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Send in the Clones
The title card for Send in the Clones.
Episode	12b
Season	2
Airdate (US)	March 9, 2004
Airdate (CA)	September 23, 2004
Invention(s)	Cloning Machine
Previous	Maternotron Knows Best
Next	The Great Egg Heist

"Send in the Clones" is the second segment of the 12^th episode in the second season of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

Summary

Jimmy's Chores.

When Jimmy is ready to go to into space to get some rare ice crystals to make the perfect freeze ray, Judy stops him by saying that he has to do chores:

• Mail a letter at post office.
• Sit with Grandma on the park.
• Pick up Dad's badminton shoes.
• Drop off a pie at school
• Pick up a book and give it to Cindy Vortex's mother

Unfortunately, Jimmy has to get into space now so Goddard gives Jimmy the idea of cloning himself so he does it, and six clones come out of the cloning machine: sunglasses-clad Cool Jimmy, devil-haired Evil Jimmy, positive Happy Jimmy, negative Gloomy Jimmy (with a frowny face pin on his shirt), French accented Romance Jimmy, and funny-man Funny Jimmy.

Jimmy notices that the high speed of the cloning gave each clone a solitary distinct personality and considers doing a risk assessment but changes his mind. Jimmy goes into space, but his clones are not as bright as they seem.

The chore with Grandma Neutron is done by Happy Jimmy. Grandma says that the bench was too hard, the birds were around her were too close, and the sun was in her eyes, but Happy Jimmy thought it was great as the birds landed on his arms when he smiled at the sun, which makes Grandma worried.

Gloomy Jimmy is doing the chore with the post office, but he gets his hand stuck in the mailbox; Carl comes walking by, tells Gloomy Jimmy that he has to do a report on snails or Napoleon, and asks for help, but Gloomy Jimmy says there was no point in doing homework because everyone is just "Dust in the wind", which leaves Carl disappointed.

Cool Jimmy is doing the badminton shoes chore, but on the way (after walking past Betty Quinlan who flirts at him and mistakes him as the real Jimmy), he bumps into Nick, and asks if he could ride on his skateboard for a minute. Cool Jimmy does cool tricks on the skateboard, which impresses Nick, but Cool Jimmy purposely breaks it, which annoys Nick.

Later in space, Jimmy is doing good at collecting ice crystals along with Goddard, and wonders about his clones.

Back in Retroville, Sheen is playing with his brand-new Ultra Lord toys, but Funny Jimmy arrives and tells jokes about Ultra Lord, which doesn't make Sheen laugh and makes him upset instead.

Romantic Jimmy takes the book to Cindy's mother, but Cindy answers the door instead. Romantic Jimmy sings a song, which makes Cindy faint.

Evil Jimmy is doing the pie chore, except he sees someone, and asks him if he wanted the pie, he says yes, but Evil Jimmy throws the pie in his face as Evil Jimmy says, "You can't beat the classics!"

The real Jimmy comes back to Retroville and sees everyone at his house! Hugh then asks everyone what Jimmy did. Nick says that he busted his skateboard (Cool Jimmy), Carl says that he said he was going to be dusted in the wind (Gloomy Jimmy), Grandma Neutron says that he made her dentures fell out (Happy Jimmy), Sheen says that he parodied Ultra Lord (Funny Jimmy), Cindy lies by saying that he threatened her (Romantic Jimmy) and the man said that he threw a pie in his face (Evil Jimmy). Hugh tells the mob he's sure his son has a good reason for doing all these weird, admittedly, bizarre and out of character mishaps.

Jimmy and Goddard go to find the clones; they find them, except, Evil Jimmy is missing. The clones decide to help Jimmy find him, who was switching the bathroom signs of a building. Jimmy and the clones find Evil Jimmy, but he tries to escape. While looking for him, Evil Jimmy somehow unknowingly changes his face and hair to look like Jimmy, which leaves the clones confused. The clones think that Evil Jimmy is the real Jimmy, which leaves Jimmy no choice, but to battle Evil Jimmy to see who's the real Jimmy. The two Jimmy's get in a verbal battle, each trying to convince the clones that they are the real one. The clones still think that Evil Jimmy is the real Jimmy, so sadly, Jimmy has no choice but to freeze the clones by using a big wave of ice which freezes into a big ice cube! It works, except Jimmy loses his perfect freeze ray, but he's happy since he can get those clones back to the lab but...he's missing one!

