Greeny Phatom

Greeny Phatom (pronounced Greeny Phantom) is a Canadian-American-British co-produced animated series created by Robert Stainton. It first premiered on CTN on August 13, 1995, eventually premiered on Columbia TriStar Kids on March 16, 2002, and is syndicated on USA Network and a few NBC affiliate networks. The show initially finished its run on November 23, 2004 but restarted in 2005. A spin-off series, Dr. Beanson, premiered on September 27, 1996.
Stainton conceived Greeny Phatom in 1989 with the idea of two characters, Big Guy and Dr. Benson. They wore red instead of pink, and Dr. Benson had no mustache. In 1990, Dr. Benson was reworked into Dr. Beanson, and Big Guy into Little Guy. The show was first produced as a series of shorts for The Jeff Jones Show (but the shorts barely air in reruns due to copyright issues between Disney, Sony, Sanford Productions, and Entertainment One). In 1995, 20th Century Fox Television and Sony Wonder adapted Greeny Phatom into a half-hour television series on Fox. The pilot episode was originally first aired on August 13, 1995.
The show's popularity resulted in a feature-length theatrical film produced, titled Greeny Phatom: The Movie, which was released on July 19, 2002, and a sequel titled Greeny Phatom: The Movie 2, which was released on August 23, 2013. 
== Development ==
The show was first conceived by Robert Stainton, then an amateur animator at CalArts in the office of Terry Ward in 1989. The idea hit him after he came up with two characters, Big Guy, and Dr. Benson. They did not exactly look like Little Guy or Dr. Beanson. They wore red instead of pink, and Dr. Benson had no mustache. But when the year 1990 came, Dr. Benson changed his name to Dr. Beanson (because of Robert's obscession of the british sitcom Mr. Bean), and Big Guy to Little Guy. Then Robert came up with a Sing-Along Songs segment with Dr. Beanson's cousin, Dr. After that more characters came along such as: Gree Guy, Geo Guy, Green Bob, Dr. PBS, and more. Now the creators had came up for a name of the show. Greeny Phatom. "It was a weird name," said Robert, who was allegedly drunk while trying to come up with a name for his "little experiment". Greeny Phatom was first shown to the public on an episode of The Jeff Jones Show as the first of a series of shorts; they were initially unsuccessful due to complaints from parents about its subject matter. In later years the shorts were successful, apart from the violence, mild speech and some sex jokes. Due to the success, a conception for the pilot had came.
On February 13, 1994, the original unaired pilot was completed and pitched to Fox, who eventually approved it. As a result, the show was financed as an independent production by 20th Century Fox Television, with the aid of Chuck E. Cheese's and Robert's company Greetastic. The unaired pilot is the early version of "Pilot". In 1995, 20th Century Fox Television, with the aid Sony Wonder, the Children's Television Workshop, and Canadian animation studio Cinar, adapted Greeny Phatom into a half-hour television series on Fox. The series was originally set to premiere on April 24, 1995 with the pilot they showed to Fox earlier that year, The Original Unaired Pilot, but the episode was declined to be used by Fox (until it was finally preserved on the season 1 DVD in 2002) due to executives allegedly "wanting something better". The producers of the show then decided to "go ahead" and air another first episode, "Pilot" on August 13, 1995. The rights to the franchise in general were split between News Corporation via 20th Century Fox, Sony via Sony Wonder, the Children's Television Workshop, and Cinar, with Fox and Sony owning 40% each, and the CTW and Cinar owning 10% each. Eventually full ownership was transferred to Fox in 2001, though Sony Wonder still acted as its distribution partner, and Sesame Workshop and Cookie Jar Group still helped with production.
During 2002 and 2003, reruns of older episodes were broadcast on The N (a nighttime block on Noggin), and the show was promoted at Jillian's locations as part of their sponsorship of Noggin and The N. At Jillian's locations was the Greeny Zone, which contained of a Greeny Arcade machine, a animatronic show (called the Greeny Phatom Band, which was a Rock-afire Explosion animatronic show with Greeny Phatom character cosmetics), a food and drink bar serving foods such as bacon cheeseburgers, munchy crunchy honey cakes with yellow jelly, and more, a Greeny Phatom-themed bowling alley, and a walkaround Little Guy or Little Girl. All Greeny Zones except for the ones at the Jillian's restaurants in Boston and Worcester are closed.
