{"id":17962,"date":"2021-02-27T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=17962"},"modified":"2021-02-27T20:30:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T01:30:30","slug":"nickelodeon-sets-out-for-adventure-in-the-barbarian-and-the-troll-all-new-live-action-puppet-comedy-series-premiering-friday-april-2-730pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/27\/nickelodeon-sets-out-for-adventure-in-the-barbarian-and-the-troll-all-new-live-action-puppet-comedy-series-premiering-friday-april-2-730pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Sets Out for Adventure in &#8220;The Barbarian and the Troll,&#8221; All-New Live-Action Puppet Comedy Series Premiering Friday, April 2, @ 7:30PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6NrMLFyCBk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The quest is yet to come in Nickelodeon&#8217;s all-new live-action puppet comedy series, <strong><em>The Barbarian and the Troll<\/em><\/strong> (previously <em>Brendar the Barbarian<\/em>), premiering Friday, April 2, at 7:30PM (ET\/PT). The series follows Evan, a bridge troll in search of adventure, and Brendar, a fierce female warrior on a quest to defeat the evil demon who has imprisoned her brother.<\/p>\n<p>In the premiere of <em>The Barbarian and the Troll<\/em>, Evan the troll decides to burn his bridge and venture out into the world of Gothmoria for the first time to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a singer. He soon meets Brendar, who had been expelled from the Royal Order of Warrior Princesses and is now known as a &#8220;feared and revered&#8221; barbarian. After Evan convinces Brendar to bring him on her quest to vanquish the evil demon, they cross treacherous terrain to confront bizarre and magical creatures and encounter an eclectic puppet cast of wacky characters.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3768110018\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The series stars Spencer Grammer (<em>Rick &amp; Morty<\/em>) as the voice of Brendar, Gothmoria&#8217;s most feared and revered warrior; and Drew Massey (<em>Mutt &amp; Stuff, Sid the Science Kid<\/em>) as Evan, a bridge troll with a dream of becoming a singer. 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