List of Earthworm Jim characters
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The following is a list of major and minor characters from the Earthworm Jim
video games and animated series
.
, the protagonist of the Earthworm Jim
video games and animated series
. For most of his life Jim was just an ordinary earthworm
until one day his life was changed forever. A fearsome bounty hunter named Psy-Crow was en route to deliver the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt but got in a confrontation with another space ship and lost the suit out of an airlock. The suit fell to earth landing on a farm somewhere in the southern United States
. While fleeing from a flock of hungry crow
s Jim took refuge in the mysterious suit. The suit's powerful atomic particles affected Jim causing him to grow and evolve at a fantastic rate. Upon discovering his newfound powers granted by the suit, he overhears Psy-Crow talking to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, and becomes interested in meeting the queen's twin sister, Princess What's-Her-Name, setting up the events of the first game. Through the games, Jim travels to many planets and faces many villains who are after the suit. In Earthworm Jim 2
, Jim must rescue Princess What's-Her-Name when she is kidnapped by Psy-Crow. In the television show, Jim (voiced by Dan Castellaneta
) has an almost identical origin, but now resides in a home in the city of Terlawk (a play on Turlock, California
, the birthplace of Douglas TenNapel) with Peter Puppy. Most of the villains from the game still show up from time to time to give him trouble.
Jim can be a bit naive, is somewhat of a degenerate and rarely thinks before rushing into battle, but on occasions can be very cunning. Jim is also very gullible, even trusting villains in not-so-convincing disguises. His motto is "When all else fails, start blasting!" Jim also has a rather large romantic infatuation with Princess What's-Her-Name, which usually confuses her in the cartoons, but he never falters in his resolve. Jim also appears to be childish, enjoying pop-up books, snowglobes, and other childish things.
In the games, Jim has a slight southern drawl and says phrases like "Groovy!" or "Whoa, Nelly!". In the animated series his drawl has all but disappeared, but still retains his "Groovy!" catchphrase. Jim has a tendency to use big words and long drawn-out phrases. It is not uncommon for him to yell something like "We are all doomed! From the Middle English meaning 'condemned to ruination or death'! DOOOOMED!!" or "By the Great Worm Spirit, whose mighty bristles strike the hammerblows of justice". His battle cry is "Eat Dirt, (persons or things in question)!", which he usually follows up by laughing maniacally. This too can become long and drawn-out with phrases like "Eat dirt, everyone in the vicinity!" or "Eat dirt, evil banana-suited doofus!" He is also a playable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3
and an unlockable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3: Sculptor's Cut. Another little known appearance is in the game "Battle Arena Toshinden
", but only in the PC version.
Earthworm Jim was awarded Best New Character of 1994 by Electronic Gaming Monthly
. Nintendo Power
listed Jim as their 16th favourite hero, joking that he is a role model for invertebrates everywhere.
Peter would cause him to laugh, then belch and change back to normal.
In the Earthworm Jim
video games, Peter is an alien from a planet on which Jim crash-landed after being sucked through a warp hole. Jim's Pocket Rocket was badly damaged in the crash, and Peter helped Jim escape the planet in exchange for helping Peter safely return to his house. In Earthworm Jim 2
Jim chases Psy-Crow to Peter's planet following Psy-Crow's kidnapping of Princess What's-Her-Name. Psy-Crow has taken Peter's hundreds of brothers and sisters hostage and is throwing them from the window of a tall building. Jim must save the puppies by bouncing them to safety via a large marshmallow
. However, should you drop too many puppies at once, Peter's transformation will attack and severely damage you. Peter's planet is battered daily by asteroid showers, raided by passing aliens, and overrun with strange and dangerous octopus-like man-eating plants.
In Earthworm Jim 3D
, Peter plays the role of Jim's Super Ego.
The animated series changes Peter's origin considerably, portraying him as an ordinary dog. His appearance changed dramatically as well with the artist giving Peter an unbuttoned teal shirt and black shorts as opposed to walking around nude. His fur was changed from purple/pink to a sandy color. When he was a normal puppy he was picked on by the other neighborhood dogs. One day Peter decided to prove his worth by performing the Taboo of the Dogs, attacking a running vacuum cleaner, something few dogs have attempted. His fear turns out to be well-justified as vacuums are canine-specific trans-dimensional portals. Peter is flung through time and space and eventually lands on the Planet Heck where Evil the Cat places a curse on him. The curse gives Peter human intelligence and his anthropomorphic form (and his "nifty shirt"), but also causes his transformations whenever he is hurt or scared. He eventually finds Jim and the two become good friends, with Peter serving as Jim's sidekick. As such, he had a much larger role in the cartoon series than in the games, appearing in almost every episode.
Peter is quite timid in nature and has a hard time controlling his transformations. He can often be heard chanting to himself "I must not fear, fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that brings total oblivion" (a modified litany against fear, From Frank Herbert
's Dune series). Peter is always willing to accompany Jim on his adventures, acting as Jim's consultant when Jim goes astray, as well as providing Jim's moral support.
Peter is very artistic and has dabbled in many different forms of expression such as interpretive dance, gourmet cooking, and play acting. He is also fond of professional wrestling
, licking stamps for the taste of their glue, and playing in garbage. Peter enjoyed eating haggis
until discovering its ingredients and method of preparation. As a result, his greatest fear is a Scottish
chef and he now cannot eat haggis without getting sick, though he has been tricked into eating it on numerous occasions. This is a running gag
on the animated series.
Peter's voice actor was Jeff Bennett
, who also voiced the narrator.
Snott was featured in promotional artwork for Earthworm Jim
, but he does not appear in the game until Jim's final battle with Queen Slug-for-a-Butt at the end of the game, where he serves as a floating platform for Jim to stand on while fighting the Queen.
Snott finally made his first appearance in the sequel. According to that game, Snott stowed away in Jim's backpack when he visited the Mucus Planet and battled Major Mucus in first game. In Earthworm Jim 2
Snott plays a vital role, replacing the whip swing by grabbing onto special ledges lined with mucus in order to let Jim "snott swing" from place to place, as well as morphing into parachute for long drops. Snott is also used as an information marker in Earthworm Jim 3D
providing valuable hints and tips for the player.
Snott cannot speak any earth languages, communicating only in slurps and gurgles. Despite this, Snott is fairly intelligent. Jim and Peter seem to be the only people able to understand his speech. Snott's trademark is being able to express an extremely long comment regarding the situation in only a couple of short slurps, after which Jim or Peter will agree, repeating after him. Snott made a few appearances on the Earthworm Jim animated series with no change to his overall character.
Vocal effects provided by John Kassir
.
video game, Princess What's-Her-Name (which is her actual name) appeared only briefly. In the ending scene, after defeating Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, Jim meets the Princess and instantly falls in love with her. However, as he approaches her, the cow that was launched in New Junk City lands on her (à la Monty Python and the Holy Grail
), effectively crushing her. Jim leaves the scene, notably disappointed. A little while later, the ground where the Princess and the cow are cracks, making them both fall down into the lava beneath. Jim then makes a final appearance and greedily snatches the Princess' crown, which fell off when the cow landed on her. Originally, little was known about her other than the fact that she enjoyed frivolous things such as "space cars".
The Princess played a more important role in the game's sequel Earthworm Jim 2
. After being reinflated, she decides to fall in love with Jim after being impressed by his attempts to woo her (but mostly for his hefty bank account). However, she is kidnapped by Psy-Crow, who desires to marry the Princess and use her royal status to become Ruler of the Universe. In the final stage of the game, Jim and Psy-Crow race each other to the altar to wed the Princess.
Within the animated series
Princess What's-Her-Name was born the twin sister of Queen Slug-for-a-Butt. But unlike her "beautiful" sister, the Princess was born "hideously" malformed, having pink skin, large eyes and long red hair (Insektican standards of beauty being different from humans'). Because of this, she was kept locked away for many years by the royal family and never given a name, being referred to only as "the ugly one" or "What's-Her-Name". She eventually escaped the castle and became the leader of the rebellion against the Insectikan monarchy and her tyrant sister. This Princess was a far less vacuous character, being more of an independent warrior.
