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The fourth season was animated at [[Atomic Cartoons]] with animation assistance from Seventoon Inc. and Philippine Animators Group Inc., which are both located in the [[Philippines]]. It finally premiered in high-definition on Teletoon on September 10, 2009,<ref>[http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100405.php COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT'S MIPTV LINEUP FEATURES DOODLEBOPS ROCKIN' ROAD SHOW AND NEW SEASONS OF CAILLOU, MAGI-NATION, ARTHUR AND JOHNNY TEST] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202145723/http://thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100405.php |date=2010-12-02 }}</ref> and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on November 9, 2009.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Later, on August 24, 2010, it was announced that ''Johnny Test'' was renewed for a fifth season. Like the fourth season before it, it would be a full set of 26 episodes with a 27th episode added to the end; the renewal brought the series total to 92 episodes. The fifth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on June 13, 2011, along with a new theme sequence with the same song used from seasons 2–4. Starting with the fifth season, Trevor Devall would become the new voice of Dukey, causing Louis Chirillo to leave the series. Similarly, Ashleigh Ball retired as the voice of Mary, Sissy and Missy at the end of the 4th season, due to her work on ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''; as a result, she was replaced by Brittney Wilson, Mary's original voice. |
The fourth season was animated at [[Atomic Cartoons]] with animation assistance from Seventoon Inc. and Philippine Animators Group Inc., which are both located in the [[Philippines]]. It finally premiered in high-definition on Teletoon on September 10, 2009,<ref>[http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100405.php COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT'S MIPTV LINEUP FEATURES DOODLEBOPS ROCKIN' ROAD SHOW AND NEW SEASONS OF CAILLOU, MAGI-NATION, ARTHUR AND JOHNNY TEST] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202145723/http://thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100405.php |date=2010-12-02 }}</ref> and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on November 9, 2009.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Later, on August 24, 2010, it was announced that ''Johnny Test'' was renewed for a fifth season. Like the fourth season before it, it would be a full set of 26 episodes with a 27th episode added to the end; the renewal brought the series total to 92 episodes. The fifth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on June 13, 2011, along with a new theme sequence with the same song used from seasons 2–4. Starting with the fifth season, Trevor Devall would become the new voice of Dukey, causing Louis Chirillo to leave the series. Similarly, Ashleigh Ball retired as the voice of Mary, Sissy and Missy at the end of the 4th season, due to her work on ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''; as a result, she was replaced by Brittney Wilson, Mary's original voice. |
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On March 12, 2012, it was announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120320.php|title=COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES NEW SEASON OF JOHNNY TEST, MUDPIT, AND TOP PERFORMING LIBRARY TITLES AT MIPTV|date=March 12, 2012|publisher=Cookie Jar Group|accessdate=2012-11-04}}</ref> Like the fourth and fifth season before it, it would again be a full set of 26 episodes; the renewal brought the series total to 117 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120413.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195015/http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120413.php |archivedate=2013-10-29 |df= }}</ref> Ashleigh Ball also returned for the roles in this season. The sixth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on April 23, 2013. With this season, the show reached its 100th episode (and 200th segment), making it one of Teletoon's longest-running original series (''[[Total Drama]]'' has produced 118 episodes and two specials, while ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' was co-produced for its first five seasons and 130 episodes). |
