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''Earthworm Jim'' is an American Animated Television Series which ran for 23 episodes in 2 seasons from 1995 - 1996 on the Kids' WB programming block on The WB Television Network , based on a Video Game Character created by Doug TenNapel for the 1994 Video Game '' Earthworm Jim ''. It follows the adventures of an Earthworm Named Jim , who is turned into a superhero by a robotic Super Suit . The series maintained much of the absurd and surrealist humor of the original games as well as introducing its own features. Most of the episodes revolved around one of Jim's many villains trying to reclaim the super suit, or otherwise causing mayhem through the galaxy, or some sort of problem Jim is faced with, such as returning his neighbors eggbeater, or finding a new power source after his suit is depowered. The show also often broke the Fourth Wall with many characters often talking to the audience and the narrator. Many of the characters from the games were made into main characters for the show. ''. The series also inspired the later game '' Earthworm Jim 3D ''. The series was released by MCA/Universal Home Video on four VHS volumes in 1995 , all of which are now out of print. Included episodes were:
Each VHS tape also included a short behind-the-scenes "Cartoon School" segment, which covered various production topics including storyboarding and voice acting. There are no current plans to release the show on DVD . A line of action figures based on the show were released. A second line of action figures was planned, but was ultimately canceled. One color variant of the Jim action figure was available only through the VHS copies. For a short time Taco Bell also released toys based on the series as part of their Kid's Meal line. Two Earthworm Jim comic book series were created to tie the games to the animated series. Separate comics were released in the US and UK but the UK comics struggled greatly to find an audience. Submissions to the comic's letters/fan art page were so low that the publishers were forced to show episodes at local schools so that pupils could create content for them. This was noted several times within the comic itself. RUNNING GAGS The television series is notable for numerous Running Gags .
VOICE ACTORS AND THEIR CHARACTERS
EPISODES Season 1 1. "Sidekicked" (9/9/1995) - After Peter botches one of their adventures, Jim begins looking for a new sidekick. 2. "The Book of Doom" (9/16/1995) - Due to a printing error, Jim's pop-up book contains the secret to universal destruction, which Evil The Cat seeks to possess. 3. "Assault and Battery" (9/23/1995) - Jim must find a new power source after his super suit is drained. 4. "Day of the Fish" (9/30/1995) - Bob The Killer Goldfish attempts to steal Jim's super suit. 5. "Conqueror Worm" (10/7/1995) - Due to a photocopy machine accident, Jim creates an Evil Duplicate Of Himself . 6. "Upholstered Peril" (10/14/1995) - Professor Monkey-For-A-Head creates sofa monsters that are so comfortable, people become mindless zombies. 7. "Sword of Righteousness" (10/21/1995) - Jim finds an enchanted Sword who begins training him in what it considers the ways of a true hero. 8. "The Egg Beater" (10/28/1995) - Jim loses his neighbor's eggbeater and takes her on a journey to recover it. 9. "Trout!" (11/4/1995) - After receiving a postcard, Jim sets out to see the legendary Fur-Bearin' Trout. 10. "The Great Secret of the Universe" (11/11/1995) - Evil the Cat steals Jim's snow globe, which contains The Nameless Beast (whose name is Rosebud), who knows the Great Secret of the Universe. 11. "Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim" (11/18/1995) - Psy-crow and Professor Monkey-For-A-Head team up to defeat Earthworm Jim by replacing his super suit with a weak duplicate. 12. "Queen What's Her Name" (11/25/1995) - Princess What's-Her-Name finally overthrows her tyrant sister Queen Slug-for-a-Butt . 13. "The Anti-Fish" (12/2/1995) - Jim must save the Great Worm Spirit from being consumed by its arch-enemy: the Anti-Fish. Season 2 14. "The Origin of Peter Puppy" (9/7/1996) - Jim and Peter travel through Peter's subconscious to try to discover the reasons for Peter's transformations. 15. "Opposites Attack!" (9/14/1996) - Evil Jim attempts to create evil versions of Jim's friends, with less than stellar results. 16. "Darwin's Nightmare" (9/28/1996) - Bob discovers a way to hyper-evolve himself to higher lifeforms. 17. "The Exile of Lucy" (10/5/1996) - Psy-Crow & Prof. Monkey-for-a-Head overthrow Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, but quickly proves to be even worse rulers than her. 18. "Evil in Love" (10/26/1996) - Evil falls in love and teams up with Malice the Dog. 19. "Hyper Psy-Crow" (11/2/1996) - Psy-crow overdoses on coffee and becomes hyper-powered. 20. "Peanut of the Apes" (11/9/1996) - While Professor Monkey-For-A-Head tries to de-evolve people into monkeys, Jim tries to introduce "viewer interactivity" on the show. 21. "Lounge Day's Journey Into Night" (11/16/1996) - Jim and Peter switch roles as hero and sidekick, while Evil tries to destroy the universe by making a pair of dime-store lounge singers sing a cursed song. 22. "The Wizard of Ooze" (11/23/1996) - Jim and Peter are transported to an alternate dimension akin to '' The Wizard Of Oz ''. 23. "For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls" (12/14/1996) - Queen Slug-For-A-Butt tries to brainwash Santa Claus . TRIVIA
BROADCAST HISTORY
:In The UK it was a replacement for ''Sonic The Hedgehog'' ( SatAM ), another animated series based on a video game, on Channel 4 in 1996.
TITLES IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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