In 2008, TCFTV sold Greeny Phatom to Fox Television Studios as an attempt to wash their hands of the franchise. On December 4th, Fox Television Studios shut down along with Fox 21 and created Fox21 Television Studios, so when they shut down, the rights reverted back to TCFTV.
As of this writing, Disney and Sony are the current copyright holders, with Disney owning the rights since their 2019 acquisition of Fox, in association with Sony. Both Sesame Workshop and WildBrain have long since sold the rights to the other producers, though they still help with production on the show.
== Characters ==
*Little Guy
*Little Girl
*Doctor
*Dr. Beanson
*Gary's Mother
*Gary's Father
*Santed Sailor
*Dr. Mother
*Mocter
*Bob Beanson
*Beanson
*Dr. Clown
*Green Bob
*Dr. PBS
*Dr. BeanClownson
*Walter Emmaud Thomas
*Gum
*Gangster Sailor
*Little Guy 2
*Geo Guy
*Gree Guy
*Lucas Guy
*Earthy Guy 
==Voice Cast==
*Robert Stainton as Little Guy, Santed Sailor, Little Guy 8 and Himself
*Billy Crystal and James Sharp as Doctor, Dr. Father, and Rainbow Little Guy
*Jason Lee as Dr. Beanson, Fabritsio, Magic-Mario, and Beanson
*Melissa Altro as Gary's Mother
*Susan Roman as Walter
* Michael Sinterniklaas as Bob Beanson
*Ulises Tobar & Gree G. as Gree Guy
*Donna Christie as Little Girl
*Garry Chalk as Gangster Sailor
*Shiela Reid as Dr. Mother
*Christopher Sabat as Dr. Beanclownson and Dr. Clown
*James Cromwell as Gary's Father
*Graham Greene as Fetus Grandpa
*John Cleese as Monty Python
*James Clayton (speaking voice, 1995-2014) and Emma Stone (singing voice) as Little Guy 2
*Alex Harvey as Magic-Little Guy, Little Guy's Father
*Clancy Brown and Sean Astin as Big Top Little Guy
*Timothy Ryan Cole as Wombidy
*Owen Wilson (2002-present) and Keith Ferguson (2002-2008, 2014-present) as Little Guy 2 (alt. voice)
*Mellow G. as Mellow Guy
*Geo G. as Geo Guy
*Tony Daniels as Little Guy 3, Pella Guy, Gum, Jakelsm, and Greenie-Mario
*Earthy G. as Earthy Guy
* José Zúñiga as Little Guy 4
*Jesse Gieser as Little Guy 5
*Taylor Robinson as Little Guy 6
*Frank Welker as Little Guy 7
*Sebastian Koch as Sergente Beanson
*Doug Lawrence as Pube Beanson
*Tom Kenny as Panted Pirate, Lucas Guy, Dr. Geo Cortex, and Green Bob
* Ringo Starr as Ro-Workshop
* Russi Taylor as Geo Girl and Moctor
*Peter Webber as Little Guy 9
*Denis Akiyama as Dr. PBS, and Dr. Viacom
*Sergio Di Zio as Greeny Michael
*Stary G. as Stary Guy
*Jeppe Mortensen and Alec Baldwin as Little Guy 10
*Alina Withers, Cree Summer and Denise Oliver as Little Girl 2
* Nancy Lenihan as Little Girl 3
*Syo G. as Syo Guy
*Andrew Garfield as Stink Guy
*Les Claypool as Satin Guy
* Tara Strong as Dr. PBS-son
* Grey DeLisle as Little Guy's Mother, Giga
*Martin Sherman as Green Bob 2
*Lyon Smith as Super Guy
*Barūn Kameyama as Pinky Robot GX
*Crystal Stainton as Little Guy 11
*Jake Johnson as Little Guy 12
*Glaceon Waterflower, Jr. as Glaceon
*Nadjib M. as Davey Guy
*Bryn McAuley as Gary
*Gilbert G. as Gilbert Guy
*Liam O'Brien as Pinky Inf. Robot
* Stan Lee as Himself
*"Weird Al" Yankovic as "Weird Guy" Beansonvic
* Snoop Dogg as Himself
*John Flansburgh and John Linnell as They Might Be Giants
*Kelly Clarkson as Herself
*Brandi Carlile as Herself
*Sia as Herself
* Michael Jackson as Himself
*Fall Out Boy as Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz and Andy Hurley
* Tracey Lawrence as Himself
*Post Malone as Himself
* Beyoncé as Herself
* Ernest Borgnine as Himself
* Tim Conway as Himself
*Adam West as Himself
*Burt Ward as Himself
*Larry King as Himself
*T-Pain as Himself
*CeeLo Green as Himself
*Lil Wayne as Himself
* Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower
* Travis Willingham as Knuckles the Echidna
* Cindy Robinson as Amy Rose
* Mike Pollock as Doctor Eggman
* Michelle Ruff as Cream the Rabbit
* Kyle Hebert as Big the Cat
* Kirk Thornton as Shadow the Hedgehog
