Pop Culture | TV | 00s

10 Reasons Johnny Bravo Is Still Our Favorite Cartoon Doofus

By Matt |

Cartoon Network

Johnny Bravo was Cartoon Network's most lovable, macho doofus. Even though the show only ran for 4 seasons in the early 2000s, it's still remembered fondly to this day. Here's just a few of the reasons why.

1) The theme song

It's just a super catchy horn section and Johnny dropping one-liners, but somehow it's managed to stay stuck in our heads for decades.

2) His atrocious pickup lines

Johnny fancied himself a ladies man, but ultimately the ladies all saw past his ripped bod and rejected him for being the (ultimately kinda gross) moron he was.

3) How concerned he was for his mama

Johnny absolutely loved Mama Bravo, and when she found herself a new lover, Johnny always got a bit jealous. Ultimately, he just wanted to be sure she was safe.

4) How the show could be surprisingly adult

Yup, that's Farrah Fawcett making a joke about being tied up. On a kids show. Wow.

Click to the next page for more reasons we love Johnny Bravo!

5) Let's not forget about Suzy

Suzy was Johnny's neighborhood friend and possibly the only girl in the show who actually had a crush on him. She's as smart as he is dumb, and this often led to some great comedy.

6) Or Johnny's dorky best friend, Carl

Carl Chryniszzswics (who shares a voice actor with Spongebob Squarepants) was a total geek that idolized Johnny despite the face that Johnny often treated him like garbage.

7) Or Jungle Boy, a regular star of his own segment

Jungle Boy is a tiny child with the strength of ten men, and his misadventures were a nice change of pace from Johnny's.

8) He had awesome guest stars, like Adam West!

West plays a version of himself that hosts a TV show about helping people, which he often does in hilariously brutal ways. Johnny asks him to help him when Mama Bravo "disappears" (turns out she's late from shopping).

9) He also had the right priorities

Cartoon Network

Are we really surprised?

10) Seriously though, he really was a doofus

But we loved him for it. Genuinely.

What was your favorite thing about Johnny Bravo?

Love cartoons? Check out some facts about them you probably didn't know!

More Throwbacks

Pop Culture

10 Things We've Learned About The 'Roseanne' Reboot From Newly Released Photos

By Tanya
We've all been a little bit anxious about the reboot of Roseanne, and for a fair reason. Reboots have gone badly in the past, and because we love this show so much we really need it to be great. But now, after patiently waiting for many months, we finally have our first glimpse at what the show will look like. We have visual proof of what's changed, what's the same, and what can be expected from the new show. ABCThe photos from the first episode show that the house is basically unchanged since the series ended the first time in

90s

We Couldn't Stop Watching 'The Secret World Of Alex Mack,' But What Does The Cast Look Like Now?

By Zachary
These days all we ever talk about is Guts, Hey Arnold and Double Dare, but during Nickelodeon's hayday the network's most popular show was actually The Secret World of Alex Mack.The show about a teenage girl with a set of unusual super powers (including turning into CGI goop) was a smash hit. But where are the stars today, and how much have they changed since the '90s?Annie - Meredith Bishop Alex's smart, older sister was usually the show's voice of reason. After the show ended, Bishop had roles on other big shows like Felicity, Scrubs, and Agents of

Pop Culture

11 Years Later, Where's The Cast Of "7th Heaven" Now?

By Meg
7th Heaven was one of the few shows you could sit and watch as a family growing up. It was a wholesome show that still held our attention for over a decade. We grew up with the characters as they did, and everyone can probably list off five lessons they learned while watching. But now, 11 years after the show ended, what is the cast up to now? Let's start with the women. Catherine Hicks as Annie CamdenCWHicks played one of the best TV moms of all time, showing us that stay-at-home parents do more than just stay at home.

00s

Josh Hartnett Was A Massive Star In The Early 2000s, So Why Haven't We Seen Him Since?

By Tanya
It seemed like Josh Hartnett was in every movie in the early 2000s, but now it's hard remember the last movie you saw him in. Touchstone PicturesWhere did he go? You probably remember him from the movie Pearl Harbor, where he played Captain Danny Walker, or Black Hawk Down as the character Eversmann. He has been in a lot of very successful movies, and was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the early 2000s. BravoSeriously, his IMDB page is just a big reminder of all the great things he's done. One of his first big movies was The Virgin SuicidesAmerican

80s

Which Major '80s Event Happened The Year You Were Born?

By Jon
We are all products of our time, and many of us are who we are today because of the environment we grew up in. Which is interesting because we have no memory of the year we were born in. So for all those 80s kids out there, check out the biggest things that came from the decade (besides you)!1980 - Disco's PeakRolling StoneThis was the first, and only year that the award show offered a Grammy for Best Disco Recording. Might have been a good decision.1981 - A Royal WeddingDaily ExpressIt was a big year for British royalty,

Pop Culture

She's A Little Bit Country, He's A Little Bit Rock & Roll, But What Was Really Going On Behind The Scenes?

By Tanya
Donny and Marie Osmond were the siblings that we all longed to be like. Why couldn't we get along with our brothers and sisters like they did? What was it about this singing and dancing family that just seemed weirdly delightful?  The show only ran for three years, but in that time, they managed to gain an enormous audience. They had both already seen some success in the business, with Donny singing with his brothers in their band The Osmonds, and Marie breaking out on her own topping the charts with "Paper Roses." ABCBut when 18-year-old Donny and his