The second season of the animated television series Robloxians, created and co-directed by Angus Kennedy, was produced by Bloxy Animation Productions in association with Red Sun Productions and Solarlight Entertainment. It aired on Children's Avast Television in the United States from November 11, 2013, to May 5, 2014, and internationally on Robloxian Educational Television from July 11, 2014, to January 9, 2015, totaling twenty-six episodes. The series follows the daily lives of protagonist Rueben Willis (David Robinson), a bashful young adult, and his friends Alex, Jake, and Douglas (George Cox, Alexander West, and Thomas Tucker, respectively) in the fictional contemporary city of Olkmouth.
Less than three months before the series's premiere in January 2013, a second season was green-lit by Avast Television in October 2012. Beginning with this season, Samantha Barnes is credited as executive producer with screenwriters Frances Richardson, Stevie Clark and Thomas Alexander as supervising producers, Tommy O'Neill as head writer and Christopher Jenkins as the secondary co-director.
The season was positively received by critics and audiences; similarly, praise was given to the animation, writing, character development, emotional beats, and pacing, with some describing the season as a improvement over the previous one, though criticism over the simplistic dialogue continued. Television ratings ranged from 3.6 to 5.7 million viewers. Four volumes, containing six to eight episodes, was released by Avast Entertainment between March 25, to June 27, 2014. The complete season set was released on January 24, 2015.
For the first thirteen episodes, the opening theme is "Player" by Jackson Harrison, while the ending theme is "Folks" by Elizabeth Roberts. For the remainder of the season, the opening theme is "Sunrise" by Jodie Henderson, while the ending theme is "Sunset" by Jackson Baker; all of which were written and composed by lyricist Taylor Campbell.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original air date | International air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 27 | 1 | "Job" | Angus Kennedy & Bethany Lawrence | Jessica Washington & Frances Richardson | Oliver George | November 11, 2013 | July 11, 2014 | 2–001 | 3.6 |
Jake invites Willis to his friend's birthday, but he declines as he is searching for a proper job. With the help of his parents, Willis gets a job as a stock associate. Later, Willis informs Douglas of his new job, who expresses his happiness. The next day, Willis arrives at the retail store and is greeted by the manager, Arthur. Seeing Willis nervous, Arthur introduces him to the workers that include Edward, Maddison, and Amber. In the afternoon, Willis has a lunch break before talking about his expectations and goals with Arthur. Arthur then leads him to his office room, where he relaxes before going back to put the stocking away. After finishing his first day, Willis felt confident.
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| 28 | 2 | "One by One" | Angus Kennedy & Bethany Lawrence | Storyboarded by: Billy Wilkinson & Madeleine Newman | Colby Rojas | November 18, 2013 | July 18, 2014 | 2–002 | 3.7 |
| Written by: Frances Richardson & George Mendoza | |||||||||
Arthur assigns him, Edward, and Amber a series of tasks to complete by the end of the weekend, such as assisting customers. Amber notices Willis becoming more nervous and anxious of worst-case scenarios, so she helps him start chatting with people. At Señor Comensal, when the primary cashier, Reuben, becomes sick, Alisha assigns Ewan to help out the customers. With the help of Douglas, who once faced a similar task like him, Ewan slowly become more comfortable.
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| 29 | 3 | "Thanksgiving" | Angus Kennedy, Samantha Barnes & Christopher Jenkins | Storyboarded by: Harrison Dixon | Jackson Palmer | November 25, 2013
November 28, 2013 (re-airing) |
July 25, 2014
November 27, 2014 |
2–003 | 3.9
3.8 |
| Written by: George Mendoza, Stevie Clark & Thomas Alexander | |||||||||
Willis talks about plans with his friends a week before Thanksgiving. Alex intends to focus on cooking the dishes with Evan; Douglas is tasked to help decorate Willis' house; and Jake takes care of inviting visitors. While the group is working, Willis speaks to his parents about coming over, which they immediately agree. Jake recommends to Willis that he create holiday-themed games. Though Willis initially struggles to choose the perfect game, he decides on creating a scavenger hunt around the apartment. On the day, multiple friends arrive, which Willis avoids due to his shyness, but is able to chat with some with the help of Douglas. After playing the game, they have a feast in the kitchen.
