Primos (TV series)

Animated Disney series

This article is about the animated television series. For the live-action sitcom, see Primo (TV series).

Primos

Genre|

* Comedy[1]
* Coming of age[2]

Created by| Natasha Kline[1]
Voices of|

* Myrna Velasco
* Melissa Villaseñor
* Michelle Ortiz
* Jim Conroy
* Angélica María
* Elizabeth Grullón
* Jonathan Melo
* Rick Simon
* Cristina Vee Valenzuela
* Natasha Kline
* Nomi Ruiz
* Becca Q. Co
* Ryan Anderson Lopez
* Sarah Tubert

Theme music composer| Alana Da Fonseca and Bobby Studley
Opening theme| "Primos Main Title Theme" (written by Alana Da Fonseca, Bobby Studley, and Natasha Kline)
Ending theme| "Primos End Credits Song" (composed by Jim Lang)
"City of Angels" (written by Alana Da Fonseca and Bobby Studley)
Composer| Jim Lang[3]
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 21
Production
Executive producer| Natasha Kline[1]
Producer| Philip M. Cohen
Editor| Andrew Sorcini
Running time| 22 minutes
Production company| Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network| Disney Channel
Release| July 25, 2024 (2024-7-25) –
present

Primos[a] is an American animated television series created by Natasha Kline and produced by Disney Television Animation that debuted on July 25, 2024, on Disney Channel.[3][4]

## Synopsis

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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 (later 10-year-old) Tater Ramírez-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

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### Main

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* Myrna Velasco[5] as Patricia "Tater" Ramírez-Humphrey, the show's eccentric 9-year-old (later 10-year-old) protagonist with colorful braces and 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 Eleanor "Nellie" Ramírez-Humphrey, Tater's younger but taller and more realistic, cynical, condescending, and lazy sister.
* Michelle Ortiz[5] as Beatriz "Bibi" Ramírez-Humphrey, Tater's cheerful and optimistic mother who is an expert artist and sculptor.
* Jim Conroy[5] as:
* 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 Beatriz "Buela" Ramírez, Tater's maternal grandmother and an expert cook who is annoyed that some of her family members have not mastered the Spanish language.

#### Tater's cousins

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* Elizabeth Grullón[6] as Julita "Lita" Perez, Tater's Mexican/Dominican 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 Isauro "Scooter" Perez, Lita and Lucita's Mexican/Dominican shy brother, who is shown to be good at ice-skating, playing wind instruments, and sewing.
* Rick Simon[6] as:
* 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" Ramírez III, a teenager who has a habit of roughhousing and is into weightlifting. He is also dyslexic.
* Cristina Vee Valenzuela[6] as:
* Teresa "Tere" Ramírez, the middle child of the acrobatic T-Sisters, who dream of being famous. She has a birthmark on her left eye.
* Antoñia "Toñita" Ramírez, the youngest of the acrobatic T-Sisters who wants to be an archaeologist.
* Natasha Kline[6] as:
* Heather "Gordita" Humphrey, Cousin Bud's younger sister. As the more intelligent of Tater's cousins, she loves performing scientific experiments. Gordita considers her full name to be an alliteration.
* Isabel Christina "ChaCha" Ramírez, a wild young girl who is mostly only capable of saying her name.
* Nomi Ruiz[6] as Tabitha "Tabi" Ramírez, the oldest of the acrobatic T-Sisters.
* Becca Q. Co[6] as Charlotte "Lot Lot" Ramírez, a creepy and macabre young girl who has a dark sense of humor.
* Ryan Anderson Lopez[6] as Gabriel Ignacio "Nachito" Ramírez, Big Nacho's younger brother who looks up to him. Like his brother, he has been showing symptoms of dyslexia.
* Sarah Tubert[6] as Luz "Lucita" Perez, Tater's youngest Mexican/Dominican cousin and Lita and Scooter's younger sister who wears cochlear implants and knows American Sign Language.

### Recurring

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* Cristina Milizia[2] as Bud Ramírez-Humphrey Jr., Tater's infant brother.
* Cheech Marin[4] as Ignacio "Pop" Ramírez Sr., Tater's maternal grandfather and Buela's husband with a golden tooth who is often seen either napping in his chair or engaging in romance with Buela.
* Dee Bradley Baker as:
* Chuchi, a three-legged outdoor dog that Tater befriends.
* Garage Possum, an opossum that lives in the Ramírez-Humphrey family's garage and gets caught up in the family's shenanigans.
* Jean-Cluck Van Fried, a buff chicken with a featherless left wing who is owned by Buela and protects the family's chicken flock.
* Jorge Diaz as:
* Skid "The Skid" Malfeo, the obnoxious and disrespectful neighbor of the Ramírez-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

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* 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 Ramírez, a firefighter who is Tere, Tabi and Toñita's father, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle.
* Ricardo Chavira[3] as Ignacio Ramírez Jr., Big Nacho and Nachito's father, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle with a dull personality.
* Gabriel Iglesias[3] as Gustavo Ramírez, 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.
* Caroline Malfeo, the mother of The Skid and Gwennifer.
* 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.
* Jaime Jarrín[2] as the Día de la Cultura Announcer
* Margo Rey as Rita Ramírez, Lita, Scooter, and Lucita's mother, Bibi's sister, and Tater's aunt.
* Fryda Wolff as Pachico, one of Gwennifer's friends.
* Alex Cazares as Peña, one of Gwennifer's friends.
* Kyle MacLachlan[2] as Bill, a worker at the United States Department of State.

Also in the series is Javier Ramírez, ChaCha's father and Bibi's brother who is a biker and has no speaking role yet. Javier and Gustavo's wives also make non-speaking appearances in the season one finale.

## Episodes

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1| "Summer of Tater"| Natasha Kline| Natasha Kline| Citlalli Anderson & Silver Paul| July 25, 2024 (2024-7-25)| 101| N/A
"Summer of Primos"| David C. Smith| Karla Sakas Shropshire| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read

Tater Ramírez-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.

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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.

2| "Summer of Quehaceres"| David C. Smith| Rosemary Contreras| Alayna Cabral & Celestino Marina| July 25, 2024 (2024-7-25)| 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.

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Wanting some privacy, Tater 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.

3| "Summer of Los Diez"| David C. Smith| Diego Salazar Castro| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read| July 27, 2024 (2024-7-27)[b]| 103| N/A
"Summer of Lit-Tater-atura"| Jenn Strickland| Edlin Ortiz| Citlalli Anderson & Silver Paul

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.

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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.

4| "Summer of Herramientas"| Jenn Strickland| Diego Salazar Castro| Citlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Silver Paul & Jenn Strickland| July 27, 2024 (2024-7-27)[b]| 111| N/A
"Summer of La Naturaleza"| David C. Smith| Karla Sakas Shropshire| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read

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.

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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.

5| "Summer of Pam"| David C. Smith| Rosemary Contreras| Alayna Cabral & Celestino Marina| August 3, 2024 (2024-8-3)[b]| 104| 0.16[9]
"Summer of La Trabajadora"| Jenn Strickland| Mikki Crisostomo| Eddie West & Cassie Zwart

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.

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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.

6| "Summer of La Madriguera"| David C. Smith| Angela M. Sánchez| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read| August 3, 2024 (2024-8-3)[b]| 105| N/A
"Summer of Los Pollos Hermanos"| Jenn Strickland| Diego Salazar Castro| Citlalli Anderson, Amy Mai & Jenn Strickland

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.

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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 owned by Buela, 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.

7| "Summer of El Patín"| David C. Smith| Rosemary Contreras| Alayna Cabral, Celestino Marina & Silver Paul| August 10, 2024 (2024-8-10)[b]| 106| N/A
"Summer of Chisme"| Jenn Strickland| Edlin Ortiz| Eddie West & Cassie Zwart

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 finds that she is too young to join when the announcer directs her to the tryout's fine print. Scooter thanks Tater for helping him embrace his talents.

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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.