Throughout the cartoon series her relationship with Jim was more or less a professional one. Jim appeared to be harbouring the delusion
that they were boyfriend
and girlfriend
, although the Princess appeared to be oblivious to his advances. A running gag
throughout most of the cartoon series was that whenever any character asked what Jim meant by "relationship", Jim would give a hearty, if condescending laugh. She was also rather dismissive of Earth in general, noting in one episode that it contained no intelligent life. However, during the second season the Princess did appear to soften to Jim; she was apparently not above being wooed in one episode by Evil Jim.
Her voice was provided by Kath Soucie
.
that Jim faces in the video game Earthworm Jim
. She is the twin sister of Princess What's-Her-Name, though clearly failing to resemble her in any way. Queen Slug-for-a-Butt closely resembles a large queen insect, especially a queen termite
.
Slug-for-a-Butt was planning on using the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to conquer the universe. Thus, she intends to destroy Jim, and reclaim the suit. She is the boss of Buttville, the final level, and the player must first defeat her butt before fighting the Queen herself. She later was the penultimate boss in Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
.
In the Earthworm Jim television series
the Queen is ruler of the planet Insectika and is voiced by Andrea Martin
. As in the game, she attempts to reclaim the suit so she may rule the universe. Unlike many of the villains, who are obsessed with destroying Jim, the Queen sees him more as a pest she has yet to squash, and usually prefers to send less threatening adversaries like Psy-crow. She only deals with Jim herself when she tries to get the suit back. Otherwise, she prefers other schemes, such as turning people into chickens, and hypnotizing Santa Claus. She also loathes anything nice and good, such as chocolate.
In the episode, "Queen What's-Her-Name", the rivalry between the Queen and her sister is expanded on; the Princess, considered "ugly" by the Insectikans, was constantly abused, and ultimately banished by the Queen. What's-Her-Name eventually became the leader of the rebellion against the Insectikan monarchy, and Slug-for-a-Butt seems to hate the Princess much more than she hates Jim. In the episode "Sidekicked", she tells Psy-crow that What's-Her-Name did "something awful" to her.
In the episode "The Exile Of Lucy", she is exiled from Insektica through a coup staged by Psy-Crow and Professor Monkey-for-a-head, but mangages to live the normal civilian life on Earth and demands that everyone call her Lucy. Ironically, this is the only episode where she actually wears the super suit, given to her by Jim himself in order to help her retake her homeworld, though she reluctantly gives it back at the end of the episode.
, and became the main antagonist in Earthworm Jim 2
, kidnapping Princess What's-Her-Name in an attempted power grab. He also showed up in Earthworm Jim 3D
as the boss in the Memory area.
In the cartoon series (see animated series
), Psy-Crow's character (voiced by Jim Cummings
) was fleshed out a bit more. He occasionally allies himself with Professor Monkey-For-A-Head, generally in service to the Queen but in at least one case in a successful attempt to take control of Insectika. The Queen eventually returned to dethrone the two of them, however. On at least one occasion, Psy-Crow grew tired of his bounty hunter profession and tried out other occupations, including a job that Jim said put him in "the most horrible peril in all the universe." He was a gym teacher (he was fired for being too nice despite the fact that he shot lasers at the children on several occasions). He soon decided that being a bounty hunter was indeed his chosen profession. In the episode, Hyper-Psycrow, when the Great Worm Spirit (whose true form was Doug TenNapel
, the creator of Earthworm Jim) shows up after Psy-Crow and Jim destroy the universe, Psy-Crow claims to have been a veteran of the Vietnam War
, explaining how he ended up meeting the spirit (who pulled him into a foxhole, thereby saving his life).
in all four of the games. Bob, being just a goldfish
, rides around in a small glass bowl and gets his feline minions, particularly Number Four, to do all the work for him. In the cartoon series, his home planet is La Planeta De Agua (Arriba!) and he wants Earthworm Jim's supersuit so that he can have legs, as well as 'a nice, big, juicy, worm soup to eat'.
Bob himself doesn't put up much of a fight. In Earthworm Jim
, Jim simply knocks his bowl off a table and leaves him to flop around on the floor as Jim exits the level. In Earthworm Jim 2
, in a parody of video game boss encounters, Bob is introduced with much drama in what appears to be a pre-boss-battle cutscene (including a Mortal Kombat
-style "Fight!" message), only to have Jim suddenly pluck him from his bowl and eat him. In Earthworm Jim 3D
, Bob and Number Four appear in a boss fight at the end of the fourth world, which has a cowboy theme.
In the first game, Number 4 and several other cat guards wander Bob's stage, and will clobber Jim senseless if they get a hold of him.
In the television series, Bob has a deep southern drawl. Bob also focuses his attention on universal conquest. He spends much of his time attempting to convince the fish of La Planeta De Agua (Arriba!) to embark on a destructive rampage, usually to no avail. On several occasions, Bob has attempted to take over the universe without help, and at one point did succeed in conquering the earth by hyper-evolving himself into another life-form. However, his evolutionary accelerator soon returned him to his original fish form, as fish turned out to be, in Bob's words "the highest form of life" and he was forced to attempt a retreat. Bob's dialogue, especially when attempting to inspire his fellow fish to "[Go forth and] Destroy! Destroy! DESTROY!", is often backed by slow instrumental gospel music, and he speaks in a bombastic voice with a Southern accent
that makes him sound much like a televangelist.
On the cartoon, Bob was voiced by Jim Cummings
, who also does Psy-Crow for the same show.
, and essentially carrying out any task that Bob, in his limited capacity, cannot.
. Evil wants to claim Jim's super suit as his own, to further conquer the galaxy and paint it more infernal.
Over the course of the cartoon series, which makes up its own particular canon, Evil is more concentrated on destroying the universe, rather than obtaining Jim's suit (even though one episode began with Evil stealing Jim's suit in an attempt to destroy him). He has been continuously thwarted by such forces as origami, the Department of Apocalyptic Affairs, and even the cartoon's budget running out. "A minor setback" is Evil's usual response to his misfortunes. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat.
In spite of his status as a pure evil villain, Evil occasionally shows the behavior of a real cat, such as licking himself or playing with a ball of yarn when he's bored. In Earthworm Jim
, he'll actually stop to groom himself a bit in between shots of his huge fireball gun, then has to be killed nine times (a joke on cats having nine lives) to be defeated for good.
According to the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2
, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". During Heck's summer off-season, Evil switches jobs with Flagitious and runs the circus himself.
In the animated series, Evil will try to disguise himself to try to get close to Earthworm Jim, and will often interject "Did I mention, I'm not a cat?". He is voiced by Edward Hibbert
.
Evil was slated to appear in Earthworm Jim 3D
, and even appeared on the game's box art, but was left out of the game due to development issues and time constraints.
s, takes self-actualization courses, and hopes to one day open a macrame
shop. Henchrat was created for the cartoon series, but makes a game appearance in Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
as Evil's partner during a boss
fight. He always responds to Evil's abuse by saying "Thank you".
Voiced by John Kassir
.
According to the first game's instruction manual, it is because of the Monkey that Professor Monkey-For-A-Head cannot build another suit - the Monkey ate the plans. In the animated series, however, the Professor is unable to make a new suit (at least, not at the same strength levels as the original) due to not having a spare "Battery of the Gods" to power it with. For some reason, the Gods turned him into a bread maker when he tried to get a new one, which he comments as being "kind of handy" when he's hungry (he can even make Pumpernickel by twisting the Monkey's tail). The Professor and his primate companion live in a lavish space station laboratory, where they enjoy their many hobbies, including recreation, grooming, and gourmet cooking
. The Professor's other inventions include pay-toll toilets and atomic bananas. He despises fruit carts because one apparently killed his father.
It seems that grafting animals into one's head runs in the Professor's family, as in Earthworm Jim 3D
, Jim met the Professor's late great aunt, Baroness Beaver-for-a-Head, who lost her beaver head, and Jim must bring it back to get a Golden Udder. Also, in the comic book mini-series, when the Professor attempts to take control of the suit, it runs amok and annoys him in various ways, including "marrying [his] gram-gram." His grandmother, seen in the background of that particular panel, also appears to have a monkey grafted to her head. As with most of the other villains in the game, Professor Monkey-For-A-Head was a regular antagonist on the animated series, where he occasionally teamed up with Psy-Crow.
