The series centers around a large Mexican-American family living in the neighboring Los Angeles town of Hacienda Hills. Told through the diary of eccentric 9-year-old Tater Ramirez-Humphrey, the series centers on her as she discovers the "it factor" that makes her special alongside her cousins, consisting of Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, Lita, Tere, Tabi, Toñita, Scooter, Lot Lot, Gordita, Nachito, ChaCha, and Lucita, who moved in with her for the summer as she prepares for her upcoming tenth birthday and tries to figure out her "final form".[1]
Voice cast
Main
Myrna Velasco[5] as Tater Ramirez-Humphrey, the show's eccentric 9-year-old protagonist with colorful braces and also speaks in a lateral lisp who is trying to figure out her "final form". She cannot speak Spanish much like the rest of her family but is learning fluent French in light of a French café being established.
Melissa Villaseñor[5] as Nellie Ramirez-Humphrey, Tater's younger, but taller and more realistic, cynical, condescending, and lazy sister.
Michelle Ortiz[5] as Bibi Ramirez-Humphrey, Tater's cheerful and optimistic mother who is an expert artist and sculptor.
Bud Humphrey, Tater's father who is skeptical of Tater's big dreams. He is an expert handyman.
Vision Tiger, a talking tiger and Tater's imaginary friend who helps her plan her visions.
Angélica María[6] as Margarita "Buela" Ramirez, Tater's grandmother and expert cook who is annoyed that some of her family members have not mastered the Spanish language.
Tater's cousins
Elizabeth Grullón[6] as Julita "Lita" Perez, Tater's eldest cousin and Scooter and Lucita's older sister who is bisexual, dreams of becoming a rock star, and does various odd jobs.
Jonathan Melo[6] as Scooter Perez, Lita and Lucita's shy brother who is shown to be good at ice-skating, playing wind instruments, and sewing.
Cousin Bud Humphrey, an eco-friendly teenager and Gordita's older brother who is always barefoot. The episode "Summer of Breaking Bud" revealed that Cousin Bud used to have a capitalist side named Cousin Buck.
Ignacio "Big Nacho" Ramirez Jr., Nachito's older brother who has a habit of roughhousing and is into weightlifting. He is also dyslexic.
Gordita Humphrey, Cousin Bud's younger sister. As the more intelligent of Tater's cousins, she loves performing scientific experiments.
ChaCha Ramirez, a wild young girl who is mostly only capable of saying her name.
Nomi Ruiz[6] as Tabi Ramirez, the oldest of the acrobatic T-Sisters.
Becca Q. Co[6] as Lot Lot Ramirez, a creepy and macabre young girl who has a dark sense of humor.
Ryan Anderson Lopez[6] as Ignacio "Nachito" Ramirez Jr., Big Nacho's younger brother who looks up to him. Like his brother, he has been showing symptoms of dyslexia.
Cristina Milizia[2] as "Baby" Bud Ramirez-Humphrey, Tater's infant brother.
Cheech Marin[4] as Pop Ramirez, Tater's grandfather and Margarita's husband with a golden tooth who is often seen either napping in his chair or engaging in romance with Buela.
Skid "The Skid" Malfeo, the obnoxious and disrespectful neighbor of the Ramirez-Humphrey family who wears a pocketed diaper despite being ten years old and is always barefoot. His family is just as obnoxious as he is (except Gwennifer). He bullies his older sister.
La Hamaca, a being behind the hammock that makes Pop weary of it.
Liza Koshy[6] as Serena, a girl who becomes Tater's best friend upon her family moving to Hacienda Hills due to their mutual fandom of Romancimorphs and Qui, Qui Marie.
Maya Morales as Gwennifer Malfeo, The Skid's bratty older sister who is a Pigeon Scout and probably the ringleader of her scout troop. Unlike her family, she is less obnoxious and also harbors a secret crush on Cousin Bud.
Another recurring character is Hector, the local street vendor of different foods who never utters a word yet and is said to be fluent in Spanish and French.
Guest
Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez[3] as Diego Perez, Lita, Scooter and Lucita's father, Bibi and Bud's brother-in-law, and Tater's uncle with a paranoid and nervous personality.
Mark Consuelos[3] as Ivan Ramirez, a firefighter who is Tere, Tabi and Toñita's father, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle.
