Little-Known Facts and Other Stuff from the EWJ TV Show
This is just a collection of things I've noticed from the EWJ TV Show.
And if you have a better title for this page (or anything to contribute),
please EMAIL ME
Q:
So, how many references to the word 'suckage' have there been on Earthworm Jim?
A: I've counted 2 references.
In EWJ ep Trout!, Psy-Crow, after being defeated,
mumbles under his breath, "Maximum suckage."
In EJ ep The Wizard of Ooze, the Queen (riding on a vacuum cleaner) tells Jim to prepare for "Suckage most foul!"
Recently, an email sent by Damien Q. confirmed my suspicions that there was a 'suckage' quote in
The Eggbeater. I'll quote directly from the text:
When EJ and co. go to the Professor's place, old simian skull attacks them with a vampirish
vacuum-cleaner, which goes for Mrs. B.
Jim pulls the vacuum off, saying,
"Looks like your incredibly fakey wig has clogged its mechanism, saving you from suckage most foul!"
Thanks, Damien!
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Q:
So, did Jim *really* hand-knit
those antennae warmers that he gave Princess What's Her Name for Christmas?
A: Yes! He did! In the opening scene EWJ ep "Opposites Attack" (after the 'Outtake' of Jim
and Evil Jim), Jim is sitting down, in a chair knitting something pink......"Antennae warmers," he grins to the audience.
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Q:
What are David Perry's favorite episodes?
A: According to the President of Shiny Entertainment himself, his
favorite eps were the Eggbeater and the Book of Doom.
Also, his favorite character is Peter, although he thinks that the
Shiny version looks better. (And I have to agree with him on that one!)
Added June 27th, 1997
Recently, there was a newsbit posted on
the Freakazoid/Earthworm Jim Memorial. Here's what it said:
***When Asked, "Do you like the way the Earthworm Jim Show is going?" Dan Perry of Shiny
Entertainment replied...***
For me? No. But the fans like it, so I'm not going to criticize it. I'm more an action guy, wanting a
hero, but EWJ is used more as entertainment than action. I wanted to feel that Jim was a hero."
I was curious by the last part, so I emailed Dave (can I call you Dave?) about it.
I asked: "What do you mean by "wanting to be more of a hero?"
The Prez replied:
"In too many episodes, Peter is the real hero."
(Athena's note: I'm afraid I would have to agree with that....)
Along with this, the Prez also stated the **reason** why The Eggbeater was one of his favorite
eps. The reason is......(drumroll, please)
"....Because Jim really kicked some butt [in that one]."
Addendum: At the end of the letter Dave asked me if I had been
keeping tack of EWJ3 - as if he had to ask!
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Q:
Boy! Some of those voices they use in EWJ sound hauntingly familiar.....
A: Yes. Alot of them are, aren't they?
You probably best know Dan Castellaneta (that would be Jim) as Homer Simpson, or the Genie on "Aladdin: the Series".
(Personally, though, I don't think they should've allowed him to do Jim's voice. He insults the Almighty TenNapel.)
Edward Hibbert (AKA EVIL The Cat) has been known to appear
in an occasional role on 'Frasier'.
The best 'Frasier' to look for him in is the one show wherein Frasier "directs an old-fashioned radio
drama" - THAT 'sode was a RIOT!
In fact, in some parts you halfway expect Ed to exclaim, "A minor setback!" and call for his henchrat!
Charlie Adler (Professor Monkey-For-A-Head) is.....um, well, he's really popular in the business.Trust me. Here are just a *few* voices he does...
- Wendy Elizabeth's brother on Eek! The Cat.
- A mad scientist, from the Eek! The Cat series "Klutter."
- Mr. Ed Bighead, from Rocko's Modern Life.
- Mrs. Beverly Bighead, from Rocko.
- Ickus, from AAAHH! Real Monsters!
- Cow, Chicken, Red Guy, and I R Weasel, on the stupidest show ever, Cow and Chicken
If you know of any more voices Charlie has done, DO NOTLet me know!! If I had known that he had done SO MANY voices, I wouldn't have even ASKED in the first place!! So QUIT SENDING ME C. ADLER'S ROLES, OKAY??? JUST GET OFF MY BACK, MAN!! Thank you.
Katie Soucie is the warrior-woman (ha!) Princess What's Her Name. She's also done
Lola Bunnie, in Space Jam (although I personally liked the Nerdlucks better), little Sneezer from
Tiny Toon Adventures. I'm sure there's more, but frankly I don't care for the
TV show What's Her Name very much. Feel free to flame me. See if I care. :P
Jeff (Glen) Bennett is Peter Puppy's glorious voice. This was, IMO, the only voice
they perfectly casted (except for Walter). JGB is also
the EWJ narrator.
