Problem Child (TV series)
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Problem Child is an animated series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and based on the Problem Child films. The TV series aired from 1993 to 1994. USA Network
aired the series as part of their USA Cartoon Express
programming block. The first 13 episodes can currently be seen on Hulu
. The show is still aired in USA dubbed in Spanish language
on the Telefutura
network. In spite of this, Universal, as of November 19, 2009 has yet to announce any plans for a DVD release. 5 tapes (containing 2 episodes each) were released in 1995 containing episodes from seasons 1 and 2.
A significant feature has Gilbert Gottfried
reprising his role of Igor Peabody from the films.
) continues his evil adventures with his dad Little Ben Healy (voiced by Mark L. Taylor
) who is now a police officer. Junior continues to get revenge on those who get in his way like his principal Igor Peabody (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried
) and Junior's grandfather Big Ben Healy (voiced by Jonathan Harris
), who has entered the arena of city politics, as they both still hate each other.
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
aired the series as part of their USA Cartoon Express
USA Cartoon Express
The USA Cartoon Express was a programming block of animated productions which aired on cable television's USA Network from late 1982 to September 15, 1996...
programming block. The first 13 episodes can currently be seen on Hulu
Hulu
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. The show is still aired in USA dubbed in Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
on the Telefutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
network. In spite of this, Universal, as of November 19, 2009 has yet to announce any plans for a DVD release. 5 tapes (containing 2 episodes each) were released in 1995 containing episodes from seasons 1 and 2.
A significant feature has Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and...
reprising his role of Igor Peabody from the films.
Plot
Seven-year-old Junior (voiced by Benjamin DiskinBenjamin Diskin
Benjamin Isaac "Ben" Diskin is an American voice actor. He is known as the voices of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door....
) continues his evil adventures with his dad Little Ben Healy (voiced by Mark L. Taylor
Mark L. Taylor
Mark L. Taylor is an American actor. He was born in Syracuse, New York.Taylor has appeared in various shows such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal...
) who is now a police officer. Junior continues to get revenge on those who get in his way like his principal Igor Peabody (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and...
) and Junior's grandfather Big Ben Healy (voiced by Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris was an American stage and film character actor. Two of his best-known roles were as the timid accountant Bradford Webster in the TV version of The Third Man, and the comic villain Dr. Zachary Smith, in the 1960s sci-fi television series, Lost in Space...
), who has entered the arena of city politics, as they both still hate each other.
Season One (1993–94)
- Toys Will Be Toys (October 31, 1993) -
- Junior & The Grammy Bombs (November 7, 1993) -
- Junior & The Jail Break (November 14, 1993) -
- Junior & The Babysitter (November 21, 1993) -
- Junior & The Z Guys (November 28, 1993) -
- Junior & The Dictator (December 5, 1993) - In order to evade trouble, Junior is sent on a field trip to Faragua where its dictator General Pierre Habib-Johnson is visiting Toe Valley. While in Faragua, Junior gets the child laborers in a revolt of the government by posing as General Pierre Habib-Johnson.
- Junior's Doomsday Debacle (December 12, 1993) -
- Junior & The Clown (December 19, 1993) -
- Junior & The Bathroom Door (December 26, 1993) -
- Junior Dies Hard (January 2, 1994) -
- Junior & The Camp (January 9, 1994) -
- Governing Principal (January 23, 1994) -
- Junior & The Science Fair (February 13, 1994) -
Season Two (1994)
- Junior Healy, Superstar (September 12, 1994) -
- My Fair Cyndi (September 19, 1994) -
- The Wilderness Healys (September 26, 1994) -
- Junior's Weird Olympics (October 2, 1994) -
- Sawdust, Tinsel, & Junior (October 9, 1994) -
- The Legend of Big Bob Healy (October 16, 1994) -
- Tiny Ben & Junior Healy (October 23, 1994) -
- Junior & the Big Kids (October 30, 1994) -
- Junior & the Big House (November 6, 1994) -
- Teacher of the Year (November 13, 1994) -
- The Cyndi Kerrigan Story (November 20, 1994) -
- Grease My Palm (November 27, 1994) -
- Junior Vanilli (December 4, 1994) -
Cast
- Benjamin DiskinBenjamin DiskinBenjamin Isaac "Ben" Diskin is an American voice actor. He is known as the voices of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door....
- Junior Healy - Gilbert GottfriedGilbert GottfriedGilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and...
- Igor Peabody - Nancy CartwrightNancy CartwrightNancy Campbell Cartwright is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist. She is best known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons...
- Betsy, Ross - Elizabeth DailyElizabeth DailyElizabeth Ann Guttman , better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, and musician...
- Cyndi Kerrigan - Jonathan HarrisJonathan HarrisJonathan Harris was an American stage and film character actor. Two of his best-known roles were as the timid accountant Bradford Webster in the TV version of The Third Man, and the comic villain Dr. Zachary Smith, in the 1960s sci-fi television series, Lost in Space...
- Big Ben Healy - John KassirJohn KassirJohn Kassir is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian who is best known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's, Tales from the Crypt franchise...
- Murph, Yoji - Mark L. TaylorMark L. TaylorMark L. Taylor is an American actor. He was born in Syracuse, New York.Taylor has appeared in various shows such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal...
- Ben Healy
Additional Voices
- Charlie Adler -
- Pamela AdlonPamela AdlonPamela Fionna Adlon is a Jewish-American actress, voice actress, and producer. She is sometimes credited as Pamela Segall, Pamela S. Adlon and Pamela Segall Adlon...
- - John AstinJohn AstinJohn Allen Astin is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows, and is best known for the role of Gomez Addams on The Addams Family, and other similarly eccentric comedic characters.-Early years:...
- General Pierre Habib-Johnson - Michael Bell -
- Gregg BergerGregg BergerGreggory "Gregg" Berger is an American voice actor, who is known for his longtime role as Odie the dog from the Garfield franchise...
- - Sheryl Bernstein -
- Earl BoenEarl BoenEarl Boen is an American actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator series...
- - S. Scott BullockS. Scott BullockStuart Scott Bullock , best known as S. Scott Bullock, is an American actor Bullock is best known for his role as Eddy "Edgar" the Jersey Cow in Barnyard: The Original Party Animals and Back at the Barnyard, Mr...
- - Rodger BumpassRodger BumpassRodger Albert Bumpass is an American character actor and voice actor, who is noted for his long-running-roles as Squidward Tentacles on the hit series SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Chief from Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?. He also voiced Professor Membrane on Invader Zim...
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- - B.J. Ward - Ms. Finch
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