10-year-old Junior continues his not-so-evil adventures with his father Little Ben Healy (who is now a police officer) and his new friend, Cyndi in Toe Valley. Junior continues to make life miserable for those who get in his way like his principal Igor Peabody and Junior's grandfather Big Ben Healy with pranks and mischievous ideas.
Charactersedit
Junior Healy (voiced by Ben Diskin) – the main protagonist and a mischievous young boy who causes retributive trouble against the uncaring adults that get in his way.
Ben Healy (voiced by Mark Taylor) – Junior's kindhearted adoptive father and the sheriff of Toe Valley.
Big Ben Healy (voiced by Jonathan Harris) – one of the main antagonists; Ben's father and Junior's grandfather, Big Ben is the mayor of Toe Valley.
Igor Peabody (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) – one of the main antagonists; Mr. Peabody is the principal of the local elementary school, and one of Junior's main rivals.
Murph (voiced by John Kassir) – one of Junior's classmates, a former bully turned accomplice.
Cyndi Kerrigan (voiced by E. G. Daily) – one of Junior's classmates, Cyndi is a pretty, popular girl whose name is a reference to figure skaterNancy Kerrigan.
Television airing and home mediaedit
USA Network aired the series as part of their USA Cartoon Express programming block.[2] In the mid-to-late 2000s, Spanish-speaking TeleFutura (now UniMas) aired reruns of the series.
Four tapes (containing two episodes each) were released in 1995 containing episodes from seasons 1 and 2. Currently, the series is now streaming on Tubi.
Episodesedit
Season 1: 1993–94edit
No
Ep
Title
Original air date
1
1
"Toys Will Be Toys"
October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
Junior wants the Li'l Trooper Missile so badly that he earns money to buy one himself and takes revenge on the manufacturer when it does not work.
2
2
"Junior and the Grammy Bombs"
November 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)
Principal Peabody forces the kids of Toe Valley Elementary School to sell Grammy Bombs for a chance to get a new swimming pool for the school and a free day off.
3
3
"Junior and the Jail Break"
November 14, 1993 (1993-11-14)
4
4
"Junior and the Babysitter"
November 21, 1993 (1993-11-21)
Junior is excited to go on a trip to Atlantic City, but finds out he cannot go as he plans to have a party, but his plan is ruined after he is stuck with a babysitter as Junior tries to find a way to get rid of her to have his party.
5
5
"Junior and the Z Guys"
November 28, 1993 (1993-11-28)
Junior fights back when media watchdog groups declare that his favorite TV show is inappropriate for children.
6
6
"Junior and the Dictator"
December 5, 1993 (1993-12-05)
In order to evade trouble, Junior is sent on a field trip to Faragua where its dictator General Pierre Habib-Johnson is visiting Toe Valley. While in Faragua, Junior gets the child laborers in a revolt of the government by posing as General Pierre Habib-Johnson.
7
7
"Junior's Doomsday Debacle"
December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12)
8
8
"Junior and the Clown"
December 19, 1993 (1993-12-19)
Junior is being stalked by a creepy clown.
9
9
"Junior and the Bathroom Door"
December 26, 1993 (1993-12-26)
Junior is trapped in the bathroom after locking himself in after not wanting to go to an annual barbecue since Big Ben is there since they always get back at each other. Then Big Ben comes and he is trapped with Junior. In the end, Junior finds a way out, but Big Ben is still trapped in the bathroom.
10
10
"Junior Dies Hard"
January 2, 1994 (1994-01-02)
Peabody plans to get Junior back as he threatens to blackmail Junior and get his friends into trouble and make them suffer. As Junior agrees to obey Peabody as Junior is accused of putting glue on Peabody's chair as he claims he didn't do it, Peabody makes every student stay in the auditorium and watch a boring movie. As it seems it was Peabody's secretary whom mistaken it for wax. Junior then makes a deal with Peabody to apologize to Junior and the students, but Junior tricks him and Peabody falls off the stage and removing him from the chair.
11
11
"Junior and the Camp"
January 9, 1994 (1994-01-09)
12
12
"Governing Principal"
January 23, 1994 (1994-01-23)
Junior runs for mayor after his comments on why kids have it harder than adults become popular.
