The series was originally part of a series of shorts on Cartoon Network's animation showcase series World Premiere Toons (also known as the What a Cartoon! Show.) The popularity of the shorts led to the network commissioning a full series for the show, which premiered on July 7, 1997. The series was renewed for multiple following seasons and finally ended its official run on August 27, 2004.
The series was the second series to be spun from World Premiere Toons, and is the second series under Cartoon Cartoons (a collective name for early Cartoon Network original series.) A spin-off of the series, JBVO, was unsuccessful and ran for one season. Many of the writers and directors on the series went on to become famous for their own projects (writer Seth MacFarlane for Family Guy and writer/director Butch Hartman for The Fairly OddParents.) Johnny Bravo is today regarded as a classic Cartoon Network series, the title character is labeled as "iconic", and his catchphrases ("Oohh, Mama!") are relatively common in popular culture.[1]
History
Partible initially roomed with Craig McCracken (creator of The Powerpuff Girls) Paul Rudish (a designer on that series) and Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Laboratory.)[1] The only two cartoonists fresh out of college were Partible and Seth MacFarlane.[1] Partible changed his character from Mess O’ Blues around so that "he would be more of this '50's iconic James Dean-looking character that talked like Elvis." Partible picked voice actor Jeff Bennett to play Johnny Bravo solely based on his young, hyped Elvis impression.[1] Johnny's physical appearance and a large part of his personality are said to be based on a relatively unknown personal trainer from England named Shane Dickens.
The short, Johnny Bravo, premiered on World Premiere Toons on March 26, 1995, and involved Johnny trying to score with a zookeeper girl by capturing a runaway gorilla. Partible, with a small team of animators, animated the short themselves in-house at Hanna-Barbera using digital ink and paint (the latter shorts and first three seasons of the series would instead use the traditional ink and paint and film camera.)[3] Two more shorts on the program followed (Jungle Boy in "Mr. Monkeyman", and Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women) and the shorts were so popular that Cartoon Network commissioned a first season of series based around Johnny Bravo, consisting of 13 episodes.
The crew of the first season of Johnny Bravo consisted of several writers, animators, and directors from World Premiere Toons, including the aforementioned MacFarlane and Hartman, Steve Marmel, and John McIntyre. Veteran cartoonist and animation legend Joseph Barbera was also a creative consultant and a mentor for the first season of the series.[4][5] Partible stated in a 1997 interview that the goal of the series was to have "animation reminiscent of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons".[5]
The series premiered on July 7, 1997 and the first season completed in December of that year. The series was put on hiatus, until it was picked up for an unexpected second season in 1999. During that season, the show undertook a major creative re-tooling, in which new characters were introduced, re-designs of characters with new personalities were prevalent, and the tone and humor of the show changed considerably. Some of the changes the show experienced during the re-tooled version were the heavy emphasis on Johnny's stupidity, the removal of the Jungle Boy characters and new catchphrases. Some viewers did not take kindly to the changes while others thought the show grew the beard and took off with a slapstick style. The show kept this format until the series' third season ended in 2002. The series sat in limbo once again until it was renewed for a fourth season in 2003, which aired in 2004. The final season of the series returned to the humor of the original shorts and first season of the series (Although the Jungle Boy characters from the first season never returned). The show was cancelled officially in late 2004. Reruns premiered on Cartoon Network's sister network Boomerang and the series returned for a short time to Cartoon Network in November 2009.
Today, the series is often labeled a classic of the late 1990s Cartoon Network cartoons (the collective Cartoon Cartoons.) For a short time, a live-action film was rumored to be in production. The catchphrases of the show are relatively common in popular culture. After the series ended in 2004, The #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet was given a special paint scheme with Johnny Bravo on the hood. It was driven by Kyle Busch in the 2005 Sharpie 500 NASCAR race. On the long lasting impact of the show, writer/director Butch Hartman states:
| “ | When Johnny Bravo first came out, I don’t think a lot of people didn’t have high hopes for it, and I think it was really cool that prove exactly what kind of character he was. No one really thought it was going to go anywhere. Not only has it gone somewhere, it’s actually still around, it’s very iconic now, 15, 16 years later.[1] | ” |
Characters
- Johnny Bravo (voiced by Jeff Bennett impersonating Elvis Presley) - Jonathan "Johnny B." Bravo is the extremely muscular main protagonist of the series. His middle name was rumored to be Boston. He has incredibly narcissistic and dim-witted traits that lead to a severe incorrigible inability to attract women, becoming a running gag throughout the series. He claims to dislike his "best friend", Carl Chryniszzswics. Johnny can also be interpreted as a male representation of the "dumb blonde" with the notable exception during Cartoon Network's 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Special - Live in Stereo, during which Johnny served as the host and was very witty and suave. The character is memorable for his incredibly quick movements (usually done while trying to impress women), which were accompanied by the loud crack of a whip sound effect. Johnny's catch phrases are "She wants me!" and "Ohhh Mama!" after women beat him up for refusing to leave them alone. He dresses in an very big skin tight black t-shirt and very small jeans. Three running gags are his trademark sunglasses, which he wore; breaking the fourth wall and Johnny being beaten up by women, who reject him. The name "Johnny Bravo" dates back to an episode of The Cheyenne Show, and was also Greg Brady's would-be stage name in an episode of The Brady Bunch. However, Van Partible stated in an interview for Cartoon Network that he also derived the name from his full given name, "Efrem Giovanni Bravo Partible." It has also been said that his birthday is on Valentine's Day and he likes Kung-Fu chick shows. When voicing Johnny Bravo, Jeff Bennett made his voice sound like that of Elvis Presley.[6]
- Bunny Bravo (voiced by Brenda Vaccaro) - Bunny "Mama" Bravo is Johnny's mother. She has had a lively past and sometimes reveals a surprising hidden talent. The show's original format portrays her as a calm, nurturing woman, but was made into a louder, more extroverted character once the show was retooled. She's very dedicated to her son, but as a result of her awareness of his low intellect and womanizer attitude, does not always treat him and his problems seriously. Bunny hopes that Johnny will find that special someone he's been looking for. Bunny is mostly referred in the show as "Momma" by Johnny, who pronounces it in an Elvis-esque manner.
- Little Suzy (voiced by Mae Whitman) - Little Suzy (or simply known as just "Suzy") is a little red-haired, intelligent, 12-year-old girl from the neighborhood (often called "Little Neighbor girl" by Johnny), who is very cunning and talkative. In many episodes, Suzy is shown to have a major crush on Johnny (Although the feeling is not mutual). Her parents were never shown, but she is often shown to be related to big time celebrities. For example, it was revealed in an episode during her birthday that Farrah Fawcett is her cousin. She also has a crush on an 8-year-old country music singer Lonnie Dash. In the early series, Suzy was more of a cute-type character with a round head, while in the retooled series, she is thin-looking and more grown up. Suzy has many interests (such as selling lemonade and participating in the Buttercup Scouts) and has proven to be very successful in most of those interests. It is very obvious that Johnny finds Suzy annoying as he won't even go to her birthday parties or school dances.