His voice was provided by Charlie Adler.
Evil Jim looks similar to Earthworm Jim except for a green coloration in his worm body and suit, slightly pointier digits, a triangular neck line instead of round like Jim's, and neglected teeth. Evil Jim states he enjoys the taste of orange juice after brushing his teeth (Earthworm Jim hates that).
He is apparently motivated by a desire for destruction, though on one occasion he expressed loneliness as well (being the only evil twin in the universe). He nearly succeeded in winning the heart of Princess What's-Her-Name by reading poetry to her, but was interrupted at the last minute by Jim. Evil Jim actually once succeeded in creating opposites of Peter Puppy and the Princess. He also accidentally created copies of Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, Evil the Cat, and Professor Monkey-For-A-Head when he drops the copy gun. However, the results were not what he had expected (even though Evil Peter was destructive and violent, he transforms into a good monster, and Evil Princess is vain and weak, the Queen's opposite is not ruthless, Good the Cat is nice and chases Evil in an attempt to kiss him, and Monkey Professor-For-A-Head is pretty much what would happen if the Professor and the Monkey swapped brains and they become friends out of mutual concerns), and he ended up imprisoned once more (although he and his evil duplicates almost defeat the originals, failing only because the dropping of his duplicate gun caused a distraction). Evil Jim is also voiced by Dan Castellaneta
(in a similar style to Krusty the Clown and Megavolt, also a villain).
Evil Jim was created for the Earthworm Jim animated series and does not appear in the first two games; however, Evil Jim was the primary antagonist in the later Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
game for Game Boy Color
.
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Billy the Bin is an anthropomorphic robot which is consisted of a trashcan, tires and a lamp for a head. Billy can transform into a car-like form. Billy attacks by smashing the ground, which makes trash fall from the sky. In car mode, Billy can shoot anvils. In Earthworm Jim HD, in co-op exclusive stages, two or more copies of Billy the Bin appear in a boss battle.
Large and hygiene-challenged, Chuck owns and operate the city-sized junkyard "New Junk City" with his rabid poodle-bulldog Fifi. He never appeared in the cartoon series.
Rusty the Snowman is a living snowman that inhabits the fiery hell-like planet of Evil the Cat. He can melt and grow again at wish, and, interestingly, can breathe fireballs.
A blind dinosaur
with a strong sense of smell, Big Bruty will sniff Jim out whenever he is nearby, and will proceed to chase him until he catches and eats him. On a few occasions, he will run into an object and split into three smaller Bruties which are vulnerable to Jim's attacks. His level only appeared in the Special Edition. Big Bruty did not appear in the cartoon series. According to the manual for the Special Edition, he is known to chew his food 30 times before swallowing.
A phlegm-based alien who is the ruler of "A distant phlegm planet", Major Mucus desired Jim's suit, which led to the two having a bungee-jumping duel over a pit of snot (Snot A Problem). The Major's pet "Mucus Phlegm Brain" would eat Jim if he fell too close. In Earthworm Jim 2, Major Mucus used his massive army of such things as Sumo-throwing trebuchets to try and destroy Jim. He is the only villain from both of the original Earthworm Jim games to not appear in the cartoon.
An anthropomorphic organ, and boss of "Intestinal Distress". Although he has a habit of spitting out a deadly bile from his body, he's a rather neat and tidy individual (according to the manual). Doc Duodenum and his level are not in the SNES version of the game. Although he did not appear in the level, "The Villi People" is said to be his summer home in the Earthworm Jim 2 manual.
A play on "Filet Mignon", he is an Anthropomorphic T-Bone steak who served as the boss of "Level Ate". He can hover on a plate and spit fireballs.
A disguise Jim uses while rescuing Princess What's-Her-Name in Earthworm Jim 2
. Jim takes on the appearance of a blind cave salamander.
Peter's 600 young puppies. In Earthworm Jim 2, they are taken hostage by Psy-Crow in a control tower of an abandoned space port and must be rescued by Jim, who must use the giant marshmallow o' love as a trampoline
to bounce them to safety.
A giant maggot, Pedro was a dirt-farmer deceived by Psy-Crow into thinking he lived on top of an ancient temple filled with treasure. Psycrow told Pedro that Jim sought to destroy the temple, leading Pedro to be the boss of "Lorenzo's Soil". Strangely, he rode around on a unicycle.
According the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". However he is neither seen nor heard in either the Earthworm Jim video games or animated series.
A giant cow who lives in Jim's mind in Earthworm Jim 3D, the Sacred Cow of Contemplation has control over the portals to Jim's four worm brains. A purported "master of disguise", he wears a different hat in each brain: an army hat in "Memory", a chef's hat in "Happiness", an afro
in "Fear", and a sheriff's hat in "Fantasy".
Colonel Pluckitt is the leader of the chicken army in Jim's memories in Earthworm Jim 3D. The opposing cows had stolen his Calvin Cluck
underwear from him, and he is later kidnapped and taken to the Bovine Special Elite compound. Earthworm Jim, standing in for a spy from the Chicken Infiltrators Army
, obtains the troop orders from him and rescues him from his cell, but Colonel Pluckitt was later crushed by a fridge.
Gunnery Sergeant Moo-silinni is the leader of the cow army in Jim's memories in Earthworm Jim 3D. After Jim gives Colonel Pluckitt's underwear to him, Moo-silinni orders Jim to destroy a giant bomb-laying chicken. He is later seen instructing Jim in the BSE assault course. His name is a play on Benito Mussolini
, and the spelling of his name is inconsistent; at one point it is spelled "Moo-silini".
King of the gherkin
s, he rules the land of Jim's happiness in Earthworm Jim 3D. Fatty Roswell holds him prisoner and plans to use him for his Ultimate Burger. Jim frees him, but King Gherkin is crushed by a falling fridge and ended up as part of the Ultimate Burger anyway.
The Spirital Hot-Sauce appears in Earthworm Jim 3D, guiding Jim to becoming the "Lord of the Fries". He looks like an anthropomorphic bottle of hot sauce with a mustache.
Elvis
appears in Earthworm Jim 3D, explaining that Fatty Roswell brought him into Jim's mind for his Ultimate Burger, and ended up imprisoned. He pleads Jim into helping him get back to Greaseland
before he gets char-grilled. Jim frees him and helps him get across the hallway they end up going through. In the end, Elvis ends up as part of Fatty's Ultimate Burger. Upon seeing the burger, Jim dubs it "Earthworm Jim's Double King Triple Deluxe (Don't Spare the Hot-Sauce) Ultimate Burger" and briefly fantasizes about a McJim's
franchise using the burger. Elvis also appears in Earthworm Jim 2; when the player doesn't move Jim for a while, he takes a miniature Elvis out of his pocket, who dances on his palm for a few seconds and then runs off-screen.
Fatty Roswell is an obese alien frycook who served as the boss of "Happiness" in Earthworm Jim 3D. He came into conflict with Jim because he believed that his brain held "The Key to the Ultimate Burger". This is inconsistent with previous games, as Jim loves cows, and would never eat them. His name is obviously a reference to "fatty" being a nickname for overweight people and the famous town of Roswell, New Mexico where a UFO was believed to have landed.
The Ninja Mouse is a mouse that scurries across the floor in "Fear". After speaking to Jim, a fridge falls on it. It is also the only character in the game that speaks to Jim after the fridge crushes it.
Baroness Beaver-for-a-Head is Professor Monkey-for-a-Head's late great-aunt in Earthworm Jim 3D. Poultrygeists have stolen her beaver head, and Jim has to get it back for her.
Billy the Kid is a parody of Henry McCarty
in Earthworm Jim 3D. He is an old man who acts very immature and sits in a baby carriage. He demands Jim an ice-cream, and Jim has to deliver it to him while avoiding ice-cream-eating wasps. Billy is then crushed by a safe, rather than a fridge (which merely landed next to him).
Earthworm Kim is the final boss of Earthworm Jim 3D. She embodies Jim's long-suppressed feminine side, intent on taking over Jim's mind and body. Jim had to defeat her and save his masculinity. Kim also becomes a playable character after the game is beaten and all of the marbles have been found. Playing as Kim makes the game harder. Also, when playing as Kim, the final boss is actually Jim. Though it predates her first appearance in Earthworm Jim 3D, there was a brief scene in the intro of the animated series where Jim had a wig on. In that brief scene, he resembled Kim, except his wig was brown instead of blonde and he had no makeup on.