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| 30 | 4 | "Protecting the Environment" | Samantha Barnes & Tommy O'Neill | Storyboarded by: Amber Kelly | Charlie Evans | December 1, 2013 | August 1, 2014 | 2–004 | 4.1 |
| Written by: Stevie Clark | |||||||||
Willis and Alex came across a protest against tree cutting. Much to their surprise, they notice activists resting on top of trees, and Alex briefly asks the others to explain the situation. Scarlett and Lacey, the organizers, reveal that a tree removal operation is under way, which would harm the environment and affect nearby animals. Willis shows an interest in protesting, so Alex goes by himself to visit his grandfather, their original plan. He receives a sign from a woman just as the workers arrive to cut down. After many hours of confrontation, the workers leave, and the project is cancelled, much to everyone's joy. Willis rushes to Alex's house, but learns that Alex has already left, leaving him feeling guilty.
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| 31 | 5 | "Helping a Trainer in Need" | Angus Kennedy | Bethany Griffiths & George Mendoza | Joseph Wright | December 8, 2013 | August 8, 2014 | 2–005 | 4.4 |
After a fire at the retail location, Willis and Elliot go to a nearby dog academy. Willis meets Molly, a regular visitor; Robert, whose dog named Thomas is scared of people; Zachery, who wants his dog to make friends; and Charles, whose puppy is emotionally sensitive. Then Rose, the trainer, arrives and teaches the group on dogs manners, behavioral issues, and basic obedience. Willis makes friends with the people, who talk about their animals's goals. When Molly plans to teach her dog tricks, Willis tells him that he does the same activity with. Elliot. Despite a few obstacles, such as a near-fight between Elliot and Zachery's puppy, who mess around with Charles' dog and the group trying to introduce Thomas to the dogs, with all of the animals getting along, Willis, Robert, Thomas, and Zachery decide to attend for the rest of the month. Willis leaves the building with a happy Elliot. In a post-credits scene, Rose introduces the group to Charlie, an anxious trainer, and her dog Ruby, while Willis greets her calmly.
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| 32 | 6 | "Thundersnow" | Spencer Stewart | Katherine Murphy | Maddison Hopper | December 15, 2013 | August 15, 2014 | 2–006 | 4.2 |
Returning from the doctor's office, Alex receives an alert about a nearby storm. He arrives home as the storm arrives, but notices that instead of rain, snow is falling. Confused, Alex checks his phone and discovers that the city is experiencing thundersnow, a rare phenomenon. In the morning, Willis and Jake become surprised by the heavy snow, while Douglas heads out to play with his sister Lucy. Jake and James hang out together, while Alex tells the group about his sickness. Later, Willis and Elliot comes by to drop off some soup and medicine, which he thanks him before asking him to stay for a while, which he accepts. After playing with Elliot, Willis leaves as a cheerful Alex falls asleep as the new reporter explains the phenomenon.
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| 33 | 7 | "Christmas Eve" | Tommy O'Neill & Spencer Stewart | Storyboarded by: Alexandra Newman | Oliver George | December 22, 2013 | August 22, 2014
December 24, 2014 |
2–007 | 4.3 |
| Written by: Frances Richardson | |||||||||
Three days before Christmas Eve, Willis and Jake become excited because Christmas is their favorite holiday, while Douglas attends a Midnight Mass with his family and Alex is out visiting his grandmother. Jake cheerfully tells Willis a story about her mother. In a flashback, Jake's mother, Maya, a former professional filmmaker, taught him to take videos by himself, which helped him form a stronger bond with her. Santa Claus gives Jake a camera for Christmas, along with popcorn and ice cream. In the present, Jack shows the same camera, which is broken, but becomes saddened as he explains her mother's situation with cancer. Willis comforts a tearful Jake, who then reassures him that his mother is being cared for by his family. Days later, Jake wakes up on Christmas Day and goes to open presents with Willis, Alex, and Douglas. Jake receives a letter from her mother along with the same items from years ago, causing him to cry with joy. After that, Jake chat with her mother and thanks her for everything.
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| 34 | 8 | "Wishes for the New Year" | Angus Kennedy | Storyboarded by: Rachel Smith & Jonathan Elliott | Jackson Palmer | December 29, 2013
December 31, 2013 (re-airing) |
August 29, 2014
December 31, 2014 |
2–008 | 4.6
3.7 |
| Written by: George Mendoza & Stevie Clark | |||||||||
Douglas prepares to spend New Year's Eve with his family; Willis organizes up his apartment in preparation for his parents' arrival and Jake handles last-minute activities. Following that, Douglas goes to Lucy's house for dinner, after which the two go for a walk while discussing about their personal lives. He hopes that his speech language will improve, and Lucy promises to support him. The next morning, the group visits Douglas's apartment, where they sit in a circle and reflect on their respective wishes. After that, Douglas, Willis, Jake, and Alex eat at a Mexican restaurant before going to James' party, where Alex meets Jake's other friend Billy and Willis comes across Alex's younger brother Evan. Hours before midnight, Willis and Jake stop by to get the former's dog at his apartment. Eventually, everyone celebrates the new year with their families.
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| 35 | 9 | "Public Speaking" | Angus Kennedy & Spencer Stewart | Storyboarded by: Arthur Phillips & James Macdonald | Colby Rojas | January 6, 2014 | September 5, 2014 | 2–009 | 4.8 |
| Written by: Thomas Alexander | |||||||||
Douglas brings along his agitated friend Jacob, including Josh, a buddy of the latter. When he sees a crowd addressing climate risk, Jacob, a climate change supporter, decides to talk up about the issue. After being handed a ticket, they proceed to the backstage room to prepare his speech. Meanwhile, a group of climate deniers frequently disrupts the team's speeches, making Josh increasingly fearful. Despite efforts, they refuse to leave as Douglas goes out next. Watching Douglas continually mocked for his speech, Jacob began to think the worst case scenarios. After Douglas nervously leaves, Jacob goes up next, who explains the truth about climate change, while calling out the climate deniers. After finishing, the crowd cheers as Josh run back to Douglas and hug him. Laura, the event's orgainzer, praises him for his speech and invites him for more, much to his happiness.
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| 36 | 10 | "Technology" | Bethany Lawrence & Tommy O'Neill | Jessica Washington & Katherine Murphy | Colby Rojas | January 13, 2014 | September 12, 2014 | 2–010 | 4.9 |
Jake signs up for a technology event and when they arrive, they see Oscar present the introduction of artificial intelligence and Max show off his robot. The group is given a chance to decorate their robots, with Alex giving his own a cardboard-style design. After a contest, Alex wins and reveals his robot, while Devan yells that his robot is more advanced, before they start to abuse the machine to see who can design their robots better. Meanwhile, a girl named Anna watches as she designs her own robot to fit the characteristics of a female. Jake, on the other hand, is busy playing with the cars, and Willis gets a peek of Ryan's new creations: a self-talking robotic dog, a security camera, and a new flying car that Jake is able to control. Back with Alex and Devan, they are shocked to see Anna's robot, which easily takes the prize, much to their disappointment. Following that, Alex praise Anna on her robot, while feeling gulity. Eventually, the group departs happily.
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| 37 | 11 | "A Friend's Camera" | Angus Kennedy | Frances Richardson | Joseph Wright | January 20, 2014 | September 19, 2014 | 2–011 | 5.1 |
Willis and Douglas go to Jake's apartment, where they see James repairing Jake's camera. He says that while hiking, he dropped the device. Just then, James hands it over to Jake, who immediately goes outside to take photos of birds. While on an observation deck, Jake tells them about his camera in a flashback. When he was younger, his best friend Michael noticed his interest of taking videos, and after seeing him experiment with photos, Michael gave him a camera for his birthday. Weeks later, Jake stops by near Michael's house to show his photos, only to discover that they are gone as Michael's friend explained that they had to leave suddenly for unknown reasons, leaving him devastated. In the present, Jake expressed his desire to meet Michael again before showing the amount of videos he had taken over the years. Douglas, who sees the opportunity for Jake to become a filmmaker, recommends that he upload them online, which he initially refuses but later agrees under Willis' help.
