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  Caption Johnny Bravo
  Format Animated Television Series
  Runtime 30 minutes (7 minutes per short)
  Creator Van Partible
  Starring Jeff Bennett <br> Mae Whitman <br> Tom Kenny <br> Larry Drake <br> Brenda Vaccaro <br> Donny Osmond
  Country United States
  Network Cartoon Network
  First Aired July 7 , 1997
  Last Aired February 14 , 2003
  Num Episodes 51 (154 shorts)


''Johnny Bravo'' is an American Animated Television Series about the Boor ish, skirt-chasing title character who constantly searches for a woman willing to date him, but even when he seems to find one, something goes wrong. Johnny Bravo looks and sounds like Elvis Presley , except for having blonde hair and a Fonzie -ish appearance. He is incredibly Narcissistic , and incredibly Dim-witted . He lives in the fictional town of Aron City (Aron being Elvis's middle name). The Cartoon is shown on Cartoon Network and was created by Van Partible . Johnny Bravo originally appeared in two animated shorts created for Cartoon Network's '' World Premiere Toons '' animation showcase (also known as '' What-A-Cartoon! '' and ''Cartoon Cartoon''), and was one of several ''World Premiere Toon'' characters to be given an ongoing series. The earlier seasons were written and animated by Partible and a who's who of future animated comedy kingpins, including Butch Hartman and '' Family Guy '' creator Seth MacFarlane , who would perfect many of his future jokes and occasional characters from that show in this series.

After the first season, Cartoon Network "retooled" the series, without Partible's involvement, and with new writers and character designs. Partible returned with the "final" episode of the series, a Christmas special; and, with the aid of some of his original writers, brought Bravo back for another special in 2004, but was not met with much critical applause. The series was eventually canceled.

Directed by Robert Alvarez , Kent Butterworth , Russell Calabrese , Butch Hartman , John McIntyre , Van Partible , Rumen Petkov , Kirk Tingblad .


CHARACTERS

  • Johnny Bravo (voiced by Jeff Bennett ) - the title character, described above. He is also notable for the distinctive sound effects that accompany his often blindingly quick movements (usually done while trying to impress a woman) - the crack of a bullwhip being the most popular.

  • Bunny Bravo (voiced by Brenda Vaccaro ) - Johnny's mother - a rather atypical person - she seems to have a " Flower Power " past and sometimes reveals some surprising hidden talent or other. She's very dedicated to her son, although she's aware of his low intellect and womanizer attitude, so she sometimes doesn't treat him and his problems seriously.

  • Little Suzy (voiced by Mae Whitman ) - a little girl (8-year-old) from the neighborhood, very cunning and talkative. She seemed to have a crush on Johnny in earlier seasons.

  • Carl Chryniszzswics (voiced by Tom Kenny ) - local genius and Geek , very interested in science, but somehow weird and timid. He seems to be Johnny's only friend, although Johnny often denies that. He sometimes uses Johnny as a Guinea Pig for his experiments' sake.

  • Pops (voiced by Larry Drake ) - greedy owner of a local chili restaurant, could be considered as Johnny's substitute father. Alas, his tips and advice often turn out to be useless and provoke trouble for Johnny and the gang. Johnny's real father does not appear in the show;

  • Donny Osmond (voiced by himself) - Often used as a minor, laughingly useless character in some key episodes, Donny is seen as cheery and extremely optimistic to the point of foolishness. This personality is a stark contrast to often very serious Johnny, thus causing tension between himself and Donny.

  • Julie Herschbaum (voiced by Jennifer Hale ) - the tuba-playing daughter of Bunny Bravo's next door neighbor. Johnny tries falling in love with this girl, but he fails...almost. She is in the episode "Johnny-O & Juliet".

  • Debbie Nemo (voiced by Kath Soucie ) - the female version of Captain Nemo of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea , who once helped Johnny save the ocean...then he messed it up with his hair gel! She is in the episode "20,000 Leagues Over My Head".

  • Sheila (voiced by Kath Soucie ) - Johnny's long-lost romance in the episode "The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo".