A boss in Earthworm Jim HD's computer-themed exclusive stages, she is an enemy appearing to destroy Earthworm Jim and acquire his suit. She is an old, knot-tying granny riding a jetpack.
A boss in Earthworm Jim HD's computer-themed exclusive stages, seeking to destoy Earthworm Jim. The Keyboard cat is inspired by Youtube
popular video, and is anthropomorphic cat sitting and playing a musical keyboard.
.
Earthworm Jim
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video games and animated series
Earthworm Jim (TV series)
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. It is based on the video game series of the same name...
.
Main characters
The following characters appeared in both the cartoon series and the video games.Earthworm Jim
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, the protagonist of the Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
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video games and animated series
Earthworm Jim (TV series)
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. For most of his life Jim was just an ordinary earthworm
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until one day his life was changed forever. A fearsome bounty hunter named Psy-Crow was en route to deliver the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt but got in a confrontation with another space ship and lost the suit out of an airlock. The suit fell to earth landing on a farm somewhere in the southern United States
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s Jim took refuge in the mysterious suit. The suit's powerful atomic particles affected Jim causing him to grow and evolve at a fantastic rate. Upon discovering his newfound powers granted by the suit, he overhears Psy-Crow talking to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, and becomes interested in meeting the queen's twin sister, Princess What's-Her-Name, setting up the events of the first game. Through the games, Jim travels to many planets and faces many villains who are after the suit. In Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
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, Jim must rescue Princess What's-Her-Name when she is kidnapped by Psy-Crow. In the television show, Jim (voiced by Dan Castellaneta
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) has an almost identical origin, but now resides in a home in the city of Terlawk (a play on Turlock, California
Turlock, California
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, the birthplace of Douglas TenNapel) with Peter Puppy. Most of the villains from the game still show up from time to time to give him trouble.
Jim can be a bit naive, is somewhat of a degenerate and rarely thinks before rushing into battle, but on occasions can be very cunning. Jim is also very gullible, even trusting villains in not-so-convincing disguises. His motto is "When all else fails, start blasting!" Jim also has a rather large romantic infatuation with Princess What's-Her-Name, which usually confuses her in the cartoons, but he never falters in his resolve. Jim also appears to be childish, enjoying pop-up books, snowglobes, and other childish things.
In the games, Jim has a slight southern drawl and says phrases like "Groovy!" or "Whoa, Nelly!". In the animated series his drawl has all but disappeared, but still retains his "Groovy!" catchphrase. Jim has a tendency to use big words and long drawn-out phrases. It is not uncommon for him to yell something like "We are all doomed! From the Middle English meaning 'condemned to ruination or death'! DOOOOMED!!" or "By the Great Worm Spirit, whose mighty bristles strike the hammerblows of justice". His battle cry is "Eat Dirt, (persons or things in question)!", which he usually follows up by laughing maniacally. This too can become long and drawn-out with phrases like "Eat dirt, everyone in the vicinity!" or "Eat dirt, evil banana-suited doofus!" He is also a playable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3
ClayFighter 63 1/3
ClayFighter 63⅓ is a fighting video game released for the Nintendo 64 by Interplay in 1997. Its title is a parody of other games released for the Nintendo 64 at the time, many of which were popular franchises with "64" suffixed...
and an unlockable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3: Sculptor's Cut. Another little known appearance is in the game "Battle Arena Toshinden
Battle Arena Toshinden
is a weapons-based fighting game for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC in 1994. It was one of the first fighting games to boast polygonal characters in a 3D environment, and it is credited for taking the genre into "true 3-D" due to its introduction of the sidestep maneuver.It was an early killer...
", but only in the PC version.
Earthworm Jim was awarded Best New Character of 1994 by Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a bimonthly American video game magazine. It has been published by EGM Media, LLC. since relaunching in April of 2010. Its previous run, which ended in January 2009, was published by Ziff Davis...
. Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
listed Jim as their 16th favourite hero, joking that he is a role model for invertebrates everywhere.
Peter Puppy
Peter Puppy is an anthropomorphic dog with the ability to transform into a large monstrous form whenever he is hurt or scared. In this form he will attack Jim (once Psy-Crow, who had a Jim disguise). After a short while he will change back to his natural form unaided. The animated series expanded upon this, adding that ticklingTickling
Tickling is the act of touching a part of the body so as to cause involuntary twitching movements and/or laughter. The word evolved from the Middle English tikelen, perhaps frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly. The idiom tickled pink means to be pleased or delighted.In 1897, psychologists G...
Peter would cause him to laugh, then belch and change back to normal.
In the Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
video games, Peter is an alien from a planet on which Jim crash-landed after being sucked through a warp hole. Jim's Pocket Rocket was badly damaged in the crash, and Peter helped Jim escape the planet in exchange for helping Peter safely return to his house. In Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
Jim chases Psy-Crow to Peter's planet following Psy-Crow's kidnapping of Princess What's-Her-Name. Psy-Crow has taken Peter's hundreds of brothers and sisters hostage and is throwing them from the window of a tall building. Jim must save the puppies by bouncing them to safety via a large marshmallow
Marshmallow
The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, typically consists of sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin that has been softened in hot water, dextrose, vanilla flavourings, and sometimes colouring, whipped to a spongy consistency. Some marshmallow recipes call for egg whites...
. However, should you drop too many puppies at once, Peter's transformation will attack and severely damage you. Peter's planet is battered daily by asteroid showers, raided by passing aliens, and overrun with strange and dangerous octopus-like man-eating plants.
In Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
, Peter plays the role of Jim's Super Ego.
The animated series changes Peter's origin considerably, portraying him as an ordinary dog. His appearance changed dramatically as well with the artist giving Peter an unbuttoned teal shirt and black shorts as opposed to walking around nude. His fur was changed from purple/pink to a sandy color. When he was a normal puppy he was picked on by the other neighborhood dogs. One day Peter decided to prove his worth by performing the Taboo of the Dogs, attacking a running vacuum cleaner, something few dogs have attempted. His fear turns out to be well-justified as vacuums are canine-specific trans-dimensional portals. Peter is flung through time and space and eventually lands on the Planet Heck where Evil the Cat places a curse on him. The curse gives Peter human intelligence and his anthropomorphic form (and his "nifty shirt"), but also causes his transformations whenever he is hurt or scared. He eventually finds Jim and the two become good friends, with Peter serving as Jim's sidekick. As such, he had a much larger role in the cartoon series than in the games, appearing in almost every episode.
Peter is quite timid in nature and has a hard time controlling his transformations. He can often be heard chanting to himself "I must not fear, fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that brings total oblivion" (a modified litany against fear, From Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. Although a short story author, he is best known for his novels, most notably Dune and its five sequels...
's Dune series). Peter is always willing to accompany Jim on his adventures, acting as Jim's consultant when Jim goes astray, as well as providing Jim's moral support.
Peter is very artistic and has dabbled in many different forms of expression such as interpretive dance, gourmet cooking, and play acting. He is also fond of professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, licking stamps for the taste of their glue, and playing in garbage. Peter enjoyed eating haggis
Haggis
Haggis is a dish containing sheep's 'pluck' , minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered in the animal's stomach for approximately three hours. Most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach.Haggis is a kind...
until discovering its ingredients and method of preparation. As a result, his greatest fear is a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
chef and he now cannot eat haggis without getting sick, though he has been tricked into eating it on numerous occasions. This is a running gag
Running gag
A running gag, or running joke, is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling....
on the animated series.
Peter's voice actor was Jeff Bennett
Jeff Bennett
Jeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
, who also voiced the narrator.
Snott
Snott is an anthropomorphic green blob of a mucus-like substance and was best described as a "smiling booger" by a bewildered human police officer in the animated series. He lives in the backpack of Jim's super suit and is his trusted friend and ally.Snott was featured in promotional artwork for Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
, but he does not appear in the game until Jim's final battle with Queen Slug-for-a-Butt at the end of the game, where he serves as a floating platform for Jim to stand on while fighting the Queen.
