Wizboy
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"Wizboy" is the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon
animated series Fanboy and Chum Chum
. It aired on November 6, 2009 as the series premiere along with Trading Day. The episode was written by Steve Tompkins
and directed by Jim Schumann. It stars David Hornsby
, Nika Futterman
, Jamie Kennedy
, and Jeff Glen Bennett
.
This episode marks the first appearance of Kyle and Mr. Mufflin.
Although this was the first episode of the series to air, Fanboy and Chum Chum's first appearance was in the Random! Cartoons short, "Fanboy".
. The episode carried a TV-Y7 rating. It originally aired on November 6, 2009, after the world premiere of SpongeBob's Truth or Square
.
's highest-rated series premiere ever with kids 6-11 and 2-11.
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
animated series Fanboy and Chum Chum
Fanboy and Chum Chum
Fanboy and Chum Chum is an American CGI animated television series produced by Frederator Studios. It is based on a first episode/short from Frederator's Random! Cartoons called Fanboy...
. It aired on November 6, 2009 as the series premiere along with Trading Day. The episode was written by Steve Tompkins
Steve Tompkins
Steve Tompkins is an American television writer. He attended Harvard University and wrote for the Harvard Lampoon; he graduated in 1988. He has worked on such television shows such as The Critic, In Living Color, Entourage, Bernie Mac and The Knights of Prosperity...
and directed by Jim Schumann. It stars David Hornsby
David Hornsby
David Hornsby is an American television and film actor and writer.-Early life and education:Hornsby was born in 1973 in Houston, Texas...
, Nika Futterman
Nika Futterman
Nika Futterman is an American actress, singer, voice artist, and comedienne.She did the vocals "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring hit single "Pretty Fly ."-Animated Series:...
, Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
, and Jeff Glen Bennett
Jeff Bennett
Jeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
.
Plot summary
The episode follows the two crazy "out-of-control" boys, Fanboy and his best friend Chum Chum sees a tall, English-accent, mature wizard kid named Kyle, who was expelled from the Milkweed Academy for Wizards, joining Mr. Muffin's class. They try to be and "pretend" as a wizard just like him. But Kyle seems that the boys are not getting the point. Kyle tells the boys "leave me alone" and gets annoyed by the boys' crazy games.Full recap
Fanboy and Chum Chum are in their regular class until a new kid at their school shows up. His name is Kyle, but no one catches his attention yet. After he arrives, Kyle sits on his own up front, but Fanboy and Chum Chum scoot up next to him. They quickly find Kyle as a pretend wizard, despite the fact he really is one. So, Fanboy pretends to be one named "Wizboy", and Chum Chum pretends to be his assistant. Kyle soon finds that Fanboy and Chum Chum are acting like wizards, and is annoyed. At lunch, they annoy him more by pretending to levitate ketchup. Kyle shows them real levitation, surprising them, but accidentally descends into a lunch tray, which causes him to get hurt by Lupe, one of the students. So, Kyle eventually challenges Fanboy to a "wizard-off". During that, Fanboy performs a "removed finger" trick, causing a dumbstruck Chum Chum to faint to the ground. Fanboy gives Chum Chum an Ice Monster Bun Bun to wake him up, but he sticks himself to Fanboy's head, and they hop around, madly. For Kyle, he thinks this is a target, and he is ready to win. But before he was going to destroy Fanboy he eventually is taken by a griffin, and flies away on it. Fanboy and Chum Chum do not see this, thinking he left, and they walk home together. The episode ends with Fanboy saying they will play wizard with Kyle all day tomorrow, and Kyle can be heard in the distance, saying "No, I won't!"Trivia
Wizboy was the first official episode of the series to be broadcast.This episode marks the first appearance of Kyle and Mr. Mufflin.
Although this was the first episode of the series to air, Fanboy and Chum Chum's first appearance was in the Random! Cartoons short, "Fanboy".
Production and broadcasting
Wizboy was written by Steve Tompkins and directed by Jim Schumann. The episode did not air with its original partner episode, it aired the 103A episode Trading Day. The episode was also Storyboard By Andy KellyAndy Kelly
Andy Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League. He played in the AFL for fifteen seasons. He also played for two seasons for the Rhein Fire of the former World League of American Football....
. The episode carried a TV-Y7 rating. It originally aired on November 6, 2009, after the world premiere of SpongeBob's Truth or Square
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Truth or Square is a SpongeBob SquarePants TV movie which celebrates SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. It is episodes 123 and 124 in the sixth season of the show. This is a TV movie of season 6.-Main plot:...
.
Reception
The episode drew over 5.78 million viewers and 2.5 million kids 6-11. This episode set a new record as NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
's highest-rated series premiere ever with kids 6-11 and 2-11.
Main cast
- See Fanboy and Chum Chum#Original Characters
- David HornsbyDavid HornsbyDavid Hornsby is an American television and film actor and writer.-Early life and education:Hornsby was born in 1973 in Houston, Texas...
as Fanboy - Nika FuttermanNika FuttermanNika Futterman is an American actress, singer, voice artist, and comedienne.She did the vocals "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring hit single "Pretty Fly ."-Animated Series:...
as Chum Chum - Jamie KennedyJamie KennedyJames Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
as Kyle - Jeff Glen BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
as Mr. Mufflin
External links
- Official Episode's Production website
- Wizboy; Trading Day at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...