Legends of Chamberlain Heights
{{short description|American animated television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Legends of Chamberlain Heights.png
| caption =
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Brad Ableson
Mike Clements
Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
| writer = Issac Gonzalez
Quinn Hawking
Lee House
Joshua Krist
Eric Lev
Sarah Afkami
Malik S
Megan Neuringer
Devon Shepard
Rodney Barnes
Grant DeKernion
Carl Jones
R.J. Barnes
Phillip Walker
| director = Brad Ableson
Ashley J. Long
L. Todd Myers
Erik Kuska
Kevin Lofton
Stephen Reis
| starring = Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
Tiffany Haddish
| theme_music_composer = Brad Ableson
Erykah Badu
Frank Ciampi
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = Frank Ciampi
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 20
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Brad Ableson
Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Michael Starrbury
Devon Shepard
Scott Greenberg
Joel Kuwahara
| producer = Quinn Hawking
Josiah Johnson
Grant DeKernion
| cinematography =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Comedy Partners
- Bento Box Entertainment
- Running with Scissors
- TrueStarr Society of Ninjas Incorporated}}
| channel = Comedy Central
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|9|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2017|8|20}}
}}
Legends of Chamberlain Heights is an American adult animated sitcom created by Brad Ableson, Mike Clements, Quinn Hawking, Josiah Johnson, and Michael Starrbury.{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/legends-of-chamberlain-heights-animated-series-comedy-central-1201421531/ |title=High School Animated Comedy Series 'Legends' Heads To Comedy Central |publisher=Deadline |date=2015-05-06 |access-date=2016-08-12}} The series aired on Comedy Central from September 14, 2016 to August 20, 2017.
On October 7, 2017, Comedy Central canceled the series after two seasons.{{cite web|author=John Schwarz |url=http://www.bubbleblabber.com/exclusive-legends-of-chamberlain-heights-cancelled-after-two-seasons-on-comedy-central/ |title=Exclusive: Legends of Chamberlain Heights Cancelled After Two Seasons On Comedy Central |publisher=Bubbleblabber.com |date=2017-10-07 |access-date=2017-12-31}}
As of January 17, 2025, Legends of Chamberlain Heights has regained popularity on TikTok. However, there are no signs or chances of a potential season three return.
Premise
The series focuses on three teenagers Jamal, Milk, and Grover. They are benchwarmers on the high school basketball team, but legends in their own minds.{{cite web|author=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5126414/ |title=Legends of Chamberlain Heights |publisher=IMDB.com |date=2017-10-07 |access-date=2024-01-17}}
Cast
- Josiah Johnson as
- Grover Cummings, one the three main protagonists and brother of Malik and Montreal.
- Milton “Milk” Chambers, one of the main protagonists and a black man in the body of a white man.
- Shea Butta, Montreal’s best friend, or at least the one he hangs out with the most, who usually tags along with him.
- Quinn Hawking as
- Jamal Anderson, one of the main protagonists with an overweight look and a very high-pitched voice.
- Shamal Anderson, Jamal’s twin sister and equivalent who has a crush on Milk, but Milk finds her repulsive and calls her "a d*ckless version of Jamal".
- Rodrigo, one of Malik’s friends who helps him sell drugs to people.
- Michael Starrbury as
- Malik Cummings, the intelligent younger brother of Grover and Montreal, and a father-like role in the family.
- Jay Pharoah as
- Montrel Cummings, the older brother of Grover and Malik and a retired basketball player.
- Randy, the leaders of the jocks and a bully to Grover, Milk and Jamal.
- Jamie Kennedy as
- Dave "Uncle Joey" Couliers, Milk’s step-dad
- Officer Jaime Kennedy
- Carl Jones as
- Coach Bundy, the short-tempered basketball coach and gym teacher at School.
- Tiffany Haddish as
- Cindy, the head cheerleader, Randy’s off-and-on girlfriend and Grover’s love interest.
- Poochie Jackson as
- Medina, an extremely overweight but aggressive girl and Jamal’s on-and-off girlfriend.
- Erykah Badu provides Medina's singing voice
= Recurring characters =
- Lavell Crawford as:
- LeDante, a student at Duncan High School
- Jarvis "Jank Eyed Jarvis" Mitchell, a student at Duncan High School
- Elise Marie Dubois as:
- Hunny Chambers, the mother of Milk and the wife of Uncle Joey
- Ms. Noble, one of the teachers at Duncan High
- Tisha Campbell-Martin as:
- Patricia “Cracky” Sheldon, a student and cheerleader at Duncan High
= Notable guest stars =
- Tupaquia (voiced by Richie Loco) appears in S1’s "The Legend of Tupaquia".
- Derek Fisher / Coach Fisher (voiced by Piotr Michael) appears in S2’s "Coach Fishy".
