The second season of Close Enough was released on HBO Max on February 25, 2021.
The season premiered on TBS on January 24, 2022.
Plot overview
From Emmy® winning creator JG Quintel (“Regular Show”) comes season two of CLOSE ENOUGH, the animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their divorced best friends all living together on the east-side of Los Angeles. Season two has Josh, Emily and the gang continuing to navigate adulthood while contending with haunted couches, bulbous horses, time-travelling [sic] whiskeys, and a literal houseguest from hell -- all in their very own apartment.[1]
Characters
Main Characters
- Josh Singleton (voiced by J.G. Quintel)
- Emily Ramirez (voiced by Gabrielle Walsh)
- Candice (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)
- Alex Dorpenberger (voiced by Jason Mantzoukas)
- Bridgette Hashima (voiced by Kimiko Glenn)
- Pearle Watson (voiced by Danielle Brooks)
- Randy Watson (voiced by James Adomian)
Recurring Characters
- Dr. Glandz (voiced by Cheri Oteri)
- Jojo (voiced by Mo Collins)
- Mr. Salt (voiced by Fred Stoller)
- Principal Becket (voiced by Nancy Linari)
- Timothy Campbell (voiced by John Early)
- Trish (voiced by Kate Higgins)
- Trish's Husband (voiced by Roger Craig Smith)
Minor Characters
- "World's Greatest Teacher" Mug (voiced by Keith David)
- Barb (voiced by Jane Lynch)
- Becca (voiced by Heidi Gardner)
- Bob Vila (voiced by Chris Cox)
- Brienne Bishop (voiced by Michaela Watkins)
- Gertrude (voiced by Courtney Taylor)
- Gifty (voiced by Kate Micucci)
- Hecate (voiced by Courtney Taylor)
- Jim Crunch (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)
- Kira (voiced by Rachel Bloom)
- Kristen and Gina (voiced by Lauren Lapkus and Ashley Johnson)
- Lady Saveria (voiced by Vanessa Marshall)
- Lucifer (voiced by Beck Bennett)
- Maddie (voiced by Eden Riegel)
- Ophira (voiced by Nicole Byer)
- River Lake (voiced by Kate Berlant)
- Shirley (voiced by Nancy Linari)
- The Amazing Sardini (voiced by Paul F. Tompkins)
- Wyatt and Deborah Trickle (voiced by David Koechner and Wendie Malick)
Production
Development
On May 17, 2019, it was confirmed that scripts for a second season of Close Enough had been completed.
On August 6, 2020, the series was officially renewed for a second season.[2]
On January 26, 2021, it was announced that the second season would premiere in February 2021.
On February 10, 2021, it was announced that the second season would premiere on February 25, 2021. [3]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Image | Title | Release date | TBS air date | U.S. Viewers |
| 16 | 1a | 
|
"Josh Gets Shredded" | February 25, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | 330,000 |
| After struggling to play with Candice, Josh tries to get fit but overdoes it. | ||||||
| 17 | 1b | 
|
"Meet the Frackers" | February 25, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | |
| Randy discovers his birth parents are alive and wealthy. | ||||||
| 18 | 2a | 
|
"Sauceface" | February 25, 2021 | January 31, 2022 | 234,000 |
| Candice becomes the kingpin of an illegal hot-sauce racket. | ||||||
| 19 | 2b | 
|
"Houseguest From Hell" | February 25, 2021 | January 31, 2022 | |
| Emily lets an old friend crash at the apartment but getting rid of her proves difficult. | ||||||
| 20 | 3a | 
|
"Joint Break" | February 25, 2021 | February 7, 2022 | 217,000 |
| Pearle makes new friends in a water aerobics class who turns [sic] out to have a sinister secret. | ||||||
| 21 | 3b | 
|
"Cyber Matrix" | February 25, 2021 | February 7, 2022 | |
| Alex buys his first smartphone, which seduces him into a digital fantasy world. | ||||||
| 22 | 4a | 
|
"Haunted Couch" | February 25, 2021 | February 14, 2022 | 216,000 |
| Bridgette is sick of unreliable guys who "ghost" her until she falls for an actual ghost. | ||||||
| 23 | 4b | 
|
"Man Up" | February 25, 2021 | February 14, 2022 | |
| After Josh abandons his family in the face of danger, he asks Pearle to train him to be brave. | ||||||
| 24 | 5a | 
|
"Handy" | February 25, 2021 | February 21, 2022 | |
| Randy discovers his true calling while stranded on a deserted island. | ||||||
| 25 | 5b | 
|
"Birthdaze" | February 25, 2021 | February 21, 2022 | |
| Tired of children's birthday parties, Josh and Emily try to make Candice's party more exciting for adults. | ||||||
| 26 | 6a | 
|
"Time Hooch" | February 25, 2021 | February 28, 2022 | |
| Alex and Josh travel back in time to save Alex and Bridgette's marriage. | ||||||
| 27 | 6b | 
|
"World's Greatest Teacher" | February 25, 2021 | February 28, 2022 | |
| When a new music teacher becomes popular, a jealous Mr. Campbell plots her downfall. | ||||||
| 28 | 7a | 
|
"Where'd You Go, Bridgette?" | February 25, 2021 | March 7, 2022 | |
| When Pearle helps Bridgette break her phone addiction, the others mistakenly believe Bridgette has been abducted. | ||||||
| 29 | 7b | 
|
"The Erotic Awakening of A.P. LaPearle" | February 25, 2021 | March 7, 2022 | |
| To market his steamy novel of Viking erotica, Alex recruits Pearle to pose as the book's author. | ||||||
| 30 | 8a | 
|
"Men Rock!" | February 25, 2021 | March 14, 2022 | |
| Bridgette and Emily discover they are beloved rock stars in a foreign country. | ||||||
| 31 | 8b | 
|
"Secret Horse" | February 25, 2021 | March 14, 2022 | |
| A horse gets loose during a windstorm and teaches the gang to dream again. | ||||||
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