Danger & Eggs
Danger & Eggs is an American animated children's comedy series created by Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky for Amazon Prime Video, following the adventures of a fearless, teal-haired girl named D.D. Danger and her cautious best friend Phillip, a giant talking egg.1 The full series premiered on June 30, 2017 in the US and UK, after a pilot first appeared in Amazon's Fall 2015 pilot season.1 It is noted for its openly LGBTQ characters and for a queer and trans presence among its cast and crew.2
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated children's comedy, TV-G, aimed at ages 6 to 111 • 3 |
| Premiere | June 30, 2017 on Prime Video (US and UK); pilot released November 6, 20151 • 4 |
| Creators | Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky; executive produced with Chris Hardwick1 |
| Main voices | Aidy Bryant as D.D. Danger; Eric Knobel as Phillip1 |
| Episode count | 13 episodes per Amazon's announcement and episode guides; one 2015 report said Amazon greenlit 25 episodes1 • 5 • 6 |
| Status | Cancelled/ended after one season; last episodes released in 20175 |
| Awards | 2018 Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program; Annie, Critics Choice, and GLAAD Media Award nominations7 |
Spoilers
Premise and characters
The series centers on D.D. Danger, the daughter of world-renowned stunt daredevil Roy Danger, who chases her next big thrill, and Phillip, an ever-cautious, egg-shaped friend who rigs safety mechanisms so her stunts can happen.1 Their main haunt is Chicken Paw Park, home to Phillip's mother Becky, a gargantuan chicken.1 The pair solve problems through their "Buddy System," summarized in the mantra "You look out for me and I'll look out for you!"1
The comedy comes from the contrast between the two leads. Common Sense Media describes D.D. as an adrenaline junkie whose zest for adventure leads the pair into mild peril, including a collapsing waterslide, mutant plants and animals, and makeshift carts speeding down hills, while Phillip's preparedness repeatedly saves D.D. from herself.3 D.D.'s father spends the entire series in full-body casts, unable to speak after an accident.3
Episode count and run
Sources disagree on the episode count. Amazon's June 2017 announcement said all 13 episodes of the series would be available at premiere,1 and the episode guide at epguides lists 13 episodes with a June 2017 start and end date and a canceled/ended status.5 By contrast, The Advocate reported in December 2015 that Amazon had greenlit 25 episodes,6 and the streaming catalog WhichOTT lists 25 episodes in one season.16 All sources agree the series ended after a single season, with its last episodes released in 2017.5
Production origins
Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky developed the show at Puny Entertainment in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the studio later moved to Los Angeles.8 The series grew out of a short film produced through improvisational acting: everyone at Puny pitched an outline, the studio hired the company Splendid Things to pick one, and actors improvised the characters through different scenarios until the short took shape.8 Owens originated the character of Phillip, and Eric Knobel developed his voice and helped sell the character.9 In early development Phillip was literally the size of an egg before growing into his final large form.8
Amazon greenlit the series in December 2015; the pilot had been rated 4.6 out of 5 stars by customers, with 80% five-star reviews.6 • 1 The Science Fiction Encyclopedia credits the production to Amazon Studios, PUNY, and Saerom Animation.10
LGBTQ representation
Queer and trans representation is the show's most discussed feature. Petosky, a trans woman, said representation was central to her politics and that LGBT people were found for writers, directors, board artists, and every aspect of production, with much of the cast LGBTQ as well.11 The show includes a lesbian folk duo, gay dads, a young trans girl named Zadie voiced by trans teen activist Jazz Jennings, and a nonbinary band member named Milo who uses they/them pronouns, voiced by speaker and model Tyler Ford.12 • 2 Jasika Nicole voiced Reina, D.D.'s best friend in one storyline, and Petosky herself voices the Pigeon Lady.2
The series treats these themes without romance. Petosky explained that because the show has no romance, it deals with queer cultures "in a really platonic way and at their core."11 The episode "Chosen Family" is set at Chickenpaw Park's Pride Day celebration and discusses chosen family.13 • 14 Common Sense Media notes that a character using they/them pronouns appears without their identity being made a focus, and that differences exist on screen without clumsy explanation.3 The show was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming in 2018.7
Reception and awards
The series received what Autostraddle described as nearly universal critical acclaim at release.2 Common Sense Media rated it appropriate for ages 6 and up, praising its inclusive buddy comedy and noting that it approaches subjects including the stigma of mental illness, gender roles, LGBTQ+ identity, and confirmation bias, which one episode explains directly.3 At IMDb the series holds a 5.2/10 rating from 754 users, with 1 win and 3 nominations in awards listings.15
Its 2018 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program went to the directing team of Mike Owens, Brian Sheesley, Vincent Proce, Drew Schmidt, and Sarah Seember Huisken, with Shadi Petosky and Sam Riegel as voice directors.7 The same year it was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design (Mike Owens, for Phillip in "Tube of Pain/Broccoli") and a Critics Choice Award for Best Animation Series.7
References
- Amazon Original Kids Series Danger & Eggs Premieres June 30 on Prime Video in the US and UK, Amazon US Press Center (June 7, 2017)
- The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show, Autostraddle (July 24, 2017)
- Danger & Eggs: Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media
- Danger & Eggs, Rotten Tomatoes
- Danger & Eggs: A Titles & Air Dates Guide, epguides.com
- Amazon Picks Up New Kids Show by Transgender TV Producer Shadi Petosky, The Advocate (December 19, 2015)
- Danger & Eggs (TV Series 2015–2017) - Awards, IMDb
- Talking 'Danger & Eggs' With Co-Creator Mike Owens, On Animation (January 16, 2018)
- Shadi Petosky of Danger & Eggs, Office Magazine (July 30, 2017)
- Danger and Eggs, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- SDCC '17: Danger and Eggs represents LGBTQ community both on and off screen, Comics Beat (July 27, 2017)
- Wait, You Never Heard of 'Danger and Eggs'?, The Advocate (November 21, 2017)
- What's the danger in "Danger and Eggs"?, The Gayly (July 24, 2017)
- 'Danger & Eggs' Did Something Quietly Revolutionary For Trans And Gender Nonconforming Kids, Pajiba (July 28, 2017)
- Danger & Eggs (TV Series 2015–2017), IMDb
- Where to watch Danger & Eggs (2017) in United States, WhichOTT
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Animated television series (individual series) › Children's animated adventure and fantasy series › Comedy and slice-of-life series › Premiered 1961 to 2019
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
Your notes
© 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI. Free to use with credit under the Edgepedia Community License. Developers: read Edgepedia by API or MCP. Embed a reference card.