Earthworm Jim (1995–1996)

An average Earthworm stumbles upon a supersuit that makes him a superheroic worm!

Creator:

Douglas TenNapel

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Earthworm Jim (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeff Bennett	...	Peter Puppy (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jim Cummings	...	Psy-Crow (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Charles Adler	...	Professor Monkey-For-A-Head (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kath Soucie	...	Princess What's-Her-Name (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
Edward Hibbert	...	Evil the Cat (15 episodes, 1995-1996)
Andrea Martin	...	Queen Slug-For-A-Butt (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Kassir	...	Henchrat (10 episodes, 1995-1996)

Storyline

Jim was just your average Earthworm until he stumbled upon a supersuit that evolved him. It also gave him super-strength, and various gadgets. But the forces of evil (Psycrow, Professor Monkey-for-a-head, Queen Slug-for-a-butt) looms to in to take his super-suit. He now fights evil with his sidekick Peter Puppy (who has an Incredible Hulk complex) and his girl friend Princess What's-Her-Name. But does Jim have what it takes to save the world? And where does that cow keep coming from?

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Plot Keywords:

earthworm | worm | spoof | superhero | based on video game | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jimi matala

Company Credits

Production Co:

Akom Production Company, Flextech Television Limited, Shiny Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (23 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Security Guard 1: Did a giant worm, a talking dog, and a smiling booger just walk by here?
Security Guard 2: Mm-hmm.
Security Guard 1: (Picks up the phone) Hello? DNA Lab? Whatever you're doing down there... CUT IT OUT?

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Connections

Referenced in Dragon and the Hawk (2001)

User Reviews

Better Than Pro Wrestling

Put simply, "Earthworm Jim" was one of the funniest and most entertaining television programs on the air during the time of its run, and remains one of the most creatively humorous cartoons of all time.

The series takes several of the characters and scenarios from the video game it's based on and brings them to stunning life, including Princess What's-Her-Name, Peter Puppy (who'd always honor anything at all that impressed him with the "Better than..." comment), and a motley cast of rogues who helped keep things funny.

It's truly one of the most notable animated shows in history (and had a great theme song too), so here's hoping it's preserved on DVD.