Julius Jr.
Julius Jr. is an American animated children’s television series based on the characters of the Paul Frank brand.[1] Produced by Saban Brands and animated by BrainPower Studio, Julius Jr. airs on Nick Jr. in the United States.[2] The series debuted on September 29, 2013,[3] with the second season premiering on May 3, 2014.[4] The show’s last episode aired on August 9, 2015, it aired on the network until September 27, 2015, when the TV series was taken off the air. All traces of the show were removed from Nick Jr.'s website as well.
Julius Jr. | |
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Developed by |
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Directed by | Paul Brown Chris Labonte |
Starring | E.G. Daily Julie Lemieux Athena Karkanis Benjamin Israel Steph Lynn Robinson Rob Tinkler |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Executive producers | John Brian Casentini Elie Dekel Beth Stevenson |
Producers | Janice Walker John Hardman |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Saban Brands BrainPower Studio |
Distributor | Hasbro Studios Entertainment One MarVista Entertainment (foreign rights) |
Release | |
Original network | Nick Jr. |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | September 29, 2013 – August 9, 2015 |
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On May 1, 2018, Saban Brands sold the rights to the series to Hasbro. The show was previously available on Netflix, but was removed from the streaming service on November 3, 2020.
Premise
The series centers around Julius Jr., an ape with a penchant for invention. Together with his friends, Worry Bear, Sheree, Clancy, and Ping, they build a playhouse out of a simple cardboard box. But when they walk inside, to their surprise and delight, they discover that ordinary objects magically come to life and amazing adventures are just a door away in a magical hall.
At the end of each episode, an original song is featured. The song shows highlights from the shown episode. Most known songs are Hey Hey Hey, Come on, Come On, Honesty (For You and Me), Stronger and Braver, and more.
Hall of Doors The Hall of Doors has many doors and some doors they enter them. These are the doors, that they frequently go.
Cast and characters
Main
- Julius Jr. (voiced by E.G. Daily) – The protagonist of the series. He is simply called "Julius" on most occasions, a young chimp and an aspiring inventor who loves to create gadgets to help his friends. He resides in "the box" where he has his own workshop. His catchphrase is "The best inventions are the ones that help your friends!" Although he is an ape, he does not find bananas delicious and instead prefers peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He loves watermelon, called wiggly watermelon on the show. His musical instrument is an electric guitar. His superhero alias is Captain Invention.
- Clancy (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – A short giraffe who resides in the box along with Julius and his friends. Clancy is a young teenage giraffe. Clancy is competitive and often wants to be the best at anything. But he can be a bit impatient at times. His head is larger than the rest of his body. He is world record holder on the show. He likes kumquats, called kooky kumquats on the show. His musical instruments are a hammond organ, and on rare occasions a saxophone. His superhero alias is Giraffe Boy. He is the sidekick of Captain Invention.
- Sheree (voiced by Athena Karkanis) – A light blue raccoon who resides in the box along with Julius and his friends. Sheree is girly, and loves to bake cupcakes and other desserts. She also loves anything sparkly, and has a great sense of fashion. Only she and Julius wear clothes. She is Julius’ love interest. She likes smooshberries (a parody of many berries). Her musical instrument is an electric bass.
- Worry Bear (voiced by Benjamin Israel) – A bear who resides in the box along with Julius and his friends. He "lives up to his name," as he worries about many different things. Because of this, he often exercises caution when engaging in an activity. He is the only male band member to be voiced by an actor. He has a sock ape named Rocky. He likes grapefruit, called giggly grapefruit. His musical instrument is a set of drums.
- Ping (voiced by Steph Lynn Robinson) – Ping is a squeaky-voiced panda cub who resides in "the box" along with Julius and her friends. She is very outgoing, cheerful, bubbly, giggly, and playful just like all kids and children. Unfortunately, due to her age, she is not very independent. Worry Bear is her cousin. She has a dance move which she kicks her knees to her chin. She likes cherries, called chew-chew cherries. Her musical instrument is a tambourine.
- Alexander Graham Doorbell (voiced by Rob Tinkler) – The talking door to Julius's workshop in the box. He wears a pair of thick-rimmed glasses and has a white moustache. His catchphrase is "Whoa!" (which he says every time he is opened). His superhero alias is Wonder Door. He is a parody of Alexander Graham Bell.
- Tool Box-a-Lot (voiced by James Kee) – Julius's robotic toolbox who carries some of Julius's inventions along with him on journeys inside the hall of doors.
- Chachi (voiced by Steph Lynn Robinson) – A chihuahua who is a constant companion for everyone in "the box"; they play fetch and teach him tricks. Chachi loves to play dress-up and he is a great model who adores having his picture taken.
