Craig of the Creek is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network.

[4] Additionally, a spin-off Jessica's Big Little World,[5] and an origin film titled Craig Before the Creek,[4] have been released.

In the fictional suburban Baltimore-DC area town of Herkleton, Maryland, a boy named Craig Williams and his two friends, Kelsey Pokoly and "J.P." Mercer, have their many adventures in the titular creek, described as a kid utopia of untamed wilderness in which tribes of children reign over tree forts and dirt bike ramps.

The greenlit announcement was made public on March 30, 2017, alongside other shows such as Apple & Onion and Summer Camp Island.

[10] Matt Burnett also stated on his Twitter account that he and his team had recently begun production around that time.

In their debut episode, "The Curse", Tabitha refuses to go to college and wants to spend time with Courtney.

Their voice actor, Angel Lorenzana, who also uses they/them pronouns, an agender storyboard artist for the show, confirmed this.

[21] At the end of another season 4 episode, "Silver Fist Returns", Cat Burglar (Secret Keeper) is revealed to be gay and has a crush on George of The Tea Timers.

Doug Wallen of The Guardian wrote "series slots in comfortably alongside current animated shows like Hilda and Bluey.

It becomes all the more endearing as one keeps watching, thanks in part to savvy pop-culture references and repeated callbacks to past episodes.

[29] On February 17, 2021, it was announced that a preschool spin-off series centered on Craig's little sister Jessica was in development.

Titled Jessica's Big Little World, the new series was set to air as part of Cartoon Network's Cartoonito preschool block.

[23] In July 2023, it was announced the series would air as part of the regular Cartoon Network schedule, in addition to Cartoonito.