Johnny Test (TV series)

Johnny Test is an American-Canadian animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for the first season and Cookie Jar Entertainment, for the remainder of the series. It premiered on Kids' WB, on September 17, 2005, which continued to air the series through its second and third seasons. The rest of the series aired on Cartoon Network, from its debut on January 7, 2008, in the United States and internationally.[1][2] In Canada, the series aired on Teletoon, premiering September 8, 2006.[3]
The series revolves around the adventures of the title character, Johnny Test, an 11-year-old suburban boy who lives with his parents, his "super-genius" 13-year-old twin sisters, Susan and Mary, both of whom are scientists and best friends with each other, and a talking dog named Dukey. They reside in the fictional town of Porkbelly. Johnny is often used as a test subject for his genius twin sisters' inventions and experiments, which range from gadgets to superpowers. Their experiments often cause problems that he must resolve and he must sometimes fight villains in the process. He occasionally saves the world with his sisters' inventions.
On June 11, 2013, Teletoon announced that the series had been renewed for a seventh season, to consist of 13 episodes and a three-part special.[4] However, in response to a tweet on June 25, 2015, regarding a seventh season, voice actor James Arnold Taylor stated that he was unaware of any plans for a seventh season.[5]
On March 15, 2019, the official Johnny Test YouTube channel released a video confirming the show would be receiving a new project that is being produced by WildBrain Studios, a subsidiary of DHX Media that produces original content for their WildBrain network.[6]
== Plot ==
Johnny is part of the Test family, which consists of his 13-year-old genius twin sisters, Susan and Mary, and his over-the-top parents: his mother Lila, who is a full-blown workaholic businesswoman; and his father Hugh, who is an obsessive-compulsive househusband whose two biggest obsessions are cleaning and cooking meatloaf. The Test Twins frequently use Johnny as a guinea pig for their various experiments and inventions in their laboratory filled with highly advanced technology built in over the Tests' household attic, with most of which they try to impress their pretty boy next-door neighbor, Gil, for whom both harbor a deep love and obsession, although their attempts to come up with some way to attract his attention usually end in failure.
Johnny is a troublesome and mischievous boy who causes problems in the family and often within the city. His best friend is his anthropomorphic talking pet dog, Dukey, who Susan and Mary gave human-level intelligence and the ability to speak in an experiment. Because Johnny has Susan, Mary and Dukey by his side, he can live any kid's dream, only to find that most dreams never turn out as hoped. He is very hyperactive and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and mayhem, but just as often proves himself to be clever such as by frequently tricking his genius sisters or saving the day from whatever danger happens to show up. Johnny is also stubborn and a bit spoiled, as he gets what he wants through deceit, blackmail, or manipulation. However, he does have a sense of justice and always learns from his mistakes. He also feels remorse for any of his actions that may have hurt peoples' feelings. Johnny cares deeply for his family and has said on more than one occasion that he loves them. Johnny, like most kids does not like school; if anything, he goes to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so and often putting himself and/or others in trouble as a result.
One of Johnny's main nemeses is Eugene "Bling-Bling Boy" Hamilton, a fellow arch-rival of the Test sisters and frienemy of Johnny and Dukey, who acts as one of the recurring evil forces at work. He has a big crush on Susan, who does not reciprocate his feelings and generally shows no interest in him. Since season 3, Johnny has also gained a second major rival, Dark Vegan, a space warlord from the planet Vegandon, of which he is leader. Sissy Blakely is a tomboy who often serves as Johnny's rival/friend, as the two are believed to have crushes on each other, but each would instantly deny it, and they also constantly compete against each other. Sissy also has a pink laberdoodle named Missy, who is also Dukey's rival and crush. Bumper is the school bully who constantly picks on Johnny. Meanwhile, the General from the army base Area 51.1 and Mr. Black and Mr. White who are two Federal agents from the Super Secret Government Agency (SSGA) sometimes help, distract, and/or annoy the Tests on various occasions. The General and the Agents are shown to be close friends with the kids and often get them out of trouble or recruit them for an assignment. Susan also revealed to Johnny that the entire agency can be summoned by saying the secret password; "for the love of fiddlesticks!"
The backstory given to the Johnny Test character was that it was his 11th birthday, and for the ultimate birthday gift, for a while, Johnny wanted a dog as his present, so he chose a mixed-breed dog, who was once the "smelliest, mangiest and friendliest mutt" that he could find at the dog pound, and named him Dukey. But Susan and Mary, since they hated stupid smelly dogs, decided to genetically alter him so that he will have human-like abilities. Meanwhile, Johnny's enemy, Bling-Bling Boy, had once attended the same exclusive school (The Porkbelly Mega Institute of Technology) that his sisters do, but he got expelled after an "unfortunate incident" that resulted in their teacher, Professor Slopsink, receiving a metal claw for a hand.
