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An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

3 Seasons
30 Episodes
Canceled
Animation Comedy
Cast & Characters
episode image Episode Seven: Flies.
8.4/10 (191 votes)

#1 Episode Seven: Flies.

S1:E7

A pair of flies experience the highs and lows of life - finding success, failure, love and loss over the course of just a few hours. A self-conscious carriage horse is encouraged to "let it out" by a peer. Bodega-dwelling cats rap.

episode image Episode Twenty-Five: Stuff.
8.4/10 (74 votes)

#2 Episode Twenty-Five: Stuff.

S3:E5

After a freak accident brings an assorted pile of random objects to life, the sentient items experience all of life's ups and downs on the path towards self-realization - and the meaning behind it all.

episode image Episode Ten: Turkeys.
8.3/10 (128 votes)

#3 Episode Ten: Turkeys.

S1:E10

After his wife is taken from him, a turkey seeks revenge on the mayor during the Thanksgiving parade. Two rat teens venture out of the sewer and discover the joys and horrors of life above ground. Season One Finale.

episode image Episode Eleven: Rats.
8.3/10 (146 votes)

#4 Episode Eleven: Rats.

S2:E1

While stuck in an animal testing lab, rats Mike and Phil enter a love triangle with their imaginary friend, which inadvertently reveals the truth of their situation. A pair of fleas discuss their basketball dreams and ponder life, while stuck on a monkey's back. An algae questions his existence.

episode image Episode Seventeen: Cats Part 1.
8.3/10 (89 votes)

#5 Episode Seventeen: Cats Part 1.

S2:E7

episode image Episode Nineteen: Worms Birds Possums.
8.3/10 (80 votes)

#6 Episode Nineteen: Worms Birds Possums.

S2:E9

episode image Episode Thirteen: Roaches.
8.2/10 (101 votes)

#7 Episode Thirteen: Roaches.

S2:E3

When an exterminator puts a roach town in crisis, the survivors band together to travel to the world outside of their wall and guarantee the survival of their species. A group of seagulls, stuck together by a piece of litter, struggle to live their lives as one.

episode image Episode Eighteen: Cats Part 2.
8.2/10 (82 votes)

#8 Episode Eighteen: Cats Part 2.

S2:E8

episode image Episode Twenty: Dog.
8.1/10 (70 votes)

#9 Episode Twenty: Dog.

S2:E10

episode image Episode Three: Cats.
7.9/10 (218 votes)

#10 Episode Three: Cats.

S1:E3

Two privileged feline siblings find their perfect day interrupted by a crafty alley cat. Bored with the monotony of his life, a goose sets off on his own, and attempts to bond with a flock of Central Park swans.

episode image Episode Twelve: Pigeons.
7.9/10 (108 votes)

#11 Episode Twelve: Pigeons.

S2:E2

As a virus sweeps New York, teen pigeon Jacob's jealousy over his angelic little brother prompts a wacky spirit quest that teaches him about courage and responsibility. Two foxes rap about a hard-knock life on the city streets.

episode image Episode Eight: Squirrels, Part I.
7.8/10 (123 votes)

#12 Episode Eight: Squirrels, Part I.

S1:E8

After their home collapses, two young squirrel brothers find their survival skills tested on a journey through a tree trunk towards freedom, meeting rodent friends and foes along the way. A snake and her mouse prey face off; puppies at a pet store settle a turf war.

episode image Episode Nine: Squirrels, Part II.
7.8/10 (120 votes)

#13 Episode Nine: Squirrels, Part II.

S1:E9

The thrilling conclusion of squirrels Phil, Mike and April's treacherous journey out of their collapsed tree home. A queen ant reunites with an old friend and learns what her colony really thinks of her.

episode image Episode Twenty-Two: Dogs.
7.8/10 (78 votes)

#14 Episode Twenty-Two: Dogs.

S3:E2

Struggling to adapt in a post-owner world, dog Phil fights to maintain his independence and his longtime addiction to human dependence.

episode image Episode Twenty-Eight: The Democratic People's Republic of Kitty City.
7.8/10 (54 votes)

#15 Episode Twenty-Eight: The Democratic People's Republic of Kitty City.

S3:E8

Estranged rat friends are forced back together on a trip into hostile feline territory.

episode image Episode Four: Dogs.
7.7/10 (174 votes)

#16 Episode Four: Dogs.

S1:E4

A papillon is thrust into an unwelcoming dog park. A dog-walking group deals with an unexpected secret. Two dogs dissect their owners' first date.

episode image Episode Fourteen: Squirrels.
7.7/10 (91 votes)

#17 Episode Fourteen: Squirrels.