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| 38 | 12 | "First Steps" | Angus Kennedy, Christopher Jenkins & Spencer Stewart | Storyboarded by: Joseph Gardner & Audriana Hernandez | Charlie Evans | January 27, 2014 | September 26, 2014 | 2–012 | 5.6 |
| Written by: Stevie Clark, Ben Wilson, Corey Williamson & Megan Collins | |||||||||
Willis and Jake are looking through recording when Jake remembers a trip to a remote town and sees his interviews with the residents as the perfect video to upload, but soon realizes that he and Willis must edit them. The duo ran into computer issues such as overheating and unexpected crashes, causing Douglas to invite James over, who is a a video editor. They finish editing hours later, but Willis forgets to add subtitles, much to Jake's disappointment, requiring them to re-render the entire video. Eventually, it is uploaded, but receives less views than expected, making Jake sad. Douglas explains that this is a common experience for beginners and after Willis, Douglas, and James leave, Jake hopes that a company would notice him and give him the chance to produce a documentary as he focuses on filming more videos and providing additional commentary. In a post-credits scene, Jake's video start to receive attention, marking the start of Jake's future career.
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| 39 | 13 | "Tubing" | Angus Kennedy | Storyboarded by: Elizabeth Howard | Karsyn Francis | February 3, 2014 | October 3, 2014 | 2–013 | 5.3 |
| Written by: Katherine Murphy & George Mendoza | |||||||||
| Douglas's mother, Lara, announces a trip to the Hardeen Mountains for tubing. Alex takes advantage of the situation and gets Camila to let him join Douglas. After introducing himself, Douglas and Alex see others tubing down the hills. Ewan becomes curious and is the first to go down, but he loses control and crashes. Fearing of a similar accident, Alex joins Douglas, who eventually enjoys the ride. He asks Douglas to join him again, but he declines, disappointing him. While the rest hang out at a nearby restaurant, Alex climbs up and races against a group of children, nearly striking multiple people and briefly losing and regaining control. Following that, Douglas and Alex make plans to return with Willis and Jake, who are playing together in the snow. | |||||||||
| 40 | 14 | "Jealous of a Better Person" | Angus Kennedy & Tommy O'Neill | George Mendoza | Oliver George | February 10, 2014 | October 10, 2014 | 2–014 | 4.8 |
| Ewan meets Kyle, a recently hired worker. Initially, their relationship is strong, but it quickly changes when Kyle receives more attention than him, develops better skills and abilities, and creates a new dish. While Ewan praises him, he reaches a breaking point when the others begin privately comparing him to Kyle because of his awards, believing that Ewan is not on the same level as him. Ewan is taken aback by this and calls out their actions, but is dismissed as "overreacting". Days later, Kyle begins to mess up dishes, miss deadlines, and become more stressed, causing the staff to be upset, but Ewan blames them for pressuring him to become a perfectionist, citing evidence he recorded. Realizing this, the family apologizes, but Ewan refuses to accept until they begin treating him more fairly, which they do. | |||||||||
| 41 | 15 | "Beyond the Imagination" | Angus Kennedy & Samantha Barnes | Storyboarded by: Darien Underwood | Charlie Evans | February 17, 2014 | October 17, 2014 | 2–015 | 4.7 |
| Written by: Jessica Washington & Katherine Murphy | |||||||||
| Willis returns home from a stressful day and falls asleep. Willis's dream includes the group angrily breaking up. Willis goes to great lengths to figure out the events, using his "mind" to highlight key events and gain volitional control. Despite his best efforts, Alex, Jake, and Douglas yell at him for betraying them. Willis watches as they walk back down a small tunnel and disappears into the light, screaming at them continuously and discovers himself awake and sweating. That morning, Willis discusses his dream and fears that it will happen one day, but they reassure him that nothing will happen. | |||||||||