On March 12, 2012, it was announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120320.php|title=COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES NEW SEASON OF JOHNNY TEST, MUDPIT, AND TOP PERFORMING LIBRARY TITLES AT MIPTV|date=March 12, 2012|publisher=Cookie Jar Group|accessdate=2012-11-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214006/http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120320.php|archivedate=October 4, 2013|df=}}</ref> Like the fourth and fifth season before it, it would again be a full set of 26 episodes; the renewal brought the series total to 117 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120413.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195015/http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20120413.php |archivedate=2013-10-29 |df= }}</ref> Ashleigh Ball also returned for the roles in this season. The sixth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on April 23, 2013. With this season, the show reached its 100th episode (and 200th segment), making it one of Teletoon's longest-running original series (''[[Total Drama]]'' has produced 118 episodes and two specials, while ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' was co-produced for its first five seasons and 130 episodes). |
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The show was renewed for a seventh season, on June 11, 2013, which would have consisted of 13 episodes and a three-part special.<ref>http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1181701/inspector-gadget-reboot-tops-off-teletoon-canada-s-latest-original-production-slate</ref> However, on June 25, 2015, [[James Arnold Taylor]], the voice of Johnny Test, stated that he was unaware of any plans for season seven.<ref name=season7/> |
The show was renewed for a seventh season, on June 11, 2013, which would have consisted of 13 episodes and a three-part special.<ref>http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1181701/inspector-gadget-reboot-tops-off-teletoon-canada-s-latest-original-production-slate</ref> However, on June 25, 2015, [[James Arnold Taylor]], the voice of Johnny Test, stated that he was unaware of any plans for season seven.<ref name=season7/> |
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Johnny Test | |
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File:Johnny Test Logo.jpg | |
Genre | Comedy Comic science fiction Adventure |
Created by | Scott Fellows |
Developed by | Aaron Simpson |
Voices of |
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Theme music composer | Kevin Manthei (season 1) Kevin Riepl (season 1) Ian LeFeuvre (seasons 2–6) |
Opening theme | "Johnny Test Theme", performed by Aaron Molho (season 1) and Ian LeFeuvre (seasons 2–6) |
Ending theme | "Johnny Test Theme" (instrumental) |
Composers | Kevin Manthei (season 1) Ian LeFeuvre (seasons 2–6) Ari Posner (seasons 2–6) |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 117 (whole) 234 (segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Loris Kramer Lunsford Sander Schwartz (season 1) Lesley Taylor (season 2) Scott Fellows (seasons 2–6) Michael Hirsh (seasons 2–6) Pamela Slavin (seasons 3–4) Toper Taylor (seasons 4–6) John Vandervelde (seasons 5–6) |
Producers | Scott Fellows (season 1) Chris Savino (season 1) Pamela Slavin (season 2) Jennifer Picherack (season 3) Dave Beatty (season 4; creative producer, season 6) Audrey Velichka (season 5) |
Running time | 11 minutes (segments) 22 minutes (whole) |
Production companies | Warner Bros. Animation (season 1) Coliseum Entertainment (season 2) Cookie Jar Entertainment (seasons 2–6) DHX Media (season 6) |
Original release | |
Network | The WB (2005–2006) The CW (2006–2008) Cartoon Network (2009–2014) Teletoon (2006–2014) |
Release | September 17, 2005 December 25, 2014 | –
Johnny Test is an animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Coliseum Entertainment, for the first and second seasons, and Cookie Jar, for the remainder of the series. It premiered on Kids' WB, on September 17, 2005, which continued to air the series through its second and third seasons. The rest of the series aired on Cartoon Network, from its debut on January 7, 2008, in the United States and internationally.[1][2] In Canada, the series aired on Teletoon, premiering September 8, 2006.[3]
The series revolves around the adventures of the title character, Johnny Test, an 11-year-old suburban boy who lives with his best friend who is a talking dog named Dukey, and his super-genius 13-year-old twin sisters, Susan and Mary, both of whom are scientists. They reside in the fictional town of Porkbelly. Johnny is often used as a test subject for his genius twin sisters' inventions and experiments, which range from gadgets to superpowers. Their experiments often cause problems that he must resolve and he must sometimes fight villains in the process. He occasionally saves the world with his sisters' inventions.