Others
- Shaka Brah Yeti (voiced by Rob Tinkler) – A snowboarding yeti who resides in "Icelaska," which is located in "the hall of doors."
- Sylvia and Gloria – Two caterpillars that reside in "Bugswana," which is located in "the hall of doors."
- Diamondbeard – A gorilla pirate who resides on Seashelly Island (in “the hall of doors”). He has tiny diamonds embedded on his beard as his name implies. He also has a domineering mother who can be heard speaking but isn't seen. He likes sour food, but hates gruel.
- The Wandering Wardrobe – An animated closet that contains different attires for Sheree and her friends.
- Bob – The giggling red beagle who operates “Twirl-a-world” which is in “the hall of doors”.
- Sharky – Diamondbeard's nephew.
- Nadia – A squid who repairs machines. She enjoys working a lot even if it means very few rest times. She lives in “Enginopolis” which is in “the hall of doors”.
- Rock Sock 3000 – A robot resembling a larger version of Worry Bear's doll. Julius can program it for various purposes, although it also has a tendency to go haywire. At the end he always says, “Under appreciated.”
- Dez – A shy dragon with a plaid blue color. He's quite socially close to Ping. He is also the pet of Marv.
- Brewster – The rooster who runs “Sagebrush Farm” which is in “the hall of doors”. He is a regular participant of Crow-Con.
- Marv - A magician who lives in “Castledonia” located in “the hall of doors”.
- Sidney - A millipede who lives in “Bugswana”.
- Scooter - An airplane.
- Hoozy Woozies - Hoozy Woozies are furballs that scream “Hoozy Woozy!”
- Two Giants - They’re two giants.
- Keepin’ Time Jones - He’s a clock that says the time.
- Nova - A star that is best friends with Ping and is very sensitive.
- Squeakers - Julius’ best friend, a rubber duck he lost as a baby. He then gave it to Ping and lives next to Chachi.
- Dr. Paperwork - The imaginary foe of Captain Invention.
- Barney - The barn (his name has the word barn in it) at Sagebrush.
- Chickens - Chickens that always are on the loose, and disobey Brewster.
- Rocks - Worry Bear’s rock collection.
- Martians - Aliens that live on Mars.
- Super Sock - Worry Bear’s favorite superhero. He is very forgetful on remembering his most famous adventures. His villain is Polyester. He resides in Enginopolis, which is in the “hall of doors.”
Episodes
Season 1 (2013–2014)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animation director(s) | Written by | Original air date [5] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Butterfly Dreams" / "Rock Sock 3000" | TBA | TBA | September 29, 2013 | 0.55[6] |
2 | 2 | "Stretch Clancy" / "Pony Macaroni" | TBA | TBA | October 6, 2013 | 0.82[7] |
3 | 3 | "Farmer Sheree" / "Dez the Dragon" | Chris Labonte, Paul Brown | Katherine Sandford and Brendan Russell | October 13, 2013 | 0.41[8] |
4 | 4 | "Banana-licious" / "Pirates and Superheroes" | TBA | TBA | October 20, 2013 | 0.75[9] |
5 | 5 | "Clancy's Sniffles" / "Shadow Play" | TBA | TBA | November 3, 2013 | 0.66[10] |
6 | 6 | "Dressed for Spookcess" / "Think Pink" | TBA | TBA | October 27, 2013 | 0.75[11] |
7 | 7 | "Worry Bear's Collection" / "Rocket Roller Skates" | TBA | TBA | November 17, 2013 | 0.63[12] |
8 | 8 | "No Snow Mo" / "Gravity Games" | TBA | TBA | December 1, 2013 | 0.39[13] |
9 | 9 | "Bouncy Beans" / "A Real Hero" | TBA | TBA | December 15, 2013 | 0.39[14] |
10 | 10 | "Star Games" / "The Joke's on Who?" | TBA | TBA | December 29, 2013 | 0.52[15] |
11 | 11 | "From Me to You" / "Give Ping a Chance" | TBA | TBA | January 19, 2014 | 0.59[16] |
12 | 12 | "Magic Monkey Hidden Dragon" / "Perfect Pirate Day" | TBA | TBA | February 2, 2014 | 0.48[17] |
13 | 13 | "Tidy Up" / "Robo Flop" | TBA | TBA | February 16, 2014 | 0.43[18] |
14 | 14 | "Operation Sand Squasher" / "Dr. Flossoraptor" | TBA | TBA | May 3, 2014 | 0.68[19] |
