He officially appeared in episode 1 of the first season which aire… Complete Collection by Greg Miller, Mike Stern. [4][5] While Grim & Evil won the contest with 57% of the vote, Robot Jones came in second place with 23% and was given its own series run beginning July 19, 2002.[6][7][8][9]. Credit goes to Cartoon Network Archive & RetroCCN! When his parents embarrass him, Robot Jones attempts to manually override them to control their behavior, but fails. Robot Jones? Later the same day as all of the school kids are eating lunch, Principal Madman trips on a wire which he later finds out is Robot's charger cable. "Electric Boogaloo": Lenny and Denny Yogman try to trick Robot Jones into being his friend so they can steal his brain. The series' animation technique is different from most American cartoons from the early 2000s. 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Greg Miller stated in an interview on Facebook that he used a Microsoft Word 98 text-to-speech software on his old Macintosh computer for Robot's voice during production for season one, but after the first season was completed, the executives of Cartoon Network disliked how it sounded. Robot Jones is often smitten with his crush, Shannon Westerburg, a tall, young girl with orthodontic headgear and a prosthesis. Robot Jones is informed by his parents, Mom Unit and Dad Unit, that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend. After production ceased on Robot Jones, it aired in syndication before being removed from Cartoon Network's schedule, but episodes were available online on Cartoon Network Video for a short period. The series centers on Robot Jones (voiced by a text-to-speech program in the pilot and season 1; Bobby Block in season 2), a teenage robot who lives in a small city in Delaware in a version of the early 1980s where robots are commonplace. While in class, he believes that the problems are too easy which results in him getting sent to the principals office for being a smart alec to the teacher. In that interview, he also said that he would want to do a revival of Robot Jones, but it would be up to Cartoon Network. This marks the first appearance of Robot Jones's character since the show's cancellation and the first time since the first season where the character's voice is provided by the Microsoft Word 98 text-to-speech programmed voice. Miller's pilot for the series first aired on Cartoon Network on June 16, 2000, as part of a contest called "Voice Your Choice Weekend", in which new series pilots were shown on the network for viewers to decide on which would be the best one to eventually become its own full-fledged series. The show centers on Robot J ones, a robotic teenager attending a suburban middle school. His arch-rivals, Lenny and Denny Yogman, try to sabotage Jones's research by making school more difficult for him. Example of: Potty Emergency "Parents": Robot Jones must bring his parents to parent-teacher night at the middle school. (usually shortened to Robot Jones) is an American animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2002 to 2003. His good grades, poor social skills, and status as a robot are at odds with Principal Madman, a technophobic principal, Mr. McMcMc, a jealous and insecure math teacher, and Lenny and Denny Yogman, two genius twin brothers. ET: Whatever happened to your favorite TV stars? The show is the 12th series to fall under the Cartoon Cartoons label. The show centers on Robot Jones, a robotic teenager attending a suburban middle school. Later, he rants about the humans in the hallway and almost gives up completely on them, until he develops a crush on a girl with what he calls "high metal content". 19:28. (usually shortened to Robot Jones) is an American animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2002 to 2003. He gets easily excited when he hears video games being mentioned. Robot Jones? [2] In each episode, Robot Jones researches an aspect of human life, which include music, facial hair, gym class, etc. to P.E. 2. Due to his polite nature and short stature, students at his school tend to ignore Robot or are oblivious to his existence. In the retro-1980's future, robots have become commonplace. to P.E. At other times he is shown as pleasant and childlike. Promo (2002) Steven Rosero. Robot Jones? Follow. As of 2018, Cartoon Network has stated no intention of releasing the show for consumer purchase on digital retailers such as iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix, moving the show to its sister channel Boomerang, or even physically releasing the show on a DVD set anytime soon. Robot immerses himself in each subject to fully understand it while trying to fit in with his human peers, but this is challenging due to his social ineptitude and others' lack of understanding. He also meets Shannon Westerburg (Grey DeLisle), a girl he develops a crush on because of her large retainer and metal prosthetic leg. Robot Jones? Support us for $1 on Patreon! Robot Jones made a returning cameo in the OK KO episode, Crossover Nexus; where he was turned into stone like other Cartoon Network characters, he also appeared as one of Ben Tennyson's transformations. Let's Be Heroes episode "Crossover Nexus" that aired October 8, 2018, along with other Cartoon Network characters from current and ended shows. on DVD or iTunes, despite both Cow and Chicken and Evil Con Carne being on iTunes as of August 2018. Robot Jones was originally voice by a Word 98 text-to-speech voice in this episode and the first season of the series, but was later taken over by Bobby Block … The titular character's voice in the first season was created with a Microsoft Word 98 text-to-speech function. Robot tries to fit into human society, usually facing a lot of obstacles while doing so. From 2005 to 2008, Robot Jones returned sporadically in reruns on The Cartoon