== Episodes ==
Season	Season	Episodes	Episodes	Originally aired 	Originally aired 	Originally aired
Season	Season	Episodes	Episodes	First aired 	Last aired 	Network
 	1 	13 	13 	September 17, 2005	July 29, 2006 	The WB(Kids' WB) (USA)
YTV (CAN)
 	2 	13 	13 	October 28, 2006 	May 12, 2007 	The CW(Kids' WB) (USA)
Teletoon(CAN)
 	3 	13 	13 	September 22, 2007	March 1, 2008 	The CW(Kids' WB) (USA)
Teletoon(CAN)
 	4 	26 	26 	November 9, 2009 	September 12, 2011	Cartoon Network(USA)
Teletoon (CAN)
 	5 	26 	26 	June 13, 2011 	August 15, 2012 	Cartoon Network(USA)
Teletoon (CAN)
 	6 	26[7] 	26[7] 	April 23, 2013 	December 25, 2014 	Cartoon Network(USA)
Teletoon (CAN)
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
=== Johnny Test ===
Jonathan Xavier "Johnny" Test (voiced by James Arnold Taylor): A troublesome, unpredictable, and widely iconic 11-year-old boy who is the brother of Susan and Mary and the son of Hugh and Lila. He is the main protagonist of the show. He is frequently called the "kid with the flaming hair" due to having scarlet red highlights in his yellow hair. He is most often seen wearing green cargo pants and a black shirt with a trefoil symbol on it, which he wears under a navy blue dress shirt, and a watch that he rarely uses. Because he has Susan and Mary by his side, he can live any kid's dream, only to find that some dreams aren't worth living. He is very hyperactive, and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and mayhem, but just as often proves himself to be extremely clever such as by frequently tricking his genius sisters or conquering the day from whatever goodness happens to show up. Johnny is also quite spoiled and stubborn, as he gets what he wants, through deceit, blackmail, or persuasion. Johnny has an alter ego that he calls "Johnny X", who is a superhero that has various superpowers, including hurricane hands (speeding wind from his hands), shapeshifting, fire-powered transformation, teleportation, ESP, "Power Poots". A running gag for this form is that his hurricane hands never work, either due to the target being immune to it or other factors. He was in love with Janet and later Sissy, the latter born out of hostile rivalry. Johnny does not like school and, if anything, he goes to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so and often putting himself and/or others in danger as a result. He is addicted to video games, and will do anything to get them. His catchphrase is "Whoa, didn't see that coming" during an unexpected event. He has a dog named Dukey. He is similar to Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks and Bart Simpson from The Simpsons.
=== Dukey ===
Dukeson Leopold "Dukey" Test (voiced by Louis Chirillo in Season 1–4, Trevor Devall in Season 5–6): Johnny's anthropomorphic 4-year-old talking pet dog and best friend. The cause of Dukey's anthropomorphism is because of one of Susan and Mary's inventions, thus giving him humanlike abilities. Dukey, when Mrs. and Mr. Test aren't around, will stand on his hind legs rather than all fours, like he does when Johnny's parents are around. The reason for this is that Mr. Test banned Susan and Mary from DNA experiments, which was how they gave Dukey human-like intelligence. There have been a few "close calls" around the series, such as when Mr. Test got trapped inside of one of Johnny's video games and Johnny and Dukey also went inside the game to rescue him, and Dukey accidentally spoke in front of him, causing Mr. Test to ask, "Did Dukey just talk?" Every time one of his parents asks this question after Dukey just spoke in front of them, either Johnny, Susan, or Mary answers "no" and their parents immediately believe them but in the episode "Johnny’s New BFF" he reveals that he can talk. Sometimes Dukey dresses as a human being when going out in public, and he is addressed by others as Johnny's "hairy friend" or "the kid with the rare hair disorder" because the minor characters' lack of intellect causes them to believe that Dukey is a human. Dukey can easily be bribed into assisting Johnny in his manipulations with steak. His superhero name was "Super Pooch" at first, but then changed it to Super Dukey. Super Dukey has superpowers like flight, shapeshifting, power poots, K-9 oral force field, ESP, and teleportation. He usually crashes while flying. His TinyMon name is "Mymuttdog" and he evolves into "Dukandra."
=== Susan and Mary Test ===
Susan and Mary Test (also known as The Test Twins) – Johnny's genius twin sisters and daughters of Hugh and Lila, who frequently use him as a lab rat for various inventions, most of which to impress their neighbor, Gil. Though they generally refuse to help Johnny in his antics, they generally end up doing so anyway due to Johnny blackmailing or manipulating them, or in exchange for Johnny allowing them to use him as a guinea pig. Their hard-headed demeanor makes them gullible, and they have been tricked by Johnny on various occasions. They have a habit of speaking in unison especially when reciting their catch-phrase "We're such geniuses." Both twins wear traditional lab coats and harbor a deep love and obsession for the Tests' next door neighbor, Gil, although their attempts to attract his attention always end in failure. Both girls attend school at the Porkbelly (formally Mega) Institution of Technology. They are more or less like Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks and Lisa Simpson from the Simpsons as they both are intellectual and get tired of their brother's shenanigans.
==== Susan Test ====
Susan Janice Test (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse): A 13-year-old girl who is the sister of Mary and Johnny and the daughter of Hugh and Lila. She has navy blue eyes and wears a black skirt, knee-high socks and a pair of mary janes, and a light blue shirt depicting a star. She has straight red hair, held with a yellow star-shaped clip, and wears glasses. She tends to be more irritable than Mary is, which often leads to her downfall. In the episode "Johnnymon," Susan claims she never feels bad for anyone. Thus Susan's emotions are more extreme than her twin's. Eugene/Bling-Bling expresses fond interest in Susan, often causing her to be used as a "bargaining chip" in his negotiations. In the episode "Johnny X Strikes Back", she was given a vapor wave ability and flight. Susan Test is seen twice without glasses.
==== Mary Test ====
Marionette Louise "Mary" Test (voiced by Brittney Wilson in Seasons 1 & 5, Ashleigh Ball in Seasons 2–4 & 6): A 13-year-old girl who is the sister of Susan and Johnny and also the daughter of Hugh and Lila. She has greenish blue eyes and often wears baggy blue jeans and green sneakers with her trademark yellow moon shirt. She has curly red hair, held with a light moon-shaped clip, and wears glasses. Mary has been shown to be more warmhearted and "girly" than Susan. She believes less in science and more in science fiction, which proves to be correct, despite Susan's scorn. She is more level-headed and conservative than Susan, and speaks her mind much less often. In the episode "Johnny X Strikes Back", she was given telekinetic abilities and flight. Mary is seen without her glasses in "Johnny's Got a Wart".
