S01E01 Green Means Go
Jeff Pickles decides it’s time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, feels that Mr. Pickles the persona and Jeff Pickles the person need to remain separate. Deirdre punishes...
Kidding
Hi. Cruel world.
S01E07: Kintsugi
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.
Overview
Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this 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.
Episodes
S01E02 Pusillanimous
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...
S01E03 Every Pain Needs a Name
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...
S01E04 Bye, Mom
Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.
S01E05 The New You
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...
S01E06 The Cookie
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...
S01E07 Kintsugi
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...
S01E08 Philliam
Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.
S01E09 LT. Pickles
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...
S01E10 Some Day
Everyone in Jeff’s life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television.
Cast
Jim Carrey
Jeff
Frank Langella
Sebastian
Catherine Keener
Deirdre
Cole Allen
Will
Juliet Morris
Maddy
Justin Kirk
Peter
