Wizboy
"Wizboy" is the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon animated series Fanboy and Chum Chum. It aired on November 6, 2009 as the series premiere along with Trading Day. The episode was written by Steve Tompkins and directed by Jim Schumann. It stars David Hornsby, Nika Futterman, Jamie Kennedy, and Jeff Glen Bennett.
Plot summary
The episode follows the two crazy "out-of-control" boys, Fanboy and his best friend Chum Chum sees a tall, English-accent, mature wizard kid named Kyle, who was expelled from the Milkweed Academy for Wizards, joining Mr. Muffin's class. They try to be and "pretend" as a wizard just like him. But Kyle seems that the boys are not getting the point. Kyle tells the boys "leave me alone" and gets annoyed by the boys' crazy games.
Full recap
Fanboy and Chum Chum are in their regular class until a new kid at their school shows up. His name is Kyle, but no one catches his attention yet. After he arrives, Kyle sits on his own up front, but Fanboy and Chum Chum scoot up next to him. They quickly find Kyle as a pretend wizard, despite the fact he really is one. So, Fanboy pretends to be one named "Wizboy", and Chum Chum pretends to be his assistant. Kyle soon finds that Fanboy and Chum Chum are acting like wizards, and is annoyed. At lunch, they annoy him more by pretending to levitate ketchup. Kyle shows them real levitation, surprising them, but accidentally descends into a lunch tray, which causes him to get hurt by Lupe, one of the students. So, Kyle eventually challenges Fanboy to a "wizard-off". During that, Fanboy performs a "removed finger" trick, causing a dumbstruck Chum Chum to faint to the ground. Fanboy gives Chum Chum an Ice Monster Bun Bun to wake him up, but he sticks himself to Fanboy's head, and they hop around, madly. For Kyle, he thinks this is a target, and he is ready to win. But before he was going to destroy Fanboy he eventually is taken by a griffin, and flies away on it. Fanboy and Chum Chum do not see this, thinking he left, and they walk home together. The episode ends with Fanboy saying they will play wizard with Kyle all day tomorrow, and Kyle can be heard in the distance, saying "No, I won't!"
Trivia
Wizboy was the first episode of the series to be broadcast, as well as the first to take place entirely at the school.
This episode marks the first appearance of Kyle and Mr. Mufflin.
Although this was the first episode of the series to air, Fanboy and Chum Chum's first appearance was in the Random! Cartoons short, "Fanboy".
This is the first time the title of the episode is said.
Production and broadcasting
Wizboy was written by Steve Tompkins and directed by Jim Schumann. The episode did not air with its original partner episode, it aired the 103A episode Trading Day. The episode was also Storyboard By Andy Kelly. The episode carried a TV-Y7 rating. It originally aired on November 6, 2009, after the world premiere of SpongeBob's Truth or Square.
Reception
The episode drew over 5.78 million viewers and 2.5 million kids 6-11. This episode set a new record as Nickelodeon's highest-rated series premiere ever with kids 6-11 and 2-11.
Main cast
- See Fanboy and Chum Chum#Original Characters
- David Hornsby as Fanboy
- Nika Futterman as Chum Chum
- Jamie Kennedy as Kyle
- Jeff Glen Bennett as Mr. Mufflin