Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | |
|---|---|
 The series' title card. | |
| Genre |
Animation Action Comedy |
| Created by |
Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas |
| Directed by |
Mike Milo Shaun Cashman Joshua Taback Chuckles Austen |
| Voices of |
Ben Schwartz Andrew Caldwell Tim Curry Ben Cross John DiMaggio Kevin Michael Richardson |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (100 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Titmouse, Inc. Boulder Media Limited Rough Draft Studios Korea Co., Ltd. (Season 2) Disney Television Animation (Season 2) |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney XD |
| Original release | August 13, 2012 – July 27, 2015[1] |
| External links | |
| Official Website | |
| Production website | |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an animated television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas for Disney XD.[2] It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited for Disney's London-based content hub.[3] Many of the character designs were supplied by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim.[4] The first episode premiered on August 13, 2012.[2][5][6] Voice direction for the series was done by Ginny McSwain. Shaun Cashman was the supervising director.
Plot
A town called Norrisville has been protected by a ninja for 800 years, but what the citizens of Norrisville do not know is that a new ninja is selected every four years. Randy Cunningham, ninth grade teenager, is the next ninja. Now, Randy must protect Norrisville from the evil plans of the Sorcerer, his ally Hannibal McFist, and Hannibal's assistant Willem Viceroy.[2][5]
Characters
Main characters
- Randy Cunningham (voiced by Ben Schwartz[2][5]) - Randy is a ninth grader who was chosen to be a ninja.
- Howard Weinerman (voiced by Andrew Caldwell[2][5]) - Randy's best friend.
Villains
- The Sorcerer (voiced by Tim Curry[2][5] in Season One, Ben Cross in Season Two) - This one-time master of the dark arts is determined to destroy the ninja.
- Hannibal McFist (voiced by John DiMaggio[2][5]) - Hannibal McFist is the owner and CEO of McFist Industries.
- Willem Viceroy III (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson[2][5]) - Often just called Viceroy, he is a mad scientist.
- Chainsaw Werewolves - A group of robotic werewolves with a chainsaw for a lower left arm created by Willem Viceroy III that are occasionally used by Hannibal McFist.
- Krackenstein - An evil robot created by Willem Viceroy III.
- Ninja-Bot - There were two Ninja-Bots that were created by Willem Viceroy III.
- Psycho-Bot (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - A robotic scorpion created by Willem Viceroy III.
- Robo-Apes (voiced by John DiMaggio) - Robotic gorillas created by Willem Viceroy III that that are often unleashed by Hannibal McFist to attack the Ninja.
- Robo-Cyclops - A one-eyed robotic creature created by Willem Viceroy III that appeared in "Viva El Nomicon" and "McFear Factor."
- Robo-Lizards - Robotic chameleons created by Willem Viceroy III that can camouflage themselves.
- Slaying Mantis - A group of mantis robots created by Willem Viceroy that are occasionally used by Hannibal McFist.
- Jerry Driscoll (voiced by Andy Dick) - Mrs. Driscoll's deceased husband whose skeleton she carries around with her at all times.
- Mac Antfee (voiced by David Koechner) - He was the ninja of the 1980s, but was "condemned for conduct unbecoming of a ninja" and stripped of the ninja suit.
- Man-Gong - Mac Antfee's right-hand man.
- The Disciplinarian (voiced by Andy Richter) - The tour guide for Detention Island. He really hates cheating so much that he'll go out of his way to try to kill anyone who commits this action if they are on his island.
- Catfish Booray (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A Cajun swamp man who lives in the swamp behind the school.
- The Sorceress (voiced by Jennifer Tilly) - The Sorcerer's girlfriend.
- Evil Julian (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - Evil Julian is an evil version of Julian who was created when Julian came in contact with one of the Sorcerer's Power Balls.
Norrisville High teachers
- Irving Slimovitz (voiced by Jim Rash[2][5]) - The principal of Norrisville High School.
- Mr. Bannister (voiced by Neil Flynn[2][5]) - Randy and Howard's loud English teacher.
- Marlene Driscoll (voiced by Megan Mullally[2][5]) - Randy and Howard's 9th grade science teacher who's smart, but out there.
- Ms. Wickwhacker (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The strict and militant band instructor of the Norrisville High Marching Band at Norrisville High.
- Coach Green (voiced by John Oliver[2][5]) - Randy and Howard's eccentric and insane gym teacher as well as the manager for the Norrisville Wave Slayers water-ski team.
- Señora Jorge (voiced by Judy Reyes) - Randy's and Howard's Spanish teacher.
- Ms. Mary Elizabeth "Tawny" Zingwald (voiced by Annie Potts) - The poetry teacher at Norrisville High School with ankle-length hair.
- S. Ward Smith (voiced by John Witherspoon) - The blind metal shop teacher at Norrisville High School and swordsmith.
- Hippie Librarian - The unnamed long-haired school librarian at Norrisville High School.
- Mrs. Dempsey (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The lunch lady at Norrisville High School who makes her lunches from various things like roadkill and vomit.
- Sundown (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) - Sundown is the janitor at Norrisville High School.