== Secondary characters ==
=== Hugh Test ===
Hubert Charles "Hugh" Test (voiced by Ian James Corlett): The uptight, obsessive-compulsive stay-at-home father of Johnny, Susan and Mary, and the husband of Lila. He has blond hair, blue eyes, and wears a green sweater over a yellow shirt with brown pants and loafers. He is apparently not very smart, because Dark Vegan is able to perform a mind trick on him, and they only work on dumb people. Hugh's two biggest obsessions are cleaning and cooking meatloaf (which in one instance he's shown to value more than the safety and well-being of his own children), which the rest of the Test family openly despises. He also gets distracted if he loses his shoe, and can't focus on anything if he does, something that Johnny occasionally exploits. He often wants his children to come back before dinner or risk being grounded. He also always grounds them for a month at a time for even the smallest offense or for ridiculous reasons. He outlaws genetic experiments by Susan and Mary in the house, which is mentioned rarely, though frequently defied. In "The Return of Johnny'Mon", he was mistook as a Tiny'Mon called "I'mhisdad" (I'm His Dad) and evolves into "Dadoomerang".
=== Lila Test ===
Lillian Joanne "Lila" Test (voiced by Kathleen Barr): The mother of Johnny, Susan and Mary and wife of Hugh. She has brown hair, green eyes, and wears a typical women's work suit, pearl necklace and heels. She is a businesswoman, though her specific profession is never explained aside from the fact she works in financing. Due to the demands of her job, Mrs. Test isn't seen at home as often as the rest of the family, but her family always comes first and she never misses out on vacations and family events, despite the fact she always manages to take her work with her one way or another. She also possesses great martial arts skills and shown to not be as strict as Mr. Test
=== Gil Nexdor ===
Gilroy Q. "Gil" Nexdor (voiced by Andrew Francis): A pretty boy teenager and Susan and Mary's crush, who doesn't even know they exist, despite having lived next door to him since they were born and even having met them face to face on several occasions. He is continuously depicted as intellectually lacking, although his handsome looks seem to compensate for this most of the time. Much to the great ire of Susan and Mary, Gil considers Johnny his friend (whenever Gil appears when Johnny is around, he shouts, "Hey, Johnny!"). Due to Susan and Mary's crush, many of their experiments often revolve around him, on some occasions even affecting him directly. However he can never seem to remember their names save for certain occasions. In "Johnny X Strikes Back" he gains the power of prehensile and flight. His surname "Nexdor" is a pun on "next door", alluding to the fact that he is Johnny's next door neighbor.
=== Mr. Black and Mr. White ===
Mr. Black and Mr. White (voiced by Bill Mondy and Scott McNeil respectively): Secret Agents who ask Johnny, Mary, Susan, and Dukey for help whenever they can not handle a crisis alone, which is most of the time. They seem to be highly incompetent. They claim they are not afraid of anything and in their first appearance could shoot ropes from their wrists. Mr. White is African Americanand Mr. Black is Caucasian (likely of Germanic ethnic origin). Despite first appearing as villains, they're now friends to the Test kids on most occasions. They also have a hidden passion for cooking.
=== General ===
General (voiced by Lee Tockar): Mr. White and Black's Boss, the General is leader of the area 51.1 army base. Loud, slightly incompetent and forgetful, he frequently takes action whenever the situation becomes too large for the Tests to maintain, although his efforts never fare any better. He is prone to overkill and rarely considers what result his actions may have on civilians, to the point he fired at a forest, an inhabited area, and even a place were the Test kids were playing all in an attempt to destroy a monster. A running gag in the series involves him forgetting something and hesitating to remember.
=== Sissy Blakely ===
Sissy Blakely (voiced by Brittney Wilson in Seasons 1 & 5, Ashleigh Ball in Seasons 2–4 & 6): An 11-year-old girl who tends to hide her crush for Johnny through bullying and asserting superiority over him. Johnny also has a crush on her, although he doesn't seem to be aware of it or denies it. However, the two are constantly competing against each other. If Sissy beats him, she will brag about it. If Johnny wins, he'll either get caught into a situation because of it, or brag as much as her. In one episode, Johnny pretends to be nice and to be used to being bullied by Sissy. They ended up falling in love with each other along with Dukey and Missy. She seems to be the victim to the show's twists, adventures; her misfortune seen at the end of the episode. She has blonde hair with a red lightning bolt pattern, with multiple ear piercings and a plaid skirt with pants underneath.
=== Mr. Henry Teacherman ===
Mr. Henry Joseph Teacherman (voiced by Louis Chirillo (Seasons 1–4), Trevor Devall (Seasons 5 & 6): Johnny's school teacher, who Johnny believes "has it out for him" (which he sometimes does). He seems to not believe that any of his students really tries hard enough (and once told his class they might want to learn a trade when passing out an important exam). It is shown that he really likes it if a student fails a test (rarely, he gives his students assignments on topics they never learn), and at times, he has even shown to get sadistic pleasure out of punishing Johnny. Mr. Teacherman is always very tough, but not always to be mean. He believes that deep down, there is a great student inside of everyone, including Johnny.
== Recurring characters ==
=== Janet Nelson Jr. ===
Janet Nelson Jr. (voiced by Kathleen Barr): Johnny's former crush. She is a shallow and self-centered popular girl that is usually mean and inconsiderate to Johnny and appoints him as a loser. She has a love-hate relationship with him, but she is too popular to express the love part. She appears in the first season, though she does make cameos in the second and third seasons.
=== Hank Anchorman ===
Hank Anchorman (voiced by James Arnold Taylor): An anchorman for Porkbelly News. In his first appearance, he had blond hair, was thinner and younger, but later on, he had brown hair (which was a wig), was older and had a different face. He often reports about the Test family's misadventures.