Ricardo Chavira[3] as Ignacio Ramirez Sr., Big Nacho and Nachito's father, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle with a dull personality.
Gabriel Iglesias[3] as Gustavo Ramirez, a one-armed man who is Lot Lot's father, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle.
Sherry Cola[2] as Ms. Mahoney, the librarian of Hacienda Hills Library who is familiar with sign language.
Sarah Sherman[2] as Carmela, Big Nacho's pen pal with braces and classic-length hair who has the same traits as him.
Eden Riegel as N.K. Scheinhorn, the writer of the Romancimorphs series.
Silver Paul as Bootleg Vision Tiger, a deformed counterpart of Vision Tiger that Tater encountered on a menu she tried to improvise as her missing diary.
Joe Hernandez as Blaine Himbo, an office worker who is a mutual friend of Tater and Lita.
Blu del Barrio as Alex, Lita's co-worker at Quakey's Pizza Place who is also her enbyfriend. They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
Tater Ramirez-Humphrey plans to spend the entire summer discovering what her "final form" will be, despite the cynicism of her younger sister Nellie and the indifference of the rest of her family. She gets the shock of her life when her mother Bibi announces that her 12 cousins ("primos"), consisting of Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, Lita, Tere, Tabi, Toñita, Scooter, Lot Lot, Gordita, Nachito, ChaCha, and Lucita, will be staying with them for the summer, devastating her.
Uncomfortable with sharing a room with her cousins, Tater tries to get them to sign room contracts to avoid them messing up her room. However, the primos disagree with the arrangement as Nellie blends in with her father and uncles Diego, Ivan, Ignacio, and Gustavo. When Tater refuses to give them their items until they meet her demands, they steal her room. Eventually, however, they decide to provide Tater with her own space so she can have some private time, reconciling Tater with the primos as they play a board game called "Diplomats & Domains" that attracts the other adults who noticed the messy hall. Tater and the primos compete against a disguised Nellie and the adults in "Diplomats & Domains" where the losers clean the hallway.
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"Summer of Quehaceres"
David C. Smith
Rosemary Contreras
Alayna Cabral & Celestino Marina
July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)
102
N/A
"Summer of La Muñeca"
Jenn Strickland
Mikki Crisostomo
Eddie West & Cassie Zwart
Tater wants to work on her vision board, but is told that she must do house chores. While Nellie does the easier job and Bibi does the entertainment, Tater finds herself doing most of the hard work. Tater plans to completely shirk her chores, until she overhears her stressed mother being thankful for her help. Tater decides to resume work, until she learns that the primos themselves are very handy. Tater creates a chore wheel so that all the primos can help out. When Bibi learns that Tater was making a vision board, she gives her her arts and crafts supplies.
Tater, wanting some privacy, discovers that the primos are afraid of Lot Lot's cursed doll, Dolly. Tater asks to "play" with her and Lot Lot agrees, though she gives her some rules to follow. Soon, Tater begins to suspect that the doll really is cursed and runs over to Buela's house to have it exorcised. They soon learn that Lot Lot was messing with Tater by making it look like the doll was cursed when it really wasn't. Tater and Lot Lot admit that they like having personal space and agree to spend more time alone together.
Tater wants to join the "10-under-10" for Biz Kid Magazine and attempts to plan out some kind of talent to show off so that she can send it to the publication. With Gordita's "help", Tater tries to look for a talent, but fails. She then plans a ridiculous stunt over the L.A. Crevasse and convinces her grandfather Pop to drive her there. Pop manages to convince her that her determination has blinded her from seeing reason and Tater gives up on her plan. So as not to disappoint the primos, Pop successfully performs the stunt himself and Tater manages to get on television, though only the back of her head is seen.
Tater wants to get the next volume of Romancimorphs, but Bibi tells her that she should get rid of her older books before she does so. She agrees and gives some of her favorite childhood books to Lucita, ChaCha, and Nachito. When all three do a poor job handling them, Tater wants her books back, but Bibi forbids her. She attempts to get back at the three, but her attempts fail. Big Nacho reveals that he and Nachito are actually dyslexic and that while they love to read, it is sometimes difficult for them. Tater decides to give Nachito tips on how to make it easier for him and he grows to appreciate her book.
