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Forbes
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Why ‘The Tiny Chef Show's' Cancellation Hit So Hard
Canceled red ink cancellation stamp. Before June 25, 2025, I'd never heard of Nickelodeon's Tiny Chef Show, but after watching this green stop-motion character react to the news that his show was cancelled and that he didn't know what would happen to his many friends and castmates, my heart shattered into a million pieces. If you had asked me a week ago who Tiny Chef was, I couldn't have told you. Now, all I can think about are the tears that fell from this fictional character's beady eyes as he sat on his bed and wept over the news of his end. This moment, which tugged at my heartstrings, resonated with others across social media, as the video of Tiny Chef receiving the phone call about his cancellation went viral on X, TikTok, and Instagram. This was more than just a weekly update for the stop-motion character, who has previously gone viral for his short covers of Beyonce's 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM' and Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.' It was a full-on mic drop. The message was clear. Instead of issuing a press release about the cancellation, the people behind Tiny Chef captured the genuine heartbreak and devastation that news of a cancellation brings to those who work on shows like this. The Issue with Using a New Platform BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 01: In this photo illustration the logo of US online social media and ... More social networking site 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) is displayed centrally on a smartphone screen alongside that of Threads (L) and Instagram (R) on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. On the top row the logo of online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is seen alongside that of Whatsapp and TikTok. Along the bottom row Facebook, Quora amd Messenger are displayed. Elon Musk recently revealed the new logo for Twitter, which constitutes the letter 'X' as part of a rebrand of the company. (Photo by) The virality of this moment, while touching, sparked a separate conversation. Why does an Emmy Award-winning show with multiple viral moments, along with other feel-good shows that have faced similar ends, still face cancellation? Shows getting canceled isn't exactly a new phenomenon. Anyone reading this can probably name at least one show they loved that was canceled long before its natural end. Still, The Tiny Chef Show is another example of creators who go viral, get picked up by bigger companies, and then face constraints and challenges they didn't have when they had full creative control. Not to mention the higher production costs, the constantly changing market for what's 'in,' and how virality doesn't always lead to success when its medium changes. This has happened to many shows over the years that started on the internet and then moved to long-form content under a larger company. The Annoying Orange, Lucas the Spider, and other shows that began online are prime examples of programs that struggle to keep their momentum once they switch to a different platform. Even in a pool of his own tears, The Tiny Chef Show has its own silver lining. A follow-up video was made where the Tiny Chef made additional phone calls, still resulting in him crying, as he asked other studios to pick up his show, for his sake and for his friends. In just under three days, following the multiple viral videos and a showcase of old clips, fans have managed to band together and raise nearly $200,000 to prevent the show from being canceled. So many good shows are cancelled day after day, each for different reasons, so, for once, it's heartwarming to see people come together in a singular mission, to keep the content we love alive, and all of this was the result of the creators of Tiny Chef refusing to let their show go without at least showing the world how it made them, and their character, feel. Sometimes, things don't work out for the shows we care about, but sometimes they do.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nickelodeon Cancels "The Tiny Chef Show" and the Internet Is Crying Over the 'Raw' Announcement
On June 24, it was revealed that Nickelodeon canceled stop-motion series The Tiny Chef Show The cancellation announcement took the internet by storm, with tens of thousands of Instagram comments praising the emotional video The series started as a social media sketch but was picked up by Nickelodeon in 2022The Tiny Chef Show's cancellation is breaking the internet's heart. On Tuesday, June 24, The Tiny Chef Show shared the sad announcement across all social media platforms that its two-season run on Nickelodeon was ending. The whimsical stop-motion series is about a felt creature named Tiny Chef who teaches children to cook from his small kitchen. It started as a sketch show on social media and evolved into a two-season Nickelodeon show, which won two Children's and Family Emmy Awards and featured guest stars including Kristen Bell, Tony Hawk and Alan Cumming. In the video, Chef is cleaning around his tree stump home and gets a phone call from Nickelodeon, which has aired the series since 2022. 'You ready to cook up some more episodes? I got a million ideas,' Tiny Chef says excitedly into the phone before gasping. 'Canceled?' he says aghast. 'What do you mean, canceled?' He scrambles to convince the person on the other end, saying, 'I have ideas that will blow your minds!' In a sad tone, he says, 'But we won an Emmy?' before concluding the call. 'I understand. I love you too,' Tiny Chef says. Tiny Chef hangs up the phone and tries to resume dusting a plant. He quickly covers his face with his hands, moves over to sit on the edge of his bed and cries. In the caption, the show's creators asked fans to help with crowdfunding to keep the series going after the 'very unexpected' cancellation. They thanked the network for two 'blamazing' seasons and wrote, 'Chef wouldn't want anyone to blame his friends over there, he's just deeply sad he doesn't get to continue hosting a show he adores.' The announcement blew up, quickly garnering more than 17,000 comments on Instagram. 'The world needs you now more than ever,' one person commented and another wrote, 'This literally just made me cry 😭 keep your head up cheffie!' 'Can we talk about how beautifully raw, honest, and emotional this scene is??? Like I've never seen disappointment encapsulated so perfectly in such a short timeframe,' one person wrote, calling the video 'Oscar worthy.' Other people tagged other TV networks like Food Network, PBS and Disney and asked if they would pick up the series. Read the original article on People
Fast Company
13 hours 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.'
