Out of Jimmy's Head

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Out of Jimmy's Head
Out of Jimmy's Head poster
Genre	Comedy Teen sitcom
Created by	Tim McKeon Adam Pava
Based on	Re-Animated (2006)
Starring	Bil Dwyer Jon Kent Ethridge II Dominic Janes Tinashe Kachingwe Matt Knudsen Rhea Lando
Voices of	Carlos Alazraqui Tom Kenny Ellen Greene Brian Posehn
Theme music composer	Paul Buckley
Opening theme	"Out of Jimmy's Head"
Ending theme	"Out of Jimmy's Head" (instrumental)
Composer	Paul Buckley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Eric Kaplan Sean McNamara David Brookwell Adam Pava Tim McKeon Bruce Hurwit Eric Horsted and David Buelow (co-executive producers)
Producers	Pixie Wespiser Christina Lambert and Frank Merwald (co-producers) Matt Danner (supervising producer)
Production location	Downey, California
Cinematography	Bob Hayes
Editors	Bill Lowe Jan Lucas Clayton Woodhull Andy Zall
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Brookwell McNamara Entertainment Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release	September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14) – May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29)

Out of Jimmy's Head (abbreviated as OOJH) is an American teen sitcom. It was advertised as the first Cartoon Network original series in its genre, and is based on the network's 2006 film Re-Animated. The series was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Brookwell McNamara Entertainment (the latter known for Disney's shows such as Even Stevens and That's So Raven). It was created by Tim McKeon and Adam Pava, who were originally the writers for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, as well as the creators of Weighty Decisions short on Cartoon 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 network series to be affected by the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Then made its Canadian premiere on Teletoon on Saturday, September 6, 2008. It also aired on Boomerang 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 HBO Max.

Cartoon Network did not acknowledge the series again until 2018, where Golly had a cameo role in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus, along with a small cameo with Dolly and Crocko in the 20th anniversary mural from 2012.

Premise[]

The series follows the back-story established by the film. After receiving a brain transplant from a honorable cartoonist following an accident, 13-year-old Jimmy Roberts finds himself inexplicably capable of seeing and communicating with the famed animated characters created by the cartoonist, resulting in a variety of odd predicaments or situations at the hands of Jimmy's interactions with these hallucinations. However, he also must handle the deceased cartoonist's conspiring and scheming son, Sonny Appleday, with intentions of murdering Jimmy and obtaining his father's brain so he may gain notoriety as a cartoonist, and take over the world.

Cast[]

Main[]

• Dominic Janes as Jimmy Roberts
• Tinashe Kachingwe as Robin Wheeler
• Bil Dwyer as Ken Roberts
• Jon Kent Ethridge II as Craig Wheeler
• Rhea Lando as Yancy Roberts
• Matt Knudsen as Sonny Appleday
• Carlos Alazraqui as voice of Golly Gopher
• Ellen Greene as voice of Dolly Gopher
• Tom Kenny as voice of Tux the Penguin
• Brian Posehn 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
• Katelin Petersen as Hildy Jeffries
• Nicole Smolen as Young Yancy
• Nolan Gould as Young Jimmy
• Ryan Eggold as Mike Werewolfowitz

Episodes[]

Pilot film (2006)[]

Season 1 (2007–08)[]

Broadcast and reception[]

For Out of Jimmy's Head, Cartoon Network 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, which was considered part of the first season. The series' hiatus between seasons (actually between episodes 12 and 13) coincided with the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, which led many to believe that writing on the series had been interrupted. In fact, writing and production for all episodes had been completed in September. However, the strike did prevent the writers from being involved in editing and post-production, including the controversial decision to add a laugh track beginning with episode 8, "Skate Night". Following the strike, the series was not renewed.

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.

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times 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 Bil Dwyer for his comedic role.^[1] Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media 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".^[2]

Despite the negative reviews from critics and audience, it had some accolades: the program's cast won a combined Young Artist Award in 2008 for "Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series".,^[3] 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.^[3]

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