āTo write for a Black family, you start asking yourself, āWhat am I doing?ā So we cast all Black actors for Geraldās family ā that helped with authenticity. Then we listened to Jamil, Geraldās voice actor, loved his phrasing and pacing, and wrote more of what he brought. In the ā90s, we were doing our best just to show different ethnicities on screen, thinking itād be cool for a kid to see Gerald and say, āFinally, a character that looks more like me.ā People tell me that now.ā
Craig Bartlett, Creative Talent Network (2020)