Jeff was Baloney the Dinosaur (Aaah! The Lumpy Thing!)
in the Animaniacs episode Baloney and Friends, the best parody
of that big fat purple monstrosity yet!
Jeff's other voice credits (to my knowledge):
- Brooklyn, on Gargoyles.
- Duke, on Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (Duke, sounds almost
exactly like Brooklyn, IMO. I never liked Duke. Chameleon is my favorite.).
- Lord Bravery, on Freakazoid! (who sounds JUST LIKE the Narrator in EWJ)
- OrbitronCaptain Simian and the Space Monkeys (Gotta get that thing fixed!)
- The character Johnny Bravo from the Cartoon Network show of the same name.
.....And tons of others that aren't coming to mind right now.
Jim Cummings (Psy-Crow and Bob) is like Jeff Bennet, only JC's been
around longer. Here are a few of his voices:
- Darkwing Duck (and just about every other character on the show), from (what else?)
Darkwing Duck.
- Ed (the Hyena), in The Lion King (Why they don't
use him for Ed on the occasional shorts on Timon and Pumbaa is beyond me).
- Winnie The Pooh. I hate that stuffed little bear.
The more complete repretoires(sp?) of these and other the other
talented voice actors are found Right Here, along with alot of other things about the show. Go see it! It's chock full of info and vitamin C.
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Q:
Hey.....What happened to Mrs. Bleverage in
"For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls"?
A: You know what? I'm not sure.
Mrs. Bleverage (whose first name we later learn to be Ethel) was
first introduced in the EWJ ep the Eggbeater.
She later shows up in the ep Exile of Lucy, and ("Gasp of horror!"), at the
end of the show, decides that she'll stay with the Queen, who by that time
is now Miz B's best friend.
Ethel briefly appears in the ep Hyper Psy-Crow, commenting on the Queen's nice use
of words in describing Psy-Crow's fate if he doesn't get her Jim's suit. ("I'll chop
you into pieces so small you could fit 'em through a screen door!")
Ethel B. was also casted as the "Wicked Bleverage of the South-West!" in The Wizard of
Ooze. (the Queen: "Alright!! Who dropped the house on my best friend??")
And then, suddenly, in For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls, Ethel *disappears*.
Without a trace. No 'Unsolved Mystery' case for her or anything.
I should think that if they carry the Ethel/Queen through.....what? 3 eps, they'd
oughta at least mention her in this one!
Does this mean that Miz B has been dropped?
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Q:
Were there any sight-gags in the EWJ TV Show? If so, name some.
A: In My Opinion, EWJ rivals Freakazoid! in the area of sight gags. Here's just a few gags that I've sighted:
EWJ ep A Lounge Day's Journey into Evening: In the outtake (bumper....Whatever!), Jim and Peter are thrown to the Great Sturgeon. Floating in the foreground (before they hit the water) is a bottle-note, which reads,
- "Phone Home, Phone Home - Geppeto"
During one scene in The Wizard of Ooze, the Professor and the Tin Reaper
are playing chess. However, rather than having normal chess pieces, the
different types of pieces are represented by different EWJ Characters. Here's what I found:
- Rook: A little cocktail weiner (I kid you not).
- Knight: EVIL The Cat riding his Henchrat.
- Bishop: Psy-Crow
- King: The Professor
- Queen: Who else??
UPDATE! Here's the reference, sent in by someone whose name I erased:
"The chess match in "The Wizard of Ooze" is ripped off from Ingmar Bergman's 1957 black-and-white Swedish classic "The Seventh Seal", in which a knight returns from the Crusades to find Sweden ravaged by the black death. On a beach he meets a large, cloaked figure who bears a striking resemblance to
the Tin Reaper, who tells him he has to die. In order to prolong his life a bit, the knight challenges Death to a game of chess. The pieces all look normal though."
Am I a dedicated fan or WHAT?
After the Professor has been sent to the Mall of the Dead by the
Tin Reaper (EWJ ep the Wizard of Ooze), he wanders off
towards Brain Freeze Frozen Yogurt. (Also
note the movies playing in the Cinema, Dead Zone,
Dead Man Walking, and Dead takes a Holiday.)
In EWJ ep Sidekicked, Jim saves many-a-princess during his
quest to find What's Her Name. (Is it just me, or do all of the
princesses that he saves look like the evil spawn of the Queen?).
During one quick scene, look closely at the newspaper-dispensers.
According to the headlines - the "Rate of Rescued Princesses" has
skyrocketed!
In EWJ ep "TROUT!" there's *kind of* a 'Did You Notice' bit.....
