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'''''Mr. Peabody & Sherman''''' is a 2004 American animated [[science fiction comedy]] film produced by [[DreamWorks Animation]], [[PDI/DreamWorks]], and [[Bullwinkle Studios]], and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]]. The film is based on characters from the "[[Peabody's Improbable History]]" segments of the animated television series ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends]]'' produced by [[Jay Ward]]. It was directed by [[Rob Minkoff]] and produced by Alex Schwartz and Denise Nolan Cascino, from a screenplay by [[Craig Wright (playwright)|Craig Wright]]. Tiffany Ward, daughter of series co-creator [[Jay Ward]], served as executive producer.<ref name=CraveTiffanyWard>{{cite news|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Family Rights: Tiffany Ward on Mr. Peabody and Sherman|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/201503-family-rights-tiffany-ward-on-mr-peabody-and-sherman|access-date=November 2, 2013|newspaper=Crave Online|date=December 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215037/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/201503-family-rights-tiffany-ward-on-mr-peabody-and-sherman|archive-date=November 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' features the voices of [[Ty Burrell]], [[Max Charles]], [[Ariel Winter]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Leslie Mann]], and [[Allison Janney]]. In the film, Mr. Peabody (Burrell) and his adoptive human son Sherman (Charles) use the WABAC to embark on time travel adventures. When Sherman accidentally rips a hole by taking the WABAC without permission to impress Penny Peterson (Winter), they must find themselves to repair history and save the future.
'''''Mr. Peabody & Sherman''''' is a 2014 American animated [[science fiction comedy]] film produced by [[DreamWorks Animation]], [[PDI/DreamWorks]], and [[Bullwinkle Studios]], and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]]. The film is based on characters from the "[[Peabody's Improbable History]]" segments of the animated television series ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends]]'' produced by [[Jay Ward]]. It was directed by [[Rob Minkoff]] and produced by Alex Schwartz and Denise Nolan Cascino, from a screenplay by [[Craig Wright (playwright)|Craig Wright]]. Tiffany Ward, daughter of series co-creator [[Jay Ward]], served as executive producer.<ref name=CraveTiffanyWard>{{cite news|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Family Rights: Tiffany Ward on Mr. Peabody and Sherman|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/201503-family-rights-tiffany-ward-on-mr-peabody-and-sherman|access-date=November 2, 2013|newspaper=Crave Online|date=December 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215037/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/201503-family-rights-tiffany-ward-on-mr-peabody-and-sherman|archive-date=November 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' features the voices of [[Ty Burrell]], [[Max Charles]], [[Ariel Winter]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Leslie Mann]], and [[Allison Janney]]. In the film, Mr. Peabody (Burrell) and his adoptive human son Sherman (Charles) use the WABAC to embark on time travel adventures. When Sherman accidentally rips a hole by taking the WABAC without permission to impress Penny Peterson (Winter), they must find themselves to repair history and save the future.


The film was originally planned as a live-action/CG film until it was redeveloped into a fully computer-animated film in 2006 when Minkoff joined DreamWorks Animation to direct an adaptation. Andrew Kurtzman was set to write the screenplay, based on the pitch, developed by Minkoff with his longtime producing partner Jason Clark. It is the first DreamWorks animated feature to feature characters from the [[Classic Media]] library since its acquisition by DreamWorks Animation in 2012,<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|last=Verrier|first=Richard|title=DreamWorks Animation buys 'Casper,' 'Lassie' parent Classic Media|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/23/entertainment/la-et-ct-dreamworks-animation-20120722|access-date=August 31, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 23, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025220954/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/23/entertainment/la-et-ct-dreamworks-animation-20120722|url-status=live}}</ref> the first animated adaptation of a Jay Ward property, and Minkoff's first animated film after having co-directed ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] in 25 years, his first directing a CGi animated film, and his first fully animated film as a solo director.
The film was originally planned as a live-action/CG film until it was redeveloped into a fully computer-animated film in 2006 when Minkoff joined DreamWorks Animation to direct an adaptation. Andrew Kurtzman was set to write the screenplay, based on the pitch, developed by Minkoff with his longtime producing partner Jason Clark. It is the first DreamWorks animated feature to feature characters from the [[Classic Media]] library since its acquisition by DreamWorks Animation in 2012,<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|last=Verrier|first=Richard|title=DreamWorks Animation buys 'Casper,' 'Lassie' parent Classic Media|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/23/entertainment/la-et-ct-dreamworks-animation-20120722|access-date=August 31, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 23, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025220954/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/23/entertainment/la-et-ct-dreamworks-animation-20120722|url-status=live}}</ref> the first animated adaptation of a Jay Ward property, and Minkoff's first animated film after having co-directed ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] in 25 years, his first directing a CGi animated film, and his first fully animated film as a solo director.

