Add one other entry to Missy Elliott’s already prolonged checklist of credit. The Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame nominee and Grammy-winning artist will visitor star on Cartoon Community’s hit collection Craig of the Creek. The episode will premiere Monday, April 3 (5 p.m. ET/PT).
Titled “The Soar Off,” the episode finds collection characters Craig, Cannonball, Sparkle Cadet and Diane gearing up for a Double Dutch event. When the group asks Craig’s mother Nicole for a number of pointers, she tells them a narrative about her personal Double Dutch rivalry with a woman named Carla Frazier, voiced by Elliott, on the regionals (pictured holding the trophy within the artwork above).
“I’m so excited to be a part of this Craig of the Creek episode,” Elliott tells Billboard completely by way of e mail. “Voicing the Carla character was excellent for me as I’m an enormous Double Dutch fan. I hope the followers benefit from the episode!”
Based on Jeff Trammell, one of many writers of “The Soar Off” episode, the concept of Elliott voicing a visitor position on the collection took form whereas the group was engaged on the present’s Halloween episode, “Trick or Creek.” Supervising director Tiffany Ford had pitched the notion of getting Craig’s mother, Nicole, gown up as Elliott’s iconic picture from the rapper’s video for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).”
“The second the [costume] thought got here up,” Trammell tells Billboard, “we knew we needed to pay homage to one of many best musicians of our lifetime and thought it will be cool if Missy in some way noticed it. The truth that she not solely noticed it however was a fan of our shoutout meant the world. So we have been hopeful she’d comply with do an episode of ‘Craig of the Creek.’ For sure, as soon as Missy agreed, we have been thrilled and thought a enjoyable twist on Nicole’s costume can be to have Missy voice Nicole’s (extraordinarily one-sided) rival Carla Frazier, jump-rope extraordinaire. As with every part, Missy knocked it out of the park. We couldn’t have been extra excited to work along with her; a dream come true for your entire crew.”
See a clip from “The Soar Off” beneath:
