
Baby Lamb & Friends is a web series created by Simon A.. It premiered on April 29, 2016, on the Baby Lamb Creations YouTube channel and currently has ten seasons.
The series involves a young black sheep named Baby Lamb as well as his colorful and unique friends. His friends include his best friend Cow McMoo, sweet and bubbly Belle Butterfly, wisecracking Ricky Bowers, philosophical Donny Dolphin, tough-as-nails Alice Pollenia, and sassy Cassandra Cat. All of them live in the random town of Capitol City, where they tend to get into random situations that happen. The show uses a mixture of live-action and animation as well as plush toys, "paper puppets", LEGO mini-figures, and others.
A feature-length web film based on the series titled Baby Lamb & Friends: The Movie, was released on November 9, 2019. It's about a guy named The Dark Slayer who may look threatening but is actually a very lousy villain. So, he sets out to prove to everyone in Capitol City that he is a real villain by plotting to destroy the town and rule its people with an iron fist. Baby Lamb and the gang don't believe him until The Dark Slayer proves them wrong, takes over the town, and kidnaps everyone. The rest of the gang seeks vengeance, but Baby Lamb realizes something serious about The Dark Slayer.
Baby Lamb & Friends was significantly inspired by another web series called Angry Birds Craptastic Adventures and also partially inspired by SuperMarioLogan.
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[Baby Lamb & Friends] contains examples of:
- Absurdly Ineffective Barricade: In the Season 1 episode "Revenge of the Prisoners", James tries to barricade the police garage door but it did not work because the prisoner ended up crashing through the garage.
- Alone Among the Couples: At the beginning of the Season 2 episode, "Valentine's Day Redux: Part 2", Ricky Bowers feels lonely and single as he walks around and sees all the other couples having a date on Valentine's Day.
- April Fools' Plot:
- The four-part special "April Foolin' Around", which is centered around April Fools' Day.
- The episode "Easter Fool's Day" involves the gang teaching the Easter Bunny how to pull a prank.
- Art Evolution: The designs for the characters gradually changed as a result of Simon A.'s art improving.
- Art Shift: Occasionally, the show would shift from being live-action to being animated, with the animation being mainly by Simon A.
- Back to School: Season 1 had a four-part musical special titled "End of Summer" where Baby Lamb had to get through the anxiety of having to go back to school.
- Big Bad
- Formerly The Dark Slayer until he changed his ways as of "The Story of Uncle Lamb".
- The CEO of LeapFrog in "I Can Make a Change"
- Roger Rex. Originally he was a supporting character but then his role changed to be a villain.
- Big Damn Movie: Baby Lamb & Friends: The Movie, with Baby Lamb and the gang facing off against The Dark Slayer.
- Birthday Episode:
- The episode "Leap Year Baby" celebrates Donny Dolphin's birthday, which is revealed to be on February 29.
- The appropriately titled "Baby Lamb's Birthday".
- Butt-Monkey: Ricky Bowers usually takes this role whenever he's paired up with Cow, especially in the episodes "Ricky and Cow's Stupid Adventure" and "Cow the Olympian".
- Christmas Episode: The series has multiple Christmas episodes that are uploaded in December, with the exception of "Gift of the Fools" which was released in early January.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Dave the Alien was a prominent part of the show in the first two seasons, then mysteriously disappeared after "The Lucked-Up St. Paddy's Day Special: Part 3".
- Cousin Oliver: The addition of Calf McMoo, Cow's baby brother who became part of the cast as of Season 4.
- Cutaway Gag:
- In the Season 2 episode "April Foolin' Around: Part 2", Ricky brings up the time he auditioned to be Thomas the Tank Engine's Driver, and it immediately cuts to Ricky's audition.
- In "Baby Lamb & Friends: the Movie", Jonathan brought up previous attempts by the Dark Slayer to be evil, all of which were done in the form of cutaway gags.
- Dogs Love Fire Hydrants: In the Season 3 episode, "Valentine's Day Redux: Part 3", Ricky Bowers and his date Riley (both of whom are dogs) go out to see a new fire hydrant opening on Main Street.
- Dude, Not Funny!: In the episode "October the 13th", Baby Lamb got scared of a story Ricky told them and Ricky started to laugh.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Cassandra Cat makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Cartoon Shorties Night" despite not being introduced officially until over a year later in "Baby Dog".
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In early seasons of the show and the movie, Baby Lamb and Belle Butterfly were depicted to be a couple. As the series progressed, Simon A. was uncomfortable with that concept and instead omitted it and made them have a strictly platonic relationship. Although it was briefly rebuttal on "Cartoon Shorties Night" by a fanboy before Baby Lamb called security to escort them off the premises.
- Easter Special:
- "Another Egg-stravagant Easter" involves the gang trying to encourage the Easter Chicken to continue laying eggs.
- "Easter Fool's Day" involves the gang celebrating both Easter and April Fools Day simultaneously.
- "Obese-ter Easter" involves the gang trying to help the Easter Bunny get back into shape after he let himself go.
- "The Easter Peep" has Baby Lamb and Cow finding Peep hidden inside a purple Easter egg.
- Ensemble Cast: As the title suggests, the show centers on not only Baby Lamb but also his friends such as Cow McMoo, Belle Butterfly, Donny Dolphin, Ricky Bowers, Alice Pollenia, Cassandra Cat, and many others.
- Fat Idiot: Cow McMoo.
- Franchise-Driven Retitling: The earliest episodes were originally titled "BLC" (short for Baby Lamb Creations) but the creator of the series, Simon A., decided to change it to "Baby Lamb & Friends" to make it sound more unique.