After Jim and Peter have finished leaving the World's Biggest Scab, the Jim-cycle
speeds away - with a bumpersticker on the back claiming
"I break for scabs!
In EWJ ep "Day of the Fish", Jim protects himself from #4 by using his
'Impenetrable Manta Shield'. No creativity used here, folks - the Manta Shield is
an actual secret move in EWJ2. (and YES, I know how the move is executed......FINE go ahead
and flood me with THOUSANDS of emails asking how to get it......See if I care! :P )
Q:
Where can I find a list of some of the funniest
things said on Earthworm Jim?
A: Right here!
"This funniest things said..." used to be on this page, but I moved it.
So there. Deal with it.
Q:
I remember in one ep the Princess saying something about "taking the throne back" from her sister. Did Princess What's Her Name really get the Insectican throne 'stolen' from her? In other words, is Princess What's Her Name really the rightful ruler of Insectica?
A: NO! SHE ISN'T! AND I HAVE PROOF!!
In EWJ ep "Queen What's Her Name" there is a scene in the Princess's flashback wherein you see the two sisters born.
Guess who was hatched first? You're RIGHT! THE QUEEN!!!
*THERE**FORE*, Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-Filled, Malformed, Slug-For-A-Butt is the FAIR-AND-SQUARE RULER OF INSECTICA!! Which means that WHN should look at her flashbacks carefully before she gets her baggies all in a twist.
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Q:
Another thing from "Queen What's Her Name" - the Queen goes out to get her horns (antennae - whatever!) bleached. The writers just threw this in for a plot point - right?
A: Well......Kinda. Take another look at that flashback scene - the Queen was actually born with antennae colored "Black as pitch."
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Q:
Eat Dirt.............WHAT??? What are the variations on the
"Eat Dirt" battle-cry?
A: Lucky for you, my confused chum, I have been compiling a partial list
of Jim's "Eat Dirt!" variations. Here they are!
EAT DIRT......
- .......Large, undefeatable army!! ( - the Eggbeater)
- .......Everyone in the vicinity! ( - Bring me the Head of Earthworm Jim -- thanks to Courtney for the correct ep)
- .......Entomological thingamabob! ( - The Wizard of Ooze)
- .......Big shiny battlecraft! ( - the Eggbeater --notice the Shiny Entertainment ref? ;)
- .......Vile, mandibled horror! ( - TROUT!)
- .......Evil banana-suited doofus! ( - Sword of Righteousness)
- .......Detestable nemesis of virtue! ( - Book of Doom)
- .......Insufferable space anomaly! ( - Book of Doom)
- .......Nefarious suit thieves! ( - Bring me the Head....)
- .......Foul slimy monarch! ( - Assault and Battery)
- .......Foul engine of destruction! ( - Day of the Fish)
- .......Pointy-beaked squeeze head! ( - to Psy-Crow in the Upholstered Peril outtake)
- .......Scale bedecked evildoer! ( - Darwin's Nightmare)
- .......Foul defiler of trees! ( - The Anti-Fish )
- .......Evildoers! ( - ? )
Of course, this is just the beginning.....E-Mail Me if you remember
some of the other 'Eat Dirt' variations......And if you know the ep the quote came from, please be sure to tell me that, too.
A Special thanks to Courtney for providing me with most of the Eat Dirt variations found here! You have a groovy day now too, y'hear? Also, to Chris Darling, the deranged, Britsh fan he is! (waves to Msbuzzkill)
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Q:
....And the variations on the "Doomed" quote?
A: Here they are:
Doomed, I tell ya! DOOMED!
- ....In case you weren't paying attention! ( - Peanut of the Apes )
- ....In case you didn't hear me! ( - Upholstered Peril )
- ....From the middle-english meaning condemned to ruination or death! DOO-MED!! ( - Wizard of Ooze )
- ....For those of you at home keeping score! ( - For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls)
Of course, these aren't ALL of the variations....E-Mail Me if you remember
some of the other 'Doomed' variations......And if you know the ep the quote came from, please be sure to tell me that, too.
Thanks to Tails and Courtney for the corrections!
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Q:
Why did they ever think up Peter's Fear Chant? I mean, it's interesting, but WHY?? He never had a chant in the video game...!
A: Well, actually....
The chant isn't original. It is taken from a book named DUNE. This same book was made into a four-hour long movie (well, four hours on TV, two hours on tape) with, among other things, a "cult following " as well as, I believe, Patrick Stewart as a player.
The full chant goes something like this:
"I must not fear. Fear is the little death.
Fear is the mind-killer that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear......."
Etc., etc., etc.
According to correspondant Hush, it is a "Bene Gesserit" chant, and,
"The main repeated part is 'I must not fear. Fear is the little death'."
Pretty excellent, huh?
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