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The 7D
Genre
Based onSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
byWalt Disney
Written by
Directed by
  • Alfred Gimeno
  • Jeff Gordon
  • Charles Visser[1]
  • Tom Warburton
  • Kelly Ward(dialogue director)
Voices of
Theme music composerParry GrippandTom Ruegger
Opening theme"Heigh Ho: Here We Go Now", performed byParry Gripp
Ending theme"Heigh Ho: Here We Go Now" (second version)
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons2
No.of episodes44 (87 segments)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerTom Ruegger[1]
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney XD
ReleaseJuly 7, 2014(2014-07-07)–
November 5, 2016(2016-11-05)

The 7Dis an American animated television series produced byDisney Television Animation,which premiered onDisney XDon July 7, 2014. It is a re-imagining of thetitle charactersfrom the 1937 filmSnow White and the Seven DwarfsbyWalt Disney Animation Studios,and their adventures prior to the introduction ofSnow White.[1][4]The first season consisted of 24 episodes.[5]On December 2, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season.[6][7]On April 25, 2016, Disney XD announced that the series would be cancelled after two seasons.[8]The show aired its final episode on November 5, 2016, with 44 episodes produced.

Episodes

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Main article:List of The 7D episodes
SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
14724July 7, 2014(2014-07-07)September 12, 2015(2015-09-12)
24020January 23, 2016(2016-01-23)November 5, 2016(2016-11-05)

Characters

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The 7D

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See also:Seven Dwarfs § Disney Dwarfs

The7Dis a group ofdwarveswho protect Jollywood from the Glooms and other threats. They are the descendants of the dwarves that founded Jollywood. The members of the 7D are:

  • Happy(voiced byKevin Michael Richardson)[1]– Richardson said that he drew inspiration from fellow voice actorJim Cummingswith a "country / New Orleans" voice where he is "always upbeat, always positive," and as "if someone just handed him a beer".[9]Ruegger said that Richardson was the first one of the seven members to be cast, and that his voice set the tone for casting the others.[10]
  • Bashful(voiced byBilly West)[1]– West describes Bashful as a sweet character who tries to catch up to the others. He also likes that Bashful has another side to him.[9]
  • Doc(voiced byBill Farmer)[1][11]invents things, including the sky buckets transportation system for all of Jollywood.[12]Farmer has been the voice ofGoofy,and also Sleepy in otherSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsprojects.[9]Farmer said that in making a new take on Doc, he pinches his voice and makes him a little scatterbrained.[10]
  • Dopey(vocal effects provided byDee Bradley Baker)[1]communicates with whistles, animal sounds, and visual gags. Baker said that portraying Dopey was easier and allows for more freedom because he uses only animal sounds and whistles.[13]
  • Grumpy(voiced byMaurice LaMarche)[1]– In portraying Grumpy, LaMarche drew inspiration from his friend who is a stockbroker, as well as parts ofDanny DeVito's character Louie De Palma fromTaxiandJason Alexander's characterGeorge CostanzafromSeinfeld.[9][14]
  • Sleepy(voiced byStephen Stanton)[1]– In an interview withVariety,Scott Menville said that Stanton came up with over fifty different ways to snore.[15][16]
  • Sneezy(voiced byScott Menville)[1]– Menville himself had amsneezia whenever voicing this runny-nosed dwarf.

The Glooms

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  • Hildy Gloom(voiced byKelly Osbourne)[17]is awitchand Grim's wife. Hildy is Osbourne's first major voiceover role;[10][18]Osbourne was asked after Disney had auditioned 300 girls. She said that she had not seen the character design, which was created before the auditions, until after she got the job. She describes Hildy as "bad with the best intentions" and calls her "my alter ego – mySasha Fierce".[18]
  • Grim Gloom(voiced byJess Harnell)[1]is awarlockand Hildy's husband. Harnell describes him as "a bad-at-being-bad guy". Regarding his role as a Disney villain, he said that "there's a fine line — especially in7D,which is a broad comedy — because you don't want to scare little kids ".[19]

Jollywood characters

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  • Queen Delightful(voiced byLeigh-Allyn Baker)[1]is the naive and ditzy ruler of Jollywood.
  • Lord Starchbottom(voiced byPaul Rugg) is Queen Delightful's personal assistant. In portraying Starchbottom, Rugg drew inspiration fromJerry Lewis,whom he and Ruegger both admire.[9]

