Re-Animated

in Dreamworks Re-Animated
Created by	Tim McKeon Adam Pava
Written by	Tim McKeon Adam Pava
Starring	Dominic Janes Fred Willard Eunice Cho Matt Knudsen Bil Dwyer Rachel Quaintance Rhea Lando
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Cartoon Network Renegade Animation
Running time	120 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	December 8, 2006

Re-Animated is a live-action/traditionally-animatied television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006. It is a combination of live action and animation. Re-Animated is also Cartoon Network's first original live-action film. The movie features a 12-year old boy named Jimmy Roberts who goes to a theme park named Golly World, where a train runs into him. There, doctors perform an emergency brain transplant, causing Jimmy to see cartoons, more specifically cartoons created by cartoonist Milt Appleday. According to Cartoon Network Upfront 2007, a TV series based on Re-Animated will air in 2007.

Plot

Jimmy Roberts is a 12-year-old boy who can't seem to say no to anybody, and as a result, ends up getting taken advantage of on a regular basis, even by his best friend Craig. This problem continues during his class trip to Golly World, where he first misses out on many of the rides because Craig suggests to the popular kids that Jimmy hold their items for them, in an attempt to make his friend popular. The popular children then, on Craig's suggestion, tell Jimmy to go try to find Milt Appleday's frozen brain, which supposedly is hidden somewhere in Tux's Arctic Adventure. As usual, Jimmy unwillingly gives in, and once there, bumps into Milt's son Sonny, who is attempting to retrieve the brain from underneath the ice. After being spotted by Sonny, Jimmy quickly flees and during his escape, accidentally runs onto the path of an oncoming train and is sent to the hospital, where Milt's brain (which one of the doctors keeps in his lunch cooler) is transplanted into his head. He makes it out of the operation just fine with his personality intact (explained by the doctors salvaging his "personality gland") but, he can now see all of Appleday's characters in real life, while no one else can.

With the help of his crush, Robin, who is also Craig's sister, Jimmy and the characters learn that the reason they've lost their popularity is thanks to Sonny, who ruined their cartoons through his own ideas, especially Golly who is crushed to learn that his top spot as most popular cartoon character in the world has been reduced to nothing but he figured with Jimmy now at the helm, he can quickly make him a star again. Now that he's president of Appleday Pictures (Sonny was fired by the Chairman of the Board), Jimmy is immensely popular, but no longer has time for school or his friends.

Also, Sonny has rented out a room in his house and now lives with his family, all the while constantly scheming to get Milt's brain out of Jimmy's head and for himself. In the end, his plan is to modify Crocco's train to include several dangerous devices on it that, as he believes, will decapitate Jimmy and get him what he wants.

Eventually, Robin attempts to point out to Jimmy that the cartoons are walking all over him just like everybody else used to, but he denies this, adding that the only reason Robin even liked him was because of him having Milt's brain. He takes off for his television debut, leaving her behind to encounter Sonny, who says that since she knows his plan, he'll have to do away with her. At the studio, Jimmy tells the ego-maniac Golly that all that the Presidency of Appleday Studios has gotten him isn't what he really wanted which drives Golly to get so angry at him and shouts at him that it is impossible for him to say no to anybody. Jimmy finally realizes Robin was right and denounces his position as President, causing the show to be canceled. Sonny, however, still wants the brain, and has tied Robin down to the train tracks, forcing Jimmy and the characters (even Golly who apologizes along the way) to go save her - in the danger-ridden train.

Robin is saved from being run over, and Sonny's plan is foiled. She and Jimmy return to Craig's house, where he was planning to throw a party with Jimmy as the guest of honor, and everything is patched up between them.

At the end, Jimmy walks to his school. Sonny still wants the brain and is seen hiding behind a curtain. He has a device that can grab his head. Sonny almost succeeds, but the crane misses its target.

