Earthworm Jim (TV series)

Earthworm Jim
A screenshot from the series' opening sequence showcasing its logo next to the protagonists.
GenreAction/Adventure
Science fiction comedy
Slapstick
Created byDoug TenNapel
Based onEarthworm Jim
by Doug TenNapel and Shiny Entertainment
Developed byDoug Langdale
Voices ofDan Castellaneta
Jeff Bennett
Charlie Adler
Jim Cummings
Edward Hibbert
John Kassir
Andrea Martin
Kath Soucie
Narrated byJeff Bennett
Theme music composerWilliam Anderson
Opening theme"Earthworm Jim", performed by William Anderson, Jeff Bennett and Dan Castellaneta
Ending theme"Earthworm Jim" (instrumental)
ComposersWilliam Anderson
Patrick Griffin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producersDavid Perry
Doug TenNapel
ProducersKathi Castillo
Roy Allen Smith
EditorJay Bixsen
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Cartoon Studios[a]
Flextech Plc
Original release
NetworkThe WB (Kids' WB) (United States)
TCC (United Kingdom)
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1995 (1995-09-09) –
December 13, 1996 (1996-12-13)
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Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series based on the video game series of the same name that aired on The WB (now The CW)'s Kids' WB block[1][2] for two seasons from September 9, 1995, to December 13, 1996. A co-production between Universal Cartoon Studios and Flextech Plc and based on the video game series of the same name from Playmates and Shiny Entertainment[3] with characters created by Doug TenNapel,[4] the series follows the adventures of the titular character who battles the forces of evil using a robotic suit.[5]


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  1. ^ Mendoza, N.F. (October 22, 1995). "WB Raises the Animation Ante". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ^ Gamasutra Staff (April 22, 2008). "Interplay, TenNapel Partner For Earthworm Jim Game, Cartoon Revival". Gamasutra. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Johnson, Greg (December 17, 1995). "A Company and an Artist from Orange County Work to Turn Video Game Character Earthworm Jim Into a Multimedia Star". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 298–300. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  5. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 117. ISBN 978-1538103739.