My Life as a Teenage Robot

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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

Episode Guide

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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Cast & Crew

Chad Doreck

Chad Doreck

Bradley "Brad" Carbunkle (voice)
Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Tiffany "Tiff" Crust (voice)
Audrey Wasilewski

Audrey Wasilewski

Tucker "Tuck" Carbunkle (voice)
Candi Milo

Candi Milo

Mrs. Norene "Nora" Wakeman / Jantrice / Pteresa (voice)
Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye

XJ9 (Jenny) Wakeman (voice)
Quinton Flynn

Quinton Flynn

Sheldon Lee / Don Prima (voice)
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  • A sleeper hit.

    8.0
    By Dunking_dove, Mar 25, 2013
    Loved this show. It reminded me of one of my favorite games.

    Mega Man any one?

  • Cool show!

    8.5
    By Lyoko88, Mar 18, 2013
    This was a cool show.

  • I'm Sorry, But This Show Is A Complete Waste Of Time

    1.0
    By ScampTVCritic, Mar 12, 2013
    I tried very hard to like this show. Seeing how I loved this show when it premiered in 2003, and that the show has a huge fanbase, I was hoping this show would be just as good. Unfortunately, this is a show I find to be terrible, no offense to any of the show's fans. The only thing I like about this show is that most of the character design and artwork are great, taking influence from a lot of 30's classic cartoons. I found the main character of this show (Jenny Wakeman) to be way too dramatic. Seriously- this is one of the most annoying cartoon characters ever! Her voice over is WAY too high-pitched, she talks WAY too fast, and goes WAY beyond the limits of normal stereotypical teen characters. For example, in Raggedy Android, she wants so bad to go to the fair with her friends Brad and Tuck, but when her mother doesn't want her to do so, she just cries like it's the end of the world. These are characters I find to be lacking of any sort of emotion. Here, it's taken way too far. Overall, My Life As A Teenage Robot could've been much better if the main character wasn't so whiny and dramatic and had a much better voiceover than Janice Kawaye. For this reason alone, this show deserved to be cancelled much earlier than it did.



    Rating: 1 star/5 starsmoreless

  • Favorite Cartoon Ever

    10
    By kylerawks10, Dec 18, 2012
    Why did they cancel this show? This show is a favorite until death. I was obsessed with this show when i was 12 years old. This show has also been an inspiration of my drawings. I made characters that looked like them in some sort. Why cant they make good "actual pencil and paper" animated cartoons like they used to on Nick, and why can't they be good. Why cant Nick revolve around cartoons this good.moreless

  • This is a great show. If you tell that this is bad, I say this is better than other crappy shows.

    8.5
    By DreadAngelus, Jun 19, 2012
    There's an issue in this show, but only one.



    Plot: XJ9 (a.k.a Jenny Wakeman) was created by Dr. Nora Wakeman. She was designed to protect the world and serve as Dr.Wakeman's daughter. She goes to high school, and mostly encounters mishaps and problems. I can see that this is inspired by Megaman.



    Characters: They have nice details and had their own original attitude. Jenny needs to stop thinking about her popularity and be more noble and heroic like Megaman. Voice acting is nice.



    Humor/Action value: Humor is great, while the action value of this show is more excellent. If if they are focusing on making an action/comedy cartoon then they should improve the humor.



    Art: Art is great, animation movement is also great. I like Jenny Wakeman's designs, as they are inspired by Megaman X.



    Overall: 8.5. I wish they would make another season and improve it's small problems. Then this show would be good.moreless
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  • Why not Season DVD's
    Why do they refuse to bring out nicktoons like this on Season DVD. I'd love to see My Life as a Teenage Robot along with Rocket Po...
    By 2sweetinhouse, May 07, 2009
    01/26/12
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  • My Life As A Teenage Robot Season's 1,2,3
    Amazon recently released these among with some other nickelodeon shows shows too such as Back At The Barnyard seasons 1 and 2 ( as...
    By Nicktoons2, Jan 21, 2012
    01/26/12
    2
  • Create a Robot/Character
    here's the format for the bot...Model: Z M-4Name: Zak Maverik TekilonAge: 10 yrs. (that's how long ago he was made)Creator: Gregor...
    By Omnidude33, Jan 09, 2010
    01/09/10
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  • Contact Nickelodeon!
    Thanks to the roblog I was able to get the contact information for Nickelodeon. If you really want to save the show, let them ...
    By BradvsSheldon, Oct 27, 2005
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  • This show is DEAD!
    Hate to break it to you, but it's true.  Given the fact that the only new episodes are going to be on Nicktoons Network, it's cle...
    By Maetch, Dec 12, 2006
    05/08/09
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futuristic technology, pressures of high school, robot uprising, superhero escapism, surviving high school

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