My Life as a Teenage Robot

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While most kids think their own problems are the end of the world, there's one girl whose problems really are the end of the world. My Life as a Teenage Robot is the story of Jenny, a super-powered robot with a super-sensitive teenage heart. Her primary function is to protect the planet from certain disaster, but, like all teenagers, she has her own ideas about how she would like to live. Defending the Earth has become a mundane chore, and she would rather do more exciting things like go to high school and be allowed to drive the family car. My Life as a Teenage Robot, a spin-off from Nickelodeon's hit Oh Yeah! Cartoons (under the name My Neighbor Has A Teenage Robot), was created by Rob Renzetti and is executive produced by Renzetti and Fred Seibert. This show is the third of three spinoffs of Oh Yeah! Cartoons, the others being ChalkZone and Fairly OddParents. Characters: Global Robotic Response Unit XJ9, aka Jenny Wakeman - XJ9 is just like any other robot designed to defend the planet. She's powerful, confident, clever, brave...oh yeah, and she's gotta be home by 9! Jenny, as XJ9 likes to be called, is spunky, dramatic and prone to major mood swings (sound familiar?). She's also obsessed with pop stars, teen magazines and fitting in with the cool kids. Just like a regular teenager, right? Well, yeah...if regular teenagers were 6 feet tall and made of metal! XJ9's creator (a.k.a. mom) is constantly reminding her of her planetary responsibilities, but Jenny's tired of saving the world and just wants to hang out with her friends. What's a teenage robot to do? Bradley "Brad" Carbunkle - Brad is the boy next door. He's Jenny's closest neighbor and her best friend. Brad's not really interested in the stuff his friends at school are into, and wishes he were more like Jenny. He loves a good adventure and he's dying for a chance to explore the world outside high school. To Jenny, Brad's the reference point to all things "teenaged." He's the gatekeeper of "cool." Only Brad gets bored talking about all that lame teenager stuff and jumps at every chance to get in on Jenny's universe-saving superhero action. Guess the grass really IS greener on the other side of the fence... Tucker "Tuck" Carbunkle - Unlike his older brother Brad, Tuck is suspicious of the unknown and likes to be surrounded by familiar things and faces. He has a whole assortment of hidden fears and anxieties (let's just say he's not a fan of ferris wheels!) At first, Tuck was terrified of Jenny too, but after an unplanned tag-along on a meteor-blasting mission he's become her biggest fan. Well, next to Brad. Despite his fears, Tuck insists on going along on Jenny and Brad's adventures. Though being the typical trouble-making little brother he is, he usually ends up doing more damage than good. Mrs. Norene "Nora" Wakeman - Mrs. Wakeman had been struggling for years to rid the world of evil through the use of her inventions. And then, in a moment of brilliance, she created: XJ9 (a.k.a. Jenny). More mad scientist than understanding mom, Mrs. Wakeman can teach Jenny to battle almost anything that comes her way, but she's not so hot at talking about teenage stuff like clothes and boys. Mrs. Wakeman just doesn't get why Jenny would rather go to the fair than defend the Earth. But isn't having a mom who doesn't understand you, like, Rule #1 for being a teenager? Brittany and Tiffany Crust - Brit and Tiff sit securely on the top of the social hierarchy at school. Brit is the master of the putdown, and Tiff can intimidate anyone in school. All the world domination-plotting super-villians on the planet don't even come close to wielding the power these two cliqueish cousins hold in their hands, and no one is more aware of that than Jenny. But Jenny's arrival on the scene throws this tyranical twosome for a loop. Her physical power makes Tiff's intimidation impossible, and the curiosity she generates threatens Brit's center-of-attention status. Suddenly, Jenny is Brit and Tiff's public enemy number one! Unfortunately, the one thing Jenny's superpowers can't stop is her own desire to be popular! Sheldon Lee - Even though he knows he's pretty low down on the totem-poll of popularity, Sheldon is satisfied as a budding engineer and a comic book fan. And if that makes him a geek, so be it! He's quite content to spend his time perfecting mechanical projects and pouring over comics. Until he meets Jenny, that is. Jenny's the perfect combination of superhero and suped-up machine, and Sheldon falls for her-fast! He's constantly giving her gizmos and gadgets as gifts, but they never seem to do the trick. Alas, unfortunately for Sheldon, Jenny's fine with being his friend, but the thought of dating him hurts her brainwaves.moreless
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S 3 :  Ep 23 Aired 1/1/08
S 3 :  Ep 21 Aired 2/17/07
S 3 :  Ep 19 Aired 1/18/07
S 3 :  Ep 18 Aired 1/15/07
S 3 :  Ep 8 Aired 12/31/06

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  • Blast off for a perfect cartoon!