- Carl Chryniszzswics (voiced by Tom Kenny) - Carl Chryniszzswics aka Carl Shocker is a local nerd who is considered by many (especially Johnny) to be extremely annoying. He is Johnny's "best friend". He is a local genius and geek, who is very intelligent, but somewhat eccentric and timid. He was introduced after the show's retooling following the end of the first season, and seems to be Johnny's only friend, although Johnny often denies that. Carl sometimes uses Johnny for his experiments' sake. He used to be Johnny's antagonist in high school and teased him, as Carl was much taller than Johnny at the time, which is why Johnny acts rudely to Carl and refuses to be his friend. However, it is hinted that Carl and Johnny were best friends at some point in school. Carl really likes Johnny and he continues to hang out with him, even after all of the mean things that Johnny does to Carl and says about him. Carl remained in the show after the return to the original style, but was relegated to smaller roles.
- Pops (voiced by Larry Drake) — The greedy owner of a local chili restaurant who could be considered as Johnny's substitute father. He often gives fatherly tips and advice to Johnny; however, his advice often turns out to be useless, sometimes provoking trouble for Johnny. His diner's chili is made from rather suspicious ingredients and he serves food made from many animals, such as possums, pandas, cougars, seals, horses, and bald eagles. Like Carl, Pops was introduced in season two after the show's drastic retooling and remained even after the return to the original format, although he was relegated to brief cameo roles.
- Master Hamma (voiced by Brian Tochi) — A Japanese martial arts instructor. Johnny has taken, and failed, several of his martial arts classes and frequently ruins Hamma's life trying to learn his lessons. Like Carl and Pops, Master Hamma was introduced after the series was retooled. His rival is another martial arts instructor named Panteen Claw who has a daughter named Ting.
- Jungle Boy (voiced by Cody Dorkin) - A little boy with incredible strength, who lived in the jungle with talking animals (similar to Tarzan). He shares a bitter rivalry with King Raymond (voiced by Mark Hamill, similar to Kerchak). His appearances on the series were short-lived and he and the other animals were removed from the show after Season 1 (Possibly due to low ratings).
Season 1: 1997
| # | Title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jungle Boy In "Mr. Monkeyman" / Johnny Bravo And The Amazon Women" | July 7, 1997[2] | 100 |
| Jungle Boy In "Mr. Monkeyman"—The evil King Raymond attempts to frame Jungle Boy, in order to reclaim the praise, that the other animals used to give him. Johnny Bravo And The Amazon Women—In what seems to be a dream come true for Johnny, he falls off a ship and finds himself on an island, surrounded by beautiful Amazon women. | |||
| 2 | "Super Duped / Bungled In The Jungle / Bearly Enough Time" | July 14, 1997[2] | 101 |
| Super Duped —In an effort to impress Suzy's beautiful teacher, Johnny goes along with a gag that he is "Bravo-Man", his superhero alter-ego. However, Johnny will have to prove that he is a superhero when a burglar robs the city bank. Bungled In The Jungle—Flying high above the jungle on a plane, Johnny gets a stewardess angry by his constant flirting with her. As a result, the stewardess boots Johnny off the airplane mid-flight. When Johnny comes down, he soon meets Jungle Boy. Bearly Enough Time—When Johnny has reason to believe that his mother, Bunny Bravo, is out in the jungle lost, he goes on a quest to find her, only to awaken Chronos the Bear, a very large and hungry grizzly bear. | |||
| 3 | "The Sensitive Male/Bravo Dooby Doo" | July 21, 1997[2] | 102 |
| The Sensitive Male—Upon learning that the girl he is trying to get a date with is in love with a sensitive dancer, Johnny enrolls in dancing lessons from a singer to become "sensitive". Bravo Dooby Doo—When Johnny's elderly aunt, Aunt Jebedissa Bravo, disappears, he enlists the help of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma, and Daphne to crack the case and capture a Ghostly Gardener (who turns out to be Aunt Jebedissa, who was trying to scare Johnny away, because quite frankly, she just doesn't like him). | |||
| 4 | "Date With An Antelope / Did You See A Bull Run By Here? / Cookie Crisis" | July 28, 1997[2] | 103 |
| Date With An Antelope—A lonely Johnny decides to try internet dating, only to be set up with a female antelope. Did You See A Bull Run By Here?—Johnny pays a visit to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls, but ends up in a bullfight of his own. Cookie Crisis— In a parody of Green Eggs and Ham, Suzy the buttercup will stop at nothing to make a reluctant Johnny buy cookies. | |||
| 5 | "I Used To Be Funny / My Fair Dork / 'Twas The Night" | August 4, 1997[2] | 104 |
| I Used To Be Funny—Johnny must confront his fear of clowns when he gets in between two clowns arguing over who is funnier. My Fair Dork—When a school geek wants to take Suzy to the school dance, Johnny decides to help. However, he soon learns that his lady-grabbing tactics work better for the geek than they do for him, as the student becomes the master! 'Twas The Night—When Johnny mistakes Santa Claus for a burglar and knocks out jolly old Saint Nick, he must don the red cap to save Christmas. | |||
| 6 | "Blarney Buddies / Over The Hump! / Johnny Bravo Meets Farrah Fawcett" | August 11, 1997[2] | 105 |
| Blarney Buddies—Johnny is in Ireland and reads about Barney Stone, a leprechaun, who can grant wishes. Johnny tries to track Barney down, and after much coaxing, Barney finally grants Johnny his wish. Over The Hump!—Johnny accidentally joins the French Foreign Legion, and soon finds himself on a game show in Ancient Egypt, where he must find a way through the desert with the help of a reluctant camel named Lawrence the Camel. Johnny Bravo Meets Farrah Fawcett—Suzy invites Johnny to her birthday party, but Johnny refuses. All of that changes when Johnny finds out that Farrah Fawcett, Suzy's cousin, will be at the party! | |||
| 7 | "Hip-Hop Flop! / Talk To Me, Baby / Blanky Hanky Panky" | August 18, 1997[2] | 106 |
| Hip-Hop Flop!—Johnny hears of a hip-hop group called The Round Pound, and seeks some advice from them to gain the love to a female hip-hop fan. Talk To Me, Baby—Johnny goes on a talk show, hosted by a supermodel named Vendela. Blanky Hanky Panky—All the wool in the city (including Johnny's blanky) are being stolen by an evil, wool-loving thief named Dr. Filaniest and his kind pet kitten, Pooky the Cat! Johnny plays the role of hero, as he tracks down and defeats Dr. Filaniest (minus Pooky, who is now on Johnny's side, and helps Johnny defeat Dr. Filaniest)! | |||
| 8 | "Beach Blanket Bravo / The Day The Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much / The Aisle Of Mixed-Up Toys" | August 25, 1997[2] | 107 |