  • Gia Got a Nice Body (voiced by Grey Delisle ) - the Italian movie star of the episode "Auteur! Auteur!"

  • Don Knotts

  • The Blue Falcon



EPISODE LIST


Season 1: 1997

# Super Duped / Bungled in the Jungle / Bearly Enough Time ]]
# Sensitive Male / Bravo Dooby Doo
# Date With An Antelope / Did You See A Bull Run By Here? / Cookie Crisis
# I Used To Be Funny / My Fair Dork / 'Twas The Night
# Over The Hump! / Blarney Buddies / Johnny Bravo Meets Farrah Fawcett
# Hip-Hop Flop! / Talk To Me Baby / Blanky Hanky Panky
# Beach Blanket Bravo / The Day The Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much / The Aisle Of Mixed-Up Toys
# Substitute Teacher / A Wolf In Chick's Clothing / Intensive Care
# Jumbo Johnny / The Perfect Gift / Bravo, James Bravo
# Going Batty / Berry The Butler / Red Faced In The White House
# The Man Who Cried "Clown" / Johnny Real Good / Little Talky Tabitha!
# Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West! / Johnny Meets Donny Osmond / Under The Big Flop
# Johnny Bravo / Jungle Boy In "Mr. Monkeyman" / Johnny Bravo And The Amazon Women


Season 2: 1999-2000

# Bikini Space Planet / Moby Jerk / A Gel For Johnny
# Johnny Get Your Tutu / Johnny's Inferno / Forest Chump
# Karma Crisis / A Star Is Bruised / The Prince And The Pinhead
# Claws! / Cover Boy / To Helga And Back
# Endless Bummer / Jailbird Johnny / Bravo 13
# Doommates / Johnny's Telethon / Johnny's Guardian Angel
# I, Fly / Schnook Of The North / Charm School Johnny
# Johnny and Frank/Frank and Johnny/Frank,Johnny,Bob Saget, and JamalJamal Sampsonite
# Johnny And The Beanstalk / A Boy And His Bird / Ape Is Enough
# Panic In Jerky Town! / Alien Confidential / Mama's New Boyfriend
# he Man With The Golden Gut / Welcome Back, Bravo / Aunt Katie's Farm
# Johnny Goes To Camp / A League Of His Own / Buffoon Lagoon
# Brave New Johnny / Witless / Carl Be Not Proud
# El Bravo Magnifico / Johnny-O And Juliet / Clan Of The Cave Boob
# Galaxy Boy / Damien's Day Out / Noir Johnny
# Hail To The Chump / A Fool For Sister Sara / Days Of Blunder
# Pop Art Johnny / Dude Ranch Doofus / A Cake Too Far
# Look Who's Drooling / Law And Disorder / Tooth Or Consequences
# The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo / Rashomoron / Free Pookey
# Good Knight Johnny / Balloon Platoon / The Clueless Kid
# Yukon Yutz / Prep School Johnny / Send In The Clones
# Loch Ness Johnny / Den Mother Johnny / Quo Doofus
# As I Lay Hiccupping / Marine Maroon / Thunder God Johnny


Season 3: 2000-2002

# Luke Perry's Guide To Love / In The Line Of Johnny / Fugitive Johnny
# Virtual Johnny / Hold That Schmoe / Hunted!
# Candidate Johnny / Air Bravo / Johnny B. Badd
# Scoop Bravo / The Incredible Shrinking Johnny / Backdaft
# The Johnny Bravo Affair / Biosphere Johnny / Spa Spaz
# Fool For A Day / In Your Dreams / Some Like It Stupid
# Dental Hijinks / Little Red Riding Johnny / Pouch Potato
# Jurassic Dork / Mascot Academy / Full Metal Johnny
# Johnny On Ice! / Robo-Mama! / 20.000 Leagues Over My Head
# I Dream Of Johnny / One Angry Bravo / Carnival Of The Darned
# A Walk On The Stupid Side / Lone Star Bravo / Toy Boy Johnny
# The Great Bunny Book Ban / Enter The Chipmunk / FrankenBravo
# Lord Of The Links / Bootman / Freudian Dip
# Lodge Brother Johnny / Chain Gang Johnny / Lumberjack Johnny
# Auteur, Auteur! / Runaway Train / A Reject Runs Through It
# The Island Of Mrs. Morceau / The Color Of Mustard / Third Dork From The Sun
# The Hansel And Gretel Witch Project / I.Q. Johnny / Get Stinky


