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JBVO
NetworkCartoon Network
LaunchedFebruary 9, 2000
ClosedJanuary 14, 2001 (original) August 26, 2001 (reruns)
Country of originUnited States
OwnerVan Partible
Formerly known asWBVO (pilot only)
Sister networkThe Big Bravo Live

Toon FM

Viva Las Bravo
Running time21 to 26 mintues
Original language(s)English
Official websiteOfficial website

JBVO: Your All Request Cartoon Show (or JBVO for short) was an American anthology talk show programming block that aired Sundays from February 9, 2000 to January 14, 2001 with reruns continuing until it was fully removed in August 26, 2001 on Cartoon Network as a sequel to Johnny Bravo. The show was hosted by Johnny Bravo, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). In this show, callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network website.[1]

When Johnny Bravo went on hiatus in 1997, Johnny Bravo creator Van Partible and his workers were in the production of JBVO. The pilot was made and aired on December 27, 1999, four months after Johnny Bravo was airing for its second season. The pilot was called WBVO.

Production continued after it's pilot airdate, which around February 2000, a similar event where Johnny "hosted" Cartoon Network live in the UK from February 21-25, two months before JBVO officially premiered in the US. This event was called The Big Bravo-Live!, as it was based on another successful block Johnny hosted in late 1999 by the same name. The production for the block was finally finished and the block aired on April 2, 2000, as the block's name was changed to JBVO for unknown reasons.

During the block's airings, the block got some marathons, such as the JBVO Weekend. By late 2000, the block started to get less popular, even Van Partible wasn't interested in making JBVO at the first place,[2] and by January 14, 2001, the show got cancelled after one season. 31 episodes were produced. The show still continued to air reruns until August 26, 2001. This became lost media by the time it got cancelled. The show is partially lost.

Later on, a sequel named Toon FM was launched only for Europe as it aired on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel) and in Europe. The show was like JBVO but with a few changes. It's unknown when the show aired and ended, however, a "he-mail" Johnny answered on The Big Bravo page of the CN UK website implies the show was already airing by June 2001, or perhaps on hiatus. It is also unknown if the show was connected to the radio station by the same name as the station was launched in October 1999. In October 2001, the sequel rebrand to a show being hosted in Tokyo, Japan called Toon FM: Live From Tokyo.

Another sequel named Viva Las Bravo was aired from 2005 to 2006 on afternoon summers. Every day Johnny would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.net would be shown for two hours the next day. He would also constantly appear in commercial breaks, cracking jokes or answering humorous emails and phone calls.

Premise[edit]

Johnny Bravo sitting in his chair.

Like The Moxy Show and Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Johnny Bravo is the host of the show, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). Callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network[1] website to call the show and request a cartoon from Cartoon Network's cartoon library, including shorts and shows from Warner Bros, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, and other acquired shorts by Cartoon Network which would then be played, with an exception of half-hour-long shows. One caller of the show named Jennifer requested an episode of Dragon Ball Z. Being that it was a half-hour long, Johnny regretfully had to fast-forward through the entire episode with Johnny providing only expositional commentary.[3] Afterward, Johnny apologized to the caller for the inconvenience.[3]

Characters from different shows[edit]

  • Brak - A cat alien who appears in various polls and appears in JBVO sequel Toon FM. Originally from Space Ghost.
  • Chicken - A chicken who appears as one of the guest stars or directors, originally from Cow and Chicken
  • Daphne - A lady who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc, as Johnny tells her to pick him up for a date after his show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.
  • Dexter - A scientist who appears as one of the directors, originally from Dexter's Laboratory.
  • Fred Jones - A man who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc, as he appears as a director of the show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.
  • I.R. Baboon - A baboon who appears as one of the guest stars or directors, originally from Cow and Chicken's segment and sequel, I Am Weasel
  • Shaggy - A man who is one of the 5 members of Mystery Inc, as he appears as a director of the show. Originally from Scooby-Doo.

Episodes[edit]

Pilot (1999)[edit]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateGuest(s)Prod.
code
0"WBVO"Doug GrimmettMichael Ouweleen, Pete JohnsonDecember 27, 1999 (1999-12-27) February 9, 2000 (official airdate)Dennis and RJ, Phillip, KatTBA

Johnny Bravo sets a poll for what's Bug Bunny's most famous insult.

Note: The name of the pilot was ultimately later changed to JBVO when the show was greenlit due to unknown reasons.

Show (2000-2001)[edit]

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateGuest(s)Prod.
code
1"VO Show #1"Craig "Sven Gordon"April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)Allyson, JamieTBA
Johnny Bravo explains how to get your request to him.
2"Is My Hair High Enough?"Craig "Sven Gordon"April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)Andrew, Jacob, SamTBA
Johnny gets confused after reading Andrew's message thinking he was Ed, Edd and Eddy.
3"I'm The Magic Man"Craig "Sven" GordonApril 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)Bill and Willy, RebeccaTBA
Johnny tells Willy to say some catchphrases Johnny has.
4"Wait for The Count"Craig "Sven" GordonApril 23, 2000 (2000-04-23)Alisha, Ashley, CrystalTBA
Johnny helps Ashley with his confusion with the names of the boys from Ed, Edd n Eddy.
5"Mr. Excitement"Craig "Sven" GordonApril 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)Dan and Will, Duncan, and LindaTBA
Johnny tries to get Duncan to talk serious on the phone.
6"I've Been Practicing"Craig "Sven" Gordon, Michael Ouweleen, Pete JohnsonMay 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)Blake, Jennifer, JordanTBA

Due to Dragon Ball Z being a hour long, Johnny had to fast forward the episode for Jennifer.