| Beach Blanket Bravo—When Johnny takes a trip to the beach, he winds up at a party, where a hot chick named Franny uses him to make her rude and selfish boyfriend, Andy, jealous. This eventually leads to Johnny, competing in "The King of the Beach Competition" against Andy, who challenged him. The Day The Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much—At court, Johnny explains an incident to the judge that he firmly believed that yesterday, time froze for everyone but himself, and how he used it by having a meal, stealing candy, and sleeping in a first-class hotel without paying. The Aisle Of Mixed-Up Toys—When Johnny wants a young girl's older sister to fall for him, he must go into the discount toy-aisle to buy some toys for them. | |||
| 9 | "Substitute Teacher / A Wolf In Chick's Clothing / Intensive Care" | September 1, 1997[2] | 108 |
| Substitute Teacher—When a criminal robs Johnny's karate dojo, he doops Johnny into believing that he is the substitute teacher. A Wolf In Chick's Clothing—Johnny meets an amazing girl, only to find out she is actually a werewolf. Intensive Care—Johnny goes to the hospital to visit Suzy, only to find a beautiful nurse, tending to her. The hospital is full of sick people, but Johnny has just what the nurse needs (or so he thinks): A heavy dose of Bravo! Unfortunately (for Johnny), another employee continues to get in his way. | |||
| 10 | "Jumbo Johnny / The Perfect Gift / Bravo, James Bravo" | September 8, 1997[2] | 109 |
| Jumbo Johnny—To become more muscular and bigger, Johnny purchases a new product called "Uber Mass". The instructions say that it will take approximately 6 weeks to work, but Johnny is in too much of a hurry to get ripped to follow the instructions and drinks the entire case. As a result, Johnny becomes a fat man. The Perfect Gift—Suzy creates a lemonade stand to earn money to buy a present for her mother for Mother's Day. When Suzy sells her creative lemonade recipe to a big company for millions of dollars, she manages to spend the money for her mother. Johnny needs to find a way to get a pair of bunny slippers for his mother, so he starts applying for jobs (such as a battery tester). Bravo, James Bravo—Stuck together, Johnny and Jane have to capture Dr. Pencilneck and bring him to justice to save the world from his sinister device. | |||
| 11 | "Going Batty / Berry The Butler / Red Faced In The White House" | December 1, 1997[2] | 110 |
| Going Batty—A beautiful vampire named Lois decides to use Johnny to make Woody, her current boyfriend, jealous. Berry The Butler—Bunny wins a contest, that makes Berry Vanderbolten, a famous singer, be her butler for the day. Yet, Johnny takes advantage of the situation, and abuses it, as he nearly makes Berry his slave. Red Faced In The White House—Johnny goes on a date with the President's daughter, only to outrage and humiliate her with his lack of knowledge of Washington by accident. Johnny then finds himself, beaten up by her bodyguards (who are secret service agents), Agent Pim and Agent Shlomo. However, Pim and Shlomo are more skilled as fighters than Johnny is in karate, jujitsu, and interpretive dance. | |||
| 12 | "The Man Who Cried "Clown!" / Johnny, Real Good / Little Talky Tabitha!" | December 8, 1997[2] | 111 |
| The Man Who Cried "Clown!"—Johnny wakes up in a different dimension, realizing that he and his mother have just boked one week passage flight to The Zone Where Normal Things Don't Happen Very Often. Johnny, Real Good—Johnny babysits Timmy, a toddler with superpowers. Johnny is also put through complete and utter torture when he keeps thinking bad things about Timmy. Little Talky Tabitha!—When Suzy gets a new doll named Talky Tabitha, she invites Johnny to a tea party. However, Johnny initially refuses, but suddenly changes his mind when Tabitha begins to talk! | |||
| 13 | "Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West! / Johnny Bravo Meets Donny Osmond / Under The Big Flop" | December 15, 1997[2] | 112 |
| Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West!—When Bunny goes missing, Johnny enlists the aid of Adam West to find her. Johnny Bravo Meets Donny Osmond—After breaking Bunny's favorite cabinet, Donny Osmond becomes Johnny's nanny! Under The Big Flop—Johnny takes Suzy to the circus, only to find that an evil ringmaster named Vivian Vixen has Jungle Boy under a mind control device. | |||
[edit] Season 2: 1999-2000
| # | Title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Bikini Space Planet / Moby Jerk / A Gel For Johnny" | July 2, 1999[3] | 201 |
| Bikini Space Planet—Johnny is kidnapped by two beautiful female aliens, who believe him to be the perfect human specimen. Has Johnny's wish of being the object of beautiful women finally come true? Moby Jerk—After winning a cruise on a boat, Johnny accidentally gets on the wrong boat. Here, Johnny meets Captain Spleen, who expects Johnny to catch a legendary bad-mouth mermaid named Moby Jerk. A Gel For Johnny—One of Johnny's worst nightmares becomes reality when he runs out of "Mr. Kevin's Triple-Strength Hair Cement," his hair gel. | |||
| 15 | "Johnny, Get Your Tutu / Johnny's Inferno / Forest Chump" | July 30, 1999[3] | 202 |
| Johnny, Get Your Tutu—After accidentally sending a picture of Suzy with his career test, Johnny is selected as a ballerina in a studio. Johnny's Inferno—Johnny unwittingly follows the instructions of a satanic notebook (in an attempt to get buff), thus summoning a devil, that enlists him to join on an evil rampage. Forest Chump—After being swept over a waterfall, Johnny and Carl come across hot native chicks. | |||
| 16 | "Karma Crisis / A Star Is Bruised / The Prince And The Pinhead" | August 6, 1999[3] | 203 |
| Karma Crisis—Johnny doesn't listen to Bunny's advice, and he rips up a chain letter. This results in a long run of bad luck, and a timely appearance by Dionne Warwick. A Star Is Bruised—Johnny meets his hero, Squint Ringo, and performs the stuntman for his show. The Prince And The Pinhead—A prince from a far kingdom is bored of being ruler, and sees that Johnny looks exactly like him. Thus, the two switch places, and Johnny gets to be prince. | |||
| 17 | "Claws! / Cover Boy / To Helga And Back" | August 13, 1999[3] | 204 |
| Claws!—Johnny wants to make a special dinner for his mother, so he buys a lobster. Unfortunately, the lobster won't cooperate. Cover Boy—With a little help from Carl and Pops, Johnny gets a job as a fashion model (so he can meet female models). Unfortunately, Johnny gets exposed to poison ivy, and gets fired in the process. To Helga And Back—Johnny sends away for a mail order perfect woman, but accidentally picks a Swedish woman named Helga instead. In an effort to ruin their "relationship", Johnny takes Helga to Steege Cage wrestling. | |||
| 18 | "Endless Bummer / Jailbird Johnny / Bravo 13" | August 20, 1999[3] | 205 |
| Endless Bummer—Johnny plays lifeguard in hopes to attract chicks. Jailbird Johnny—A mistake in the judicial system gets Johnny, thrown into a women's prison. Bravo 13—Johnny becomes an astronaut when he is mistakenly launched into space with an annoying chimpanzee. | |||
| 19 | "Doommates / Johnny's Telethon / Johnny's Guardian Angel" | August 27, 1999[3] | 206 |
| Doommates—When Bunny puts in a V-Chip to limit Johnny's TV-watching, he moves into a trailer, with Carl as his new roommate. Unfortunately, Johnny and Carl begin to argue about the TV, and Carl wins the battle, only for the trailer to fall down a cliff, sending Johnny and Carl, tumbling down. Johnny's Telethon—When it is announced that Johnny's favorite beef jerky store will be running out of business, Johnny decides to stage a telethon to save it. Johnny's Guardian Angel—After causing numerous disasters for Carl, Bunny, and Suzy, Johnny wishes that he would never been born. Maurice, Johnny's guardian angel, shows him what life would be like if he was never born (which actually turns out to be much better). | |||
