Kidding

30min

Drama

Comedy

Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.

Production Companies

Aggregate Films

Some Kind of Garden

Episodes

Cast

Green Means Go

1. Green Means Go

30min

9th Sep 2018

Jeff Pickles decides it’s time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, feels that Mr. Pickles the persona and Jeff Pickles the person need to remain separate. Deirdre punishes her daughter Maddy for not eating her veggies.

Pusillanimous

2. Pusillanimous

30min

16th Sep 2018

Jeff makes a rash decision that could affect the ability of the show to continue. Seb strategizes how to rebuild Jeff’s image. The two disagree about how Jeff can repair his family. Deirdre tries to learn more about what’s happening while Maddy is at her piano lesson. Jeff’s son Will decides to let loose with his new friends.

Every Pain Needs a Name

3. Every Pain Needs a Name

30min

23rd Sep 2018

Jeff tries to fix his heartbreak. Deirdre deals with her daughter’s developing medical condition. Seb outlines the future of Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time without Jeff. Jeff tries to get Will off pot by giving him a hobby.

Bye, Mom

4. Bye, Mom

30min

30th Sep 2018

Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.

The New You

5. The New You

30min

7th Oct 2018

Jeff decides to step out of his comfort zone. Seb tries to get Jeff on board with new changes for Puppet Time, as well as his ice skating show – Pickles On Ice, starring Tara Lipinski.

The Cookie

6. The Cookie

30min

14th Oct 2018

Will tries to honor his brother in a unique way. Jeff decides to make some changes to Pickles on Ice. Deirdre lets her anger out on Maddy. Jeff tries to convince Vivian to continue with her treatment.

Kintsugi

7. Kintsugi

30min

21st Oct 2018

Jeff goes off script and starts to speak more honestly to children on Puppet Time as Seb panics that Jeff will soon have to appear on live television for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony. Deirdre and Scott get a new visitor from Japan – Mr. Pickles-San. The Pickles have Thanksgiving as a family.

Philliam

8. Philliam

30min

28th Oct 2018

Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.

LT. Pickles

9. LT. Pickles

30min

4th Nov 2018

Jeff wonders if he’s having a breakdown or a breakthrough. Will gets into trouble at school. Scott confronts Deirdre about her feelings for Mr. Pickles-San. Seb decides to make a last-minute change to Pickles on Ice while Jeff is away.

Some Day

10. Some Day

30min

11th Nov 2018

Everyone in Jeff’s life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television.

First air date

9th Sep 2018

Last air date

8th Mar 2020

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks