My Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated superhero science fantasy television series created by Rob Renzetti. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with Rough Draft Korea providing the animation services.[1] [2]
Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, the series follows the adventures of a robot girl named XJ-9, or Jenny, as she prefers to be called, who attempts to juggle her duties of protecting Earth while trying to live a normal human life as a teenager.A pilot for the series, entitled "My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot", originally aired as a segment of an episode of Oh Yeah! Cartoons on December 4, 1999.
The series was produced from 2002 to 2006, and it originally aired in the United States on Nickelodeon from August 1, 2003, to September 9, 2005.
The third season aired in Asia from January 13, 2006, to March 30, 2007, and later in the United States from October 4, 2008, to May 2, 2009, on Nicktoons.
A total of 40 episodes (76 segments) were produced over the course of three seasons. The entire series is available on DVD, Paramount+ and digital purchase.
A pilot for the series, entitled "My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot", originally aired as a segment in an episode of the Nickelodeon series Oh Yeah! Cartoons on December 4, 1999.
The series entered pre-production in 2001, and production of the first season lasted from March 2002 to November 2002.
26 episode segments (13 half-hours) were produced for the first season.
Production of the second season lasted from January 2004 to March 2005. "Victim of Fashion" was the first episode produced for the season, and "Escape from Cluster Prime" was the last.
20 11-minute episode segments, two 22-minute specials, and a 45-minute TV movie were produced for the second season, totaling 14 half-hours.
Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Chris Sauve and Rob Renzetti, with the exceptions of "Escape from Cluster Prime", which was directed by Chris Savino and Rob Renzetti, and "Robot Riot", which was directed by John Fountain and Rob Renzetti.
Production of the third and final season lasted from January 2005 to April 2006. The show was cancelled halfway through production in October 2005. "Weapons of Mass Distraction" was the first episode produced for the season.
On October 12, 2006, Nickelodeon announced that season 3 was set to air in 2007 on Nicktoons Network in the United States. However, it ended up being delayed until October 2008.
26 episode segments (13 half-hours) were produced for season 3.