- Fun with Flushing: Shown in "Easter Fool's Day" when the Easter Bunny, during his montage of pranks, flushes Protegent down the toilet.
- Halloween Episode: Every season has at least 1 Halloween special, which usually features the Count Von Count from "Sesame Street" serving as the host who introduces the story and concludes the episode.
- Their Name Really Is "Barkeep": The character, Lenny the Leprechaun, despite his attire, is not a real leprechaun and only got his name because he performed in a band called "Lenny and the Leprechauns" during the '70s. Eventually, he was made into a real leprechaun in the episode "The Luck of the Foolish".
- Holiday Episode: The show has several holiday episodes for Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.
- Invisible Parents: Despite the character being a minor, Baby Lamb's parents are neither seen or mentioned and their whereabouts have never been touched upon throughout the series.
- Meaningful Rename: Alice Pollenia was initially named Alphabet Pal, after the LeapFrog toy of the same name. To make the character more original, the episode "I Can Make a Change" was made to give the character a new name and design being renamed to "Alice Pennington". Simon A. later on renamed her to "Alice Pollenia".
- Medium Blending: The show is mostly live-action with the characters portrayed by plushies or paper-cutout drawings. Occasionally depending on the episode's story, some of the plushie characters alternate into paper-cutout versions of themselves such as "Cartoon Shorties' Night" as the majority of the characters needed to wear formal attire for the event. Other occasions and even other characters use still photographs as well. Additional CG and 2D animation are also occasionally inserted via post-production and chroma key techniques.
- New Year Has Come: The season 1 finale, "Big Fat New Year's Eve Party", takes place on New Year's Eve.
- Off-the-Shelf FX: All the plush toys used for the series were bought for Simon when he was a kid.
- Parental Substitute: Due to the unexplained absence of Baby Lamb's parents, Uncle Lamb would usually serve as the parental figure to Baby Lamb.
- Police Are Useless: In Baby Lamb & Friends: The Movie, the police are obliviously busy watching television while the Dark Slayer and his evil army are attacking the city.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!:
- "SuperMarioLamb!", only that was meant to parody that of SML's video titles.
- "Return of the Pirate Posse Pals!"
- Remember the New Guy?: Despite Belle not being added to the cast until the 23rd episode, she was never given a proper introduction.
- Ripped from the Headlines: A few episodes tend to relate to current events.
- "Quarantine Life" was made as a response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
- "Election Day Redux (or Mayor McMoo) is a response to the 2020 presidential debate, although it does not mention Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Not only is this Roger Rex sometimes, but it's also exactly what he says when he leaves after being disappointed.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Ricky takes up the role after the show started to allow more profanity.
- St. Patrick's Day Episode:
- "The Lucked-Up St. Patty's Day Special" involves the gang coming into contact with a live leprechaun.
- "Lenny's Lucky Day" has Lenny the Leprechaun wanting to get everyone into the spirit of St. Patrick's Day.
- "Go Green or Go Home" has Baby Lamb wanting to convince Ricky not to capture a leprechaun.
- "Luck of the Foolish" involves Baby Lamb and Cow trying to save Lenny after Roger captures him so he can get a pot of gold.
- Story Arc: Many episodes of Baby Lamb & Friends have episodes with numerous parts. Season 1 has a four-part musical special called "End of Summer", a five-part Halloween special called "The Baby Lamb & Friends Halloween Special", and a six-part Christmas special called "The Baby Lamb & Friends Holiday Special". Season 2 has a four-part special called "April Foolin' Around". Season 5 has a four-part special called "An Old Friend Returns".
- Thanksgiving Episode:
- The appropriately titled episode "Thanksgiving" involves the gang preparing for Thanksgiving dinner.
- The season 3 episode "Thanksgiving-Up" has The Dark Slayer ruining Thanksgiving so Baby Lamb tries to talk to him.
- The season 8 episode "Turkey Trouble" has Cow hunting for a Thanksgiving turkey after eating the one that they prepared for dinner.
- The Cameo: Plushies of Mickey and Minnie Mouse sometimes make cameo appearances on the show, as well as the Neighborhood Trolley from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
- The Remake: Season 6 featured an episode that's a remake of the pilot episode of the series to honor its 5th anniversary. Additionally, some episodes are remakes of old holiday episodes from 2016 such as "Halloween Redux" and "Holiday Redux".
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cow McMoo's favorite food is stuffed onions.
- Valentine's Day Episode:
- "Valentine's Day" has the gang celebrating Valentine's Day while Cow doesn't like the holiday.
- "Valentine's Day Redux" involves Baby Lamb and his friends helping Ricky get a date.
- "A Valentine for Belle" has Baby Lamb and Belle trying to meet up so they can give each other special Valentines.
- Vocal Evolution: Because the series first began when Simon A. was a kid, many of the characters he voiced experience this as a result of him getting older
- Baby Lamb's voice became more baby-ish and higher-pitched.
- Cow's voice becomes more dopey.
- Donny Dolphin's voice is a lot deeper now.
- Ricky Bowers' voice is noticeably deeper, the result of Simon A. using his regular voice for the character.
- Welcome Episode: The Season 7 finale, "Baby Dog", serves as a welcome to the show's newest character, Cassandra Cat (although she first appeared a year prior in the previous season).
- Whole-Plot Reference: The episode "Cartoon Shorties Night" is a reference to Disney's "House of Mouse".
- Yet Another Christmas Carol: The episode "A Baby Lamb Christmas Carol", although it took a lot of inspiration from "Mickey's Christmas Carol"