Snott finally made his first appearance in the sequel. According to that game, Snott stowed away in Jim's backpack when he visited the Mucus Planet and battled Major Mucus in first game. In Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
Snott plays a vital role, replacing the whip swing by grabbing onto special ledges lined with mucus in order to let Jim "snott swing" from place to place, as well as morphing into parachute for long drops. Snott is also used as an information marker in Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
providing valuable hints and tips for the player.
Snott cannot speak any earth languages, communicating only in slurps and gurgles. Despite this, Snott is fairly intelligent. Jim and Peter seem to be the only people able to understand his speech. Snott's trademark is being able to express an extremely long comment regarding the situation in only a couple of short slurps, after which Jim or Peter will agree, repeating after him. Snott made a few appearances on the Earthworm Jim animated series with no change to his overall character.
Vocal effects provided by John Kassir
John Kassir
John 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...
.
Princess What's-Her-Name
In the original Earthworm JimEarthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
video game, Princess What's-Her-Name (which is her actual name) appeared only briefly. In the ending scene, after defeating Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, Jim meets the Princess and instantly falls in love with her. However, as he approaches her, the cow that was launched in New Junk City lands on her (à la Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1974 British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python , and directed by Gilliam and Jones...
), effectively crushing her. Jim leaves the scene, notably disappointed. A little while later, the ground where the Princess and the cow are cracks, making them both fall down into the lava beneath. Jim then makes a final appearance and greedily snatches the Princess' crown, which fell off when the cow landed on her. Originally, little was known about her other than the fact that she enjoyed frivolous things such as "space cars".
The Princess played a more important role in the game's sequel Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
. After being reinflated, she decides to fall in love with Jim after being impressed by his attempts to woo her (but mostly for his hefty bank account). However, she is kidnapped by Psy-Crow, who desires to marry the Princess and use her royal status to become Ruler of the Universe. In the final stage of the game, Jim and Psy-Crow race each other to the altar to wed the Princess.
Within the animated series
Earthworm Jim (TV series)
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. It is based on the video game series of the same name...
Princess What's-Her-Name was born the twin sister of Queen Slug-for-a-Butt. But unlike her "beautiful" sister, the Princess was born "hideously" malformed, having pink skin, large eyes and long red hair (Insektican standards of beauty being different from humans'). Because of this, she was kept locked away for many years by the royal family and never given a name, being referred to only as "the ugly one" or "What's-Her-Name". She eventually escaped the castle and became the leader of the rebellion against the Insectikan monarchy and her tyrant sister. This Princess was a far less vacuous character, being more of an independent warrior.
Throughout the cartoon series her relationship with Jim was more or less a professional one. Jim appeared to be harbouring the delusion
Delusion
A delusion is a false belief held with absolute conviction despite superior evidence. Unlike hallucinations, delusions are always pathological...
that they were boyfriend
Boyfriend
A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
and girlfriend
Girlfriend
Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship or a female non-romantic friend that is closer than other friends....
, although the Princess appeared to be oblivious to his advances. A running gag
Running gag
A running gag, or running joke, is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling....
throughout most of the cartoon series was that whenever any character asked what Jim meant by "relationship", Jim would give a hearty, if condescending laugh. She was also rather dismissive of Earth in general, noting in one episode that it contained no intelligent life. However, during the second season the Princess did appear to soften to Jim; she was apparently not above being wooed in one episode by Evil Jim.
Her voice was provided by Kath Soucie
Kath Soucie
Katherine Elaine Soucie is an American voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Kath Soucie, Katherine Soucie, Kath Souci, Kath E...
.
Queen Slug-for-a-Butt
The Evil Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt ("Queen Slug-for-a-Butt" for short) is the final foeBoss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
that Jim faces in the video game Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
. She is the twin sister of Princess What's-Her-Name, though clearly failing to resemble her in any way. Queen Slug-for-a-Butt closely resembles a large queen insect, especially a queen termite
Termite
Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera , but are now accepted as the epifamily Termitoidae, of the cockroach order Blattodea...
.
Slug-for-a-Butt was planning on using the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to conquer the universe. Thus, she intends to destroy Jim, and reclaim the suit. She is the boss of Buttville, the final level, and the player must first defeat her butt before fighting the Queen herself. She later was the penultimate boss in Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy is a platform game starring Earthworm Jim, released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. Evil Jim has kidnapped Princess What's-Her-Name and Earthworm Jim must embark on yet another adventure to save her. The game box art is done in the same style as the Earthworm Jim...
.
In the Earthworm Jim television series
Earthworm Jim (TV series)
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. It is based on the video game series of the same name...
the Queen is ruler of the planet Insectika and is voiced by Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin
Andrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedienne. She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year, Fiddler on the Roof and Candide, and in the television series, SCTV.-Personal life:Martin, the oldest of three...
. As in the game, she attempts to reclaim the suit so she may rule the universe. Unlike many of the villains, who are obsessed with destroying Jim, the Queen sees him more as a pest she has yet to squash, and usually prefers to send less threatening adversaries like Psy-crow. She only deals with Jim herself when she tries to get the suit back. Otherwise, she prefers other schemes, such as turning people into chickens, and hypnotizing Santa Claus. She also loathes anything nice and good, such as chocolate.
In the episode, "Queen What's-Her-Name", the rivalry between the Queen and her sister is expanded on; the Princess, considered "ugly" by the Insectikans, was constantly abused, and ultimately banished by the Queen. What's-Her-Name eventually became the leader of the rebellion against the Insectikan monarchy, and Slug-for-a-Butt seems to hate the Princess much more than she hates Jim. In the episode "Sidekicked", she tells Psy-crow that What's-Her-Name did "something awful" to her.
In the episode "The Exile Of Lucy", she is exiled from Insektica through a coup staged by Psy-Crow and Professor Monkey-for-a-head, but mangages to live the normal civilian life on Earth and demands that everyone call her Lucy. Ironically, this is the only episode where she actually wears the super suit, given to her by Jim himself in order to help her retake her homeworld, though she reluctantly gives it back at the end of the episode.
Psy-Crow
Psy-Crow is an intergalactic bounty hunter and mercenary, most often employed by Queen Slug-For-A-Butt. Psy-Crow was the boss on the asteroid chase levels in Earthworm JimEarthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
, and became the main antagonist in Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
, kidnapping Princess What's-Her-Name in an attempted power grab. He also showed up in Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
as the boss in the Memory area.
In the cartoon series (see animated series
Earthworm Jim (TV series)
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. It is based on the video game series of the same name...
), Psy-Crow's character (voiced by Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
) was fleshed out a bit more. He occasionally allies himself with Professor Monkey-For-A-Head, generally in service to the Queen but in at least one case in a successful attempt to take control of Insectika. The Queen eventually returned to dethrone the two of them, however. On at least one occasion, Psy-Crow grew tired of his bounty hunter profession and tried out other occupations, including a job that Jim said put him in "the most horrible peril in all the universe." He was a gym teacher (he was fired for being too nice despite the fact that he shot lasers at the children on several occasions). He soon decided that being a bounty hunter was indeed his chosen profession. In the episode, Hyper-Psycrow, when the Great Worm Spirit (whose true form was Doug TenNapel
Doug TenNapel
Douglas Richard "Doug" TenNapel is an American musician, animator, Eisner Award-winning artist, author, essayist and Christian. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a famous video game, cartoon series, and toy line.-Early life:TenNapel was born and raised in the...
, the creator of Earthworm Jim) shows up after Psy-Crow and Jim destroy the universe, Psy-Crow claims to have been a veteran of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, explaining how he ended up meeting the spirit (who pulled him into a foxhole, thereby saving his life).
Bob the Killer Goldfish
He is featured as a bossBoss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
in all four of the games. Bob, being just a goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
, rides around in a small glass bowl and gets his feline minions, particularly Number Four, to do all the work for him. In the cartoon series, his home planet is La Planeta De Agua (Arriba!) and he wants Earthworm Jim's supersuit so that he can have legs, as well as 'a nice, big, juicy, worm soup to eat'.
