JBVO
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
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| Launched | February 9, 2000 |
| Closed | January 14, 2001 (original) August 26, 2001 (reruns) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Van Partible |
| Formerly known as | WBVO (pilot only) |
| Sister network | The Big Bravo Live
Toon FM Viva Las Bravo |
| Running time | 21 to 26 minutes |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Official website | Official website |
JBVO: Your All Request Cartoon Show (or JBVO for short) was an American anthology talk show programming block that aired Sundays from February 9, 2000, to January 14, 2001, with reruns continuing until it was fully removed in August 26, 2001, on Cartoon Network as a sequel to Johnny Bravo. The show was hosted by Johnny Bravo, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). In this show, callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network website.[1]
When Johnny Bravo went on hiatus in 1997, Johnny Bravo creator Van Partible and his workers were in the production of JBVO. The pilot was made and aired on December 27, 1999, four months after Johnny Bravo was airing for its second season. The pilot was called WBVO.
Production continued after its pilot airdate, which around February 2000, a similar event where Johnny "hosted" Cartoon Network live in the UK from February 21–25, two months before JBVO officially premiered in the US. This event was called The Big Bravo-Live!, as it was based on another successful block Johnny hosted in late 1999 by the same name. The production for the block was finally finished and the block aired on April 2, 2000, as the block's name was changed to JBVO for unknown reasons.
During the block's airings, the block got some marathons, such as the JBVO Weekend. By late 2000, the block started to get less popular, even Van Partible wasn't interested in making JBVO at the first place,[2] and by January 14, 2001, the show got cancelled after one season. 28 episodes were produced. The show still continued to air reruns until August 26, 2001. This became lost media by the time it got cancelled. The show is partially lost.
Later on, a sequel named Toon FM was launched only for Europe as it aired on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel) and in Europe. The show was like JBVO but with a few changes. It is unknown when the show aired and ended, however, a "he-mail" Johnny answered on The Big Bravo page of the CN UK website implies the show was already airing by June 2001, or perhaps on hiatus. It is also unknown if the show was connected to the radio station by the same name as the station was launched in October 1999. In October 2001, the sequel rebrand to a show being hosted in Tokyo, Japan called Toon FM: Live From Tokyo.
Another sequel named Viva Las Bravo was aired from 2005 to 2006 on afternoon summers. Every day Johnny would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.net would be shown for two hours the next day. He would also constantly appear in commercial breaks, cracking jokes or answering humorous emails and phone calls.
Premise
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Like The Moxy Show and Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Johnny Bravo is the host of the show, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). Callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network[1] website to call the show and request a cartoon from Cartoon Network's cartoon library, including shorts and shows from Warner Brothers, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, and other acquired shorts by Cartoon Network which would then be played, with an exception of half-hour-long shows.
One caller of the show named Jennifer requested an episode of Dragon Ball Z. Being that it was a half-hour long, Johnny regretfully had to fast-forward through the entire episode with Johnny providing only expositional commentary.[3] Afterward, Johnny apologized to the caller for the inconvenience.[3]
Characters from different shows
[edit]- Brak - A cat alien who appears in various polls and appears in JBVO sequel Toon FM. Originally from Space Ghost.
- Chicken - A chicken who appears as one of the guest stars or directors, originally from Cow and Chicken
- Daphne - A lady who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc., as Johnny tells her to pick him up for a date after his show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.
- Dexter - A scientist who appears as one of the directors, originally from Dexter's Laboratory.
- Fred Jones - A man who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc., as he appears as a director of the show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.
- I.R. Baboon - A baboon who appears as one of the guest stars or directors, originally from Cow and Chicken's segment and sequel, I Am Weasel.
