I would have to say that both of these episodes show interesting character twists in addition to being just genuine fun. It’s interesting to see Jimmy and Cindy’s relationship further transform, while still clinging to their combative ways to hide it. Libby seems to be the only one catching on to these changes. Her perceptive nature and wise beyond her years persona actually catch Cindy stumbling over her words and revealing a definite affinity for Jimmy. Cindy, of course, quickly attributes her slip-up as purely accidental, but Libby has no interest in pursuing it further, at least for now.
Foul Bull reveals much with the characters including Ms. Fowl, who was once a horse riding steer roping cowgirl before tragic events (i.e. being thrown from her horse) lead her to safer and more stable life of teaching. We catch up to the crew on a class field trip to a rodeo. All is normal as we suspect. Jimmy is using the idol time on the bus to work on yet another invention while Cindy sits nearby taking every opportunity to vex him. One wonders of course, does Cindy go out of her way to always be the voice of derision in his head, or does she secretly hope he’ll put down the gadgets and pay more attention to her? We get some insight into this later in the episode.
Enter rodeo girl Sally, who is completely adorable in every way. Sally’s sparkling eyes, warm smile, and acrobatic horse routine are more than Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl can resist. The lads are all love struck and begin swooning for Sally. Their sophomoric behavior is both slightly embarrassing and infuriating to Cindy who immediately makes catty comments attempting to reduce Sally’s luster. Even Libby joins in with her domestic boots remark.
The boys do what boys normally do in these situations, act like complete idiots as they all go to extreme efforts to impress Sally. Jimmy’s attempts are, of course, the most elaborate with his robotic bull complete with internal electro magnet to hold his stainless steel underwear while riding. Sally is initially impressed with the antics and starts to warm up to the guys, but Cindy manages to expose them for the frauds they really are and short-circuits any potential romantic interest on Sally’s part.
Here we see Cindy working to ensure that no other girl becomes the apple of Jimmy’s eye. While the Jimmy/Cindy romantic antics in the Love Potion episode ended badly for both, it seemed that Cindy was anything but put-off by Jimmy’s swooning. Even if he was completely at the mercy of the pheromone he unwittingly inhaled. Basically Cindy is playing her cards well. She’s keeping Jimmy sufficiently corralled while remaining at arms length at the same time. It’s a plaintiff skill that mostly girls have ability to manage at this age, and Cindy is no exception here. She’s keeping him in check until the endocrine system kicks in, which will eventually plant Jimmy’s romantic switch firmly in the ‘ON’ position. This is not an isolated example either. Cindy’s attempts to sabotage his chances with Betty Quinlin are well noted further down the episode chain.
In the “Science Fair Affair” Cindy manages to exclude Jimmy from the one activity he truly loves, the Science Competition, an arena where Jimmy has an upper hand regardless of category or level of detail. The hilarious mock hearing basically relegates Jimmy to “less than spectator” status for the competition.
This gives Cindy what she always wanted; with Jimmy gone she’s left to win the contest, but remorse starts to set in especially since Jimmy had made some hasty repairs on her Sweat Sock Transmorgifier device before judging. She honestly feels genuine regret, and not because she didn’t really beat Jimmy at his own game either. Jimmy’s willingness to help, when he could’ve just as easily sat back a watched her invention fail, actually hits home for her. Jimmy’s kind selfless actions in helping Cindy almost border on altruism. Perhaps it’s a reach, but he certainly had nothing to gain from fixing Cindy’s invention other than maybe quelling his fix-it addiction. It’s now obvious to Cindy that underneath all the crazy experiments and scientific banter, there exists a genuinely nice guy. Something she probably knew all along but seeing it come to the surface was unexpected for her.
Cindy too shows to be mindful and resourceful even if it benefits Jimmy. Her leadership in stopping Jimmy’s “I can’t believe it’s not oil” machine before it consumed her school principle reveal her to be quick thinking and confident. Cindy’s heroics go barely noticed by all the participants save for Jimmy, who attempts to consol her with the fact that the efforts of scientists often go unrecognized. Not exactly something a girl pining for recognition wants to hear. Cindy stuffs Jimmy’s head into one of her newly made pink sweaters as if to say, “Gee, that makes it all better!…NOT!”moreless
Foul Bull During a class trip to a rodeo, Jimmy, Carl and Sheen fall for a cute cowgirl, Sally. To prove themselves worthy of Sally's heart, each of the boys set out to master a specific rodeo talent. Sheen turns himself into a rodeo clown, and Carl wrestles a pig, but it's Jimmy who comes out the victor with his impressive bull riding – and fool proof robotic bull, of course. Once the bull malfunctions however, the boys need the help of a real cowboy to save the day. That cowboy, or cowgirl, turns out to be none other than Miss Fowl. Invention: Hyper-dimentional Super-controlling Electro-Magnet, Bullinator 8000
Science Fair Affair Cindy leads a campaign to ban Jimmy from the school's science fair, citing unfair competition. But even an ousted Jimmy steals the spotlight when his patented oil-generating machine earns him a Nobel Prize for Science – then malfunctions and places everyone at the science fair in grave danger. Invention: The I Can't Believe It's Not Oil 8000moreless
 Andrea Martin |
Miss Winifred Fowl (voice) |
Carolyn Lawrence |
Cynthia Aurora "Cindy" Vortex (voice) |
 Frank Welker |
Goddard (voice) |
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Crystal Scales |
Liberty Danielle "Libby" Folfax (voice) |
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Rob Paulsen |
Carlton Ulysses Wheezer (voice) |
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TRIVIA (3)
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Lars Svenson pronounces the letter J with a Y sound, as in "Yimmy Neutron." However, at the end of the episode he says "I can't believe you're not in jail!" but pronounces "jail" with a J sound.
