterthwaite & Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 3, 2018 (sneak peek)
September 8, 2018 (official)
102
Cupcake and Dino take on a housesitting job for a futuristic self-sufficient house only to be trapped inside by the house's lonely artificial intelligence.
2a "Cupcake Days" Pedro Eboli Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 3, 2018 (sneak peek)
September 8, 2018 (official)
103
Mayor Vicky tasks Cupcake and Dino with tracking down a stolen statue during the city's Cupcake Days celebration.
2b "My Brother, My Headband" Pedro Eboli Craig Martin July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 3, 2018 (sneak peek)
September 8, 2018 (official)
104
Dino questions his identity after he loses his favorite sweatband in a sinkhole.
3a "Mozoko" Pedro Eboli Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 15, 2018 105
Dino learns he has an innate ability to play a complicated card game when he and Cupcake volunteer at Grandma Steak's retirement home.
3b "The Pizza Man Always Rings 6000 Times" Pedro Eboli Kathleen Phillips July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 15, 2018 106
Cupcake and Dino become professional pizza delivery men to help keep their favorite pizza place from going out of business.
4a "Goody Family 101" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 15, 2018 107
Cupcake and Dino learn about their distant ancestors when Uncle Chance asks them to fix up the old family float for the Big City Small Business Parade.
4b "The Manygoose" Pedro Eboli Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 15, 2018 108
Cupcake and Dino befriend a mythical creature called the Manygoose in the woods and embark on a rescue mission when it is caught and sold to the circus.
5a "Everybody Loves Kattycorn" Pedro Eboli Mark Satterthwaite July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 22, 2018 109
Dino hires a temp named Kattycorn to help with general service jobs while Cupcake is sick in bed with a nasty cold but Cup grows jealous when he believes Kattycorn is planning to replace him permanently.
5b "Know Your Nemesis" Pedro Eboli Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 22, 2018 110
Uncle Chance becomes furious when he accidentally encourages the boys to take a job working with his arch-nemesis, Sneaky Stan.
6a "Talent Show Biz" Pedro Eboli Stephanie Kaliner July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 22, 2018 111
Cupcake and Dino help Mayor Vicky hone her singing skills for the upcoming talent show.
6b "Retrieval Boys" Pedro Eboli Mark Little July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 22, 2018 112
Hoping to be showered in praise, Cupcake and Dino hunt down a mysterious criminal who is stealing all of the books in Big City.
7a "Cupcake's Big Surprise" Pedro Eboli Nick Flanagan July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 29, 2018 113
Cupcake believes he has figured out the birthday surprise that Dino has planned for him.
7b "Growing Pains" Pedro Eboli Joel Buxton July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 29, 2018 114
Cupcake and Dino take care of Mayor Vicky's pet caterpillar, Cassie, to prove to Uncle Chance that they're responsible enough to have a pet of their own. However, the duo soon finds themselves overwhelmed when Cassie becomes a rebellious teenage butterfly.
8a "Inventory Day" Pedro Eboli Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 29, 2018 115
After neglecting their inventory work, Cupcake and Dino are forced to navigate the Goody Bag's labyrinthine basement to save Uncle Chance from a vengeful former employee.
8b "Cupsy" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) September 29, 2018 116
Cupcake becomes a pretentious artist after a local millionaire praises his hedge trimming ability.
9a "My Two Dinos" Pedro Eboli Craig Martin July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 6, 2018 117
After learning that he's too small to drive in the annual Big City dune buggy race, Cupcake uses Dino's shed skin to create a suit that makes him bigger.
9b "Believe in the Paperboys" Pedro Eboli Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 6, 2018 118
Cupcake and Dino become paperboys and discover all the stories written in the local tabloid newspaper are true.
10a "My Life in Radio (Stinks!)" Pedro Eboli Mark Satterthwaite July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 6, 2018 119
Cupcake and Dino become famous after taking over the night shift at Big City Radio but upset Uncle Chance when they reveal a secret of his on air.
10b "Internet vs. Everybody" Pedro Eboli Jeff Sager July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 6, 2018 120
Cupcake, Dino and Mayor Vicky discover the wonders of nature while searching for the internet after she decides to take an unexpected vacation that leaves Big City offline.
11a "All That Snazz" Pedro Eboli Kathleen Phillips July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 13, 2018 121
Uncoordinated Cupcake tries to lead a dance troupe to victory.
11b "Live, Love, Lemonade" Pedro Eboli Joel Buxton July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) October 13, 2018 123
While babysitting, Cupcake and Dino inspire a boring little girl to become a big shot lemonade mogul.
12a "Cupcake, Dino & The Treasure of Tikiluki" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) November 17, 2018 124
The guys try to make their favorite action star's boring life more exciting.
12b "Hu's the Boss" Pedro Eboli Aron Dunn July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) November 17, 2018 125
Chance leaves Hugo in charge of the store, but C and D get in the way.
13a "Christmas Is Cancelled" Pedro Eboli Mike Girard July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) November 3, 2018 126
Cupcake and Dino help Mayor Vicky save Christmas after nobody in Big City receives gifts on Christmas Eve. However, in order to help Cupcake must first overcome his fear of Santa.
13b "Ice Station Dino" Pedro Eboli Mike Girard July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) November 3, 2018 122
On a snowy day, Cupcake and Dino take a break from their toothpick packing job to play outside, but the duo gets caught up in a snow war when Peetree and his army of snow shovelers threaten to destroy their snow fort.