Recurring characters

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  • Magic Mirror(voiced byWhoopi Goldberg)[20]serves Queen Delightful and resides in the castle's treasure room.[12]
  • Crystal Ball(voiced byJay Leno)[20]is an artifact the Glooms use to spy on Queen Delightful.
  • Sir Yipsalot(vocal effects provided byBill Farmer)[11][21]is Queen Delightful's petdog.[15][22]His favorite treat ispickles.[21]
  • Squire Peckington(vocal effects provided byDee Bradley Baker)[21]is Queen Delightful's petparrotwho is seen perching in her crown.[22]
  • Snazzy Shazam(voiced byLeigh-Allyn Baker)[23]is a witch who was Hildy Gloom's rival in school. She frequently competes in the witch contests where Hildy feels like she needs to upstage her.
  • Peachesis a slow-movingwarthogwho pulls the Glooms' carriage.
  • Giselle(vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker)[24]is Grumpy's petgoat.In the episode "Finders Keepers", Giselle develops a friendly rivalry with Peaches.[25]In the episode "When Pigs Fly", it is revealed that Giselle's last name isMunchen.[26]

Production

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The 7Dwas placed into production in June 2012 for the Disney Junior channel with characters redesigned byNoah Z. Jones(who also madeFish Hooksfor Disney before).[20][27][28]In an interview withIndieWire,Gimeno said that the pilot episode was done in Flash, but the series was changed to traditional 2D which added production value as Flash was design heavy. The storyboards and pre-production were done at Disney. Animation was produced byDigital eMationin South Korea andToon Cityin the Philippines.[27]Ruegger also said that the 2D is also better suited for the show's style.[10]

The theme song and many of the in-episode songs are done byParry Gripp.He describes the song as "in kind of a punk rock style...It's pretty fast and has guitars and the tone of my voice is a bit nasal and aggressive. But the music in the show really varies."[29]In an interview with Geek Mom, Gripp said that he was asked to pitch song ideas for various Disney shows, and thatThe 7Dclicked with his style. He estimates he wrote about 120 songs for the first season, although many are very short and their styles vary. Composer Keith Horn does the orchestration in the show.[3]

Entertainment journalist Jim Hill has noted that some have related the voice ensemble toMarvel'sAvengerssince it features actors who have voiced in popular cartoon shows. He also noted how many of the crew have worked onAnimaniacs,includingTom Ruegger,Sherri Stoner,Paul Rugg,Deanna Oliver,and Randy Rogel. Among the voice actors, LaMarche had voiced Brain, and Jess Harnell had voiced Wakko.[9]Voice directorKelly Wardsaid "God forbid if anything were to happen when they were all in one place because the voice-over industry would be dealt a crippling blow". The cast usually recorded in ensembles of two to four characters when possible, with Ruegger editing the timing afterwards for characters that recorded separately.[10]

Scott Menville, who voices Sneezy, said that the show takes place before Snow White was born so the Evil Queen from the film will not be there. He also said it is a contemporary take on the film as the characters are hip to the current generation and its pop culture references.[4]Jevon Phillips of Hero Complex also placed the series 30 years or so beforeSnow White.Ruegger said that the show's demographic differed from his previous works withAnimaniacsandPinky and the Brain;however, he was also encouraged byDisney Juniorto expand the demographic to include parents.[30]

Broadcast

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The 7Ddebuted on July 7, 2014, on Disney XD,[20]on the Disney Junior block onDisney Channelon December 26, and on theDisney Juniorchannel in 2015.[6]In Canada, the series began broadcast on July 13 onDisney XD.[31]It premiered onDisney Channelin Southeast Asia on September 7.[32]In Australia,Disney XDbegan broadcasting the series on December 1.[33]

On December 2, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season,[6]where Ruegger planned to make 39 half-hour episodes.[7]The season premiered on Disney XD on January 23, 2016. The season had guest stars likeOzzyandSharon Osbourneas Hildy's parents,Fran Drescher,Amy Sedaris,Jim Belushi,Jay Mohr,George Takeiand"Weird Al" Yankovic.[34]On April 25, 2016, co-executive producerMr. Warburtonposted on his blog that the second season would be the series' final season and that the crew will be moving on to other projects.[35]The series finale aired on November 5, 2016.

Reception

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The 7Dpremiere broadcast ranked number 2 overall among Disney XD's animated original-series premieres for kids 2–11 and kids 6–11.[36]

Brian Lowry ofVarietywrote poorly of the show, claiming that it has none of the charm of the source material, and that its plots "fall into a sort of No Kid's Land in terms of age groups".[37]Rob Owenwrote in thePittsburgh Post-Gazettethat the characters were blandly drawn, and that the show was just a chance to capitalize on the film.[38]

The 7Dwon Outstanding Original Song at the44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[39]At theGolden Reel Awards2014, the episodes "Buckets/Frankengloom" received a nomination forOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Animation Broadcast Media.[40][41]

Video games

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In June 2014,Disney Publishing Worldwidereleased "The 7D Mine Train",anendless-runnervideo game where the player chooses one of the redesigned 7D dwarfs as their game avatar to pilot a mine car through various levels of the mine, picking up gems. It is loosely associated with theSeven Dwarfs Mine Trainattraction atWalt Disney Worldwhich opened in May 2014.[42][43]

Disney also released an online game on theirDisney XDwebsite called "The 7D Dwarf Track Builder"where players can assemble a mine track or sky bucket course according to the dwarfs' specifications.[44]

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