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| − | {{for|the 1967 novel|003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior}} |
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| − | | first_aired = September 16, 1991 |
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| − | '''James Bond Jr.''' is a [[fictional character]] described as the [[nephew]] of [[Ian Fleming]]'s masterspy [[James Bond]]. The name "James Bond Junior" was first used in 1967 for an unsuccessful spinoff novel entitled ''[[003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior]]'' written under the [[pseudonym]] R. D. Mascott. The idea of Bond having a nephew was used again in 1991 as an [[United States|American]] [[animated series]] for television in which the title character defeats threats to the safety of the free world. The series was mildly successful and spawned six episode novelisations by [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]] writing as John Vincent, a 12 issue comic book series by [[Marvel Comics]] published in 1992, as well as a [[video game]] [[video game developer|developed]] by [[Eurocom]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and Gray Matter for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in 1991. |
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| − | Although these works are based on a character being the nephew of James Bond, Bond is described in Fleming's books as having no surviving relatives.<ref>Ian Fleming, ''You Only Live Twice'', Ch. 21</ref> Unbeknownst to agent 007, however, he does have a son as told in Ian Fleming's novel ''[[You Only Live Twice (novel)|You Only Live Twice]]''. The son makes an appearance in a later short story by [[Raymond Benson]] titled "[[James Bond uncollected short stories#"Blast from the Past"|Blast from the Past]]". |
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| − | The use of "Jr." in the character's name is unusual in that [[Junior (suffix)|this naming convention]] is generally reserved for sons as opposed to nephews and other indirect offspring. Alternatively, it has been proposed that Fleming's James Bond had a brother, also named James Bond, who is the father of James Bond Jr. The other misconception is that "Jr." is spelt the [[American English]] way, rather than the [[British English]] spelling of "Jnr". |
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| − | ==The animated series== |
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| − | The animated series, produced by [[Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] and United Artists Corporation, debuted on September 16, 1991 and a total of 65 half-hour episodes were produced. James Bond Jr. was voiced by [[Corey Burton]]. |
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| − | While attending prep school at Warfield Academy, James Bond Jr. with the help of his friends I.Q. (supposedly the grandson of [[Q (James Bond)|Q]]) and Gordo Leiter (supposedly the son of [[Felix Leiter]]), fights against the evil terrorist organization SCUM (Saboteurs and Criminals United in Mayhem, which is an offshoot of organizations like SPECTRE). Expanding on his uncle's famous line, James Bond Jr.'s [[catch phrase]] was "Bond, James Bond. ''Junior.''" |
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| − | Like many animated series, it regularly surpasses the Bond movies in terms of implausible gadgets and [[mad scientist]]s, and the violence of the adult Bond series is nowhere in evidence. Despite this, the show was fully sanctioned by (and produced in association with) [[Danjaq]] and [[United Artists]] (the rights holders to the James Bond property). |
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| − | [[Jaws (James Bond)|Jaws]], a recurring villain from the [[Roger Moore]] film era, also made regular appearances, usually partnered with [[Nick Nack]] to form a bickering comical duo. [[Auric Goldfinger]] also appears (alongside his assistant from the ''Goldfinger'' movie, [[Oddjob]]), revealing he has a teenage daughter named Goldie Finger with equally expensive tastes. Many episode titles wittily parodied the titles of Bond films, e.g. 'Live and Let's Dance'. |
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| − | ===Main characters=== |
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| − | The various inhabitants of Warfield Academy, comprising James Bond Jr., his friends, Trevor Noseworthy and the two featured members of teaching staff, act as the series regulars, and all appear in almost every episode of the series. Sometimes only two or three of James's friends will accompany him on an adventure, leaving the others behind at Warfield to create a B-plot which normally revolves around Trevor's misguided attempts to get James into trouble. |
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| − | * '''James Bond Jr.''' - the series hero and [[James Bond]]'s nephew (the theme song states that "He learned the game from his uncle James). He attends Warfield Academy and has lots of friends there who aid him in his missions. Romance is occasionally hinted at between Bond and Tracy Milbanks. |
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| − | * '''Horace 'I.Q.' Boothroyd III''' - a scientific genius and one of James' best friends. Very intelligent, quick-witted and highly logical, he is responsible for developing and building the many artifacts and gadgets that help James defeat agents of S.C.U.M. and save the day. The series depicts him as the grandson of Q (James Bond's gadget inventor played by [[Desmond Llewelyn]] in most of the James Bond movies). He's mistakenly called Ike in the Italian edition. |
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| − | * '''Tracy Milbanks''' - daughter of the Academy headmaster Bradford Milbanks and one of James Bond Jr's closest friends. She regularly accompanies James on his missions. |
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| − | * '''Gordon "Gordo" Leiter''' - tanned, blonde and strong. |