| 20 | "I, Fly / Schnook Of The North / Charm School Johnny" | September 3, 1999[3] | 207 |
| I, Fly—While guarding Carl's science project, Johnny accidentally turns himself into a fly. Now, he has a human head and a fly's body, while the fly has to live with the body of Johnny and has the head of a fly. Schnook Of The North—When Johnny loses Bunny in a grocery store, he is given away to a foster family in Antarctica. Charm School Johnny: Pops serves food to a woman. After Pops leaves, Johnny enters and talks to the woman, and she tells Johnny that he is no gentleman. Pops attempts to take Johnny and turn him into a gentleman, worthy of high society, within 7 days. | |||
| 21 | "Johnny And The Beanstalk / A Boy And His Bird / Ape Is Enough" | September 10, 1999[3] | 208 |
| Johnny And The Beanstalk—Johnny trades the family cow for some magical hair tonic. A Boy And His Bird—In an attempt to get a date with a hot dog-loving chick, Johnny adopts a pet emu (which proves to be more than he bargained for). Ape Is Enough—Johnny visits the South Seas, where a giant female gorila falls in love with him. | |||
| 22 | "Panic In Jerky Town! / Alien Confidential / Mama's New Boyfriend" | September 17, 1999[3] | 209 |
| Panic In Jerky Town!—Johnny wins a free trip to Jerky Town, and takes Pops with him. Johnny was going to be named successor of Jerky Town, until Pops finds out the secret ingredient in the jerky. Pops reveals it, and Jerky gets Johnny and Pops thrown out. Alien Confidential—An alien lands on Earth, with the secret of universal peace. After Johnny takes the alien to Pops, a mob starts chasing them. In the end, the alien ends up on TV. Mama's New Boyfriend—Bunny gets herself a new boyfriend named Raul Montoya, but Johnny thinks that he is only loving her, just to get her money. In the end, Johnny discovers that Raul paid Bunny back! | |||
| 23 | "The Man With The Golden Gut / Welcome Back, Bravo / Aunt Katie's Farm" | September 24, 1999[3] | 210 |
| The Man With The Golden Gut—Johnny orders an Ab machine, but instead of getting a six pack, his muscles form the shape of Mount Rushmore, making him a tourist attraction. Welcome Back, Bravo—A clerical error results in Johnny, having to pass the 4th grade all over again. Aunt Katie's Farm—Johnny takes Suzy to her favorite Kiddies show, and ends up as one of the stars. | |||
| 24 | "Johnny Goes To Camp / A League Of His Own / Buffoon Lagoon" | October 1, 1999[3] | 211 |
| A League Of His Own—Johnny poses as a girl, who is "large for her age", in order to help out Suzy's softball team. Johnny Goes To Camp—Johnny gets on the wrong bus and ends up at computer camp, with Carl as his councilor. Buffoon Lagoon—Johnny is shipwrecked with a pretty woman, who spends her time, running from him. | |||
| 25 | "Brave New Johnny / Witless / Carl Be Not Proud" | October 8, 1999[3] | 212 |
| Brave New Johnny—Johnny falls into a pool of hair gel, and travels 500 years into the future. Witless—Johnny joins an Amish community, and everybody thinks that Johnny is a relative from very far. Carl Be Not Proud—Johnny decides to be nice to Carl, thinking that he is going to die, but Carl takes advantage of that. | |||
| 26 | "El Bravo Magnifico / Johnny-O And Juliet / Clan Of The Cave Boob" | October 15, 1999[3] | 213 |
| El Bravo Magnifico—Johnny is mistook for a karate expert, and agrees to help a "South of the border" town defeat an evil Mexican thief named . Johnny-O And Juliet—Johnny tries to end the feud, between Bunny and Mona Herschbum, the new next door neighbor, so that he can go and have a date with Mona's tuba-playing daughter, Juliet "Julie" Herschbum. Clan Of The Cave Boob—On an archeological dig, Carl tells Johnny of what he was like as a caveman, who struggled to find a home for himself. | |||
| 27 | "Galaxy Boy / Damien's Day Out / Noir Johnny" | October 22, 1999[3] | 214 |
| Galaxy Boy—Johnny bumps into a starship captain in the park, and is beamed aboard his ship. There, Johnny wages war against Kharlok, the evil alien captain. Damien's Day Out—Johnny takes care of a little baby, who is left on his porch. In the end, Johnny finally realizes that the baby can unleash evil powers. Noir Johnny—Johnny becomes a detective (because chicks love detectives) and takes the case of Suzy's missing doll. | |||
| 28 | "Hail To The Chump / A Fool For Sister Sara / Days Of Blunder" | October 29, 1999[3] | 215 |
| Hail To The Chump—When the entire town council comes down with food poisoning at the annual picnic, Johnny is given the duty of mayor. A Fool For Sister Sara—Sister Sara helps Johnny after a cologne induced hallucination, and that she would have a date with Johnny if he is nice. Days Of Blunder—When Johnny takes Bunny's hot rod, Carl convinces him to enter an auto race, where Carl controls it by a joystick, but when the joystick short-circuits, Johnny is left to drive on his own. | |||
| 29 | "Pop Art Johnny / Dude Ranch Doofus / A Cake Too Far" | November 5, 1999[3] | 216 |
| Pop Art Johnny—Johnny takes Suzy to an art museum, and Johnny becomes an artist after he made a butt print on the wall. Dude Ranch Doofus—Johnny and Bunny spend a day at a dude ranch. Johnny attempts to train a horse named D'Ablo the Horse to win a woman's heart. A Cake Too Far—Bunny and Suzy enter a baking contest, but after Bunny accidentally injures herself, playing football, Johnny has to take her place. Unfortunately, Johnny loses the recipe by accident. | |||
| 30 | "Look Who's Drooling / Law And Disorder / Tooth Or Consequences" | November 12, 1999[3] | 217 |
| Look Who's Drooling—When Johnny takes a bite out of Pops' hot chili, he uses Carl's fountain of youth potion to cool down the flames. This made Johnny revert back into a baby until 4:00 PM, but Bunny didn't care, as she liked the idea of Johnny, being little again. Law And Disorder—Johnny becomes a security guard at the mall for a power trip. Instead of stopping thieves, Johnny is picking up chicks and playing video games. Bunny comes to the rescue when Johnny is held hostage by a thief. Tooth Or Consequences—Johnny poses as the Tooth Fairy after feeling guilty for telling little Suzy that she wasn't real. In order to prove that Johnny truly is the Tooth Fairy, Suzy forces him to grant her 3 wishes. | |||
| 31 | "The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo / Rashomoron / Free Pookey" | November 19, 1999[3] | 218 |
| The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo—The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo — Johnny is a poor third class peasant who falls in love with a rich first glass girl, whose name is Shelia on board the lake-tour liner, the S S Muronic. Just like in the 1997 movie Titanic, the boat sinks when it hits a tin can, but the interesting part is that Shelia breaks up with Johnny and throws the ring that Johnny led to Shelia.. Rashomoron—Three different variations on a story taken place in the part where everyone was hurt, was told by Carl, Suzy, and Johnny. Free Pookey-The annual Weasel Roundup is interrupted by a beautiful animal rights activist. She says she's think differently of Johnny if he'd help animals. With the best of intentions, Johnny saves a piñata he names Pookey to return it to its native Mexico. . | |||