On June 25, 2015, voice actor James Arnold Taylor stated that he was unaware of any plans for a seventh season.[4]
Background
Origin and development
On February 16, 2005, Kids' WB's unveiling of its new Fall schedule for the 2005–2006 television season was announced by The WB Television Network, featuring its returning series Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, The Batman, and Xiaolin Showdown, with the inclusion of four new series introduced and to be added to its weekly fall lineup. Among the former three shows, Loonatics Unleashed, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, and Transformers: Cybertron, was none other than Johnny Test. The aforementioned schedule was announced by The WB/Kids' WB Entertainment President David Janollari, Kids' WB Senior Vice President and General Manager Betsy McGowen, speaking to advertisers and the media press during the Kids' WB upfront sales presentation in New York.[5] Johnny Test was created and executively produced by Scott Fellows, the creator of the two Nickelodeon live-action series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Big Time Rush, and the head writer for The Fairly OddParents and ChalkZone. The show premiered on September 17, 2005, on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup of its weekly fall schedule, alongside Loonatics Unleashed and Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. The episode pair, "Johnny to the Center of the Earth" and "Johnny X", marked the series premiere.
When the show first progressed on its original first-run on Kids' WB (season 1 only), it captured top posts for second straight week in total and was very well received in the Nielsen ratings. It ranked as the #1 broadcast program in Girl 2-11 (garnering 2.2/10), and ranked as the #2 broadcast series in Kids 2-11 (gaining 2.3/11 in the process) and Girls 6-11 (2.4/11), and ultimately ranking #3 in Kids 6-11 (receiving 3.0/14). Its second season received a slightly more number of viewers in average in the United States: 2.6 million viewers per 2nd-season episode. Its 3rd season's average number of viewers in the United States was 3.1 million viewers. Its 4th season got an average number of viewers of about 4.3 million viewers per episode in the United States. Its 5th premiere attracted over 4.7 million viewers in the United States.[6]
The series was developed for television by Aaron Simpson, with a brief, slightly longer pre-existing pilot short produced by Simpson as well, before the show was picked up as a full series by Kids' WB. Based on Episode 1A "Johnny to the Center of the Earth", the pilot episode was animated roughly in Adobe Flash, but retaining the same plot, and used the same, similar color schemes as the aforementioned episode, and was recorded with an American voice cast (retaining James Arnold Taylor, as the voice of Johnny Test) instead. The original production design (including character designs, prop designs and background designs) was created, provided and contributed by Matt Danner and Marc Perry,[7] and then later worked upon by producer Chris Savino and art director Paul Stec. Fellows, the creator of the series who had interested the network to the series' premise, based the titular character on himself when he was a young boy, with Johnny's twin sisters, Susan and Mary, being based on his own two sisters, also named Susan and Mary.[8] In the original pilot and early promotional material of the show, Dukey was referred to as "Poochie".
James Arnold Taylor said that he was not Fellows' original choice for the role of Johnny Test, he had previously voiced the lead character in the initial test pilot. After the show got picked up by the WB network as a series, he was initially going to be replaced by a different voice actor, with a Canadian voice cast instead. But of course, the studio had trouble finding Johnny's initial voice convincing for the first six episodes, so they gave Taylor back the role to redub his dialog for the rest of the first season, and managed to keep him on the cast for the rest of the series.[8] Aaron Simpson, who had developed the series and produced the pilot, was the creator and executive producer's first choice to serve as the producer of the show, before he turned it down.
Production
The remainder of the first and second seasons were produced in-house by Warner Bros. Animation and Coliseum Entertainment, but since this show was a utilized U.S./Canada co-production, some of the animation production service work was outsourced to Canadian animation studios Studio B Productions and Top Draw Animation, and as well as South Korean animation production company Digital eMation, which also provided the original main title animation opening, storyboarding of some of the episodes was done by Atomic Cartoons.