Season 4: 2003-2004

# A Johnny Bravo Christmas
# It's Valentine's Day, Johnny Bravo
# Johnny Goes Hollywood
# Traffic Troubles / My Funny Looking Friend
# Win An ElToro Guapo / Witch-ay Woman
# Home Alone
# Mini JB / Back From The Future
# That's Entertainment / Non Oui, Oui Pour Johnny
# Get Shovelized! / T Is For Trouble
# Gray Matters / Double Vision
# It's A Magical Life / The Hunk At The End Of This Cartoon
# The Time Of My Life / Run Johnny Run
# Wilderness Protection Program / A Page Right Out of History
# Some Walk By Night / Adam West Date-O-Rama
# Johnny Makeover / Back On Shaq


TRIVIA

  • "Weird Al" Yankovic , Don Knotts , Mr. T , Donny Osmond , Mark Hamill , Adam West and Richard Simmons have all appeared in the cartoon. They have said in some interviews, whenever their guest spot was on it was brought up, that they are fans of the cartoon. In particular, Adam West's appearances on ''Johnny Bravo'' as a ludicrously over-the-top version of himself was the precursor to his playing an even wackier self-parody as Mayor Adam West on JB animator Seth McFarlane's series ''Family Guy''.

  • Johnny appeared in the video game '' Backyard Baseball 2005 '' on a poster advertising "Channel 12". ("Channel 12" is probably a spoof of Cartoon Network.)

  • When the series was retooled, the artwork style was adapted to resemble the '' Sam & Max '' underground comics of Steve Purcell .

  • It is popularly believed that Johnny's name came from Greg Brady's stage name from an episode of The Brady Bunch , and it is possible that creator Van Partible was influenced by this source. However, in an interview that aired on Cartoon Network prior to the debut of ''Johnny Bravo'' as an ongoing series, Partible stated that "Johnny Bravo" was a derivation of his full given name, "Giovanni Bravissimo Partible".

  • In the episode "Perfect Gift", a cow kicks over a lantern, starting a fire, which is a reference to The Great Chicago Fire

  • In the episode "Aunt Katie's Farm," after destroying the set and ruining the show, Johnny jumps up and down and continues to yell, "Four legs good! Two legs bad!" over and over. This is an obvious reference to George Orwell 's '' Animal Farm ''.

  • Several episodes have spoofed The Twilight Zone , including Nightmare At 20,000 Feet (with a clown instead of a gremlin), It's A Good Life (where Johnny has to babysit Timmy, an all-powerful six year-old who can actually make people go to the Cornfield ), and Living Doll (where Little Suzie gets a homicidal doll called Little Talky Tabitha). These episodes usually begin and end with a narrative similar to that of Rod Serling 's, referring to "the zone where normal things don't happen very often."

  • Some notable inclusions include Mark Twain and Scooby Doo and the gang. The episode with Twain was a reworking of The Prince And The Pauper and ended with Johnny, his duplicate, and Mark Twain in prison for doing another rendition of the story.

  • In one episode, Suzie mentions a cat that loves lasanga from a book. This is a reference to Garfield comic books. The book was also orange with black stripes, Garfield's fur pattern.

  • A live action film starring The Rock as Johnny Bravo is in production, and is set to be released in theatres in the US on the November 21st, 2006. The Rock considers it to be a great honor to play Johnny Bravo.

  • Some Hannah-Barbara characters have also made appearances on this show including The Flintstones and Huckleberry Hound .



COMIC STRIPS

Johnny Vamp After watching a Vampire Movie Johnny starts thinking the entire town has joined the legion of the undead!


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