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"Summer of Herramientas"
Jenn Strickland
Diego Salazar Castro
Citlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Silver Paul & Jenn Strickland
For Father's Day, Tater and Baby Bud decide to get their dad, also named Bud, a gift card for the hardware store. When he acts indifferent to it, Tater and Baby Bud decide to get him a better gift while Nellie goes Tio watching. Every attempt at trying to give or tell him something results in him rushing back to the hardware store even after getting some advice from Bibi who is working out with Pop. Tater and Baby Bud finally give chase and discover that the hardware store is his sanctuary. Bud tells the other patrons, who are all friends with him, that he loves his kids, but admits that he does not know how to show it. Tater and Baby Bud reveal themselves and Bud realizes that they were trying to give him the best gift ever. Upon returning home while the Tios depart, Bud decides to play catch with his kids including Nellie.
Tater learns that Cousin Bud sleeps outside, due to his eco-friendly attitude. She decides to follow suit while Nellie tries and fails to sell her bed to the other primos. Tater immediately has trouble living outside like hurting her feet on the rocks and ant attacks. Cousin Bud gives her tips on how to thrive. Tater manages to make herself a shelter, but during the night, she encounters a three legged dog and befriends and feeds her. In the morning, Tater has conquered the outdoors, but is sad that the dog is gone. She suddenly returns with more of her pack and Tater thanks Cousin Bud for showing her a new way of living.
Tater wakes up to discover that she has a pimple on her forehead. Believing that this is a sign of her becoming a woman, she proudly shows it off. Each of the primos have different reactions, with most of them insisting that she either cover it up or get rid of it. When she finally goes outside, she is shocked by the negative attention she gets from it. She hides her face, but Lita reveals that she also has pimples on her head and that she should be proud of herself, regardless.
Lita, who dreams of becoming a musician one day, heads to work. Tater decides to tag along in the hopes of learning about being a business woman. She quickly learns that Lita is not a very good worker and is easily fired from her first two jobs. On the third one, she needs to interview for it. Tater dresses her up, but Lita realizes that going for a boring desk job pushes her away from her true self and decides to keep looking. Tater figures out that the local pizza place called Quakey's Pizza Place needs a new hire and Lita takes it as it also involves playing in a band.
Annoyed at the fact that she cannot get any peace and quiet, Tater starts searching for a new hiding corner away from her primos. She eventually discovers that right above the garage is a very roomy crawl space and makes it her own. Her sister Nellie arrives and cheekily threatens to expose her hiding spot or move in herself, only to get stuck in the floorboards and with the garage possum loose. Overcome by her love for her sister, Tater rescues her and Nellie decides to keep her hiding spot a secret, admitting that she similarly likes to meditate to get away.
Big Nacho, tired of Nachito constantly mirroring him, tricks him into leaving him alone by asking him to acquire a chicken egg. Tater rescues him from "Jean-Cluck van Fried", the meanest chicken, and Nachito proceeds to switch his hero worship to her. Tater soon begins to find him annoying and Big Nacho becomes self-conscious when Nellie starts belittling him. Tater and Big Nacho work together to get Nachito back and the three face off against Jean-Cluck and her coop. The fighting ceases when Nachito compliments the chickens on their eggs and he goes back to being Big Nacho's supporter.
Tater wants to join an ice skating tryout so that she can join Romancimorphs on Ice. Lacking the ability, she decides to get help from the mysterious El Patín. She quickly discovers that it is her quiet primo Scooter who is not only a competent ice skater, but also a great tailor. Scooter helps Tater on the condition that she not tell anyone about his hobby. During the tryout, Scooter's mask falls off, but Tater and the primos support him and they succeed in getting high scores, though Tater is told that she is too young to join. Scooter thanks Tater for helping him embrace his talents.
Tater becomes jealous about the T-Sisters' gossip parties. Despite her imaginary friend Vision Tiger insisting that she finish her vision board, Tater wants in on the T-Sisters' fun. They catch her and decide to task her to find "chisme" (Spanish for "gossip") so that she can join. However, all the chisme she finds are things that the T-Sisters already know, so Tater makes up a story about Pop being a secret agent. Eventually, Tater comes to the realization that all she wants is to be included in the primos' outings after realizing that they go places without her all the time. The T-Sisters accept her explanation and allow her to hang out with them more.
Citlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Amy Mai & Silver Paul
Tater is embarrassed over the fact that she cannot understand Spanish very well when she is with her primos at a churro stand run by a Spanish-speaking vendor named Hector. Upon seeing a French cafe, she decides to learn French instead. The primos are shocked by this decision and try to force her to learn Spanish, trapping her in a room (a lá Saw) and having her go through various tasks, showing that she does know some of the language. After being pushed to her limit, the primos stop and apologize for forcing Spanish onto her. Tater says that she still wants to know Spanish, but that she needs to learn it in her own time, believing that learning French could open her interests in the future. She discovers that the French cafe is owned by Hector who also knows French.
Feeling the need to get out of the house, Tater announces that she is heading to the library. Lucita excitedly asks to join and discovers that Tater is a successful helper, having turned the local library (at the least kid's section) into a wonderful place. The head librarian Ms. Mahoney is happy to the see the two with Lucita revealing that, despite her age, she is very proficient in books. Tater soon becomes jealous and accidentally makes a mess. Ms. Mahoney sends her to the teen section, which Tater despises, and thinks she is being punished. She realizes that Ms. Mahoney trusts her and wants her to turn the teen section around the way she did the kid's section. Tater succeeds and apologizes to Lucita and Ms. Mahoney for her behavior, believing that Lucita will be a great helper too.
Tater and LotLot discover a photo of a supposed 13th primo that has been crossed out. The two decide to play detective and recruit Lita to help search for clues by asking the eldest primos: Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, and Tabi. They don't find anything and Lita leaves to do other things. Tater and Lot Lot discover that the garden gnome outside is placed over a mound of dirt and dig it up to uncover, sheet music and marching band clothes. They bring the primos together and deduce that they belong to Lita who was trying to hide her failure of playing the French horn for band. As the primos solemnly rebury the mementos, Lita takes up the French horn again, having embraced her past mistakes. Now Tater is wanting to solve the mystery on who uploaded the video with the primos wanting to aid her in delivering payback causing Pop to become weary.
For Buela's birthday, Tater comes up with the excellent idea of creating a new quilt with each of the primos contributing with their own artistic cuadro (Spanish for "square"). Gordita reveals that she doesn't have any artistic talent because she does not understand why art is important. Meanwhile, Bibi and her brothers Ivan, Ignacio, Gustavo, and Javier realize they all forgot Buela's birthday after Tater fails to get Bibi to help as they work to find the right gift. Tater takes Gordita around town to help find her inner artist. Eventually, Gordita is subjected to a sensory overload that reminds her of her first real interaction with Buela: playing crosswords. Gordita finally finishes her square, much to Buela's delight. Upon seeing that the primos got a much better gift than their last minute one, Bibi and her brothers flee to the border planning to start a new life in Mexico.
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"Summer of Tater Luna"
David C. Smith
Mikki Crisostomo
Alayna Cabral, Amy Mai, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith
August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)
116
N/A
"Summer of El Chu-PAW-Cabra"
Jenn Strickland
Rosemary Contreras
Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart
Tater learns that Bibi is going to teach sequential art to her summer art class students. This convinces Tater to teach her about manga and introduces her to her original character, Tater Luna. As Tater attempts to create a comic for her to read, Tater gets critiqued by the Nachos, the T-Sisters, Scooter, Lot Lot, and Gordita. Tater's character comes off as a mess, and she loses faith in her abilities. Bibi tells her that while it is okay to accept criticism, she shouldn't have to change it to please anyone. Tater finally makes a compelling comic for Bibi, who likes it. Once Tater has perfected her manga, she finds that the other primos have become inspired and created their own manga heroes.
Tater adopts Chuchi, the tripod dog from "Summer of La Naturaleza", and asks Bud if she can keep her. Bud agrees on the condition that she train her, as she is an outside dog. Tater has difficulty doing so until she eventually runs off, forcing Tater to chase her. Buela warns Tater about the Chupacabra, whom she claims preys on little dogs and is said to be a mix of a bear, a lizard, and a wolf. With Bud's help, Tater eventually locates Chuchi and other dogs in the Crevasse with Hector, who was working as a paleta vendor. Bud used up the battery of his phone playing a tool-based game. Tater and Bud rescue them all, and Tater accepts Chuchi as an outdoor dog who can visit her anytime. In the final scene, one of the paletas is at the bottom of the cliff as the claw of the Chupacabra emerges from a cave and grabs it.
