It's nearly been twenty years since
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius hit theaters and the better part of 15 since
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the animated series based on the movie on Nickelodeon aired its final episode. As you know by now, it's never too long for Hollywood to revive a property for a reboot and in the ever-expanding world of streaming video, revivals are now more possible than ever. Earlier this week,
ComicBook spoke with
Jimmy Neutron alumnus Rob Paulsen about his expansive career and according to the seasoned voice-acting pro, the property has as good of a chance as any to receive the reboot treatment.
Shortly after Paulsen pulled the voice of his character Carl Wheezer - one of Jimmy's best friends - out and had
ComicBook's Adam Barnhardt in stitches over the phone, the actor revealed the show has as far of a reach as any of the other properties he's had a pleasure of being part of. "Well, I've got to tell you, man. I go all over the world when we don't have the coronavirus, and people love Carl," Paulsen says. "They love Carl. I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to reboot
Jimmy Neutron. I think that's one of those shows that a lot of people would love to see again. It was very good. Really smart. That wouldn't surprise me."
That's when Paulsen told revealed he didn't have any inside information, nor has he been contacted to reprise his role as the youngest Wheezer in any sort of continuation.
"I've not heard anybody mentioning anything about it," he adds. "But that certainly is one that I think could stand a reboot, and I think would do okay. I think that it's not too dated. I think that it would be fine. The characters I think would work fine in an updated version."
Jimmy Neutron follows James "Jimmy" Isaac Neutron, Retroville's resident Boy Genius. Jimmy (Debi Derryberry,
AAAHH!!! Real Monsters,
Oh Yeah! Cartoons,
CatDog,
Rocket Power,
ChalkZone, and
Random! Cartoons) creates amazing inventions designed to make his life easier and more interesting--and when they work the way they're supposed to, they do just that! Which is rare. But for Jimmy, his robot dog Goddard and his pals Carl Wheezer (Paulsen,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Sheen Estevez (Jeffrey Garcia,
Back at the Barnyard,
Happy Feet Two), every short circuit is a new adventure!
Created by
John A. Davis and based on several
Jimmy Neutron and
Johnny Quasar shorts, Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment, DNA Productions and Paramount Pictures'
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius made its debut in theaters on December 21, 2001. Following its success, a spin-off series
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius premiered on July 20, 2002 and ran for 63 episodes over three seasons. The success of the film and TV series spawned another spin-off,
Planet Sheen, as well as three crossovers with
The Fairly OddParents under the name
The Jimmy-Timmy Power Hour and a ride as Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Outside of
Jimmy Neutron, Paulsen also says he particularly enjoyed his role in
Biker Mice From Mars and would enjoy seeing that reimagined for the modern age. The series about crime-fighting mice ended up running in syndication for three seasons for a total of 65 episodes in the early 1990s. The series also aired on Nickelodeon in the U.K. "That was a pretty cool action-adventure show with some cool music. A lot of humor," Paulsen concludes. "There have been rumors about maybe that being rebooted, with a whole bunch of different characters."
Paulsen currently serves as the voice director of Nickelodeon's
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is now streaming on Hulu.
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