Revision as of 18:43, 27 July 2024

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Minkoff
Screenplay byCraig Wright
Based on"Peabody's Improbable History"
from Rocky & Friends
by Jay Ward
Produced by
  • Alex Schwartz
  • Denise Nolan Cascino
Starring
Edited byMichael Andrews
Music byDanny Elfman[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07) (United Kingdom)[2]
  • March 7, 2004 (2004-03-07) (United States)[3]
Running time
92 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$145 million[5]
Box office$275.7 million[5]

Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a 2014 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks, and Bullwinkle Studios, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film is based on characters from the "Peabody's Improbable History" segments of the animated television series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends produced by Jay Ward. It was directed by Rob Minkoff and produced by Alex Schwartz and Denise Nolan Cascino, from a screenplay by Craig Wright. Tiffany Ward, daughter of series co-creator Jay Ward, served as executive producer.[6] Mr. Peabody & Sherman features the voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, and Allison Janney. In the film, Mr. Peabody (Burrell) and his adoptive human son Sherman (Charles) use the WABAC to embark on time travel adventures. When Sherman accidentally rips a hole by taking the WABAC without permission to impress Penny Peterson (Winter), they must find themselves to repair history and save the future.

The film was originally planned as a live-action/CG film until it was redeveloped into a fully computer-animated film in 2006 when Minkoff joined DreamWorks Animation to direct an adaptation. Andrew Kurtzman was set to write the screenplay, based on the pitch, developed by Minkoff with his longtime producing partner Jason Clark. It is the first DreamWorks animated feature to feature characters from the Classic Media library since its acquisition by DreamWorks Animation in 2012,[7] the first animated adaptation of a Jay Ward property, and Minkoff's first animated film after having co-directed The Lion King (1994) for Walt Disney Animation Studios in 25 years, his first directing a CGi animated film, and his first fully animated film as a solo director.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman premiered on February 7, 2014 in the United Kingdom[2] and was released theatrically a month later in the United States.[3] It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the voice acting and characters, though some criticized the plot and its use of the source material. The film was a box office flop, grossing $275 million worldwide against a budget of $145 million, and lost the studio $57 million. A TV series based on the film, titled The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, premiered on Netflix on October 9, 2015, with Chris Parnell replacing Burrell as Mr. Peabody while Charles reprises his role as Sherman.

Plot

Mr. Peabody is a highly intelligent anthropomorphic dog who lives in a New York City penthouse with his adopted human son, Sherman. Peabody teaches Sherman about history by using a time machine known as the WABAC to travel to the past. After narrowly escaping the French Revolution, and on his first day of school, Sherman's knowledge of the apocryphal nature of the George Washington cherry tree anecdote leads to an altercation with one of his classmates, Penny Peterson, who calls him a dog and puts him in a chokehold. After Sherman bites Penny in self-defense, Peabody is called in for a meeting with Principal Purdy and Ms. Grunion, a child protective services agent. Grunion suspects Peabody of being an unfit parent and plans to visit their home to investigate.

The following evening, Peabody invites the Petersons over for a dinner party to make amends. Against Peabody's orders, Sherman shows Penny the WABAC and takes her into the past, where she stays in Ancient Egypt to marry King Tut. Sherman returns to the present to get Peabody's help. Penny initially refuses to leave until she learns that she will be entombed with Tut when he dies. While trying to return to the present, the WABAC runs out of power, forcing the trio to stop at the home of Leonardo da Vinci in Renaissance Florence. Penny goads Sherman into piloting da Vinci's flying machine, and they crash. After they resume their journey, Sherman learns of Ms. Grunion's intentions and argues with Peabody. After they crash-land in the middle of the Trojan War, Sherman runs away and joins King Agamemnon's army. During the battle, Penny and Sherman are trapped inside the Trojan Horse as it rolls towards a ravine. Peabody saves them, but seemingly dies in doing so.

Sherman and Penny travel back to before they left in the present, despite Peabody's warnings to never return to a time in which they existed. As they explain the situation to Peabody, Sherman's earlier self shows up. When Grunion arrives, Peabody tries to conceal the presence of two Shermans until the second Peabody arrives back from Troy, having survived the crash. Grunion attempts to collect both Shermans, but they and the Peabodys merge, generating a huge cosmic shockwave. When Grunion persists in trying to take Sherman away, Peabody bites her in a fit of rage and desperation, and she calls the New York Police Department.

Peabody, Penny, and Sherman race to the WABAC, but cannot time-travel due to a rip in the space-time continuum caused by the merging of their cosmic doubles. A portal appears above New York and historical objects and figures rain down upon the city. The WABAC crash-lands in Grand Army Plaza where historical figures and police converge. Grunion calls in animal control to arrest Peabody, but Sherman and all others come to Peabody's defense, and George Washington pardons him. As the rip worsens, Peabody and Sherman take off in the WABAC and travel into the future for a few minutes, undoing the damage. The historical figures are dragged back to their respective eras and Agamemnon takes Grunion with him. Sherman returns to school, having become friends with Penny and deepened his bond with Peabody. Meanwhile, any characters from past saved some souvenirs from the future and Odysseus pronounces Grunion and Agamemnon "husband and wife" in the Trojan Horse.

Cast

Ariel Winter and Ty Burrell at the film's Australian premiere in Sydney

In addition to Leonardo da Vinci, King Agamemnon, and King Tut, the film features other historical figures including Albert Einstein (Mel Brooks),[21] Mona Lisa (Lake Bell),[12] Marie Antoinette (Lauri Fraser),[16] Maximilien Robespierre (Guillaume Aretos),[16] George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Isaac Newton (all voiced by Jess Harnell),[20] Odysseus (Tom McGrath),[20] Ajax the Lesser (Al Rodrigo)[20] and Spartacus (Walt Dohrn).[22]

There are also silent cameos by Benjamin Franklin,[23] Mahatma Gandhi,[24] William Shakespeare,[25] Ludwig van Beethoven,[25] Vincent van Gogh,[26] the Wright Brothers,[22] Jackie Robinson[22] and baby Moses.[27]

Production

Development

Director Rob Minkoff at the 2014 Annie Awards

Plans for a film starring Mister Peabody and Sherman had existed for several years with director Rob Minkoff. His first attempt to make a feature film goes to 2003, when it was reported that Minkoff's Sony-based production company Sprocketdyne Entertainment and Bullwinkle Studios would produce a live-action/CG film, with a possibility of Minkoff to direct it.[28]

The live-action film was not realized, but in 2006, Minkoff joined DreamWorks Animation to direct a computer-animated film adaptation. Andrew Kurtzman was set to write the screenplay, based on the pitch, developed by Minkoff with his longtime producing partner Jason Clark.[29] The final screenplay was written by Craig Wright, with revisions by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

Tiffany Ward, daughter of Jay Ward, one of the creators of the original series, served as an executive producer,[6] whose job was to make sure the film stayed "true to the integrity of the characters." When she was approached by Minkoff ten years before the film's release, she was enthused by his intention to respect the legacy: "What better caretaker for the characters could we ask for than Rob."[30] The process to make the adaptation "perfect" took them a long time, but she was pleased with the end result, which stayed "very true to the original cartoon."[30]

Casting

In early 2011, Robert Downey Jr. signed on to voice Mr. Peabody,[31] but in March 2012, he was replaced by Ty Burrell.[8] Reportedly, Downey's commitments to The Avengers and other franchises did not allow him to find the time to record his lines.[32] Initially, Tiffany Ward and others at the studio opposed Burrell, who was then relatively unknown, but he managed to convince them with a successful audition.[32] Ward insisted on someone who sounds like Mr. Peabody did in the original series, while Minkoff saw the casting as an opportunity "to modernize the character."[32] He promised her that Burrell would try to "get there and he started watching the show to nail the cadence. He got the underlying connection and he made it his own."[32]

Max Charles, the actor who played young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, voiced Sherman.[8] Stephen Colbert voiced Paul Peterson, Leslie Mann, who replaced Ellie Kemper, voiced Peterson's wife, Patty,[12] and Ariel Winter voiced their daughter Penny. Other voices include Stephen Tobolowsky, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Warburton, Lake Bell, Zach Callison, Karan Brar, and Dennis Haysbert.[11] According to Minkoff, Burrell was chosen because his voice "embodied all the different aspects of the character today. Not just the intellect and the suave personality, but the underlying warmth as well."[30]

Release

Mr. Peabody & Sherman went through several release date changes. Originally scheduled for March 21, 2014 and March 14, 2014,[33][34] DreamWorks Animation's high expectations moved the film to November 8, 2013 (which was moved up to November 1, 2013), replacing another DreamWorks Animation film, Me and My Shadow.[11][35] The last shift happened in February 2013, which pushed the film back to March 7, 2014, reportedly due to a "more advantageous release window", again replacing Me and My Shadow.[3] The film premiered a month earlier in the United Kingdom, on February 7, 2014.[36]

