My Life as a Teenage Robot

My Life as a Teenage Robot	My Life as a Teenage Robot
 	
Genre 	
* Comedy
* Action-adventure
* Comic science fiction
* Science fantasy
* Superhero
* Science fiction
Created by 	Rob Renzetti
Developed by 	
* Rob Renzetti
* Alex Kirwan
* Joseph Holt
* Jill Friemark
* Daniel Krall
Voices of 	
* Janice Kawaye
* Candi Milo
* Chad Doreck
* Audrey Wasilewski
* Quinton Flynn
* Moira Quirk
* Cree Summer
* Eartha Kitt
Theme music composer 	Peter Lurye
Composer(s) 	James L. VenablePaul Dinletir
Country of origin 	United States
No. of seasons 	3
No. of episodes 	39 (75 segments) (list of episodes)
Production 	Production
Executive producer(s) 	Rob RenzettiFred Seibert
Running time 	23 minutes
Production company(s) 	Frederator StudiosNickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor 	MTV Networks
Release 	Release
Original network 	Nickelodeon (2003–05)
Nicktoons Network (U.S., 2008–09)
Picture format 	480i (4:3 SDTV)
Audio format 	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release 	August 1, 2003 –
March 30, 2007
Chronology 	Chronology
Preceded by 	Oh Yeah! Cartoons
External links 	External links
Website 	Website
My Life as a Teenage Robot, or Teenage Robot (abbreviated as MLAATR), is an American animated 
superhero science fantasy television series created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Frederator Studios in association with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, the series follows the adventures of a robot girl named XJ-9, or Jenny, as she prefers to be called, who attempts to juggle her duties of protecting Earth while trying to live a normal human life as a teenager.
Renzetti pitched the series to Frederator Studios' animated shorts showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons and a pilot titled "My Neighbor is a Teenage Robot", which aired on January 5, 1999. Viewer approval ratings led to the commissioning of a half-hour series, which premiered on August 1, 2003; after airing its first two seasons, the series was cancelled in terms of production because of poor ratings. The completed third season eventually aired on Nickelodeon's spinoff network Nicktoons from October 4, 2008, to May 2, 2009, officially ending the series in terms of airing. The series totaled three seasons, each consisting of 13 episodes.
My Life as a Teenage Robot received mostly positive reviews from critics, being nominated for numerous awards, most prominently one Primetime Emmy Award and eleven Annie Awards.[citation needed]
== Contents ==
* 1Overview
* 2Episodes
* 3Production
* 4Cancellation
* 5Broadcast
* 6Reception
* 7Home media
* 8Other media
* 9Notes
* 10References
* 11External links
== Overview[edit] ==
See also: List of My Life as a Teenage Robot characters
My Life as a Teenage Robot is set in the fictional town of Tremorton and its themes focus on making lighthearted fun of typical teenage problems and other conventions and drama of the teenage and superhero lives mixed up with a combination of action, adventure, sci-fi fantasy and comedy sequences. The series follows XJ-9 ("Jenny Wakeman", as she prefers to be called; voiced by Janice Kawaye), who is a highly sophisticated state-of-the-art sentient gynoid automaton robot girl created by her mother Dr. Nora Wakeman (Candi Milo), an elderly robotics scientist, five years prior to the series. Jenny is Earth's protector, armed to the teeth with a wide range of weapons and devices, but all she really wants is to live the life of a normal teenager. She was preceded in development by eight other models; in season one, the episode "Sibling Tsunami" introduced XJs 1–8.
Jenny's friends are her next-door neighbors Brad (Chad Doreck) and Tuck Carbuckle (Audrey Wasilewski). Brad is outgoing and adventurous, and is the first actual friend Jenny makes, while Tuck is Brad's rambunctious younger brother who usually tags along on adventures. Another one of her friends is Sheldon Lee (Quinton Flynn), a somewhat stereotypical nerd who is infatuated with her. Jenny often rejects his romantic advances, but still cares for him as a friend. Fans of the show often speculate on whether Jenny would have ended up with Sheldon or Brad. Renzetti and his team seem to favor Sheldon but refuse to give any definitive answers as to how he would have ended the series if he was given a fourth season.
At high school, Jenny has an ongoing rivalry with the Crust Cousins, Brit (Moira Quirk) and Tiff (Cree Summer), the popular girls in school. Dr. Wakeman often tries in vain to control her creation and keep her daughter focused on protecting the planet Earth. Adding to her trouble is that she is constantly being dogged by the all-robotic Cluster Empire, whose queen, Vexus (Eartha Kitt), wants her to join their world of robots (by force if necessary). Despite it all, Jenny struggles to maintain some semblance of a mostly-human life.
The special of the series, "Escape from Cluster Prime", shows that the alien planet is actually a peaceful paradise for every kind of robot. It's also revealed that Vexus has made Jenny out to be a villain due to her constant refusals to join, blaming her for the missing components that allow robots to transform; Vexus actually has them hidden, to help control the populace.
== Episodes[edit] ==
Main article: List of My Life as a Teenage Robot episodes
Season	Season 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Originally aired 	Originally aired 	Originally aired
Season	Season 	Episodes 	Episodes 	First aired 	Last aired 	Network
 	Backdoor pilot	Backdoor pilot	Backdoor pilot	January 5, 1999 	January 5, 1999 	Nickelodeon
 	1 	13 	13 	August 1, 2003 	February 27, 2004	Nickelodeon
 	2 	13 	13 	December 8, 2004 	September 9, 2005	Nickelodeon
 	3 	13 	13 	November 17, 2006	March 30, 2007 	Nicktoons (U.S.)