Nearly much of the original writers, storyboarders, and art crew of the series' first production season was recycled of mostly and notably that of familiar Cartoon Network Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio alumni, as well as some from WB Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation and DIC Entertainment, and even the comic book industry, including Chris Savino, Marc Perry, Paul Stec, Matt Danner, Joe Horne, Mike Kazaleh, Brian Larsen, Jun Falkenstein, Scott Shaw!, Nora Johnson, Milton Knight, Ray Leong,[9] Chris Battle, Casey Mitchum,[10] Pat Ventura, John Derevlany, J.C. Cheng, Aliki Theofilopoulos, George Cox III, Frederick J. Gardner III, Allan Penny, Justin Schultz, Christopher D. Lozinski, Dane Taylor and Rita Cooper.[11] The original version of the show's theme song and all of its underscores were both written, composed and conducted by Kevin Manthei, with creator Scott Fellows having written and provided the lyrics to the theme song.[12] Voice recording was provided by Voicebox Productions, Inc., with voice direction by Terry Klassen.
The merger of UPN and The WB into The CW Television Network had resulted in many budget cuts for the show, and resulted in hiatus. Cookie Jar Entertainment, another Canada-based entertainment company, decided to take control of the series' production.[13] Due to this change, the writers, storyboarders, and art crew who worked on the first season were let go, resulting in an entirely new crew managing the show. In addition, the budget of the show dropped dramatically, leading seasons two and three of the show being animated in Adobe Flash by Collideascope Digital Productions.[14] The show's opening theme was later changed for the second season, later for the third season[15] and once again for the entire latter remainder of the series, with the opening being made of recycled episode footage. On March 1, 2008, the episode pair, "Johnny X: A New Beginning" and "Johnny X: The Final Ending", aired. It was originally intended as the series finale; however, James Arnold Taylor had stated that it was renewed for a fourth season.[16]
The fourth season was animated at Atomic Cartoons with animation assistance from Seventoon Inc. and Philippine Animators Group Inc., which are both located in the Philippines. It finally premiered in high-definition on Teletoon on September 10, 2009,[17] and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on November 9, 2009.[16] Later, on August 24, 2010, it was announced that Johnny Test was renewed for a fifth season. Like the fourth season before it, it would be a full set of 26 episodes with a 27th episode added to the end; the renewal brought the series total to 92 episodes. The fifth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on June 13, 2011, along with a new theme sequence with the same song used from seasons 2–4. Starting with the fifth season, Trevor Devall would become the new voice of Dukey, causing Louis Chirillo to leave the series. Similarly, Ashleigh Ball retired as the voice of Mary, Sissy and Missy at the end of the 4th season, due to her work on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic; as a result, she was replaced by Brittney Wilson, Mary's original voice.
On March 12, 2012, it was announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season.[18] Like the fourth and fifth season before it, it would again be a full set of 26 episodes; the renewal brought the series total to 117 episodes.[19] Ashleigh Ball also returned for the roles in this season. The sixth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on April 23, 2013. With this season, the show reached its 100th episode (and 200th segment), making it one of Teletoon's longest-running original series (Total Drama has produced 118 episodes and two specials, while Totally Spies! was co-produced for its first five seasons and 130 episodes).
The show was renewed for a seventh season, on June 11, 2013, which would have consisted of 13 episodes and a three-part special.[20] However, on June 25, 2015, James Arnold Taylor, the voice of Johnny Test, stated that he was unaware of any plans for season seven.[4]
Plot
Johnny is part of the Test family, which consists of his 13-year-old genius twin sisters, Susan and Mary, and his over-the-top parents, his mother Lila, who is a full-blown workaholic businesswoman and his father Hugh, who is an obsessive-compulsive househusband whose two biggest obsessions are cleaning and cooking meatloaf. The Test Twins frequently use Johnny as a guinea pig for their various experiments and inventions in their laboratory filled with highly advanced technology built in over the Tests' household attic, with most of which they try to impress their pretty boy next-door neighbor, Gil, for whom both harbor a deep love and obsession, although their attempts to come up with some way to attract his attention usually end in failure.
Johnny is the troublesome and highly mischievous boy who causes a lot of problems in the family and often within the city. He is best friends with his anthropomorphic talking pet dog, Dukey, who Susan and Mary gave human-level intelligence and the ability to speak in an experiment. Because Johnny has Susan, Mary and Dukey by his side, he can live any kid's dream, only to find that most dreams never turn out as hoped. He is very hyperactive and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and mayhem, but just as often proves himself to be extremely clever such as by frequently tricking his genius sisters or saving the day from whatever danger happens to show up. Johnny can be considered very spoiled and stubborn, as he gets what he wants through deceit, blackmail, or manipulation. However, he does have a sense of justice and tends to learn from his mistakes. He also feels remorse for any of his actions that may have hurt peoples' feelings. Johnny cares a lot about his family and has said on more than one occasion that he loves them. Johnny, like most kids despises school and goes to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so and often putting himself and/or others in trouble as a result.
Some recurring plots are, Johnny X and Super Pooch, Johnny vs. Dark Vegan and Johnny vs. Bling Bling.
Though Susan and Mary generally refuse to help Johnny in his antics, they generally end up doing so anyway due to Johnny blackmailing or manipulating them, or in exchange for Johnny allowing them to use him as their aforementioned lab rat. Their sibling relationship is complicated as Johnny does risk his life to save his sisters if they are in danger. Yet they often have typical sibling arguments that sometimes grow into full on battles.
Dukey sometimes dresses as a human being when going out in public, usually in a shirt marked 'NOT A DOG', and he is addressed by others as Johnny's "hairy friend" or "the kid with the rare hair disorder" because the minor characters' lack of intellect causes them to believe that Dukey is a human. In later episodes, when Dukey is not dressed like a human and someone hears Dukey say something, they will ask "Did that dog just talk?", to which Johnny quickly replies, "No, you're just hallucinating."
One of Johnny's main nemeses is Eugene "Bling-Bling Boy" Hamilton, a fellow arch-rival of the Test sisters and frienemy of Johnny and Dukey, who acts as one of the recurring evil forces at work. He has a big crush on Susan, who does not reciprocate his feelings and generally shows no interest in him. Since season 3, Johnny has also gained a second major rival, Dark Vegan, a space warlord from the planet Vegandon, of which he is leader. Sissy Blakely is a tomboy who often serves as Johnny's rival/friend, as the two are believed to have crushes on each other, but each would instantly deny it, and they also constantly compete against each other. Sissy also has a pink laberdoodle named Missy, who is also Dukey's rival and crush. Bumper is the school bully who constantly picks on Johnny. Meanwhile, the General from the army base Area 51.1 and Mr. Black and Mr. White who are two Federal agents from the Super Secret Government Agency (SSGA) sometimes help, distract, and/or annoy the Tests on various occasions. The General and the Agents are shown to be close friends with the kids and often get them out of trouble or recruit them for an assignment. Susan also revealed to Johnny that the entire agency can be summoned by saying the secret password; "for the love of fiddlesticks!"
Johnny's catchphrase is "Didn't see that coming" during an unexpected event. There have been minor alterations to the phrase and in some cases others have said it. Meanwhile, the twins have a habit of speaking in unison, especially when reciting their catchphrase, "We're such geniuses." Other recurring catchphrases include; "Say wha...?!", "To the lab!" and most recently "That was convenient," when some mistake of Johnny's turns out in his favor. Along with an ending tagline of, "Oh, so close!" said in unison by the Test siblings and Dukey whenever they have been caught disobeying the Test parents.
The backstory given to the Johnny Test character was that it was his 11th birthday, and for the ultimate birthday gift, for a while, Johnny wanted a dog as his present, so he chose a mixed-breed dog, who was once the "smelliest, mangiest and friendliest mutt" that he could find at the dog pound, and named him Dukey. But Susan and Mary, since they hated stupid smelly dogs, decided to genetically alter him so that he will have human-like abilities. Meanwhile, Johnny's enemy, Bling-Bling Boy, had once attended the same exclusive school (The Porkbelly Mega Institute of Technology) that his sisters do, but he got expelled after an "unfortunate incident" that resulted in their teacher, Professor Slopsink, receiving a metal claw for a hand.
