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----'''Cast:''' Alex Brow as Alan Gribble, Sarah Donnelly as Linda Gribble, Noah Price as Morgan Gribble, Eli Watson as Oliver Gribble, Max Reynolds as Max Gribble, Helen Carter as Mayor Bronson, Ben Lawson as Gary Plimpton, Allison Frye as Janet Loomis, and Jason Clarke as Event Marshal Ron.
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| ShortSummary =When Bayshore High announces a surprise all-years reunion, Alan is horrified to discover it is being organized by Chadwick “Chad” Mercer, his former student council rival who peaked socially in 2003 and never emotionally left. Chad arrives in town with a full entourage, matching jackets, and an unshakable belief that high school hierarchy is the natural order of society, immediately attempting to reassert dominance by ranking former classmates, assigning lunch tables, and declaring himself “Reunion King.” Alan initially tries to avoid Chad entirely, but is dragged into the conflict when Chad announces that Alan’s life has been used as an example of “what happens when potential is wasted.” As the reunion spirals into an absurd power struggle—complete with choreographed flashbacks, forced pep rallies, and Chad attempting to enforce a curfew on adults—Linda calmly undermines Chad’s authority by treating him like a polite inconvenience, while Morgan exposes his fabricated achievements, Oliver manipulates reunion gossip to turn Chad’s allies against each other, and Max accidentally becomes wildly popular after being mistaken for a “legacy cool kid.” The showdown culminates in a disastrous keynote speech where Chad declares his intention to “take Bayshore back to its glory days,” only to be publicly ignored as everyone leaves early for free food elsewhere. The episode ends with Chad being escorted out of town after attempting to award himself a trophy, while Alan admits that beating him felt good—but mostly because he didn’t have to try very hard.
----'''Cast:''' Alex Brow as Alan Gribble, Sarah Donnelly as Linda Gribble, Noah Price as Morgan Gribble, Eli Watson as Oliver Gribble, Max Reynolds as Max Gribble, Jason Clarke as Chadwick “Chad” Mercer, Helen Carter as Mayor Bronson, and Ben Lawson as Gary Plimpton.
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Revision as of 05:01, 10 January 2026

The Animated Guy
Season 4
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJune 2 (2027-06-02) –
August 18, 2027 (2027-08-18)
Season chronology
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Season 3
Next →
Season 5

The fourth season of the American animated television series The Animated Guy premiered on June 2 and concluded on August 18, 2027.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
381"A Normal Start (For Once)"Dana WhitlockKelly DuVallJune 1, 2028TAGW4011.92

Determined to begin the year without chaos, Alan announces that the family will have a completely normal, uneventful day to “set the tone,” immediately becoming hypersensitive to anything that might resemble a plot. Every minor occurrence—a slightly late delivery, an unfamiliar car parked on the street, a neighbor waving too enthusiastically—is treated by Alan as the first domino of something bigger, while Linda calmly goes about her routine and refuses to acknowledge his paranoia. Morgan treats the day like a control experiment, Oliver keeps testing Alan by inventing fake mysteries to see which ones he reacts to, and Max repeatedly asks whether today is “the boring one.” As Alan desperately tries to suppress his instincts, the town quietly carries on without incident, frustrating him more than any disaster ever has. By the end of the day, nothing significant has happened, the family is relaxed, and Alan admits—begrudgingly—that normal can be satisfying. The episode ends with him confidently declaring the experiment a success, just as a flyer slides under the door advertising “Bayshore Mystery Week,” which everyone else agrees to ignore.


