Class of 3000

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Class of 3000
Format Animated series
Created by André 3000
Thomas W. Lynch
Starring André 3000
Tom Kenny
Jennifer Hale
Crystal Scales
Phil LaMarr
Janice Kawaye
Small Fire
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Running time 22 minutes approximately
Broadcast
Original channel Cartoon Network
Original run November 3, 2006 – unknown
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Class of 3000 was an American Emmy Award-winning comedy animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created, executive produced by and stars André 3000 of the hip-hop group OutKast as superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges, set at Atlanta, Georgia's Westley School of Performing Arts. Mr. Bridges is a jazz and blues artist who occasionally lectures in Atlanta's Little Five Points neighborhood. The series made its world premiere (previously advertised as a live premiere with performances by Chris Brown) on November 3, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with a one-hour special [1], came to Cartoon Network UK on May 28, 2007 and premiered on Cartoon Network Australia/New Zealand on February 4th 2008. Due to unknown causes the show was cancelled in October 2007, with new episodes airing until May 2008. The show was co-created and developed by Thomas W. Lynch & Patric M. Verrone.

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[edit] Main Characters

Main article: List of Class of 3000 characters

[edit] Sunny Bridges

The hometown hero of Li'l D, Sunny is a musical genius who left Georgia to become a recording artist. Over the years in the employment of his money-grabbing manager, however, he lost his passion for music and returned to his old neighborhood. He intended to go into permanent retirement; instead, Li'l D convinces him to become the new music teacher at the Westley School of Performing Arts. Sunny is devoted to his students, but he is forced to keep a low profile in order to avoid media attention. Sunny is known to have a crush on Leela Lopez. While he can play many instruments, his favorite is the saxophone. He has mentioned that he owns over 65,000 shirts. His shoe closet was also mentioned to be able to be seen from space. Sunny's character is loosely based on Jazz Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, both in his appearance and personality, are strongly based on the show's creator & voice actor, André 3000.

[edit] Li'l D

Li'l D proclaims himself as the unofficial leader of the Westley School's music class, whether they like it or not. He is bright, talented, confident to a fault, and is incredibly tenacious when it comes to music. Through sheer determination (as well as breaking and entering), he manages to recruit Sunny Bridges as the class's new music teacher. Although Li'l D considers himself remarkably streetwise, his overconfidence often leads him into trouble. He is considered the shortest member of the class (despite being taller than Kim and Eddie if not for his hair), standing about 4'6". Li'l D has never met his father, although he doesn't seem bothered by it. He likes to say, "Then it's settled." after he thinks that a plan was agreed upon (whether or not it actually was) which usually results in something horrible happening, and on occasion he will say "Let's crank this thang up!" His instrument is the drums. In some songs, he plays a different instrument like in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober". He is 12 years old.

[edit] Tamika Jones

Voluptuous and aggressive, Tamika makes it her business to keep the other students in line, giving her the title of "Toughest Girl in School". She is also extremely stubborn; the slightest misstep is grounds for a threatening fist. "Prove It or Move It" is her trademark phrase, but is not sure what to do if someone chooses "Prove It." Despite her sharp tongue and threatening disposition, Tamika shares a close bond with her classmates and will protect them as often as she bullies them. Eddie is in love with her. Her instrument is the harp. When she has to walk during the song, she has a guitar. In the song "Throwdown", she also says she plays the guitar. She didn't mention her harp. But, in the episode "Tamika and the Beast" she shows a soft and sensitive side. She is 12 years old.

[edit] Kameron "Kam" Chin

He is Kim's twin brother and her polar opposite, born in Columbus, Ohio and is of Cantonese Japanese descent. He and his sister are the youngest of the Westley Side School First Years and he is considered to be the smartest in school. He generally projects an air of refinement and class -- or so he would like to think. He is the most mature of the Westley kids (and often the most ignored). Kam tends to be interested in many dull things such as high-grade bread. He is very eager about learning to the point that if Sunny is late to class, his brain is hurting from not learning. It might have been pressure from Kim and Kam's father or mother (who have not appeared as of yet) that forged Kam's uptight attitude. Kam has an irrational fear of hang gliding into a flock of angry mallards. Kam appears to have very bad luck and has comically terrible things happen to him at the time where he resents these things. He does not have any sweat glands (and doesn't take showers because of this) and he goes insane whenever he is too hot, as shown in Study Buddies. His instrument is the keyboard or the piano. In "Love Is in the Hair... Net", he plays the accordion. He is presumably 12 years old.

[edit] Kimberley "Kim" Chin

She is Kam's twin sister and his polar opposite down to even their instruments. She and Kam are the youngest of the Westley Side School First Years, of Japanese desent, and she is the shortest, despite Li'l D's reputation as the "shortest member of the class". Kim sometimes feels that fashion is more of a concern than music and to follow fashion trends. She is very energetic, sometimes to the point of mischief, sleeps with a stuffed rabbit, Mr. Snuggles, due to her fear of the dark, and loves to torment her more old-fashioned sibling. Generally, though, she has the better common sense and is extremely creative. She was born in Columbus, Ohio and is of Cantonese Chinese descent. Her instrument is the marimba and other mallet instruments and other percussion instruments such as auxiliary percussion. She is presumably 12 years old.