Episodes
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
1 | 26 | 13 | September 17, 2005 | July 29, 2006 | Kids' WB (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) | |
2 | 26 | 13 | October 28, 2006 | May 12, 2007 | ||
3 | 26 | 13 | September 22, 2007 | March 1, 2008 | ||
4 | 52 | 26 | November 9, 2009 | September 12, 2011 | Cartoon Network (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) | |
5 | 52 | 26 | June 13, 2011 | August 15, 2012 | ||
6 | 52 | 26[21] | April 23, 2013 | December 25, 2014 |
Cast
Media
Toys
Cookie Jar had partnered with restaurant chain CKE Restaurants to offer a promotional Johnny Test toy campaign at its Carl's Jr. and Hardees restaurants in the U.S. and Mexico, one of the four custom-designed premiums with the purchase of their Cool Kids Combo meals; The campaign ran from June 28, 2010, through until August 24, 2010, with Carl's Jr. also having subsequently presented a Johnny Test soccer-themed promotion in Mexico, which lasted June 7 – July 25, 2010, to coincide with the country's World Cup activities.[22][23] Philippines-based fried chicken chain Jollibee advertised a similar toy campaign in their Kids' Meals as well, in form of their Amazing Adventure Chasers mini-toyline.[24]
DVD releases
The series has five DVDs released by NCircle Entertainment. Johnny Test: Johnny & Dukey and Johnny vs. Bling Bling Boy were released on December 23, 2008.[25][26] Johnny X and Super Pooch was released on August 11, 2009,[27] Extreme Johnny was released on December 1, 2009,[28] and Game Time was released on May 4, 2010.[29]
On February 21, 2008, Liberation Entertainment released the complete 1st season on DVD in the UK,[30] but as of 2012, no more seasons have been released in Region 2 format.
On January 4, 2011, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series, under license from DHX Media. They have subsequently released seasons 1–4 on DVD in Region 1.[31][32] Season 5 was released on May 5, 2015.[33] and seasons 1–5 (with all discs from the separate season sets) was released on September 1, 2015.[34]
Mill Creek releases | Release date | Discs | Episodes |
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Seasons 1–2 | February 15, 2011 | 3 | 26 |
Seasons 3–4 | September 13, 2011 | 4 | 39 |
Season 5 | May 5, 2015 | 2 | 26 |
Seasons 1–5[35] | September 1, 2015 | 9 | 91 |
Season 6 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
Broadcast history
Johnny Test first premiered in the United States on September 17, 2005 on The WB's Saturday morning block, Kids' WB. One year later, it aired on Teletoon, debuting in Canada on September 8, 2006. During the second season, The WB and UPN merged into The CW, which aired the second and third seasons; the latter season premiered on September 22, 2007, and concluded on March 1, 2008. On January 7, 2008, the show debuted on Cartoon Network, which aired the remainder of the series.
Video games
On January 21, 2010, another partnership was emerged between Cookie Jar Entertainment and the mobile application developer Jirbo that resulted in two Johnny Test video games produced by the developer and made available exclusively for download from iTunes, for free and for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The first game, Johnny Test: Clone Zapper, finds Johnny Test and Dukey engaged to combat an army of Johnny clones they accidentally created of them from a clone machine, with the help of two special laser zapper guns as their only weapons to defeat the clones and destroy them personally, and the second game, Johnny Test: Bot Drop, sees Johnny, Dukey and the Test twins going on a rescue chase, with Johnny and Dukey both piloting a bot drop plane for use the robot clones of Johnnies (first seen in 101 Johnnies) for the titular "Bot Drops" to eject them to safety in a moving rescue vehicle driven by Susan and Mary. In the plot of that latter aforementioned game, and like in each level of the game before it, Johnny has to aim and time to drop the robots so they will land safely onto the vehicle, then Johnny Test has saved the day once again. Both games are typical shoot-slinging and side-scrolling games that in all utilize the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad's unique multi-touch capabilities and scrolling, and, as a whole, players of both games can compete on the worldwide high scores list of each level of game and competitive player. Later in the Spring of 2011, the series was finally really officially licensed by Cookie Jar for a new third, and fully console-handled, video game, this time, however, to come out on Nintendo DS; a sneak preview and trailer of the game has been already included on the complete first and second seasons DVD set (as aforementioned above), and was released in March 29, 2011.[36][37]
