But when the show made the jump to Netflix for The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV show, which is now streaming, the producers switched things up by casting the actual child actors Ramone Hamilton and Jay Gragnani for the roles.
When Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants novels were brought to the big screen in 2017, the fourth-grade duo of George and Harry were excellently voiced by comedy stars Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch, respectively.
When I spoke with show developer and executive producer Peter Hastings (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) about the casting choice, here’s what he told me.