Earthworm Jim

30min

Action & Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kids

Earthworm Jim is an American and British animated television series based on the video game with the same name which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim, who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit.

Production Companies

Flextech Television Limited

Universal Cartoon Studios

Shiny Entertainment

Universal Animation Studios

AKOM Production Company

Episodes

Cast

Sidekicked

1. Sidekicked

30min

9th Sep 1995

Earthworm Jim fires Peter Puppy after he let Professor Monkey-For-A-Head get away. Jim auditions new sidekicks while he attempts to rescue Princess What's-Her-Name from Psy-Crow.

The Book of Doom

2. The Book of Doom

30min

16th Sep 1995

Due to a printing error, one of Jim's pop-up story books has the secret of universal conquest, and Evil the Cat will do anything to get it.

Assault and Battery

3. Assault and Battery

30min

23rd Sep 1995

Jim's suit malfunctions when his "Battery of the Gods" runs out of juice. He must find the Gods and get a new battery before Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt mashes Turlawk into jelly.

Day of the Fish

4. Day of the Fish

30min

30th Sep 1995

The League of Superheroes runs out of sugar, so Jim flies of to La Planeta de Agua to get some. Bob the Killer Goldfish takes advantage of Jim and steals his super suit so he can conquer the Earth.

Conqueror Worm

5. Conqueror Worm

30min

7th Oct 1995

A freak accident with a photocopy of Jim's face leads to the creation of Evil Jim. Jim must bust out of prison and stop Evil Jim from destroying the Turlawk shopping mall.

Upholstered Peril

6. Upholstered Peril

30min

14th Oct 1995

Mysterious purple couches are turning the world's population into mindless zombies. With Peter as a mindless Zombie, Jim enlists the help of boy-genius Grayson to stop this evil plot by Professor Monkey-for-a-Head.

Sword of Righteousness

7. Sword of Righteousness

30min

21st Oct 1995

Jim becomes a great warrior after finding a magical sword in a vending machine sandwich. Will this help him battle Psy-Crow and his Orb of Quite Remarkable Power?

The Egg Beater

8. The Egg Beater

30min

28th Oct 1995

Jim accidentally leaves Mrs. Bleveridge's egg beater on a distant planet, so he takes her on a trip across the universe to get back the egg beater.

Trout!

9. Trout!

30min

4th Nov 1995

Jim must seek the Fur-Bearin' trout and protect him from Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt's fur-powered death machine.

The Great Secret of the Universe

10. The Great Secret of the Universe

30min

11th Nov 1995

Evil the Cat releases a beast named "Rosebud" to assist him in destroying the universe. However, Rosebud is a little too mellow to go with Evil's sinister plot, even though he knows "The Great Secret of the Universe."

Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim

11. Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim

30min

18th Nov 1995

Professor Monkey-for-a-Head and Psy-Crow steal Jim's super suit, and Jim uses a weak duplicate to try to get it back.

Queen What's Her Name

12. Queen What's Her Name

30min

25th Nov 1995

Princess What's-Her-Name finally dethrones the evil Queen and takes her place as the ruler of Insectika. Unfortunately, being a stuck-up debutante is not the Princess' cup of tea.

The Anti-Fish

13. The Anti-Fish

30min

2nd Dec 1995

Bob the Killer Goldfish resurrects the god of all fish to help him conquer the universe. But, this evil piranha only wants to mangle and devour "The Great Worm Spirit." Jim and Bob form an uneasy alliance to stop the fish from eating the great worm and destroying the universe.

First air date

9th Sep 1995

Last air date

14th Dec 1996

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks