The Inconsistent Intelligence of Jimmy Neutron 

I like how Jimmy could have a ray that turns anything into cheese but couldn't write a poem for his elementary school class

I've always loved that while Jimmy is able to invent things, the writers never forgot that he is a child and isn't rational

"In Jimmy goes to college, Jimmy goes to college" I don't think any truer words have ever been spoken lmao

"Just because you're smart doesn't mean you cant be stupid" you can describe the moral lesson of the entire show with that sentence

Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom. Jimmy has to be incredibly intelligent and creative to build what he does, but he does not have much knowledge about how that intelligence can be applied safely. He realizes that many of his inventions go wrong, which is probably why he restricts them to personal use most of the time (where he is completely in control), but he is always able to resolve issues when they inevitably do come up, which shows high problem solving skills and performance under pressure. Limiting Jimmy's potential is not the best for Retroville.

Timmy wishes to go to "the best lab in the universe" and somehow doesn't end up in Dexter's Laboratory. I can't even blame Cosmo and Wanda for this, they've been surprised by their magic before.

Jimmy is a genius on paper, but he is held back by the fact that he is still an elementary school kid, who has probably been -told- he's smart a bit too often, and like any kid he still has a bit of an ego. What Darkwing Duck is to superheroics, Jimmy is to science; both are technically competent individuals, with exceptional ability in their fields...held back entirely by their own hubris, lack of social graces, and the fact both don't always know when to quit.

One time someone told me I was dumber than jimmy neutron. This video has lowered my self esteem drastically. I am sorry Choopo.

Choopo later died in the glue fire and the rest of the series from here on out stars Twoopo pretending to be Choopo

Jimmy Neutron is maybe the most smartest character in his own right, but his contemplating ego can be his very own worst enemy more than the villains in the show would ever be.

I don't know why your humor just lands so well for me. I swear I'm dying every time one of these vids comes out.

There's a reason why the word "boy" comes first in boy-genius. Regardless of intelligence and mechanical aptitude he's still a kid so it does make sense that his priorities and decision making are juvenile.

I remember seeing this one scene from the show, though my memory is hazy on how it actually happened. Jimmy was explaining something about one of his inventions and how there was a flaw he wasn’t aware of or something? But then his mother explains the issue in such perfect in depth detail that it leaves both Jimmy and Hugh with a shocked expression. I don’t remember if that’s 100% how it went, but ever since that scene, I always believed the genius must come from his mothers side of the family.

Jimmy's technical intelligence comes from the Neutron side, but his occasional common sense comes from his mom's side and is gradually tempered by his own life experience. He's still a kid, even with great skills at mathematics, mechanics, etc. Judy on several episodes demonstrates a very good grasp of advanced science and science jargon. She knows her stuff and is a sensible, serious woman and homemaker as well. Smart in a "normal smart person" way rather than "cartoon mad scientist" way.

Plus anyone gonna mention how in the beginning of the movie he literally breaks into a government base.

8:52 that's actually got a lot of parallels to his nemesis; a scientist who can never finish his inventions but has no problems getting what he wants even with his work being incomplete due to planning better. Still loses to Jimmy's quick thinking, though.

"Rants about Jimmy Neutron's crimes against humanity" is my favorite subgenre of youtube video

Y'know, Michio Kaku wrote a book about how eventually, computer chips would be so small and delicate, we'd start weaving them into our clothes. Jimmy's pants reminded me of that

You have a really unique channel with quality videos. It's dumb you don't have a larger audience.

He may be very intelligent but he's still a kid, so he lacks experience and is impulsive. Dexter is a genius boy that also shows these characteristics, while also having a sense of grandiosity as you might expect.

Smart and dumb aren't mutually exclusive facts, as a wise man once noticed.

And yet despite all of this, he's still in the 4th or 5th grade with the exception of one episode. If you can invent time machines and somehow manage to go into outer space without a suit whenever you want, school would be torture.

the quality of your videos is honestly astonishing dude, especially with how genuinely funny you manage to be. cant wait to see the stuff you'll make

Wait, you mean to tell me that you're researching for the way to acheive immortality and since you can't do it on your life time and being the absolute mad man that you are you are creating clones of yourself that might help you with that goal and not only that, but providing us with answers to questions that we never got an answer to like. -Why can't we eat more than 3 meals a day? -Is it possible for mankind to actually evolve into much more intelligent and advanced beings? -Why aren't astronauts able to travel to the Sun during the night? -Why did my father left for milk and never came back? -If there's Candy Land why isn't there a Candy Land 2? - It is Planet Fintess better than Jenny Craig? and much more questions i asked myself on a sleepless night in my room at 3a.m

Ah yes, Cheese Ray is the best invention.

