The Animated Guy season 1

The Animated Guy
Season 1
Starring
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	June 5, 2025 (2025-06-05) – present (present)
Season chronology

The first season of the American animated television series The Animated Guy premiered on June 5, 2025.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pants on Fire"	Greg Henshaw	Tori Feldman	June 5, 2025	TAGX01	1.42
After shrinking all his pants in the dryer, Alan Gribble starts wearing his daughter Morgan’s leggings and discovers they make him feel “fast,” prompting him to enter the Bayshore Senior Invitational under a fake age and win by cutting through alleys and riding his neighbor Carl’s stair lift. When news footage exposes him, Alan blames “Big Pants” for deepfaking the video, rallying a protest against “ageist legwear discrimination” that ends when the mayor catches him trying to return the stretched leggings for store credit. Meanwhile, Oliver, inspired by Linda telling a “white lie” to their friend Denise, sets up elaborate hidden-camera scenarios to catch the family lying, culminating in faking Max’s death to see who would cry—only to learn everyone was mostly annoyed by him.
2	2	"Mayor for a Minute"	Dana Whitlock	Randy Kelter	June 12, 2025	TAGX02	1.39
After accidentally knocking Mayor Bronson unconscious during the annual Bayshore Beach Clam Chowder Festival by tripping over the microphone cable, Alan is mistaken for the deputy mayor and pressured into taking over the job “just for the afternoon.” Loving the instant perks—free parking, police escorts, and a lifetime supply of mini muffins—Alan refuses to give the job back, using his newfound power to pass bizarre ordinances like “Mandatory Pajama Thursdays” and “No Spoons Bigger than a Tablespoon.” As the town begins to spiral into chaos, Linda tries to remind him that real leadership means responsibility, only for Alan to retaliate by declaring their marriage “temporarily illegal.” Meanwhile, Morgan and Oliver try to win a local radio contest for concert tickets by calling in every hour, but Max keeps answering the phone with weird noises or prank answers that get them disqualified. When Morgan finally tricks Max into staying quiet by bribing him with a rare trading card, the radio DJ shows up to deliver the tickets—only for Max to accidentally shred them while trying to show off a magic trick. Alan’s reign ends when Mayor Bronson wakes up in the hospital and declares all of Alan’s ordinances null and void, except for Pajama Thursdays, which the town surprisingly embraces.
3	3	"Gribble of Fortune "	Lance Myerson	Kelly DuVall	June 19, 2025	TAGX03	1.44
When Alan wins a trip to spin the giant prize wheel at the popular game show Spin 2 Win, he becomes obsessed with landing on the $1 million slot, despite Linda reminding him the odds are worse than their toaster “accidentally” making a croissant. On the day of filming, Alan sabotages other contestants by swapping their good-luck charms with cursed ones from the attic, but ends up spinning the wheel so hard it flies off and crashes through the set of Cooking with Carol. To avoid being sued, the producers let Alan host the show for a week, where he promptly turns it into Gribble of Fortune—a hybrid game show and personal blog where contestants answer trivia questions about his life. Meanwhile, Morgan is roped into helping Oliver and Max build a cardboard castle for a school project, only for Max to fortify it with so many heavy objects that it collapses on Oliver, trapping him inside. Convinced they’ll be blamed, the kids recruit Carl to “rescue” Oliver using his leaf blower, which works but also blows Oliver’s homework into the bay. Back at the studio, Alan finally wins the $1 million on a practice spin, only to be told it doesn’t count; in retaliation, he spins the wheel again and accidentally knocks over the host’s grandmother, earning him a permanent ban from the show but free croissants for life from the network cafeteria.