[edit] Phillip "Philly" P. Phil

A picture of Philly Phil and his family.(excluding the robot)This picture is from the episode Big Robot on Campus.
A picture of Philly Phil and his family.(excluding the robot)This picture is from the episode Big Robot on Campus.

Brilliant and imaginative, the oldest of the group at 13 tends to stand out for his unusual fashion sense. He can invent useful devices on the spot, although they often malfunction. Though Li'l D and the other students do not fully understand Phil's many eccentricities, they are willing to accept him as one of their own. Philly Phil has an appetite for any type of food, particularly sweets such as chocolate. His height doesn't seem to be consistent from episode to episode (He was about as tall as Principal Luna in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober" and only a few inches taller than Madison in Funky Monkey). In "Eddie's Money", he is shown to have a decent singing voice. His instrument is the double bass, also with the bass guitar. In "Free Philly", it is revealed that he is very weak and needs the help of technology (Although he does save all of his classmates and Sunny at the end of the episode without any help), though on "Big Robot on Campus" it shows that he is fairly strong and can use his own physical strength. He might have a crush on Kim (as shown in nothin To it but to Do It).

[edit] Edward "Eddie" Phillip James Lawrence III

Eddie is the richest kid in the school, being the heir to the Lawrence fortune (according to the first episode, his father is the head of the Earth division of "Cola Cola"). A cultured aristocrat, he has something of a high-and-mighty attitude concerning the other students, naively believing that all problems can be solved with money. However, he is not above using his wealth to help his friends. He is not completely spoiled, either. When Philly Phil's machine tells him he should never have a job because his dad is rich, Eddie says, "But I want to get a job!" He is the only character to have ten fingers at any time (he will usually have eight, but for at least one scene he has had 10. Eddie's explanation for his 10 fingers is that it is due to his wealth when Philly Phil said "You have 10? Wow, you are rich"). He is in love with Tamika, as suggested in "Home" and "Westley Side Story" and confirmed by Tamika in "Love Is in the Hair...Net". Eddie has spoken of having Swiss ancestry. His instrument is the clarinet. He also plays many horns and woodwinds such as the trombone seen in "The Devil and Lil'D". He is 12 years old. He speaks in a Southern accent. Once he said that his dad owns all of the stations on TV.

[edit] Madison Spaghettini Papadopoulus

She is cheerful, happy and extremely optimistic as is evidenced from her perpetually vacant smile, and has a bit of a Southern voice like Eddie; however, her hippie-child appearance belies the perceptive mind behind it. She is a stereotypical dumb blonde. She is always happy or thrilled no matter what happens, even if she gets hurt. Madison has a huge imagination and usually can't concentrate on what's really supposed to be done. She enjoys the company of many animals and baby creatures. She claims to get frizzy hair when love is in the air. In the pilot episode she mentions that she has a grandmother who is of Colombian descent. Her instrument is the high-pitched violin. She is 12 years old.

[edit] Secondary characters

  • Principal Luna: The principal at Westley School of Performing Arts. He's of Hispanic descent. He has a tendency to over-use the word "fantastic" and is always trying to make money for the school. He has a crush on the substitute lunch lady, Ms. Squatenchowder. He owns 36 out of the only known 37 of a rare type of spatula. Luna sometimes tries to rival Sunny for coolness. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
  • Cheddar Man: also known as Charles, is one of Sunny's friends. He specialises in selling cheeses, fixing helicopters, doing teeth, and being a Con Artist. He's something of a shady character and is often seen selling contraband goods and services out of his car, like "Mr. Bristle" action figures that are really used toothbrushes, and bootleg movies which he shoots and in which he plays every part. He is known to be part of Sunny's old band, the "Sunny Bridges' Funkaneers," He has also been the kid's manager in "Am I Blue?".He likes ringing bells as told in the class of 3000 Christmas special. He is voiced by Phil LaMarr.
  • Lila Lopez: Another teacher at Westley. She has a crush on Sunny while Sunny has shown love interest in her. Lila teaches the Westley modern dance class, but unfortunately always has no luck in teaching her unskillful students. She says she's allergic to any fabric except spandex, and contact causes her to swell up like a balloon. Voiced by Jennifer Hale.
  • Petunia Squattenchowder: The substitute lunch lady at Westley's known for serving the grossest lunches ever. Principal Luna has a crush on her but she has developed a crush on Sunny also. Then she falls in love with Luna after a fight with Sunny. Voiced by Tom Kenny.
  • Jan: Jan is a Swedish janitor at Westley. He is a former member of Sunny Bridges Funkaneers. He has a secret chocolate stash. He likes to play Swedish air guitar in his free time. He also made bootleg merchandise on one occasion. Jan is always the one who has to clean up all the messes that people cause, no matter how wacko it is.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Class of 3000 episodes and songs

