Trivia: Creator Don Mancini has said that the series will be taking heavy tonal and stylistic cues from the film "Child's Play 2," as that entry in the series is considered a fan favorite. This includes basing Chucky's look on the design seen in that film, as opposed to redesigns from later films in the series.
Trivia: Many of the inanimate Chucky's seen in the final few episodes, and one of the Chucky's that gets killed, are actually just slightly redressed commercially-available Chucky dolls from Trick or Treat studios. They were released as collectibles for fans, but are so high-quality that they were able to be used in the show.
Trivia: One of the first things "Chucky" creator Don Mancini negotiated was to allow Chucky to use harsh profanity, including the word "fuck," as he didn't want to wimp down the franchise for cable. Mancini eventually worked out a deal with the networks, who allowed him up to 10 "fucks" per episode, despite the show airing in the primetime block. Mancini was later able to negotiate a few extra "fucks" in the season one finale.
Trivia: "Child's Play 3" director Jack Bender ran into showrunner/Chucky creator Don Mancini while the show was in production. Bender asked Mancini how much more realistic Chucky would be, given 30 years had passed since his movie. Mancini shocked Bender by explaining that fans had made it clear they loved Chucky's classic simple, jerky movements since they were inherently more doll-like, and didn't want him to "evolve" too much. So they purposely used simple effects so he wouldn't be "too realistic."
Trivia: The show's main character is a gay teenager named Jake who is bullied and mistreated. Chucky's creator Don Mancini has stated that Jake is partially inspired by his own upbringing, as he realised he was gay as a teenager and dealt with some similar issues growing up. (Albeit, he obviously didn't deal with a supernaturally possessed doll.) Mancini has also stated that Chucky is meant to be a metaphor for childhood bullying in the series, as he mistreats and manipulates Jake.
Answer: They were blamed for the death of Jake's foster brother, which was deemed a terrible accident, and they were sent to the reform school as a punishment. Presumably, when they had to leave the reform school given what happened, they were instead given community service as punishment.
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