Human Resources is an American adult animated sitcom created by Kelly Galuska Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett that serves as a spinoff to Big Mouth.
Overview[]
A workplace comedy set in the world of the monsters from Big Mouth.
Episodes[]
See: List of Episodes
Characters[]
Monsters[]
- Emmy Fairfax (voiced by Aidy Bryant) - An awkward yet aspiring lovebug who finally lands a bigger role in HR when filling the role of Sonya Poinsettia after the latter gets fired. Shortly upon being assigned to her first client, Becca Lee, she runs into trouble, having no preparation to handle the intense emotional struggle that comes with being a lovebug to a pregnant woman, turn new mother.
- Pete Doheny (voiced by Randall Park) - A logic rock who works at Human Resources and is as strong as he is nerdy. He is assigned to work with the highly impulsive and woefully illogical, Doug.
- Rochelle Hillhurst (voiced by Keke Palmer) - Another lovebug and long-time best friend of Emmy, who is assigned to work with recently engaged man, Doug, his fiancée Donna, and Nadja. You may recognize her as the hate worm of Missy Foreman-Greenwald from Big Mouth.
- Lionel St. Swithens (voiced by David Thewlis) - A shame wizard who makes people feel bad about themselves for their shortcomings and wrongdoings. You may recognize him from his recurring role on Big Mouth as the evil shame wizard who made all the kids feel bad about themselves.
- Walter Las Palmas (voiced by Brandon Kyle Goodman) - A lovebug who works with Yara, an old woman with Alzheimer's. You may recognize him from his role on Big Mouth as the on & off lovebug/hateworm of Nick Birch.
- Connie LaCienega (voiced by Maya Rudolph) - A hormone monster who advises girls through puberty. She shows teens that it's not so bad being a girl. If she smells good, it's just because she doesn't wear deodorant and takes nothing but bubble baths. You may recognize her from her leading role on Big Mouth as the hormone monster of Jessi Glaser and Nick Birch.
- Maury Beverly (voiced by Nick Kroll) - A hormone monster that helps adolescent males through puberty. He has a stomach of steel, and his favorite hobbies are getting teenage boys to masturbate, having sexual intercourse with a wall, and much more. You may recognize him from his leading role on Big Mouth as the hormone monster of Andrew Glouberman and Matthew MacDell.
- Petra (voiced by Rosie Perez) - An ambition gremlin, who helps her clients get determined to follow their hopes and dreams.
- Sonya Poinsettia (voiced by Pamela Adlon) - A lovebug who gets fired from her job after breaking the rules by starting a relationship with a woman she was not assigned to and later gets a new job working as a bartender. You may recognize her from her role as the lovebug of Jessi Glaser.
- Mona (voiced by Thandiwe Newton)-A Hormone Monster whose job is to show teenage girls how to more fearless and confident. You may recognize her as a recurring character in Big Mouth as the hormone monster of Missy Foreman-Greenwald.
- Dante (voiced by Hugh Jackman), an addiction angel who starts the series involved with Emmy but later dates Rochelle.
- Gavin Reeves (voiced by Bobby Cannavale)- A hormone monster that is dead.
- Joe (voiced by Joe Wengert) - A hormone monster, who's best friends with Gil.
- Gil (voiced by Gil Ozeri) - A hormone monster who's best friends with Joe.
- Rick (voiced by Nick Kroll) - An elderly disfigured, but experienced Hormone Monster that helps people through words of enthusiasm. His clients in Big Mouth were Coach Steve and Nick Birch.
- Alan Drywall The Third(voiced by Stephen Baldwin)- A girl crazy Picasso’s painting who works at the Human Resources hotline. His clients in Big Mouth are Caleb and Lars.
- Tyler (voiced by John Gemberling)- a previous hormone monster for Nick Birch, he's small and crazy horny. He is the second monster to be fired, after Sonya.
- Todd (voiced by Nick Kroll) - A zombie who works as an electrician at Human Resources.
- Dawn O’Hara (voiced by Jane Krawkoski)- A Guardian Angel who’s in on/off relationship with Alan and her job is to announce marriage, birth, and death. She’s also the best of friends with the Gratitoad and is assigned to work with Devin LeSeven.
- Tito Thomas (voiced by Maria Bamford)- An anxious Anxiety Mosquito who makes her human clients panic.
- Kitty Dukakis (voiced by Maria Bamford)- A depression kitty whose occupation is to make humans feel depressed. You may recognize her as Jessi's depression kitty in Big Mouth, but she had a different design, her last name was Bouchet, and was voiced by Jean Smart
- Van (voiced by Miley Cyrus)-A sly Logic Rock who works for Sarah and will do anything to keep her from falling in love. Emmy used to have a crush on her.
Humans[]
- Becca Lee (voiced by Ali Wong) -A litigator who gave birth to Jake in “Birth” and Emmy’s first client, and the entire staff was assigned to her.
- Barry (voiced by Mike Birbiglia) -Becca’s Jewish husband and Jake’s father.
- Jake (voiced by N/A) - Becca and Barry's infant son.
- Claudia (voiced by Janelle Monáe) - Becca's doula, whom Sonya fell madly in love with.
- Doug Frederick (voiced by Tim Robinson) -
- Donna Frederick (voiced by Ashley London) -
- Amir El-Khoury (voiced by Ahmed Mawas) -
- Nabilah El-Khoury (voiced by Ulka Simone Monhanty) -
- Natalie El- Khoury (voiced by Josie Totah) - A transgendered teenager who later became Walter’s client after her grandmother’s death. You may recognize her as a recurring character in “Big Mouth”.
- Nadja El-Khoury (voiced by Sabrina Jalees) - Natalie’s older sister with a decision to go to Rutgers University with her best friend, Danielle or go to UC Berkeley.
- Yara El-Khoury (voiced by Nidah Barber-Raymond) -Walter’s elderly client with Alzheimer’s dementia and lost her husband. After her death in “It’s Almost Over”, Walter became her granddaughter Natalie’s love bug.
- Danielle (voiced by Ariana DeBose) - Nadja’s best friend/girlfriend who also got accepted into Rutgers, however, Nadja broke up with her.
- Paul Krummhorn (voiced by Eugene Levy)- An elderly man who lost his wife of nearly four decades, Evelyn. He is also Maury, Walter, and Keith's client.
- Sarah Krummhorn(voiced by Florence Pugh)- Paul’s twenty-something daughter who refuses to find love as well as Emmy and Van's recent client.
- Alice Wong (voiced by herself)- A 30-year-old disability rights activist who has spinal muscular atrocity and perinatal asphyxia and Rochelle's new client.
Development[]
- The announcement of the spin-off series was made from the Big Mouth season 3 panel at New York Comic Con. It will feature the same animation style as Big Mouth.
Trivia[]
- After its two-season run, the characters and stories from Human Resources flow into new episodes of Big Mouth, as its Season 8 will serve as a sendoff for both series.