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Scott Fellows is the creator of Johnny Test, an American-Canadian animated television series.The series aired on Kids' WB through its second and third seasons.In the United States and internationally, the rest of the series aired on the Cartoon Network.The show was broadcast on Teletoon in Canada.[5]
The series revolves around the adventures of the title character, Johnny Test, an 11-year-old suburban boy who lives with his parents, his "super-genius" 13 year old twin sisters, Susan and Mary, both of whom are scientists and best friends with each other, and a talkingPorkbelly is a fictional town in either the United States or Canada.Johnny is often used as a test subject for his sisters' inventions.He must sometimes fight villains in order to resolve the problems caused by their experiments.He saves the world with his sisters' inventions.
The seventh season of the show will consist of 13 episodes and a three-part special.James Arnold Taylor, the voice actor for the show, stated that he was unaware of any plans for a seventh season.[6]
On March 15, the official Johnny Test YouTube channel released a video stating that the show would inspire a series of web-shorts by WildBrain, a subsidiary that produces original content for online distribution.The announcement video was made private.The first short in Johnny Test: The Lost Web Series was made private two days after it was aired.[8]
WildBrain announced in January 2020 that they were hiring for a new Johnny Test project.On May 6, 2020, WildBrain confirmed that the series had been picked up for two more seasons and a 66-minute interactive special set for release in 2021.10
The Test family consists of Johnny's parents, Susan and Mary, and his 13-year-old genius twin sisters.His mother is a businesswoman.Hugh is an obsessive–compulsive house husband whose two biggest obsessions are cleaning and cooking.Johnny is frequently used by the Test Twins for their various experiments and inventions in their laboratory filled with highly advanced technology built-in over the Tests' household attic.Most of the time they try to impress their pretty boy next door neighbor, Gil, but their attempts to get his attention usually fail.
Johnny is a boy who causes problems in the family and often within the city.Susan and Mary gave human-level intelligence and the ability to speak in an experiment to his pet dog, Dukey.Johnny can live any kid's dream if he has Susan, Mary, and Dukey by his side.Johnny is very rambunctious and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and chaos, but just as often he proves himself to be clever by tricking them or saving the day from danger.As he gets what he wants through deception, blackmail, or manipulation, he is a bit spoiled.Johnny is always learning from his mistakes and still has a sense of justice.He doesn't like school and will often go to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so, putting himself and others in trouble.
One of Johnny's nemeses is an arch-rival of the Test sisters who has a crush on Susan.Johnny and Sissy may have a crush on each other, but both deny and compete against one another.Dukey's rival is the pink labradoodle of Missy Sissy.Bumper is the school bully who picks on Johnny.Two federal agents from the Super Secret Government Agency are shown to be close friends with the kids and often get them out of trouble or recruit them for an assignment.
On February 16, 2005, Kids' WB's new fall schedule was announced by The WB Television Network, featuring its returning series Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, The Batman, and Xiaolin Showdown.During the Kids' WB upfront sales presentation in New York, the schedule was announced by David Janollari, Children's WB Senior Vice President and General Manager Betsy McGowen.Scott Fellows, the creator of Big Time Rush, 100 Things to Do Before High School, and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, is the executive producer of Johnny Test.The show was on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup in the fall of 2005.The series premiere was marked by the episode "Johnny to the Center of the Earth".
The show performed well in the ratings when it first aired.It was the #1 broadcast program in Boys 2-11 (garnering 2.2/10), ranked as the #2 broadcast series in Kids 21-11 (gaining 2.3/11 in the process) and Girls 6-11 (receiving 3.0/14).The second season averaged 2.6 million viewers per episode in the United States.The 3rd season's average number of viewers in the United States was 3.1 million.The 4th season had an average number of 4.3 million viewers.Over 4 million people watched the 5th premiere in the United States.It was [13].
