Johnny Bravo (series)

This article is about the series. For the character, see Johnny Bravo (character) and for the pilot, see Johnny Bravo (pilot).

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Johnny Bravo
General Information
Genre	Animated sitcom Romantic comedy
Status	Ended
Episodes	179
Specials	2
Starring	Jeff Bennett Brenda Vaccaro Mae Whitman Tom Kenny Larry Drake (Seasons 2-3)
Details
Country	United States
Network	Cartoon Network

Johnny Bravo is an American-animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular, "twenty-something" young man named Johnny Bravo, who dons a pompadour hairstyle, an Elvis Presley-like voice, and quick movements. He is well-known for his egotistical, "lone wolf", oblivious, woman-chasing personality. Plots typically involve him trying to get a woman to fall in love with him or getting himself into a rather bizarre situation. He is often beaten up by the women he pursues, and lacks intelligence in different areas throughout the series' run. He is often accompanied by characters like Bunny Bravo, his mother, Little Suzy, Carl Chryniszzswics, Pops, and more.

In the first three seasons, a usual episode consisted of three 6-7 minute segments with a brief interstitial (transition) gag in-between. Said interstitials were usually re-used across seasons, excluding the gags from Season 1, which were replaced after the series was retooled for Seasons 2 and 3 under the supervision of Gary Hartle and Kirk Tingblad. Once the series was green-lit for a fourth season (marking the return of Van Partible), the time format was changed to only two 11-minute segments, excluding special episodes. Each episode also had a unique title card, up until said season.

History

The series was originally part of a series of shorts on Cartoon Network's animation showcase series World Premiere Toons (also known as the What A Cartoon! Show.) The popularity of the shorts led to the network commissioning a full season of the show, which premiered on July 7, 1997. The series was renewed for three more seasons and finally ended its official run on August 27, 2004. Two holiday specials were also produced, "A Johnny Bravo Christmas" and "It's Valentine's Day Johnny Bravo", the latter of which bridged the gap between the third and fourth seasons of the show.

Johnny Bravo was the second to get its start on World Premiere Toons, and is the second series under the Cartoon Cartoons label (a collective name for early Cartoon Network original series). A spin-off of the series, JBVO: Your All Request Cartoon Show, ran for one season and was rumored to be unsuccessful. Today, Johnny Bravo is regarded as a classic Cartoon Network series, the title character is labeled as "iconic", and his catchphrases (ex. "Whoa, mama!") are relatively common in popular culture.

The series also received a 2009 short in India and an Indian-American 2011 made-for-TV movie entitled "Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood". Despite the film getting a English dub, said dub has only been released in Europe.

List of episodes

See the Episode Guide page for further details.

The series consisted of 65 episodes with a total of 179 segments (also referred to as shorts). This is a list of all shorts in the Johnny Bravo series:

1. "Johnny Bravo" (Pilot)
2. "Jungle Boy in "Mr. Monkeyman""
3. "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women"
4. "Super Duped"
5. "Bungled in the Jungle"
6. "Bearly Enough Time"
7. "The Sensitive Male!"
8. "Bravo Dooby Doo"
9. "Date With An Antelope"
10. "Did You See A Bull Run By Here?"
11. "Cookie Crisis"
12. "I Used to Be Funny"
13. "My Fair Dork"
14. "Twas the Night"
15. "Blarney Buddies"
16. "Over the Hump!"
17. "Johnny Meets Farrah Fawcett"
18. "Blanky Hanky Panky"
19. "Talk to Me, Baby"
20. "Hip-Hop Flop!"
21. "Beach Blanket Bravo"
22. "The Day The Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much"
23. "The Aisle Of Mixed-Up Toys"
24. "Substitute Teacher"
25. "A Wolf In Chick's Clothing"
26. "Intensive Care"
27. "Jumbo Johnny"
28. "The Perfect Gift"
29. "Bravo, James Bravo"
30. "Going Batty"
31. "Berry The Butler"
32. "Red Faced In The White House"
33. "The Man Who Cried "Clown""
34. "Johnny, Real Good"
35. "Little, Talky Tabitha"
36. "Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West!"
37. "Under The Big Flop"
38. "Johnny Meets Donny Osmond" (Season 1 finale)
39. "Bikini Space Planet!" (Season 2 premiere)
40. "Moby Jerk"
41. "A Gel For Johnny"
42. "Johnny, Get Your Tutu"
43. "Johnny's Inferno"
44. "Forest Chump"
45. "Karma Krisis"
46. "A Star Is Bruised"
47. "The Prince And The Pinhead"
48. "Claws!"
49. "To Helga And Back"
50. "Cover Boy"
51. "Endless Bummer"
52. "Jailbird Johnny"
53. "Bravo 13"
54. "Doomates"
55. "Johnny's Telethon"
56. "Johnny's Guardian Angel"
57. "I, Fly"
58. "Shnook Of The North"
59. "Charm School Johnny"
60. "Johnny And The Beanstalk"
61. "A Boy And His Bird"
62. "Ape Is Enough"
63. "Panic In Jerky Town!"
64. "Alien Confidential"
65. "Mama's New Boyfriend"
66. "Welcome Back, Bravo"
67. "The Man With The Golden Gut"
68. "Aunt Katie's Farm"
69. "A League Of His Own"
70. "Johnny Goes To Camp"
71. "Buffoon Lagoon"
72. "Brave New Johnny"
73. "Witless"
74. "Carl Be Not Proud"
75. "El Bravo Magnifico"
76. "Johnny-O And Juliet"
77. "Clan Of The Cave Boob"
78. "Galaxy Boy"
79. "Damien's Day Out"
80. "Noir Johnny"
81. "Hail To The Chump"
82. "A Fool For Sister Sara"
83. "Days Of Blunder"
84. "Pop Art Johnny"
85. "Dude Ranch Doofus"
86. "A Cake Too Far"
87. "Look Who's Drooling"
88. "Law And Disorder"
89. "Tooth Or Consequences"
90. "The Unsinkable Johnny Bravo"
91. "Rashomoron"
92. "Free Pookey"
93. "Good Knight Johnny"
94. "Balloon Platoon"
95. "The Clueless Kid"
96. "Yukon Yutz"
97. "Prep School Johnny"
98. "Send In The Clones"
99. "Loch Ness Johnny"
100. "Den Mother Johnny"
101. "Quo Doofus"
102. "As I Lay Hiccupping"
103. "Marine Maroon"
104. "Thunder God Johnny" (Season 2 finale)
105. "Luke Perry's Guide To Love" (Season 3 premiere)
106. "In The Line Of Johnny"
107. "Fugitive Johnny"
108. "Virtual Johnny"
109. "Hunted!"
110. "Hold That Schmoe"
111. "Candidate Johnny"
112. "Air Bravo"
113. "Johnny B. Badd"
114. "Scoop Bravo"
115. "The Incredible Shrinking Johnny"
116. "Backdaft"
117. "The Johnny Bravo Affair"
118. "Biosphere Johnny"
119. "Spa Spaz"
120. "Fool For A Day"
121. "In Your Dreams"
122. "Some Like It Stupid"
123. "Dental Hijinks"
124. "Little Red Riding Johnny"
125. "Pouch Potato"
126. "Jurassic Dork"
127. "Full Metal Johnny"
128. "Mascot Academy"
129. "Johnny On Ice!"
130. "Robo-Mama!"
131. "20,000 Leagues Over My Head"
132. "I Dream Of Johnny"
133. "One Angry Bravo"
134. "Carnival Of The Darned"
135. "A Walk On The Stupid Side"
136. "Lone Star Bravo"
137. "Enter The Chipmunk"
138. "The Great Bunny Book Ban"
139. "Toy Boy Johnny"
140. "Frankenbravo"
141. "Lord Of The Links"
142. "Bootman"
143. "Freudian Dip"
144. "Lodge Brother Johnny"
145. "Chain Gang Johnny"
146. "Lumberjack Johnny"
147. "Auteur! Auteur!"
148. "Runaway Train"
149. "A Reject Runs Through It"
150. "The Island Of Mrs. Morceau"
151. "The Color Of Mustard"
152. "Third Dork From The Sun"
153. "The Hansel & Gretel Project"
154. "I.Q. Johnny"
155. "Get Stinky!" (Season 3 finale)
156. "Johnny Bravo Goes To Hollywood" (Season 4 premiere)
157. "Traffic Troubles"
158. "My Funny Looking Friend"
159. "Win An El Toro Guapo"
160. "Witch-ay Woman"
161. "Home Alone"
162. "Mini JB"
163. "Back From The Future"
164. "Non, Oui, Oui Pour Johnny"
165. "That's Entertainment!"
166. "Get Shovelized"
167. "T Is For Trouble"
168. "Gray Matters"
169. "Double Vision"
170. "It's A Magical Life"
171. "The Hunk At The End of This Cartoon"
172. "The Time of My Life"
173. "Run Johnny Run"
174. "Wilderness Protection Program"
175. "A Page Right Out of History"
176. "Some Walk By Night"
177. "Adam West's Date-O-Rama"
178. "Johnny Makeover"
179. "Back on Shaq" (Season 4 finale)

