Apple & Onion

Apple & Onion
Genre	Surreal comedy Slice of life Adventure Fantasy Musical
Created by	George Gendi
Written by	George Gendi Michael Gendi
Story by	George Gendi Michael Gendi Eric Acosta Deepak Sethi
Directed by	George Gendi Raymie Muzquiz Benton Connor
Voices of	George Gendi Richard Ayoade
Theme music composer	George Gendi Matt Layzell Paul Fraser
Opening theme	"Apple & Onion" by Richard Ayoade and George Gendi
Composer	Paul Fraser
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	76 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sean Szeles George Gendi Michael Gendi (Pilot, uncredited) Curtis Lelash (S1) Tramm Wigzell Jennifer Pelphrey Rob Sorcher Brian A. Miller (S1–2) Sam Register (S2)
Producers	Brent Tanner Ryan Slater (2019–20) Pernelle Hayes Michael Gendi (2020–21)
Editor	Tom Browngardt
Production company	Cartoon Network Studios
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) – December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)

Apple & Onion (abbreviated as A&O), is an British-American animated series. It was created by George Gendi for Cartoon Network. The series is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and has 76 episodes only for 2 seasons. The series is a surreal comedy which focuses on the title characters of Apple and Onion and their adventures in a city of anthropomorphic (human-like) food.

A short pilot episode of Apple & Onion was shown at Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2015, and later released online in May 2016. The short was picked up for a limited series in March 2017 and premiered on Friday, 23 February 2018, with a premiere on the Cartoon Network App on 16 February 2018 and on-demand one week before the series. On Sunday, 17 June 2018, it was stated that the series was still in production.^[source?] Deadline reported that the series had been picked up for a second season on 20 May 2019.

The first episode of the second season aired on Tuesday, 21 July 2020. The series finale aired on Tuesday, 7 December 2021. On Friday, 11 February 2022, the series creator George Gendi announced that the complete series was being streamed on HBO Max and confirmed the show had ended. In January 2025, Facebook announced the show's removal from the streaming service, after the second season was removed from Hulu on Sunday, 15 September 2024.^[source?] The show was removed from HBO Max on Tuesday, 11 February 2025.

Main Characters

• Apple (voiced by George Gendi) is an friendly and adventurous and anthropomorphic apple who values his friendship with Onion. He comes to the city hoping to start a new life. He has a much more carefree attitude than Onion and always comes up with strange new ideas. He speaks with an English accent.
• Onion (voiced by Richard Ayoade) is a tall anthropomorphic green onion, a scallion (known as spring onion in Britain). He is polite and timid and Apple is his best friend. He comes to the city hoping to make new friends the same day as Apple. Onion often works on bringing Apple's ideas to life as well as being the voice of reason of the duo. He also speaks with an English accent.