- Shaggy - A man who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc., as he appears as a director of the show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 28 | April 2, 2000 | January 14, 2001 | |
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Pilot (1999)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Guest(s) | Prod. code |
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| 0 | "WBVO" | Doug Grimmett | Michael Ouweleen, Pete Johnson | December 27, 1999 February 9, 2000 (official airdate) | Dennis and RJ, Phillip, Kat | TBA |
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Johnny Bravo sets a poll for what is Bugs Bunny's most famous insult. Note: The name of the pilot was ultimately later changed to JBVO when the show was greenlit due to unknown reasons. | ||||||
Show (2000-2001)
[edit]| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Guest(s) | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "VO Show #1" | Craig "Sven Gordon" | April 2, 2000 | Allyson, Jamie | TBA |
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Johnny Bravo explains how to get your request to him. | |||||
| 2 | "Is My Hair High Enough?" | Craig "Sven Gordon" | April 9, 2000 | Andrew, Jacob, Sam | TBA |
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Johnny gets confused after reading Andrew's message thinking he was Ed, Edd and Eddy. | |||||
| 3 | "I'm The Magic Man" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 16, 2000 | Bill and Willy, Rebecca | TBA |
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Johnny tells Willy to say some catchphrases Johnny has. | |||||
| 4 | "Wait for The Count" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 23, 2000 | Alisha, Ashley, Crystal | TBA |
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Johnny helps Ashley with his confusion with the names of the boys from Ed, Edd n Eddy. | |||||
| 5 | "Mr. Excitement" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 30, 2000 | Dan and Will, Duncan, and Linda | TBA |
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Johnny tries to get Duncan to talk serious on the phone. | |||||
| 6 | "I've Been Practicing" | Craig "Sven" Gordon, Michael Ouweleen, Pete Johnson | May 7, 2000 | Blake, Jennifer, Jordan | TBA |
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Due to Dragon Ball Z being an hour long, Johnny has to fast forward the episode for Jennifer. | |||||
| 7 | "Celebrate Your Mama" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 14, 2000 | Brian, Asha, Jimmy | TBA |
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Johnny predicts he had seen the short Brian requested 400 times. | |||||
| 8 | "Extensions" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 21, 2000 | Sara, Johnny, Fred | TBA |
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Johnny gives a view to the viewers of the fashion of Scooby-Doo villains. | |||||
| 9 | "Another Monkey Dance" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 28, 2000 | Michael and Mary, Daniel, Austin and Owen | TBA |
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Johnny promises to be quiet during Michael and Mary's request, but he keeps talking. | |||||
| 10 | "Show #10" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 11, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 11 | "It's Gotta Be in a Cone" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 18, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
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Note: | |||||
| 12 | "I Was Born Ready" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 25, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 13 | "You Sound Down" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 2, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
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This episode aired during the commercials. | |||||
| 14 | "Show #14" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 9, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 15 | "5, 4, 3, Hoo-Ha" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 16, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 16 | "Rokken Like Dokken" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 23, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 17 | "Donny Who??" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 3, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 18 | "Trouble in Townsville" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 10, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 19 | "Take Your Chicken to Work" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 17, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | "I.R. on Show First" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 24, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 21 | "President Scooby" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | October 1, 2000 | Nicole, Michelle, Andrea, John | TBA |
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Scooby-Doo volunteers as the director. | |||||
| 22 | "My Girlfriend" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | October 8, 2000 | Will, Tyler, Brain | TBA |
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Johnny imagines if he gets a girlfriend using clay. | |||||
| 23 | "Your Mama" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | November 12, 2000 | Mama Bravo, Erica, Jacob, Manny | TBA |
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Johnny gets a call from Mama Bravo, as she hates Johnny's dances. | |||||
| 24 | "I'm Glad You Dig It" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | November 12, 2000 | Ryan, Tess, Kenny | TBA |
| 25 | "Hour Special" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | December 3, 2000 | Tyler, Dan, Blake, Gina, Gianella, Sherrel | TBA |
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Johnny reminds anyone that they can request a movie, as long as it is chosen from the 10 movies shown in the list. Dexter and Shaggy volunteer as the directors. | |||||
| 26 | "JBVO Weekend Marathon" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | December 9, 2000 | TBA | TBA |
| 27 | "Talkin to The Goldie" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | January 7, 2001 | Christian, Chris, Daniel, Wendi, Goldberg | TBA |
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Johnny shows Goldberg's face a few times. | |||||
| 28 | "You Say It I Spray It" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | January 14, 2001 | Deanne & Dennis | TBA |
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Johnny takes another look at people's fanart of him. | |||||
Request appearance from shows
[edit]- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - Appears in Hour Special, originally from An American Tail
- "Avast Ye Eds" - Appears in My Girlfriend, originally from Ed, Edd n Eddy
- "Bikini Space Planet" - Appears in Talking to the Goldie, originally from Johnny Bravo
- "Birdman Meets Birdboy" - Appears in Celebrate Your Mama, originally from Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
- "Bravo Dooby-Doo - Appears in I've Been Practicing, originally from Johnny Bravo
- "Bubblevision" - Appears in Hour Special, originally from The Powerpuff Girls
- "Bulldozing the Bull" - Appears in Extensions, originally from Popeye, the Sailor
- Bully for Bugs - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- "Buttercrush" - Appears in Pilot, originally from The Powerpuff Girls
- Cock-a-Doodle Dog - Appears in Mr. Excitement, originally from MGM.