Trivia

• A few of the writers and directors on the series' first season went on to become famous for their own projects (writer Seth MacFarlane for Family Guy and writer/director Butch Hartman for The Fairly OddParents).
• In certain language dubs of the second and third seasons, an instrumental of the end credits theme plays without any audio of Johnny.
• Although some Johnny Bravo merchandise used art based on the first season (or drawn by Van himself), the majority contains art based on the second and third season designs. This is likely due to how many renders were created, said art being the most recognizable, and the same three or so backgrounds (most notably Pop's Moon Palace, Johnny's house, and Johnny's room) being re-used on products.
  • This also applies to Cartoon Network video games that feature Johnny Bravo characters, as their models are usually based on said retool designs.
• Certain toys, such as plush dolls of Johnny and small figures of characters like Jungle Boy, were never released. The series received its own fast food promotional toys at Subway and Wendy's during its run, but only saw a few retail toys like playing cards, a puzzle, and a board game in the United States. This was due to Cartoon Network having trouble with marketing the series to children.
  • Johnny Bravo puzzles and a brief story adaption of "The Perfect Gift" were included in Cartoon Network coloring books, although the show still stuck out for its heavy focus on adult dating and the use of words or phrases that younger children may not be familiar with.

• Suzy's the only character to have a confirmed birthday (March 21st).
  • Bunny's birthday is never revealed.
  • Johnny claims to be a Libra (an air sign) in Ape Is Enough, which means that his birthday is anywhere on/from September 23rd to October 22nd -- but It's Valentine's Day Johnny Bravo claims that the meathead's birthday is actually on February 14th (i.e., Valentine's Day), which would make him an Aquarius (which is an air sign like a Libra).
  • According to Johnny's flashbacks in Freudian Dip, Carl is three weeks older than him -- this would mean that his birthday is either on January 24th (if Johnny was born on Valentine's Day) or he was born anywhere on/from September 2nd to October 1st (if Johnny's a Libra).
• Based on some episodes from Seasons 2 and 3, the show apparently takes place in the Y2K-era (i.e., the late-1990s/early-2000s).
• Estimates of the characters' ages and when they were born:
  • Johnny and Carl are both confirmed to be in their early-20s, and given the show's time period, they were most likely born anywhere from the mid-1970s to the early-1980s.
  • Suzy's confirmed to be around 6 to 8-years-old, making her around 15(ish)-years-younger than Johnny and Carl -- she was most likely born sometime in the early to mid-1990s.
  • Bunny's exact age is never confirmed in the series, but the general consensus from fans is that she's probably in her 50s (possibly her late-40s at the absolute youngest), and because of that, Bunny was most likely already in her 30s by the time she had her son (or, at the absolute youngest, her late-20s). Given the show's time period and the estimate of when her son was born, Bunny was most likely born sometimes in the 1940s (or, at the latest, the early-1950s).
• Some in the online community have alleged that part of the show and character Johnny Bravo's intent was to cover up the fact that then-Cartoon Network head Ted Turner's then-wife Jane Fonda may have had an intimate affair with Johnny Bravo inspiration Elvis Presley, who somehow knew that she had "ilk intentions" a year-and-a-half before her infamous "Hanoi Jane" incident. VJay TV Canada even humorously alleged Jane and Elvis "went on a date in the jungle of Vietnam" by 1966.
• Johnny was not the first major dimwitted blonde male animated character at the time he debuted on the What a Cartoon Show! in 1995. Beavis of Beavis and Butthead, who debuted on television in 1992 before Beavis and Butthead became a regular cartoon series in 1993, was in fact rather dimwitted as well. Like Bravo, both Beavis and Butthead, who starred on a more adult oriented cartoon, were also rather unlucky whenever they made efforts to score with women.