
Central Park
Taste attributes: animationcomedymusic/dancemusicalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming quest
"A musical walk in the park."
Boxlist takeA polished animated series that is larger-than-life, light and good-natured. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 43 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2020 · 10 episodesEpisodes (10)
1Episode One29 May 2020
An event goes awry in the New York park, which Owen manages and lives in with his family. Paige chases a hard news story.
2Skater’s Circle29 May 2020
Bitsy pitches her plan to buy the park. Owen deals with a mini-mugging in Skater’s Circle.
3Hat Luncheon5 Jun 2020
Owen speaks at a tense Hat Luncheon charity event. Cole helps Molly meet up with Brendan.
4Garbage Ballet12 Jun 2020
Paige hunts a rat, Owen battles trash in the park, and Molly obsesses over her disastrous first kiss.
5Dog Spray Afternoon19 Jun 2020
Owen grapples with a graffiti artist tagging the park, while Helen plots against Bitsy’s dog, Shampagne.
6Rival Busker26 Jun 2020
Birdieʼs job is threatened by a rival busker, Bitsy hosts a wedding, and Paige spends the night at The Brandenham.
7Squirrel, Interrupted3 Jul 2020
Cole and Owen do a scavenger hunt in Central Park. Paige discovers Molly is a great chess player.
8Hot Oven10 Jul 2020
Molly introduces Brendan to the family. Helen stumbles upon a new way to get Shampagne out of her life.
9Live it Up Tonight17 Jul 2020
Molly and Cole go on a special park tour as Owen and Paige try to have a date night.
10A Fish Called Snakehead24 Jul 2020
Season finale. Owen and his family search for a snakehead fish that might be in the Harlem Meer. Bitsy works with a likability consultant.
In season two, Molly experiences the trials and tribulations of adolescence, Cole is challenged by a truly embarrassing moment at school, Paige continues to chase down the mayor’s corruption story and Owen juggles managing the park, his staff and his family all with a smile on his face. Meanwhile, Bitsy inches ever closer to her sinister goal of claiming Central Park as her own, with Helen by her side eternally wondering whether she’s made it into Bitsy’s will.
Episodes (16)
1Central Dark25 Jun 2021
A tristate blackout leaves Bitsy and Helen trapped in New Jersey—and forces the Tillerman family to see each other in a new light.
2Mother's Daze25 Jun 2021
Owen and the kids go all out for Paige on Mother’s Day. Bitsy has to handle things on her own when Helen takes a day off.
3Fista Puffs Mets Out Justice25 Jun 2021
As a test to see if she's worthy of joining an elite girl group, Fista Puffs battles a monster in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
4Of Course You Realize This Means Ward2 Jul 2021
Owen oversees a kids' field trip in the park, while Molly and Cole help Brendan with his indoor kite competition. Bitsy and her brother write memoirs.
5Down to the Underwire9 Jul 2021
When Molly needs a new bra, Owen takes her shopping. Helen finds a key that could finally reveal whether she's in Bitsy’s will.
6The Shadow16 Jul 2021
The Brandenham is robbed by a jewel thief, reminding Bitsy of a criminal who terrorized the hotel over 50 years ago.
7A Decent Proposal23 Jul 2021
Owen does damage control after accidentally ruining a marriage proposal. Molly attends Bitsy’s birthday party with Brendan.
8Sir Bricks-A-Lot30 Jul 2021
When Owen considers a new job in Connecticut, the family uses Cole’s toys to imagine what their lives would be like if they moved out of the park.
9A Boat-iful Mind4 Mar 2022
Cole finds an escape from his homework in model sail-boating. Molly becomes a published artist in the school newspaper but isn’t proud of her work.
10Bee Is for Brandenham4 Mar 2022
Owen is called to the Brandenham to help Bitsy deal with a swarm of bees, while Paige and the kids attempt to care for her boss’ cat.
11The PAIGE-riarchy!4 Mar 2022
Paige tries to convince Molly that her period is a blessing. Bitsy is desperate to get back on a prestigious list of rich women over 50.
12Castle Sweet Castle11 Mar 2022
Owen and Paige set out to make the castle everything they dreamed it would be—if they can get the approval.
13Celeste We Forget17 Mar 2022
Owen’s mom derails a trip to the botanical garden when she makes a surprise visit. Paige chases a lead while writing a fluff piece on gifting suites.
14The Ballad of Johnnie Lee25 Mar 2022
After an embarrassing moment at school, Cole wants to change his name and identity. Owen, Paige, and Molly tell stories to help him cope.
15Where There’s Smoke31 Mar 2022
In search of evidence for a story, Paige brings the family to a wake. Bitsy and Helen try to convince a big investor to join them in buying Central Park.
16The Lyin’ in Winter8 Apr 2022
Bitsy and Helen get stranded during a blizzard. The family finds out that the deal to sell Central Park is happening today. Season finale.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
An animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in a castle in Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world’s most famous park, while fending off a hotel heiress, Bitsy Brandenham, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- 20th Television
- Taste scores
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