Kidding

Kidding

5.9/10
Paramount+ with Showtime Ended Drama • Comedy

2 Seasons · 20 Episodes · Premiered September 9, 2018 · Ended March 8, 2020

Kidding follows Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children's television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America's impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him – who also anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire. But when this beloved personality's family – wife, two sons, sister and father – begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through the 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.

Where to Watch: Paramount+ with Showtime

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes
E01
Green Means Go
Mon, Sep 10 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeff Pickles decides it's time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, warns him that Mr. Pickles the persona and Jeff Pickles the person need to remain separate – and that the latter can't change. Meanwhile, Deirdre punishes her daughter Maddy for not eating her veggies.
E02
Pusillanimous
Mon, Sep 17 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E03
Every Pain Needs a Name
Mon, Sep 24 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E04
Bye, Mom!
Mon, Oct 1 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.
E05
The New You
Mon, Oct 8 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E06
The Cookie
Mon, Oct 15 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E07
Kintsugi
Mon, Oct 22 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E08
Philliam
Mon, Oct 29 2018 2:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.
E09
Lt. Pickles
Mon, Nov 5 2018 3:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E10
Some Day
Mon, Nov 12 2018 3:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Everyone in Jeff's life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television.

Season 2

10 episodes
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey as Jeff Piccirillo / Mr. Pickles
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener as Deirdre Piccirillo
Judy Greer
Judy Greer as Jill Piccirillo
Frank Langella
Frank Langella as Sebastiano "Seb" Piccirillo
Cole Allen
Cole Allen as Will Piccirillo
Juliet Morris
Juliet Morris as Maddy
Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk as Peter

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