- MC Eiht (voiced by himself) appears in S1’s “Inspired by Isis".
- Brad Deekenmouf (voiced by Tom Kenny) appears in S1’s “Inspired by Isis".
Episodes
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| start2 = {{Start date|2017|6|18}}
| end2 = {{End date|2017|8|20}}
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=Season 1 (2016)=
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|Title= Jamallies
|DirectedBy= Brad Ableson
|WrittenBy= Michael Starrbury
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|EpisodeNumber= 2
|EpisodeNumber2= 2
|Title= Child Please
|DirectedBy= L. Todd Myers
|WrittenBy= Quinn Hawking & Josiah Johnson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|9|21}}
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|EpisodeNumber= 3
|EpisodeNumber2= 3
|Title= Come out to Play
|DirectedBy= Ashley J. Long
|WrittenBy= Isaac Gonzalez
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|9|28}}
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|EpisodeNumber2= 4
|Title= Inspired by Isis
|DirectedBy= L. Todd Myers
|WrittenBy= Michael Starrbury
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|10|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber2= 5
|Title= The Legend of Tupaquia
|DirectedBy= L. Todd Myers
|WrittenBy= Carl Jones
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|10|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 6
|EpisodeNumber2= 6
|Title= Class President
|DirectedBy= Ashley J. Long
|WrittenBy= Malik Sanon
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|10|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 7
|EpisodeNumber2= 7
|Title= Cane and Disabled
|DirectedBy= Ashley J. Long
|WrittenBy= Joshua Krist & Eric Lev
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|11|9}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 8
|EpisodeNumber2= 8
|Title= End of Days
|DirectedBy= L. Todd Myers
|WrittenBy= Grant DeKernion
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|11|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 9
|EpisodeNumber2= 9
|Title= More Than a Video Game
|DirectedBy= Ashley J. Long
|WrittenBy= Lee House
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|11|30}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 10
|EpisodeNumber2= 10
|Title= 25th Hour
|DirectedBy= L. Todd Myers
|WrittenBy= Devon Shepard & Sarah Afkami
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2016|12|7}}
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=Season 2 (2017)=
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|Title= The G-Word
|DirectedBy= Erik Kuska
|WrittenBy= Joshua Krist & Eric Lev
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|EpisodeNumber2= 2
|Title= Chocolate Milk
|DirectedBy= Kevin Lofton
|WrittenBy= Phillip Walker
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|EpisodeNumber= 13
|EpisodeNumber2= 3
|Title= Coach Fishy
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|EpisodeNumber= 14
|EpisodeNumber2= 4
|Title= Just Say No to Cracky
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|WrittenBy= R.J. Barnes
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|7|9}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 15
|EpisodeNumber2= 5
|Title= Hurricane Jermaine
|DirectedBy= Erik Kuska & Brad Ableson
|WrittenBy= Quinn Hawking & Josiah Johnson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|7|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 16
|EpisodeNumber2= 6
|Title= Confederate Flags of Our Fathers
|DirectedBy= Kevin Lofton
|WrittenBy= Devon Shepard, Joshua Krist & Eric Lev
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|7|23}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 17
|EpisodeNumber2= 7
|Title= My Father the Zero
|DirectedBy= Erik Kuska
|WrittenBy= Devon Shepard, Rodney Barnes & Issac Gonalez
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 18
|EpisodeNumber2= 8
|Title= Party Over Here, Fuck You Over There
|DirectedBy= Stephen Reis
|WrittenBy= Devon K. Shepard & Rodney Barnes
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|8|6}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 19
|EpisodeNumber2= 9
|Title= Hom-coming
|DirectedBy= Kevin Lofton
|WrittenBy= Issac Gonzalez
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|8|13}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 20
|EpisodeNumber2= 10
|Title= Legends of Lock-Up
|DirectedBy= Ashley J. Long
|WrittenBy= Lee House
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|8|20}}
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Helicopter crash
The series gained mainstream attention in early 2020 due to the episode “End of Days" which included a gag that depicted NBA star Kobe Bryant crawling out of a crashed helicopter before it explodes. After the real Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020, the episode was removed from the Comedy Central website, and the creators of the show asked people to refrain from sharing the clip on social media out of respect for Bryant.{{cite web|url= https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-27-2016-cartoon-predicting-kobes-helicopter-crash-pulled-by-comedy-central/?Sc=editorial&Pname=local_social&Keyid=socialflow|title=2016 Cartoon Predicting Kobe's Helicopter Crash Pulled By Comedy Central}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cc.com/shows/legends-of-chamberlain-heights}}
- {{IMDb title|5126414}}
{{Comedy Central programming}}
{{Comedy Central animation}}
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