13
13
"Junior and the Science Fair"
February 13, 1994 (1994-02-13)
Principal Peabody steals Junior and Cindy's idea for an invention that helps kids clean their rooms.
Season 2: 1994edit
No
Ep
Title
Original air date
14
1
"Junior Healy, Superstar"
September 12, 1994 (1994-09-12)
Junior, Cyndi, Murph, Betsy, Ross, and Spencer get scammed by a Hollywood producer hired by Big Ben Healy to dupe the parents into thinking their child will be the next big movie star.
15
2
"My Fair Cyndi"
September 19, 1994 (1994-09-19)
Junior helps Cyndi become a problem child, but the transformation turns her into a bully. Meanwhile, Principal Peabody uses hypnotism to brainwash people and has his sights set on Junior.
16
3
"The Wilderness Healys"
September 26, 1994 (1994-09-26)
Junior and Little Bob Healy go on a father/son camping trip, but it soon becomes a grandfather/father/son trip after Big Bob Healy runs away to escape people who want a refund from him for selling them toxic land.
17
4
"The Weird Olympics"
October 2, 1994 (1994-10-02)
Toe Valley competes in the Weird Olympics, but Big Bob Healy and Principal Peabody are forced by a Mafia don to fix the games so Toe Valley loses.
18
5
"Sawdust, Tinsel, and Junior"
October 9, 1994 (1994-10-09)
Junior runs away and joins the circus when he is tired of Little Ben's rules.
19
6
"Junior Meets Tiny Ben"
October 16, 1994 (1994-10-16)
Junior meets a kid even more destructive than him: his younger cousin.
20
7
"Junior and the Big Kids"
October 23, 1994 (1994-10-23)
Junior tries to get in good with a group of sixth grade boys.
21
8
"The Legend of Big Bob Healy"
October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)
While on a trip to Fort Healy, Junior and Cyndi discover an old storeroom that holds evidence that one of Junior's ancestors cheated the Native Americans out of their land.
22
9
"Junior and the Big House"
November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)
Junior finds himself in prison after police mistake him for an escaped convict.
23
10
"Teacher of the Year"
November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13)
Ms. Hill, Junior's second grade teacher, gets fired by Mr. Peabody and gets a job at a construction site. But when Peabody's secretary, Miss Brook, announces that Ms. Hill has won Teacher of the Year, the kids must find a way to get Ms. Hill back to her old job to accept the award.
24
11
"Junior Vanilli"
November 20, 1994 (1994-11-20)
Big Bob Healy and a music producer trick Junior and the kids into starting their own band.
25
12
"The Cyndi Kerrigan Story"
November 27, 1994 (1994-11-27)
On the day of a big ice-skating competition, Cyndi misses out when someone locks her in a closet and Junior plays detective to find the culprit.
26
13
"Grease My Palm"
December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)
The kids put on a telethon to save the school when Peabody tries to embezzle the school's funds.
^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 480–481. ISBN978-1-5381-0373-9.
^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 643–644. ISBN978-1-4766-6599-3.
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Problem Child is an animated television series co produced by Universal Cartoon Studios D Ocon Films Productions for season 1 and Lacewood Productions for season 2 and based on the Problem Child films 1 The series was first premiered on USA Network part of USA Cartoon Express block in October 31 1993 until the final episode s airing in December 4 1994 A significant feature has Gilbert Gottfried reprising his role of Igor Peabody from the films this makes him the only actor in every film in the series and the cartoon Problem ChildGenreComedyBased onProblem Childby Scott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiDeveloped byScott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiDirected byAntoni D Ocon season 1 Lee Williams season 2 Voices ofGilbert GottfriedNancy CartwrightE G DailyBen DiskinJonathan HarrisJohn KassirMark TaylorCree Summer season 2 ComposersWilliam Anderson season 1 Edmund Eagan season 2 Country of originUnited StatesSpain season 1 Canada season 2 Original languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes26 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersRobert SimondsScott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiSheldon Wiseman season 2 ProducersArthur Leonardi season 1 Kathi Castillo season 