[edit] Season 1

  • 1-2. "Home" (Parts 1 and 2)
  • 3. "Peanuts! Get Yer Peanuts!"
  • 4. "The Devil and Li'l D"
  • 5. "Funky Monkey"
  • 6. "The Hunt for Red Blobtober"
  • 7. "Eddie's Money"
  • 8. "Brotha from the Third Rock"
  • 9. "Westley Side Story"
  • 10. "Love Is in the Hair...Net"
  • 11. "Am I Blue?"
  • 12. "Prank Yankers"
  • 13. "Mini Mentors"

[edit] Season 2

  • 14. "Too Cool for School"
  • 15. "Nothin To it But to Do it"
  • 16. "Free Philly"
  • 17. "Tamika and the Beast"
  • 18. "Safety Last"
  • 19. "Study Buddies"
  • 20. "The Cure"
  • 21. "Big Robot on Campus"
  • 22. "Take a Hike!"
  • 23. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti!"
  • 24. "Vote Sunny"
  • 25. "Kam Inc."
  • 26. "Two to Tango"

[edit] Special Episode

  • "The Class of 3000 Christmas Special"

[edit] Songs

Throughout the show, the students play songs, sometimes based on how they feel. There are also instruments viewed and played by the students and others in every episode.

A November 3rd Newsday article notes that:

....some creative grown-ups throw down each episode, too, providing distinctive visuals for music videos to Andre Benjamin's original songs performed by the class' kids. "Ren & Stimpy" wild-man animator John Kricfalusi and classic Parliament-Funkadelic cover artist Overton Loyd do the premiere honors, with subsequent contributions from Marvel Comics' Bill Sienkiewicz and Robotboy director Charlie Bean.

Each episode has included at least one song, and usually features a different style of music, such as blues in "Eddie's Money", and funk in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober". So far, the songs that have premiered are as follows:

[edit] Season 1

  • "Oh, Peanut" ("Peanuts! Get Yer Peanuts") - (Classic Music)
  • "We Want Your Soul" ("The Devil and Li'l D") - (Trip-hop, Rock)
  • "A Richer Shade of Blue" ("Eddie's Money") - (Blues)
  • "Fight that Blob" ("The Hunt for Red Blobtober") - (Funk, Military Song)
  • "Banana Zoo" ("Funky Monkey") - (Hip-Hop)
  • "U.F.O. Ninja" (Brotha from the Third Rock) - (Space Music, Oriental Music)
  • "Kim Kam Jam" (Westley Side Story) - (Piano jazz with Clapping Beats)
  • "Luna Love" ("Love Is in the Hair...Net") - (Latin Music, Love Song)
  • "Crayon" ("Am I Blue?") - (Techno)
  • "Cool Kitty" ("Prank Yankers") - (50s-60s pop, Cool Girl Song)
  • "My Mentor" ("Mini Mentors") - (Jazz)

[edit] Season 2

  • "Farm Song" ("Too Cool for School") (Bluegrass)
  • "Clean it Up" ("Nothin To it But To Do It") - (Smooth Jazz, Egyptian Background Music)
  • "Philly Phil, Come Home" ("Free Philly") - (Mid-80's hip hop) ("Philly Phil, Come Home" music video)
  • "Beast Love" ("Tamika and the Beast") (Drum Battle)
  • "Rapunzel" ("Safetly Last") (Medieval Minstrel Music)
  • "Study Buddies" ("Study Buddies") (Remixed American History Music)
  • "Do Your Pose" ("The Cure") (Walkway Type Music, slight Jazz and Techno in background)
  • "Turn of the Century" ("Big Robot on Campus") (Old-Timey Music, little bit of Techno)
  • "Down on the Dance floor" ("Take a Hike!") *(sleepy music, with a little techno

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[edit] First season CD track list

The first season CD featuring songs from the show was released July 3, 2007.

  1. "Class of 3000 Theme Song"
  2. "Life Without the Music" ("Home")
  3. "Throwdown" ("Home")
  4. "Oh, Peanuts" ("Peanuts! Get Yer Peanuts")
  5. "We Want Your Soul" ("The Devil and Li'l D")
  6. "Banana Zoo" ("Funky Monkey")
  7. "A Rich Shade of Blue" ("Eddie's Money")
  8. "Fight the Blob" ("The Hunt for Red Blobtober")
  9. "U.F.O. Ninja" ("Brotha from the Third Rock")
  10. "Kim 'n' Kam Jam" ("Westley Side Story")
  11. "Luna Love" ("Love Is in the Hair...Net")
  12. "Crayon" ("Am I Blue?")
  13. "My Mentor" ("Mini Mentors")
  14. "Cool Kitty" ("Prank Yankers")

[edit] DVDs

A First Season DVD has been confirmed.The release date is December 3, 2008.

[edit] Main cast

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