S2:E4

episode image Episode Sixteen: Rats.
7.6/10 (82 votes)

#18 Episode Sixteen: Rats.

S2:E6

episode image Episode Twenty-One: Rats.
7.6/10 (105 votes)

#19 Episode Twenty-One: Rats.

S3:E1

Three years after the green bomb wiped out humans in New York, rats Phil and Mike traverse the city following a wild, drunken night, searching for a missing car and encountering multiple species and terrors along the way.

episode image Episode Twenty-Four: Horses.
7.6/10 (68 votes)

#20 Episode Twenty-Four: Horses.

S3:E4

In the new classist society that's been established among the equine community, a rich horse's daughter finds herself in a love triangle with a suitor approved by her father and a carriage horse from the wrong side of the tracks.

episode image Episode Thirty: Roachella.
7.6/10 (63 votes)

#21 Episode Thirty: Roachella.

S3:E10

With the fate of New York’s animal population at stake, rats Phil and Mike work to pull off “Roachella,” the animal kingdom’s biggest musical festival.

episode image Episode Six: Pigeons.
7.5/10 (128 votes)

#22 Episode Six: Pigeons.

S1:E6

Pigeon Phil runs into trouble after he's reunited with the dad who abandoned him, while pigeon Mike struggles to encourage his son to be a seagull scout. Two turtles come to blows over the love of a mechanical frog, while a skunk learns the unfortunate truth about his date's past.

episode image Episode Twenty-Six: At A Loss For Words When We Needed Them Most Or The Rise and Fall of GrabBagVille.
7.5/10 (58 votes)

#23 Episode Twenty-Six: At A Loss For Words When We Needed Them Most Or The Rise and Fall of GrabBagVille.

S3:E6

An interspecies group of outsiders faces drama when given the ability to communicate with one another.

episode image Episode Twenty-Seven: The Trial.
7.3/10 (58 votes)

#24 Episode Twenty-Seven: The Trial.

S3:E7

The animal community gathers for the trial of the century.

episode image Episode Two: Pigeons.
7.2/10 (215 votes)

#25 Episode Two: Pigeons.

S1:E2

A naive male pigeon prepares himself for motherhood, while another is challenged by a New Jersey rival. One caterpillar's metamorphosis is another's lament.

episode image Episode Five: Rats.
7.2/10 (138 votes)

#26 Episode Five: Rats.

S1:E5

A rat invents pants. A moth tries neon light for the first time. Two fish couples have a tense dinner.

episode image Episode One: Rats.
6.8/10 (327 votes)

#27 Episode One: Rats.

S1:E1

An uninitiated rat gets mating tips from his friend at a subterranean party. A pair of police horses complains about an old acquaintance who's made it big. A bed bug has a midlife crisis.

episode image Episode Fifteen: Humans.
6.4/10 (147 votes)

#28 Episode Fifteen: Humans.

S2:E5

episode image Episode Twenty-Three: Pigeons.
6.4/10 (81 votes)

#29 Episode Twenty-Three: Pigeons.

S3:E3

A look at the heroic saga of Wallet, a diminutive, but fiercely heroic bird who leaves his home after tragedy strikes and makes his way to Pigeon Heights. There, he becomes the right-hand man to recently crowned Pigeon King Phil, and is tasked with saving the day when terrorists take over a bar mitzvah.

episode image Episode Twenty-Nine: So You Think You Won't Treason?!
4.4/10 (78 votes)

#30 Episode Twenty-Nine: So You Think You Won't Treason?!

S3:E9

Privates Phil and Mike find themselves in a precarious situation as tensions escalate.

Cast & Chracters

character image Mike (voice)

Mike (voice)

Actor: Mike Luciano
character image Phil (voice)

Phil (voice)

Actor: Phil Matarese
character image Mom / Rebecca (voice)

Mom / Rebecca (voice)

Actor: Katie Aselton

The highest rated episode of Animals. is "Episode Seven: Flies." (S1E7) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 191 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode Twenty-Nine: So You Think You Won't Treason?!" (S3E9) with a rating of 4.40.

This episode received 78 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode Seven: Flies." (S1E7) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 191 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode One: Rats." (S1E1) with a rating of 6.80.

This episode received 327 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode Eleven: Rats." (S2E1) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 146 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode Fifteen: Humans." (S2E5) with a rating of 6.40.

This episode received 147 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode Twenty-Five: Stuff." (S3E5) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 74 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode Twenty-Nine: So You Think You Won't Treason?!" (S3E9) with a rating of 4.40.

This episode received 78 votes.

Name Department Job
Jay Duplass Production Executive Producer
Mark Duplass Production Executive Producer

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