Class of 3000

Class of 3000
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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 episodes	26 (20 known)
Production
Running time	22 minutes approximately
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	November 3, 2006 – present

Class of 3000 is an American Comedy animated television series on Cartoon Network that is 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] and came to Cartoon Network UK on May 28, 2007. The show was co-created and developed by Veteran Producer Thomas W. Lynch (South of Nowhere, The Secret World of Alex Mack, and The Journey of Allen Strange, The Jersey, Romeo!, and Kids Inc.) & Patric M. Verrone. Sunny and his students are all musical and always play musical instruments together (mostly the students). The show focuses on only 8 of the school's 3,000 students.

Main Characters

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An image of Sunny Bridges (far right) running his students (from left to right), Eddie, Kim (behind Eddie), Tamika, Philly Phil, Kam, Madison, and Li'l D.

Sunny Bridges

The hometown hero of Little D, Sunny is a musical genius who left Georgia to become a recording artist. Over the years in the employment of his money-grubbing 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 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, and strongly based on the show's creator & voice actor, André 3000.

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

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 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.

Kam Chin

He is Kim's twin brother and her polar opposite, born in Columbus, Ohio and is of Korean decent. He and his sister are the youngest of the Westley Side School 1st 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 was apparently pressure from Kam and Kim's father that forged Kam's uptight attitude. Kam has an irrational fear of hang gliding into a flock of angry mallards. He has had heartburn, head lice, and a caterpillar once laid eggs in his ear canal. His head lice is explained by him going to the same barbershop that Philly Phil goes to. He has also been bitten on the head by a mountain goat. 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.

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 1st Years 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 loves to follow fashion trends. She is very energetic, sometimes to the point of mischief, sleeps with a stuffed rabbit 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 Korean decent. Her instrument is the marimba, also with other percussion instruments.

Philly Phil

Brilliant and imaginative, the only known teen and 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). On Eddie's Money, he is shown to have a decent singing voice. His instrument is the double bass, also with the bass guitar. On Free Philly, it is revealed that he is very weak and needs the help of technology.

Edward "Eddie" Phillip James Lawrence III

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 "Coca 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). 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.

Madison Spaghettini Papadopoulos

She is cheerful, upbeat and extremely ditzy as is evidenced from her perpetually vacant smile, and has a bit of a Southern drawl like Eddie; however, her flower-child appearance belies the perceptive mind behind it. 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 loves the company of many animals and small 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 violin. Madison can tie shoes with her feet.

Secondary Characters

• Principal Luna: The principal at Westley School of Performing Arts. He seems to be 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 rivals 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 is voiced by Phil LaMarr.

• Leela Lopez: Another teacher at Westley's. She has a crush on Sunny while Sunny has love interest in her. Leela teaches the Westley modern dance class, but unfortunately always has no luck in teaching her unskillful students. Voiced by Jennifer Hale.

• Petunia Squatenchowder: 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 Funkaneers. He has a secret chocolate treasure. He likes to play Swedish air guitar in his free time. He also made bootleg merchandise on one occasion. It is revealed later in the show that he is very muscular, especially for a janitor. Jan is always the one who has to clean up all the messes that people cause, no matter how wacko it is.

Episodes

Season 1

• 1-2. Home
• 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

Season 2

Episode #	Production #	Title	Airdate
Season 2: Jun 7, 2007-
14	14	"Too Cool for School"	June 7, 2007
15	15	"Nothin To it But to Do it"	June 14, 2007
16	16	"Free Philly"	June 21, 2007
17	17	"Tamika and the Beast"	June 28, 2007
18	18	"Safety Last"	July 5, 2007
19	19	"Study Buddies"	July 12, 2007
20	20	"The Cure"	TBA
21	21	"Big Robot on Campus"	TBA
22	22	"Take a Hike!"	TBA

It is obvious that, each music video is unique and rich in style, the music videos are always animated through different techniques (for example: cardboard cut out, anime, construction paper, etc.).

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:

Season 1

• Life Without Music (Home) - (All Styles) Life Without Music Video

• Throwdown (Home) - (Hip-Hop) Throwdown Music Video

• 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 the 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 and Drums with Clapping Beats)

• Luna Love (Love Is in the Hair. ..Net) - (Latin Music, Love Song)

• Crayon (Am I Blue?) - (Funk)

• Cool Kitty (Prank Yankers) - (50s-60s pop, Cool Girl Song)

• My Mentors (Mini Mentors) - (Jazz)

Season 2

• Farm Song (Too Cool for School) (Bluegrass)

• Clean Up (Nothin To it But To Do It) - (Smooth Jazz, Egyptian Background Music)

• Philly Phil, Come Home (Free Philly) - (Mid-80's hip hop) (music video)

• Beast Love (Tamika and the Beast) (Drum Battle)

• Rapunzel (Safetly Last) (Medieval Minstrel Music)

• Study Buddies (Study Buddies) (Remixed American History Music)

• Fashion Your Buisness' (The Cure) (Unknown Genre)

• Robot Boogie (Big Robot on Campus) (Unknown Genre)

• Hike A Go Go Go (Take a Hike!) (Unknown Gnere)

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 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 Richer 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 Kam Jam (Westley Side Story)
11. Luna Love (Love Is in the Hair. ..Net)
12. The Crayon Song (Am I Blue?)
13. My Mentor (Mini Mentors)
14. Cool Kitty (Prank Yankers)

Main Cast

• André 3000 - Sunny Bridges
• Small Fire - Li'l D
• Crystal Scales - Tamika Jones
• Janice Kawaye - Kam, Kim
• Phil LaMarr - Philly Phil
• Tom Kenny - Edward “Eddie” Phillip James Lawrence III
• Jennifer Hale - Madison Spaghettini Papadopoulos
• Jeff Bennett - Principal Luna and Jan the janitor

External links

• Official site
• "An OutKast 'toons up for the kids", Newsday, November 3, 2006, Diane Werts.
• Everything-Outkast