Note: This is the most targeted lost media people were looking for due to the popularity of DBZ.
7"Celebrate Your Mama"Craig "Sven" GordonMay 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)Brian, Asha, JimmyTBA
Johnny predicts he seen the short Brian requested 400 times.
8"Extensions"Craig "Sven" GordonMay 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)Sara, Johnny, FredTBA
Johnny gives a view to the viewers of the fashion of Scooby-Doo villains.
9"Another Monkey Dance"Craig "Sven" GordonMay 28, 2000 (2000-05-28)Michael and Mary, Daniel, Austin and OwenTBA
Johnny promises to be quiet during Michael and Mary's request, but he keeps talking.
10"Show #10"Craig "Sven" GordonJune 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)TBATBA
Note:This episode skipped was skipped over a week due to unknown reasons.
11"It's Gotta Be in a Cone"Craig "Sven" GordonJune 18, 2000 (2000-06-18)TBATBA
Note:
12"I Was Born Ready"Craig "Sven" GordonJune 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)TBATBA
Note:Again, the show skipped over a week.
13"You Sound Down"Craig "Sven" GordonJuly 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)TBATBA
Note: This episode aired during the commercials.
14"Show #14"Craig "Sven" GordonJuly 9, 2000 (2000-07-09)TBATBA
15"5, 4, 3, Hoo-Ha"Craig "Sven" GordonJuly 16, 2000 (2000-07-16)TBATBA
16"Rokken Like Dokken"Craig "Sven" GordonJuly 23, 2000 (2000-07-23)TBATBA
17"Donny Who??"Craig "Sven" GordonSeptember 3, 2000 (2000-09-03)TBATBA
Note:This show has skipped over August.
18"Trouble in Townsville"Craig "Sven" GordonSeptember 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)TBATBA
19"Take Your Chicken to Work"Craig "Sven" GordonSeptember 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)TBATBA
20"I.R. on Show First"Craig "Sven" GordonSeptember 24, 2000 (2000-09-24)TBATBA
21"President Scooby"Craig "Sven" GordonOctober 1, 2000 (2000-10-01)Nicole, Michelle, Andrea, JohnTBA
Scooby-Doo volunteers as the director.
22"My Girlfriend"Craig "Sven" GordonOctober 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)Will, Tyler, BrainTBA
Johnny imagines if he gets a girlfriend using clay.
23"Your Mama"Craig "Sven" GordonNovember 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)Mama Bravo, Erica, Jacob, MannyTBA
Johnny gets a call from Mama Bravo, as she hates Johnny's dances.
24"I'm Glad You Dig It"Craig "Sven" GordonNovember 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)Ryan, Tess, KennyTBA
Shaggy and Fred from Scooby-Doo volunteers as the directors.
25"Hour Special"Craig "Sven" GordonDecember 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)Tyler, Dan, Blake, Gina, Gianella, SherrelTBA

Johnny reminds anyone that they can request a movie, as long as it is chosen from the 10 movies shown in the list.

Note: Dexter and Shaggy volunteers as the directors.
26"JBVO Weekend Marathon"Craig "Sven" GordonDecember 9, 2000 (2000-12-09)TBATBA
27"Talkin to The Goldie"Craig "Sven" GordonJanuary 7, 2001 (2001-01-07)Christian, Chris, Daniel, Wendi, GoldbergTBA
Johnny shows Goldberg's face a few times.
28"You Say It I Spray It"Craig "Sven" GordonJanuary 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)Deanne & DennisTBA
Johnny takes another look at people's fanart of him.

Request appearance from shows[edit]

Production[edit]

JBVO was animated using a beta version of Kaydara's FilmBox On-Air software. A selection of animation clips were sequenced together and triggered by an operator based on the conversations Johnny was having with live callers.

Future broadcasts after January 2001[edit]

Although the show continued to air reruns until August 2001, new segments were no longer being produced by early 2001. Instead, Cartoon Network would edit previous episodes to remove any mentions of their original airdate.

Spinoffs[edit]

The show's logo for it's first season.

Toon:FM[edit]

Toon:FM (or ToonFM) was a morning programming block that aired on the Cartoon Network United Kingdom channel and throughout Europe. The show is hosted by Johnny Bravo with Space Ghost character Brak.[4] It's unknown when the show aired and ended, however, a "he-mail" Johnny answered on The Big Bravo page of the CN UK website implies the show was already airing by June 2001, or perhaps on hiatus. It is also unknown if the show was connected to the radio station by the same name as the station was launched in October 1999. In October 2001, the sequel was greenlit to a second season to the show being hosted in Tokyo, Japan called Toon FM: Live From Tokyo.

Viva Las Bravo[edit]

Another sequel named Viva Las Bravo[5] was aired from 2005 to 2006 on afternoon summers. Every day Johnny would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.net would be shown for two hours the next day. He would also constantly appear in commercial breaks, cracking jokes or answering humorous emails and phone calls.

Rumored merchandise[edit]

There was also a version filed for clothing use. 'JBVO' was once used in the URL for the Johnny Bravo section of the online Cartoon Network Shop, however no merchandise made for the spin-off itself is known to exist. This trademark was also abandoned in June 2003.

See also[edit]

  • The Moxy Show - a similar series to JBVO, as it's also considered lost media
  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast - the first TV series produced by Cartoon Network, the first Cartoon Network series as a pre-Adult Swim show; similarly used an animated host.
  • Johnny Bravo - prequel to JBVO

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cartoon Network:JBVO". Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  2. ^ "Van Partible: The Creator of Johnny Bravo". January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Alexander, Cristina (2023-05-15). "JBVO's Lost Dragon Ball Z Episode Has Finally Been Found". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ^ Cartoon Network UK - Toon FM Advert. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Cartoon Network EMEA - Viva Las Bravo Promo (2006) *INCOMPLETE*". Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02 – via YouTube.

External links[edit]

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