Big Mouth (American TV series): Difference between revisions

TV writer [[Andrew Goldberg (writer)|Andrew Goldberg]] and screenwriter-directors [[Jennifer Flackett]] and [[Mark Levin (director)|Mark Levin]] approached [[Nick Kroll]], Goldberg's best friend since childhood, with the idea to develop a show about going through puberty.<ref name="npr-freshair">{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Terry |title=Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Relive Raging Hormones and First Kisses in 'Big Mouth' |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/589841961/nick-kroll-and-john-mulaney-relive-raging-hormones-and-first-kisses-in-big-mouth |website=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006005116/https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/589841961/nick-kroll-and-john-mulaney-relive-raging-hormones-and-first-kisses-in-big-mouth |url-status=live }}</ref> Kroll and Goldberg used their divergent pubertal experiences as a centerpiece of the show, because Kroll was a late bloomer while Goldberg went through the physical changes of puberty very early.<ref name="indiewire-wonderyears">{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title='Big Mouth' Creator Nick Kroll on Convincing Netflix to Let Him Make a 'Perverted Wonder Years' — Turn It On Podcast |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/big-mouth-netflix-nick-kroll-season-one-turn-it-on-podcast-1201886638/ |website=IndieWire.com |date=October 12, 2017 |publisher=Indie Wire |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075057/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/big-mouth-netflix-nick-kroll-season-one-turn-it-on-podcast-1201886638/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Big Mouth'' was also partially inspired to help aid teenagers in states with abstinence based sex education.<ref name="indiewire-wonderyears"/> Many of their lived experiences are featured in the show, such as Kroll's first kiss, and Goldberg's parents waxing his mustache.<ref name="npr-freshair" /> The show also includes an experience of their childhood friend, Lizzie, who the character of Jessi is based on, getting her first period on a school trip to the Statue of Liberty. According to Kroll in an interview on [[NPR]], ''Big Mouth'' "takes an equal look at what it's like for girls and women, the process of going through puberty, which I think has not been quite as explored in most popular culture."<ref name="npr-freshair" /> Netflix announced they had picked up ''Big Mouth'' in June 2016.<ref name="deadline-netflixorder">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Netflix Orders 'Big Mouth' Animated Series From Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-big-mouth-animated-series-nick-kroll-andrew-goldberg-john-mulaney-1201771662/ |website=Deadline.com |date=June 13, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=August 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142251/https://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-big-mouth-animated-series-nick-kroll-andrew-goldberg-john-mulaney-1201771662/ |url-status=live }}</ref>