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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
File:The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius logo.png
Genre
Created byJohn A. Davis
Based onJimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
by John A. Davis
Directed by
  • Keith Alcorn
  • Mike Gasaway
  • Kirby Atkins
Voices of
Theme music composerBrian Causey
Composer(s)Charlie Brissette
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes61 (87 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Steve Oedekerk
Producer(s)
  • Keith Alcorn
  • John A. Davis
  • Paul Marshal
Editor(s)
  • Jon Price
  • John Wahba
  • Joe E. Elwood
Running time11 minutes
22 minutes (general)
45 minutes (TV movies)
73 minutes (other episodes only)
Production company(s)
DistributorMTV Networks
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Picture formatNTSC
Original releaseJuly 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byJimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Followed byPlanet Sheen
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (sometimes shortened to Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius or commonly Jimmy Neutron) is an American CGI-animated television series. The second installment in the Jimmy Neutron franchise, it is based on the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius created by John A. Davis and serves as sequel to it. It originally aired on Nickelodeon for three seasons since July 20, 2002. The show follows an 11-year-old genius from Retroville, the eponymous character, as he goes on adventures with his best friends Carl Wheezer and Sheen Estevez.[1] Throughout the show, various mishaps and conflicts occur on these adventures, as Jimmy's various inventions go awry. The series features voices of Debi Derryberry (Jimmy), Jeffrey Garcia (Sheen), and Rob Paulsen (Carl), Lucy Arquette (Jenny) for the four main characters.[2]

Receiving mostly favorable reviews upon and since its release, the series has been the recipient of various nominations such as the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon in 2006 and 2007, and has also won an Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced for Children" in 2004 as well as a Motion Picture Sound Editors "Golden Reel Award".[3][4][5] Two spin-offs, Planet Sheen, aired from 2010 to 2013 and Jenny Fame, aired since 2013

Premise[edit]

The show follows a scientifically-minded boy named Jimmy Neutron from Retroville, Texas[6] who frequently goes on adventures with his two best friends Sheen and Carl, usually involving his inventions going awry.

Characters[edit]

Series overview[edit]

The Fairly OddParents crossover episodes[edit]

There have also been three tie-ins with special episode crossovers involving the Nickelodeon hand-drawn style series The Fairly OddParents under the title "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour" (the first alone, the second and third with the subtitles "When Nerds Collide!" and "The Jerkinators!," respectively); the five main characters from Jimmy Neutron meet with the main characters from The Fairly OddParents, Timmy, his godparents, and his two best friends Chester, and AJ, and often cross between each of their worlds of 2-D and 3-D animation.

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Keith Alcorn and John A. Davis created Jimmy (then named Johnny Quasar) sometime during the 1980s and wrote a script titled Runaway Rocketboy (later the name of the pilot), which was abandoned. He later stumbled upon the idea while moving into a new house in the early 1990s. Davis re-worked it as a short film titled Johnny Quasar and presented it at SIGGRAPH, where he met Steve Oedekerk and worked on a television series of the short as well as the movie. Jimmy was still called Johnny Quasar before it was decided to name him Jimmy Neutron because the name sounded eerily similar to Jonny Quest.[7] The pilot involves Jimmy Neutron 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. It was later included as an extra on the "Confusion Fusion" and "The Complete Series" DVDs. It was originally supposed to air as a short on KaBlam!, but the show got canceled before the episode aired.[citation needed]

The pilot had a few differences from the main series. In it, Jimmy did not wear his signature red atom shirt, Judy's hair was darker, the Yolkians all wore grey suits and King Goobot's crown was a different color, the theme song was longer with a few lines that were cut later, Goddard was voiced by Kim Saxon, instead of Frank Welker, Carl Wheezer resembled his father, Sheen Estevez and Jenny Oppenheimer were absent and the title card had a picture in the scene.

Writing[edit]

Victor Wilson was hired as the Story Editor. The main writers when the show was greenlit were Steven Banks and Jed Spingarn.