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A while after Carl fell asleep on Libby's lap, the bus swerved out of control because Miss Fowl was talking to the class instead of watching the road. Carl tumbled into the aisle of the bus, but he fell out of the seat behind Libby. How did this happen if Carl was sitting with Libby at the window seat?
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When Lars Svenson gave Jimmy the Nobel Prize, he pinned it on Jimmy's shirt. But, all through the episode it wasn't visible on Jimmy's shirt. However, it was there when Lars snatched the award off.
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Cindy: Let's ban this brain and, ease our pain!
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Cindy: Superhuman balance and courage, huh? All he had was a super magnet under his lying butt! (shows the super-magnet Jimmy was wearing)
Sally:(gasps) Jimmy! I am disappointed in you!
Jimmy: What a coincidence, I'm disappointed in me, too. Why don't we discuss our mutual disappointment over a Purple Flurp? -
Jimmy: (whispers) Sheen, call me as a witness.
Sheen: That's just what they're expecting, I call Carl Wheezer as a witness!! Mr. Wheezer, state your name.
Carl: Carl Wheezer?
Sheen: A likely story! Where were you on the night of the 16th?
Carl: I don't remember...
Sheen: You don't remember or you don't want to remember? Answer the question!
Carl: (timidly, slightly scared of the interrogation) Which question?
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Sheen: Don't make me habeas your corpus!
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Lars Svenson: (mocking) "I Can't Believe It's Not Oil." Ha! I can't believe you're not in jail!
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Cindy: What a bunch of tongue dragers! If I ever get the hotts for that idiot Jimmy, just lock me up!
Libby: Don't you mean if you fall for ANY of them?
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Sheen: Ah, farmland. Source of the eggs for our breakfast table. And the milk we propel out our noses.
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Sheen: I object!
Principal Willoughby: You're out of order!
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Sally: Jimmy! That was amazin'! How'd it feel?
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Jimmy: Hi there, Sally! Fancy meetin' y'all here.
Sally: Um ... I work here!
Jimmy: Right! Well, uh, fancy meetin' me'all here!
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Both Jimmy and his dad were kicked out of the science fair, Jimmy for being too smart and Hugh because he, against the rules, burped the periodic table of elements.
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Seen on the chalkboard in The Science Fair Affair:
"What character did John Wayne play in The Alamo?" (The answer is Colonel Davy Crockett, and below the question is a drawing of a raccoon skin cap.) Also present are the reasons why cowboys are bowlegged: 1) Chubby horses; 2) No breakfast; 3) Ill-fitting boots; 4). Did not listen to mother. -
Hugh does not appear in "Foul Bull." Judy does not appear in either episode.
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This episode is the first, and last, appearance of Sagebrush Sally.
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We learn that Sam's last name is "Melnick."
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Miss Fowl had a horse named Wheat Germ.
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Sheen hates spiders.
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"Foul Bull" was originally scheduled to air with "The Feud."
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This episode aired at 9:00 PM on Friday, March 26, 2004.
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Cindy: (storming into classroom) Jimmy Neutron, j'accuse!
This is a reference to the famous, scathing newspaper story of the same title ("J'Accuse") written by French novelist Emile Zola in comdemnation of the Dreyfus Affair in 1898, in which Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused of espionage because of the government's anti-Semitism.
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Miss Fowl: (jumping off)
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Willoughby: The court finds in favor of Cindy Vortex.
Jimmy: What?! Why?!
Willoughby: Because her rhyme was so catchy. "Ban this brain and ease our pain!""Ease our pain" comes from the classic 1989 film Field of Dreams. The Voice says "ease his pain," urging Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) to push himself and Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) beyond the expected limit.
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Willoughby: You're out of order.
Sheen: No, you're out of order! This court's out of order!
"I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole damned court is out of order!" is a famous line said by Al Pacino's character, Arthur Kirkland, in the 1979 film ...And Justice for All. -
Jimmy: It's the 'I Can't Believe It's Not Oil 8000'!
The "I Can't Beleive It's Not Oil 8000" is a parody of the brand "I Can't Beleive It's Not Butter."
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