| 32 | "Good Knight Johnny / Balloon Platoon / The Clueless Kid" | January 7, 2000[3] | 219 |
| Good Knight Johnny—Johnny follows a hot chick, dressed as a damsel to a renaissance carnival. Johnny believes that he has gone through a time portal, and is really back in the middle ages. Johnny attempts to impress the locals with his 20th century knowledge, only to ruin all of the events at the carnival by accident. Balloon Platoon—After getting hit by a kid, who has a crush on Suzy, Johnny recruits the best, that he can to overcome their evil forces. The Clueless Kid—Master Hamma claims the worst of his students could beat the best of his rival's. Hamma's rival takes him up on the challenge, so in order to protect the honor of the dojo, Johnny must utilize all, that he has learned to defeat the rival's student. | |||
| 33 | "Yukon Yutz / Prep School Johnny / Send In The Clones" | January 14, 2000[3] | 220 |
| Yukon Yutz—Johnny and Bunny go to Canada, and Johnny attempts to get a mountie girl, and ends up, catching a criminal called Slimey Pierre by accident. Prep School Johnny—Johnny goes to a prep school. 3 students named Nigel, Eurhart, and Piggy attempt to get Johnny in trouble. Send In The Clones—Bunny has Johnny deliver the cable TV bill, but Johnny accidentally goes to a mad scientist's laboratory, where he is cloned. Then, Johnny must prove to everyone else that he is the real Johnny. | |||
| 34 | "Loch Ness Johnny / Den Mother Johnny / Quo Doofus" | January 21, 2000[3] | 221 |
| Loch Ness Johnny—Johnny and Bunny go to Scotland, and Johnny buys himself some haggis, causing problems when the Loch Ness Monster attempts to claim the dish for her own! Den Mother Johnny—Johnny gives his mother smushweed (which she is allergic to), and Johnny has to take over Bunny's duties as den mother to Suzy's troop. Quo Doofus—Carl shoves Johnny through a time portal prop, that he bought from a TV show. The portal turns out to work, and Johnny is sent back to Ancient Rome, where he meets Julius Caesar, foils Brutus, and eventually ends up in the Coliseum. The timely eruption of Mt. Vesuvius sends Johnny back home. | |||
| 35 | "As I Lay Hiccupping / Marine Maroon / Thunder God Johnny" | January 28, 2000[3] | 222 |
| As I Lay Hiccupping—Johnny eats too quickly and gets a severe case of the hiccups. Johnny then visits a beautiful doctor, who tells him that if his hiccups persist, he can come back for her hands on treatment. So to get that, Johnny tries to avoid the remedies of everyone in town. Marine Maroon—Johnny is taken to Sea Land when he is caught in a fishing net after he was sucked into the sea by a riptide. However, Johnny is believed that he has found the lost city of Atlantis. Thunder God Johnny—Johnny pulls a hammer from a block of ice in the style of sword in the stone, and becomes a Viking god, with all sorts of power. Johnny is told by the Gods that he must fight an ice giant. | |||
[edit] Season 3: 2000–2003
| # | Title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | "Luke Perry's Guide To Love / In The Line Of Johnny / Fugitive Johnny" | August 11, 2000[4] | 301 |
| Luke Perry's Guide To Love—When Johnny saves Luke Perry's life, Luke reluctantly agrees to coach Johnny on one date, using a microscopic headphone, placed in Johnny's ear. In The Line Of Johnny—Johnny becomes a security guard for the Soy's Harvest Parade, but spends all his times, fighting things, that were actually never to happen. Fugitive Johnny—Johnny is on the run when the police believe that he stole a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies at their bakery sale. | |||
| 37 | "Virtual Johnny / Hold That Schmoe / Hunted!" | August 18, 2000[4] | 302 |
| Virtual Johnny—Johnny takes Suzy to the toy store and suddenly becomes interested in the Biff Proton VR Game and decides to play it. But as Johnny progress through the game, his actions are having an effect on reality! Hold That Schmoe—Knowing that it will sell millions, Johnny attempts to get the first issue of "Man Bean, The Bean That Walks Like A Man," but it's guarded by a ghost! So Johnny and Carl attempt to take it on—Ghostbusters style. Hunted! —Bunny gambles Johnny away to Colonel Fatman, where Johnny is forced to be hunted. But when it comes to hunting down Johnny, he is no professional in hiding! | |||
| 38 | "Candidate Johnny / Johnny B. Badd / Air Bravo" | September 1, 2000[4] | 303 |
| Candidate Johnny—Johnny and Carl both try to run for Litter Commissioner in order to pick up girls! Johnny B. Badd—Suzy's "Funky Monkey" song is a hit with the neighbors. Pops decides to make Suzy, Carl and Bunny stars! But Johnny wants to be the lead singer, so Pops cuts the microphone chord to make things safe. Air Bravo—Johnny meets Enormous Ferguson, the famous basketball player. Johnny wants to help Ferguson and the Pogatuck Ferrets take on the Townsville Titans. | |||
| 39 | "Scoop Bravo / The Incredible Shrinking Johnny / Backdaft" | September 8, 2000[4] | 304 |
| Scoop Bravo—In order to impress a beautiful newspaper editor, Johnny attempts to follow a story, that proves that cats are actually aliens from Outer Space. The Incredible Shrinking Johnny—Johnny continues to shrink and shrink, until he is teeny-tiny. Backdaft—Johnny signs up to be a fireman (to impress chicks), but can't do anything right. | |||
| 40 | "The Johnny Bravo Affair / Biosphere Johnny / Spa Spaz" | September 22, 2000[4] | 305 |
| The Johnny Bravo Affair—Johnny falls asleep in a mummy casket, and is awoken when a cat burglar attempts to steal the world's largest piece of cubic zirconium. But after the cat burglar accidentally eats it, he is kidnapped and taken back to her place (to his excitement), where Bunny saves Johnny. Biosphere Johnny—Johnny locks himself in the biosphere with a pretty lady scientist, Carl, and the others, where he destroys all of their resources, making it so... unless they eat someone, they will all starve to death. Spa Spaz—Johnny checks into a spa to get pampered and meet hot chicks. The manager sees how many toxins are in Johnny's system, and decides that she will take him as her project, that will "put her spa on the map". | |||
| 41 | "Fool For A Day / In Your Dreams / Some Like It Stupid" | October 13, 2000[4] | 306 |
| Fool For A Day—After being the butt of everyone's April Fool's jokes (including Suzy's class), Johnny thinks of a way on how to get revenge on their teacher, but when he does, it's not April Fool's anymore, and the teacher beats him up. In Your Dreams—Johnny finally meets the girl of his dreams, due to the fact it really is a dream, causing things to go awry when he keeps dreaming things to go wrong Some Like It Stupid—On the run from Fish Lips Malone, Johnny and Carl disguise themselves as women for the Miss Perky beauty pageant. | |||
| 42 | "Dental Hijinks / Little Red Riding Johnny / Pouch Potato" | November 3, 2000[4] | 307 |