Before the show was picked up as a full series by Kids' WB, there was a brief, slightly longer pre-existing pilot produced by Simpson.The pilot episode was recorded with an American voice cast and was based on Episode 1A "Johnny to the Center of the Earth".The original production design, including character designs, prop designs and background designs was created, provided, and contributed by Matt Danner and the cast and crew.Johnny's twin sisters, Susan and Mary, were based on himself and his own sisters by the creator of the series, who was interested in the premise.Dukey was referred to as "Poochie" in the early promotional material of the show.
The lead character in the initial test pilot was voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who was not the original choice for the role of Johnny Test.The show was picked up by Kids' WB.As a series, he was initially going to be replaced by a different voice actor, with a Canadian voice cast instead, but the studio had trouble finding Johnny's initial voice convincing for the first six episodes, so they gave Taylor back the role.The creator and executive producer's first choice to be the producer of the show was the one who had developed the series and produced the pilot, but he turned it down.
Warner Bros. produced the rest of the first season.Since the show was a U.S./Canada co-production, some of the animation production work was outsourced to Canadian animation studios, as well as South Korean animation company Digital eMation, which also provided the original main title animation.Atomic cartoons storyboarded some of the episodes.
Many of the original writers, storyboarders, and art crew from the series' first production season were recycled.The original version of the show's theme song and all of its underscores were composed and conducted by Kevin Manthei, with creator Scott Fellows providing the lyrics.Terry Klassen provided the voice direction for the recording.
The show was put on hiatus because of the budget cuts caused by the merger of UPN and The WB.Cookie Jar Entertainment, a Canada-based entertainment company, decided to take control of the series' production and place it under their Coliseum brand.The writers, storyboarders, and art crew who worked on the first season were let go due to the change.The budget of the show dropped dramatically, leading to seasons two and three being animated in Adobe flash.The show's opening theme was changed for the second season, the third season and the entire series, with the opening being made of recycled episode footage.On March 1, 2008, there were two episodes of "Johnny X: A New Beginning".The series was renewed for a fourth season, even though it was supposed to be the series finale.Warner Bros. was the trademark owner of Johnny Test until the last season.
The fourth season was animated at Atomic Cartoons with assistance from Seventoon Inc.It aired in high-definition on Teletoon on September 10, 2009, and in the U.S. on November 9, 2009.The Johnny Test was renewed for a fifth season.The fourth season had a full set of 26 episodes with a 27th episode added to the end.A new theme sequence with the same song used from seasons 2–4 was used in the fifth season.Due to Louis Chirillo leaving the series, the new voice of Dukey would be Trevor Devall.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.
The show was renewed for a sixth season.It would be a full set of 26 episodes, the same as the fourth and fifth seasons before it.Ashleigh Ball returned for the roles in this season.The sixth season was on the Cartoon Network in America.The show reached its 100th episode and 200th segment this season, making it one of Teletoon's longest-running original series.Between Seasons 3–5 it was co-produced.
The show was picked up for 2 new seasons on May 6, 2020.The look of the series will be updated.
On September 17, 2005, Johnny Test first aired on The WB's Saturday morning block, Kids' WB.On September 8, 2006 it aired on Teletoon in Canada.The second and third seasons of The WB and UPN merged into The CW on September 22, 2007, and ended on March 1, 2008.The first episode of the show was aired on January 7, 2008, on the Cartoon Network.
NCircle Entertainment released five DVDs in the series.Johnny Test was released on December 23, 2008.On August 11, 2009, Johnny X and Super Pooch was released, followed by Extreme Johnny on December 1, 2009, and Game Time on May 4, 2010.[31]
On February 21, 2008, Liberation Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD in the UK, but no more seasons have been released in a Region 2 format.
Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the rights to the series on January 4, 2011.The first four seasons were released on DVD.The first five seasons, with all discs from the separate season sets, were released on September 1, 2015.36
At the time of the show's debut on Kids' WB, Joly Herman of Common Sense Media wrote and posted a review on Go.com.The only thing worth mentioning is the fact that all the experiments Johnny undergoes are unattended by adults.The show got three stars from Herman.[49]