''Out of Jimmy's Head'' (abbreviated as ''OOJH'') is an American

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created by Tim McKeon and Adam Pava for

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. It is based on the network's 2006 film ''

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'', and is the first live-action/animated television series produced by Cartoon Network. The series was produced by

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and

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(the latter known for Disney's shows such as ''

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''). The creators, Tim McKeon and Adam Pava, were originally writers for other Cartoon Network shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', before creating ''Weighty Decisions'', a short on the network's ''Sunday Pants'' anthology series. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on September 14, 2007, to coincide with the release of the ''Re-Animated'' film on DVD, and was the only series on the network to be affected by the

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. It then made its Canadian premiere on

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on Saturday, September 6, 2008. It also aired on

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in Australia. The U.S. run of the series ended with the airing of the series' final episode on May 29, 2008. The series never streamed on

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. Although Renegade Animation did the pilot film's animation, due to budget and time constraints, the series' animation was produced in-house at Cartoon Network Studios through their Flash division. Cartoon Network did not acknowledge the series again until 2018, where Golly had a cameo role on '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'', in the season two episode, ''

Crossover Nexus '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' (also known simply as ''OK K.O.!'') is an American superhero comedy animated series created by Ian Jones-Quartey (known for his work on ''Adventure Time'', ''Steven Universe'', ''Secret Mountain Fort Awesome'', and ...

'', along with a small cameo with Dolly and Crocco in the 20th anniversary mural from 2012.

Premise

The series follows the backstory established by the film. After receiving the brain of deceased cartoonist Milt Appleday following an accident, 13-year-old Jimmy Roberts finds himself inexplicably capable of seeing and communicating with Appleday's characters, resulting in a variety of odd predicaments at the hands of Jimmy's interactions with them. However, he also must deal with Appleday's son Sonny, who intends to kill him and obtain his brain so he may gain notoriety as a cartoonist and take over the world.

Cast

Main

Dominic Janes Dominic Roque Janes Centorbi (born February 11, 1994) is an American former child actor. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Janes has had recurring roles in '' ER'', as Alex Taggart, the son of Linda Cardellini's character R.N. Samantha Taggart, and in ...

as Jimmy Roberts *

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as Robin Wheeler *

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as Ken Roberts * Jon Kent Ethridge II as Craig Wheeler * Rhea Lando as Yancy Roberts *

Matt Knudsen Matt Knudsen (born March 10, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the villain Sonny Appleday in the Cartoon Network TV film ''Re-Animated'' and its spinoff series ''Out Of Jimmy's Head''. Early life Knuds ...

as Sonny Appleday *

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as voice of Golly Gopher *

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as voice of Dolly Gopher *

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as voice of Tux the Penguin *

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as voice of Crocco the Alligator

Recurring

* Rachel Quaintance as Louisa Roberts * Jonina Gable as Becky * Christian Vandal as Logan * Austin Rogers as Animal Loving Kevin * Terrence Hardy Jr. as Easily Excited Kid * Caden Michael Gray as Crazy Jake *

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as Hildy Jeffries * Nicole Smolen as Young Yancy *

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as Young Jimmy *

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as Mike Werewolfowitz

Episodes

Pilot film (2006)

Season 1 (2007–08)

Broadcast and reception

For ''Out of Jimmy's Head'',

ordered 20 episodes, which were filmed from May to September 2007. In airing the series, Cartoon Network split the series into two seasons. The first season of the series premiered in September 2007 and lasted 13 episodes. The channel later aired the remaining seven episodes as the second season, starting in March 2008, one week after the airing of episode 13. Writing and production for all episodes was completed in September. However, the

prevented the writers from being involved in editing and post-production, including the decision to add a

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beginning with episode 8, "Skate Night". It was the last Cartoon Network original series to be broadcast in full screen 4:3 before Cartoon Network started its own high-definition feed, although it was produced in a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9.

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wrote: "Cast aside all that clutter, though, and this is really just another show about a seventh grader trying to fit in. It’s also a show with a sly sense of humor when it’s not being self-consciously frentic", and praised

for his comedic role. Emily Ashby of

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rated the show 3 out of 5 stars and wrote: "It's just fun fluff. It is worth noting that the show is an improvement on the movie in terms of Jimmy's increased confidence and ability to fend off peer pressure, which is certainly a welcome change". The show received a few accolades: the program's cast won a combined

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in 2008 for "Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series", then was nominated at the same ceremony for "Best Family Television Series", and finally Tinashe Kachingwe with Caden Michael Gray were nominated for "Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress" and "Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor", respectively.

References

External links

Out of Jimmy's Head on IMDb
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