Bob himself doesn't put up much of a fight. In Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
, Jim simply knocks his bowl off a table and leaves him to flop around on the floor as Jim exits the level. In Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
, in a parody of video game boss encounters, Bob is introduced with much drama in what appears to be a pre-boss-battle cutscene (including a Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (series)
Mortal Kombat, commonly abbreviated MK, is a science fantasy series of fighting games created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first four renditions and their updates were developed by Midway Games and initially released on arcade machines. The arcade titles were later picked up by Acclaim...
-style "Fight!" message), only to have Jim suddenly pluck him from his bowl and eat him. In Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
, Bob and Number Four appear in a boss fight at the end of the fourth world, which has a cowboy theme.
In the first game, Number 4 and several other cat guards wander Bob's stage, and will clobber Jim senseless if they get a hold of him.
In the television series, Bob has a deep southern drawl. Bob also focuses his attention on universal conquest. He spends much of his time attempting to convince the fish of La Planeta De Agua (Arriba!) to embark on a destructive rampage, usually to no avail. On several occasions, Bob has attempted to take over the universe without help, and at one point did succeed in conquering the earth by hyper-evolving himself into another life-form. However, his evolutionary accelerator soon returned him to his original fish form, as fish turned out to be, in Bob's words "the highest form of life" and he was forced to attempt a retreat. Bob's dialogue, especially when attempting to inspire his fellow fish to "[Go forth and] Destroy! Destroy! DESTROY!", is often backed by slow instrumental gospel music, and he speaks in a bombastic voice with a Southern accent
Southern American English
Southern American English is a group of dialects of the English language spoken throughout the Southern region of the United States, from Southern and Eastern Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky to the Gulf Coast, and from the Atlantic coast to most of Texas and Oklahoma.The Southern dialects make...
that makes him sound much like a televangelist.
On the cartoon, Bob was voiced by Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
, who also does Psy-Crow for the same show.
Number Four
The primary large feline minion of Bob, Number Four appears to have no will of his own, simply doing what Bob requires. He carries Bob and his fish bowl on his shoulders. He is often seen operating the control panels in Bob's Warfish starshipStarship
A starship or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel....
, and essentially carrying out any task that Bob, in his limited capacity, cannot.
Evil the Cat
Evil the Cat is the manifestation of evil. He rules over Planet Heck (residing elsewhere only for the hottest months). Molding Heck to his own vision of evil perfection, the planet is covered with spiked walls and precariously placed cliffs and ridges. The planet is also full of fiery pits and drops, which Evil has filled with all things evil he's found across the universe, ranging from rabid lawyers to elevator musicElevator music
Elevator music refers to instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for playing in shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores, telephone systems , cruise ships, airports, doctors' and dentists' offices, and elevators...
. Evil wants to claim Jim's super suit as his own, to further conquer the galaxy and paint it more infernal.
Over the course of the cartoon series, which makes up its own particular canon, Evil is more concentrated on destroying the universe, rather than obtaining Jim's suit (even though one episode began with Evil stealing Jim's suit in an attempt to destroy him). He has been continuously thwarted by such forces as origami, the Department of Apocalyptic Affairs, and even the cartoon's budget running out. "A minor setback" is Evil's usual response to his misfortunes. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat.
In spite of his status as a pure evil villain, Evil occasionally shows the behavior of a real cat, such as licking himself or playing with a ball of yarn when he's bored. In Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
, he'll actually stop to groom himself a bit in between shots of his huge fireball gun, then has to be killed nine times (a joke on cats having nine lives) to be defeated for good.
According to the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". During Heck's summer off-season, Evil switches jobs with Flagitious and runs the circus himself.
In the animated series, Evil will try to disguise himself to try to get close to Earthworm Jim, and will often interject "Did I mention, I'm not a cat?". He is voiced by Edward Hibbert
Edward Hibbert
Edward Hibbert is an American-born English actor and literary agent.-Biography:Hibbert was born in Long Island, New York, the son of Geoffrey Hibbert. He has one sister. He was raised in England, where he attended London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
.
Evil was slated to appear in Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
, and even appeared on the game's box art, but was left out of the game due to development issues and time constraints.
Henchrat
Henchrat is an anthropomorphic rat and serves as Evil the Cat's "mindless rodent lackey" (as Evil often calls him). Contrary to his savage occupation, Henchrat likes to watch mimeMime artist
A mime artist is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech. In earlier times, in English, such a performer was referred to as a mummer...
s, takes self-actualization courses, and hopes to one day open a macrame
Macramé
Macramé or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot and forms of "hitching": full hitch and double half hitches...
shop. Henchrat was created for the cartoon series, but makes a game appearance in Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy is a platform game starring Earthworm Jim, released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. Evil Jim has kidnapped Princess What's-Her-Name and Earthworm Jim must embark on yet another adventure to save her. The game box art is done in the same style as the Earthworm Jim...
as Evil's partner during a boss
Boss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
fight. He always responds to Evil's abuse by saying "Thank you".
Voiced by John Kassir
John Kassir
John 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...
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Professor Monkey-For-A-Head
Professor Monkey-For-A-Head is the scientist who invented the ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit for Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, which Psy-Crow ended up losing. As his name suggests, the Professor has a monkey grafted to his forehead. His simian skullmate, named Monkey Professor-For-A-Head, seems to have a mind of his own, as he often pesters the Professor with his jabbering, which the Professor can somehow understand (likely because they are grafted together at the head, and thus share a common brain just as they share a single set of eyes).According to the first game's instruction manual, it is because of the Monkey that Professor Monkey-For-A-Head cannot build another suit - the Monkey ate the plans. In the animated series, however, the Professor is unable to make a new suit (at least, not at the same strength levels as the original) due to not having a spare "Battery of the Gods" to power it with. For some reason, the Gods turned him into a bread maker when he tried to get a new one, which he comments as being "kind of handy" when he's hungry (he can even make Pumpernickel by twisting the Monkey's tail). The Professor and his primate companion live in a lavish space station laboratory, where they enjoy their many hobbies, including recreation, grooming, and gourmet cooking
Gourmet
Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses...
. The Professor's other inventions include pay-toll toilets and atomic bananas. He despises fruit carts because one apparently killed his father.
It seems that grafting animals into one's head runs in the Professor's family, as in Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
, Jim met the Professor's late great aunt, Baroness Beaver-for-a-Head, who lost her beaver head, and Jim must bring it back to get a Golden Udder. Also, in the comic book mini-series, when the Professor attempts to take control of the suit, it runs amok and annoys him in various ways, including "marrying [his] gram-gram." His grandmother, seen in the background of that particular panel, also appears to have a monkey grafted to her head. As with most of the other villains in the game, Professor Monkey-For-A-Head was a regular antagonist on the animated series, where he occasionally teamed up with Psy-Crow.
His voice was provided by Charlie Adler.
Evil Jim
Evil Jim is an evil copy of Earthworm Jim. He was created by a horrible toxic waste/photocopier accident, and claims to be Jim's exact opposite in every way. However, when Jim points out that he hates losing, and his twin should therefore enjoy it, Evil Jim responds, "Don't be so literal-minded."Evil Jim looks similar to Earthworm Jim except for a green coloration in his worm body and suit, slightly pointier digits, a triangular neck line instead of round like Jim's, and neglected teeth. Evil Jim states he enjoys the taste of orange juice after brushing his teeth (Earthworm Jim hates that).
He is apparently motivated by a desire for destruction, though on one occasion he expressed loneliness as well (being the only evil twin in the universe). He nearly succeeded in winning the heart of Princess What's-Her-Name by reading poetry to her, but was interrupted at the last minute by Jim. Evil Jim actually once succeeded in creating opposites of Peter Puppy and the Princess. He also accidentally created copies of Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, Evil the Cat, and Professor Monkey-For-A-Head when he drops the copy gun. However, the results were not what he had expected (even though Evil Peter was destructive and violent, he transforms into a good monster, and Evil Princess is vain and weak, the Queen's opposite is not ruthless, Good the Cat is nice and chases Evil in an attempt to kiss him, and Monkey Professor-For-A-Head is pretty much what would happen if the Professor and the Monkey swapped brains and they become friends out of mutual concerns), and he ended up imprisoned once more (although he and his evil duplicates almost defeat the originals, failing only because the dropping of his duplicate gun caused a distraction). Evil Jim is also voiced by Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta
Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
(in a similar style to Krusty the Clown and Megavolt, also a villain).
