Jimmy Neutron Is The Epitome Of Early-2000s Kids' Entertainment

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For those who grew up during the late 90s and early 2000s, cable television was dominated by three children's networks. Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon all live in the brains of those now in their mid to late twenties. Disney had Kim Possible and That's So Raven. Cartoon Network had Courage the Cowardly Dog and Ed Edd n Eddy. Nickelodeon had SpongeBob Squarepants and Danny Phantom. Mention any of those shows to younger millennials or older Gen Z's, and memories are immediately unlocked. The channel-exclusive movie would also become common during this era, with the biggest shows getting their own movies. However, movies spawned new shows because of their success, much like How to Train your Dragon. But one of the first to do this was Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

Against today's animated features, it doesn't stand up too well, but it is still a lot of fun. It definitely has aged, but in a way that has the 2000s charm written all over it. It has all the tropes anyone could find in a late 90s and early 2000s movie, like references to popular pieces of media like The Blair Witch Project or aliens speaking English somehow. Jimmy Neutron is filled to the brim with tropes and aspects that make it great, but here are the biggest ones.

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius has all the stereotypical characters one would find in a movie at the time. There's a group of three friends with all distinct personalities: the slightly ditzy nerd who is way into comic book heroes; the best friend that is afraid of almost everything; and the main character himself. Not to mention, the trio also meets the essential size characteristics: one is tall, one big, and one