Earthworm Jim (TV series)
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| Genre | Action / Adventure / Comedy |
| Created by | Doug TenNapel |
| Developed by | Doug Langdale |
| Voices of |
Dan Castellaneta Jeff Bennett Charles Adler Jim Cummings Edward Hibbert John Kassir Andrea Martin Kath Soucie |
| Narrated by | Jeff Bennett |
| Theme music composer | William Kevin Anderson |
| Opening theme | "Earthworm Jim", performed by William Kevin Anderson |
| Ending theme | "Earthworm Jim" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | William Kevin Anderson / Patrick Griffin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David Perry Doug TenNapel |
| Producer(s) | Kathi Castillo Roy Allen Smith |
| Editor(s) | Jay Bixsen |
| Running time | 30 min. (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
AKOM Flextech The Children's Channel Shiny Entertainment Universal Cartoon Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kids' WB |
| Original release | September 9, 1995 – December 13, 1996 |
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series based on the video game with the same name which has appeared on Kids' WB for two seasons from September 9, 1995 to December 13, 1996. The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit.
Most episodes involve the series' numerous villains attempting to reclaim the super suit, rule/destroy/freeze/knock over the universe, or otherwise causing mayhem throughout the galaxy. Other problems facing Jim include returning his neighbor's eggbeater and finding a new power source after his suit is depowered. Also, the show breaks the fourth wall with characters often talking to the audience and the narrator.
Episodes begin with a cold opening of Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy in some peril that has nothing to do with the main plot or the previous episodes, with little explanation of how they got into the mess. In between parts (generally before or after the commercial break), there is a short side-story, generally featuring one of the villains doing a more natural part of life, usually without any involvement from Jim. These can range anywhere from Psy-Crow going through a career change, Evil the Cat disguising himself as a movie star in order to make his evil plans known to the world, or Professor Monkey-For-A-Head attending group therapy and always ending with the line: "and now, back to Earthworm Jim." The end of every episode involves Jim or any other character being crushed by a cow, a play on the first game of the series (in the first stage, the player launches a cow into the sky, only to have it crush the princess upon the game's ending).
Most of the main characters from the show originated from characters introduced in the Earthworm Jim (1994) and Earthworm Jim 2 (1995) video games. Peter Puppy becomes Jim's sidekick and friend and Princess What's-Her-Name his love interest. Many villains from the game, including Evil the Cat, Psy-Crow, Bob the Killer Goldfish, Queen Slug-for-a-Butt and Professor Monkey-for-a-head also appear in the show.
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