=== Mayor Howard ===
Mayor Howard (voiced by Lee Tockar): The Mayor of Porkbelly is a short bald man who still lives with his mother. He easily panics at the first sign of trouble, and will not hesitate to cave into pressure. Whenever a supervillain appears, he would always agree to swear allegiance with the villain and change the name of the city before the villain even says anything.
=== Professor Slopsink ===
Professor Slopsink (voiced by Richard Newman): The German head professor at the Mega (later Porkbelly) Institute of Technology (M.I.T./P.I.T). Due to a mishap with one of Eugene's theses, he lacks a left hand, so now he uses a robotic hand(though Repto-slicer ate that as well).
=== Tim Burnout ===
Timothy "Tim" Burnout: A classmate of Susan and Mary and the former owner of Mr. Mittens. He copied the modified genetic structure used by Susan and Mary to create Dukey and used it on Mr. Mittens and his bunny rabbit, which turned him into an evil villain seeking world domination. Despite his lazy personality, he is apparently very intelligent, as he was able to alter Mr. Mittens (despite stealing the idea). His last name refers to the way he acts.
=== Lolo ===
Lolo: Susan and Mary's midnight blue lab monkey who they sometimes test their experiments on. She has a strange metal hatpiece on her head, the reason for which is not explained.
=== Missy ===
Missy (voiced by Brittney Wilson): Sissy's pink labradoodle dog, who seems to show the same amount of dislike to Dukey as Sissy does to Johnny. Despite this Dukey has a crush on her, but often shows the hatred Johnny shows to Sissy.
=== Repto-Slicer ===
Repto-Slicer: A blue-green mutant lizard. He was originally owned and created by Eugene, but decided to stay with Johnny after he tamed him. He earned his name from his ability to have razors protrude from his entire body; he even has a chainsaw for a tongue. He excels at salsa-making.
=== Jillian Vegan ===
Jillian Vegan (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse): Dark Vegan's daughter who doesn't approve of her father's evil ways. She makes friends with Johnny and helps him save his world twice. As of the fourth season she is living comfortably on Earth, having successfully integrated into its culture.
=== Mrs. Vegan ===
Mrs. Vegan: Dark Vegan's wife and Jillian's mother.
=== Screechereen ===
Screechereen: Evolved from the almost completely weak Cuddlebuns. She is a legendary Tiny'mon that many believed didn't exist and is incredibly strong. In Return of Johnny'mon, she is brought up as female. She resembles Lugia from the Pokémon series.
=== Cuddlebuns ===
Cuddlebuns: A cute but weak Tiny'mon. In fact, it is the weakest Tiny'mon ever. In Johnny'mon, it is revealed that it can evolve into Screechereen.
=== The Turbo Toy Force ===
The Turbo Toy Force: A group of toys that were animated and given superpowers by Johnny, Dukey, Mary, and Susan to battle Nasteria. The group consists of: Stacy, Nice Sweatered Ben, a toy bunny rabbit, a toy dragon, a chew toy, and formerly Mega Roboticle.
=== Mega Roboticle ===
Mega Roboticle: Johnny's red hero robot action figure that he used Susan and Mary's 'Static Animator' to bring to life. Mega Roboticle is the former leader of The Turbo Toy Force.
=== Speed McCool ===
Speed McCool: A famous actor. In the movies he is in, he can be seen with a chimpanzee. Johnny is a fan of him and once used a virtual reality machine to get inside one of his films.
=== Montague ===
Montague: An anarchist talking mouse bent on world domination. He appears in two episodes: in Johnny's Big Dumb Sisters, he makes brief cameos, but in Tom and Johnny, he has a larger role, eventually helping out the Test siblings and Dukey. He becomes a antagonist in one episode where he tries to live in Johnny's house.
== Villains ==
=== Bling Bling Boy ===
Eugene Kenneth "Bling-Bling Boy" Hamilton (voiced by Lee Tockar): A major antagonist and friendly enemy of Johnny and Dukey, preferring to go by name of "Bling-Bling Boy" (because of his gold jewelry and watches). Most characters usually call him by his real name instead of Bling-Bling Boy, which annoys him greatly. He is a multi-millionaire with unlimited funds at his disposal. He is also somewhat of a god to the rest of the characters. He has a big crush on Susan, who doesn't reciprocate his feelings, and often resorts to evil plots or blackmail to try and force her to be his girlfriend. He occasionally teams up with Johnny and Dukey to defeat the other villains when the situation demands it. He seems to be good friends with Johnny and Dukey, despite being the main antagonist of the series. Similar to his sisters, he occasionally tricks Johnny into testing some of his inventions. Deep down Bling-Bling Boy is insecure due to being fat and having buck teeth although in Phat Johnny his weight and buck teeth actually help Bling-Bling Boy become successful as a hip hop star. He has a mother who punishes him for "embarrassing her" by plotting his evil schemes. He used to also attend the Mega Institution of Technology, but left the school after his thesis ate Professor Slopsink's hand. He later was allowed to return to the Institute in exchange for aiding in preventing a nuclear crisis, finally admitting to missing human interaction. In "Johnny X Strikes Back" he gains the power of gold vision and flight.
=== Miss X and Miss Z ===
Miss X and Miss Z: These girls are actually two cyborgs created by Bling Bling Boy to work at their disposal.
=== Bumper ===
Mitchell "Bumper" Randalls (voiced by Scott McNeil): A local bully who regularly tortures the kids at Johnny's school, though Johnny is his favorite victim; he tortures Johnny more than anyone else. However, he has a sensitive side as he loves roses and even has a rose garden. He has two cats: a white cat called "Cuddles" and an orange tomcat. He also has a lizard named Mr. Muncher and a dog. In "Johnny X Strikes Back" he gains the power to turn to stone and flight.
