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Raggedy Android is the first half of the second episode of season 1.

The episode was produced in 2002 and premiered worldwide on October 25, 2002 in Australia and on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 8, 2003.

Synopsis[]

Jenny wants to go to the town fair, but she can't go as a robot. Dr. Wakeman suggests that Jenny must look more human so as not to frighten the townspeople, but will her latest invention, an "Exo-Skin", really help Jenny to fit in and look normal?

Plot[]

The 11th Annual Tremorton Townsquare Fair[]

Raggedy Android (2002) begins with Dr. Wakeman having Jenny practice some of her powers. Suddenly, Wakeman names moves that Jenny doesn't remember: Stretchy Arm and Extendo Fingers. Wakeman is disappointed in Jenny for her not studying her powers.

Just then, Brad and Tuck enter through the window, telling Jenny about the upcoming 11th Annual Tremorton Townsquare Fair and ask if she would join them. Jenny happily accepts, only for Wakeman to butt in and decline Brad and Tuck's offer, reasoning that the fairgoers would be disturbed by Jenny's presence. This greatly upsets Jenny, and she breaks down in tears.

Exo-Skin[]

Suddenly, Wakeman comes up with an idea: to create an exo-skin for Jenny that will make her look just like a normal teenage girl, so that she can go out and interact with socialize like she has always wanted to do. Unfortunately, it will take about 3-4 months to fully develop the exo-skin. Still, Wakeman tries to find a way to make it so that Jenny can still go to the fair.

The next day, Jenny goes to see if her exo-skin is ready. Wakeman has stayed up all night working on the exo-skin, which Jenny slips into without hesitation. Unbeknownst to Jenny, the exo-skin is severely underdeveloped, and she leaves for the fair too quickly for Wakeman to stop her. "The odds of this turning into a disaster are quite high!" says Wakeman.

At the Fair[]

Meanwhile, at the Tremorton Townsquare Fair, Brad and Tuck are boarding the Ferris Wheel, the fair's main attraction. Tuck, being afraid of wheels, tries to get off but the ride has already started.

Just then, Jenny arrives at the fair in her Exo-Skin, and everybody at the fair freezes in shock, frightened by her appearance. Wakeman finally catches up to Jenny, but passes out from all the running. The fairgoers misconstrue Jenny as a monster and Wakeman's passing out as Jenny killing her, sending the whole fair into a panic.

Jenny is confused and upset, trying to explain to everybody that she's just a normal teenage girl, but everybody that bumps into her runs away screaming. Jenny doesn't understand why, until she sees herself in a House of Mirrors, realizing that she DOES look like a monster with her unfinished exo-skin. Suddenly, a small mob of fairgoers chase after Jenny, trying to scare her off. She finds refuge on a hill, where she sits and cries.

Hoop of Horror[]

Amidst the panic, a fairgoer trips over the level that controls the speed of the Ferris Wheel, knocking it to the "Death Spiral" setting. Why exactly a Ferris Wheel comes with a "Death Spiral" setting, nobody knows, but nevertheless, the wheel comes off the hinges, spinning out of control, heading straight for a telephone wire.

Jenny sees this unfold from atop the hill, and realizes she must save the day to save not only her dignity, but also the fair. And so, she rips off her exo-skin, and flies into action.

Wakeman, having woken up, shouts from a hill for Jenny to use the powers that she had forgotten before: "Stretchy Arm and Extendo Finger!" And so, Jenny uses her Stretchy Arm power to grab the wheel, and Extendo Finger to grab various objects to hold her weight.

She saves the Ferris Wheel in the nick of time, saving the fair, and earning the respect of the denizens of Tremorton. Tuck has even overcome his fear of wheels (somehow).

All's Well That Ends Well[]

The next day, the Tremorton Townsquare Fair has reopened, with the fairgoers thanking Jenny for saving the fair. Suddenly, it is revealed that Jenny is now holding up the Ferris Wheel to compensate for the previous day's events.

While not the best ending for Jenny, this is a pivotal moment in the series, as it marks the revelation of Jenny to the people of Tremorton, from which point, she is responsible for keeping not only the rest of the world safe, but the streets of Tremorton as well.

Characters[]

Places[]

Powers[]

Some of Jenny's powers are revealed by name in this episode:

  1. Laser Limb
  2. Dino Drill
  3. Blazing Blades
  4. Mighty Mallets
  5. Fists of Fury
  6. Shiva Swords
  7. Rocket Bomb
  8. Poppin' Shield
  9. Thor's Hammer
  10. Swiss Mix
  11. Crossbow
  12. Lobster Claw
  13. Monkey's Paw
  14. Stretchy Arm
  15. Extendo Finger

‡ Although they are named in the singular, since Jenny exhibits them with both arms, they are effectively "claws" and "paws"

Quotes[]

Mrs. Wakeman: "So, XJ-9, you ready for action?"