Supporting Characters

• Falafel (voiced by Sayed Badreya) is Apple and Onion's Egyptian landlord, who lets them stay in the shack on top of his building. The show's plot often revolves around Falafel's financial issues or him being overworked. Has a pet rooster named Ferekh for companionship.
• Burger (voiced by Eugene Mirman) is a friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner. Burger originally appears as lazy and untidy, but later cleans himself up and gets a job at a fast food stand.
• Hot Dog (voiced by Paul Scheer) is a friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner who is an aspiring actor.
• French Fry (voiced by Tasha Ames) is a friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner. The pilot featured French Fry as Onion's girlfriend, but the series instead focuses on her being friends.
• Cotton Candy (voiced by Nicole Byer) is a friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
• Beef Jerky (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a jailed criminal and an acquaintance of Apple and Onion.
• Apple's Mum (voiced by Penrose Anderson) & Dad (voiced by Adam Buxton) are Apple's carefree parents. They are seen in "A New Life".
• Onion's Mum (voiced by Penrose Anderson) & Dad (voiced by Stephen Fry) are Onion's proper parents. They are seen in "A New Life", with Onion's Dad visiting Apple and Onion in "Rotten Apple".
• Pizza (voiced by Keith Ferguson in episodes 1–10 and Danny Jacobs in episodes 11–76) is a slice of pizza who owns a diner alongside his mother who loves balloon rides. Pizza appears to be overworked and in a sluggish mood in many episodes.
• Patty (voiced by Dawnn Lewis) is a Jamaican patty who is the manager of The Dollar Store where Apple and Onion work. She is very strict about finances and honesty.
• Lemondrop (voiced by Naomi Hansen) is a young candy lemon. She appeared in "Apple's in Trouble".
• Hoagie (voiced by Danny Jacobs in Lift, George Gendi in episodes 1–10, and Roger Craig Smith in episodes 11–76) is a sandwich who lives in the city and is seen to have many different jobs. He appeared in the minisode "Lift".
• Chicken Nugget (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a police chicken nugget who wants others to follow the law and respect him. He is the main antagonist of Apple & Onion. Chicken Nugget first appeared in "Hot Dog's Movie Premiere".
• Mrs. Lollipop (voiced by Bette Ford in episodes "The Perfect Team" and "Block Party", Katie Crown in episodes 24–61) is a kind old lollipop who lives downstairs from Apple and Onion. Her cat was temporarily adopted by Apple & Onion.
• Cheesesteak (voiced by Danny Jacobs) is a short-tempered and grouchy cheesesteak sandwich. He appeared in episodes "Apple's in Trouble" and "Apple's Formula".
• Samosa (voiced by Kody Kavitha) is a Indian samosa. She owns a fictional game development company named "Samosa Games LLC", which develops the game Sweetie Smash. She appeared in the episode "Positive Attitude Theory", where she doesn't pay her rent and later appeared in "Sausage & Sweetie Smash" on the game Sweetie Smash.
• Poutine (voiced by Deepak Sethi) is a poutine who owns a local volcano and tries to teach Apple & Onion lessons in conserving power. He appeared in "Drone Shoes" and "Keep it Fresh".
• Jerk Chicken (voiced by Christopher Kid Reid) is a jerk chicken who harasses Apple and Onion by exploiting a pizza delivery coupon, forcing them to deliver pizzas to him at a loss, driving them to ruin. He appeared in "Jerk Chicken" and "Open House Cookies".
• Meatball Wrap & Chip (both voiced by Justin McElroy) appeared in "Falafel's Passion", "The Inbetween", and "Falafel's in Jail".
• Burrito (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) A beef burrito with an appearance similar to Falafel.
• Mayor Naise (voiced by Isiah Whitlock Jr.) is a jar of mayonnaise who is the mayor of the city, he has a cameo appearance of him in "The Music Store Thief"
• Queen Victoria Sponge (voiced by Laraine Newman in "Pat on the Head", Miriam Margolyes in "For Queen and Country") is a Queen Victoria cake who has the role of the Queen of England.
• Judge Fudge (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) is a chocolate bar who works as a judge in the City Court of Justice and a presenter of the Chocolate Farms equestrian jumping races. He appeared in "Falafel's in Jail".
• 2 Gallon Milk (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) He is a gallon of milk who works in baggage delivery at the airport, he is nice and very kind. He appeared in "Tips".

References

1. ↑ Bennett, Anita (2019-05-20). "Cartoon Network Unveils Adventure Comedies 'Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart' And 'Tig N' Seek'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
2. ↑ Apple & Onion: Falafel's Passion | TVmaze, retrieved 2025-11-23
3. ↑ Apple & Onion: Win It or Bin It | TVmaze, retrieved 2025-11-23
4. ↑ "The complete Apple & Onion is now streaming on @hbomax including 13 new episodes (and the long held back ‘Petri’ which was too much about a virus for the times but now isn’t). Thank you to everyone who made A&O with me. This image is by the amazing Mark Ingram. " - @GeorgeGendi on Twitter
5. ↑ "It is over yeah. We didn’t write those final episodes knowing that it would be the end of the show, but it just so happened that it was a fitting good bye. A few characters long term arcs are wrapped up like Chicken Nugget and Mayor Naise but much of it was by chance" - @GeorgeGendi
6. ↑ Valentine, Evan (2025-05-27). "HBO Max Removes One of Cartoon Network's Biggest Shows". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2025-11-23.

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