=== Johnny Stopping Evil Force 5 ===
Johnny Stopping Evil Force 5: A group of villains consisting of various enemies of Johnny:
==== Mr. Whack-O ====
Mr. Whack-O (voiced by Lee Tockar): One of the first major villains. Despite being a toymaker, he deeply loathes kids and makes incredibly destructive toys in order to rid the world of them. He seems quite intelligent, in spite of his appearance and behavior. He is the leader of the Johnny Stopping Evil Force 5.
==== Brain Freezer ====
Brain Freezer (voiced by Louis Chirillo in seasons 1–5, Bill Mondy in season 5 onwards): The former janitor and coffee guy of Susan and Mary's school. He is a self-proclaimed genius, with his inventions typically involving both coffee and ice. He has a "Chillachino Machine" that can freeze anything including creating armor made of ice. It appears he is immune to the blasts from his freeze gun, as he uses them to transform into his supervillain form by blasting himself but his 'Chillachino' will still freeze him solid if he drinks it. He often makes ice-related puns. His personality is similar to that of Mr. Freeze from Batman.
==== The Beekeeper ====
The Beekeeper (voiced by James Arnold Taylor): The Beekeeper is a man in a beekeeper's suit that can control bees. His secret identity is Doc Beebles, maker of Piles 'O Honey Bars. His debut plot was to use his bees to eat all other candy in the world so his Piles 'O Honey Bars would finally sell (none bought his bars because they were naturally sweet and healthy), though he really wanted the kids to be healthier. However, he does help out the Test siblings and Dukey save a holiday that they created. Due to this, he is currently reformed and likes the Tests, and has dropped out of the force to be replaced by Zizrar. He loves saying "bee" as "be" as a pun when he's wearing his bee suit.
==== Mr. Mittens ====
Mr. Mittens (voiced by James Arnold Taylor): An evil cat with the same modified genetic structure as Dukey by Susan and Mary's classmate Tim Burnout who owned Mr. Mittens. He once tried to turn the entire world into cats. Like Dukey, he is highly intelligent but seems to lack Dukey's fighting skills. He also has a butler named Albert.
==== Albert ====
Albert: Mr. Mitten's aforementioned butler. Albert isn't seen hating Johnny, but he was forced into the squad because he has to take care of Mr. Mittens all the time.
==== Zizrar ====
Zizrar (voiced by Scott McNeil): King of the Mole People who often attempts to take over the world only to fail due to his intense aversion to light. He is the first villain Johnny ever fought, but he rarely makes any appearances. He later became Beekeeper's replacement on the Johnny Stopping Evil Force 5 after Beekeeper reformed.
=== Dark Vegan ===
Dark Vegan (voiced by James Arnold Taylor): A rival of Johnny. He is the ruler of Vegandon, a seemingly utopian planet composed completely of the Vegans, which at first appear peaceful and well-meaning, but in reality, they go to other planets and sap them of their resources, which is what he tried to do to Earth on two occasions and nearly succeeded. After his second attack on Earth, he and his family were left stranded on Earth, much to the ire of Vegan and the pleasure of his family. Although Johnny eventually helped him to return to Vegandon, he later returned to Earth after discovering his planet was incapable of producing his new favorite food: toast. He has a mind-control power which works only on dumb people. He was Jillian's father. He appears to be a parody of Darth Vaderfrom the Star Wars movies.
=== Tiny'Mon ===
==== Blast Ketchup ====
Blast Ketchup: The main character of the Tiny'Mon games, Blast Ketchup has dreams of becoming the World's Greatest Tiny'Mon Master. He always takes the first words of what people say, mistaking them as Tiny'Mon. He is a parody of Ash Ketchum from the Pokémon series.
==== Baboomerang and Badias ====
Baboomerang and Badias: Blast Ketchup's Tiny'Mon. Baboomerang (formerly Kadoomerang) is listed with 1000 Power Point's, while Badias has 1100. Baboomerang appeared as an anthropomorphic baboon he wore armor a belt and a diaper. Badias appeared like Screechereen but in black.
=== Lunch Lady ===
Lunch Lady: The lunch lady at Porkbelly Middle School who has greenish skin and speaks in a German accent. She can be very cruel when students don't eat her disgusting (albeit sometimes healthy) food. She even becomes a nemesis to Johnny in an episode where she tries to destroy him for giving kids applesauce.
=== Dawg & Bone ===
Dawg & Bone: The two characters that came from the TV in Johnny's house, with Susan and Mary's invention. Dawg & Bone try to destroy Johnny and Porkbelly due to the fact that they think they are zombies.
=== Caveman ===
Caveman: Appeared on the episode "Stinkin Johnny". Johnny wants to enter a wrestling competition so he can win a new HDTV. Before wrestling, Susan and Mary make a costume for Johnny which allows him to spray gas out of his costume. Before the competition, Johnny sprays gas at Bumper, the evil dogs, and his dad. When Johnny was about to spray the caveman from his costume, he realizes he ran out of perfume and gets chased by him. Later, Johnny gets kidnapped by the Caveman and Dukey, Susan, and Mary try to rescue Johnny but they get kicked out. Then, Johnny's dad showed up but he gets thrown away. When Johnny was about to be beaten up the Caveman, his mom saves him. After Johnny's mom beats the Caveman, she saved Johnny and wins $10,000. At the end, Johnny and Dukey both get grounded from TV and Susan and Mary both get grounded from the lab. When Johnny plays baseball with Dukey, he accidentally breaks the new TV and he will be punished again.
