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Legends of Chamberlain Heights

American animated television series

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Legends of Chamberlain Heights is an American adult animated sitcom created by Brad Ableson, Mike Clements, Quinn Hawking, Josiah Johnson, and Michael Starrbury. The series aired on Comedy Central from September 14, 2016, to August 20, 2017. On October 7, 2017, Comedy Central canceled the series after two seasons.

01Premise

The series focuses on three teenagers Jamal, Milk, and Grover. They are benchwarmers on the high school basketball team, but legends in their own minds.

02Cast

  • Josiah Johnson as
    • Grover Cummings, one of the three main protagonists and brother of Malik and Montrel.
    • Milton "Milk" Chambers, one of the main protagonists and a black man in the body of a white man.
    • Shea Butta, Montrel's best friend, or at least the one he hangs out with the most, who usually tags along with him.
  • Quinn Hawking as
    • Jamal Anderson, one of the main protagonists with an overweight look and a very high-pitched voice.
    • Shamal Anderson, Jamal's twin sister and equivalent who has a crush on Milk, but Milk finds her repulsive and calls her "a d*ckless version of Jamal".
    • Rodrigo, one of Malik's friends who helps him sell drugs to people.
  • Michael Starrbury as
    • Malik Cummings, the intelligent younger brother of Grover and Montrel, and a father-like role in the family.
  • Jay Pharoah as
    • Montrel Cummings, the older brother of Grover and Malik and a retired basketball player.
    • Randy, the leaders of the jocks and a bully to Grover, Milk and Jamal.
  • Jamie Kennedy as
    • Dave "Uncle Joey" Couliers, Milk's step-dad
    • Officer Jaime Kennedy
  • Carl Jones as
    • Coach Bundy, the short-tempered basketball coach and gym teacher at School.
  • Tiffany Haddish as
    • Cindy, the head cheerleader, Randy's off-and-on girlfriend and Grover's love interest.
  • Poochie Jackson as
    • Medina, an extremely overweight but aggressive girl and Jamal's on-and-off girlfriend.

Recurring characters

  • Lavell Crawford as:
    • LeDante, a student at Duncan High School
    • Jarvis "Jank Eyed Jarvis" Mitchell, a student at Duncan High School
  • Elise Marie Dubois as:
    • Hunny Chambers, the mother of Milk and the wife of Uncle Joey
    • Ms. Noble, one of the teachers at Duncan High

Notable guest stars

  • Tupaquia (voiced by Richie Loco) appears in S1's "The Legend of Tupaquia".
  • Derek Fisher / Coach Fisher (voiced by Piotr Michael) appears in S2's "Coach Fishy".
  • MC Eiht (voiced by himself) appears in S1's "Inspired by Isis".
  • Brad Deekenmouf (voiced by Tom Kenny) appears in S1's "Inspired by Isis".

03Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
110September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
210June 18, 2017 (2017-06-18)August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"Jamallies"Brad AblesonMichael StarrburySeptember 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)1010.672
22"Child Please"L. Todd MyersQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonSeptember 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)1020.484
33"Come out to Play"Ashley J. LongIsaac GonzalezSeptember 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)1030.615
44"Inspired by Isis"L. Todd MyersMichael StarrburyOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)1040.630
55"The Legend of Tupaquia"L. Todd MyersCarl JonesOctober 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)1050.468
66"Class President"Ashley J. LongMalik SanonOctober 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)1060.438
77"Cane and Disabled"Ashley J. LongJoshua Krist & Eric LevNovember 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)1070.650
88"End of Days"L. Todd MyersGrant DeKernionNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)1080.577
99"More Than a Video Game"Ashley J. LongLee HouseNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)1090.447
1010"25th Hour"L. Todd MyersDevon Shepard & Sarah AfkamiDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)1100.628

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
111"The G-Word"Erik KuskaJoshua Krist & Eric LevJune 18, 2017 (2017-06-18)2010.191
122"Chocolate Milk"Kevin LoftonPhillip WalkerJune 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)2020.173
133"Coach Fishy"Ashley J. LongQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonJuly 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)2030.210
144"Just Say No to Cracky"Ashley J. LongR.J. BarnesJuly 9, 2017 (2017-07-09)2040.168
155"Hurricane Jermaine"Erik Kuska & Brad AblesonQuinn Hawking & Josiah JohnsonJuly 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)2050.229
166"Confederate Flags of Our Fathers"Kevin LoftonDevon Shepard, Joshua Krist & Eric LevJuly 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)2060.195
177"My Father the Zero"Erik KuskaDevon Shepard, Rodney Barnes & Issac GonalezJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)2070.252
188"Party Over Here, Fuck You Over There"Stephen ReisDevon K. Shepard & Rodney BarnesAugust 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)2080.236
199"Hom-coming"Kevin LoftonIssac GonzalezAugust 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)2090.262
2010"Legends of Lock-Up"Ashley J. LongLee HouseAugust 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)2100.162

04Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

The series gained mainstream attention in early 2020 due to the episode "End of Days" which included a scene that depicted NBA star Kobe Bryant crawling out of a crashed helicopter before it explodes. After the real Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020, the episode was removed from the Comedy Central website, and the creators of the show asked people to refrain from sharing the clip on social media out of respect for Bryant.

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