Over the Garden Wall (2014)

The series follows two half-brothers, Wirt and Greg, who become lost in a strange forest called the Unknown. To find their way home, the two must travel across the seemingly supernatural forest with the occasional help of the wandering, mysterious and elderly Woodsman and Beatrice, an irritable bluebird who travels with the boys to find a woman called Adelaide, who can supposedly undo the curse on Beatrice and her family and show the half-brothers the way home.

Wirt, the older brother, is a worry-prone teenager who would rather keep to himself than have to make a decision. His passions including playing the clarinet and writing poetry, but he usually keeps these private out of fear of being mocked. On the other hand, Greg, the younger brother, is more naïve and carefree, much to Wirt’s chagrin. Greg carries a frog that he found; Greg’s attempts to give the frog a name are a running gag. Stalking the main cast is the Beast, an ancient creature who leads lost souls astray until they lose their hope and willpower and turn into “Edelwood trees”. Once they find Adelaide, Wirt discovers that she intends only to enslave the boys; outraged that Beatrice misled them, Wirt takes Greg and abandons her.