2 Weldon Poapst season 2 Antoni D Ocon supervising producer season 1 Running time21 minutesProduction companiesD Ocon Films Productions season 1 Lacewood Productions season 2 Universal Cartoon StudiosReleaseOriginal networkUSA NetworkOriginal releaseOctober 31 1993 1993 10 31 December 4 1994 1994 12 04 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Characters 3 Television airing and home media 4 Episodes 4 1 Season 1 1993 94 4 2 Season 2 1994 5 Credits 5 1 Cast 5 2 Additional voices 5 3 Crew 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis edit10 year old Junior continues his not so evil adventures with his father Little Ben Healy who is now a police officer and his new friend Cyndi in Toe Valley Junior continues to make life miserable for those who get in his way like his principal Igor Peabody and Junior s grandfather Big Ben Healy with pranks and mischievous ideas Characters editJunior Healy voiced by Ben Diskin the main protagonist and a mischievous young boy who causes retributive trouble against the uncaring adults that get in his way Ben Healy voiced by Mark Taylor Junior s kindhearted adoptive father and the sheriff of Toe Valley Big Ben Healy voiced by Jonathan Harris one of the main antagonists Ben s father and Junior s grandfather Big Ben is the mayor of Toe Valley Igor Peabody voiced by Gilbert Gottfried one of the main antagonists Mr Peabody is the principal of the local elementary school and one of Junior s main rivals Murph voiced by John Kassir one of Junior s classmates a former bully turned accomplice Cyndi Kerrigan voiced by E G Daily one of Junior s classmates Cyndi is a pretty popular girl whose name is a reference to figure skater Nancy Kerrigan Television airing and home media editUSA Network aired the series as part of their USA Cartoon Express programming block 2 In the mid to late 2000s Spanish speaking TeleFutura now UniMas aired reruns of the series Four tapes containing two episodes each were released in 1995 containing episodes from seasons 1 and 2 Currently the series is now streaming on Tubi Episodes editSeason 1 1993 94 edit No Ep Title Original air date11 Toys Will Be Toys October 31 1993 1993 10 31 Junior wants the Li l Trooper Missile so badly that he earns money to buy one himself and takes revenge on the manufacturer when it does not work 22 Junior and the Grammy Bombs November 7 1993 1993 11 07 Principal Peabody forces the kids of Toe Valley Elementary School to sell Grammy Bombs for a chance to get a new swimming pool for the school and a free day off 33 Junior and the Jail Break November 14 1993 1993 11 14 44 Junior and the Babysitter November 21 1993 1993 11 21 Junior is excited to go on a trip to Atlantic City but finds out he cannot go as he plans to have a party but his plan is ruined after he is stuck with a babysitter as Junior tries to find a way to get rid of her to have his party 55 Junior and the Z Guys November 28 1993 1993 11 28 Junior fights back when media watchdog groups declare that his favorite TV show is inappropriate for children 66 Junior and the Dictator December 5 1993 1993 12 05 In order to evade trouble Junior is sent on a field trip to Faragua where its dictator General Pierre Habib Johnson is visiting Toe Valley While in Faragua Junior gets the child laborers in a revolt of the government by posing as General Pierre Habib Johnson 77 Junior s Doomsday Debacle December 12 1993 1993 12 12 88 Junior and the Clown December 19 1993 1993 12 19 Junior is being stalked by a creepy clown 99 Junior and the Bathroom Door December 26 1993 1993 12 26 Junior is trapped in the bathroom after locking himself in after not wanting to go to an annual barbecue since Big Ben is there since they always get back at each other Then Big Ben comes and he is trapped with Junior In the end Junior finds a way out but Big Ben is still trapped in the bathroom 1010 Junior Dies Hard January 2 1994 1994 01 02 Peabody plans to get Junior back as he threatens to blackmail Junior and get his friends into trouble and make them suffer As Junior agrees to obey Peabody as Junior is accused of putting glue on Peabody s chair as he claims he didn t do it Peabody makes every student stay in the auditorium and watch a boring movie As it seems it was Peabody s secretary whom mistaken it for wax Junior then makes a deal with Peabody to apologize to Junior and the students but Junior tricks him and Peabody falls off the stage