8| "Summer of No Sabo"| David C. Smith| Angela M. Sánchez| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read| August 10, 2024 (2024-8-10)[b]| 107| 0.12[9]
"Summer of Bookita"| Jenn Strickland| Mikki Crisostomo| 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 called Café S'il Vous Plaît, 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 Café S'il Vous Plaît is owned by Hector who also knows French.

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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.

9| "Summer of the 13th Primo"| Jenn Strickland| Mikki Crisostomo| Amy Mai & Cassie Zwart| August 17, 2024 (2024-8-17)[b]| 110| N/A
"Summer of Cuadros"| David C. Smith| Gustavo Hernandez
Alayna Cabral (additional writing)| Alayna Cabral & Celestino Marina

Tater and Lot Lot 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.

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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.

10| "Summer of Tater Luna"| David C. Smith| Mikki Crisostomo| Alayna Cabral, Amy Mai, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith| August 17, 2024 (2024-8-17)| 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.

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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.

11| "Summer of the Baby Races"| David C. Smith| Edlin Ortiz| Ainsley Dye, Natasha Kline & Jackson Read| August 24, 2024 (2024-8-24)| 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 her children have failed, but 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 entire Ramírez-Humphrey family supports Baby Bud, and he does well in the race, with several babies falling out. Baby Bud falls asleep just before 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.

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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".

12| "Summer of El Futuro"| David C. Smith| Angela M. Sánchez| Alayna Cabral, Natasha Kline, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith| August 24, 2024 (2024-8-24)| 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 for the summer 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.

13| "Summer of La Excavación"| Jenn Strickland| Rosemary Contreras
Eddie West & Cassie Zwart (additional writing)| Amy Mai, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| August 31, 2024 (2024-8-31)| 112| 0.08[9]
"Summer of La Pijamada"| David C. Smith| Edlin Ortiz| Alayna Cabral, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith

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 at Café S'il Vous Plaît 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.

14| "Summer of Imi-Tater"| Jenn Strickland| Natasha Kline| Citlalli Anderson, Silver Paul & Jenn Strickland| August 31, 2024 (2024-8-31)| 113| 0.08[9]
"Summer of Ignacio"| David C. Smith| Karla Sakas Shropshire| Ainsley Dye, Jackson Read & David C. Smith

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.

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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.

15| "Summer of El Cringe"| David C. Smith| Mikki Crisostomo| Alayna Cabral, Amy Mai, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith| September 7, 2024 (2024-9-7)| 114| 0.11[9]
"Summer of Taternomics"| Jenn Strickland| Angela M. Sánchez| Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart

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.

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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.

16| "Summer of La Hamaca"| David C. Smith| Diego Salazar Castro| Ainsley Dye, Natasha Kline & Jackson Read| September 14, 2024 (2024-9-14)[c]| 115| N/A
"Summer of The Santa Anas"| Jenn Strickland| Edlin Ortiz| 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.

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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.

17| "Summer of Segundos"| David C. Smith| Angela M. Sánchez| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read| September 21, 2024 (2024-9-21)[c]| 117| N/A
"Summer of Breaking Bud"| Jenn Strickland| Diego Salazar Castro| Citlalli Anderson, Amy Mai & Silver Paul

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.

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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 an online scam followed by a cliffhanger narration asking if Cousin Bud will revert to Cousin Buck to save Buela from the online scam.

18| "Summer of Gwenship"| Jenn Strickland| Mikki Crisostomo| Natasha Kline, Amy Mai, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| September 28, 2024 (2024-9-28)[c]| 118| N/A
"Summer of Heart Eyes"| David C. Smith| Edlin Ortiz| Alayna Cabral, Celestino Marina & David C. Smith

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.

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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 Lucita 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.

19| "Summer of Hacienda Chills"| Jenn Strickland| Mikki Crisostomo| Citlalli Anderson & Silver Paul| October 5, 2024 (2024-10-5)| 123| 0.09[9]
"Summer of Los Bots"| David C. Smith| Edlin Ortiz| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read

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 dismiss it until they begin to reminisce on everything they have been through so far. 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 Lot Lot frets that it's not over yet.

