The Great North creators/executive producers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin confirmed that in season three of the popular Fox animated comedy the world in which the Tobin family exists will open up some. Fans will get to learn more about Lone Moose as well as the little towns that surround the peaceful little Alaskan city.
The Great North creative duo took part in the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel and also sat down for interviews to discuss what’s coming our way with the new season. Season three, which premieres on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 8:30pm ET/PT, features the voices of Nick Offerman as Beef, Jenny Slate as Judy, Will Forte as Wolf, Aparna Nancheria as Moon, Paul Rust as Ham, and Dulcé Sloan as Honeybee.
Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin Interview:
How do you manage to keep every episode so sweet and uplifting?
Wendy Molyneux: “You know, I think this is the same thing as Bob’s (Burgers). While we can traffic with difficult subjects, we don’t get into bitterness and darkness. I think there’s always kind of a sweetness or an optimism that comes in to sort of save the day a little bit. And we are creating a tiny bit of a utopia, but I think sometimes that’s what people need and what people need to watch. So, I think we always kind of have our eye on that.
There’s times stuff gets in and we go, ‘This just doesn’t quite feel right for this show.’ I love watching shows that have that kind of content and that kind of stuff, but it’s not this world.
It’s weird. It’s almost kind of like hearing a bad note on a piano. If we hear that come in, we are like, ‘Yeah, that doesn’t just quite fit.’ You know what I mean? It’s hard to describe but you know it when you hear it or see it.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “Yeah and I think, you know, of course, it’s a comedy. That’s our goal is to make sure it’s 22 minutes of jokes and all of that. But we also want to make sure it’s a space that people want to be in and meet in. For us, it’s like that cozy feel of people in an environment you want to be in and spend time with. That’s what we are always going for.”
Can you tease some of the storylines for season three?
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “We’ve got some really fun stuff coming up in season three. We have a really fun episode where the family and a few of their guests get iced in and have to be in the house for days. And they all go a little bit bonkers and decide to hold a family court.”
Wendy Molyneux: “They place someone on trial. […] Then there was a real event in Alaska where there’s a Moose Turd Festival…”
Moose turd?
Wendy Molyneux: “Moose Turd Festival, so we are doing Lone Moose’s own version of that. And then we also have something coming up that’s pretty fun where Moon and Ham both enter what can only be termed as a boys sausage pageant. You’ll have to watch to find out what that means.
And then we do have a big two-part season finale this year you’ll have to watch all the way to the end. That’s why it’s the finale. For those who are watching, it’s the finale.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “And of course, we do have another Halloween and Christmas episode coming this season so we’re so excited about those. Sort of the Lone Moose version of the holidays again, so they are very fun, and we are very excited.”
Are there plans to expand on the Burgerverse?
Wendy Molyneux: “I can’t speak for what Loren (Bouchard) has planned or he’ll get me. Just kidding! We love Loren and like everyone else out there we’ll be excited if – I can’t say if he is – but if there’s something coming out of obviously the Bouchard-verse we would be as excited to see it as anybody else. So, hopefully. Fingers crossed.”
Can you talk about any new characters for season three or new guest stars?
Wendy Molyneux: “We are sort of expanding. We are getting to know Lone Moose a little bit more but what we’re also doing is getting to know that Lone Moose has a very fractious relationship with the little towns that surround it. They’re all rivals.
And so, one episode, I think it’s like episode 15 – it’s a little deep in the season, but we find out that they have a big rivalry with this town called Ted’s Folly nearby and there’s a big incident with them and Mayor Ted Folly, played by Wyatt Cenac. So, we feel like that’s going to be a lot of fun because we have our beloved Mayor Peppers played by Ray DeWilde. Finding a mayor that he has a rivalry with just feels fun to us.
So, we’ll find out more about the surrounding towns in season three.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “Yeah, and I think we’re also just finding out more about the town in general. We are going to meet more of Kima’s family. We are just slowly building out our little town of Lone Moose. Yeah, a lot of new characters to meet in season three.”
Did you talk to an imaginary Alanis Morissette in high school?
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “No, I wish. Huge fan. I think she is such an icon and such a strong woman and had such a big influence I will say on me. We say it in the first episode that you gotta kind of take the butt cheeks of life and dive in. I think she really represents that as kind of creating her own path. She’s been around for so long and she’s been just such a success and she’s just such an inspiration. I wish I had known that when I was 16; maybe it took me a little bit longer to get there. But it’s fun.”
Wendy Molyneux: “You talk to her now, literally.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “I talk to her now, yes. I get very sweaty every time.”
For more The Great North season three goodies, check out our interview with Dulcé Sloan, Paul Rust, and Aparna Nancheria:
