Coffee shops are the ideal setting for any creative writer, what with the constant coming and going, the diverse range of people, and the sense that, at any minute, you’ll get hot cocoa adorably spilled on you by your soulmate. John Frink, Joel H. Cohen and Rob LaZebnik, three former The Simpsons writers, are channeling that energy into a new animated series produced by Starbucks.
It’s called “1st & Main,” and its seven episodes will track any number of sweet, goofy, and awkward interactions among a motley crew of talking animals. There’s Diego, “a barista cat with a man bun,” Chet, a beagle “who has a kind word for everyone,” and a couple of lovestruck porcupines. No word yet on if Poochie will have a cameo.