Johnny Test is a Canadian animated television series created by Scott Fellows, developed by WildBrain and a revival to the 2005 series of the same name. The series premiered on July 16, 2021, on Netflix, and also premiered on Family Chrgd on October 16, 2021. An interactive special, titled Johnny Test's Ultimate Meatloaf Quest, premiered on November 16. However, the special was removed from Netflix on December 1, 2024, along with other interactive specials. The second and final season was released on January 7, 2022.
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Plot
Built from the original run of the series, the revived Johnny Test introduces a re-imagined Johnny, his genius sisters Susan and Mary, and his talking dog Dukey.
Premise
11-year-old Johnny Test is a suburban boy who resides in the fictional town of Porkbelly, which is somewhere in the United States. He is often used as a test subject for his genius sisters Susan and Mary’s inventions and experiments, whether these are gadgets or superpowers. Their experiments always cause problems that Johnny and his dog, Dukey, must resolve, and they sometimes fight villains and save the world with their inventions in the process.
Voice cast
James Arnold Taylor as Johnny Test, Hank Anchorman, Mr. Mittens, Dark Vegan
Trevor Devall as Dukey, Mr. Henry Teacherman
Emily Tennant as Mary Test
Maryke Hendrikse as Susan Test
Ian James Corlett as Hugh Test
Kathleen Barr as Lila Test
Bill Mondy as Mr. Black, Brain Freezer
Deven Mack as Mr. White
Lee Tockar as The General, Bling Bling Boy, Albert, Speed McCool
Andrew Francis as Gil
Scott McNeil as King Zizrar
Production and development
On June 11, 2013, Teletoon and Cartoon Network both announced the series' renewal for a seventh season consisting of 13 episodes and a three-part special. However, in response to a tweet on June 25, 2015, voice actor James Arnold Taylor stated that he wasn't aware of any plans for more seasons.
In January 2020, WildBrain announced that their Vancouver studio was hiring for a new Johnny Test project separate from a planned series of new Johnny Test web shorts (the first of which was released on May 2, 2020, but later made private). On May 6, 2020, WildBrain confirmed the series had been picked up by Netflix for two more seasons and a 66-minute interactive special set for release in 2021, with Fellows returning as showrunner and executive producer. In June 2021, it was announced that most of the main cast would reprise their respective roles.
The music for the reboot was composed by Guy Moon, who previously worked on Fellows' live action shows Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Big Time Rush and 100 Things to Do Before High School, as well as The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018–2019) which was executive produced by Fellows.
Despite leaving the original series' production, the trademark of the reboot and the characters still remains at Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.