When I first saw the hyper addictive candy he made. I thought of Ferrero Rocher. Because I was addicted to it as a kid.. And as a teen.. And as an adult.

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

I fucjin loved this show as a kid. I wanna eat those purple nerd looking things so bad. Also the crossover with fairly odd parents was epic

Hugh is a genius, he just has different priorities

The answer to the electricity bill problem is the same as it is for Dexter, he's a boy genius who likely has a perpetual motion device that ensure no electricity is added to his parents bill.

Now we need a video on the lore of the Choopo Cinematic Universe

Thanks for sharing your comments about Jimmy. I'm pretty sure that the first genius in cartoons that lacked foresight is Wile E. Coyote (super genius!). I love your comment about blowing up the Neutron electric bill. And how did he afford all the titanium he used in almost all his inventions?

I think a lot of his intelligence inconsistency is just him being consistently intelligent while also consistently lacking common sense, which actually makes sense. I think it’s not too rare for someone to be intelligent yet still be irresponsible/have low common sense

We can't forget Jimmy for saying a T Rex's skull is as strong as diamond.

I always saw Jimmy Neutron sorta like Dexter’s Laboratory except Jimmy acts more like an actual kid and his lab and stuff isn’t a secret.

“ sat on a banana and changed his whole life”🤣

I'd like to imagine that Jimmy doesn't try to turn a profit from his inventions because his parents instilled him with the morality to not do so. As for the electricity bills, I'd imagine Jimmy found/made and uses his own power source separate of his home, which is why his parents are okay with his lab. Compare that to fellow boy genius of the time, Dexter, who kept his lab a secret, partially because he knew it ran the bill to extremes

It’s kind of cute he has the intelligence of a super scientist but the wisdom of a child.

please keep making these I know it may feel like you're not getting enough back from how much work you put in, but I swear there is a huge amount of people who would love this content but just haven't found it yet. Keep grinding my brother you are going to blow up soon.

I like it how the one of the first episodes was wanting to be a "normal" boy, but he made himself dumb as bricks on accident, so then there was a montage of carl and sheen doing stupid shit with stupid jimmy lmfao. I kinda wish planet sheen concluded so we saw jimmy come back, one last time. I swear the last time we actually saw jimmy was a minivan commercial

0:22 Lol sideways Nevada looks kinda like Arkansas

"Science isnt about why, its about why not"

I was playing on the teeter totter and the next thing I knew I was on the ground and my knee HUUUURTS

He has an intelligence of 19 but a wisdom of 6.

Hugh’s iq is so high that we simply can’t calculate his intelligence

"jimmy sees a problem, briefly solves it, and creates a new problem thats even bigger" so hes a programmer

I always found it funny how in the episode “Men at Work” they need to find jobs to be able to get the money to buy gold to fuel some jet pack helmets. I mean, Jimmy has so much stuff in his lab to start a business to make money off of. Or even just selling his ideas to companies and taking the quick cash. With everything he has I’m shocked he doesn’t use that to make money. Heck how does he even afford half the stuff in his lab he uses to make his inventions? He can afford to build functioning rockets but can’t buy a few ounces of gold. And also, who uses gold as fuel when there are much cheaper and more efficient alternatives. Those helmets last maybe a minute tops while his jet pack and rockets can go for much longer and he can apparently afford to fuel those. Also in the very same episode he has enough money to upgrade McSpankys with robotics and new furniture and decorations but he still needs that job to make money? I love this show but sometimes Jimmy makes absolutely no sense lol. On a side note, there are several episodes where Jimmy wants to get rich, like the asteroid ruby one and the one where he convinces his dad to invest in McSpankys. Whenever I watch those, I just have to facepalm because I know there is so many alternate ways for him to get rich that those shouldn’t even be plot points. Also apparently he can’t afford encyclopedias.

I remember Jimmy was once upset about being short, and he used his shrink ray to shrink the town. I thought: if he can do that, why not just use his science to make himself taller?

You know the drill, Choopo: Poptropica lore video, or I'll replace all your furniture with inflatable sumo suits.

Jimmy is basically a character with a high INT score, but has a low WIS score.

"Sell the candy!" I have a feeling that not only would it never get approved by the FDA, but also that it would quickly become a Schedule 1 substance and would immediately lead to massive candy cartels.

