16 Facts About Johnny Bravo

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Johnny Bravo is an American animated romantic comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros.

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Johnny Bravo is a sunglasses-wearing, muscular young man who lives with his mother and attempts to get women to date him, though he always falls short because of his actions.

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3.

Johnny Bravo ends up in bizarre situations and predicaments, often accompanied by celebrity guest characters such as Donny Osmond or Adam West.

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4.

Johnny Bravo was nominated for four Annie Awards, one YoungStar Award, and two Golden Reel Awards.

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5.

Johnny's companions are Bunny "Momma" Bravo, his lively, caring, extroverted, equally dimwitted mother, who wears sunglasses; Little Suzy, a talkative and intelligent little girl from the neighborhood who likes to annoy Johnny, although he rarely remembers her name; Carl Chryniszzswics, a geek who idolizes Johnny despite being bullied and bossed around by him; and Pops, the unscrupulous owner of the local diner who provides advice to Johnny, along with food made from atypical ingredients.

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6.

Short, titled Johnny Bravo, was aired on Cartoon Network's animation showcase, World Premiere Toons, on March 26,1995.

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7.

Name Johnny Bravo derived from creator Van Partible's middle name, Giovanni Bravo, as Giovanni is an Italian name for John or Johnny, or possibly from an alias given to Greg Brady in The Brady Bunch episode "Adios Johnny Bravo".

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8.

Johnny Bravo's movements are entirely based on Michael Jackson and the Happy Days character Arthur Fonzerelli.

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9.

Johnny Bravo's personality is similar to Gaston from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

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10.

Johnny Bravo premiered on July 14,1997, and the first season completed production in December of that year.

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11.

When Johnny Bravo first came out, I don't think a lot of people had high hopes for it, and I think it was really cool that proved exactly what kind of character he was.

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12.

Steve Marmel, writer for Johnny Bravo, has been a producer and writer for The Fairly OddParents since its premiere in 2001.

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13.

One caller of the show named Jennifer requested an episode of Dragon Ball Z Being that it was a half-hour long, Johnny regretfully had to fast-forward through the entire episode with Johnny providing only expositional commentary.

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14.

Every day Johnny Bravo would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.

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15.

Johnny Bravo first appeared in the Cartoon Network Starring series from DC Comics from 1999 to 2001.

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16.

Characters from Johnny Bravo are featured in the Cartoon Network games Cartoon Network: Block Party, Cartoon Network Racing, Cartoon Network Speedway, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, and Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion.

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