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| Written by | Leah Gotcsik |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 60(list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Lorraine Morgan |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Release | November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) – November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) |
Butterbean's Café is a CGI-animated culinary fantasy children's television series created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull and ordered by Nickelodeon.[2][3] Principally animated by Ireland-based Brown Bag Films, it ran on Nickelodeon and its sister channel Nick Jr.[4] for 2 seasons and 60 episodes from November 12, 2018[5] to November 1, 2020.
Involving "creative cooking, a farm-to-table philosophy and a social-emotional curriculum that focuses on leadership skills", a total of 40 episodes were ordered for its inaugural season. On June 4, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season[6] and moved to the Nick Jr. Channel the same year on August 25.
The series is set in the magical land of Puddlebrook and follows its titular character, Butterbean, a fairy who opens up and works in her own café, with the help of sister Cricket and friends Poppy, Dazzle, and Jasper. The patrons of the café consists of anthropomorphic chipmunks and rabbits. Next to the café is grumpy Ms. Marmalady, who plots to put Butterbean out of business, only to fail every time. There is a running gag where a character (which the episode varies and mostly centers around on) breaks the fourth wall by talking to the viewer in a documentary-style confession where they explain the various situations happening at the moment. Working together, the fairies whip up amazing treats in most of the episode. If the treat is successfully saved, Butterbean plants a colorful surprise bean producing special effects based on it, depending on the episode, to which she calls "The Fairy Finish".
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 73 | 40 | November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) | December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29) | |
| 2 | 38 | 20 | January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) | November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) | |
Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment has released episodes of this show on DVD both under its eponymous name and the title Let's Get Cooking!.[9][10][11]
On June 7, 2023, Butterbean's Café was added to Paramount+ but has since been removed (as of April 2024).[12]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program | Olivia Grace Manning | Nominated |
The series' debut on November 12, 2018 yielded Nickelodeon "its highest-rated preschool series debut since the 2013 launch of PAW Patrol", drawing 727,000 kids betweem ages 2 to 5 and 2 million total viewers.[13][14]
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| 1 | 55 | November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) | 1.28[15] | December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29) | 0.33[16] | 0.59 |
| 2 | 20 | January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) | 0.35[17] | November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) | 0.32[18] | 0.35 |
"Butterbean's Cafe" scored the network's highest-rated preschool series debut since 2013 while the "PAW Patrol" special episode, the number one telecast of the day, nabbed the series its highest ratings with kids two to five in more than a year, averaging a 7.3/727,000 with kids two to five and 2 million total viewers.
