Kidding (2018–2020)

TV ShowEndedParamount+ with ShowtimeDrama, Comedy2 seasons, 20 episodes
Kidding posterReview score: 59%

Plot

Kidding follows Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children's television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America's impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him – who also anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire. But when this beloved personality's family – wife, two sons, sister and father – begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through the 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.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Kidding S02E10The Puppet Dalai LamaS02E10 · 8.3Jill asks Jeff a question he isn't sure if he can answer.
  2. 02Kidding S01E04Bye, MomS01E04 · 8.2Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.
  3. 03Kidding S01E07KintsugiS01E07 · 8.1Jeff 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2018Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Kidding S01E01Green Means GoSeptember 9, 2018 7.0Jeff Pickles decides it's time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, feels that Mr. Pickles the pers
  2. S01E02Kidding S01E02PusillanimousSeptember 16, 2018 7.1Jeff makes a rash decision that could affect the ability of the show to continue. Seb strategizes how to rebuild Jeff's image. The two disag
  3. S01E03Kidding S01E03Every Pain Needs a NameSeptember 23, 2018 7.2Jeff tries to fix his heartbreak. Deirdre deals with her daughter's developing medical condition. Seb outlines the future of Mr. Pickles' Pu
  4. S01E04Kidding S01E04Season's bestBye, MomSeptember 30, 2018 8.2Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.
  5. S01E05Kidding S01E05The New YouOctober 7, 2018 8.0Jeff 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 sh
  6. S01E06Kidding S01E06The CookieOctober 14, 2018 7.8Will 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. J
  7. S01E07Kidding S01E07KintsugiOctober 21, 2018 8.1Jeff 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 t
  8. S01E08Kidding S01E08PhilliamOctober 28, 2018 7.7Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.
  9. S01E09Kidding S01E09LT. PicklesNovember 4, 2018 7.7Jeff wonders if he's having a breakdown or a breakthrough. Will gets into trouble at school. Scott confronts Deirdre about her feelings for
  10. S01E10Kidding S01E10Some DayNovember 11, 2018 7.6Everyone in Jeff's life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2020Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Kidding S02E01The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, OhioFebruary 9, 2020 7.9Jeff realizes that if he can tell a lie for the first time in his life he’ll get everything he’s ever wanted.
  2. S02E02Kidding S02E02Up, Down and Everything in BetweenFebruary 9, 2020 7.8While Jill, Deirdre and Seb debate over who is to blame for Jeff's recent behavior, Jeff finds himself in the real-world version of Pickle B
  3. S02E03Kidding S02E03I'm ListeningFebruary 16, 2020 8.0Jeff has an idea for how he can speak directly to the children of the world while Seb hands over the reins of the Pickle empire to Deirdre.
  4. S02E04Kidding S02E04I Wonder What Grass Tastes LikeFebruary 16, 2020 7.8After realizing that he might not have any real friends, Jeff makes a new best friend. Deirdre tries to get Puppet Time back on the air.
  5. S02E05Kidding S02E05Episode 3101February 23, 2020 7.5Jeff tries to teach children about change in the first episode of the 31st season of Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time.
  6. S02E06Kidding S02E06The Death of FilFebruary 23, 2020 7.2After an international incident, Jeff, Deirdre, Will and Seb attend a funeral at sea.
  7. S02E07Kidding S02E07The Acceptance SpeechMarch 1, 2020 7.9Deirdre deals with a medical issue while attending Jeff's Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. Jeff tries to be anyone but himself. Seb meet
  8. S02E08Kidding S02E08A Seat on the RocketMarch 1, 2020 7.8Jeff decides to start a new Pickles family while Deirdre tries to get some good PR for the show.
  9. S02E09Kidding S02E09The Nightingale PledgeMarch 8, 2020 7.9Jeff learns the safest place for him is far away from everyone. Will talks to a mysterious visitor at his school. With Maddy's help, Deirdre
  10. S02E10Kidding S02E10Season's bestThe Puppet Dalai LamaMarch 8, 2020 8.3Jill asks Jeff a question he isn't sure if he can answer.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Jim CarreyJim CarreyJeff PiccirilloFrank LangellaFrank LangellaSebastian PiccirilloJudy GreerJudy GreerJill PiccirilloJustin KirkJustin KirkPeterCole AllenCole AllenWilliam Piccirillo
Juliet Morris
Juliet MorrisMaddy PereraCatherine KeenerCatherine KeenerDeirdre Perera

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TrailerKidding (2018) Teaser Trailer | Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener & Judy Greer SHOWTIME Series

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