| Dental Hijinks—Johnny has to go to the dentist, because of a toothache. Johnny tries to escape from the dentist. Little Red Riding Johnny—Johnny is trying to get Squid Ringo's tungsten knuckles, but they don't have anymore of Krelmann's Prune Spread. Johnny thinks that Suzy is taking some to her grandmother, who lives in the woods. Pouch Potato—After being kicked off of an outback tour, Johnny is adopted by a mother kangaroo, but he is an outcast... until he defends the herd from the infamous Boomerang Caine. | |||
| 43 | "Jurassic Dork / Mascot Academy / Full Metal Johnny" | November 17, 2000[4] | 308 |
| Jurassic Dork—Johnny gets his hands on a real prehistoric dinosaur egg, which hatches. Johnny thinks that the dinosaur is a hamster. Now, Johnny must keep his new pet (named Mr. Wuggles) from wreaking havoc in Aron City. Mascot Academy—Johnny wants to be admired by football cheerleaders, but he has no chance of being a player. Instead, he joins the Mascot Academy as a "stinky fish head" to get the cheerleaders to go out with him. Full Metal Johnny—While applying for Dodgeball Camp, Johnny accidentally signs up for the army, and has to deal with the roughest drill instructor ever, Sergeant Trixie. | |||
| 44 | "Johnny On Ice! / Robo-Mama! / 20,000 Leagues Over My Head" | November 17, 2000[4] | 309 |
| Johnny On Ice!—While on a trip to the mountains, Johnny is frozen and thawed out by a scientist, who thinks that he is a primitive caveman! Robo-Mama!—Bunny tells the broom (pretending that it is Johnny) that "he" knows how much she loves her "High Stakes Bingo." Bunny says that there is a big tournament in a far away land called Las Vegas, and that she has got to leave "him" by "himself" for a few days. Bunny tells "Johnny" to not give her any of "his" sass. Bunny says that she is entitled to a life of her own, and that that's it, end of story. 20,000 Leagues Over My Head—While searching for Clam-League 9000 toys, Johnny works with an environmentalist named Debbie to save fishes. | |||
| 45 | "I Dream Of Johnny / One Angry Bravo / Carnival Of The Darned" | December 15, 2000[4] | 310 |
| I Dream Of Johnny—Johnny goes to an Arab Convention with Carl, and finds a genie, that will grant him 3 wishes. One Angry Bravo—Johnny goes to a Court House. Carnival Of The Darned —Johnny runs away from home after blowing up the microwave oven, and joins a freak show. | |||
| 46 | "A Walk On The Stupid Side / Lone Star Bravo / Enter The Chipmunk" | February 2, 2001[4] | 311 |
| A Walk On The Stupid Side—Suzy convinces Johnny to walk for charity but after walking around the world accidentally. They must stop him or else with their donations they'll need to pay billions of dollars. Lone Star Bravo—While looking at the family scrapbook, Mama tells Johnny the tail of Lonestar Bravo and how he became the sheriff of Moist Rock to impress frontier chicks. Enter The Chipmunk—When a chipmunk falls in Johnny's shirt during a karate match and ends up leveling everyone. His Master's rival is so impressed he kidnaps Johnny until he will teach his move. | |||
| 47 | "The Great Bunny Book Ban / Toy Boy Johnny / Frankenbravo" | February 23, 2001[4] | 312 |
| The Great Bunny Book Ban—The "Harold and the Fuzzy Bunny Book" has been taken off all library shelves by a greedy censorer named Mr. Blowhart and Suzy must make him change his mind! Toy Boy Johnny—Johnny is named CEO of a major toy conglomerate and invents action figures of himself for the holiday season. But when they are defective, his job ends. Frankenbravo—Mr Bravo meets a mad scientist and he has made the perfect female monster and she and Johnny are on the run from an angry mob! | |||
| 48 | "Lodge Brother Johnny / Bootman / Freudian Dip" | April 6, 2001[4] | 313 |
| Lodge Brother Johnny—When Johnny agrees to take the initiation trial for the "Brotherhood of the Gnu", a fraternity that Pops and Carl are members of, he must face the daunting tasks of eating one potato chip and listening to Brother Ernie's unnecessarily long story of buying a new couch. Bootman—When the Green Swoosh (a Green Lantern-like superhero) gets injured by a falling meteor, Johnny gets the source of his power, the super boots! Now armed with super strength and speed, Johnny tries his hand at being a superhero... and fails miserable. Freudian Dip—Johnny keeps having horrible nightmares about a monster, and it's driving Mama crazy. Suzy, armed with a degree in psychology she earned over the internet, decides to psychoanalyze Johnny and find the root of his terrifying dreams. | |||
| 49 | "Lord of the Links / Chain Gang Johnny / Lumberjack Johnny" | April 27, 2001[4] | 314 |
| Lord of the Links—Johnny becomes a golfer to earn money for himself. Chain Gang Johnny—Johnny and Carl get arrested and try to escape from jail. Lumberjack Johnny—Johnny becomes a lumberjack. | |||
| 50 | "Auteur, Auter / Runaway Train / A Reject Runs Through It" | May 11, 2001[4] | 315 |
| Auteur, Auter—Johnny is a film director, writer and a star of a new movie that he has created using a $7 million arts grant from the government of the United States of America. Runaway Train—Johnny mistakenly boards the Blue Goose 9000, a supersonic train prototype instead of a commuter train heading to visit his aunt. A Reject Runs Through It—Carl and Pops dare Johnny to catch a rare fish, the "potty-mouth salmon". | |||
| 51 | "A Johnny Bravo Christmas" | December 21, 2001[4] | 316 |
| Johnny forgets to send a letter to Santa Claus and he must reach to the North Pole before Christmas. But when the post office tells him there is no way to get the letters to the north pole Johnny now must journey to the north pole himself! Unsure of where Santa lives he agrees to take little Suzy along with him. They at first become stowaways on a plane but after getting dropped out along with circus animals Suzy contacts a trucker by radio, who is able to give them a ride to the airport! There they get a lift going towards the North Pole along the way picking up the infamous Donny Osmond (when they are flying he runs into their window while floating around on his umbrella! With Donny Osmond's help they find Santa but will Johnny get a gift? watch to find out! | |||
| 52 | "The Island Of Mrs. Morceau / The Colour Of Mustard / Third Dork From the Sun" | June 7, 2002[4] | 317 |
| The Island Of Mrs. Morceau—After traveling to this island to meet babes, Johnny is turned into half-man, Half-hamster. Enraged by this Johnny vows to destroy the mutating machine. The Colour Of Mustard—Johnny has retired from professional badminton because of a courtside accident, but after being challenged by a pretty girl and a prize of a date with her he quickly agrees to a match. Third Dork From the Sun—After being sucked into an alien game show by an alien civilization. Johnny wins the first two rounds and now must compete in a game called "Suck My Brain Out". | |||
| 53 | "The Hansel and Gretel Witch Project / I.Q. Johnny / Get Stinky" | June 14, 2002[4] | 318 |
| The Hansel and Gretel Witch Project—Little Suzy and Carl convince Johnny to help them make a movie about the Hansel and Gretel witch who lives at the edge of town. I.Q. Johnny—Johnny buys a drink supposed to make chimps smart. This makes Johnny smart just in time to save the town during a nuclear meltdown. Get Stinky —Johnny's childhood nemesis, Stinky, moves back to town and she is now very pretty and actually interested in him but he is unable to see past the memories of all the practical jokes she played on him. | |||