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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.

20| "Summer of the Mixtape"| David C. Smith| Rosemary Contreras| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read| March 2, 2025 (2025-3-2)| 119| TBD
"Summer of Je Ne Sais Quoi"| Jenn Strickland| Angela M. Sánchez| Citlalli Anderson, Amy Mai & Silver Paul

In this second clip show, Tater decides to document her summer using a mixtape labeled "Now That's What I Call Tater!", sharing her favorite songs so far in the series. She plans to give the mixtape to the Martians in space. This is until the mixtape gets messed up and Lita offers to fix it. Meanwhile, the primos also have a go of reminiscing old songs they sang from the series with Nellie trying to get in on the mix. Tater later learns that she could never have made her mixtape successful if it weren't for her primos. The mixtape is abducted by a UFO and the Martians already love it.

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When Tater discovers that Serena is being treated like a mature adult due to her ears piercing, she wants her to teach her how to be an adult whisperer. Serena also wants to be taught how to be a "child yeller". However, they later discover that adult whispering and child yelling is hard, but refuse to give up. Serena is finally bonding with the primos and Bibi lets Tater get her ears pierced. Though, Tater isn't ready to get her ears pierced and Bibi lets her decide when she wants it to happen. Later, Tater and Serena agree never to be teenagers.

21| "Summer of Local Girl"| David C. Smith| Mikki Crisostomo| Ainsley Dye, Jackson Read & David C. Smith| March 9, 2025 (2025-3-9)[d]| 121| TBD
"Summer of Cumple"| Jenn Strickland| Rosemary Contreras
Natasha Kline & Rachel McNevin (additional writing)| Citlalli Anderson, Kiana Khansmith, Natasha Kline, Silver Paul & Jenn Strickland

When the news doesn't recognize Tater despite her appearing on the station in "Summer of Los Diez", she decides to create a documentary named "The Tater Zone". In the documentary, Tater gets her primos to reenact special moments in her life in Hacienda Hills, like discovering her first Romancimorphs book or losing her first tooth. However, she later learns that due to an emergency, she was born in Fresadena instead. Due to this, she moves to Fresadena but doesn't fit in with its residents. Buela arrives and tells Tater that despite not being born in Hacienda Hills, she should still be proud that she lives there with her family. They return to Hacienda Hills and Tater finishes her documentary.

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Tater finally turns 10, but her siblings get the chickenpox and her parents won't be able to return in time to celebrate her birthday. Due to this, the primos decide to prepare her birthday instead. However, things go awry when Tater asks for multiple requests from the primos, resulting in her entire party getting ruined. Despite this, Tater still had fun can't wait for her next birthday, knowing her primos will always be there to make it spectacular. Tater's parents return and discover that Baby Bud and Nellie never had chickenpox the whole time. When everyone is here, they all properly celebrate Tater's birthday.

NOTE: This is a remake of the original pilot.

22| "Summer of La Cultura"| Jenn Strickland| Angela M. Sánchez| Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| March 16, 2025 (2025-3-16)[d]| 120| TBD
"Summer of Santa Tabi"| Edlin Ortiz| Eddie West & Cassie Zwart

Hacienda Hills celebrates their first ever "Día de la Cultura" and Tater tries to fit in at the festival. However, Tater has hard time and messes up in every competition. She later learns from Lita that she and her siblings are half Mexican-American and half Dominican-American and not even she's great at some things at the festival, but doesn't have to represent everything. LotLot also admits that she's half-Filipino. At the end, Tater decides to just stick to making papel picados. She is later acclaimed for her unintentional tortilla illustration of Pedro Infante, which comes after a previous accident during the tortilla competition. Despite this, Tater doesn't know who Infante is, shocking Buela.

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When Tabi sprains her ankle, Tere and Toñita try to find a way to thank her for all she's done for them. Tater offers to help and gives them ideas. However, Tater's ideas don't work. Due to this, Tere and Toñita decide to talk to Tabi themselves. They tell Tabi that just because she's the oldest, she doesn't have to take excessive care of them. The T-Sisters' dad Ivan calls them and they tell him that everything's going fine. Meanwhile, Tater is forced to treat Nellie and Baby Bud in order to get things in return.