Cartoon Show, along with segments of other Cartoon Cartoons from that time period. Report. "P.U. As Robot settles in at school, he explores humanoid concepts of his own will. After finding out it was Robot Jones, he gives him three months detention for tripping him, which angers Robot so much that he starts malfunctioning and firing lasers out of his eyes and scaring away everyone. Lost 5x11 Whatever Happened, Happened Promo. [3] The show was animated at Rough Draft Studios at Seoul, South Korea. (Video reupload, due to some editing glitches that had to be fixed. Watch Whatever Happened To Robot Jones E17. And while it's by no means the most coveted Cartoon Network show (all of its episodes are available online through Vimeo), what's most notably missing are the original dubs for the show's pilot … The show is the 12th series to fall under the Cartoon Cartoons label. Robot Jones's text-to-speech voice was also recorded for production of the second season, but because the voice change happened during the production of those episodes, this voice was never dubbed into the final prints. is one of the most short-lived Cartoon Cartoons, running for only a year in two seasons (13 episodes and a pilot with 27 segments) from 2002-2003. is an animated series created by Cow and Chicken storyboard artist Greg Miller which pays affectionate homage to the middle-American culture of late 1970s and early 1980s. The series premiered on July 19th, 2002 and ended on November 14th, 2003. "Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?" 3. Why you should "change your oil" before leaving the house. Whatever Happened To Robot Jones E17. The show follows a robot named Robot Jones who attends the fictional suburban Polyneux Middle School in a retrofuturistic 1980s world. Being a robot, he is … He speaks with a monotone and robotic Microsoft "Junior Speech" voice until Season 2 where his voice was provided by child actor Bobby Block. This is "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROBOT JONES" by Liam Gibbons on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Browse more videos. last year | 40 views. (2002) … "Safety Patrol": When Robot Jones is put on the school's safety patrol, his programming for perfection causes him to go overboard with enforcing the rules. "Politics": Robot Jones runs for student council president. Mechanical butlers, electronic plumbers and robo-bartenders are part of everyday life, but Robot Jones is a different kind of machine altogether. "Family Vacation": Socks goes on a spring break vacation together with Robot and his family, but Robot's parents have an unusual idea of what a vacation entails. (usually shortened to Robot Jones) is an American animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2002 to 2003. Robot Jones's animation style can be seen as a throwback to 1970s and 1980s cartoons such as Schoolhouse Rock!, with an intentionally messy and rough look. He then supposes that humans are not all bad and decides to study more on them. The Yogmans sabotage Robot's cube, however, and he begins to malfunction. He can rush into things without a second thought, often due to him believing that he is more efficient than everybody else around him or that he wants to gain love or popularity from it. An example is in "Summer Camp" when Socks convinces Robot to go camping and Robot discovers the ability to feel jealous. I will be happy to take this down if Cartoon Network ever makes the series available legally. When the title of the show is spoken, a group of young children voice the "Whatever Happened to..." part in unison while the "Robot Jones?" The cartoon was notable for its style, mimicking cartoons produced in the early 1980s in addition to many references and plot devices based on fads of the era. part is done by a Macintosh Macintalk voice known as Trinoids. 1. He learns good and bad things every day in life … Whatever Happened To Robot Jones? Robot Jones? Greg Miller went through many character designs for Robot until he decided on the final one. The show is the 12th series to fall under the Cartoon Cartoons label. Add to Wishlist . ": Robot Jones fears taking a shower in gym class because he thinks he will rust. Robot Jones? Playing next. His TV show came in 2nd place for Cartoon’s Networks Big Pick event, losing to Grim & Evil (which later became The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy).Robot Jones made his first ever appearance in the pilot episode which was released in 2000. "Gender": Robot Jones struggles to understand the differences between human boys and girls. In school, Robot Jones interacts with his teachers, Mr. McMcMc, Mr. was created by Greg Miller, produced at Hanna-Barbera, and aired as part of Cartoon Network's showcase The Cartoon Cartoon Show on June 16, 2000. Video game-style commercial. is an American animated television series created by Greg Miller for Cartoon Network. There are no reviews yet. Robot Jones made a cameo appearance on the OK K.O.! [4] During the weekend of August 25–27, 2000, all 11 pilots aired as part of a 52-hour marathon called "Voice Your Choice Weekend", in which viewers would vote for their favorite pilots. While in math class, he believes that the problems are too easy for him, which results in him getting sent to the principal's office for being … never had any re-run… "Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?" Each episode has Robot explore a concept faced by average teenagers, such as gym class or competitions. Playing next. Robot Jones? on August 7, 2020, Here is a complete (as far as I'm aware) collection of. Though the situations he finds himself in are usually at his parents' insistence, others are a result of Robot trying to get closer to Shannon. With Grey Griffin, Gary LeRoi Gray, Myles Jeffrey, Kyle Sullivan. S01E02 - The Groovesicle 12 juillet 2002. Robot Jones? Browse more videos. Reruns began airing on Cartoon Network's Latin-American sister network Tooncast in 2015. [3] Robot attempts to learn of human nature by attending Polyneux Middle School where he makes three new friends: Timothy "Socks" Morton (Kyle Sullivan), a tall boy who loves rock music, Mitch Davis (Gary LeRoi Gray), a headphones-wearing boy whose eyes are hidden by his long hair, and Charles "Cubey" Cubinacle (Myles Jeffrey), a shorter boy who loves video games. The show centers on Robot Jones, a robotic teenager attending a suburban middle school. Greg Miller's original series pilot aired on Cartoon Network on June 8, 2000, in a contest featuring 11 animated shorts to be chosen for a spot on the network's 2000 schedule. Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? Robot Jones? The series ended on November 14, 2003, after 13 episodes and 1 pilot. crystalsandovaltv. Growth Spurts 9 août 2002. Robot is generally snarky, cynical, serious, short-tempered, intelligent and curious. These episodes are a mixture of the original voice and the redubbed Bobby Block voice. The series consisted of 12 shows with two episodes per show and filled a 30-minute time slot. 0:48. The first season has children speaking out episode titles while season 2 episode titles are spoken by voices of the characters. Robot Jones? $20.00CAD. Épisodes (12) Saison 1 S01E01 - Electric Boogaloo 12 juillet 2002. In a town set in the retro 1980's, a young robot must collect data on humans and do whatever he can to fit in with them. "Summer Camp": Despite disliking the outdoors, Robot Jones tries to impress Shannon by showing off his nature skills at a summer camp. The original promtional commercial for "Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?" Workout, and Mrs. Raincoat; the principal, Mr. Madman; and janitor Clancy Q. Sleepyjeans. Beginning with the second season, Robot Jones's voice was dubbed over by child actor Bobby Block, and reruns of the first season were re-dubbed with Block's voice as well. Report. Robot Jones- Robot Electro Jones is spunky, polite, kind and sharp. (simply known as Robot Jones) was an American animated television series created by Greg Miller for Cartoon Network. Robot Jones. If you want to find episodes with only the … Robot Jones? (usually shortened to Robot Jones or WHTRJ?) Publication date 2000-06-08 Topics Robot Jones, Cartoons Language English. (usually shortened to Robot Jones or WHTRJ?) See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by Greg Miller and Rob Renzetti: Greg Miller: June 16, 2000 () Robot Jones is informed by his parents, Mom Unit and Dad Unit, that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend. "House Party": Robot Jones throws a big party at his house while his parents are away, but worries about getting caught by Gramps Unit, who dislikes humans. Despite the Robot Jones pilot coming in second to the Grim & Evil short, Robot Jones was greenlit for its own series, which premiered on July 19, 2002. At the end of an episode, Robot reads a "data log entry" about what he learned that day and what conclusions he has arrived at on humanity. Whatever Happened to… Robot Jones? "Jealousy": Robot Jones feels jealousy towards an android named Finkman, who manages to make Shannon fall for him (as well as the rest of the school). But they focus more on being cool rather than actually practicing their instruments, which confuses Robot as to what being in band is about. Set in an alternate history where robots have become a major part of society, the world's most technologically advanced robot, named "Robot Jones," is given the … S01E11 - Jealousy Épisodes. Here is a complete (as far as I'm aware) collection of Robot Jones episodes. It was animated with traditional cel animation, at a time when many American cartoons had switched to digital ink and paint (possibly due to the 1980s settings). He is guided by his three friends, who go by the nicknames Socks, Mitch, and Cubey. He is an experimental prototype designed to interact with humans … COMPLETE DVD SET 2002-04. Please help support BCDB with a donation or a subscription to the website. Complete Collection, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). by Big Cartoon DataBase is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. was a Cartoon Network animated series that ran for two seasons from 2002 to 2003. Robot Jones? Follow. Robot Jones? A question as meta as the name of the show, which was probably intentional! Prochain épisode. While in math class, he believes that the problems are too easy for him, which results in him getting sent to the principal's office for being condescending to the teacher. The series is about a young robot named Robot Jones who attempts human society during school. 11:37. "Garage Band": After witnessing girls at their school get excited for a garage band, Robot, Socks, Cubey, and Mitch decide to form a band of their own. Created by Greg Miller, Mike Stern. Greg Miller and Rob Renzetti: June 9, 2000 [1] Robot Jones learns that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROBOT JONES? 5 years ago | 218 views. is an American animated television series created by Greg Miller for Cartoon Network.[1]. "The Yogmans Strike Back": After another failed attempts to corner Robot, the Yogmans hypnotize Robot's friends and turn them into an amalgamation robot called the "Yogstrosity". As of 2020, the series never … He is a prototype robot known as a KX8. S01E03 - P.U. Robot Jones? The opening sequence, in which Robot Jones is factory assembled and inserted into a school bus, is an homage to that of 1980s children's show You Can't Do That on Television. Aired back in the summer of 2002. Back when Cartoon Network was the shit! [10] Bobby Block was chosen to take the role of Robot in season two. 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