Jenny: "I can take anything you can dish out."

Mrs. Wakeman: "We'll see about that."

Jenny: "Bring it on!"

Jenny: "You never let me do ANYTHING I WANT! WORK! WORK! WORK! I NEVER GET TO HAVE ANY FUN! If you don't let me go, I'll...I'll..."

Mrs. Wakeman: "Don't you raise your lasers to me, young lady!"

Jenny: Bawls loudly

Brad: (after he and Tuck got on the Ferris wheel) "You gonna be OK there, Tiger?"

Tuck: "Fine...Fine. From this angle," (gulps) "it doesn't even look like a whee...whee...whee..."

Brad: "Tuck?"

Tuck: "...whee..."

Fair-Goer: "Wow! Look at the size of this wheel! This must be the most giantest wheel in the whole tri-state area."

Lap bar closes

Tuck: (struggling to get off) "NOOOOOO! LET ME OFF!"

Jenny (in exo skin, after being called "monster") "Monster? I'm not a monster. I'm a normal teenage girl...aren't I?"

Looks at self in fun house mirror and screams

Jenny: "I am a monster!"

Mrs. Wakeman: "What's wrong, XJ-9? I thought you wanted to be part of the fair."

Jenny: "I wanted to be part of the fair but I didn't want to be part of the machinery."

Goofs[]

  • When Brad and Tuck are on the Ferris Wheel and it starts, you can see that when a car goes off screen while the bars that connect the car to the center of the wheel abruptly disappear.
    • When Brad and Tuck get on the Ferris Wheel, they are in a dark blue car. However, when the Ferris Wheel is switched to Death Spiral, their car is pale green.

Trivia[]

  • Like most episodes of the series, this episode premiered in a handful of countries before the United States.
    • This episode premiered in Australia on October 25, 2002.
    • This episode premiered in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2002.
    • This episode premiered in Mexico on February 21, 2003.
  • Raggedy Android (2002) was the first episode storyboarded, and was handled mostly by Renzetti himself. This can be seen in the episode as the fairgoers are drawn in a variety of different art styles that were exclusive to this particular episode. After Raggedy Android (2002), the series' style was finalized as Renzetti and co. found their footing.
    • Raggedy Android (2002) was also the first episode animated at the series' animation house, Seoul-based Rough Draft Korea. When the episode was being animated at Rough Draft in the spring of 2002, the Korean animators and inkers didn't quite "get" the style of the show. Coupled with the unpolished background character designs, this resulted in an overall very different look from the rest of the series. The series' iconic art and animation style was fleshed out over the course of the next few episodes.
      • In an interview with 'Cartoon Vs. Cancer', Rob Renzetti said that while writing the storyboard, they had not exactly decided on the final looks of the characters.
  • The episode title, “Raggedy Android”, is a reference to the famous ragdoll character and classic toy, Raggedy Ann.
  • In the credits for this episode, there is a character listed in the cast as "Old Seadog", supposedly voiced by Chad Doreck. The character never actually appeared in the final episode.
  • Jenny's manual is called "Your Body, Yourself". "Our Bodies, Ourselves" is a women's health book, designed for girls going through puberty.
  • Stimpy from The Ren and Stimpy Show (1991-1995) makes a cameo as a stuffed animal seen at the carnival.
  • This is the first time Jenny cries in the series.
  • This episode marks the first time people from the outside world (aside from Brad and Tuck) become aware of Jenny's existence, despite the fact that in the first episode she went out of her house for an extended period of time without other people noticing her.
  • This episode technically breaks Nickelodeon's rule of not mentioning the words "die", "death", or "dead", with the "Death Spiral" setting on the Ferris Wheel.

Production Notes[]

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  • Although this episode premiered in the United States on August 8, 2003, it was actually produced in 2002 according to the credits, as with every other season 1 episode.
    • This episode was finished in July of 2002. [1]
      • This episode (and every episode up to This Time With Feeling) was added to the United States Copyright Office on December 13, 2002.
  • The first draft of this episode's script is dated March 20, 2002.
    • The second draft is dated March 25, 2002.
    • The third draft is dated March 29, 2002.
    • The script was finalized on April 2, 2002.
  • This episode's production code is 102-002.[2]

A chart showing the time between production and broadcast of each individual episode of season 1 (2002).

Gallery[]

Transcript[]

Raggedy Android/Transcript

Credits[]

Raggedy Android / Class Action (credits)

References[]

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