Dan & Marilyn

Dan & Marilyn is an American animated sitcom created by Phelan Morkel, Clarissa Fendley and Joseph Stough that premiered on on January 18, 2019, after being held back from a planned June 2018 premiere date due to production delays. The series is a co-production of Morkel & Associates, Diamond in the Rough Productions,,  and. The series focuses on Daniel "Dan" Henriksen and Marilyn Baxter, best friends since childhood, who go on a series of misadventures together.

The series' creators met while working on Trisha's Way, which Morkel co-created with Monica J. Burroughs. The series exists in the same fictional universe as Trisha's Way and its spinoff Francesca's Way, with the characters of Dan Henriksen, Marilyn Baxter and Todd and Jessica Hailey having originated on Trisha's Way. Characters from Trisha's Way and Francesca's Way occasionally make special guest appearances on Dan & Marilyn.

The series has been nominated for two Annie Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, two Teen Choice Awards and two Sylvania Television Awards.

Premise
Set in, the series revolves around kind-hearted vlogger and aspiring Christian rock singer Daniel "Dan" Henriksen and sassy yet kind gymnast Marilyn Baxter, who enjoy their relationship in spite of several opposites between them, yet their eccentric and often quirky interests usually end up leading to various comical situations.

Development
Phelan Morkel, Clarissa Fendley and Joseph Stough initially conceived Dan & Marilyn in 2010 while working together on Mole Miner. They had worked together on Trisha's Way, and it was Stough who first conceived the idea of a spin-off featuring the Henriksen and Hailey families. Morkel's wife Gabrielle Babbington-Morkel, who had drawn fanart for Trisha's Way during the show's run, convinced the trio to go through with the idea.

Dan & Marilyn first appeared on a development slate for in mid-2017.

In creating the series, Morkel, Fendley and Stough drew inspiration from shows such as ', ', ', ', ' and '.

Voice cast
Christian rock singer Kenny Hulings voices main character Daniel "Dan" Henriksen, who was previously voiced by Thomas Blazer and Aidan Drummond in Trisha's Way. Prior to voicing Dan, Hulings' only acting credit was in the 2015 Christian film If Only We Could..., which he and his former group FireConnect appeared in. Amanda Stansby voices Dan's girlfriend Marilyn Baxter, who was previously voiced by Sandra Regensteiner in Trisha's Way.

Corey L. Moore voices Joseph Gershon, Dan and Marilyn's Jewish friend. Prior to voicing Joseph, Moore had a history with voice acting, starting when he was a child actor.

Latanya Bonds voices Jessica Mack. In portraying Jessica, Bonds drew inspiration from a cousin who had fenced sabre in high school and had a very distinct accent.

Jake Haverkamp plays Jake Henry, a musician friend of Dan and Marilyn. The character was originally voiced by Anthony Rommedahl in Trisha's Way. Haverkamp, a friend of Hulings who was also a FireConnect member, was originally a guest star, but starting with the episode "Play That One About Excess Baggage", he was promoted to a series regular.

plays Jessica Hailey, replacing Alexa Sewell who voiced the character in Trisha's Way, as Sewell declined to reprise the role due to work commitments in, where she's lived since 2011.

G. Fredrick Lyon voices Paul Henriksen, Dan's father, reprising the role from Trisha's Way. Lyon stated in an interview that he based Paul's voice off that of Phelan Morkel's longtime associate Earl McKee, a native (Columbus being across the  from, the character's hometown ).