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Fast Company
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
Why the ‘Tiny Chef' cancellation broke the internet's heart
Justice for Tiny Chef. A now-viral clip of the stop-motion animated star of The Tiny Chef Show getting laid off directly by the execs at 'Mickelflodeon' has tugged at the heartstrings of the internet. In a YouTube short posted earlier this week, now with 365,000 views, the tiny green chef (Cheffy, as he's known to friends) is minding his business, dusting his room, when he gets a call delivering the terrible news: His show's been canceled. 'But we won an Emmy,' he lisps into the phone. 'What about Rob? And Jen? Kate, Patty, MK, Leah—all my friends.' Wiping away tears, he says: 'I understand. I love you too, bye.' He tries to go back to cleaning before breaking down on the bed. Gut-wrenching. 'That little attempt to straighten himself out and then get back to what he was doing only to immediately break down… that's REAL grief right there,' reads one of the YouTube comments. 'I have no idea who this is but after watching this he means the world to me and something needs to be done about this great injustice,' another commenter wrote. According to the creators of the stop-motion series, which began on Instagram before being picked up by Nickelodeon in 2022 for three successful seasons, the cancellation was 'very unexpected.' Tiny Chef's creators Rachel Larsen and Ozlem 'Ozi' Akturk told The Wrap, 'We always try to play Chef's life really authentically and this was a big moment—this was his dream show.' They added, 'I think to not show how that would affect him isn't right.' To rub salt in the wound: 'Bro look at how happy Tiny Chef was back when the show initially got picked up…..' one X user posted. In each episode, the tiny herbivore chef created equally tiny dishes, from apple pie to guacamole. Each episode featured a celebrity announcer, with cameos from RuPaul, Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, and Rebel Wilson. Now Cheffy needs your help. 'Many of you have said that you would die for Tiny Chef, we don't need all that (!!!) but we do need crowdfunding to keep going,' reads a call for donations on the show's website. As soon as the internet found out about Cheffy's plight, they sprang into action. 'Oh. Nickelodeon BROKE this man….' one X user posted, now with over 111.8 million views. 'How did they make me care about this character despite never seeing a single episode,' asked another. (Indeed, it seems many of Tiny Chef's most fervent supporters only learned of his existence this week.) 'Normalize having characters reacting to their shows/films getting cancelled to make people hate CEOs even more,' one X user wrote. Another added, 'This is why animation is so important too. AI slop won't make you feel emotions like this.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Award-winning kids' TV show announces cancellation with heart-wrenching video of lead star sobbing - as fans weep 'this broke my heart!'
An award-winning kids' TV show announced that it has been cancelled with a heart-wrenching video of the lead star sobbing - and fans have weeped 'this has broken my heart!' The Tiny Chef Show - created by Rachel Larsen, Ozlem Aturk and Adam Reid - hit Nickelodeon in 2022. The animated series follows the life of Tiny Chef (voice by Matt Hutchinson), who speaks his very own language, creating a selection of tasty dishes in his tree stump. Over the past three years, the programme has aired 41 episodes over three seasons. But unfortunately that's where it ends as they have decided to cancel the series - and they announced the news with an adorable, yet heartbreaking video of Tiny Chef getting the call. Tiny Chef answers the phone and says: 'Hey Nickelodeon. How are you doing? You ready to cook up some more episodes?! 'I got a million ideas...' Not hearing what is said to him on the other end of the line, Tiny Chef gasps and replies: 'Cancelled? What do you mean cancelled? 'But listen... Ruby's had training and she'll behave on set. I promise. I have ideas that will blow your minds!' He continues: 'But we won an Emmy... and what about Rob? And Jen? Kate? Patty? MK? Leah? All my friends... 'I understand. I love you too. Bye.' The Tiny Chef tries to carry on as normal and continue cleaning, but bursts into tears and goes to sit down on his bed. Many rushed to the comments section on TikTok to share their devastation over the news. 'When tinychef cried, I cried too.' Many rushed to the comments on the TikTok post to share how heartbroken they are that The Tiny Chef won't be returning 'I don't know him but you did not just make him cry like that, you should apologize to him.' 'Nickelodeon - big mistake. HUGE. YOU ARE NOTHING WITHOUT TINY CHEF.' 'Oh this literally broke my heart and it's only 9am.' 'Oh nooooo!! we love you Tiny Chef. Netflix... HELP.' 'omg I'm sobbing over this.' 'That cry at the end.' Netflix's official synopsis reads: 'A pint-sized chef teaches kids the joys of vegetarian cooking and friendship while joking and dancing with his best buddies inside his tree-stump home.' Odessa A'zion, RuPaul, Akan Cumming, Nicole Byer, Amy Sedaris, Rebel Wilson, Michael-Leon Wooley and Alasaid Saunders also play voices on the show. Tiny Chef's official website stated: 'Dear Cheffers! 'Tiny Chef and the team need your help now more than ever! 'The Tiny Chef Show on Nickelodeon has officially been cancelled (WE KNOW!!!) making it impossible to film and share Chef's journey without your support. 'Many of you have said that you would die for Tiny Chef, we don't need all that(!!!) but we do need crowd funding to keep going. 'Please consider joining the Fan Club by clicking the link below.'
