Talk:Johnny Bravo/Archive 1

Archive 1

Double-layered humor

I think it should be pointedJohnny was in trouble, and his mother came riding in with the cavalry. When Johnny asks how she managed it, she mentions that she 'used to be a member of General Hooker's brigade'. Children laugh because Johnny's mom was in the military. Adults laugh because 'General Hooker's Brigade' is widely considered to be a phrase that preceded the development of the term 'hooker' in reference to prostitutes, even though there's no basis for the assumption. Drago 17:34, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

If that is added, it should also be noted that the "double-layered"-ness is removed in translation to other languages

Jessica Biel

I don't recall Jessica Biel ever being on the show. Carn29 23:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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Captain Stupid

Does anybody know why they changed Captain Spaz to Captain Stupid? Straightxedger 10:29, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I can only imagine that they thought it might spark some kind of controversy.--Tenkosaurus 14:01, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

It probably is only vandalism, though

Actually, in england, a spaz is a mentally disabled person68.4.42.99 05:27, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

becuase if you call some one a spaz it could be affense and they would say something like i do have spazems and they could feel bad about themselves . but if you call some one stupid it shouldnt affend them because then they would be calling themselves stupid now wouldnt they??

I remember

I think I remember Cartoon Network running a commercial or something at one point where Van Partible explained that the name Johnny Bravo came from his full name (which I don't recall) such that basically his middle name was "Giovanni Bravissimo" or Johnny Bravo. Anyone else remember? I'm new to Wikipedia, so before just editing the page, especially since I don't have definite proof, I just added this comment instead.

You'd definately need definite proof before adding that in

How about this?[1] (I am not the above person who brought this up, by the way.) I added this link, with accompanying explanation, in the "Plot" section in revision 21:36, 13 December 2007[2], only for it to be removed by anonymous editors twice and restored by Firefoxman and Jmlk17. I found it removed a third time, and have just restored the information myself. From the post histories of the three different anonymous editors who removed it (Special:Contributions/76.87.41.39, Special:Contributions/76.170.166.191, and Special:Contributions/71.106.10.5), it appears to be the work of one person, who has several vandalism warnings and ban notices on the three IPs' talk pages. Somebody with the authority to do so might consider putting some of the pages this individual focuses on under protection to forestall future activity by this editor. -- Pennyforth (talk) 22:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

What Happened to the Episode List!?

It was moved to List of Johnny Bravo Episodes, obviously (read the first line of the "plot" subtitle in the article)

Does any1 know why the show was canclled?

Braveheart spoof

• In one Bravo epsiode-Bravo is kidnapped by a planet of women but gets the old heave-ho when the women see a Movie of a unnamed Mel Gibson "Braveheart" actor! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.39 (talk) 01:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Removed Trivia

• When Johnny enjoys something, usually something he tastes or sees, he often exclaims enjoyment by saying, "Mmm, (object)-y!" and laughs. For example, he would say "Mmm, lemony!" when tasting something with a lemon flavor. This gag started on the show Pee-wee's Playhouse and had been used on The Simpsons by Homer Simpson.
• Johnny appeared in the video game Backyard Baseball 2005 on a poster advertising "Channel 12". ("Channel 12" is probably a spoof of Cartoon Network.)
• When the series was retooled, the artwork style was adapted to resemble the Sam & Max underground comics of Steve Purcell.
• Previously, there was some belief that the character Johnny Bravo was based on the south Australian post-modern artist Bill Page, but it has now been resolved that Bill actually re-invented his image after watching the cartoon, and then tried to claim credit for being a model for the character in a poorly thought out publicity stunt.
• It is popularly believed that Johnny's name came from Greg Brady's stage name from an episode of The Brady Bunch, and it is possible that creator Van Partible was influenced by this source. However, in an interview that aired on Cartoon Network prior to the debut of Johnny Bravo as an ongoing series, Partible stated that "Johnny Bravo" was a derivation of his full given name, "Giovanni Bravissimo Partible".

Integrated into article. -- Pennyforth (talk) 20:05, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

