American live-action/adult animated teen sitcom
Out of Jimmy's Head
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Genre
| Comedy
Teen sitcom
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Created by
| Tim McKeon
Adam Pava
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Based on
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Starring
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Voices of
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Theme music composer
| Paul Buckley
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Opening theme
| "Out of Jimmy's Head"
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Ending theme
| "Out of Jimmy's Head"
(instrumental)
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Composer
| Paul Buckley
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 20
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Executive producers
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Producers
| - Pixie Wespiser
- Christina Lambert and Frank Merwald
(co-producers)
- Matt Danner
(supervising producer)
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Production location
| Downey, California
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Cinematography
| Bob Hayes
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Editors
| - Bill Lowe
- Jan Lucas
- Clayton Woodhull
- Andy Zall
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Camera setup
| Multi-camera
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Running time
| 22 minutes
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Production companies
| Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
Cartoon Network Studios
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Network
| Cartoon Network
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Release
| September 14, 2007
(
2007-09-14
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May 29, 2008
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2008-05-29
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Out of Jimmy's Head
(abbreviated as
OOJH
) is an American
live-action/animated
teen sitcom
created by
Tim McKeon
and Adam Pava for
Cartoon Network
. It is based on the network's 2006 film
Re-Animated
, and is the first live-action/animated television series produced by Cartoon Network. 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
). The creators, Tim McKeon and Adam Pava, were originally writers for other Cartoon Network shows such as
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
and
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
, before creating
Weighty Decisions
, a short on the network’s
Sunday Pants
anthology series. They were also writers on the
Nickelodeon
animated series,
As Told by Ginger
.
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
2007 Writers Guild of America strike
. It 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
Max
.
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
, along with a small cameo with Dolly and Crocko in the 20th anniversary mural from 2012.
The show received
extremely negative reviews
from critics and mixed reviews from audiences. Because of poor reception, this show was considered to be
lost media
, due to Cartoon Network erasing the show from all online streaming websites, including its own. The show got a DVD release exclusively in the United Kingdom, containing only the first three episodes. However, in October 2023, all twenty episodes have been found and released on the internet, with it also being viewable on
YouTube
.
Premise
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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
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Main
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Recurring
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- 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 the Werewolf
Episodes
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Pilot film (2006)
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Season 1 (2007?08)
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Broadcast and reception
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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 infamous decision to add a
laugh track
beginning with episode 8, "Skate Night". Due to low ratings the show 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.
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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".
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Despite the negative reviews from critics, the show received some accolades: the program's cast won a combined
Young Artist Award
in 2008 for "Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series",
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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.
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1990s debuts
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2020s debuts
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