15 | 15 | "Sneaky Snackers" / "Make Me a Flake" | TBA | TBA | May 10, 2014 | 0.57[20] |
16 | 16 | "The Fruitronic 5000" / "Flight of Fancy" | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2014 | N/A |
17 | 17 | "Clancy Be Careful" / "Just Be Speak Up" | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2014 | N/A |
18 | 18 | "Say Ping" / "Happy Birthday Nova" | TBA | TBA | May 31, 2014 | N/A |
19 | 19 | "Shaka Brah in the House" / "Baby Squeakers" | TBA | TBA | July 7, 2014 | N/A |
20 | 20 | "Giggle Goggles" / "Scavenger Safari" | TBA | TBA | July 9, 2014 | N/A |
21 | 21 | "The Very Berry Race" / "Check The Checklist" | TBA | TBA | July 11, 2014 | N/A |
22 | 22 | "Crow Con" / "Rock Sitting" | TBA | TBA | August 2, 2014 | N/A |
23 | 23 | "Plane Dilemma" / "Delayed Parade" | TBA | TBA | August 9, 2014 | N/A |
24 | 24 | "Bump On Mars" / "Worry Bear Junior" | TBA | TBA | August 16, 2014 | N/A |
25 | 25 | "Julius Goes Solo" / "Clancy Can't Win" | TBA | TBA | September 6, 2014 | N/A |
26 | 26 | "Welcome Home, Chachi" / "Chachi Time" | TBA | TBA | September 13, 2014 | N/A |
Season 2 (2014–2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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27 | 1 | "Dazzle Girls" / "The Box" | TBA | TBA | November 3, 2014 | N/A |
28 | 2 | "Great Inventini" / "Drive in Distractions" | TBA | TBA | November 5, 2014 | N/A |
29 | 3 | "Helping Hands" / "Imagineberry Jam" | TBA | TBA | November 7, 2014 | N/A |
30 | 4 | "Duckyitis" / "Orange Day Dream" | TBA | TBA | November 8, 2014 | N/A |
31 | 5 | "Capture the Pirate Flag" / "Gummiest Bear" | TBA | TBA | November 15, 2014 | N/A |
32 | 6 | "Party Me Hearties" / "Chore Bore" | TBA | TBA | November 22, 2014 | N/A |
33 | 7 | "A Snowflake Day" / "Deep Space Sport" | TBA | TBA | November 29, 2014 | N/A |
34 | 8 | "Pumpkin Plumper" / "No Sleep Over" | TBA | TBA | November 13, 2014 | N/A |
35 | 9 | "Sheree's Choice" / "Sharky In The Dark" | TBA | TBA | April 12, 2015 | N/A |
36 | 10 | "Smellacious Flower" / "Welcomesicle Party" | TBA | TBA | April 19, 2015 | N/A |
37 | 11 | "Invention Tension" / "Flying Oh Ee Oh" | TBA | TBA | April 26, 2015 | N/A |
38 | 12 | "Worry Bear Finds Light" / "Julius Alliday" | TBA | TBA | May 3, 2015 | N/A |
39 | 13 | "Ping's Pretend Problem" / "Please Don't Sneeze" | TBA | TBA | May 10, 2015 | N/A |
40 | 14 | "Worry Bear's Lucky Hat" / "Do the Dez Bop" | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2015 | N/A |
41 | 15 | "We Love You Rock Sock" / "Clancy's Collection" | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2015 | N/A |
42 | 16 | "Clancy's Dream Team" / "Magical Morphimal" | TBA | TBA | May 31, 2015 | N/A |
43 | 17 | "Grump-Noceros" / "Later Skater" | TBA | TBA | June 7, 2015 | N/A |
44 | 18 | "A Daisy for Dazzle" / "Waiting for Julius" | TBA | TBA | June 14, 2015 | N/A |
45 | 19 | "Pirate Julius" / "Mars Bouquet" | TBA | TBA | June 21, 2015 | N/A |
46 | 20 | "Not So Funny Pages" / "Missing Piece Magic Show" | TBA | TBA | June 28, 2015 | N/A |
47 | 21 | "2 Skate 2B Great" / "Sparkletasia" | TBA | TBA | July 5, 2015 | N/A |
48 | 22 | "Appreciated" / "Our Hero Worry Bear" | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2015 | N/A |
49 | 23 | "Julius-inator" / "Don't Worry Be Happy" | TBA | TBA | July 19, 2015 | N/A |
50 | 24 | "Box Fort of Oz" / "Firefly Festival" | TBA | TBA | July 26, 2015 | N/A |
51 | 25 | "Double O Sheree" / "Ping's in Charge" | TBA | TBA | August 2, 2015 | N/A |
52 | 26 | ""Funk In The Junk / Enginopalooza"" | TBA | TBA | August 9, 2015 | N/A |
Broadcast
Following its U.S. premiere, the show later premiered on Discovery Kids in 2014 in Latin America. In the United Kingdom, Cartoonito premiered Julius Jr. on April 6, 2015.[21]
The show premiered in Albania on Çufo on October 1, 2020, under the title "Xhuliusi i vogël" (Little Julius).
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