| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | |
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The series' second and last title card |
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| Genre | Comedy Science fiction Action Adventure |
| Format | CGI Animated series |
| Created by | John A. Davis |
| Written by | John A. Davis Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers |
| Directed by | Keith Alcorn Mike Gasaway |
| Starring | Debi Derryberry Rob Paulsen Jeffrey Garcia Frank Welker Carolyn Lawrence Crystal Scales Mark DeCarlo Megan Cavanaugh Tom Kenny Carlos Alazraqui Andrea Martin |
| Theme music composer | Brian Causey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (full) 50 (segments) 119 (total) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Steve Oedekerk |
| Producer(s) | John A. Davis Paul Marshal Keith Alcorn |
| Editor(s) | Jon Price John Wahba Joe E. Elwood |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | O Entertainment DNA Productions Nickelodeon Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | July 22, 2002 – November 25, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
| Followed by | Planet Sheen |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, often shortened to just Jimmy Neutron, is an American animated television series, and spin-off of the Academy Award-nominated computer-animated movie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The series first officially aired on July 20, 2002, on Nickelodeon. Jimmy Neutron is the first computer-animated "Nicktoon." The show ended in 2006 when its parent company, DNA Productions, became defunct.
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James Isaac "Jimmy" Neutron (Debi Derryberry) is the main protagonist of the show. He is a 11-year-old American boy with a stunning IQ and a love for science (and secretly Cindy Vortex). Usually, his inventions cause more harm than benefit for the city of Retroville (due to the fact that in most of the episodes a character with sub-normal intelligence misuses his inventions), but that never stops him from trying. Most of the time, he's busy saving the city from his own experiments gone wrong. He is best friends with Carl and Sheen. His middle name is named after Isaac Newton, the famous physicist. In the movie, Jimmy wore blue shorts and brown shoes. In the television show, he wears blue jeans and gray Converse sneakers.
Carlton Ulysses "Carl" Wheezer (Rob Paulsen) is Jimmy's shy, asthmatic best friend who has an unhealthy obsession with llamas. Carl is allergic to lots of things, including cats, turtles and Sheen. Yet he still helps Jimmy with his experiments. Carl is very overweight, and has red hair and glasses. he wears green jeans and a striped red and yellow shirt with a belt.
Cynthia Aurora "Cindy" Vortex (Carolyn Lawrence) is Jimmy's sassy, independent, intellectual rival and love interest. She has a dog named "Humphrey" who she says is the best dog in Retroville. Her best friend is Libby Folfax. In the movie Cindy in seen wearing a pink buttoned shirt, black jeans, pink shoes, and her hair styled in pigtails. This design of Cindy was used more often for Jimmy Neutron video games. Also in the mini clip of Jimmy Neutron entitled 'Good Dog; Old Tricks, Cindy wears a pink shirt. But in the TV show her hair is styled into a ponytail with a green halter top, khaki pants, and pink converse shoes.
Sheen Juarrera Estevez (Jeffrey Garcia) is Jimmy's hyperactive other best friend. He is very hyper, and is obsessed with a comic book superhero, Ultra Lord. Sheen sometimes fails to grasp the reality of things. He lives with his father. Sheen's name comes from the Sheen acting family headed by Martin Sheen. He later becomes the main character in the show's spin-off Planet Sheen.
Nick Dean (Candi Milo) is the 'cool guy' that everybody loves at school, especially the girls. He isn't exactly the smartest guy but he makes up for it with his looks; in some episodes he appears well-rounded. His main hobby is skateboarding, and also likes singing German opera. He dresses like a greaser with gelled hair, denim and leather jackets, and his jeans cuffed slightly. He is also prone to injury. In most of the episodes he's in, he usually ends up screaming "OW MY leg" and breaking it. He is seen with a broken leg in one episode, in which his leg is completely upside down, and in the episode, "Lady Sings the News", it is reported that he had broken his leg for the 15th time that year. He is Voiced By Candi Milo From 2001-2006.
Liberty Danielle "Libby" Folfax (Crystal Scales) is Cindy's best friend. She loves funk/hip-hop and electronic gadgets. Later on in the show, she received a brand-new hair makeover and a striped-pink shirt. Libby is 11, and in the first season she does not appear on the title logo, however when she becomes more involved in the show in the second season, she is added to the logo. Unlike Jimmy's friends, Libby is shown to do well in school, but isn't at the level of Jimmy or Cindy in terms of intellect. In the movie and first half of the series Libby's hair is up in a bun, with a large bang covering her left eye. She wears a green dress, green socks, and black dress shoes. Later, in the episode 'Beach Party Mummy', she got a makeover with her new cornarrow braids, pink shirt, blue jean pants, and brown shoes.
Judith "Judy" Neutron (Megan Cavanagh) is Jimmy's mom. She is loving and is the stereotypical 1950s housewife. Her style is also typical and her hair is in a distinctive cut, usually noticed in a few episodes. Of course, she loves her family, and gives Jimmy advice about life and his adventures. Her husband "Hugh" refers to her as "Sugar Booger" or "Butter Biscuit", and he believes she makes the best pies.
