Series synopsis
Earthworm Jim is an American action & adventure animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on The WB on September 9, 1995. It ended on December 14, 1996. It was created by Doug TenNapel. It stars Dan Castellaneta, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings and Kath Soucie.
Jim was a multi-celled life form happily burrowing through the topsoil. His life changed in a flash when an extraterrestrial super-suit fell out of the sky. Instantly transformed from a 98 gram weakling into a muscular worm endowed with superpowers, extraordinary strength and the ability to leap incredible heights and distances, the suit renders him invulnerable. Earthworm Jim - daring defender of Earth, the cosmos and everything in between!
Premise
Jim was a multi-celled life form happily burrowing through the topsoil. His life changed in a flash when an extraterrestrial super-suit fell out of the sky. Instantly transformed from a 98 gram weakling into a muscular worm endowed with superpowers, extraordinary strength and the ability to leap incredible heights and distances, the suit renders him invulnerable. Earthworm Jim - daring defender of Earth, the cosmos and everything in between!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dan Castellaneta as Earthworm Jim (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Peter Puppy / Narrator (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Psy-Crow / Bob the Killer Goldfish (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Princess What's-Her-Name (voice)
- Charlie Adler as Professor Monkey-for-a-Head (voice)
- Edward Hibbert as Evil the Cat (voice)
- Andrea Martin as Queen Slug-for-a-Butt (voice)
- John Kassir as Snott / Henchrat (voice)
Guest cast
- Ben Stein as Rosebud (voice)
- Brad Garrett as The Lord of Nightmares (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | September 9, 1995 | December 2, 1995 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 7, 1996 | December 14, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Animating Process (Cartoon School) | |
| 2 | The Storyboarding Process (Cartoon School) | |
| 3 | How do They do Those Crazy Voices? (Cartoon School) |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sidekicked Earthworm Jim fires Peter Puppy after he let Professor Monkey-For-A-Head get away. Jim auditions new sidekicks while he attempts to rescue Princess What's-Her-Name from Psy-Crow. |
September 9, 1995 |
| 2 |
The Book of Doom Due to a printing error, one of Jim's pop-up story books has the secret of universal conquest, and Evil the Cat will do anything to get it. |
September 16, 1995 |
| 3 |
Assault and Battery Jim's suit malfunctions when his "Battery of the Gods" runs out of juice. He must find the Gods and get a new battery before Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt mashes Turlawk into jelly. |
September 23, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Origin of Peter Puppy Jim has put up with Peter's monsterous alter-ego long enough, and seeks to cure him. However, the cure might turn Peter into a plain ol' dumb dog. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 2 |
Opposites Attack! Evil Jim creates evil opposites of the Princess and Peter, which have some major flaws. |
September 14, 1996 |
| 3 |
Darwin's Nightmare Bob, the Killer Goldfish creates an device that sucks the "evolutionary energy" out of anything that it wraps around. Jim and Peter are made into idiots by it, and remain idiots for a large percentage of the episode. |
September 28, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1995 |
| Last aired | December 14, 1996 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 11:30:00 |