== Background ==
=== Origin and development ===
On February 16, 2005, Kids' WB's unveiling of its new Fall schedule for the 2005–2006 television season was announced by The WB Television Network, featuring its returning series Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, The Batman, and Xiaolin Showdown, with the inclusion of four new series introduced and to be added to its weekly fall lineup. Among the former three shows, Loonatics Unleashed, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, and Transformers: Cybertron, was none other than Johnny Test. The aforementioned schedule was announced by The WB/Kids' WB Entertainment President David Janollari, Kids' WB Senior Vice President and General Manager Betsy McGowen, speaking to advertisers and the media press during the Kids' WB upfront sales presentation in New York.[8]Johnny Test was created and executively produced by Scott Fellows, the creator of the three Nickelodeon live-action series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Big Time Rush, and 100 Things to Do Before High School, and the head writer for The Fairly OddParents and ChalkZone. The show premiered on September 17, 2005, on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup of its weekly fall schedule, alongside Loonatics Unleashed and Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. The episode pair, "Johnny to the Center of the Earth" and "Johnny X", marked the series premiere.
When the show first progressed on its original first-run on Kids' WB (season 1 only), it captured top posts for second straight week in total and was very well received in the Nielsen ratings. It ranked as the #1 broadcast program in Girl 2-11 (garnering 2.2/10), and ranked as the #2 broadcast series in Kids 2-11 (gaining 2.3/11 in the process) and Girls 6-11 (2.4/11), and ultimately ranking #3 in Kids 6-11 (receiving 3.0/14). Its second season received a slightly more number of viewers in average in the United States: 2.6 million viewers per 2nd-season episode. Its 3rd season's average number of viewers in the United States was 3.1 million viewers. Its 4th season got an average number of viewers of about 4.3 million viewers per episode in the United States. Its 5th premiere attracted over 4.7 million viewers in the United States.[9]
The series was developed for television by Aaron Simpson, with a brief, slightly longer pre-existing pilot short produced by Simpson as well, before the show was picked up as a full series by Kids' WB. Based on Episode 1A "Johnny to the Center of the Earth", the pilot episode was animated roughly in Adobe Flash, but retaining the same plot, and used the same, similar color schemes as the aforementioned episode, and was recorded with an American voice cast (retaining James Arnold Taylor, as the voice of Johnny Test) instead. The original production design (including character designs, prop designs and background designs) was created, provided and contributed by Matt Danner and Marc Perry,[10] and then later worked upon by producer Chris Savino and art director Paul Stec. Fellows, the creator of the series who had interested the network to the series' premise, based the titular character on himself when he was a young boy, with Johnny's twin sisters, Susan and Mary, being based on his own two sisters, also named Susan and Mary.[11] In the original pilot and early promotional material of the show, Dukey was referred to as "Poochie".
James Arnold Taylor said that he was not Fellows' original choice for the role of Johnny Test, he had previously voiced the lead character in the initial test pilot. After the show got picked up by Kids' WB! as a series, he was initially going to be replaced by a different voice actor, with a Canadian voice cast instead, but the studio had trouble finding Johnny's initial voice convincing for the first six episodes, so they gave Taylor back the role to redub his dialog for the rest of the first season, and managed to keep him on the cast for the rest of the series.[11]Aaron Simpson, who had developed the series and produced the pilot, was the creator and executive producer's first choice to serve as the producer of the show, before he turned it down.
=== Production ===
The remainder of the first season was produced in-house by Warner Bros. Animation, but since this show was a utilized U.S./Canada co-production, some of the animation production service work was outsourced to Canadian animation studios Studio B Productions and Top Draw Animation, and as well as South Korean animation production company Digital eMation, which also provided the original main title animation opening, storyboarding of some of the episodes was done by Atomic Cartoons.
Nearly much of the original writers, storyboarders, and art crew of the series' first production season was recycled of mostly and notably that of familiar Cartoon Network Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio alumni, as well as some from WB Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation and DIC Entertainment, and even the comic book industry, including Chris Savino, Marc Perry, Paul Stec, Matt Danner, Joe Horne, Mike Kazaleh, Brian Larsen, Jun Falkenstein, Scott Shaw!, Nora Johnson, Milton Knight, Ray Leong,[12] Chris Battle, Casey Mitchum,[13] Pat Ventura, John Derevlany, J.C. Cheng, Aliki Theofilopoulos, George Cox III, Frederick J. Gardner III, Allan Penny, Justin Schultz, Christopher D. Lozinski, Dane Taylor and Rita Cooper.[14] The original version of the show's theme song and all of its underscores were both written, composed and conducted by Kevin Manthei, with creator Scott Fellows having written and provided the lyrics to the theme song.[15] Voice recording was provided by Voicebox Productions, Inc., with voice direction by Terry Klassen.
The merger of UPN and The WB into The CW Television Network had resulted in many budget cuts for the show, leading to the show being put on hiatus. Cookie Jar Entertainment, another Canada-based entertainment company, decided to take control of the series' production.[16] Due to this change, the writers, storyboarders, and art crew who worked on the first season were let go, resulting in an entirely new crew managing the show. In addition, the budget of the show dropped dramatically, leading seasons two and three of the show being animated in Adobe Flash by Collideascope Digital Productions.[17] The show's opening theme was later changed for the second season, later for the third season[18] and once again for the entire latter remainder of the series, with the opening being made of recycled episode footage. On March 1, 2008, the episode pair, "Johnny X: A New Beginning" and "Johnny X: The Final Ending", aired. It was originally intended as the series finale; however, James Arnold Taylor had stated that it was renewed for a fourth season.[19]
The fourth season was animated at Atomic Cartoons with animation assistance from Seventoon Inc. and Philippine Animators Group Inc., which are both located in the Philippines. It finally premiered in high-definition on Teletoon on September 10, 2009,[20] and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on November 9, 2009.[19] Later, on August 24, 2010, it was announced that Johnny Test was renewed for a fifth season. Like the fourth season before it, it would be a full set of 26 episodes with a 27th episode added to the end; the renewal brought the series total to 92 episodes. The fifth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on June 13, 2011, along with a new theme sequence with the same song used from seasons 2–4. Starting with the fifth season, Trevor Devall would become the new voice of Dukey, due to Louis Chirillo leaving the series. Similarly, Ashleigh Ball retired as the voice of Mary, Sissy and Missy at the end of the 4th season, due to her work on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic; as a result, she was replaced by Brittney Wilson, Mary's original voice.