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"Summer of the Baby Races"
David C. Smith
Edlin Ortiz
Ainsley Dye, Natasha Kline & Jackson Read
August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24)
109
N/A
"Summer of La Extraterrestre"
Jenn Strickland
Rosemary Contreras
Citlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline & Silver Paul
Tater is displeased that her parents used one of her Romancimorphs shirts as an improvised diaper for Baby Bud. Upon breaking up the incident, Buela reveals that Hacienda Hills' sister town, Fresadena, holds annual baby races, with the winner getting a lifetime supply of diapers. All of her children have failed. When Tater suggests that Baby Bud enter, Bibi is against it. They take a trip to Fresadena, where an ignorant woman misidentifies Bibi as Baby Bud's "nanny", inspiring her to join the race. The entire Ramirez-Humphrey family supports Baby Bud, and he does well in the race, with several babies being disqualified or out of the race. Baby Bud ends up falling asleep just before reaching the finish line, and Tater gives a speech about being proud of oneself. Her speech soon becomes moot as a minor earthquake carries Baby Bud across the finish line, with the Ramirez-Humphrey family celebrating their victory.
While the primos go to the dentist, Tater is stuck at home with ChaCha while Pop does some backyard work. She watches an alien documentary and becomes convinced that ChaCha is, in fact, an alien, which she takes joy in. Soon, Tater believes that the government is after ChaCha, and they defend themselves against what they believe to be a government agent and other aliens who have been brainwashed. In the end, Tater realizes that the "alien signs" were simply ChaCha trying to take after her. The government agent was Buela returning from beekeeping classes to get honey for Pop, and the aliens were the rest of the primos with swollen mouths, as they all had cavities. ChaCha finally says "I love you Tater".
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"Summer of El Futuro"
David C. Smith
Angela M. Sánchez
Alayna Cabral, Natasha Kline, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith
August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24)
108
N/A
"Summer of Super No Entiendo 64"
Jenn Strickland
Diego Salazar Castro
Nate Maurer, Eddie West, Jenn Strickland & Cassie Zwart
After talking with Bud, Tater becomes convinced that she hasn't accomplished anything since summer started and has become stagnant. She asks the primos to help predict her future, but they either become too vague, descriptive, or inconclusive. As Tater wallows, the primos find her and remind her that she has already done so much for all of them during the summer. Bud overhears and tells her to take all the time she needs to discover herself.
Tater encounters her arch-nemesis, The Skid, at Quakey's Pizza Place. When he steals Nachito's Palo de Poder, Tater and the primos team up to get it back. In the form of a video game, Tater controls the primos to invade the Skid's backyard, but each of them are defeated. Lucita asks nicely and is "kidnapped" by the Skid. Tater heads over to rescue her but discovers that the Skid fled to Quakey's to challenge Tater on a pair of kiddie rides. Just as Tater nearly runs out of quarters, the primos back her up, and she defeats the Skid and gets the Palo de Poder back.
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"Summer of La Excavación"
Jenn Strickland
Rosemary Contreras Eddie West & Cassie Zwart (additional)
Amy Mai, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart
Toñita reveals that she now has an interest in archeology and confides in Tater as she fears what Tere and Tabi might say. Due to a digging event happening on the same day as a fashion shopping event, Tater helps Toñita train for the former, while she spends time with sisters training with the latter. Eventually, Tere and Tabi discover Toñita's secret and are hurt that she wouldn't be open with them about it. They choose to go to the fashion event without her. At the digging event, Tater and Toñita learn from a news report that the shopping event is now a disaster area and they race over to rescue Tere and Tabi. The elders sisters accept Toñita's newfound hobby and make up as they even invite Tater in for a hug.
Tater meets new kid Serena who is into Romancimorphs, loves French culture, and is also socially awkward just like her. The two quickly become best friends, but after hearing that Serena is an only child, Tater lies by claiming she is one too. Unfortunately, she also invites her for a sleepover, which she quickly regrets. Tater immediately takes Serena to her hiding spot over the garage and the two have fun. However, Tater leaves a robot in her room which fools the primos, but when they accidentally destroy it, they think they have killed her. Eventually, Serena learns the truth, causing her to reveal she hates pizza bagels which Tater was giving her all through the night. Tater and Serena decide to remain friends. As for the pizza bagels, Bud finds them in the toilet as it erupts.