Main article: Rocky & Bullwinkle (2014 film)

The film was planned[37] to be theatrically[38] accompanied with a DreamWorks Animation short film, Rocky & Bullwinkle,[39] based on the Rocky and Bullwinkle characters from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The short was directed by Gary Trousdale, who is known for co-directing Disney's Beauty and the Beast, produced by Nolan Cascino, and written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Garant.[39] June Foray was set to reprise her role as Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrel,[39] while Tom Kenny was set to voice Bullwinkle Moose.[40] The short would have served as a test for a possible feature film based on the characters.[41] Almost Home, a short based on the DreamWorks Animation film Home, played before the film instead.[42] However, the new CGI Rocky & Bullwinkle short was instead released on the Blu-ray 3D release of the film.[43]

Reception

Box office

Mr. Peabody & Sherman grossed $111.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $164.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $275.7 million.[5] With a budget of $145 million,[5] the film underperformed, forcing DreamWorks Animation to take a $57 million write-down on behalf of the film.[44]

In the United States and Canada, Mr. Peabody & Sherman was released alongside 300: Rise of an Empire, and was projected to gross $30 million from 3,934 theatres in its opening weekend.[45][46] The film earned $8 million on its opening day,[47] and opened to number two in its first weekend, with $32.2 million, behind 300: Rise of an Empire.[48] Forbes attributed the underperformed to lackluster marketing and lack of interest for the youngest moviegoers,[47] while Katharine Trendacosta of Gizmodo felt the low opening was because it was "too clever" for audiences.[49] In its second weekend, the film moved up to number one, grossing $21.8 million.[50] In its third weekend, the film dropped to number three, grossing $11.8 million.[51] In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number four, grossing $9.1 million.[52] Mr. Peabody & Sherman completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on August 14, 2014.[46]

Critical response

Mr. Peabody & Sherman has an approval rating of 81% based on 137 professional reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman offers a surprisingly entertaining burst of colorful all-ages fun, despite its dated source material and rather convoluted plot."[53] Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned Mr. Peabody & Sherman a score of 59 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[54] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[55]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said: "(The film) takes a little while for the audience to get up to speed, but once this is achieved, there's an awful lot of unexpected fun to be had,"[56] while Mark Kermode of the sister paper The Observer declared, "Pleasant to report, then, that DreamWorks' latest offers a fairly consistent stream of sight gags and vocal slapstick, even as the plot veers wildly down a wormhole in the time-space continuum."[57] Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave the film a C+, saying, "Unlike the whimsical, slapstick-driven shorts on which it's based, this feature-length adaptation adds an obligatory emotional arc that feels at odds with the zany spirit of historical time-travel tales."[58] A. O. Scott of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying, "This DreamWorks Animation production, directed by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little, The Lion King) from a screenplay by Craig Wright, is not perfect, but it is fast-moving, intermittently witty and pretty good fun."[59] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a B, saying, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a whip-smart, consistently funny and good-natured film with some terrific voice performances and one of the most hilarious appearances ever by an animated version of a living human being."[60] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman is lively, educational and intermittently amusing. The fun, however, grows strained and formulaic as the movie goes on."[61] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two out of four stars, saying, "The film's animation design is strictly generic in its rounded edges and dutiful 3-D IN YOUR FACE!!! gimmicks. And the story gets off to such a sour start, it takes a long time for the comedy to recover."[21]

Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying, "It retains the main characters, the WABAC machine, the trips through history – but not the sense of nuttiness that made the TV cartoon so delightful."[62] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "What a relief to see that while Mr. Peabody's visuals are enhanced to sleek 21st-century standards, the essential charm of the series survives more or less intact."[63] Elizabeth Weitzman of New York Daily News gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Burrell doesn't quite capture the wry deadpan of the original, but then, neither does the movie. That's okay."[64] Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Kids of all ages are sure to enjoy this visually splendid, fast-paced blast through the past."[65] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, saying, "For all the ways the film reflects its earlier TV incarnation, the shadings have been softened. Mr. Peabody could use a bit more bite."[66] Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "Frantically paced by director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King) and making very effective use of 3D – Hey! Get that sword out of my face! – the movie will surely appeal to kids."[67] Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "The movie has trouble stitching together disjointed episodes into a coherent narrative. Thanks to a strong voice cast, however, the characters retain their charm throughout."[68]