23| "Summer of Calabazas y Tostones"| Jenn Strickland| Diego Salazar Castro & Mikki Crisostomo
Eddie West (additional writing)| Amy Mai, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| March 23, 2025 (2025-3-23)[d]| 122| TBD
"Summer of El Demo"
"Summer of El Demo Tape"| David C. Smith| Angela M. Sánchez| Alayna Cabral, Danny Ducker & Amy Mai

Now that she's 10, Tater is finally able to play the board game, Calabazas y Tostones with the older primos: Lita, Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, and Lot Lot. However, Tater keeps rolling ones, resulting in her failing constantly. Due to this, she decides to play by her own rules (playing by herself). She later gets lonely playing by herself and apologizes to the older primos for her actions. She later helps them win the entire game. Bibi returns to the kitchen to make some dinner only to find the entire kitchen a mess after the game.

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When Tater discovers that Lita and her mother Rita have an unresolved feud, she wants to put things right. She dresses up as Rita in order to "practice" what she is like. However, everything Tater does with Lita is nothing like what Rita would ever do. Lita finishes her final demo track and Tater thinks that sending it to Rita might fix everything. Rita receives the track and discovers the Lita is just like her, as she secretly also likes rock music.

24| "Summer of Los Limones"| David C. Smith| Diego Salazar Castro| Alayna Cabral, Danny Ducker & Amy Mai| March 30, 2025 (2025-3-30)[d]| 124| TBD
"Summer of La Iguana"| Jenn Strickland| Karla Sakas Shropshire| Citlalli Anderson, Silver Paul, Natasha Kline & Jenn Strickland

Big Nacho sends Nachito out on a "Dino-Quest" to retrieve two limones from Buela's yard before he returns from his date with Carmela. He also sends Tater out on a "Capy-Quest" to watch over Nachito without meddling. Nachito recruites Buff Egg, Jean-Cluck Van Fried's unhatched child, to help him look for the limones. Tater tries hard not to meddle but can't resist when many dangerous things happen. She finally decides to meddle when the limones get runied and helps Nachito and Buff Egg get new ones. However, Big Nacho says that he wanted key lime to make a pie and not lemons which both happen to be called "limones" in Spanish. The four decide to make lemonada instead.

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Tater is celebrating "Mañana de La Iguana" where a legendary iguana named "La Iguana Dorada" comes at night and gives treats to everyone. Additionally, she buries a golden egg somewhere in Buela's yard and whoever finds it receives good luck for the entire summer. However at night, Tater searches for La Iguana only to find that it was all just Lita, Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, and Tabi faking the holiday the whole time with LotLot dressed as an iguana as this holiday was revealed to have been invented by Pop and Buela. Despite this, she later learns that holiday is all just for fun activities with the primos and Tater is asked to join them. The next morning, the primos search for the egg and Tater and Lot Lot discover that La Iguana Dorada was actually real the whole time.

25| "Summer of Primo-lympics"| Jenn Strickland| Laura E. Rivas| Amy Mai, Eddie West, Jenn Strickland & Cassie Zwart| April 6, 2025 (2025-4-6)[d]| TBA| TBD
"Summer of Las Tóxicas"| David C. Smith| Edlin Ortiz
Danny Ducker (additional writing)| Alayna Cabral & Danny Ducker

Every summer, the primos compete in the "Primo-lympics", a family tradition where the primos compare athleticism, sportsmanship, and teamwork to win the gold. However, due to their constant squabbling, Tater and Nellie remain the only primos who haven't won the gold yet. This year, the two decide to put their odds aside and work together to win. However, Baby Bud is forced to win every challenge for Tater and Nellie when they're too busy being kind to each other. The two later realize that they don't have to be too polite or too rude to each other, and they end up winning the Primo-lympics, despite only ranking 3rd place.