Nellie explains how she has always felt overshadowed by Tater and has compartmentalized much of her anger through meditation. When Tater decides to make a lemonade stand (which Nellie had previously suggested, but was ignored for), Nellie decides to dress up as Tater and make a better lemonade stand as Tater 2.0. The primos switch to Nellie's side. When Nellie begins to read from Tater's journal out loud, Tater feels defeated. When Nellie plans to destroy the journal, the primos start to see that she is going to far and Nellie finally snaps about all the attention Tater has been receiving. Tater explains that she needs to be more open with her and that she does think about her all the time as she has kept a list of habits that she has noticed about her. Tater and Nellie make up with one another.
Big Nacho is finally set to meet his pen pal Carmela for a date. Tater and Nachito help prepare him by plotting a series of artificial events for Big Nacho to show off. When Big Nacho meets Carmela, the two hit it off very well, making Tater's plans utterly pointless as it turns out Carmela is also into weightlifting. Tater becomes upset, as she wants to make Big Nacho look better than he is, but she backs down after thinking about how he would most likely think of her for helping him get out of his shell. Carmela accepts Tater and Nachito and further shows how perfect she is for Big Nacho by revealing her ability to fart just like him.
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"Summer of El Cringe"
David C. Smith
Mikki Crisostomo
Alayna Cabral, Amy Mai, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith
Tater begins to question her love of the Romancimorphs series after two teens refer to the series as "cringe". She tries to find another hobby, but cannot get the series out of her head. She decides to donate her old books to the library. Ms. Mahoney stops Tater and reveals that the author, N.K. Scheinhorn has arrived for a book signing. Ms. Mahoney tells her that she loves those books, which is all that matters. Tater then gets a photo with Scheinhorn, Serena, and the primos, and Tater learns she has a cameo on the latest book's cover.
Tater wants to break into being a business CEO. At Cousin Bud's suggestion, she needs to find a need that people want and exploit that. She discovers that Scooter has been making small lucha plushies and convinces him to sell them for profit, as Scooter wants a new pair of skates. The business is successful, but Tater wants more and spends the money they earned to buy blank dolls for quicker production as The Skid takes advantage of it. Scooter confronts her about this, and Tater realizes she has been selfish and shuts the business down. This does not bode well for The Skid as his mother suggests that he not invest in small businesses. Lot Lot then buys all the blank dolls for her own amusement.
Citlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Amy Mai & Silver Paul
Tater and the primos discover a hammock in the backyard. Pop attempts to warn them against sleeping in it, claiming that doing so will drain people's dreams. One by one, the primos are absorbed by the hammock, while a studious Tater and Pop remain vigilant. They are ultimately absorbed into the hammock and begin to embrace the relaxation, only for the hammock to snap and fall apart. Tater admits that it is okay to relax and suggests that she and Pop lay on the hammock by themselves, resulting in them waking up in the future.
Buela deduces that a wind storm is headed for Hacienda Hills, and Tater gives her and Pop emergency backpacks as they head home to secure their items. As the family battens down, Tater prepares to write in her diary, only to realize that she gave Buela her own backpack. Without her diary, Tater begins to panic. The primos offer to be her journal, but they quickly regret this and agree to brave the storm with Tater to get her diary. Ultimately, Tater realizes that it isn't worth it. The storm finally dies down, and as Tater cleans herself up in the bathroom, she realizes her diary was there the whole time but decides not to tell the primos this.
Tater wants to get out of being with the primos so that she can focus on her personal projects. She then tasks Serena with being her "Segundo" (Second) to stand in for her. Inspired by the idea, the rest of the primos all proceed to hire segundos of their own, creating a very mish-mashed family. Big Nacho was hesitant at first until Carmela arrived and he brings in Jean-Cluck Van-Fried as his segundo. Tater begins to realize that she misses the primos and they too begin to miss each other, though Big Nacho has to be forced back as he was with Carmela. Tater reveals that she created a coat of arms to represent their family and they celebrate. Meanwhile, the segundos are at Buela's having lunch. When she states that they are having chicken, Jean-Cluck Van Fried begins to retaliate.