== Production[edit] ==
Rob Renzetti moved from Cartoon Network to Nickelodeon to develop his own ideas as part of Fred Seibert's and Frederator Studios' Oh Yeah! Cartoons. At Nickelodeon, he developed a pilot called "My Neighbor was a Teenage Robot", which was the basis for the series. After brief stints working on Family Guy, The Powerpuff Girls, Time Squad, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, and Samurai Jack, Renzetti returned to Nickelodeon to start the Teenage Robot series.
Renzetti made 11 shorts during two seasons as a director on Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Five of these starred two characters called Mina and the Count and followed the adventures of a rambunctious little girl and her vampire best friend. He hoped that these characters might get their own series, but Nickelodeon rejected the idea. Faced with an empty slot where the sixth Mina short was slated to go, Fred Seibert tasked Renzetti to come up with three new ideas. One of these was about a teenage girl whose boyfriend was a robot. After further thought, Renzetti merged the two characters to create Jenny, a robot with the personality of a teenage girl.
== Cancellation[edit] ==
On October 17, 2005, the show's crew announced on their blog that the show had been cancelled, and the third season would be the last: "The executives love the show but the ratings aren't good enough for them to give us more episodes." Following the series' cancellation, Renzetti left for Cartoon Network Studios, working on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and The Cartoonstitute, before moving on to the Disney Channel to become supervising producer for Gravity Falls. The third season aired on Nicktoons from late 2008 to mid 2009, officially concluding the series in terms of television airing.
== Broadcast[edit] ==
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Nickelodeon debuted My Life as a Teenage Robot on August 1, 2003 at 8:30 PM.[better source needed] The show was a part of Nickelodeon's Saturday night programming block called SNICK on August 2, 2003, and briefly was a part of the TEENick lineup on August 2003 to June 2004.[citation needed] The first season ended on February 27, 2004, with "The Wonderful World of Wizzly / Call Hating".
The second season (which was originally set to air on October 1, 2004) was pushed back to December 8, 2004, with the Christmas episode "A Robot for All Seasons". A new second-season episode was not aired until January 24, 2005. In the second season, a 48-minute, two-part TV movie entitled "Escape from Cluster Prime" (which was nominated for an Emmy in 2006) aired. Since the series' cancellation, reruns continued to air on Nicktoonsuntil April 14, 2013, and again from December 13, 2015, to May 15, 2016.[citation needed]
== Reception[edit] ==
Sean Aitchison from CBR wrote positively of the show saying, "Aside from the look of the show, My Life as a Teenage Robot had a fun premise that made for some great action comedy storytelling, and it definitely holds up [in modern day]. Though the show's depiction of teendom is somewhat outdated, the cliches actually end up working in favor of the humor. Though there's not a lot of story progression throughout the series, My Life as a Teenage Robot is still a whole lot of fun." Joly Herman of Common Sense Media wrote more negatively of the show, saying that, "Though it looks cool and has an upbeat energy, the show can be a bit of a drag. Some kids may enjoy it for the mindless entertainment it intends to be, but know that there are much better uses of a free half-hour."
== Home media[edit] ==
The episodes "See No Evil", "The Great Unwashed", "Future Shock", "A Robot for All Seasons", "Hostile Makeover", and "Gridiron Glory" were released on Nick Picks DVD compilations.[citation needed] As of December 12, 2011, seasons 1, 2, and 3 are available on DVD exclusive to Amazon.com in region 1.[citation needed] The full series was released across six discs by Beyond Home Entertainment in Australia on February 5, 2012.
My Life as a Teenage Robot home video releases
Product 	Season(s) 	Episode
count 	Distributor 	Country 	Release date 	Episodes
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Vol. 1 	1 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	May 24, 2005 	9a
Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover". 	Features "Hostile Makeover".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Vol. 2 	1 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	October 18, 2005 	9b
Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory". 	Features "Grid Iron Glory".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Vol. 3 	1 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	February 7, 2006 	6a
Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil". 	Features "See No Evil".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Vol. 4 	1 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	June 6, 2006 	6b
Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed". 	Features "The Great Unwashed".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Holiday 	2 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	September 26, 2006 	14
Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons". 	Features "A Robot For All Seasons".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Picks Vol. 5 	2 	1 	Paramount Home Entertainment 	USA 	March 13, 2007 	15a
Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock". 	Features "Future Shock".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Complete First Season 	1 	13 	CreateSpace 	USA 	December 12, 2011 	Season 1
This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season. 	This three-disc release contained the entire first season.
 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Complete Second Season 	2 	12 	CreateSpace 	USA 	December 12, 2011 	14–21, 23–26
This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime". 	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the second season, excluding "Escape From Cluster Prime".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Complete Third Season 	2, 3 	14 	CreateSpace 	USA 	December 12, 2011 	22 and Season 3
This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".	This three-disc release contained twelve episodes from the third season, plus one episode from the second season, "Escape From Cluster Prime".
 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Complete Series 	1-3 	39 	Beyond Home Entertainment 	Australia 	February 5, 2012 	Whole series
The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included. 	The entire series is included.
 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Other media[edit] ==
Jenny was featured as a playable character in the PlayStation 2/Wii and Nintendo DS versions of Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots with Janice Kawayereprising her role as the character.[citation needed] Jenny also appears as a playable character in the official mobile game Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe.[citation needed]