On March 12, 2012, it was announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season.[21] Like the fourth and fifth season before it, it would again be a full set of 26 episodes; the renewal brought the series total to 117 episodes.[22]Ashleigh Ball also returned for the roles in this season. The sixth season premiered on Cartoon Network in America on April 23, 2013. With this season, the show reached its 100th episode (and 200th segment), making it one of Teletoon's longest-running original series (Total Drama has produced 118 episodes and two specials, while Totally Spies! was co-produced between Seasons 3-5 seasons).
The show was reportedly renewed for a seventh season, on June 11, 2013, which would have consisted of 13 episodes and a three-part special.[23]However, on June 25, 2015, James Arnold Taylor, the voice of Johnny Test, stated that he was unaware of any plans for season seven.[5]
== Release ==
=== Broadcast history ===
Johnny Test first premiered in the United States on September 17, 2005, on The WB's Saturday morning block, Kids' WB. One year later, it aired on Teletoon, debuting in Canada on September 8, 2006. During the second season, The WB and UPN merged into The CW, which aired the second and third seasons; the latter season premiered on September 22, 2007, and concluded on March 1, 2008. On January 7, 2008, the show debuted on Cartoon Network, which aired the remainder of the series.
=== DVD releases ===
The series has five DVDs released by NCircle Entertainment. Johnny Test: Johnny & Dukey and Johnny vs. Bling Bling Boy were released on December 23, 2008.[24][25] Johnny X and Super Pooch was released on August 11, 2009,[26]Extreme Johnny was released on December 1, 2009,[27] and Game Time was released on May 4, 2010.[28]
On February 21, 2008, Liberation Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD in the UK,[29] but as of 2012, no more seasons have been released in Region 2 format.
On January 4, 2011, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series, under license from DHX Media. They have subsequently released the first four seasons on DVD in Region 1.[30][31] The fifth season was released on May 5, 2015.[32] and the first five seasons (with all discs from the separate season sets) was released on September 1, 2015.[33]
DVD title 	Season(s) 	Episode count 	Release date
 	 	 	
Johnny and Dukey 	1-3 	6 	June 16, 2009
Contained "The Dog Days of Johnny", "Johnny's Pink Plague", "Johnny's Pet Day", "Phat Johnny", "Here Johnny, Here Boy" and "Johnny Applesauce". 	Contained "The Dog Days of Johnny", "Johnny's Pink Plague", "Johnny's Pet Day", "Phat Johnny", "Here Johnny, Here Boy" and "Johnny Applesauce". 	Contained "The Dog Days of Johnny", "Johnny's Pink Plague", "Johnny's Pet Day", "Phat Johnny", "Here Johnny, Here Boy" and "Johnny Applesauce". 	Contained "The Dog Days of Johnny", "Johnny's Pink Plague", "Johnny's Pet Day", "Phat Johnny", "Here Johnny, Here Boy" and "Johnny Applesauce".
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Johnny vs. Bling Bling Boy 	2, 3 	6 	June 16, 2009
Contained "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 2", "Johnny's Got a Brand New Dad", "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 3", "Stinkin' Johnny", "Johnnyitis" and "Johnny Mustache". 	Contained "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 2", "Johnny's Got a Brand New Dad", "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 3", "Stinkin' Johnny", "Johnnyitis" and "Johnny Mustache". 	Contained "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 2", "Johnny's Got a Brand New Dad", "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 3", "Stinkin' Johnny", "Johnnyitis" and "Johnny Mustache". 	Contained "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 2", "Johnny's Got a Brand New Dad", "Johnny vs. Bling Bling 3", "Stinkin' Johnny", "Johnnyitis" and "Johnny Mustache".
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Extreme Johnny 	1 	6 	December 1, 2009
The season one compilation contained "Johnny and the Ice Pigs", "Johnny's House of Horrors", Johnny's Extreme Game Controller", "Lil' Johnny", "Johnny Dodgeball" and Johnny and the Attack the Monster Truck".	The season one compilation contained "Johnny and the Ice Pigs", "Johnny's House of Horrors", Johnny's Extreme Game Controller", "Lil' Johnny", "Johnny Dodgeball" and Johnny and the Attack the Monster Truck".	The season one compilation contained "Johnny and the Ice Pigs", "Johnny's House of Horrors", Johnny's Extreme Game Controller", "Lil' Johnny", "Johnny Dodgeball" and Johnny and the Attack the Monster Truck".	The season one compilation contained "Johnny and the Ice Pigs", "Johnny's House of Horrors", Johnny's Extreme Game Controller", "Lil' Johnny", "Johnny Dodgeball" and Johnny and the Attack the Monster Truck".
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Game Time! 	2, 3 	6 	May 4, 2010
Contained "The Good, The Bad and the Johnny", "Johnny vs. Smash Badger 3", Johnnymon", "Bathtime for Johnny", "The Return to Johnnymon" and Johnny Dukey Doo". 	Contained "The Good, The Bad and the Johnny", "Johnny vs. Smash Badger 3", Johnnymon", "Bathtime for Johnny", "The Return to Johnnymon" and Johnny Dukey Doo". 	Contained "The Good, The Bad and the Johnny", "Johnny vs. Smash Badger 3", Johnnymon", "Bathtime for Johnny", "The Return to Johnnymon" and Johnny Dukey Doo". 	Contained "The Good, The Bad and the Johnny", "Johnny vs. Smash Badger 3", Johnnymon", "Bathtime for Johnny", "The Return to Johnnymon" and Johnny Dukey Doo".