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Serena wants to join Gwennifer and her friends, Pacheco and Peña in their "Pigeon Scout" where they practice with archery. She also wants to befriend Pacheco and Peña with her. Tater tricks Gwennifer into quitting her job as leader for the scout and chooses Serena to be the new leader. However, Tater starts to miss Serena as she's bonding more with Pacheco and Peña, while Gwennifer misses being the boss of the Pigeon Scout. Due to this, Tater and Gwennifer are forced to team up with each other to get their favorite hobbies back. Even if it costs Tater to become a tóxica. She refuses and learns that Serena, Pacheco and Peña didn't think of each other as friends and instead boss/"minions". Serena quits being the leader to be with Tater, giving the job back to Gwennifer.

26| "Summer of El Fanfic"| Jenn Strickland| Angela M. Sánchez| Citlalli Anderson & Silver Paul| April 13, 2025 (2025-4-13)[d]| TBA| TBD
"Summer of Las Muralistas"| David C. Smith| Laura E. Rivas| Ainsley Dye & Jackson Read

Serena writes a fanfic all by herself for the first time and Tater also wants to do the same. However, she has trouble and enlists help from the primos but they don't understand Romancimorphs like she does. Tater arrives at Café S'il Vous Plaît and tells Serena that she couldn't come up with anything. Serena confesses that it wasn't easy making her first independent fanfic but she always knew how to make it better. Tater feels confident to continue her fanfic.

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Quakey's Pizza Place announces a mural contest with the prize being one year of free pizza. Bibi wants to make the mural with Tater as part of their "Bibi-Tater Time", but the latter wants to make it by herself. Bibi feels heartbroken and can't focus on her own mural, while Tater successfully finishes her. Tater tells Bibi that even though she feels confident in doing some stuff by herself, she still needs the latter's help for some things, like fixing her mural. In the competition, the primos lose to the Skid, who cheats in the contest. Tater and Bibi decide to work on their next art project together.

27| "Summer of Booyah Buh Bisabuela"| Jenn Strickland| Edlin Ortiz| Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| April 20, 2025 (2025-4-20)[d]| TBA| TBD
"Summer of Silencio"| Natasha Kline
Silver Paul (additional writing)| Citlalli Anderson & Silver Paul
28| "Summer of Sueños"| David C. Smith & Jenn Strickland| Diego Salazar Castro & Angela M. Sánchez| Alayna Cabral, Danny Ducker, Amy Mai, David C. Smith, Jenn Strickland, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart| April 27, 2025 (2025-4-27)[d]| TBA| TBD

## Shorts

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### A Piece of My Mind

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These shorts primarily focus on Disney Channel characters meeting their various creators and learning how the concept of their shows were created.

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1| "A Piece of My Mind: Primos"| June 27, 2024 (2024-6-27)[12]

Tater meets her creator Natasha Kline and learns how Primos was inspired by Kline's experiences growing up in Los Angeles.

### Chibi Tiny Tales

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Shortly after the series premiere, Primos joined the Chibi Tiny Tales series.

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1| "Get Baby Bud's Binky Back"| July 27, 2024 (2024-7-27)[13]

Tater and the primos attempt to retrieve Baby Bud's pacifier after it gets stolen by a bluebird.

2| "The Summer of Silenciosa"| August 10, 2024 (2024-8-10)[14]

Tater attempts to find a quiet place to read her new book.

3| "Odd Primo Out"| August 24, 2024 (2024-8-24)[15]

Tater begins to feel depressed when she's left out of everything that the primos do.

### How NOT to Draw

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1| "How NOT to Draw: Tater"| September 14, 2024 (2024-9-14)[16]

### Theme Song Takeover

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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.

