I Am Weasel

I Am Weasel
File:I Am Weasel intertitle.jpg The series' intertitle.
Genre	Comedy
Created by	David Feiss
Directed by	David Feiss Robin Steele
Voices of	Michael Dorn Charlie Adler
Theme music composer	Bill Fulton
Opening theme	"I Am Weasel" by Bill Fulton and Richard Pursel
Ending theme	"I Am Weasel" (instrumental)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	79 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sherry Gunther Larry Huber
Producer	Vincent Davis
Running time	7 minutes approx. (per episode)
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Studios Cartoon Network Studios
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29) – September 16, 1999 (1999-09-16)
Related
Cow and Chicken

I Am Weasel (also spelled I.M. Weasel after the character) is an American animated television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios in co-production with Hanna-Barbera, created by David Feiss and broadcasted on the Cartoon Network. Its basic premise is a somewhat twisted take on the classic nursery rhyme "Pop Goes the Weasel"; in fact, the theme song of the series, composed by Bill Fulton and sung by April March, is based on the well-known musical version of the rhyme.

I Am Weasel was originally a part of the Cow and Chicken show, often airing as the third of three segments in a episode, after two Cow and Chicken segments. Eventually, I Am Weasel was spun off into its own series, aired between 1997 and 1999 with reruns airing until 2004, with both new episodes and the episodes that had aired on Cow and Chicken included in this series (much like how Pinky and the Brain was spun off from Animaniacs or how Evil Con Carne came from Grim & Evil).

Characters

The series usually consists of two anthropomorphic animal characters: I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon. Both characters' species are as suggested by their names.

I.M. Weasel

I.M. Weasel is the extremely gifted and talented protagonist of the series. He is a handsome young weasel who, although famous, is not snobby or stuck-up and is rather generous (for in one episode he donated his kidney to a sickly little boy in a kidney transplant) and is the distinguished celebrity who everyone admires. He is highly intelligent and has many skills (both social and practical), and is proficient in most known professions. Though Weasel was never a bully to him, the fellow main character I.R. Baboon (see I.R. Baboon below) is always trying to top the admired Weasel because he wants an equal or better share in admiration, though unlike his rival, Baboon is extremely idiotic and the target for ridicule because of his bright red buttocks, but Weasel tries to generously help out his friend. Weasel is often assisted by a beautiful woman named Loulabelle who likes to dress as a nurse.

Voiced by: Michael Dorn.

I.R. Baboon

File:Weasel and Baboon.jpg

I.R. Baboon (left) and I.M. Weasel (right).

I.R. Baboon is the exact opposite of Weasel who he is always trying to top in order to be better than him. He is unintelligent, ugly, willing to sniff his finger half of the time, and has no talent at most things. I.R. is in possession of a bright red butt that he never wears pants to cover, and therefore is ridiculed for it. He is often depicted doing the opposite of what most would consider sensible. As Weasel has good luck, I.R. seems to have bad luck: for instance, when he was about to get married, his bride fell in love with someone else and left him standing at the altar. I.R. is also the adoptive father of Grampa, a baby who was left on his doorstep in the episode "I.R. Mommy" and I.R. named it after his grandfather. At the end of the episode, Grampa grew up. I.R. wears a white T-shirt with his name handwritten upside-down on the front of it. He lives in a run-down trailer near Weasel's mansion. I.R. fails to use proper grammar sometimes, explaining the titles for some episodes ("I Are Big Star", "I Are Music Man", "I Are a Artist", "I Are Bellhop", etc.), and also refers to himself in third-person. He frequently attempts to outdo Weasel in everything, and when he believes that he has done so, will perform a routine victory dance which consists of putting his hands on his hips and jumping around in a circle while repeatedly chanting a declaration of his success. However, in some episodes, I.R and Weasel are shown to be friends and partners instead of rivals, such as when they were pilots assisting in an "air-migration" service or when there were deceased ghosts trying to scare a D-movie actress played by The Red Guy.

Voiced by: Charlie Adler.