Animation[edit]

DNA Productions retooled their pipeline when moving from the film to the TV series, to reuse assets for the episodes. Some of the programming team at the studio programmed a special code that allowed the animators to animate scenes in Maya, which can then be rendered in Lightwave. This helped the team keep up with the deadline and avoid going over budget.[8]

Possible reboot/revival plans[edit]

In 2016, director John A. Davis has stated that he has a story for a Jimmy Neutron reboot feature that he would like to make, but he is waiting for the "right situation" to make it.[9]

When asked about a reboot in 2020, Rob Paulsen stated "Well, I've got to tell you, man. I go all over the world when we don't have the coronavirus, and people love Carl. They love Carl. I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to reboot Jimmy Neutron. I think that's one of those shows that a lot of people would love to see again. It was very good. Really smart. That wouldn't surprise me."[10]

Theme song[edit]

The theme song was originally written by Brian Causey for the pilot episode. Pop-punk band Bowling for Soup later revamped and extended Causey's theme for the film version theme. Ultimately, the original theme was kept for the TV series intro and outro.[11][12]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the series 3 out of 5 stars; saying that, "Jimmy Neutron has all the trappings of a Nickelodeon show: the preteen peer pressure, the gadgets, the spacey parents. But it's clever enough and funny enough to have earned a devoted following. The script is generally well written and well executed -- the adults behind this show approach the project with apparent zeal. [...] Kids will enjoy this program, while parents might get a kick out of some of the gags as well. And though the computer animation may seem a bit freaky for old-school animation fans, it does allow for quality special effects."[13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref
2003 BMI Awards BMI Cable Award Charlie Brissette Won [14]
2004 31st Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced for Children Nickelodeon and DNA Productions Won [15]
Outstanding Achievement Directing in an Animated Television Production Mike Gasaway Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Jeff Garcia as Sheen Won
10th annual NAMIC Vision Awards Children's MTV/Nickelodeon for The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Nominated [16]
BMI Awards BMI Cable Award Charlie Brissette and Brian Causey Won [17]
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing in Television Animation The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Won [18]
2005 32nd Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Television Production Keith Alcorn Nominated [19]
Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Carolyn Lawrence as Cindy Nominated
2006 33rd Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated Television Production Christopher Painter Nominated [20]
2006 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Nominated [21]
2007 2007 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Nominated [22]

Home media[edit]

DVD releases[edit]

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius home media releases
Season Title Region Release date
1 Confusion Fusion 1 May 27, 2003
2 October 8, 2003
Sea of Trouble 1 October 7, 2003
2 March 24. 2005[23]
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 1 May 11, 2004
Nick Picks #2 1 October 18, 2005
Nick Picks #3 1 February 7, 2006
Nick Picks #4 1 June 6, 2006
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3 1 July 25, 2006
Party at Neutron's 2 September 4, 2006
King of Mars 4 July 5, 2007
Best of Season One 1 September 16, 2008
The Complete Series 1 October 26, 2021[24]
2 Jet Fusion 1 February 3, 2004
2 July 7, 2005[25]
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2 1 March 14, 2006
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3 1 July 25, 2006
Best of Season Two 1 September 16, 2008
The Complete Series 1 October 26, 2021
3 Attack of the Twonkies 1 November 16, 2004
Nick Picks #5 1 March 13, 2007
King of Mars 4 July 5, 2007[26]
Best of Season Three 1 September 16, 2008
The Complete Series 1 October 26, 2021

Spin-offs[edit]

A spin-off series, Planet Sheen, aired from 2010 to 2013. The show focuses on Sheen Estevez, who accidentally crash-lands on the planet Zeenu in the pilot episode.

A spin-off series, Jenny Fame, aired since December 2013. The show focuses on Jenny Zingerson and her friends including Sheen, Carl, Cindy, Libby, Jimmy, Goddard, her mom and her kitty.

See also[edit]


Others articles of the Topics United States AND Television : MTV

Others articles of the Topic United States : Hazbin Hotel, Public figure, Zoot (Software), MTV

Others articles of the Topic Television : Univision Communications Inc., Ang Dating Daan, TV series, MTV, IRIB TV5, Nick & You, Sitcom

Others articles of the Topic Film : Film, DUIS. L'école de la normalité, Rotten Tomatoes, Independent filmmaker, Josh (2000 film), Spaghetti Western, 1971 in film

References[edit]

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  6. Season 3 Episode 3, "Stranded"
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  10. "Jimmy Neutron Star Says a Reboot Wouldn't be Surprising".
  11. "Randy Edelman, Merv Griffin, Eminem Among Honorees at BMI Film/TV Awards". BMI.com. May 14, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  12. "2004 BMI Film/TV Awards". BMI.com. May 12, 2004. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  13. Herman, Joly (20 July 2002). "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Buy Genius review". Common Sense Media.
  14. "2003 BMI Film/TV Awards". May 14, 2003.
  15. "31st Annie Awards". annieawards.org.
  16. Morfoot, Addie (March 28, 2004). "Namic names nominee names". Variety.
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  24. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: The Complete Series". Amazon. October 26, 2021.
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