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Line 13: | opentheme = "Earthworm Jim", performed by William Anderson, Jeff Bennett and Dan Castellaneta | endtheme = <nowiki>"Earthworm Jim" (instrumental)</nowiki> | composer = William Anderson<br / | country = United States | language = English Line 26: | runtime = 25 minutes | company = [[Universal Animation Studios|Universal Cartoon Studios]]{{efn|Animation outsourced to [[AKOM]].}}<br>[[Living TV Group|Flextech Plc]] | network = [[The WB]] (<small>[[Kids' WB]]</small>) (United States)<br>[[The Children's Channel|TCC]] (United Kingdom)<!--TCC is listed here because the channel and its owners Flextech are co-production partners. Don't clutter this section with other channels who have internationally aired this show.!--> | first_aired = {{Start date|1995|9|9}} | last_aired = {{End date|1996|12|13}} | related = }} '''''Earthworm Jim''''' is an American [[animated television series]] based on the [[Earthworm Jim|video game series of the same name]] that aired on [[The WB]] (now [[The CW]])'s [[Kids' WB]] ==Premise== Most episodes involve the series' numerous villains attempting to reclaim the super suit or conquer the universe. However, some episodes have Jim facing more mundane issues, which include returning his neighbor's [[Mixer_(appliance)#Eggbeater|eggbeater]] and finding a new power source after his suit's battery runs out. Also, the show breaks the [[fourth wall]] with characters often talking to the audience and the narrator. Episodes begin with a [[cold opening]] of Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy in some peril that has nothing to do with the main plot or the past episodes, with little statement of how they got into the mess. In between parts (generally before or after the commercial break), there is a short side-story, generally featuring one of the villains doing a more natural part of life, usually without any involvement from Jim. Both of these are changed in the second season, with the cold opens being more relevant to the plot and the side stories being dropped entirely. Most episodes end with a character being crushed by a cow, a homage to the original game's ending. Line 137: | WrittenBy = Doug Langdale | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|30}} | ShortSummary = As Jim plays poker with other heroes, he learns that they have run out of sugar and heads to the nearest planet to get some. However, this planet is La Planeta de Agua ''(Arriba!)'', home of Bob the Killer Goldfish, who confronts Jim with his feline henchmen. Jim manages to defeat them, but realizes that he never got the sugar and ventures out again in search of it. | LineColor = 006400 }} Line 223: ===Season 2 (1996)=== {{Episode table |background=#700070 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=25 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 Line 292: | WrittenBy = Thomas Hart | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|16}} | ShortSummary = Evil attempts to destroy the universe by making two untalented [[Lounge music|lounge singers]], Morty and Eileen, sing a particularly bad song. Meanwhile, the High Council of superheroes determine that Peter has saved the day more often than Jim and decide to give him Jim's suit. Evil nearly succeeds in his plan before the show's budget runs out mid-song, enabling Jim to erase him out of existence with the animator's pencil. Peter then decides that he | LineColor = 700070 }} Line 301: | WrittenBy = Doug Langdale | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|22}} | ShortSummary = While fighting Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, Jim and Peter are transported to an alternate dimension akin to ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. After meeting its counterparts of Walter, the [[Grim Reaper]], and the Hamsternator, the group sets out to meet the Wizard of Ooze in hopes of returning home and obtaining their individual wants. Amidst this, they fight the alternate counterparts of Queen Slug-for-a-Butt and Professor Monkey-for-a-Head, who seek to obtain Jim's [[Ruby slippers|sapphire toe socks]]. After learning that the Wizard | LineColor = 700070 }} Line 312: | ShortSummary = On Christmas, Queen Slug-for-a-Butt learns of [[Santa Claus]]' immense power and seeks to exploit him for her own benefit. Discovering that he is too pure to be controlled through traditional means, she instead brainwashes him using a microchip implanted in his head. However, Jim eventually manages to free him by reminding him of Christmas spirit, after which he assumes his true form as the god [[Wodin]] and helps Jim defeat the Queen. | LineColor = 700070 }} ==Merchandising== Line 328 ⟶ 329: In Ireland, the show was aired on [[RTÉ Two]] from 12 September 1996 to 1997.<ref>{{list journal|work=[[RTÉ Guide]]|date=7-13 September 1996 edition and subsequent dates}}</ref> In Canada, the show was aired on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]. In Mexico, the show was aired on [[TV Azteca]]. In Germany, the show was aired on [[RTL (German TV channel)|RTL]]. In the Netherlands, the show was aired on [[Kindernet]]. In Poland, the show was aired on [[RTL 7]]. In [[Spain]], the series was dubbed in different languages apart from [[Castilian Spanish]], like the [[Basque language]]. ==Home ===United States=== Four VHS volumes were released by [[MCA/Universal Home Video]] in September 1996, each containing two episodes. Line 359 ⟶ 360: ==Legacy== Aspects of the show, such as newly created characters, or art style, were later implemented in future video games ''[[Earthworm Jim 3D]]'' and ''[[Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy]]''. Two Earthworm Jim [[comic book]] series, in the US and UK, were also created to tie into the animated series.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ramsay |first=Morgan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEYnCgAAQBAJ&q=earthworm+jim+ On November 18, 2021, it was reported that a new animated television series titled ''Earthworm Jim: Beyond the Groovy'' was in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=November 18, 2021 |title='Earthworm Jim' TV Series in Development From Interplay Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/earthworm-jim-animated-tv-series-1235114624/ |access-date=November 18, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> A year later, it was announced that Paris animation studio Circus Studios joined Passion Pictures as a partner on the show.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=November 23, 2022 |title='Searching for Sugar Man' Producer Passion Pictures & Circus Studios Broaden Partnership & Are Working on 'Earthworm Jim' Animated TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/searching-for-sugar-man-earthworm-jim-passion-pictures-circus-studios-1235180113/ |website=Deadline}}</ref> In November 2023, series writer Brent Friedman stated that production had been put on hold.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BFree63|number=1717652415892398341|author=Brent Friedman|title=The project was put on hold.|date=October 26, 2023|access-date=November 11, 2023}}</ref> | |||