The Red Guy

Starting with season 2, The Red Guy became a regular character on I Am Weasel while still keeping his role on Cow and Chicken. In the series, he is also referred as "I.B. Red Guy", an allusion to Weasel's and Baboon's names.

Voiced by: Charlie Adler.

Minor and one-off characters

• Loulabelle - Weasel's assistant, whom usually dresses as a nurse. Her debut was in the season 2 episode, "I.R. Mommy".
  Voiced by: Susan Blakeslee (in season 2), Teresa Ganzel (in season 3).

• Jolly Roger - A recurring character named for the ship flag. He usually wears a white T-shirt (or in some episodes a tuxedo) with shorts and a white sailor cap, and uses coke-bottle glasses. He appears only in season 5. Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker.

• Admiral Bullets - Admiral Bullets is a Naval officer who relies on Weasel's help. He made appearances in the episodes "This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge" and "I.R. Mommy". Voiced by: Jess Harnell (in season 1), Michael Gough (in season 2).

• Cow and Chicken characters - Besides the Red Guy, some other characters from Cow and Chicken made cameo appearances in I Am Weasel since season 2. These include Cow (and Supercow), Chicken, Flem, Earl, Mom, Dad and Teacher.

Episodes

Main article: List of I Am Weasel episodes

I Am Weasel has a total of 79 episodes in 5 seasons that were produced from 1997 until 1999. The series' original run began on July 29, 1997 with the airing of the episodes "I.R. on Sun" and "Deep Sea Tour", the series' second and third episodes, respectively; and ended on September 16, 1999 with the airing of the three last episodes, "The Legend of Big Butt", "I Am Dragon Slayer" and "I Are Legend".

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Original run	First episode	Last episode
Season 1	1-13	July 29, 1997 – December 16, 1997	This Brigde, Not Weasel Bigde	I. Architect
Season 2	14-26	January 13, 1998 – April 7, 1998	I.R. Mommy	I.R. Wild Baboon
Season 3	27-39	September 24, 1998 – November 13, 1998	Time Weasel	He Said, He Said.
Season 4	40-52	November 30, 1998 – April 30, 1999	Enemy Camp	I Are Good Salesmans
Season 5	53-79	July 22, 1999 – September 16, 1999	I Are Terraformer!	I Are Legend

Merchandise

DVD releases

Region 1

In United States, some episodes were released in Cartoon Network special DVDs for halloween and christmas launched in 2004 and 2005.

Title	Episodes included	Release date
Cartoon Network Halloween: 9 Creepy Cartoon Capers	"I Am Vampire"	August 10, 2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies	"I.R.'s First Bike" "Dessert Island"	October 5, 2004
Cartoon Network Halloween 2: Grossest Halloween Ever	"Power of Odor"	August 4, 2005
Cartoon Network Christmas 2: Christmas Rocks	"Happy Baboon Holidays"	October 9, 2005

Region 3

File:I Am Weasel - Season 1 Thai DVD.jpg

The I Am Weasel - Season 1 DVD cover launched in Thailand.

In Thailand, the season 1 was launched in DVD on December 23, 2009.

Title	Episodes	Release date
I Am Weasel - Season 1 / ข้าคือวีเซิล - ภาค 1	1-13	December 23, 2009

Video games

In the cart racing game, Cartoon Network Racing, I.M. Weasel, I.R. Baboon and The Red Guy are playable characters. Also in the game, the episodes "My Friend, the Smart Banana" and "Enemy Camp" are available as bonus that can be viewed if unlocked by winning the I Am Weasel races. The game is available for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.

In the video game, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, there is one item named "I.R. Baboon shorts" which is a shorts used to wear a character, based on I.R. buttocks.

Comics

I Am Weasel was featured in the comic book "Cartoon Cartoons" along with other cartoons like Ed, Edd n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, and others. The comic was published from 2001 until 2004 by DC Comics, and had 33 issues.

See also

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• Cow and Chicken

External links

• Official website (Web archive)
• I Am Weasel at the Cartoon Network Department of Cartoons (Web archive)
• I Am Weasel at IMDb
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• I Am Weasel DVD Box Set
• I Am Weasel at The TV IV
• I Am Weasel at The New York Times