Choopo: jimmy should sell highly addictive candy to the other kids for profit also choopo: jimmys on the naughty list tsk tsk

Retroville theme from Globs of Doom DS is phenomenal choice in music

"In the episode Krunch time, Jimmy becomes Walter White"

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius is my favorite tv show when I was a kid. While it is a shame it never got the proper series finale it deserved, it was cool that GrubHub seemed to continue its legacy. 🤔 Still, given the circumstances today, would Jimmy Neutron still appeal to the younger audiences like the younger audiences in the early 2,000’s???

0:10 napalm in a nutshell

I hear you, Frosty Village from Diddy Kong Racing 😍

Jimmy is a great example of a high intelligence, low wisdom character. He’s extremely intelligent in science, mathematics, and how to apply that understanding. However, he is also reckless, often going through with a plan just because he can, before considering if he should, and his inability or unwillingness to think things through before beginning a project are all indicative of a low wisdom score. I often will use Jimmy as an example when trying to explain the difference between Intelligence and Wisdom

I don't know why but for some reason, choopo reminds me alot of Sam o Nella for some reason lmao

7:17, Jimmy’s a technical genius with mediocre planning skills who is also somewhat immature thanks to his age.

Just found your channel, and gotta say, actually got some laughs out of me! I'm excited to see more stuff.

I can’t think of one invention jimmy made that wasn’t intended for his own gain.

3:16 I don't know but I laughed a lot when he said "You're stupid"

5:38 pure absolute 24k gold

i think jimmy's absolute biggest crime was launching mcspanky's into space, thus costing skeet his job

The thumbnail with Hugh looking seductively at the audience and nestled between hamster Jimmy and the Ultra-Chicken really brings tears to my eye. A masterpiece!

This reminds me of Malcolm from Malcom in the middle. He was very intelligent but he is still developing and learning. He still needs to learn how to apply his IQ to what is beneficial rather than to what is juvenile. So it can be seen as fluctuations in his general intelligence, but its actually the hormones taking over and forcing him to make rash decisions when it comes to things he can't understand. Like girls or being cool.

TWOOPO HAS BREACHED CONTAINMENT

You know what would be cool if twoopo just came back in just some random video in the future

LMAO 5:48 i was like "how's he gonna pin this on jimmy??" And then you just went off script and took it back 😂😭. Im way too high for something this meta

i like how twoopo disapears near the end

Choopo actually canonically dies here and is replaced by twoopo for the rest of the series

This is so entertaining as someone who’s never watched Jimmy Neutron

Moral of the Story: Just because you’re smart doesn’t mean you can’t be stupid.

Hugh Newton was obsessed with ducks. It's possible that was what he was "knowledgeable" about. It's not usual for so called geniuses to get obsess about one topic but lacking in social skills

Dexter’s parents don’t question their electricity bill and neither do Jimmy’s

Bro the scene if hugh dumping chemical waste into the lake put me in stitches. He's a genius, but he's still a kid. And his parents still take care of him and treat him very sweetly.

i'm excited for the saga of twoopo

This video is great and all, don't get me wrong, but... We not gonna talk about how Twoopo is gone at the end?? Am I the only one worried?

9:45 *oh dear sweet jesus*

Daily reminder that Jimmy said a Tyrannosaurus' skull is stronger than diamond (No) and Lepticidium was one of the first mammals to evolve (Not even close roflmao)

9:14, Jimmy is doing this stuff for his personal gain

Most of this can be hand waved away by him just being a kid. That being why he doesn't think through the consequences or make any profit on his inventions because kids don't think about that stuff. But of course you still have a valid point.

Idk why “titanium cranium” got me so mucch

The only thing I learned from this is that Nevada tilted on its side looks almost IDENTICAL to Arkansas

Every episode is a scifi fable. There's even an episode with a similar plot to Flowers For Algernon. Gotta blast!

the line about eating loose grapes has had my boyfriend and i dying laughing for the last 10 minutes LMFAO

"Is this a cartoon from the early 2000s? _MAYBE!"_

Jimmy went full intelligence and forgot about wisdom and charisma. Meanwhile, Hugh went full charisma, then a dash wisdom and said fuck that to intelligence.

Honestly every clip or image you used from the show just further reminded me of why it gave me nightmares as a kid.

Okay but who would win a fight to the death between him and Phineas

Twoopo is still out there

His clone escapes

I love the smell of glue on fire in the morning.

jim jim nutron is a classic

Oh you know I hear that Diddy Kong racing in the background.

2:20 bro mario sluggers was so underrated

It's worth noting that several scenes that pop up in the intro of the first season of the Jimmy Neutron TV show are short clips from the movie Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Later seasons would feature scenes and villains from episodes in that season.

you are officially my favorite youtuber right now

Twoopo has breached containment!!!!