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Season 2 – Kidding

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"Kidding" follows Jeff Pickles, a man who is iconic in children's television. Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is a pillar of kindness and wisdom to the impressionable minds of America's youth and to the parents who grew up with him. When Mr. Pickles' family begins to implode, his life starts to take a downward spiral. He must put the fables and puppets aside to get through this newest crisis in life. As the slow leak of sanity advances faster than he can cope with it, the cruel world breaks his heart.
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Kidding — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Kidding lightens its emotional load just enough to craft a sophomore season that is brighter and sweeter and no less insightful than its first.

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James Jackson Times (UK) Being one of those inventive comedies confronting midlife predicaments (divorce, failure, all the fun stuff), it has to amp them up, which has the unfortunate side effect of making everyone seem downright awful. Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2020 Full Review Ben Travers IndieWire What Holstein, Gondry, Carrey, and the "Kidding" gang have accomplished is bold without reaching, sweet without turning saccharine, and thoughtful without getting pushy. Season 2 is lighter, yes, but only enough to let it fly. Rated: A- Feb 10, 2020 Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald With an ensemble cast including Frank Langella and Catherine Keener, it's deeply surreal and poignant television. Feb 5, 2020 Full Review Akos Peterbencze Frame Rated (Medium) Kidding proves that moving on is possible if we face the bad decisions we've made and forgive those who did wrong by us when we were too young to oppose. It's about the parental sins we buried deep inside ourselves... Jul 26, 2023 Full Review Keith Watson Metro Newspaper (UK) Singing and dancing with puppets and I didn't run a mile? Yes, really, I'm not kidding. Rated: 4/5 Apr 6, 2020 Full Review Martin Carr Flickering Myth Combined with discussions around mortality, adolescent arrested development and the marketing of dubiously shaped bedtime buddies Kidding continues bumping up the bar. Feb 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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SIBIRIAK . Season 2, Episode 5 I don't often write positive reviews and give a 10. I'm gonna try to express myself efficiently. I love Kidding. Watching it for the second time. The first time it was only one season. Many shows have a simulation-episode that stands aside the main continuity. Remember Mr. Robot? On one hand such episodes give the audience a reboot so watching it doesn't seem like a hamster wheel. On another hand it actually gives a new perspective and sometimes tells the story even better than a standard episode could do. Now, about the argument "I didn't sign up for this". Funny, but this particular episode teaches kids how to be graceful for changes. Aren't you tired of the same formats and styles that were passed on for decades? Oh, let's tell a story about a guy, how he goes to work and his wife asks for a divorce, and his son died, and he's having a meltdown. Do you really want another Days Of Our Lives? Believe me, most of the viewers evolved which was inevitable because film consumption has changed. And if the percentage of people who want non-linear stories was low then big companies like this would know that and wouldn't invest in such great casting and production in non-linear stories. Now, about the episode. Please, try to watch a story as a whole, as a simulation of a life. Don't look at it as if it's an isolated sketch stretched on weeks. Imagine an episode like this in a real kids-show. I remember from my days as a kid, when a show changes and it's incorporated in the story you fell it so real. I remember when ALF started getting to the final episodes. It always feels real for a kid. If you imagine this episode as a real show you would appreciate how multileveled it is, how life-educating it is. Esthetically, it reminds me of David Lynch's surrealism and at the same time those serious Soviet "Cartoons for adults" as they called them at that time where some deepest life-lessons were imbedded. Ok. Can we tell anything from this episode about how the story continues? The last episode was ended at negotiation table. We didn't even know how the negotiation went. By the way, the result if a little bit unrealistic. I don't understand why they didn't argue which half should each get. Also, not clear why they didn't argue if the names of the puppets are parts of the intellectual property. But that's I guess was left out for a lawyer-show. We can tell very much about the story from this episode. We can tell that he decides to go through with the divorce. We can tell that the negotiation went the way the puppets' intellectual property was transferred. Also we can tell that Jeff is healing, he is committed to this episode, he is not having a meltdown, He is finally expressing his artistic view. Also, we see Deidre finally participating in the show after years of begging the father to include her. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Monica M I miss the show so much. It was absolutely fantastic. What a shame it didn't continue. They were all great. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest final 10 episodes of Jim Carrey comic relief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Ser Duncan T Una bella obra, llena de situaciones curiosas e imaginativas. Jim está simplemente genial y es el epicentro de todo. Por más series así Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/22/22 Full Review Audience Member This is one of my favorite TV shows, and the second season is even better than the first. Can we take money out of the profit game and continue making good TV shows. Amazing acting! Amazing story! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This was such a fantastic series. It's a shame it was canceled. Beautifully written performed and so much more that should have been created. Wishful thinking maybe someday this would come back. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Feb 9, 2020 The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Ohio Jeff realizes if he can tell a lie for the first time in his life, he'll get everything he's ever wanted. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 9, 2020 Up, Down and Everything in Between While Jill, Deirdre and Seb debate over who is to blame for Jeff's recent behavior, Jeff finds himself in the real-world version of Pickle Barrel Falls. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 16, 2020 I'm Listening Jeff has an idea for how he can speak directly to the children of the world; Seb hands over the reins of the Pickle empire to Deirdre; after finding a book of magic spells, Will finds himself face to face with the past. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 16, 2020 I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like After realizing that he might not have any real friends, Jeff makes a new best friend; Deirdre tries to get "Puppet Time" back on the air. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 23, 2020 Episode 3101 Jeff tries to teach children about change in the first episode of the 31st season of "Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time." Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 23, 2020 The Death of Fil Jeff, Deirdre, Will, and Seb attend a funeral at sea. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 1, 2020 The Acceptance Speech Deirdre deals with a medical issue while attending Jeff's Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony; Jeff tries to be anyone but himself; Seb meets someone old and someone new. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 1, 2020 A Seat on the Rocket Jeff decides to start a new Pickles family while Deirdre tries to get some good PR for the show. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 8, 2020 The Nightingale Pledge Jeff learns the safest place for him is far away from everyone; Will talks to a mysterious visitor at his school; with Maddy's help, Deirdre gets a win for the show. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 8, 2020 The Puppet Dalai Lama Jill asks Jeff a question he isn't sure he can answer. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Dave Holstein
Executive Producer
Dave Holstein, Michel Gondry, Michael Aguilar, Roberto Benabib, Raffi Adlan, Jim Carrey, Jason Bateman, James Garavente
Network
Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 9, 2020