Comic books and graphic novels
Viper Comics announced in April 2011 that they would be publishing a Johnny Test graphic novel along with another Cookie Jar Group property, Inspector Gadget.[38] The book was subsequently published with the title Johnny Test: The Once and Future Johnny.[39]
Amusement park
The Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec also has an amusement park called "Parc Johnny Test Collection".[40]
Reception
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Joly Herman of Common Sense Media had written and posted a review of Johnny Test on Go.com, at the time of the show's original debut on Kids' WB. In the review, Herman indicated that the series "is an age-appropriate choice for kids" and was "surprisingly inventive and not as violent as other cartoons in this genre.", before finally explaining "The only thing worth mentioning: All the experiments Johnny undergoes are unattended by adults, which allows all types of zany plots to unfold." Herman gave the show three stars out of five.[41]
Awards and nominations
In 2006, the first season of the series was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards and a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation (for the episode pair, Deep Sea Johnny and Johnny and the Amazing Turbo Action Backpack) at Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA. In 2007, the second season of the show won a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (for the episode pair, Saturday Night's Alright for Johnny and Johnny's Mint Chip)[42] and in 2008, the third season was nominated for another Gemini Award, this time for Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series (for the episode pair, Johnny vs. Bling-Bling 3 and Stinkin' Johnny); finally, in 2010, the show, in its fourth season, was nominated once more for yet another Gemini Award, this time wholly for Best Animated Program or Series (for the episode pair, Johnny Cakes and Johnny Tube)[43] and had been awarded a Grand Prize for Best Program - All Categories at the Alliance for Children and Television's 2009 Gala award ceremony, which ultimately marks the series' owner, Cookie Jar's first ACT award.[44]
References
- ^ COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT SERVES UP MORE JOHNNY TEST FOR CARTOON NETWORK CHANNELS AROUND THE WORLD Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ JOHNNY TEST TO DEBUT CARTOON NETWORK Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greenaway, Kathryn (September 2, 2006). "Fall TV sneak peek -- for the kids". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network. Canada.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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- ^ Kids' WB! Upfront 2005–2006 Announcement
- ^ "Looney Tunes-Inspired "Loonatics Unleashed" Remains #1 Broadcast Kids' Series Second Week in a Row Among All Key Demos". TimeWarner. September 29, 2005. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ Johnny Test Logo Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b James Arnold Taylor - Johnny Test Archived 2009-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnny Test character clean-up model sheet by Ray Leong, at Test Characters|Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- ^ Johnny Test character clean-up model sheets by Casey Mitchum, at his blog site Puppies and Paint: September 2008
- ^ May 5, 2008–Present The C-Word: (demented) Fanart corner: Johnny Test
- ^ Kevin Manthei Music
- ^ Evidence of behind-the-scenes archives at the Collideascope Animation blog site
- ^ KIDS' WB! ON THE CW RENEWS JOHNNY TEST FOR THIRD SEASON Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b JOHNNY TEST RETURNS TO CARTOON NETWORK Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT'S MIPTV LINEUP FEATURES DOODLEBOPS ROCKIN' ROAD SHOW AND NEW SEASONS OF CAILLOU, MAGI-NATION, ARTHUR AND JOHNNY TEST Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES NEW SEASON OF JOHNNY TEST, MUDPIT, AND TOP PERFORMING LIBRARY TITLES AT MIPTV". Cookie Jar Group. March 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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- ^ "Johnny Test" Kids Meals at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's - Animation News Discussion Cartoon Community Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Azrael's Merryland: TOY NEWS : Unleash your imagination with Jollibee Kids Meal's new blockbuster toys : Johnny Test and Carp Captor Sakura
- ^ Amazon.com: Johnny Test & Dukey: Johnny Test: Movies & TV
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