▁Mary ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Schne ider ▁as ▁Ben ▁Cooper ▁ ▁Er ica ▁T rem bl ay ▁as ▁Bun ny ▁Cooper ▁ ▁Mat re ya ▁Sc arr w ener ▁as ▁D ora ▁Cooper ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Co om be ▁as ▁Andy ▁Cooper ▁ ▁Production ▁El f man ▁fil med ▁her ▁scenes ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁anim ators ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁reference ▁point , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁take ▁without ▁anything ▁to ▁show ▁what ▁she ▁was ▁talking ▁to . ▁Dr atch ▁did ▁her ▁voice ▁work ▁separately ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁the ▁scenes ▁already ▁fil med . ▁She ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁T CA ▁press ▁tour , ▁" I ▁have ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁go ▁cra zy ." ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁show ' s ▁crew ▁would ▁make ▁changes ▁with ▁the ▁animation ▁for ▁the ▁character , ▁Mary , ▁after ▁it ▁received ▁a ▁poor ▁reception ▁from ▁ABC . ▁ABC ▁then ▁reduced ▁the ▁original ▁th ir teen - ep is ode ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁to ▁nine ▁episodes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁show ' s ▁crew ▁to ▁make ▁changes ▁with ▁the ▁animation . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁series ▁received ▁a ▁generally ▁negative ▁response ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁site ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁Im ag inary ▁Mary ▁has ▁a ▁met as core ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁critics ▁sign ifying ▁" gener ally ▁unf