Evil Jim was created for the Earthworm Jim animated series and does not appear in the first two games; however, Evil Jim was the primary antagonist in the later Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy is a platform game starring Earthworm Jim, released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. Evil Jim has kidnapped Princess What's-Her-Name and Earthworm Jim must embark on yet another adventure to save her. The game box art is done in the same style as the Earthworm Jim...
game for Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
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Video game series exclusive characters
The following characters only appeared in the Earthworm Jim video game seriesEarthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Created by Doug TenNapel and designed by David Perry, the game was developed by Shiny Entertainment and Playmates Interactive Entertainment, released by Sega for the Mega...
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- Billy the Bin
Billy the Bin is an anthropomorphic robot which is consisted of a trashcan, tires and a lamp for a head. Billy can transform into a car-like form. Billy attacks by smashing the ground, which makes trash fall from the sky. In car mode, Billy can shoot anvils. In Earthworm Jim HD, in co-op exclusive stages, two or more copies of Billy the Bin appear in a boss battle.
- Chuck and Fifi:
Large and hygiene-challenged, Chuck owns and operate the city-sized junkyard "New Junk City" with his rabid poodle-bulldog Fifi. He never appeared in the cartoon series.
- Rusty the Snowman
Rusty the Snowman is a living snowman that inhabits the fiery hell-like planet of Evil the Cat. He can melt and grow again at wish, and, interestingly, can breathe fireballs.
- Big Bruty:
A blind dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
with a strong sense of smell, Big Bruty will sniff Jim out whenever he is nearby, and will proceed to chase him until he catches and eats him. On a few occasions, he will run into an object and split into three smaller Bruties which are vulnerable to Jim's attacks. His level only appeared in the Special Edition. Big Bruty did not appear in the cartoon series. According to the manual for the Special Edition, he is known to chew his food 30 times before swallowing.
- Major Mucus:
A phlegm-based alien who is the ruler of "A distant phlegm planet", Major Mucus desired Jim's suit, which led to the two having a bungee-jumping duel over a pit of snot (Snot A Problem). The Major's pet "Mucus Phlegm Brain" would eat Jim if he fell too close. In Earthworm Jim 2, Major Mucus used his massive army of such things as Sumo-throwing trebuchets to try and destroy Jim. He is the only villain from both of the original Earthworm Jim games to not appear in the cartoon.
- Doctor Duodenum:
An anthropomorphic organ, and boss of "Intestinal Distress". Although he has a habit of spitting out a deadly bile from his body, he's a rather neat and tidy individual (according to the manual). Doc Duodenum and his level are not in the SNES version of the game. Although he did not appear in the level, "The Villi People" is said to be his summer home in the Earthworm Jim 2 manual.
- Flamin' Yawn:
A play on "Filet Mignon", he is an Anthropomorphic T-Bone steak who served as the boss of "Level Ate". He can hover on a plate and spit fireballs.
- Blind Sally:
A disguise Jim uses while rescuing Princess What's-Her-Name in Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 is a platform video game originally developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995 in Europe, and 1996 in the US, it is a sequel to the 1994 original Earthworm Jim. Again, the game was created by Doug TenNapel with design from David Perry and music from Tommy Tallarico...
. Jim takes on the appearance of a blind cave salamander.
- Peter's puppies:
Peter's 600 young puppies. In Earthworm Jim 2, they are taken hostage by Psy-Crow in a control tower of an abandoned space port and must be rescued by Jim, who must use the giant marshmallow o' love as a trampoline
Trampoline
A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes....
to bounce them to safety.
- Pedro Pupa:
A giant maggot, Pedro was a dirt-farmer deceived by Psy-Crow into thinking he lived on top of an ancient temple filled with treasure. Psycrow told Pedro that Jim sought to destroy the temple, leading Pedro to be the boss of "Lorenzo's Soil". Strangely, he rode around on a unicycle.
- Cousin Flagitious:
According the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". However he is neither seen nor heard in either the Earthworm Jim video games or animated series.
- The Sacred Cow of Contemplation:
A giant cow who lives in Jim's mind in Earthworm Jim 3D, the Sacred Cow of Contemplation has control over the portals to Jim's four worm brains. A purported "master of disguise", he wears a different hat in each brain: an army hat in "Memory", a chef's hat in "Happiness", an afro
Afro
Afro, sometimes shortened to fro and also known as a "natural", is a hairstyle worn naturally by people with lengthy kinky hair texture or specifically styled in such a fashion by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair...
in "Fear", and a sheriff's hat in "Fantasy".
- Colonel Pluckitt:
Colonel Pluckitt is the leader of the chicken army in Jim's memories in Earthworm Jim 3D. The opposing cows had stolen his Calvin Cluck
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
underwear from him, and he is later kidnapped and taken to the Bovine Special Elite compound. Earthworm Jim, standing in for a spy from the Chicken Infiltrators Army
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
, obtains the troop orders from him and rescues him from his cell, but Colonel Pluckitt was later crushed by a fridge.
- Sergeant Moo-silinni:
Gunnery Sergeant Moo-silinni is the leader of the cow army in Jim's memories in Earthworm Jim 3D. After Jim gives Colonel Pluckitt's underwear to him, Moo-silinni orders Jim to destroy a giant bomb-laying chicken. He is later seen instructing Jim in the BSE assault course. His name is a play on Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
, and the spelling of his name is inconsistent; at one point it is spelled "Moo-silini".
- King Gherkin:
King of the gherkin
Gherkin
The gherkin is a fruit similar in form and nutritional value to a cucumber. Gherkins and cucumbers belong to the same species , but are from different cultivar groups....
s, he rules the land of Jim's happiness in Earthworm Jim 3D. Fatty Roswell holds him prisoner and plans to use him for his Ultimate Burger. Jim frees him, but King Gherkin is crushed by a falling fridge and ended up as part of the Ultimate Burger anyway.
- The Spiritual Hot-Sauce:
The Spirital Hot-Sauce appears in Earthworm Jim 3D, guiding Jim to becoming the "Lord of the Fries". He looks like an anthropomorphic bottle of hot sauce with a mustache.
- Elvis:
Elvis
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
appears in Earthworm Jim 3D, explaining that Fatty Roswell brought him into Jim's mind for his Ultimate Burger, and ended up imprisoned. He pleads Jim into helping him get back to Greaseland
Graceland
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles from Downtown and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as...
before he gets char-grilled. Jim frees him and helps him get across the hallway they end up going through. In the end, Elvis ends up as part of Fatty's Ultimate Burger. Upon seeing the burger, Jim dubs it "Earthworm Jim's Double King Triple Deluxe (Don't Spare the Hot-Sauce) Ultimate Burger" and briefly fantasizes about a McJim's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
franchise using the burger. Elvis also appears in Earthworm Jim 2; when the player doesn't move Jim for a while, he takes a miniature Elvis out of his pocket, who dances on his palm for a few seconds and then runs off-screen.
- Fatty Roswell:
Fatty Roswell is an obese alien frycook who served as the boss of "Happiness" in Earthworm Jim 3D. He came into conflict with Jim because he believed that his brain held "The Key to the Ultimate Burger". This is inconsistent with previous games, as Jim loves cows, and would never eat them. His name is obviously a reference to "fatty" being a nickname for overweight people and the famous town of Roswell, New Mexico where a UFO was believed to have landed.
- The Ninja Mouse:
The Ninja Mouse is a mouse that scurries across the floor in "Fear". After speaking to Jim, a fridge falls on it. It is also the only character in the game that speaks to Jim after the fridge crushes it.
- Baroness Beaver-for-a-Head:
Baroness Beaver-for-a-Head is Professor Monkey-for-a-Head's late great-aunt in Earthworm Jim 3D. Poultrygeists have stolen her beaver head, and Jim has to get it back for her.
- Billy the Kid:
Billy the Kid is a parody of Henry McCarty
Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
in Earthworm Jim 3D. He is an old man who acts very immature and sits in a baby carriage. He demands Jim an ice-cream, and Jim has to deliver it to him while avoiding ice-cream-eating wasps. Billy is then crushed by a safe, rather than a fridge (which merely landed next to him).
