On Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (The Movie)

I’ve already written about the Jimmy Neutron TV series, which is both one of my favorite kids’ shows and greatest sources of inspiration.  It’s been a struggle to keep this blog from devolving into a constant stream of Neutron-related posts, I could easily write hundreds of thousands of words on everything about this show and how much it means to me.

I have written hundreds of thousands of words on this show.

But instead I’ll just focus on a simple (well, simple for me is ~4,000 words, but whatever) review of this feature film.  So first, some background.  Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 animated film.  When ten year-old genius Jimmy Neutron makes contact with an advanced alien race, the egg-like Yolkians from the planet Yolkus, they kidnap all of the adults in Jimmy’s home of Retroville.  After initially relishing in their lack of supervision, all the kids of Retroville band together to invade Yolkus and liberate their parents.  What makes it so great and worthy of a subsequent Annie-winning television series?  Read on to find out.

That tiny circle in the right corner says music from N*Sync, Britney Spears, and Aaron Carter.  This movie IS the early 00’s.