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1| "T-Sisters Theme Song Takeover"| September 21, 2024 (2024-9-21)[17]
2| "Lot Lot Theme Song Takeover"| October 5, 2024 (2024-10-5)[18]

## Production

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### Development

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On November 3, 2021, it was reported that Natasha Kline, a long-time storyboarder and character designer,[19] 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.[20] Edward Mejia, a DTVA executive, oversaw the series.[21] Prior to being greenlit, Primos was in an intense bidding war between Disney and Netflix, with Disney ultimately winning out.[22]

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.[23][24] 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".[25]

On July 8, 2024, the series' official trailer was released.[26][27] The series airs half-hour episodes that are divided into 11-minute stories.[28]

## Release

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Primos premiered on Disney Channel on July 25, 2024, and the first nine episodes were released on Disney+ a day later.[3][4][29] The series was originally scheduled to premiere on January 19, 2024, before being postponed to June 6, and later to its eventual premiere date.[30] By October 28, 2024, the first nineteen episodes were available to stream on Disney+.[31]

## Reception

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### Pre-release

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On June 13, 2023, the series' opening sequence was released by Disney Branded Television.[32][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.[33][34][35] 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.[36][37][38] 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"[35][39] and a story in which she described the Spanish language as being "forced upon Latin American people" by Spanish conquistadors.[40][33] 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."[41]

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.[42]

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 was viewed as being similar to a vulgar term in several dialects of Latin American Spanish,[43] though in actuality it's a take off of Cuquita, which is an affectionate nickname usually for those named Refugia. 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.[43] Changes were made to emphasize that the show is set in Los Angeles[4] and not in Latin America, these changes lead 2 episodes of the original 30 episode order being cut.

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.[44] 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."[45]

### Post-release

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Tony Betti of Laughing Place gave Primos a grade of 4 out of 5 and complimented the show's humor and heartfelt storytelling, particularly the standout character Nellie, who brings a Big City Greens-style comedic charm. Betti found that while the first episode begins with a well-paced introduction, it quickly shifts into chaotic family dynamics that might feel overwhelming but later settles into smaller, more engaging adventures. He stated that the series successfully balances authenticity and diversity, capturing the creator's personal experiences growing up in a Mexican-American family.[46] Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media rated Primos 3 out of 5 stars and praised its focus on family dynamics and the protagonist, Tater, who has big dreams but struggles to find her place within a crowded household. Camargo found that while the show includes bickering, teasing, and bathroom humor, it remains lighthearted and suitable for tweens. She stated that Tater's biracial background and her lack of interest in learning Spanish add a notable cultural aspect to the story. Camargo appreciated the show's themes of family joy, learning from mistakes, and the positive message about sharing and understanding, but noted the presence of stereotypes.[47]

### Accolades

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2024  | Velma Awards  | Best Requited Queer Crush  | "Summer of Heart Eyes"  | Won  | [48][49]
2025  | Annie Awards | Best Animated Production | "Summer of Tater Luna"  | Nominated  | [50][51]
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film - Animated  | "Summer of Heart Eyes"  | Nominated  | [52][53]

## Notes

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1. ^ Spanish for "cousins"
2. ^ a b c d e f g This episode was first released on Disney+ on July 26, 2024.[3][4]
3. ^ a b c This episode was first released on Disney+ on September 11, 2024.[10]
4. ^ a b c d e f g h This episode was first released on Disney+ on March 5, 2025.[11]

## References

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2. ^ a b c d e f "Primos: Season 1 Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Disney Branded Television. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Milligan, Mercedes (June 26, 2024). "Disney TV Animation's 'Primos' Sets Premiere Date & Voice Cast". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
4. ^ a b c d e f g Brown, Tracy (June 25, 2024). "Natasha Kline's 'Primos' is an ode to childhood summers spent with her cousins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
5. ^ a b c d Balaga, Marty (June 13, 2023). "Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases 'Magicampers' and 'The Sunnyridge 3' (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dar, Taimar (June 13, 2023). "Disney unveils details and theme song for PRIMOS cartoon". ComicsBeat. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
7. ^ a b c "Primos Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
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## External links

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* Official website
* Primos at IMDb

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Disney Television Animation

Main television series|

| 1980s|

* The Wuzzles (1985)
* Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991)
* DuckTales (1987–1990)
* The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
* Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989–1990)

