EarthBound: The Series (Johnsonverse)

EarthBound: The Series (known as Mother: The Series in the Japanese Isles) is an American-British television series based on the Mother video game franchise. It takes place after the 1997 movie of the same name, and was developed by that film's director Timothy Hill and franchise creator Shigesato Itoi. It ran on WBC and the BBC from September 1, 1997 to June 21, 2015, spanning eighteen seasons.
Throughout its run, EarthBound: The Series received widespread acclaim and consistently high ratings, and won several Emmy awards. On January 1, 2013, Hill confirmed that the eighteenth season would be the series' final season. The series ended with a four-part episode titled "The Final Fight", aired on June 21, 2015. An anime reboot of the series has aired since 2018.
== Premise ==
To be written by BNSF1995 at a later date.
==Characters==
=== Main characters ===
==== All seasons ====
*Ness Jones (Gary Nelson in seasons one through five, John Helbert in seasons six through nine, Joey Whittman in seasons ten and eleven, and Tim Johnson in seasons twelve through eighteen) is the series' protagonist. At 13 years old (16 from 2011 onwards), Ness is the leader of the group.
*Paula Polestar (Kate Locklain in seasons one through five, Vanessa Parsons in seasons six through nine, Emily T. Kendrick in seasons ten and eleven, and Chloe Johnson in seasons twelve through eighteen) is the deuteragonist.
* Jeff Andonuts (Jeffrey Paul in seasons one through five, Billy Michaels in seasons six through nine, Robert Larson in seasons ten and eleven, and Hayden Michaels in seasons twelve through eighteen) is the tritagonist.
=== Supporting characters ===
*Tony (Kyle Taylor in seasons one through five, Greg McDonald in seasons six through nine, Jimmy Benjamin in seasons ten and eleven, and Colin Hodges in seasons twelve through eighteen) is Jeff's best friend.
*Tracy Jones (Zoey Nelson from 1997-2001, Elise Helbert from 2001-2005, Alana Whittman from 2005-2008, and Natasha Johnson from 2008-2015) is Ness' younger sister.
* Daisy Jones (Anne Francis) is Ness' grandmother.
* Paul Polestar (Jeffrey Weissman) is Paula's father.
* Phoebe Polestar (Marcia Gay Harden) is Paula's mother.
* Lucas (Fred Perry) is a 13-year-old boy with psychic powers.
* Kumatora (Mabel Luckey) is a tough, rebellious princess.
* Duster (Antonio Banderas) is a drifter.
==== Guest characters ====
*Ninten (Mike Vogel)
*Ana (Kate Hudson)
*Lloyd (Rob McElhenney)
=== Voices ===
* Mr. Saturn (Dan Castellaneta)
* Daleks (Nicholas Briggs)
== Production ==
== Episodes ==
See List of EarthBound: The Series episodes (Johnsonverse).
==Reception==
===Critical response===
Critically, the series received universal acclaim. Entertainment Weekly noted in 2012 that the series "is of the same caliber as the movie". The series got a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critic consensus reading "With a stellar cast, amazing stories, and top-notch production values, this series manages to live up to the already-iconic movie".
===Ratings===
The series managed to maintain consistently high ratings throughout its run. The highest-viewed episode was "The Return", which was aired on Memorial Day 1998, the second-highest being "Project X", which aired on Labor Day 2011.
==See also==
*EarthBound: The Series (Johnsonverse)/Gallery
Category:Johnsonverse