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original release date Canadian air date Prod.
code
14a 1a "Cupcake & Dino Go Hollywood" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) January 4, 2019 TBA
The boys go Hollywood as actors in a movie directed by a coffee pot.
14b 1b "Barbershop Duet" Pedro Eboli Brendan Halloran May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) January 4, 2019 TBA
Dino steps up when the town needs a barber, but he’s not too great with scissors.
15a 2a "Skull Peninsula" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) January 11, 2019 TBA
Cupcake battles pirates for butter so Dino can free his backside from a crevice.
15b 2b "We Are The Pile" Pedro Eboli Kathleen Phillips May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) January 11, 2019 TBA
Cupcake starts a junk collection that takes on a life of its own.
16a 3a "Snail Score" Pedro Eboli Jon Davis May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
The boys bet with Petree to see who got more notes than in an available app.
16b 3b "Be Your Best Boo" Pedro Eboli Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
On Halloween, Dino learns to scare everyone in the Big City.
17a 4a "Kindergarten Cup" Pedro Eboli Jeff Sager May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino get replacement teachers and compete with Petree to see if they are better teachers than him.
17b 4b "Uncle Chance: General Servicer" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
After a slug dedetization at the Market, Uncle Chance does general services with Cupcake and Dino.
18a 5a "Ultimate Dino" Pedro Eboli Mark Little May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
To replace Petree, Dino plays the bee team on the discus thrower.
18b 5b "Slumber Sisters" Pedro Eboli Mark Girard May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
After arranging a sleepover as a general service and being expelled, Cupcake and Dino enter undercover at a sleepover.
19a 6a "Little Mister Big City Pageant" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake pretends to be a baby to win a miss.
19b 6b "Follow the Leader" Pedro Eboli Craig Martin May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Dino becomes the leader of a tribe of gnomes by mistake.
20a 7a "Gavin Moonboom & Princie Baba" Pedro Eboli Jeff Sager May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino found that their idols broke up.
20b 7b "Cupcake & Dino Are on the Lam" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
The boys make an escape after they ruined an old photo of Uncle Chance.
21a 8a "Rest Now, Dino" Pedro Eboli Aaron Eyes May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Dino helps everyone on their day off, but when the general service routine returns, He has no more energy to work with.
21b 8b "Cupcake & Dino Are Catsitters!" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
The boys take care of the Bee Guard's pet cat, but Dino clings to the animal and gets fleas.
22a 9a "Cupcake & Dino Top the Charts" Pedro Eboli Aron Dunn May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino become famous for their iconic music, setting aside their friends.
22b 9b "Switched at Birth" Pedro Eboli Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Dino tries to become more mature by discovering that he is the older brother.
23a 10a "Big City: The Documentary" Pedro Eboli Jeff Sager May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
The Boys try to win a film festival award for Vicky with a documentary about the Bit City.
23b 10b "Best Friend Matchmakers" Pedro Eboli Joel Buxton May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake creates a friendship app.
24a 11a "Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling!" Pedro Eboli Kendra Hibbert May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino become wrestlers.
24b 11b "Keepin' It Real" Pedro Eboli Stephanie Kaliner May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino start selling properties in Big City.
25a 12a "Old School Pool Rules" Pedro Eboli Kyle Dooley May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
The boys face an evil gang that is causing chaos in the pool area.
25b 12b "The Night Shift" Pedro Eboli Nick Flanagan May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake and Dino discover versions of themselves where they work at the Goody Bag on the night shift, but soon they want to steal the boys' lives.
26a 13a "Fortune Teller Dino" Pedro Eboli Jeff Sager May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Dino thinks he's a fortune-teller because of a toy that apparently predicts the future.
26b 13b "Pal House" Pedro Eboli Mark Satterwaite May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) TBA TBA
Cupcake, Dino, Grandma Steak, Uncle Chance, Hugo, and Vicky go to a reality show where they are trapped in a house for 1 month and set against each other.

Broadcast

Cupcake & Dino: General Services was first released to Netflix as a Netflix original on July 27, 2018. The series premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 8, 2018. In Brazil, the series began airing on November 15, 2018 on Disney XD. The series also premiered on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia on May 25, 2020.