and removing him from the chair 1111 Junior and the Camp January 9 1994 1994 01 09 1212 Governing Principal January 23 1994 1994 01 23 Junior runs for mayor after his comments on why kids have it harder than adults become popular 1313 Junior and the Science Fair February 13 1994 1994 02 13 Principal Peabody steals Junior and Cindy s idea for an invention that helps kids clean their rooms Season 2 1994 edit No Ep Title Original air date141 Junior Healy Superstar September 12 1994 1994 09 12 Junior Cyndi Murph Betsy Ross and Spencer get scammed by a Hollywood producer hired by Big Ben Healy to dupe the parents into thinking their child will be the next big movie star 152 My Fair Cyndi September 19 1994 1994 09 19 Junior helps Cyndi become a problem child but the transformation turns her into a bully Meanwhile Principal Peabody uses hypnotism to brainwash people and has his sights set on Junior 163 The Wilderness Healys September 26 1994 1994 09 26 Junior and Little Bob Healy go on a father son camping trip but it soon becomes a grandfather father son trip after Big Bob Healy runs away to escape people who want a refund from him for selling them toxic land 174 The Weird Olympics October 2 1994 1994 10 02 Toe Valley competes in the Weird Olympics but Big Bob Healy and Principal Peabody are forced by a Mafia don to fix the games so Toe Valley loses 185 Sawdust Tinsel and Junior October 9 1994 1994 10 09 Junior runs away and joins the circus when he is tired of Little Ben s rules 196 Junior Meets Tiny Ben October 16 1994 1994 10 16 Junior meets a kid even more destructive than him his younger cousin 207 Junior and the Big Kids October 23 1994 1994 10 23 Junior tries to get in good with a group of sixth grade boys 218 The Legend of Big Bob Healy October 30 1994 1994 10 30 While on a trip to Fort Healy Junior and Cyndi discover an old storeroom that holds evidence that one of Junior s ancestors cheated the Native Americans out of their land 229 Junior and the Big House November 6 1994 1994 11 06 Junior finds himself in prison after police mistake him for an escaped convict 2310 Teacher of the Year November 13 1994 1994 11 13 Ms Hill Junior s second grade teacher gets fired by Mr Peabody and gets a job at a construction site But when Peabody s secretary Miss Brook announces that Ms Hill has won Teacher of the Year the kids must find a way to get Ms Hill back to her old job to accept the award 2411 Junior Vanilli November 20 1994 1994 11 20 Big Bob Healy and a music producer trick Junior and the kids into starting their own band 2512 The Cyndi Kerrigan Story November 27 1994 1994 11 27 On the day of a big ice skating competition Cyndi misses out when someone locks her in a closet and Junior plays detective to find the culprit 2613 Grease My Palm December 4 1994 1994 12 04 The kids put on a telethon to save the school when Peabody tries to embezzle the school s funds Credits editCast edit Ben Diskin as Junior Healy Gilbert Gottfried as Igor Peabody Nancy Cartwright as Betsy Ross E G Daily as Cyndi Kerrigan Jonathan Harris as Big Ben Healy John Kassir as Murph Yoji Cree Summer as Spencer Additional voices Season 1 Mark Taylor as Ben Healy Additional voices edit Charles Adler Season 1 John Astin Michael Bell Season 1 Gregg Berger Season 1 Sheryl Bernstein Season 2 Earl Boen Season 2 Becky Bonar Season 2 S Scott Bullock Rodger Bumpass Season 1 Corey Burton Season 1 Joey Camen Season 2 Victoria Carroll Season 1 Dan Castellaneta Season 1 Marsha Clark Season 1 Brian Cummings Season 2 Jim Cummings Debi Derryberry Denny Dillon Season 1 Dave Fennoy Season 2 Pat Fraley Brad Garrett Season 2 Linda Gary Season 1 Benny Grant Season 2 Jess Harnell Season 2 Billie Hayes Season 2 Dana Hill Michael Horse Season 2 Tino Insana Season 2 Maurice LaMarche Katie Leigh Season 1 Sherry Lynn Season 2 Danny Mann Edie McClurg Candi Milo Season 2 Iona Morris Laraine Newman Valery Pappas Season 2 Hal Rayle Season 1 Bob Ridgely Season 1 Pamela Segall B J Ward Season 1 April Winchell Crew edit Ginny McSwain Voice DirectorReferences edit Perlmutter David 2018 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows Rowman amp Littlefield pp 480 481 ISBN 978 1 5381 0373 9 Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co pp 643 644 ISBN 978 1 4766 6599 3 External links editProblem Child at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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