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| Network | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| Launched | February 9, 2000 |
| Closed | January 14, 2001 (original)August 26, 2001 (reruns) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Van Partible |
| Formerly known as | WBVO (pilot only) |
| Sister network | The Big Bravo Live Toon FM Viva Las Bravo |
| Running time | 21 to 26 minutes |
| Original language | English |
| Official website | Official website |
JBVO: Your All Request Cartoon Show (orJBVO for short) is an Americananthologytalk showprogramming block that aired Sundays from February 9, 2000, to January 14, 2001, with reruns continuing until it was fully removed in August 26, 2001, onCartoon Network as a supplement toJohnny Bravo. In the show hosted by Johnny Bravo, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (fromCow and Chicken), callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network website.[1]
Production continued after its pilot aired. In February 2000, Johnny "hosted" Cartoon Network live in the UK from February 21–25, two months beforeJBVO 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 block premiered on April 2, 2000, asJBVO.
A marathon titled JBVO Weekend aired in 2000. By late 2000, the block's popularity was waning. Series creator Van Partible was not interested in makingJBVO to begin with.[2] On January 14, 2001, the series ended after 1 season and 28 episodes produced. The show still continued to air reruns until August 26, 2001.
LikeThe Moxy Show andSpace Ghost Coast to Coast, Johnny Bravo is the host of the show, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (fromCow 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 fromWarner Bros.,MGM,Hanna-Barbera,Cartoon Network Studios, and otherTurner Entertainment-owned shorts as well as material commissioned by or licensed to Cartoon Network from other studios which would then be played, with an exception of half-hour-long shows.
One caller of the show named Jennifer requested an episode ofDragon 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]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 28 | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) | |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Guest(s) | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "WBVO" | Doug Grimmett | Michael Ouweleen, Pete Johnson | December 27, 1999 (1999-12-27)February 9, 2000 (official airdate) | Dennis and RJ, Phillip, Kat | TBA |
Johnny Bravo sets a poll for what is Bugs 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. | ||||||
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date | Guest(s) | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "VO Show #1" | Craig "Sven Gordon" | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | Allyson, Jamie | TBA |
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, Sam | TBA |
Johnny gets confused after reading Andrew's message thinking he was Ed, Edd and Eddy. | |||||
| 3 | "I'm The Magic Man" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) | Bill and Willy, Rebecca | TBA |
Johnny tells Willy to say some catchphrases Johnny has. | |||||
| 4 | "Wait for the Count" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23) | Alisha, Ashley, Crystal | TBA |
Johnny helps Ashley with his confusion with the names of the boys fromEd, Edd n Eddy. | |||||
| 5 | "Mr. Excitement" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30) | Dan and Will, Duncan, and Linda | TBA |
Johnny tries to get Duncan to talk serious on the phone. | |||||
| 6 | "I've Been Practicing" | Craig "Sven" Gordon, Michael Ouweleen, Pete Johnson | May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07) | Blake, Jennifer, Jordan | TBA |
Due toDragon Ball Z being an hour long, Johnny has to fast forward the episode for Jennifer. | |||||
| 7 | "Celebrate Your Mama" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14) | Brian, Asha, Jimmy | TBA |
Johnny predicts he had seen the short Brian requested 400 times. | |||||
| 8 | "Extensions" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21) | Sara, Johnny, Fred | TBA |
Johnny gives a view to the viewers of the fashion ofScooby-Doo villains. | |||||
| 9 | "Another Monkey Dance" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | May 28, 2000 (2000-05-28) | Michael and Mary, Daniel, Austin and Owen | TBA |
Johnny promises to be quiet during Michael and Mary's request, but he keeps talking. | |||||
| 10 | "Show #10" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11) | TBA | TBA |
| 11 | "It's Gotta Be in a Cone" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 18, 2000 (2000-06-18) | TBA | TBA |
Note: | |||||
| 12 | "I Was Born Ready" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | TBA | TBA |
| 13 | "You Sound Down" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02) | TBA | TBA |
This episode aired during the commercials. | |||||
| 14 | "Show #14" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 9, 2000 (2000-07-09) | TBA | TBA |
| 15 | "5, 4, 3, Hoo-Ha" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 16, 2000 (2000-07-16) | TBA | TBA |
| 16 | "Rokken Like Dokken" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23) | TBA | TBA |
| 17 | "Donny Who??" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 3, 2000 (2000-09-03) | TBA | TBA |
| 18 | "Trouble in Townsville" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) | TBA | TBA |
| 19 | "Take Your Chicken to Work" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17) | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | "I.R. on Show First" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24) | TBA | TBA |
| 21 | "President Scooby" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) | Nicole, Michelle, Andrea, John | TBA |
Scooby-Doo volunteers as the director. | |||||
| 22 | "My Girlfriend" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08) | Will, Tyler, Brain | TBA |
Johnny imagines if he gets a girlfriend using clay. | |||||
| 23 | "Your Mama" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | November 5, 2000 (2000-11-05) | Mama Bravo, Erica, Jacob, Manny | TBA |
Johnny gets a call from Mama Bravo, as she hates Johnny's dances. | |||||
| 24 | "I'm Glad You Dig It" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12) | Ryan, Tess, Kenny | TBA |
| 25 | "Hour Special" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) | Tyler, Dan, Blake, Gina, Gianella, Sherrel | TBA |
Johnny reminds anyone that they can request a movie, as long as it is chosen from the 10 movies shown in the list. Dexter and Shaggy volunteer as the directors. | |||||
| 26 | "JBVO Weekend Marathon" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09) | TBA | TBA |
Johnny shows various movies throughout the weekend. I.R. volunteers as the director. | |||||
| 27 | "Talkin to The Goldie" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | January 7, 2001 (2001-01-07) | Christian, Chris, Daniel, Wendi, Goldberg | TBA |
Johnny shows Goldberg's face a few times. | |||||
| 28 | "You Say It I Spray It" | Craig "Sven" Gordon | January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) | Deanne & Dennis | TBA |
Johnny takes another look at people's fanart of him. | |||||
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.
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.
Toon:FM (orToonFM) was a morning programming block that aired on theCartoon Network United Kingdom channel and throughout Europe. The show is hosted by Johnny Bravo withSpace Ghost character Brak.[4] It is 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 inTokyo, Japan, calledToon FM: Live From Tokyo.
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.
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.