| 54 | "It's Valentine's Day, Johnny Bravo" | February 14, 2003[4] | 319 |
| It's Valentines Day—that means Johnny Bravo's birthday. In celebration, Johnny invites everyone as he goes out in search of the perfect date. | |||
[edit] Season 4: 2004
| # | Title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | "Johnny Bravo Goes To Hollywood" | February 20, 2004[5] | 401 |
| Johnny Bravo is offered a role in the upcoming movie "Lunch Lady S'urprise" and will get to star with Don Knotts, Jessica Biel, a Hobbit, and Alec Baldwin. When Johnny Bravo's part gets written out of the script however, Johnny Bravo tries desperately to squeeze a few more seconds out of his fifteen minutes of fame. Jabberjaw makes a cameo appearance. | |||
| 56 | "Traffic Troubles / My Funny Looking Friend" | January 18, 2004[5] | 402 |
| Traffic Troubles—A jaywalking incident lands Johnny in traffic school... Musical Comedy Traffic School, no less! Unfortunately, Johnny can't sing a note, so he seeks the help of a kindly old lady in figuring out how to make the grade and impress the Token Spunky Girl. My Funny Looking Friend —Inspired by the antics of a fellow macho-man at the mall, Johnny enlists the aid of a funny-looking friend to impress the ladies. After looking high and low for the perfect funny-looking friend, Johnny finds a pro who knows how to reel in the chicks... but how long will Johnny's newfound success with women last? | |||
| 57 | "Win An El Toro Guapo / Witch-ay Woman" | March 12, 2004[5] | 403 |
| Win An El Toro Guapo—Johnny tries to enter a contest to win an "El Toro Guapo" pick-up truck. It seems all he has to do is outlast a host of competitors in holding on to a rather talkative bull, but could it really be that simple? Witch-ay Woman—Johnny gets on the bad side of a gypsy lady with his clumsy passes, so naturally she puts a curse on him. And what could be a more fitting curse for the womanizing Johnny than turning him into a woman? Looks like Johnny Bravo's taking a walk on the feminine side as "Jenny Bravo" until he (she?) learns his (her?) lesson. | |||
| 58 | "Home Alone" | March 19, 2004[5] | 404 |
| Mama Bravo goes out of town on vacation, and Johnny convinces her to let him stay home alone for the week. Things don't go as well as Johnny would have hoped, though, as one disaster after another strikes his home, culminating in a band of fairy tale creatures storming into his house and throwing a wild party! Can Johnny humble himself enough to ask Little Suzy from next door for help fixing the house before Mrs. Bravo gets home? | |||
| 59 | "Mini JB / Back From The Future" | March 26, 2004[5] | 405 |
| Mini JB—Johnny finds himself stuck looking after a baby boy, and decides to teach the kid to be more like him in order to make the situation bearable. Much to his surprise, the ladies are quite smitten with what they believe to be a father-son duo, and Johnny plans on using the kid as a babe magnet. But what happens when "Mini JB" has to go home to mother? Back From The Future —After Johnny bugs a woman to the point that she threatens to knock him into next week (and follows through on her threats), a band of sci-fi geeks find a dazed Johnny and become convinced he's a time traveler from the 1960s. Complicating matters is the fact that the easily-confused Johnny becomes convinced of this misconception as well. | |||
| 60 | "Non, Oui, Oui Pour Johnny / That's Entertainment!" | July 2, 2004[5] | 406 |
| Non, Oui, Oui Pour Johnny—Johnny takes up French class with Mama so the two of them can take the trip to Paris, France Mama's always wanted to take. But Johnny's a slow learner, and the instructor's snooty attitude isn't helping. Can Johnny make the grade and make his Mama's dream come true? That's Entertainment!—Movie night at the Bravo house is called off when the TV goes on the fritz. Fortunately, who should show up but Johnny's old "friend" Donny Osmond, who suggests that he, Mama Bravo, Johnny, and Little Suzy take turns telling stories to keep themselves entertained. As can be expected in a cartoon, that leads to a real gaggle of twisted tales. | |||
| 61 | "Get Shovelized / T Is For Trouble" | July 9, 2004[5] | 407 |
| Get Shovelized—Johnny orders a seemingly complex work-out device over the phone which turns out to be a rusty, worn-out shovel. T Is For Trouble—Mr. T pays Johnny a visit to teach him about self-defense. | |||
| 62 | "Gray Matters / Double Vision" | July 16, 2004[5] | 408 |
| Gray Matters—Johnny freaks out when he awakes with a gray hair. Double Vision—Johnny goes home with look-a-like of his mother. | |||
| 63 | "It's A Magical Life / The Hunk At The End of This Cartoon" | July 23, 2004[5] | 409 |
| It's A Magical Life—Johnny believes a magician makes him invisible. The Hunk At The End of This Cartoon—Johnny fears the new hunk in town. | |||
| 64 | "The Time of My Life / Run Johnny Run" | July 30, 2004[5] | 410 |
| The Time of My Life—Johnny tells Suzi a story about his first crush. Run Johnny Run—Johnny has to make it to his blind date in time but when he doesn't the first time he grabs the remote and restarts the cartoon. This episode is a parody of the film Run Lola Run in which a woman has twenty minutes to replace the missing money her boyfriend stole. Like the cartoon, the movie shows different outcomes of the protagonist's race against time, all controlled by fate, showing you what would happen in each. | |||
| 65 | "Wilderness Protection Program / A Page Right Out of History" | August 6, 2004[5] | 411 |
| Wilderness Protection Program—An elk pretends that she and Johnny are married elephants because she's on the run from some people she thinks are a mob out to take over the world. A Page Right Out of History—In the distant past, a same-named ancestor of Johnny living in Bedrock is rescued by Fred Flintstone, and soon finds himself doing Fred's chores as a way of repaying Fred. | |||
| 66 | "Some Walk By Night / Adam West's Date-O-Rama" | August 20, 2004[5] | 412 |
| Some Walk By Night—Johnny ends up on a reality TV show as a detective. Adam West's Date-O-Rama—Johnny is on a dating show and gets a blind date with the Black Widow. | |||
| 67 | "Johnny Makeover / Back On Shaq" | August 27, 2004[5] | 413 |
| Johnny Makeover—Johnny Bravo becomes the target of Don Knotts, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and the Blue Falcon for their reality show, Cartoon Makeover. The trio attempts to completely revamp him to make him a huge hit for the new youth generation. Unfortunately, their tactics only make things worse for poor Johnny. Back On Shaq—At a basketball match, Shaquille O'Neal discovers that Johnny Bravo brings him good luck. This occurs up to Shaq's showdown match with Seth Green whose brought along his own good luck charm by the name of Huckleberry Hound, The Series Finale. | |||
Special Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | "A Johnny Bravo Christmas" | December 21, 2001[4] | |||
