"Johnny Bravo" (1997) TV series 1997-2004

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creator:

Van Partible

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

7 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of a dumb blond egomanaic who is deluded about his own manliness.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Son Relationship | Vanity | Macho | Surrealism | Little Girl

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Jeff Bennett	...	Johnny Bravo / ... (15 episodes, 1997-2004)
Mae Whitman	...	Suzy / ... (10 episodes, 1997-2004)
Brian Tochi	...	Master Hama (10 episodes, 1999-2001)
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Bunny Bravo / ... (7 episodes, 1997-2004)
Frank Welker	...	Barney Rubble / ... (7 episodes, 1997-2004)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Denmark:7 | Australia:G | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

The city where Johnny Bravo lives is named after Elvis Presley's middle name: Aron.

Quotes:

Johnny Bravo: [Johnny is running left to right down the street stopping for every person] Did you see a gorilla around here?
Businessman: No.
[Johnny moves on]
Johnny Bravo: Did you see a gorilla around here?
World peace-seeking man: [in hippie raspy voice] No.
Johnny Bravo: Did you see a gorilla around here?
Gorgeous woman: [in flirtatious tone] No.
Johnny Bravo: Did you see a...
[Johnny pauses, looks back and runs backwards]
Old woman: Gorilla?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Johnny Bravo (1995)

Ok, then pretty good, and now... ouch.

I started watching Johnny Bravo when it first came on Cartoon Network, and

even though it wasn't my favorite cartoon by far, I did enjoy it. Parts of it were pretty funny, while the rest was just a bit to cutesy for my taste.

That's when the series changed, and Kirk Tingblad started to take over. I really started to enjoy the series now: not only were new characters added (Carl and Pops, also Suzy's classmates), but more depth was given to Johnny's world and the other people in his lives. Also, the animation was sharper and much

brighter, giving it a much better appeal.

Unfortunately, Van Particle took back over soon, and the show has sped

downhill so fast it made my head spin. Not only has it lost its sharper look and many of the other characters are downplayed to almost being non-existent, but the writing was horrible, the jokes made no sense (I have a feeling only one or two people were laughing at the storyboard meetings), and the show is almost

too painful to watch now.

Tingblad, if you read this, please come back! You did Johnny better than

anyone!