- Cow and Chicken clips - Appears in I'm The Magic Man, originally from Cow and Chicken
- "Dawn of the Eds" - Appears in Is My Hair High Enough?, originally from Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Deputy Droopy - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Droopy
- Designs on Jerry - Appears in Your Mama, originally from Tom and Jerry
- Dexter's Rival - Appears in Another Monkey Dance, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- Dexter and Computress Get Mandark! - Appears in Mr. Excitement, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- DiM - Appears in I'm Glad You Dig It, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- "Dinky Jinks" - Appears in Celebrate Your Mama, originally from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
- Dog Pounded - Appears in Your Mama
- "Don't Send in the Clowns" - Appears in President Scooby, originally from Cartoon Planet
- Drag-a-Long Droopy - Appears in Extensions, originally from Droopy
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century - Appears in You Say It I Spray It, originally from Looney Tunes
- Hare-Way to the Stars - Appears in WBVO and Celebrate Your Mama, originally from Looney Tunes
- "Journey to the Center of Nowhere" - Appears in President Scooby, originally from Courage the Cowardly Dog
- "King Ramses' Curse" - Appears in an unidentified episode, originally from Courage the Cowardly Dog
- "Mock 5" - Appears in President Scooby, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- "Mom and Jerry" - Appears in I'm The Magic Man, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- "Mr. Mojo's Rising" - Appears in I'm The Magic Man, originally from The Powerpuff Girls
- "Orthodontic Police" - Appears in Your Mama, originally from Cow and Chicken
- "Pizza Boy: No Tip" - Appears in WBVO, originally from What a Cartoon!
- Pop 'im Pop! - Appears in Wait for The Count, originally from Merrie Melodies
- Popeye clips - Appears in Pilot, originally from various Popeye media
- "Queen of the Black Puddle" - Appears in Wait for The Count, originally from Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Rabbit of Seville - Appears in Another Monkey Dance, originally from Looney Tunes
- Rabbit Punch - Appears in Talking to the Goldie, originally from Looney Tunes
- Rhapsody Rabbit - Appears in I've Been Practicing, originally from Merrie Melodies
- Robin Hood Daffy - Appears in Is My Hair High Enough?, originally from Merrie Melodies
- Robot Randy - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Scooby-Doo
- Scrambled Ed - Appears in I'm Glad You Dig It, originally from Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Sister's Got a Brand New Bag - Appears in Talking to the Goldie, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- Super Zeroes - Appears in You Say It I Spray It, originally from The Powerpuff Girls
- The Jet Cage - Appears in WBVO, originally from Looney Tunes
- The Loneliest Cow - Appears in Mr. Excitement, originally from Cow and Chicken
- The Powerpuff Girls clips - Appears in Is My Hair High Enough?, originally from The Powerpuff Girls
- The Wacky Wabbit - Appears in My Girlfriend, originally from Merrie Melodies
- Tom's Photo Finish - Appears in Another Monkey Dance, originally from Tom and Jerry
- Unidentified Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Looney Tunes]]
- Unidentified Daffy Duck cartoon - Appears in an unidentified episode, originally from Merrie Melodies
- Unidentified Dexter's Laboratory cartoon - Appears in Hour Special, originally from Dexter's Laboratory
- Unidentified dinosaur cartoon - Appears in Hour Special
- Vegeta... A Saiyan Duel! - Appears in I've Been Practicing, originally from Dragon Ball Z
Production
[edit]JBVO was animated using a beta version of Kaydara's FilmBox On-Air software. A selection of animation clips were sequenced together and triggered by an operator based on the conversations Johnny was having with live callers.
Future broadcasts after January 2001
[edit]Although the show continued to air reruns until August 2001, new segments were no longer being produced by early 2001. Instead, Cartoon Network would edit previous episodes to remove any mentions of their original airdate.
Spinoffs
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Toon:FM
[edit]Toon:FM (or ToonFM) was a morning programming block that aired on the Cartoon Network United Kingdom channel and throughout Europe. The show is hosted by Johnny Bravo with Space Ghost character Brak.[4] It is unknown when the show aired and ended, however, a "he-mail" Johnny answered on The Big Bravo page of the CN UK website implies the show was already airing by June 2001, or perhaps on hiatus. It is also unknown if the show was connected to the radio station by the same name as the station was launched in October 1999. In October 2001, the sequel was greenlit to a second season to the show being hosted in Tokyo, Japan called Toon FM: Live From Tokyo.
Viva Las Bravo
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Another sequel named Viva Las Bravo[5] was aired from 2005 to 2006 on afternoon summers. Every day Johnny would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.net would be shown for two hours the next day. He would also constantly appear in commercial breaks, cracking jokes or answering humorous emails and phone calls.
Rumored merchandise
[edit]There was also a version filed for clothing use. 'JBVO' was once used in the URL for the Johnny Bravo section of the online Cartoon Network Shop, however no merchandise made for the spin-off itself is known to exist. This trademark was also abandoned in June 2003.
See also
[edit]- The Moxy Show - a similar series to JBVO, as it is also considered lost media
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast - the first TV series produced by Cartoon Network, the first Cartoon Network series as a pre-Adult Swim show; similarly used an animated host.
- Johnny Bravo - prequel to JBVO
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cartoon Network:JBVO". Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Van Partible: The Creator of Johnny Bravo". YouTube. January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Alexander, Cristina (2023-05-15). "JBVO's Lost Dragon Ball Z Episode Has Finally Been Found". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Cartoon Network UK - Toon FM Advert. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Cartoon Network EMEA - Viva Las Bravo Promo (2006) *INCOMPLETE*". 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02 – via YouTube.