At Quakey's Pizza Place, Tater continues to waste her money on trying to acquire sticky paws like one associated with a giant kangaroo rat. Cousin Bud reveals that before his eco-friendly mission, he was a commerce king named Cousin Buck and offers to help her acquire the sticky paws she wants, but warns her about his alternate personality. As Cousin Buck, he succeeds in collecting all the sticky paws for Tater, whom also picks up on his business habits. The other primos join in, but Nachito falls behind in sales causing Cousin Buck to belittle him. When he refuses him comfort, Tater and the rest of the primos fight back with Tater returning Cousin Bud to normal by undoing his manbun. Cousin Bud apologizes for his behavior, but is threatened back when Buela falls for a online scam followed by a cliffhanger narration asking if Cousin Bud will revert to Cousin Buck to save Buela from the online scam.
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"Summer of Gwenship"
Jenn Strickland
Mikki Crisostomo
Natasha Kline, Amy Mai, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart
Tater gets a visit from Gwennifer Malfeo, an incredibly mean and torturous young girl who is The Skid's older sister. She is at first confused by her arrival, but discovers that she came to get close to Cousin Bud whom she has a hidden crush on. Tater decides to "help" Gwennifer by sabotaging any chance of her piquing his interest, but when she shows genuine gratitude for helping her, Tater confesses that she was going to ruin everything and decides to help her for real. She simply tells her to introduce herself. After a brief interaction, Gwennifer claims to have gotten over her crush on Cousin Bud and Tater realizes that she is no longer afraid of her. However, Gwennifer still has a crush on Cousin Bud.
Lita misses her quality time with Tater, forcing Tater, Scooter, and Lucita to look for her. They find that Lita has been spending a lot of time with her coworker Alex and come to the realization that she is in love with them. Scooter and Luctia reveal that Lita has had a terrible history of heart breaks and Tater begins to tail Alex. When she sees them getting flowers for "Mercedes", Tater is convinced that Alex is two timing Lita. They end up at the movie theaters together where Tater tells Lita what she saw and Alex reveals that Mercedes is their mother. Tater apologizes for sticking her nose in their business while Lita admits that she should've been more open about her feelings. Alex implies that they do like Lita and wants to pursue a relationship and Tater accepts them after learning they are into Romancimorphs.
In this clip show, Lot Lot believes that the tree in the backyard is the reason for all the strange happenings during the summer. Tater and the rest of the primos don't believe it. When they begin to reminisce on everything they have been through so far, they start to believe. As Lot Lot explains that the state of the tree is due to someone needing to apologize for something, the tree begins to excrete a strange sap along with objects that each of the primos have gifted Tater previously. She admits that she wasn't too fond of them, but didn't want to hurt their feelings as she was starting to bond with them. As she apologizes, it suddenly starts to rain and washes the sap away. The primos forgive Tater, though LotLot frets that it's not over yet.
The primos do not appreciate the way Gordita treats them as experiments rather than people. Tater and Cousin Bud decide to aid her through the use of her robot Gor3ta. As Tater poses as the robot in an effort to help Gordita open up, Gordita comes to the conclusion that she has been very distant towards her cousins and should try to see them as people. Unfortunately, Gordita figures Tater and Cousin Bud's ruse and tries to get back at everyone through robotic frogs. However, the primos love the frogs, causing Gordita to calm down. She thanks Tater and Cousin Bud for making her realize that she should be more considerate and forgives them for their scheme.
Shorts
A Piece of My Mind
These shorts primarily focus on Disney Channel characters meeting their various creators and learning how the concept of their shows were created.
As part of a promotional campaign, Disney Channel began airing the Disney Theme Song Takeover, wherein supporting characters from different shows performed the theme song to the series they were in.