    10
    "Perfect"
    By frosty_ice, Mar 02, 2012
    When it comes to good cartoons, it is very difficult to find good cartoons, especially because nowadays most cartoons aren't funny. But there are exceptions, like this one. This series had everything a great series needed to be successful. A nice design, a great voice cast and a great story.

    The series tells us the adventures and misadventures of XJ-9, or Jenny Wakeman as she likes to be called. She's the ultimate robot fighting machine, created to protect the Earth from all kinds of dangers, but, since she was built and designed as a teenager, what she really wants is to do things that normal teenagers do.

    I love the interaction between Jenny and her mother, Dr. Wakeman, who tells her that she has to protect the Earth, and do as she is told to. Janice Kawaye and Candi Milo have some kind of chemistry between them, which is transported into the screen.

    The villains are cool, and so are the supporting characters, like Brad, Tuck and even Sheldon. I also love the previous XJ models who are Jenny's sisters. I just wished they would have appeared more. Still, it's a very cool cartoon and I highly reccomend it to everyone who's a fan of robot-cartoons.moreless

  • When the fourth season premiere?

    10
    "Perfect"
    By MichaGrzelak, Jan 06, 2012
    I love this cartoon it's very funny and I'm waiting for season 4 .
    Does anyone of you know which year it will premirra Season 4 ?
    (Sorry about my english but I lern ;D )

  • A really cool show I'll admit, but it was repetitive and strange at times as well.

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    By LaserAlloy, May 31, 2011
    One of the mains reasons why I loved this show was because I love watching TV shows of robots, especially those who have weapons and fight for justice, like Megaman. What made this show more interesting was the fact it was a female robot as the heroine of the show, known as Jenny.

    Jenny, or XJ-9, was a cool character. She was sweet, had amazing weapons, and was kinda cute as well. Although, I admit her having unlimited weapons IMO made her too powerful. She seemed almost invincible at times. Another thing I didn't like was the fact it never really had a solid cast of villains. Sure, the Cluster were interesting, but they seemed too much like pushovers instead of real threats. But mostly, Jenny fought just a random group of villains that mostly never made any second appearances. I know that happens in every show, but the fact it was nearly episode of Jenny fighting a different villain most of the time really got redundant and repetitive. A show's gotta have an arch villain, and sadly, Vexus, the leader of the cluster didn't make a good enough one IMO. I know it was a kid's show, but it's gotta have a villain that can be taken somewhat seriously, like Megaman had when he fought Dr.Wily and Sigma. But anyway, this show was pretty good. Not great, but a nice one nonetheless.moreless

  • Not my kind of cartoon

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    By tvlover1233, Jan 27, 2011
    At first I used to like this show (Probably around 2003-2005) But then I began watching it again around 2008 on Nicktoons network and I began saying to myself "How can I've like that show"

    The thing that the creators should have done is made jenny a robot but disguised as a human. Having her as a robot IN robot form and going to school while nobody gives a crap bothers me. If the creators would have done that it would have been a good show. Another thing I dislike about the show is the silver shell. It's VERY repeative when he comes out. Silver shell comes and beats up the villain when jenny has been K.O, jenny and him set up some kind of date of some sort, then at the end of the episode Jenny hates him because he ignored her. I hate it when he comes out.

    Another thing is the lack of villains. The main villains there are Vexus (Don't know how to spell her name correctly), and the bikers (Wannabe villains). They come out almost in every episode. If there is another villain it would be another wannabe predictable villain that you know jenny would be at the end of the episode

    And I also find it weird that sheldon likes a robot. Which means he loves metal? That's another reason why jenny should have been in human form from the start.moreless

  • Pure awesome! Give it a shot!!

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    By SuperSpice2, Jun 21, 2010
    I remember when this show premiered in 2003 (I was 6 then). I don't think I liked this show back in 2003 & 2004 much. I just didn't find it enjoyable back then. But in 2005, I sat down and watched the show. I LOVED it. I thought it was just so entertaining. It was also funny in some parts. I had 3 favorite characters: Jenny (XJ9), Brad and Tucker. I think Tucker is my favorite character of all time in the show. I liked his attitude. I haven't seen this show on the "Nickelodeon" channel in ages... Probably since 06/07 or so. It's sad that it's no longer on Nickelodeon. But it's on Nicktoons now and I watch it sometimes. This show is amazing. I could watch a marathon of this show. I also liked a lot of episodes. There was probably only a few episodes I didn't like. This show DESERVES a 9!!! Check it out if your cable provider carries "Nicktoons"moreless
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