* Karen Strassman as Rouge the Bat
* Aaron LaPlante as E-123 Omega
* Bill Corkey as Esipo the Chameleon
* Emily Corkey as Charmy Bee
* Mark Biagi as Vector the Crocodile
* Steve Carrel as Scratch Cat
* Richard Horvitz as Gobo
* Rebecca Shoichet as Tera
* Carlos Alazraqui as Nano
* Nolan North as Pico
* Ben Giroux as Billy Timbers (Dr. Eggman in Disguise)
* Jason Griffith as Sonic the Hedgehog (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Jermey Rowley as Miles "Tails" Prower (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Dan Green as Knuckles the Echidna (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Lisa Ortiz as Amy Rose (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Rebecca Honig as Cream the Rabbit (Greebot in Holograph Disguise), Cheese the Chao (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Oliver Wyman as Big the Cat (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Mark Ballou as Rotor the Walrus (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Kath Soucie as Nicole
* Jeff Glenn Bennett as Antonie (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Candi Milo as Bunnie Rabbot (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Nika Futterman as Sticks the Badger (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Lisa Norton as Sally Acorn (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Jessica DiCicco as Marnie the Raccoon (Greebot in Holograph Disguise)
* Robbie Daymond as Scratch Cat (Gree Guy in Disguise)
==Films==
20th Century Fox, Sony Wonder and Paramount Pictures (even though Robert Stainton put that logo at the end of the movie) produced Greeny Phatom The Movie, a film adaption of the Greeny Phatom animated series released on July 21, 2002 and re-released on February 18, 2005. The film was directed by series creator, Robert Stainton. A sequel was released in 2013.
== Merchandise ==
In 2003, LEGO made a set named "LEGO Greeny Phatom", It is still going.
Since 1997, many DVDs and VHS of the show have been released such as: ''20 Greeny Stories'' (a compilation of 20 episodes), ''Feelin' Green'', ''Rainy Days'' and others.
In 2010, At the #GREENY15 press release, Mill Creek Entertainment announced 20 new DVDs coming under the titled Greeny Phatom and Friends, The production started in September 19, 2010 and ended on February 15, 2011. You can still find those DVDs on the website or Target.
In 2018, The Greeny Phatom minifigure line was launched and was called "The Greeny Phatom Gold Set"
==Episodes ==
==Trivia==
*The Greeny was where Dr. Beanson was hired.
*Santed Sailor runs a place called Beach Park.
*When the characters were first created, their shirts were different, since Robert made them that way.
*Since 2012, the show is used as a means to make fun of YouTube trolls on the Internet.
*Since December 2013, the show was hated by people because of the "crappy animation". Most of them were later forced to watch Plan 9 from Outer Space over and over for the rest of their lives.
*The music for the show is composed by Eric Algathar, who was childhood friends with Robert Stanton.
*The series is tremendously popular in Iceland, where it's broadcaster, RÚV channel 1 (formerly known as Sjónvarpið) airs a one-hour two-episode back-to-back slot of the show on Friday nights, and 3 episodes of the show on their kids block, seven days a week. Commercials for Greeny Phatom merchandise can last up to 5 minutes, and the toys are abundant in the country. The translation is of extraordinary quality and full of intelligent and hilarious word play. The cast of voice actors is made of awesome as some of them are really famous Icelandic star actors. The "Bailando En Tejas" song dubbings are recorded by a well-known singer.
**It's also popular in Nova Scotia as well, but not as extreme as in Iceland.
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