As the title suggests, Jimmy Neutron (v. Debi Derryberry) is a boy
genius whose inventions and schemes tend to get the him, his friends, his family, his
hometown and sometimes the whole darn planet in danger. Hes aided and abetted by his
robot dog Goddard (v. Frank Welker) and his two best friends, the timid and hyper-allergic
Carl (v. Rob Paulsen) and the obnoxious and super-excitable Sheen (v. Jeff Garcia).
In "Attack of the Twonkies" the show takes a tip from the Gremlins
films and the Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". Jimmy
unintentionally brings the cute and furry Twonkies back from an asteroid, discovering too
late that Twonkies multiply rapidly and, even worse, turn into horrible destructive
monsters when they hear someone sing.
The forty-four minute episode is predictable but entertaining. This show is more about
the details, the side stories and the visual gags than the main plot. All of the minor
characters are well defined and have some great scenes with their own pet Twonkies. Even
Jimmys Twonkie-less father Hugh (v. Mark DeCarlo) has a wonderfully ridiculous
sub-plot involving a wooden dummy.
Unfortunately the shows strengths can also be its greatest weaknesses. Some of the best
jokes are old pop culture references and sly asides that may slip past a younger audience.
There are three other episodes on the disc, "Send in the Clones", "A
Beautiful Mine", and "The Junkman Cometh". In them, Jimmy clones himself to
avoid chores, takes his friends to mine priceless gems from an asteroid, and lives out a
Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario with a former invention of his named BroBot. These
episodes are about on par with "Twonkies", although "Clones" lacks an
ending and relies very heavily on references its target audience might not get.
The only features are a large batch of previews that initially play whether you want
them to or not. The show is a 3D animated affair, so theres no loss of quality in
the transfer and the audio is clear.
This disc has a good selection of episodes and should appeal to the established Jimmy
Neutron fan. But the show wont gel for everyone, so if you or the person youre
buying for has never seen the show, it might be best to try to catch an episode on TV
before making a purchase.