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| − | * '''Phoebe Farragut''' - Tracy's best friend and the daughter of a rich businessman, Phoebe makes no secret of her crush on James, although the feelings are never reciprocated. |
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| − | * '''Trevor Noseworthy IV''' - the antagonist of Warfield Academy. He comes from a wealthy family. He regularly concocts outlandish plans to "unmask" Bond Jr. in order to get him into trouble and expelled from Warfield. They tend to backfire with unpleasant consequences for Trevor. |
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| − | * '''Bradford Milbanks''' - an ex-[[Royal Air Force]] officer who now presides over Warfield Academy and is Tracy's father. |
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| − | * '''Burton "Buddy" Mitchell''' - this former [[FBI]] agent and associate of 007's is the sports coach of the Academy. Often risks his job to help James. |
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| − | ==Novelisations by John Peel== |
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| − | In 1992 [[Puffin Books]] published six novelisations of the ''James Bond Jr.'' animated television show. The books were written by [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]] under the pseudonym John Vincent, and were all based on episodes from the television run, albeit extended and modified to cater for a slightly older audience. The villains not featured in these novelisations were Odd Job and Walker D Plank. |
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| − | *''A View To A Thrill'' - adapted from the TV episode ''The Beginning''. Features Scumlord and Jaws |
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| − | *''The Eiffel Target'' - adapted from the TV episode ''The Eiffel Missile''. Features Dr. Derange |
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| − | *''Live And Let's Dance'' - adapted from the TV episode of the same name. Features Baron von Skarin |
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| − | *''Sandblast'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Shifting Sands''. |
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| − | *''Sword Of Death'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Sword of Power''. Features Dr. No |
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| − | *''High Stakes'' - adapted from the TV episode ''There But For Ms. Fortune''. |
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| − | ==Buzz Books adaptations by Caryn Jenner== |
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| − | In the UK, four of the TV episodes were adapted by the young children's series Buzz Books. Although the plots remained basically the same, the books were much shorter and sometimes featured different characters from the TV show; for instance, ''Freeze Frame'', an adaptation of the episode ''Weather or Not'', featured Goldfinger and Odd Job rather than Doctor Derange and Skullcap, presumably since the latter pair featured in the first book, ''Tunnel of Doom''. The only villains never to appear in the books were Dr. No and Walker D Plank. |
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| − | *''Tunnel of Doom'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Canine Caper''. |
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| − | *''Barbella's Revenge'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Barbella's Big Attraction''. Features Scumlord and presumably Jaws |
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| − | *''Freeze Frame'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Weather or Not''. |
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| − | *''Dangerous Games'' - adapted from the TV episode ''Catching the Wave''. Features Scumlord, Jaws and Baron von Skarin |
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| − | ==Marvel Comics books== |
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| − | James Bond Jr. was given a limited 12 issue run with [[Marvel Comics]] spanning from January 1992 to December 1992. The first five stories were lifted directly from the TV series, but the other seven were original stories. |
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| − | *''The Beginning'' - based on Episode 1 of the TV series<br /> featuring Scumlord and Jaws |
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| − | *''The Eiffel Missile'' - based on Episode 9 of the TV series <br /> featuring Dr. Derange |
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| − | *''Earthcracker'' - based on Episode 2 of the TV series <br /> featuring Odd Job |
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| − | *''Plunder Down Under'' - based on Episode 5 of the TV series<br /> featuring Jaws and Walker D Plank |
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| − | *''Dance of the Toreadors'' - based on Episode 26 of the TV series <br /> featuring Baron von Skarin |
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| − | *''The Gilt Complex'' <br /> featuring Odd Job |
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| − | *''Sure as Eggs is Eggs''<br /> featuring Scumlord and Jaws |
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| − | *''Wave Goodbye to the USA''<br /> featuring Odd Job and Walker D Plank |
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| − | *''Absolute Zero''<br /> featuring Dr. No |
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| − | *''Friends Like These''<br /> featuring Dr. Derange |
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| − | *''Indian Summer''<br /> featuring Baron von Skarin |
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| − | *''Homeward Bound'' <br /> featuring Scumlord, Jaws, Dr. Derange, Odd Job, Dr. No, Walker D Plank and Baron von Skarin |
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| − | Writers: [[Cal Hamilton]], [[Dan Abnett]]<br /> |