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1990s|

* TaleSpin (1990–1991)
* Darkwing Duck (1991–1992)
* Goof Troop (1992)
* The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
* Raw Toonage (1992)
* Bonkers (1993–1994)
* Marsupilami (1993)
* Aladdin (1994–1995)
* Gargoyles (1994–1997)
* The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show (1995)
* Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
* Quack Pack (1996)
* Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996–1997)
* Doug (1996–1999)
* Jungle Cubs (1996–1998)
* 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–1998)
* Recess (1997–2001)
* Pepper Ann (1997–2000)
* PB&J Otter (1998–2000)
* Hercules (1998–1999)
* Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)

2000s|

* The Weekenders (2000–2004)
* Teacher's Pet (2000–2002)
* Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001)
* House of Mouse (2001–2003)
* Lloyd in Space (2001–2004)
* The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003)
* Teamo Supremo (2002–2004)
* Kim Possible (2002–2007)
* Fillmore! (2002–2004)
* Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–2006)
* Dave the Barbarian (2004–2005)
* Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004–2006)
* American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007)
* The Buzz on Maggie (2005–2006)
* The Emperor's New School (2006–2008)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
* The Replacements (2006–2009)
* Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006–2007)
* My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010)
* Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015; 2025)
* Special Agent Oso (2009–2012)

2010s|

* Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010–2012)
* Fish Hooks (2010–2014)
* Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2010–2011)
* Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011–2016)
* Motorcity (2012–2013)
* Tron: Uprising (2012–2013)
* Gravity Falls (2012–2016)
* Sofia the First (2012–2018)
* Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
* Wander Over Yonder (2013–2016)
* The 7D (2014–2016)
* Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–2017)
* Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019)
* Two More Eggs (2015–2017)
* Pickle and Peanut (2015–2018)
* Descendants: Wicked World (2015–2017)
* The Lion Guard (2015–2019)
* Elena of Avalor (2016–2020)
* Future-Worm! (2016–2018)
* Milo Murphy's Law (2016–2019)
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
* Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020)
* Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer (2017)
* DuckTales (2017–2021)
* Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021)
* Big City Greens (2018–present)
* Fancy Nancy (2018–2022)
* Amphibia (2019–2022)

2020s|

* The Owl House (2020–2023)
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
* Monsters at Work (2021–present)
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–present)
* The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021–2024)
* Rise Up, Sing Out (2022–present)
* Alice's Wonderland Bakery (2022–2024)
* The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022–present)
* Chibiverse (2022–present)
* Hamster & Gretel (2022–present)
* Firebuds (2022–present)
* Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023–2025)
* Kiff (2023–present)
* Hailey's On It! (2023–2024)
* Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (2024–present)
* Primos (2024–present)
* StuGo (2025–present)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (2025)

Associated productions[a]|

| 1990s|

* Nightmare Ned (1997)

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2000s|

* Clerks: The Animated Series (2000–2002)

| Jetix Animation Concepts|

* Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004–2006)
* Get Ed (2005–2006)
* Yin Yang Yo! (2006–2009)

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2010s|

* Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012–2015)

Feature films|

| Theatrical films|

* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
* The Tigger Movie (2000)
* Recess: School's Out (2001)
* Return to Never Land (2002)
* Teacher's Pet (2004)

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Television films|

* Fluppy Dogs (1986)
* Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
* Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
* The Proud Family Movie (2005)
* Leroy & Stitch (2006)
* Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
* Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
* Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
* Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
* Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
* Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)

Direct-to-video films|

* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
* Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
* Stitch! The Movie (2003)
* Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007)
* Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)

Disney+ films|

* Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)

Specials|

* Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991)
* Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
* A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998)
* Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
* Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

1. ^ Productions listed here had Disney Television Animation's involvement go uncredited.

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Current Disney Channel original programming

Current|

* Big City Greens (since 2018)
* Chibiverse (since 2022)
* Hamster & Gretel (since 2022)
* Monsters at Work (since 2023)
* Kiff (since 2023)
* Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (since 2024)
* Primos (since 2024)
* Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (since 2024)
* StuGo (since 2025)

See also|

* Former original series
* Disney Television Animation
* Disney Branded Television

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