Hubert Beaumont "Hugh" Neutron (Mark DeCarlo) is Jimmy's dad. He is really goofy but loves Jimmy, including his wife who he often calls "Sugar Booger" or "Butter Biscuit". Hugh works at Mallard Motors as a car salesman. He is obsessed with ducks, and his favorite food is pie.
Goddard (Frank Welker) is Jimmy's trusty robotic dog. Considering he's made of sprockets, circuits and widgets, Goddard makes one great man's best friend. Plus, unlike his real-life canine cousins, Goddard can transform into a whole slew of useful tools, vehicles and other gadgets for Jimmy. Goddard's still has a few kinks to work out, but otherwise, this digital dog is the perfect (cyber) canine companion. One of Goddard's trademarks is "playing dead," in which he explodes, and then he automatically reassembles himself a few seconds later. Goddard is named after Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry".
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron has crossed over with Fairly Oddparents three times in episodes called Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour.
| Country | Original channel | Original run |
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| US | Nickelodeon | 2002–2006 |
| Nick on CBS | 2002–2004 | |
| Nicktoons | 2005–present | |
| UK | Nickelodeon | 2003–2011 |
| Nicktoons | 2003–2011 | |
| Nicktoonsters | 2008–2009 | |
| Canada | YTV | 2003–2007 |
| Nickelodeon | 2009–present | |
| Australia | Nickelodeon | 2003–2007 |
| Network Ten | 2003–2007 | |
| Pakistan | Nickelodeon | ? |
| ARY Digital | ? | |
| Indus Vision | ? | |
| Philippines | Nickelodeon | ? |
| Studio 23 | ? | |
| TV5 | 2008–2010 | |
| ABS-CBN | 2010–present |
Retroville is the fictional hometown of Jimmy and his friends. The town has a downtown 1950's "retro" kind of feel with the basic stores and necessities and local fast food restaurants. Here are a few known places in the town of Retroville:
Known Faculty
Known Students
Public places
On May 19, 2007, Nickelodeon aired a special marathon called Genius, Sheenius, or In Betweenius? which featured episodes selected by fans of the series, a personality quiz on Nick.com, and a revised version of the movie featuring in-universe commentary from the characters of Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl.
There have also been three television movie tie-ins with the Fairly Oddparents, in the Jimmy Timmy Power Hours. In these shows, the five main characters from Jimmy Neutron meet with Timmy, his godparents, and his two best friends Chester, and AJ, and often cross between each of their worlds of 2D and 3D animation.
The pilot, named "Runaway Rocketboy," involves Jimmy testing a rocket ship that he has invented, and later uses it when he inadvertently stumbles upon a Yolkian plot to conquer Earth. The pilot was aired in short mini episodes on Nickelodeon before the film's release, and its plot was used for the film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The pilot was later included as an extra on the "Confusion Fusion" DVD. It was originally supposed to air as a short on KaBlam!, but the show got cancelled before the episode aired.
The pilot had a few differences from the main series. Most notably, the clothes were different, the theme song was longer with a few lines that were cut later, Goddard was voiced by Kim Saxon, in lieu of Frank Welker, and Carl Wheezer resembled his father. The title card had a picture in the scene, like all the other Nicktoons at the time. Also, the DNA Productions mascot was an animated cat.
| Title | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
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| The Best Of Season 1 | September 16, 2008[1] | - | - |
| The Best Of Season 2 | September 16, 2008 [2] | - | - |
| The Best Of Season 3 | September 16, 2008[3] | - | - |
| Confusion Fusion | May 27, 2003[4] | February 2, 2004[5] | - |
| Sea of Trouble | October 7, 2003[6] | May 16, 2005[7] | March 24. 2005[8] |
| Jet Fusion | February 3, 2004[9] | August 15, 2005[10] | July 7, 2005[11] |
| Attack of the Twonkies | November 16, 2004[12] | March 27, 2006[13] | April 6, 2006[14] |
| Party at Neutron's | - | September 4, 2006[15] | September 21, 2006[16] |
| King of Mars | - | - | July 5, 2007[17] |
The television series was produced by Thumb Wars creator Steve Oedekerk for Nickelodeon, and animated by DNA Productions using messiah:studio and LightWave 3D software as was the movie Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. A television movie, Attack of the Twonkies, aired on Nickelodeon in mid-June 2005. In 2004, head writer Steven Banks was nominated for a Writer's Guild Club Award for the telefilm Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion. The first Jimmy Neutron mini-episodes aired before the Jimmy Neutron movie and can be seen only on Nicktoons Network, the movie web site, and on later versions of the DVD release of the original movie. Nickelodeon canceled the series in June 2007.
In June 2009, Nickelodeon announced a spin-off series called Planet Sheen. This is a series about Sheen Estevez, who accidentally landed on the planet Zeenu. Nickelodeon has ordered 26 episodes, which will be produced by O Entertainment.[18] The series debuted on October 2, 2010 (The same day T.U.F.F. Puppy debuted).
The theme song was originally written by Brian Causey for the pilot episode. Bowling for Soup would later revamp and extend Causey's theme for the film version theme. Ultimately the original theme was kept for the TV series intro and outro.
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