On November 3, 2021, it was reported that Natasha Kline, a long-time storyboarder and character designer,[18] is developing an animated series titled Primos for Disney Television Animation (DTVA).[1] The series was inspired by Kline's childhood summers living with her cousins alongside her extended Mexican-American family and she wanted the lead characters to also be of Mexican-American heritage due to the lack of Mexican-American representation on television during her childhood.[1] Meredith Roberts, a senior vice president at Disney Television Animation said the series bears the "authentic voice" of Kline and "her family's culture and values", saying the series will be aimed at kids and families.[19] Edward Mejia, a DTVA executive, oversaw the series.[20] Prior to being greenlit, Primos was in an intense bidding war between Disney and Netflix, with Disney ultimately winning out.[21]
On June 15, 2022, at the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was announced that the show's first season would have an order of 30 episodes. Philip Cohen was announced as series producer.[22][23] In March 2023, Kline told Animation Magazine that the series was inspired by an adult short she had created for an Upright Citizen's Brigade stand-up comedy show in 2017, was inspired by Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, and said she loved working with the show's crew, praising their "intense passion, drive, and talent".[24]
On July 8, 2024, the series' official trailer was released.[25][26] The series airs half-hour episodes that are divided into 11-minute stories.[27]
Release
Primos premiered on Disney Channel on July 25, 2024, and the first nine episodes became available to stream on Disney+ the following day.[3][4][28] The series was scheduled to premiere on January 19, 2024, before being postponed to June 6, and later to its eventual premiere date.[29] By October 28, 2024, all nineteen episodes were available to stream on Disney+.[30]
Reception
Pre-release
On June 13, 2023, the series' opening sequence was released by Disney Branded Television.[31][6] It received criticism on social media, largely from Mexicans and other Latin-American communities. Some criticized the show's premise by drawing similarities to that of Nickelodeon's The Loud House and, more specifically, its spin-off series The Casagrandes.[32][33][34] Other viewers criticized the opening sequence for presenting various negative stereotypes associated with Latin-American culture, argued the names of the setting and some characters could be considered offensive, and the Spanish grammar used was incorrect.[35][36][37] Also criticized was the use of a "Mexican filter", a technique frequently used in American media to invoke a "foreign" atmosphere in Hispanic settings.[4]
Online complaints were further fueled when social media posts were made by Tater's voice actress, Myrna Velasco, which included a comment on Instagram where she said critics of the Spanish used in the show were "grammar nazis"[34][38] and a story in which she described the Spanish language as being "forced upon Latin American people" by Spanish conquistadors.[39][32] In her comment, which was later deleted, she also wrote that people can be angry at her for misspelling Spanish words or mispronouncing them, but she was a Native American and Mexican-American woman, and argued they were trying to make a "good show for kids" and said that if people are angry at the latter, then "be mad then."[40]
In an interview on June 16, 2023, Kline said the series is based on her personal experiences of growing up with a multicultural Mexican-American family in Los Angeles in the 1990s, being bicultural, biracial, and said that the project's relatability attracted well-known individuals like Melissa Villaseñor. She also stated that Tater doesn't speak Spanish, which is why her grammar is incorrect; emphasised the importance of cousins in her life; and stated that the art style showcased the environment in L.A. She additionally hoped the series would make people proud of their roots.[41]
Later in production, the name of the fictional town was changed from Terremoto Heights to Hacienda Hills, as the original name drew criticism for alluding to the earthquakes common in the region.[4] The name of one of the characters was changed from Cookita to Lucita, as the former is similar to a vulgar term in several dialects of Latin American Spanish.[42] As a result of online criticism, the series premiere was delayed several times, with reports this was done to make edits to already-completed episodes.[42] Changes were made to emphasize that the show is set in Los Angeles[4] and not in Latin America.
Prior to the show's release, Tara Bennett of Cartoon Brew described the series as a "perfect summer show for kids and families" and argued that it captures the fun of attempting to "co-exist inside a large extended family" for an entire summer.[43] Victoria Davis of Animation World Network interviewed Kline, who was glad to get feedback from the series, calling it an "amazing experience" to hear people's thoughts, saying it was "initially painful" but said that later responses honed her empathy, made her realize that the series could mean "so much to so many, in many different ways", and argued it gave her "strength to keep going."[44]
Post-release and critical reception
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The series received mixed reviews from critics. Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media rated Primos 3 out of 5 stars, said the show depicts positive messages and role models such sharing and teamwork, and acknowledged the diverse representations among the characters, but noted the presence of stereotypes.[45]
Tony Betti of Laughing Place gave Primos a grade of four out of five, praised the show for its humor and relatability, especially for those from large, multicultural families, complimented the diversity among the characters and said the series manages to be a distinct and entertaining addition to Disney TV Animation.[46]
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