| Johnny forgets to send a letter to Santa Claus and he must reach to the North Pole before Christmas. But when the post office tells him there is no way to get the letters to the north pole Johnny now must journey to the north pole himself! Unsure of where Santa lives he agrees to take little Suzy along with him. They at first become stowaways on a plane but after getting dropped out along with circus animals Suzy contacts a trucker by radio, who is able to give them a ride to the airport! There they get a lift going towards the North Pole along the way picking up the infamous Donny Osmond (when they are flying he runs into their window while floating around on his umbrella! With Donny Osmond's help they find Santa but will Johnny get a gift? watch to find out! | |||||
| 54 | "It's Valentine's Day, Johnny Bravo" | February 14, 2003[4] | |||
| It's Valentines Day...that means Johnny Bravo's birthday! In celebration, Johnny invites everyone as he goes out in search of the perfect date. However it seems that his mother had already arranged a date for him, refusing to go with a girl his mother decided for him he goes out on his own. Despite all his attempt however, every single woman rejects him as usual, despite the fact that some of Johnny's attempt were genuinely sincere, and he becomes deeply depressed at the worst birthday in his life. Ultimately he ends up running into the woman his mother arranged for him and she turns out to be a sexy, buxom redhead who, for all intents and purposes, is similar to Johnny in many ways. They end up going on a fantastic date and Johnny decides that this was his best birthday ever. | |||||
Hallmarks
The series had many recognizable hallmarks, whether it is running gags or the humor revolving around Bravo's bravado itself.[edit] Pop culture references
The series was abounding in pop culture references. The original short that preceded the series, Mess O' Blues, was based around an Elvis Presley impersonator.[1] Even from the first season, creator Van Partible intended for the show’s middle segment to be a form of "Johnny Bravo Meets...", intended as a parody of The New Scooby-Doo Movies.[1][2] An entire episode of the first season of the show is based around homages to "The Twilight Zone’’ (or, as the show dubs it, The Zone, Where Normal Things Don't Happen Very Often.) In that episode, which consisted of three Twilight Zone parodies, opened and closed by the words of a narrator, and would consist of Johnny encountering something strange, for example, being at the mercy of a boy who can seemingly alter reality at will, or fighting a personal war with a clown trying to damage a plane's wing (only to discover he was one of two clowns kept to "balance" the plane) - the episode also included a talking doll that attempted to commit murder.[7]Johnny sings the first few lines of the Depeche Mode song "Just Can't Get Enough" in "A Johnny Bravo Christmas", as well as several other songs, films, and other TV shows. Also in the intro video the text "Johnny Bravo" can be seen written in the same font and style as the Back to the Future logo. As a testament to the show’s pop culture references (which lasted for the show’s entire seven-year long run), one of the Village People can be seen in the background of "The Island of Beautiful Men" in the series’ third pilot episode, Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women.[3]
[edit] Humor
Much of the humor of the series revolves around the antics and dimwitted-ness of Johnny himself. The entire series is based around Bravo's undying desire to go on a date with a woman, and most women beat him up when he asks them. In turn, Bravo asks them in a very confident, almost cocky manner. Johnny also has been seen to do absurd things just to see a woman. When Johnny enjoys something, usually something he tastes or sees, he often exclaims enjoyment by saying, "Mmm, (object)-y!" This joke was introduced and was most prevalent in the second season. This is similar to one of Homer Simpson and Pee-wee Herman's catch phrases.Sly adult humor is found in many early episodes of the show. In one episode, when Little Suzy calls Johnny to ask if he wants to come over, Johnny nonchalantly tells her to "[call] back in 15 years when [she is] a co-ed." In regard to the adult humor, Butch Hartman stated "...being concerned with the content of the episodes wasn’t our main focus", and creator Van Partible remembers that "No one was really watching Cartoon Network [...] As far as content, they were pretty lenient on all the kind of things that were going on."[1]
[edit] Guest appearances
The series has had numerous guest stars, which include: Don Knotts, Jessica Biel, Alec Baldwin, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Rick Springfield, Luke Perry, Farrah Fawcett, Vendela Kirsebom, Adam West, Dionne Warwick, Mick Jagger, Richard Simmons, Joey McIntyre, Mr. T, Mark Hamill, Shaquille O'Neal, Donny Osmond, Seth Green, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong, Chuck D, Jeffrey Tambor, Tia Carrere, and Laraine Newman. Initially, the goal of the first season of the show was to have popular 1970s icons (such as Osmond and Fawcett) to appear on the "Johnny Bravo Meets..." middle segment of the show, but guest stars were used informally after the second season began.[1]The episode featuring Adam West inspired Seth MacFarlane, who also wrote the episode, to incorporate a similar character into Family Guy. Other, more famous Hanna-Barbera characters have appeared in Johnny Bravo Episodes, including the cast of Scooby-Doo, Speed Buggy, Jabberjaw, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, The Blue Falcon, Black Widow, and Huckleberry Hound.
[edit] JBVO
JBVO was a short-lived television series on Cartoon Network. The series aired on Sundays from April 2, 2000 to May 21, 2001. It was hosted by Johnny Bravo, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). Callers would write in to the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network website to call the show and request a cartoon from Cartoon Network's cartoon library, which would then be played, with an exception of half hour-long shows. Notably, one caller of the show requested an episode of Dragon Ball Z. Being that it was a half hour long, Johnny regretfully had to fast-forward through the entire episode with Johnny providing only expositional commentary. Afterward, Johnny apologized to the caller for the inconvenience.[citation needed] At one point somebody wrote to Johnny to tell him off for hitting on women and Johnny refused to listen.[citation needed] Unmentioned is the real Johnny Bravo, who appeared, looking exactly like the toon character, in the early 90's, on a talk show about "living with more then one woman." In the episode, Johnny Bravo, wearing weird sunglasses and sporting two 30 year old Love/roommates,was castigated by a third woman who told the other two ladies Johnny was "using them." The two women laughed her off stage, said she was jealous, at which point Bravo, with green hair, a leopard skin jacket and his two girlfriends, started shouting, "I'm Johnny Bravo, and women love me!" It was a riot. One of his girlfriends claimed to be a Ph.D.[edit] DVD releases
A Region 1 release of the first season, with different cover art and new special features, was released June 15, 2010. The release is first in an official release of several Cartoon Cartoons on DVD, under the "Cartoon Network Hall of Fame" name
External links
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