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, saying, "The film's saving grace is its character design and use of 3D techniques to speed things up in every sense when the plot starts to flag."[69] Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "Mr. Peabody is fast-paced and jammed with rib-poking historical references, but it couldn't be called witty, even on the broadly winking level of the original cartoon."[70] Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Fifty years ago, animated entertainment was a lot quieter. But that was my Mr. Peabody & Sherman. This is someone else's. And it should give them, and even a few open-minded parents, almost just as much giggly fun."[71] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B, saying, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman has a zesty time mixing and matching historical figures, from Marie Antoinette to George Washington. Yet the movie never, to my mind, conjured quite the quirky effervescence of such brainiac animated features as the Jimmy Neutron or SpongeBob SquarePants movies."[72] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave the film one out of four stars, saying, "By visual standards alone, the characters, rendered in eye-popping 3-D, resemble nothing so much as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats. They're just as lifeless and inexpressive, too."[73] Sean Daly of the Tampa Bay Times gave the film a B, saying, "Before getting sucked into a what-the-wormhole ending that will scramble young brains, time-travel romp Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a fast, fun 3-D getaway."[74]

Tom Huddleston of Time Out gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This feature-length Mr Peabody & Sherman is by no means unbearable: there are a few decent gags, and the episodic plot just about manages to hold the interest. But there's little here for any but the most easy-to-please youngsters."[75] Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying, "The film spent roughly a dozen years in development, and the moronic, corporate detritus from that long time warp is strewn about like so many improbable history lessons."[76] Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman has a cool, midcentury-modern look (dog and boy live in a populuxe Manhattan penthouse) and a voice cast that may not be A-list but fits the bill nicely."[77] David Gritten of The Daily Telegraph gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "It's sweet-natured and amusing, with a story to captivate kids; yet the script has enough witty touches to keep adults laughing too."[78] Perry Seibert, writing for AllMovie, gave the movie two stars out of five, calling the movie "long, loud, and visually exhausting" and saying that it "feels less like an attempt to update a boomer classic for millennials than a prime example of how lazy marketing guys hold sway over what movies get made."[79]

Accolades

Accolades received by Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
3D Creative Arts Awards January 28, 2015 Best Feature Film – Animation Mr. Peabody & Sherman Nominated [80]
Annie Awards January 31, 2015 Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production Fangwei Lee, Krzysztof Rost, Jihyun Yoon, and Robert Chen Nominated [81]
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production Timothy Lamb and Joe Moshier Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production Danny Elfman Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production David James, Ruben Perez, Priscilla Wong, Timothy Lamb, and Alexandre Puvilland Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards November 23, 2014 Kid's Vote — Film Mr. Peabody & Sherman Nominated [82]
[83]
Golden Trailer Awards May 30, 2014 Best Original Score "Who's the Dog" (Buddha Jones) Nominated [84]
[85]
Best Animation/Family TV Spot "Who's the Dog" (Buddha Jones) Nominated
Best Pre-show Theatrical Advertising for a Brand "Odeon Premier Club" (Toy Box Entertainment) Nominated
Best Viral Video or Campaign "History Greatest Mystery" (Toy Box Entertainment) Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 4, 2014 Best Original Song in an Animated Film Peter Andre for "Kid" Nominated [86]
[87]
Best Original Score in an Animated Film Danny Elfman Nominated

Soundtrack

Main article: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (soundtrack)

The film's score was composed by Danny Elfman.[88] The soundtrack was released by Relativity Music Group on March 3, 2014.[89] Peter Andre wrote and performed for the film a song titled "Kid",[90] which is played during the British version of the end credits, instead of Grizfolk's "Way Back When".[91]

Home media

Mr. Peabody & Sherman was released in digital HD, Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on October 14, 2014. The Blu-ray release also included a new CGI Rocky & Bullwinkle short film.[92] As of February 2015, 3.4 million home entertainment units were sold.[93]

Television series

Main article: The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

An animated television series featuring Mr. Peabody and Sherman, titled The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show, was premiered on October 9, 2015, on Netflix.[94] The series is based on the 1960s short film segments that aired as part of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, and it also takes some elements from the film.[94] After being revealed as time travelers at the end of the film, Mr. Peabody and Sherman launch a live TV variety show, hosting various historical figures at their Manhattan penthouse.[94] The series is hand-drawn, with the Vancouver-based DHX Media providing the animation.[94] Mr. Peabody is voiced by Chris Parnell, while Max Charles reprises his role as Sherman from the film.[94] According to The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839, 78 episodes of the television series have been ordered,[95] however, only 52 episodes were made. A soundtrack for the series was released digitally on October 2, 2015, and on CD in December 2015. Published by Lakeshore Records, the album features original score and the opening theme song by Eric Goldman and Michael Corcoran (a.k.a. The Outfit), and new original songs by Jukebox the Ghost, JD McPherson, Wordsworth and Prince Paul, and Ra Ra Riot.[96][97]

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