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The Tiny Chef Show's heartbreaking cancellation announcement
The internet is up in arms over the cancellation of Nickelodeon kids series The Tiny Chef Show. The stop-motion and live-action hybrid series premiered on the kid's network back in 2022 and received critical acclaim, having won two Children's and Family Emmy's over the past two years. The show's social media broke the news by posting a stop-motion of Chef receiving the phone call from Nick with the news of the cancellation. The video, which sees Chef try to compose himself before sobbing onto his bed, quickly went viral – amassing more than 3.3 million views on TikTok in two days. 'We want to thank Nickelodeon for giving Chef two blamazing seasons and all the besties he made there,' the post was captioned. 'Chef wouldn't want anyone to blame his friends over there, he's just deeply sad he doesn't get to continue hosting a show he adores. 'Please let Cheffy know how much he means to you in the comments - he's really feelin' this one.' The cancellation announcement struck a chord with social media users, with many expressing their outrage at Nick's decision. 'Oh, Nickelodeon BROKE this man,' one user posted in a tweet that has been viewed more than 25 million times. The internet has rallied around the kid's character Tiny Chef after his show cancellation. Credit: Supplied 'Nickelodeon please give Tiny Chef his show back PLEASE I am in absolute shambles,' another user said. 'I had no idea Tiny Chef existed before seeing this video, but I immediately love him, and I demand the names of the Nickelodeon executives responsible for making him cry immediately,' someone else chimed in. The creators of The Tiny Chef Show, Rachel Larsen and Ozlem Akturk, said that while they hoped the clip would encourage fans to come to their aid and help keep Chef on social media, the video ended up reaching 'a different stratosphere entirely'. 'We didn't expect that kind of attention, but we're really happy with it,' the show creators told The Wrap in an interview. 'He's getting the attention we feel like he deserves, it feels very connecting.' The creators have put together a website on how people can continue to help Tiny Chef in light of his cancellation.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Nickelodeon star goes viral with tear-jerking video announcing show axe
Social media have been left tears at a heartbreaking video of Tiny Chef weeping as he found out his show had been cancelled on Nickelodeon after three years It's the end of an era for Tiny Chef, as character announced the cancellation of his Nickelodeon show, The Tiny Chef Show, in a heartbreaking video. The viral clip has left the internet in tears - even those who had never even heard of Tiny Chef. Before landing their own show on Nickelodeon three years ago, Tiny Chef began on clips on Instagram - and the social media world are now rallying around him. Fans were left in tears after watching Tiny Chef, voiced by Matt Hutchinson, answering a phone call from Nickelodeon. "Cancelled? What do you mean cancelled?," he says. "But I have ideas that'll blow your minds." "But we won an Emmy," he adds, with tears in his eyes as he tries to save the show. However, it becomes evident there's nothing he can do later on in the video. "I understand," he says wiping away tears. "I love you too, bye." The heartbreaking video has gone viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, with those who had never even heard of the character shedding a tear. One heartbroken user penned: "How did they make me care about this character despite never seeing a single episode," while another wrote: "I've never heard of you Tiny Chef... but I weep genuine tears for you." "I've only known Tiny Chef for a minute and 16 seconds but I'm prepared to fight for him, Nickelodeon, you must pay," said a third, as another gutted fan penned: "Ohhh Cheffy, seeing you cry has broken my heart…" "STOP I'M CRYING!" exclaimed another, with another echoing: "I'm ngl, I haven't watched this full video because I'm afraid I'll cry." The show aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program. Announcing the cancellation, the show creators said it was "very unexpected" as they thanked fans for their support. "Tiny chefs cooking show has officially been cancelled (very unexpected)," they wrote on Instagram. "We want to thank @nickelodeon for giving Chef two blamazing seasons and all the besties he made there. Chef wouldn't want anyone to blame his friends over there, he's just deeply sad he doesn't get to continue hosting a show he adores. "Please let cheffy know how much he means to you in the comments he's really feelin this one."