| 42 | 16 | "Managing the Money" | Angus Kennedy & Tommy O'Neill | Bethany Griffiths | Colby Rojas | February 24, 2014 | October 24, 2014 | 2–016 | 4.9 |
| After being unsure how to manage his money, Willis expresses an interest in creating a budget and goes to Alex and Douglas, respectively, to understand about money management. Alex and Douglas educate him about developing a monthly budget, investing and using the snowball method for debts among others. | |||||||||
| 43 | 17 | "Prayers" | Spencer Stewart | Storyboarded by: Jackson Newman | Maddison Hopper | March 3, 2014 | October 31, 2014 | 2–017 | 5.4 |
| Written by: Katherine Murphy | |||||||||
| 44 | 18 | "Flowing Down the River" | Tommy O'Neill | Frances Richardson & Stevie Clark | Charlie Evans | March 10, 2014 | November 7, 2014 | 2–018 | 5.0 |
| 45 | 19 | "Same Restaurant, New Location" | Angus Kennedy & Christopher Jenkins | Stevie Clark | Karsyn Francis | March 17, 2014 | November 14, 2014 | 2–019 | 5.8 |
| 46 | 20 | "Double Birthday" | Bethany Lawrence & Tommy O'Neill | Storyboarded by: Arthur Phillips & Patrick Jordan | Colby Rojas | March 24, 2014 | November 21, 2014 | 2–020 | 5.5 |
| Written by: George Mendoza | |||||||||
| 47 | 21 | "Through the Clouds" | Angus Kennedy | Jessica Washington & George Mendoza | Jude Gibson | March 31, 2014 | November 28, 2014 | 2–021 | 5.1 |
| 48 | 22 | "From a Rat's Perspective" | Angus Kennedy & Tommy O'Neill | Thomas Alexander & Katherine Murphy | Oliver George | April 7, 2014 | December 5, 2014 | 2–022 | 5.3 |
Anthony, a scientist, visits Olkmouth as part of his Inside the Animal's Mind tour. Jake watches Anthony present his latest invention, which is a robotic rat. Jake is surprised to be among the first to try the device. Taking over the rat's mind, Jake goes to a pizza restaurant and steals items from the employees. The rat is repeatedly beaten with a dough roller, but he manages to escape by entering a hole. Anthony and the crowd are stunned by the sewer environment, which is led by an elderly rat who orders Jake to steal a specific cheese pizza. After waiting, Jake sees the pizza and steals it, just to be violently grabbed by a cooker and thrown into a wall, injuring the robot. Later, he recognizes the pizza and grabs it again. He avoids the same cook, who demands that the manager devise a strategy to get rid of rats. Jake smiles when he sees the elderly rat eating pizza with its companions. However, the robot eventually breaks down after too much use, making it impossible to reach.
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| 49 | 23 | "Selecting the Perfect Flowers" | Angus Kennedy & Christopher Jenkins | Stevie Clark | Jude Gibson | April 14, 2014 | December 12, 2014 | 2–023 | 6.0 |
| 50 | 24 | "Six Months Ago" | Angus Kennedy, Spencer Stewart, Tommy O'Neill & Samantha Barnes | Storyboarded by: Jackson Newman & Madison Holmes | Colby Rojas | April 21, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | 2–024 | 5.8 |
| Written by: George Mendoza, Stevie Clark & Thomas Alexander | |||||||||
| 51 | 25 | "To the Gym" | Angus Kennedy | Thomas Alexander, Stevie Clark & George Mendoza | Charlie Evans | April 28, 2014 | December 26, 2014 | 2–025 | 5.6 |
| 52 | 26 | "Two Bakeries" | Spencer Stewart | Frances Richardson | Jude Gibson | May 5, 2014 | January 9, 2015 | 2–026 | 5.7 |
Home media releases
| Vol. | Episodes | Release date | ||
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| Season Two | 1 | 26–32 | March 25, 2014 | |
| 2 | 33–38 | April 23, 2014 | ||
| 3 | 39–44 | May 29, 2014 | ||
| 4 | 45–52 | June 27, 2014 | ||
| The Complete Season | 26–52 | January 24, 2015 | ||