Norrisville High students
- Bucky Hensletter (voiced by Scott Menville[2][5]) - A student who always gets bullied by Bash and plays the triangle.
- Bashford "Bash" Johnson (voiced by Dave Wittenberg[2][5]) - A school bully who is also McFist's stepson, and the Norrisville High Crushin' Carp quarterback.
- Heidi Weinerman (voiced by Cassie Scerbo[2][5]) - Howard's older sister, and the host of "Norrisville High's #1 Me-Cast: Heidi@School!"
- Theresa Fowler (voiced by Sarah Hyland) - A Norrisville High student who has an interest in baton twirling. It is indicated several times that she has a crush on Randy.
- Doug (voiced by Scott Thomas) - A Norrisville High student. When Stankified by the Sorcerer, he becomes a carp-like monster
- Flute Girl (voiced by Grey DeLisle[2][5]) - Nerdy girl who plays the flute in the Norrisville High Marching Band.
- Rachel (voiced by Laura Marano) - The clarinet player in the Norrisville High Marching Band.
- Stevens - The trombone player in the school's marching band, he always wears sunglasses and hardly talks.
- Juggo (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - A student at Norrisville High School who dresses like a clown every day. His known talent is juggling while on a unicycle.
- Dave (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - An accordion player at Norrisville High School.
- Julian (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - A Gothic Student who is seen wearing a purple top hat, a purple suit and sports vampiric features such as false fangs.
- Morgan (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - The leader of "Dancing Fish", Morgan is an upperclassman dancer with a sassy attitude and a smug voice.
- Mick (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A football player on Norrisville High School's football team who is Bash Johnson's friend.
- Debbie Kang (voiced by Piper Curda) - A straight-A student who has an obsession for Mexican death bears.
- Brent (voiced by Jason Earles) - A student at Norrisville High School who is the protege of S. Ward Smith.
- Pradeep (voiced by Parvesh Cheena) - A student who plays the French horn in the Norrisville High Marching Band. Beeb has a fear of spiders.
- Jacques (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A foreign exchange student from France.
- Buttermaker (voiced by Sterling Knight) - A jock at Norrisville High School who is the captain of the "Wave Slayers" water ski team.
- Jed Elinoff (voiced by Himself) - A student caricature of this show's co-creator who made background appearances.
- Scott Thomas (voiced by Himself) - A student caricature of this show's co-creator who made background appearances.
- Ranginald Bagel (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) - Ranginald is a student who served as a background character for most of the show.
- Jason Myers (voiced by Robert Englund) - Also known as Mudfart, Jason Myers was a student at Norrisville High in 1993.
Other characters
- Marci McFist (voiced by April Stewart) - The wife of Hannibal McFist, sister-in-law of Terry McFist and mother of Bashford Johnson.
- Mort Weinerman (voiced by Richard Kind) - The father of Howard Weinerman and Heidi Weinerman.
- Gene Levine (voiced by John DiMaggio) - An exterminator who helps Viceroy dispose of a few unwanted monster blob creations.
- Greg - (voiced by Keith Ferguson) - Greg is a worker at the video arcade called "Greg's Game Hole."
- Dickie (voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait) - In 1985, Dickie was Stankified by the Sorcerer after mistakingly believing that his girlfriend had stood him up.
- Punk-Bots (voiced by Billy Idol) - There are three of them, each with their own color scheme (red, green and yellow).
- Pitch Kickham (voiced by Simon Pegg) - Pitch Kickham is a superstar soccer player who appeared in "The McHugger Games".
- Terry McFist (voiced by Steve Zahn) - Hannibal McFist's hippie big brother and the true heir to McFist Industries.
- First Ninja (voiced by Joel McHale) - The First Ninja was the last ninja from the Norisu Nine who became the first Norrisville Ninja and trapped the Sorcerer underground.
- Sinjin Knightfire - Sinjin Knightfire is a magician and the owner of the Magic Funporium. When Stankified by the Sorcerer, he becomes a magician-themed monster.
- Ninja of 05 (voiced by Patrick Warburton) - An unnamed person who was the Norrisville Ninja back in 2005 as seen in "When Howie Met Randy."
Episodes
Main article: List of Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | August 13, 2012 | February 8, 2014 | |
| 2 | 24 | July 19, 2014 | July 27, 2015 | |
Broadcast
A preview of Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja aired on Disney XD August 13, 2012. The official premiere was on September 17, 2012. Disney XD (Canada) premiered the series on September 29, 2012. The series premiered on October 4, 2012 on Disney XD (UK & Ireland). It premiered in Australia on December 10, 2012 on Disney Channel and on April 10, 2014 on Disney XD.
References
- ↑ Prynoski, Chris (June 14, 2015). "The #RandyCunningham floor at @TitmouseInc is all cleared out. #RC9GN". Twitter. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at DisneyXDMedianet.com
- ↑ kidscreen.com/2013/09/13/david-levine-randy-cunningham-series-both-receive-disney-promotions/
- ↑ Jhonen Vasquez, cartoonist
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at Cartoon Brew
- ↑ Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at TVGuide.com
External links
- Official website
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at the Internet Movie Database
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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