The Jellies is an American adult animated sitcom created by Tyler, The Creator and Lionel Boyce. Revamped from a series of the same name that was previously featured on Tyler’s Golf Media app, it premiered on [adult swim] on October 22, 2017.
The show takes place in Walla Walla, Washington and follows a family of foul-mouthed jellyfish and their adopted son Cornell. When the boy learns that he was adopted at birth, he is shocked, and subsequently spirals out of control in an attempt to "find himself." As a result, he and his family and friends wind up in what the network bills as "uncanny situations."
This show provides examples of:
- Alien Invasion: The episode "The Invasion" features an invasion of praying mantis aliens.
- Animal Facial Hair: Barry Jelly has a curly orange mustache to go with his curly orange hair.
- The Ditz: The fact Cornell didn't even know he was adopted by a family that is obviously not the same race as he is until told to his face should tell you a lot.
- Dysfunctional Family: Debbie is an alcoholic that constantly pushes over Barry, while Barry often gets his family into trouble with well-intentioned but wacky plans.
- Enemy Mine: The second half of "The Invasion" features the Crips and Bloods teaming up to fend off the aliens.
- Episode Title Card: This show is a rare example of an adult cartoon that uses these regularly.
- Funny Animal: The Jelly family and Mervin Collins the whale.
- Furry Female Mane: The two female jellyfish members of the Jelly family, Debbie and KY, have hair, but so does Barry Jelly.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Mervin wears pants and no shirt. His lack of shirt catches the ire of stores and businesses that go by "No Shirt, No Service".
- Interspecies Adoption: Cornell is a human boy adopted by jellyfish.
- Kinder and Cleaner: "Ray's Perfect Date" is essentially a re-creation of "MTV" from the original Golf Media version. However, some of the language was toned down for Adult Swim.
- Non-Mammal Mammaries: Debbie Jelly the jellyfish.
- Punny Name: KY Jelly is not just the name of the jellyfish daughter but also a brand of body lubricant.
- Sapient Cetaceans: Mervin Collins is a Funny Animal whale in Walla Walla, Washington.
- Species Surname: The jellyfish in the Jelly family.
- Show Within a Show: "The Storm" is full of these, such as a live action show called "Reginald's World".