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| − | Artists: [[Mario Capaldi]], Colin Fawcett, Adolfo Buylla, Bambos Georgioli |
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| − | ==The toy line== |
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| − | The James Bond Jr. toy line was met with success. The line began in 1991, and actually lasted longer than the television series itself. |
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| − | *'''James Bond Jr.''' |
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| − | *'''I.Q.''' |
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| − | *'''Gordo Leiter''' |
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| − | *'''Buddy Mitchell''' |
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| − | *'''Jaws''' |
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| − | *'''Dr. Derange''' |
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| − | *'''Walker D. Plank''' |
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| − | *'''Dr.No''' |
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| − | *'''Oddjob''' |
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| − | As well as numerous variations of James Bond Jr. himself including: |
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| − | *'''[[James Bond]]''' in ninja gear |
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| − | *'''James Bond''' with Parachuting action |
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| − | *'''James Bond''' in scuba gear |
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| − | *'''James Bond Jr.'s Red Sports Car'''- with working ejector seat, rear firing missiles, movable gun shield |
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| − | *'''The Scuba Cycle'''- with the ability to transform from a motorcycle to a submarine |
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| − | *'''The Scum Cycle'''- a purple shark shaped motorcycle with pullstring action |
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| − | ==Aston Martin DB5 & Aston Martin Super== |
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| − | The first episode ''The Beginning'' starts off with Bond Jr. on his way to Warfield. He is seen driving his uncle's Aston Martin DB5. Apparently, Uncle 007 lent his nephew the company car. The car still has all the same gadgets seen in [[Goldfinger_(film)|Goldfinger]], with the addition of a "Flight Conversion". With the push of a button both doors open up and rotate horizontally to form wings, then the grill opens up to reveal a propeller. This enables the car to fly like a plane. |
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| − | SCUM is led to believe that the Aston Martin contains "A top secret, high-powered electromagnetic pulse generator" that "when activated the magnetic power can erase the data from every computer within a 50 mile radius". |
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| − | Jaws manages to steal the car but the car is traced by young Bond and company. Bond tries to get the car back and rescue Tracy (who was in the car when Jaws hotwired it), but is captured himself. James, Tracy and the Aston Martin are loaded into a cargo plane bound for SCUM Headquarters. Bond escapes while the plane is on route. Determined not to let the EMP generator fall into the hands of SCUM, he manages to bring the plane down - destroying both the aircraft and the car. |
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| − | It is not until later that young Bond learns that the EMP device was never in the Aston Martin at all. SCUM had received erroneous data. At Warfield, Mitchell tells young Bond "All the pieces [of the Aston Martin] have just been shipped back, come have a look" and shows him a red sports car parked in the driveway. This implies that Q recycled the Aston Martin's wreckage to build this new car. |
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| − | According to the VHS cover for ''The Beginning'', the red sports car is known as the "Aston Martin Super". |
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| − | ==The video games== |
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| − | ''James Bond Jr.'' was also a [[1991 in video gaming|1991 video game]] developed by [[Eurocom]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. |
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| − | :''"The world's greatest scientists have disappeared and now it's up to you as James Bond Jr. to rescue them! Intelligence reports indicates that your old enemy S.C.U.M Lord has imprisoned them on his island fortress in the Caribbean. You head out on four dangerous missions to save the scientists and thwart S.C.U.M. Lord's plans!"'' [http://www.eurocom.co.uk/content/view/83/43/ Developer's website] |
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| − | The 1967 satire [[Casino Royale (1967 film)|''Casino Royale'']] includes a character described as James Bond's nephew, called Jimmy Bond and portrayed by [[Woody Allen]]. |
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| − | *{{imdb title|id=0283744|title=James Bond Jr.}} |
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| − | *[http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/james-bond-jr James Bond Jr.] at [[Eurocom]] |
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| − | *{{moby game|id=/james-bond-jr|name=''James Bond Jr.''}} |
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| − | *{{tv.com show|id=14674|title=James Bond Jr.}} |
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| − | *[http://www.felixleiter.com/category/miscellaneous/gordo/ James Bond Jr.'s Gordo Leiter] at [http://www.felixleiter.com/ FelixLeiter.com] |
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| − | *[http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/games/jbj.php3 Gaming :: M16 :: James Bond 007 Video Games - ''James Bond Jr.''] |
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