Characters

Real Life Characters

Jimmy Roberts

Jimmy Roberts is a 12-year-old boy who can't say no to anyone, and as a result, ends up getting taken advantage of on a regular basis, even by his best friend Craig. This problem continues during his class trip to Golly World, where he first misses out on many of the rides because Craig suggests to the popular kids that Jimmy hold their items for them, in an attempt to make his friend popular. The popular children then, on Craigs suggestion, tell Jimmy to go try to find Milt Appleday's frozen brain, which supposedly is hidden somewhere in Tux's Arctic Adventure. As usual, Jimmy unwillingly gives in, and once there, bumps into Milt's son Sonny, who is attempting to retrieve the brain from underneath the ice. After being spotted by Sonny, Jimmy quickly flees and during his escape, accidentally runs onto the path of an oncoming train and is sent to the hospital, where Milt's brain (which one of the doctors keeps in his lunch cooler) is transplanted into his head. He makes it out of the operation just fine with his personality intact(explained by the doctors salvaging his "personality gland") but, he can now see all of Appleday's characters in real life, while no one else can.

Craig

A hyperactive hip hop boy. Craig seems to take advantage of Jimmy on a daily basis and is mad at Jimmy for leaving him at Golly World even though he knew he was in the hospital. He wants to be cool and uses Jimmy to make him more popular and uses Jimmy's brain as an excuse for him to say he's popular, and using it to get popular people to come to his party, who are only there because they think Jimmy will be there too.

Robin

Robin is Craig's older sister and Jimmy's crush. Though she is the most popular kid in school, she's secretly Appleday Pictures' biggest fan and has a password-locked room so full of Appleday merchandise that Golly says that even he isn't as crazy about himself as her. Whenever she and Jimmy come into contact, Jimmy always gets mixed with his words. She ignores Jimmy at first, but once she finds out that he has Milt's brain and is seeing the cartoons, she takes an interest and comes to like everything about him.

Sunny (Sonny) Alabaster Appleday

He is the only son of Milt Appleday and had the nickname Booger for his odd and abnormal behavior. He has a very good evil laugh and announced his plans out loud that people around him catch on very fast and know his plans- which is the reason his plan failed. He is crazy and a crock pot and at the end shows that he misses his father very much, and seems to be very sad about the fact that his father is dead. He wants the brain so he can use his Dad's mind and the cartoons that he would see if he got the brain to be a great cartoonist and then plans to take over the world. He gets a lot of sass from Jimmy's sister who tells him to shut up and stop shouting out his plans. He always says he's going to call her a name the next time she tells him so shut up but never does, and yet makes up new things to say back which aren't very bright. He obeys only Jimmy's sister because of her stern attitude and shouting at him which he obeys and whines about often. He is immature and stuffed food into his mouth so he could leave the table early in the movie. He wears a cape a lot that tries to show his evil. He also has a lot of dirt on his face that also shows his evil inside him. He shouts a lot and laughs a lot even though he is a failure. His one and only pet and companion is a bag of money named Mittens. His appearance is similar to the lead singer of the Aquabats, MC Bat Commander.

Jimmy's dad

Jimmy's dad is the principal of Jimmy's school, though he acts more like a child.

Jimmy's mom

Jimmy's mother is an astronaut, whom is always away when Jimmy needs her.

Yancy

She is Jimmy's foster sister and acts like a normal teenage girl. She is Alien-American and she doesn't go to school and has powers which are mentioned a few times. Mostly the fact that she gets AM radio on her antannae. Which Sonny remarked is weird. She takes it personally when she is insulted about being an alien. She has a sharp attitude and doesn't interact with Jimmy very often. She hates Sonny for his disrespectful attitude and he tried killing her in the middle of the movie by throwing a knife at her, which missed and landed a spot on the wall instead. This angered her very much, making her yell at him to go upstairs. She does care about Jimmy, for at the end she made Sonny disappear(apparently a form of teleportation) trying to save Jimmy and she disappeared after that.

