Camp Camp

''Camp Camp'' is an American adult animated web series created by Jordan Cwierz and Miles Luna for Rooster Teeth. It revolves around the misadventures of attendants and camp counselors of Camp Campbell summer camp, in particular protagonist Max and counselor, David. The series premiered on June 10, 2016, as part of Rooster Teeth's ''Summer of Animation'' promotion, releasing both to Rooster Teeth's website and YouTube channel, running for four seasons before going on an extended hiatus in 2019. Following a special episode airing in 2023, ''Camp Camp'' returned for a fifth season that premiered on March 1, 2024.

Premise

The series follows a young boy named Max ( Michael Jones and Krishna Kumar), a jaded ten-year-old who is forced to go to the summer "camp camp" Camp Campbell, but makes two friends, Nikki ( Elizabeth Maxwell) and Neil ( Yuri Lowenthal), who help him constantly torment their camp counselors David ( Miles Luna) and Gwen ( Lee Eddy and Kaitlin Becker).

Voice cast and characters

Main

* Michael Jones (seasons 1–4) and Krishna Kumar (2023 special–season 5) as Max
* Elizabeth Maxwell as Nicolette "Nikki"
* Yuri Lowenthal as Neil
* Miles Luna as David
* Lee Eddy (seasons 1–4) and Kaitlin Becker (2023 special–season 5) as Gwendolyn "Gwen"
* Travis Willingham (seasons 1–4) and Ian Sinclair (2019 special) as Cameron Campbell
* Shannon McCormick as Quartermaster
** McCormick also voices Farmer's Almanac and Quartersister
* Armando Torres as Cameron Junior "CJ" Campbell (season 5)

Recurring

* Blaine Gibson as Gaylord (Nurf) Nurfington
* Yotam Perel as Magic Kid / Harrison
* Barbara Dunkelman (seasons 1–4) and BlackKrystel (2023 special – season 5) as Nerris
* Lindsay Jones as Space Kid / Neil Armstrong Jr.
* Jen Brown as Meredith "Ered" Miller
* James Willems as Dolph Houston
* Georden Whitman (seasons 1–2) and Nicholaus Weindel (seasons 3–5) as Preston Goodplay
* Jordan Cwierz, Alena Lecorchick and Miles Luna as the Platypus
* Samantha Ireland as Sasha, Tabii, and Erin, the Flower Scouts
* Kirk Johnson as Edward Pikeman
* Dante Basco as Billy "Snake" Nikssilp
* Jordan Cwierz as Jermy Fartz

Guest

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Holiday Specials (2017)

Season 3 (2018)

Holiday Specials (2018)

Season 4 (2019)

Holiday Special (2019)

Summer Special (2023)

Season 5 (2024)

Production and release

On April 1, 2016, Rooster Teeth announced ''Camp Camp'' with a trailer that aired on their website and YouTube. The series premiered on June 10, 2016, as part of Rooster Teeth's ''Summer of Animation'' promotion, airing on Fridays for Rooster Teeth FIRST members and Saturdays for site members. The show was created by Jordan Cwierz and Miles Luna. The first season was extended by two episodes due to positive reception, for a total of 12 episodes in its first season. ''Camp Camp'' composer is Benjamin Zecker, with Miles Luna writing the outlines for "The Camp Camp Theme Song Song" and "Better Than You". A second season premiered on June 9, 2017, with the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack of the first two seasons were released on May 22, 2018, and its third season premiering on May 25. Its fourth season was announced on May 20, 2019, and premiered on the Rooster Teeth website on June 1, 2019. On May 11, 2022, studio and streaming network FilmRise acquired the exclusive streaming rights for ''Camp Camp'' for its digital native content division. On July 7, 2023, at Rooster Teeth's annual convention RTX, at which aired a special new episode of ''Camp Camp'', it was announced that ''Camp Camp'' would be returning for a fifth season that premiered on March 1, 2024. On March 6, 2024, following the ''Camp Camp'' fifth season premiere, Rooster Teeth announced that the company had been shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery, with only four episodes of the fifth season of ''Camp Camp'' ultimately being completed, the last of which aired March 22, 2024.

At New York Comic Con 2018, Rooster Teeth indicated potential for a ''Camp Camp'' comic book series, following a similar such adaptation of their fellow web series ''RWBY'' being published by DC Comics.

Reception

''Blasting News'' described the series like "a lot of other adult cartoons like '' Archer'' and ''Rick and Morty'', where the events are so insane that you can't help but love them hichdeliver a surprising amount of heartfelt moments", serving as "an enjoyable experience from start to finish nd providingplenty of laughs and some charm", and ''Bubbleblabber'' calling the series "a combination between ''South Park'' and '' Gravity Falls'' ndof Rooster Teeth's top shows, due to overarching plot lines nda history of throwing some emotionally investing episodes into its usually lighthearted series".

Notes

References

External links

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