Cast: Alex Brow as Alan Gribble, Sarah Donnelly as Linda Gribble, Noah Price as Morgan Gribble, Eli Watson as Oliver Gribble, Max Reynolds as Max Gribble, Helen Carter as Mayor Bronson, and Ben Lawson as Gary Plimpton.
392"Everything Happens Today"Dana WhitlockEric FaulknerJune 8, 2028TAGW4021.88

When a scheduling error causes every postponed, rescheduled, and “we’ll get to it later” event in Bayshore to be booked on the same day, the town erupts into nonstop chaos as parades collide with funerals, garage sales overlap with weddings, and five unrelated festivals all attempt to use the same stage. Alan thrives at first, convinced this is the kind of maximum-efficiency madness he’s been waiting for, and volunteers himself as an unofficial coordinator despite having no authority or plan. Linda spends the day calmly redirecting lost guests, emotionally supporting strangers who think they’re late for the wrong event, and quietly fixing problems Alan creates by “optimizing” them. Morgan navigates the mess like a logistics puzzle, Oliver starts selling color-coded maps that are wildly inaccurate but extremely popular, and Max treats the entire town like a free-for-all carnival, collecting wristbands from events he never attends. As the day spirals further—fireworks going off at noon, a marching band leading a yoga class, and a surprise animal blessing occurring in the middle of a demolition—the mayor attempts to shut everything down, only to realize there’s no clear way to stop something that is already happening everywhere at once. The episode ends with the town exhausted but oddly satisfied, agreeing that while it should never happen again, it was “kind of incredible,” as Alan collapses onto the couch declaring it the greatest day of his life while Linda reminds him he still forgot to go to the one thing they were actually invited to.


Cast: Alex Brow as Alan Gribble, Sarah Donnelly as Linda Gribble, Noah Price as Morgan Gribble, Eli Watson as Oliver Gribble, Max Reynolds as Max Gribble, Helen Carter as Mayor Bronson, Ben Lawson as Gary Plimpton, Allison Frye as Janet Loomis, and Jason Clarke as Event Marshal Ron.
403"The Reunion King"Dana WhitlockMatt DoolanJune 15, 2028TAGW4031.85

When Bayshore High announces a surprise all-years reunion, Alan is horrified to discover it is being organized by Chadwick “Chad” Mercer, his former student council rival who peaked socially in 2003 and never emotionally left. Chad arrives in town with a full entourage, matching jackets, and an unshakable belief that high school hierarchy is the natural order of society, immediately attempting to reassert dominance by ranking former classmates, assigning lunch tables, and declaring himself “Reunion King.” Alan initially tries to avoid Chad entirely, but is dragged into the conflict when Chad announces that Alan’s life has been used as an example of “what happens when potential is wasted.” As the reunion spirals into an absurd power struggle—complete with choreographed flashbacks, forced pep rallies, and Chad attempting to enforce a curfew on adults—Linda calmly undermines Chad’s authority by treating him like a polite inconvenience, while Morgan exposes his fabricated achievements, Oliver manipulates reunion gossip to turn Chad’s allies against each other, and Max accidentally becomes wildly popular after being mistaken for a “legacy cool kid.” The showdown culminates in a disastrous keynote speech where Chad declares his intention to “take Bayshore back to its glory days,” only to be publicly ignored as everyone leaves early for free food elsewhere. The episode ends with Chad being escorted out of town after attempting to award himself a trophy, while Alan admits that beating him felt good—but mostly because he didn’t have to try very hard.


Cast: Alex Brow as Alan Gribble, Sarah Donnelly as Linda Gribble, Noah Price as Morgan Gribble, Eli Watson as Oliver Gribble, Max Reynolds as Max Gribble, Jason Clarke as Chadwick “Chad” Mercer, Helen Carter as Mayor Bronson, and Ben Lawson as Gary Plimpton.
414TBATBATBATBATAGW4041.83
425TBATBATBATBATAGW4051.80
436TBATBATBATBATAGW4061.78
447TBATBATBATBATAGW4071.75
458TBATBATBATBATAGW4081.73
469TBATBATBATBATAGW4091.70
4710TBATBATBATBATAGW4101.68
4811TBATBATBATBATAGW4111.66
4912TBATBATBATBATAGW4121.63
5013TBATBATBATBATAGW4131.60
5114TBATBATBATBATAGW4141.58
5215TBATBATBATBATAGW4151.55
5316TBATBATBATBATAGW4161.52
5417TBATBATBATBATAGW4171.50
5518TBATBATBATBATAGW4181.47
5619TBATBATBATBATAGW4191.42
5720TBATBATBATBATAGW4201.35

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