Milt Appleday

The creator of Appleday Cartoons. He's friends with Crocco, Tux, Dolly, Pickles, Prickles, and Golly. He has a special brain, which has been kept frozen for years. Milt is a spoof of Walt Disney. He is Sonny's father, and chairman at Appleday Studios until his death.

Cartoon Characters

Golly Gopher

Golly is a gopher who wants to be a star, and uses Jimmy to do so. He is a narcissist and puts himself always before others, but is a very fun-loving and cheerful guy. Golly is a lot like Mickey Mouse. He looks a lot like Dolly.

Dolly Gopher

Dolly, according to the official site, is Golly's girlfriend. However, she is his exact opposite. She is polite to a fault, apologizes often and cries even when she is not in trouble, and is a big worry-wart (or at least that's what Golly called her). In addition, she is insanely romantic. However, she remains a friendly and well-behaved young lady, Golly and Dolly look a lot like, although Golly says that they do not. Also, Dolly wears a bow on her head like Minnie. She is a lot like Minnie Mouse.

Tux the Penguin

Tux is a comedian penguin. He has a slight lisp and carries around a microphone. His catchprase is "Zing", which he says after every joke. No one laughs at his jokes, and they are usually followed by silence and staring. However, Tux continues to think that he is a riot. When they were in the Decap-o-Rail, Tux made frequent puns about the weaponry in the train. (e.g. "Hey Jimmy! Look what I saw!" as a chainsaw came near him) he shares a name with the Linux mascot Tux .

Crocco

Crocco is a dim-witted and crazy alligator. He follows Golly everywhere. He is the equivilant to Goofy, and doesn't remember much. Despite his name, Crocco is an alligator. Crocco is "just a family name." He also has a train named after him- the Crocco-Rail Express. It hit Jimmy early in the movie, causing him to lose his brain. Although it is named after him, Crocco didn't know how to conduct the train.

Pickles and Prickles

Two mute characters who have completely different personalities: Pickles is a nice and energetic pickle. Prickles is a gloomy and careless porcupine who never smiled through the whole film. When they come in contact with each other, they attempt to beat the other up using classic cartoon weaponry, such as anvils or hammers. Pickles is more upbeat, and when Jimmy was trying to stop the Decap-O-Rail, he had to find out how to stop the train. The answer was cold soup; Pickles attempted to mime the answer, but Prickles shoved him aside and showed Jimmy cold soup.

Minor Characters

Craig's Grandfather

Craig's grandfather speaks Japanese and likes playing the game checkers. He is only seen with his wife, Craig's Grandmother, and is considered "lame" by Craig.

Craig's Grandmother

Craig's grandmother also speaks Japanese and is the wife to Craig's grandfather. She is seen playing checkers constantly with her husband at Craig's party.

Cast

• Dominic Janes - Jimmy Roberts
• Fred Willard - Milt Appleday
• Matt Knudsen - Sunny Appleday
• Micah Karns - Craig: Jimmy's best friend
• Eunice Cho - Robin: Jimmy's crush
• Bil Dwyer - Jimmy's Dad (and the school principal)
• Rachel Quaintance - Jimmy's Mom
• Rhea Lando - Yancy: Jimmy's extra-terrestrial foster-sister
• Tommy Snider - A Bush
• Neil Flynn - Guard
• Tom Kenny - Appleday Board Member

Voice Cast

• Paul Reubens - Golly Gopher (voice)
• Tom Kenny - Tux (voice)
• Ellen Greene - Dolly Gopher (voice)
• Brian Posehn - Crocco (voice)

Songs

• Re-Animated Theme (original)
• My Greatest Day (original)
• Everybody Do the Cha Cha (original)
• I Love Tomorrow (original)
• I Hope Tomorrow Is Like Today (Guster)

Reception

Re-Animated was Cartoon Network's most top-rated original movie in the network's history (even though it is the only Cartoon Network Original Movie) (to the kids 6-11 demographic). It was also rated as number one program of the week among kids 2-11 and 6-11.