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Super Smarty-Pants 	1 	10 	February 15, 2011
The season one compilation contained the first ten episodes (twenty segments). 	The season one compilation contained the first ten episodes (twenty segments). 	The season one compilation contained the first ten episodes (twenty segments). 	The season one compilation contained the first ten episodes (twenty segments).
 	 	 	
The Complete First and Second Seasons 	1, 2 	26 	February 15, 2011
This three-disc release contained all episodes from the first two seasons. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the first two seasons. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the first two seasons. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the first two seasons.
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Saves the World 	3 	10 	September 13, 2011
The season three compilation contained episodes twenty-seven through thirty-six. 	The season three compilation contained episodes twenty-seven through thirty-six. 	The season three compilation contained episodes twenty-seven through thirty-six. 	The season three compilation contained episodes twenty-seven through thirty-six.
 	 	 	
The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons 	2, 3 	39 	September 13, 2011
This four-disc release contained all episodes from the seasons three and four. 	This four-disc release contained all episodes from the seasons three and four. 	This four-disc release contained all episodes from the seasons three and four. 	This four-disc release contained all episodes from the seasons three and four.
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
The Complete Fifth Season 	5 	26 	May 5, 2015
This three-disc release contained all episodes from the fifth season. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the fifth season. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the fifth season. 	This three-disc release contained all episodes from the fifth season.
 	 	 	
Seasons 1-5 	1-5 	91 	September 1, 2015[34]
This nine-disc release contained all episodes from the first five seasons. 	This nine-disc release contained all episodes from the first five seasons. 	This nine-disc release contained all episodes from the first five seasons. 	This nine-disc release contained all episodes from the first five seasons.
 	 	 	
== Reception ==
=== Critical ===
Joly Herman of Common Sense Media had written and posted a review of Johnny Test on Go.com, at the time of the show's original debut on Kids' WB. In the review, Herman indicated that the series "is an age-appropriate choice for kids" and was "surprisingly inventive and not as violent as other cartoons in this genre.", before finally explaining "The only thing worth mentioning: All the experiments Johnny undergoes are unattended by adults, which allows all types of zany plots to unfold." Herman gave the show three stars out of five.[35]
=== Awards and nominations ===
In 2006, the first season of the series was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards and a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation (for the episode pair, Deep Sea Johnny and Johnny and the Amazing Turbo Action Backpack) at Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA. In 2007, the second season of the show won a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (for the episode pair, Saturday Night's Alright for Johnny and Johnny's Mint Chip)[36] and in 2008, the third season was nominated for another Gemini Award, this time for Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series (for the episode pair, Johnny vs. Bling-Bling 3 and Stinkin' Johnny); finally, in 2010, the show, in its fourth season, was nominated once more for yet another Gemini Award, this time wholly for Best Animated Program or Series (for the episode pair, Johnny Cakes and Johnny Tube)[37] and had been awarded a Grand Prize for Best Program - All Categories at the Alliance for Children and Television's 2009 Gala award ceremony, which ultimately marks the series' owner, Cookie Jar's first ACT award.[38]
== In other media ==
=== Toys ===
Cookie Jar had partnered with restaurant chain CKE Restaurants to offer a promotional Johnny Test toy campaign at its Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants in the U.S. and Mexico, one of the four custom-designed premiums with the purchase of their Cool Kids Combo meals; The campaign ran from June 28, 2010, through until August 24, 2010, with Carl's Jr. also having subsequently presented a Johnny Test soccer-themed promotion in Mexico, which lasted June 7 – July 25, 2010, to coincide with the country's World Cup activities.[39][40]Philippines-based fried chicken chain Jollibee advertised a similar toy campaign in their Kids' Meals as well, in form of their Amazing Adventure Chasers mini-toyline.[41] In 2014, DHX Media signed a master toy license with Imports Dragon.[42]
=== Video games ===
See also: Johnny Test (video game)
On January 21, 2010, another partnership was emerged between Cookie Jar Entertainment and the mobile application developer Jirbo that resulted in two Johnny Test video games produced by the developer and made available exclusively for download from iTunes, for free and for the iPhone, iPod Touchand iPad. The first game, Johnny Test: Clone Zapper, finds Johnny Test and Dukey engaged to combat an army of Johnny clones they accidentally created of them from a clone machine, with the help of two special laser zapper guns as their only weapons to defeat the clones and destroy them personally, and the second game, Johnny Test: Bot Drop, sees Johnny, Dukey and the Test twins going on a rescue chase, with Johnny and Dukey both piloting a bot drop plane for use the robot clones of Johnnies (first seen in 101 Johnnies) for the titular "Bot Drops" to eject them to safety in a moving rescue vehicle driven by Susan and Mary. In the plot of that latter aforementioned game, and like in each level of the game before it, Johnny has to aim and time to drop the robots so they will land safely onto the vehicle, then Johnny Test has saved the day once again. Both games are typical shoot-slinging and side-scrolling games that in all utilize the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad's unique multi-touch capabilities and scrolling, and, as a whole, players of both games can compete on the worldwide high scores list of each level of game and competitive player. Later in the Spring of 2011, the series was finally really officially licensed by Cookie Jar for a new third, and fully console-handled, video game, this time, however, to come out on Nintendo DS; a sneak preview and trailer of the game has been already included on the complete first and second seasons DVD set (as aforementioned above), and was released in March 29, 2011.[43][44]
=== Comic books and graphic novels ===
Viper Comics announced in April 2011 that they would be publishing a Johnny Test graphic novel along with another Cookie Jar Group property, Inspector Gadget.[45] The book was subsequently published with the title Johnny Test: The Once and Future Johnny.[46]
=== Amusement park ===
The Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec also has an amusement park called "Parc Johnny Test Collection".[47]