Cupcake & Dino: General Services

Did You Know?

• The series premiered on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia on May 25, 2020.
• In Brazil, the series began airing on November 15, 2018 on Disney XD.
• The series is known as Cupcake e Dino: Serviços Gerais in Portuguese.

Premise

The series centers on a tiny cupcake and his giant dinosaur brother who aim to succeed in the competitive General Services business, known in Brazil as "bicos." The cast includes anthropomorphized food, objects, animals, mythical creatures, and humans, with no apparent distinction between character types; Cupcake and Dino are birth siblings with a Grandma Steak and a human uncle. Episodes follow the brothers taking on jobs that lead to absurd plot points, with recurring themes of friendship, honesty, bravery, and loyalty, often reinforced by simple songs. The animation was created using Adobe Animate, and live-action sequences were recycled from Shutterstock with permission.

Characters

Cupcake B. Goody is a magenta cupcake with a Napoleon complex and the older brother of Dino. Dinosaur Carol Goody is a yellow Tyrannosaurus rex who is Cupcake’s fun-loving, optimistic younger brother. Hugo is their lovable manager and assistant. Chance Goody is their human uncle and the son of Grandma Steak. Vicky is the teenage mayor of Big City. Grandma Steak is their feisty grandmother. Peetree Gluck the Third is a rooster with a southern accent and the duo’s rival. Other characters include Sneaky Stan, Officer Bees, Angles, Inventory Ariel, Kattycorn, Chris the Manygoose, Creature Magazine Editor, Blur Guy, Mr. Grumbles, Pigeon, The Internet, Bun and Iguana, Pickles, and Cassie.