Notes

• Golly The Gopher makes a surprise cameo in a poster (Parody of Space Jam, which is also a Live-Action-Animated Movie) in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends movie "Good Wilt Hunting". McKeon and Pava were also writers for the animated series.
• Golly is voiced by Paul Reubens, best known for his role as Pee-wee Herman.
• Dolly's voice is done by Ellen Greene, best known for her role as Audrey in both the off-Broadway and 1986 movie version of Little Shop of Horrors.
• This movie was revealed at Shrek 2, in two, four-minute parts.
• Matt Knudsen (in character as Sonny) makes a surprise cameo in [[Fridays (Dreamworks) to send $500 dollars to 200 kids (thats a total of $100,000).
• The teaser for the My Gym Partner's a Monkey TV movie "The Big Field Trip" aired during the premiere.
• The voice of Tux, Tom Kenny, is also the voice of Spongebob Squarepants and Raimundo Pedrosa in Xiaolin Showdown. In addition, in the scene when Sonny is fired from his job as the president and Jimmy is hired, one of the workers is played by Kenny (the one Sonny calls a "liar").
• A Behind The Scenes of Shrek 3 was also shown during the premiere.
• Gollyworld, the theme park At Florida.

• There are multiple Open Source references in the movie, including a character called Tux, and a band "The Gnus"
• This is the fourth Cartoon Network original movie, and the first to have nothing to do with any recent Cartoon Network original series.
• This movie combines Adobe Flash animation with live action.
• Tommy Snider, one the hosts of Cartoon Network's 'Fridays' plays the bush that follows Sonny to Appleday Studios Board of Director's meeting. Much of the behind the scenes footage shown on Fridays is Tommy 'preparing' for his role.
• When Golly is introducing himself to Jimmy, he mentions how popular he is. Jimmy then asks him "Why are there two of you?", confusing Dolly for a second Golly. The characters then make mention that they look the same, except for Dolly's bow. This is a reference to how Mickey and Minnie Mouse look the same in terms of design, Minnie's bow and eyelashes make her different from Mickey.
• A Golly Short is currently on CN Video

Cultural references

• "The Marvelous Mind of Milt/Jimmy" Is a Spoof of "The Wonderful World of Disney."
• The animatronic Milt Appleday uses technology similar to famous Disney attractions such as the Hall of Presidents and Madame Leota from The Haunted Mansion.
• A Class of 3000 poster can be seen in Jimmy's room. The first trailer of the movie was also aired during the Class of 3000 premiere.
• Golly Gopher and Dolly Gopher are supposedly parodies of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.
• The movie is inspired by two urban legends about Walt Disney, one stating his brain was frozen cryogenically and another stating that it is stored in the cap of the Matterhorn at Disneyland, the former is untrue although there is a small basketball court hidden in the Matterhorn.
• Fred Willard's character, Milt Appleday, is based on Walt Disney and apparently his last name is a pun on the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
• When Jimmy comes in during Sonny's meeting with the Board of Directors, Sonny is fired as president of Appleday Pictures, a parody of the firing of corrupt Senior Vice President Dick Jones in RoboCop.
• Tux make a reference to how unsuccessful Disneyland Paris was when it opened by saying, "What's black and white and emptier than Gollyworld Paris?" because Gollyworld is an obvious parody of the Disney theme parks.
• The story of Appleday Studio's failures in the animated medium due to the absence of Milt reflects the same situation the Disney studios went through after Walt's death, referred to as the "dark ages". The comment of Golly Gopher going from a world renowned icon into a laughingstock could also be a commentary about how Disney's own Mickey Mouse has been losing some popularity in the last couple of years.
• Perhaps unintentionally, the last name of Milt Appleday and the fact that he is a cartoonist may be a reference to Internet Flash cartoon artist, Shmorky, who frequently has an apple show up in his cartoons declaring, "Happy Apple Day!".
• Crocco's name is derived from one of the trains at the Walt Disney World Railroad attraction.