Jimmy Neutron is a Nickelodeon franchise created by John A. Davis that originally started as a Nickelodeon pilot episode called Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Runaway Rocketboy! which had started his very own film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as a series debut The series starts as the extremely intelligent ten-year-old boy named Jimmy Neutron and his friends must rescue their parents after they are abducted by aliens (or seeing his own inventions goes badly wrong during his revenge scheme on Cindy Vortex as an act of sympathy for her sometimes).
Pilot episode[]
- Main article: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Runaway Rocketboy!
This is the pilot episode of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius known as Runaway Rocketboy!. The short was going to start the series, but Nickelodeon liked it so much that they decided to make the film and the series was produced a couple of years later (in 2002 and 2003).
Film[]
- Main article: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The film follows the title character, a schoolboy with super-genius intelligence, who must save all of the parents of the world from a race of egg-like aliens known as the Yolkians. This is the only film in the franchise. It was based on a few animated shorts shown on Nickelodeon in 2001, created by John A. Davis, Keith Alcorn, and Steve Oedekerk.
Videogames[]
| Title | Release date | Video game system | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | NA: November 7, 2001 PAL: March 15, 2002 |
Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube |
The Videogame console and the PC version of the game shows different open-world gameplay. |
| Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron | NA: September 25, 2002 PAL: February 7, 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance |
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| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion | 2003 | Game Boy Advance PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube |
The Game Boy Advance version of the game shows 2D-platforming gameplay rather than the Action-adventure one seen on Gamecube & PlayStation 2. |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies | 2004 - 2005 | Game Boy Advance PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube |
Crossovers[]
- Main article: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (trilogy)
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 2D and 3D animation.
Expanded franchise[]
Cancelled sequel and possible reboot film plans[]
In February 2002, a sequel was reported in development for a summer 2004 release. Producer Albie Hecht reported to The Los Angeles Times that the sequel "would be made on the same budget as the first, but with a new batch of inventions and adventures in Jimmy's town of Retroville."[1] On June 20, 2002, The Hollywood Reporter reported that writer Kate Boutilier had signed a writing deal with Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures to write a sequel to the film, but the sequel was never materialized.[2] The film was cancelled because the writers could not agree on a story and Alcorn later stated in an interview that "once the TV series came out, there wasn't a lot of incentive to make a movie when fans could simply watch Jimmy Neutron for free at home."[3]
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.[4]
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."[5]
Television series spin-offs[]
Due to the film's successful box office performance, it lead to a spin-off television series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, that ran from July 2002 to November 2006. Four years later, another spin-off series (as well as a spin-off of the original) titled Planet Sheen, focusing on Sheen Estevez, ran from October 2, 2010 to February 15, 2013.
Theme Park Attractions[]
A simulator ride called Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opened at Universal Studios Florida on April 4, 2003 and was operated until August 18, 2011. It was set to take place after the events of the film and featured guest appearances by other Nicktoons characters. The other ride was located in Germany like Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer which is operated on March 2007.
References[]
- ↑ "From One Screen to Another" (en-US). Los Angeles Times (2002-02-15).
- ↑ "'Jimmy Neutron' Sequel Gets 'Thornberrys' Scribe". Killer Movies (June 20, 2002).
- ↑ "Keith Alcorn on JIMMY NEUTRON and PLANET SHEEN".
- ↑
- ↑ https://comicbook.com/anime/2020/04/04/jimmy-neutron-reboot-is-possible-rob-paulsen-says/
External Links[]
- Jimmy Neutron Wiki
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Neutron:_Boy_Genius#Expanded_franchise
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