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Cricket Ernest Green is a fictional character and the central protagonist of the American animated television series Big City Greens, created by the Houghton brothers (Chris Houghton and Shane Houghton).
Cricket is the only son of Bill and Nancy Green, the younger brother of Tilly Green, and grandson of Alice Green, the deceased Ernest Green, and Nick Mulligan.
He is voiced by series co-creator Chris Houghton and first appeared, alongside the rest of the Green family, in the series premiere "Space Chicken", on June 18, 2018.
His name Cricket is derived from a nickname that Houghton encouraged his classmates to call him, but never caught on. However, during the development of the series, Cricket was originally going to be named Bucket, but this was changed due to complications with another Disney series, Kirby Buckets.
Cricket's design, as are all others, were influenced by The Muppets, described by Shane as a "fun, friendly, poppy look." Cricket's hairstyle is based on Chris Houghton's own when he was young, and Houghton also conceived Cricket's catchphrase, "Bingo! Bango!", which was something he'd often say to Charlie Gavin, his storyboard partner on Harvey Beaks.
As depicted in "Welcome Home", he and his family move from their home in the country to Big City to live with their grandmother Alice. This factor of the series was meant to reflect the Houghton brothers moving from their hometown of St. Johns, Michigan to Los Angeles. He is a curious child with a love for adventure, which was meant to reflect how Chris Houghton was as a child, excluding the misbehaving. He always gets into trouble, but learns from his mistakes.
As a child, Cricket was bored on the farm. Therefore, his sister Tilly created a persona: Jilly, to which he was immediately astonished by.
Ultimately, he and his family move to Big City. Though, it took a struggle before they finally reached Alice's house.
Cricket would soon find himself working at Big Coffee to pay off a massive amount of damage he had caused there, forming a strong bond with Gloria over time.
At a Valentine's Day dance, Cricket gains a crush on a girl Gabriella, though struggles to muster up the courage to dance with her. By the time he does, Remy had already stolen the spot. Ever since that day, Cricket has been lovestruck. Remy pushes him to talk to her, wanting to help him out for once. Though, when Gabriella announces she's going to Montreal, he panics and, with the help of Vasquez and Remy, catches her bus to express his feelings, to which she reciprocated; therefore, they began dating.
Despite his usual reckless personality, he can also be responsible when he needs to be, often taking accountability for his selfish actions and trying to make them right. For example, in "Wishing Well", Cricket makes a wishing well to cash in on people making wishes, and when Tilly dumps her life savings into it only to find out her wish wasn't coming true (to feel a rainbow), he makes it come true on his own.
He is almost always barefoot, which is one of his personal convictions as seen in "No Service". Said episode, as well as "Cyberbullies", shows that he will often stand up for whatever he believes in. As revealed in "Rat Tail", he likes to express himself and is also perceptive to subliminal messaging. While not always the voice of reason, at certain times he knows he has to be, such as in "Gargoyle Gals" and "Broken Karted".
He really cares about his older sister Tilly and, as revealed in "Green Trial", the two have a "sibling code" only to be invoked in the direst of situations. As revealed in "Cheap Snake", he doesn't like to make plans and would rather not think about them, though learns that it's better to have one later. In "Wild Side", it is revealed that Cricket gets an annual "wild urge" Bill refers to as "the itch" that isn't satiated unless he is taken camping in the woods. In "Chip's Revenge", it is revealed that Cricket, when enraged, can receive massive strength. Cricket also has rare moments of vulnerability, such as when he loses his beloved dog Phoenix in "Phoenix Rises".
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