- Earthworm Kim:
Earthworm Kim is the final boss of Earthworm Jim 3D. She embodies Jim's long-suppressed feminine side, intent on taking over Jim's mind and body. Jim had to defeat her and save his masculinity. Kim also becomes a playable character after the game is beaten and all of the marbles have been found. Playing as Kim makes the game harder. Also, when playing as Kim, the final boss is actually Jim. Though it predates her first appearance in Earthworm Jim 3D, there was a brief scene in the intro of the animated series where Jim had a wig on. In that brief scene, he resembled Kim, except his wig was brown instead of blonde and he had no makeup on.
- Old Grand Ma:
A boss in Earthworm Jim HD's computer-themed exclusive stages, she is an enemy appearing to destroy Earthworm Jim and acquire his suit. She is an old, knot-tying granny riding a jetpack.
- Pitch the Cat:
A boss in Earthworm Jim HD's computer-themed exclusive stages, seeking to destoy Earthworm Jim. The Keyboard cat is inspired by Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
popular video, and is anthropomorphic cat sitting and playing a musical keyboard.
Animated series exclusive characters
The following characters only appeared in the Earthworm Jim animated seriesEarthworm Jim (TV series)
Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. It is based on the video game series of the same name...
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- Turns His Eyelids Inside-Out Boy (voiced by Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
): One of Jim's brief replacement sidekicks from the episode "Sidekicked". He made several subsequent appearances along with "The Hamsternator". He has the "power" to turn his eyelids inside out.
- Shadow: A superhero that can make shadow puppets. He was one of Jim's brief replacement sidekicks from the episode "Sidekicked."
- The Hamsternator (voiced by Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
): A large, anthropomorphic hamster, The Hamstenator is one of several resident super heroes. Despite this status, he is rarely seen doing anything heroic. He has massive cheeks with the capacity to store large objects, and, as seen in the episode "Conqueror Worm", has a kind of obsessive compulsion to stuff things in them.
- Johnny Dactyl (voiced by Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
): Appearing in one episode, Johnny Dactyl is a super hero who wears a pterodactyl suit. He speaks in a deep, threatening voice which is later shown to be a taped recording. Despite his terrifying appearance Johnny is seen to be a small, nerdy man beneath his costume.
- Lower-Back-Pain Man (voiced by Kevin Michael RichardsonKevin Michael RichardsonKevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor who currently stars as Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show...
): A superhero of the galactic league.
- Mrs. Bleverage (voiced by Andrea MartinAndrea MartinAndrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedienne. She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year, Fiddler on the Roof and Candide, and in the television series, SCTV.-Personal life:Martin, the oldest of three...
): A woman who once lived next door to Jim. She is easily recognized for her shrill voice, her horrid yellow outfit, and her curler-laden hair (which is actually a "fakey wig"). Jim originally borrowed an egg beater from her, but forgot to bring it back with him after a trip to La Planeta de Agua (Arriba!). In an attempt to regain her respect (which he never had in the first place), Jim took her on a long journey to find the egg beater, only to learn while on Insectika that it was in his pocket the whole time. Mrs. Bleverage has since stayed on Insectika, and is actually a friend to Queen Slug-for-a Butt.
- The Sword of Righteousness (voiced by Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
): An enchanted sword (which is clearly labelled on its hilt) who is found by Jim inside an ancient vending machine sandwich. According to the sword, he has been waiting centuries for a champion to bear its magical power, and he chooses Jim as its newest candidate. However, despite all the degrading and painful training that Jim is put through, the sword fails to mention that no one who wielded him has ever won a fight, and Jim tosses the sword away out of disgust which landed on the Planet of Easily Frightened People. He later makes a brief cameo in Hyper-Psycrow.
- Walter (voiced by Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
): Jim's cellmate in the episode "Conquer Worm" when Jim is sent to prison because of Evil Jim's crimes. He has very neglected teeth and likes to use Jim as dental floss, to the point where he refers to him as "Floss" when they meet up in future episodes. While he is first introduced as a prison inmate, later episodes show him working several jobs, including working as a busboy or a mall Santa.
- Zantor: Master of the Flying Toupée (voiced by Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
): A mustached man with a toupée that he seems to be able to telekinetically control at a certain extent, though it takes lots of struggling to just make it float briefly.
- The Grim ReaperDeath (personification)The concept of death as a sentient entity has existed in many societies since the beginning of history. In English, Death is often given the name Grim Reaper and, from the 15th century onwards, came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a black cloak with a hood...
(voiced by Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
): The personification of death himself has appeared in four episodes. He has a brief cameo in the episode "Peanut of the Apes", where he rides on a skeletal horse, possibly a reference to him being a member of the Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFour Horsemen of the ApocalypseThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the last book of the New Testament of the Bible, called the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the Evangelist at 6:1-8. The chapter tells of a "'book'/'scroll' in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals"...
. In the episode The "Wizard of Ooze", Jim meets his counterpart the Tin Reaper, a parody of the Tin ManTin ManTin Man may refer to:* Tin Woodman, a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum* Ted McMinn, a footballer nicknamed The Tin Man* Tinman, a British electronic musician-Film and television:...
. His appears again in the episode "For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls", where he complains about Santa Claus being more well-known than he is and is jealous that Santa appears in more forms of media. In his fourth appearance Earth Worm Jim is able to avoid a broken bridge, causing him to remark how he almost "had" Jim..
- The President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
(voiced by Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
): The unnamed President of the United States. A recurring gag has someone say that he doesn't look like the President and the President breaking the fourth wall by explaining that he is one of those generic presidents they use on TV to keep shows from being dated.
Deities
The series supports a good number of god-like characters.- The Great Worm Spirit (voiced by Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
impersonating Christopher WalkenChristopher WalkenChristopher Walken is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New...
): Jim's patron deity, whom he usually refers to in the most exaggerated way possible during monologues (By the Great Worm Spirit, whose mighty bristles strike the hammerblows of justice!). Both Jim and Psy-Crow have encountered the Great Worm Spirit twice. Jim first met him when he came to rescue the deity from his nemesis, the Anti-Fish, while Psy-Crow, having apparently served in VietnamVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, met him when he pulled him into a foxhole to avoid a bombing. Both of them reunite with the Great Worm Spirit after one of their fights ends up destroying the entire universe, after which he restored everything. As the worm is the creator of the universe, if it is destroyed (eaten by the Anti-Fish) the universe will cease to exist. Being an omnipotent being, the Great Worm Spirit can assume many forms, such as a pink drum-banging bunnyEnergizer BunnyThe Energizer Bunny is the marketing icon and mascot of Energizer batteries in North America. It is a pink toy rabbit wearing sunglasses and blue and white striped sandals that beats a bass drum bearing the Energizer logo. It is a parody of the preexistent Duracell Bunny, still seen in Europe and...
, a plate of cold beans, or a humorous TV weatherman. His true form, however, is that of a bearded, middle-aged man named Doug TenNapelDoug TenNapelDouglas Richard "Doug" TenNapel is an American musician, animator, Eisner Award-winning artist, author, essayist and Christian. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a famous video game, cartoon series, and toy line.-Early life:TenNapel was born and raised in the...
. The Great Worm Spirit is briefly mentioned near the beginning of Earthworm Jim 3D.
- The Gods: Nondescript gods who dwell in "The Fabled, Long-Sought Home of the Gods". They resemble pop culture depictions of the Greek Gods, although no God based on historical mythology actually appears. In the TV series, they were responsible for turning Professor Monkey-For-A-Head into a bread-maker when he tried to obtain a Battery of the Gods from them to power a back-up Super Suit. In "Assault and Battery," Jim and his friends only meet four of the Gods, The Doorman of the Gods (voiced by Charlie Adler) and the social "Gods in Training" named Jaepius: God of Puns (voiced by Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
), Perpsichore: Goddess of Disco (voiced by Kath SoucieKath SoucieKatherine Elaine Soucie is an American voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Kath Soucie, Katherine Soucie, Kath Souci, Kath E...
), and Phlegmaphus: God of Nasal Discharge (voiced by Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
). On a related note in that episode, the "Gods in Training" did mention that the other gods were at a party at ValhallaValhallaIn Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those that die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr...
. Earthworm Jim had to pass one of their challenges so that he can gain another "Battery of the Gods." He did so yet the only Battery of the Gods they had was in Perpsichore's cassette player.