• In the episode "Perfect Gift", a cow kicks over a lantern, starting a fire, which is a reference to The Great Chicago Fire
• In the episode "Aunt Katie's Farm," after destroying the set and ruining the show, Johnny jumps up and down and continues to yell, "Four feet good! Two feet bad!" over and over. This is an obvious reference to George Orwell's Animal Farm.
• Several episodes have spoofed The Twilight Zone, including Nightmare at 20,000 feet (with a clown instead of a gremlin), It's a Good Life (where Johnny has to babysit Timmy, an all-powerful six year-old who can actually make people go to the cornfield), and Living Doll (where Little Suzie gets a homicidal doll called Little Talky Tabitha). These episodes usually begin and end with a narrative similar to that of Rod Serling's, referring to "the zone where normal things don't happen very often."
• In one episode, Suzie mentions a cat that loves lasagna from a book. This is a reference to Garfield comic books. The book was also orange with black stripes, Garfield's fur pattern.
• Some Hanna-Barbera characters have also made appearances on this show including The Flintstones and Huckleberry Hound. Other classic cartoons and comics that have been mentioned or spoofed include Schoolhouse Rock and Archie comics.
• Some notable inclusions include Mark Twain and Scooby Doo and the gang. The episode with Twain was a reworking of The Prince and the Pauper and ended with Johnny, his duplicate, and Mark Twain in prison for doing another rendition of the story. In the case of the popular canine, this was in the episode "Bravo Dooby Doo," when the Scooby Doo cast meet Johnny, with Velma briefly developing a crush on Johnny, but soon changing her mind by the episode's end; while Daphne was a bit harsh towards him, He offered Daphne a huge dinner plate in one scene and she stomped on his foot, hard. Also there's an homage to Velma's catchphrase, "Jinkies!", when Johnny and the gang are being chased by the evil gardner Johnny exclaims, "Jinkies," then wonders, "Jinkies, Jinkies. Hey, isn't that a breakfast cereal or something?"
• In one episode of Johnny Bravo, Johnny is invited to his next door neighbour's birthday party. A part of this episode features a teenager examining the presents of guests before they are allowed into the party. In the initial airing of this episode, when one of the present is examined and suspected to be a bomb, it is quickly disposed of. When the present is revealed to have actually been a clock, the respective child refers to the teenager as "Captain Spaz", this episode was later re-aired with the line "Captain Spaz" being changed to "Captain Stupid".
• The episode "Panic in Jerky Town" was a satire of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which also included a reference to the movie Soylent Green when Johnny believed Pops had been ground up into Jerky as Jerky Jake's secret ingredient, he yells "It's people! Jerky Jake's Beef Jerky is made of people!", an altered form of the famous quote from the climax of the movie.
• The cartoon character is unrelated to Puerto Rican record producer and former salsa bandleader (now a Latino gospel producer) Johnny Lopez, whose alias since the mid-1960s is "Johnny El Bravo".
• The titles of many Johnny Bravo episodes are send-ups of famous films and stories, such as 'Backdaft' (As opposed to Backdraft), 'A Reject Runs Through It' (A River Runs Through It) and '20 000 Leagues Over My Head' (20 000 Leagues Under The Sea). One of the more obscure ones is 'Schnook of the North' a reference to the documentary film Nanook of the North, considered by some to be the first true documentary film ever made. There is also an interestingly-titled episode called 'Auteur! Auteur!' (a possible send-up of the Al Pacino film title "Author! Author!") where Johnny Bravo directs a film. In its most simplified definition, auteur is a French term for a director who can take a script and, from that, craft a unique film through his own artistic abilities (the opposite being a hack director who takes the script and uses it like an instruction book). The joke is that in this episode, Johnny himself is the 'auteur', though it becomes quite evident that he is no artist.
• In a change of character, Johhny was host of the Cartoon Network special "The Fancy Anvil Awards." While Johnny is usually portrayed as a stupid, talentless, uncivilized clod in his series, Johnny was portrayed as a clever, witty and charming host. For example, after the Mayor of Townsville appeared nude onstage to accept his "Most Ingenious Hiney" award, Johnny commented that "there's one thing he won't be able to lie about in his re-election campaign."
• In the episode Cookie Crisis, there is a reference to Courteney Cox.
• In the "Bravo Dooby-Doo" episode Johnny and the gang are uncovering the masks. One of them is Joe Barbera. Joe Barbera made this episode and Johnny replied "Who's that?"

Integrate as you please. --MasterA113 15:08, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

episode "Hip Hop Flop"

Who did the voices of the Round Pound? NBK1122 (talk) 03:29, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Johnny Bravo (character) Ikip (talk) 00:38, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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3 images, only nine citations, could use more citations to improve the article. JJ98 (Talk) 09:08, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Last edited at 09:08, 30 November 2010 (UTC). Substituted at 15:08, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Video Game Appearances

I'm not seeing a section for Johnny & some of the other characters appearances in Video Games. As an example Johnny, Bunny & Suzie were in "Cartoon Network (CN) Racing" Johnny & Suzie Were In "Cartoon Network Speedway" & recently released, a new Johnny Bravo video game for the NDS only called "Johnny Bravo: Date-O-Rama".--69.19.137.91 (talk) 07:40, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

vandalism?

There are a few references to characters' ethnicities that I suspect are vandalism, such as the neighbor girl being Scottish (I don't recall that she was portrayed as anything but generically American but I could be wrong) and Carl being "caucasian" (which is true but entirely incidental). PurpleChez (talk) 13:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Van's real name is Efrem Giovanni Bravo Partible, which is partially why he came up with the character's name "Johnny Bravo". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.151.203.122 (talk) 00:17, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Guest appearance of Mick Jagger

Can anyone verify a guest appearance of Mick Jagger. Please specify the episode, otherwise this entry should be deleted. It would be in the spirit of Wikipedia to mark all guest appearances with foot notes to their episodes.--Kungkan (talk) 07:51, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Quote under "Legacy and Influence" section

• "When Johnny Bravo first came out, I don't think a lot of people didn't have high hopes for it, and I think it was really cool that prove exactly what kind of character he was." This makes no sense. It appears to have come from DVD commentary. Is there any way someone can take a listen and fix it? Or perhaps it should just be removed altogether. Skudrafan1 (talk) 20:35, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Theme Song

I think the Rev. Horton Heat did the Johnny Bravo theme song,I don't know if this bears mention in the article.

Lonnie Dash

Does anyone know if the character of "Lonnie Dash" actually was in any of these episodes? I saw that Alanna Ubach was listed as the character, on the "Johnny Bravo", Wiki, and it say she appeared in a 1997 music video, singing "I Wish, You're Fine". But I did not see her credits on any episode of season 1 of the show, and IMDB doesn't list her as a cast member either. Was this possible a character that was only in the "Cartoon/Cartoon" series and not the actual "Johnny Bravo" show? Maybe someone else took over the role during this series, or maybe she did the part uncredited? Floppydog66 (talk) 20:19, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

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The show setting

Does this show actually take place in Missouri? DynastiNoble (talk) 06:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

The setting for the series is the fictional Aron City, USA, but no state is ever confirmed. That being said, please remember to only use article talk pages to discuss issues on the article itself, not its subject matter. Paper Luigi ^{T • C} 03:58, 24 December 2019 (UTC)