4	4	"Beach Blanket Bizarro"	Marty Kellman	Shawna Price	June 26, 2025	TAGX04	1.41
After a heatwave leaves the Gribble household sweltering, Alan suggests a family day at Bayshore Beach, only to find it’s been converted into a bizarre “multi-use event space” featuring a dog surfing competition, a medieval jousting demo, and a cryptocurrency convention sharing the same sand. Determined to still have fun, Alan rents an oversized inflatable raft but gets swept into the jousting arena, accidentally unseating the reigning knight and being crowned “King of Beach Games” by a group of overly enthusiastic tourists. Meanwhile, Linda tries to relax with a book but keeps getting pulled into awkward conversations with crypto investors pitching her “beach coins,” while Morgan and Oliver start collecting discarded jousting gear to resell online—until Max trades the whole stash for a single corndog. Alan abuses his temporary title by banning sunscreen (claiming “royal tans” are mandatory) and ordering the jousters to guard his raft, sparking a turf war between the medieval reenactors and the dog surfers. The chaos peaks when the cryptocurrency stage collapses into the ocean, scattering foam swords and Bitcoin flyers everywhere. In the end, Alan loses his crown after being caught sneaking a popsicle from the “royal cooler,” and the family retreats home sunburned, broke, and in possession of a useless NFT of Alan in his beach crown.
5	5	"Gribble vs. Grizzle"	Paige Lorenz	Colton Meyers	July 3, 2025	TAGX05	1.53
Alan’s plans for a peaceful Fourth of July backyard barbecue are ruined when a new neighbor moves in next door: Vince “The Grizzle” Grizzleman, a smug, hyper-competitive former reality show contestant who treats every interaction as a televised challenge. After Vince interrupts the cookout with a fireworks display choreographed to his own theme song, Alan swears revenge and engages him in a weeklong series of increasingly petty competitions—from lawn edging and mailbox decoration to who can draw a bigger crowd for their garage sale. Linda warns Alan that Vince thrives on rivalries, but Alan insists he’s “immune to villain mind games” while clearly falling for every taunt. Meanwhile, Morgan and Oliver discover that Vince has a private collection of rare snack foods from around the world and hatch a plan to steal a Japanese soda that could win them a year’s supply of candy, roping Max in as the decoy. The heist fails spectacularly when Max accidentally live-streams the break-in on Vince’s “24/7 GrizzleCam,” earning the kids a place on Vince’s “Enemy Board” alongside Alan. The episode ends with Vince telling Alan that this is “only Round One” and pulling back a curtain to reveal a fully stocked “battle bunker” aimed directly at the Gribble house.
6	6	"License to Gribble    "	Shannon Kerr	Matt Doolan	July 10, 2025	TAGX06	1.48
After failing his driver’s license renewal exam for the third time due to “excessive horn enthusiasm,” Alan learns that the Bayshore DMV is temporarily operating out of Vince “The Grizzle” Grizzleman’s old CrossFit gym. Determined not to let his rival see him fail again, Alan bribes Morgan to be his “driving sensei,” who teaches him bizarre focus techniques like parallel parking blindfolded and yelling his own name before lane changes. Meanwhile, Linda takes over carpool duties for Morgan, Oliver, and Max, only to turn each school pickup into a high-stakes road race with other parents, leaving the kids terrified and strangely impressed. Vince keeps sabotaging Alan’s tests with distractions—blasting airhorns from the parking lot, releasing chickens into the driving course—until Alan snaps and challenges him to a sudden-death parallel parking contest judged by the DMV clerk. The contest ends in chaos when both cars roll into the smoothie bar across the street, causing Vince to be temporarily banned from the premises but Alan to get his license renewed out of pity. Back at home, Alan celebrates his victory until he notices a “sponsored by The Grizzle” decal on his renewed license, realizing Vince had it printed just to keep his rivalry alive.
7	7	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18)	T27.15107	N/A
8	8	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	September 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)	T27.15108	N/A
9	9	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)	T27.15109	N/A
10	10	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)	T27.15110	N/A
11	11	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)	T27.15111	N/A
12	12	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 2025 (2025-10-23)	T27.15112	N/A
13	13	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 2025 (2025-10-30)	T27.15113	N/A