Evil Jimmy somehow avoided being frozen and steals Jimmy's jetpack, and uses it to escape before Jimmy's friends, Grandma and the man find him and confront him on his deeds. However, Jimmy stops and explain to them what really happened after 4 hours, and Jimmy's name is cleared. Nick asks if Jimmy caught all of the clones, but Evil Jimmy shows up, with everyone yelling "Neutron!", which leaves everybody chasing Jimmy and Goddard (even though Jimmy and Goddard did nothing wrong), with Evil Jimmy throwing a pie at the screen as the episode ends.

Quotes

Jimmy: No time to set specifics. Commence cloning at super speed.

Happy Jimmy: Hi, everybody. Isn't it a super, amazing, great day?

Gloomy Jimmy: [Whining] You call this a great day? I should have stayed in bed.

Romantic Jimmy: [In French accent] Ah, but romance is in the air, eh? It is a beautiful day to fall in love, n'est-ce pas?

Funny Jimmy: [Laughing] Hey, everybody, it's great to be here. Hey, have you seen that Cindy Vortex? Talk about the wicked witch of the elementary. Hey, these are the jokes, folks-- come on, laugh with me.

[Goddard playing laugh track]

Cool Jimmy: Who's up for some football, huh?

Evil Jimmy: [Sinisterly] Nice place, kid. You know, I could have some serious fun with this stuff.

Jimmy: Hmm, the speed of the cloning gave each of them a solitary, distinct personality. I should probably do a risk assessment. Nah-- I've got galactic ice crystals to get. Here's the list of chores, gentlemen.

---

[All clones watch Jimmy blast off outside]

Evil Jimmy: Hey, you heard the man-- do your chores, boys.

Gloomy Jimmy: But I've never mailed a letter. What if I get my hand stuck in the box?

Happy Jimmy: Hey, turn that frown upside down, Mr. Gloomy Gus. Everything's going to be terrific!

Romantic Jimmy: Mais oui! Love is all around us.

Cool Jimmy: Hey! Let's do it to it.

Funny Jimmy: And away... we go.

---

Happy Jimmy: Hello, Grandmother dear.

Granny Neutron: Where have you been? This bench is too hard. These birds are getting too close. The sun hurts my eyes.

Happy Jimmy: Isn't it a beautiful day? Aren't these birds absolutely amazing? Isn't it great to be alive?

---

Gloomy Jimmy: Ow...

Carl: Oh, hi, Jimmy. I have to do a report on snails or Napoleon. Can you help me?

Gloomy Jimmy: What's the point of doing homework? We do it and then what? Poof-- we're gone. Nothingness emptiness. We're all just dust in the wind.

Carl: Okay, I don't want to be dust in the wind.

---

Cool Jimmy: He shoots, he scores. [Cool Jimmy making an impression to Betty Quinlan] Neutron is definitely on. Looking good. You the man, you the man. Hey, it's the Nickster.

Nick: Neutron? What are you doing?

Cool Jimmy: I'm walking here. You got a problem with that, Skateboard Boy?

Nick: Uh, "skateboard boy"? [Cool Jimmy skates on Nick's skateboard] Whoa, check it out-- Neutron has the moves.

[Crunching] [Skateboard breaks in two]

Cool Jimmy: Well, how about next time you get a board that can handle the Neutron style? Later, Nick-o-rama.

---

Jimmy: Good boy, Goddard. Galactic ice crystal harvesting proceeding as planned. And down on Earth, the clones are performing my chores. Retroville, we have no problems.

---

Sheen: I am UltraLord, and I will swing my mighty bat of combat. You can't catch me. Yes, I can. Hey, Jimmy, want to see my new action figure?

Funny Jimmy: Do I? Come on! Does Robin Hood wear a pantyhose? Hey, why did Ultra Lord cover himself with mayonnaise? He wanted to make a hero sandwich! [laughs] Hello-- [knocking on Sheen's head] anybody in there? Paging Mr. Sheen. The village called. They want their idiot back.

Sheen: Are you okay, Jimmy? Because you seem really weird.

Funny Jimmy: I'm weird?! [laughing] Come on! You should see UltraLord's uncle Morris!

---

Cindy: [sighs] What do you want, Neutron?

Romantic Jimmy: To return a book and to drink in your beauty, Miss Vortex.

Cindy: Very funny.

Romantic Jimmy: I jest not. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? No-- even Shakespeare seems inadequate to describe your perfection.

Cindy: Cut it out, Neutron, before I barf!

Romantic Jimmy: Ah, ah, ah-- but before that, would you favor me with a kiss?

Cindy: Is he for real? And what's with the bad French accent?

Romantic Jimmy: [Guitar playing] [singing] Oh, Cindy, I love you, more than Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Oh, Cindy, ma Cherie, oh, my little Cindy. Would you please come and kiss me? [Cindy faints to Romantic Jimmy's surprise] Wait, why you are sleeping?

---

Evil Jimmy: Hey, buddy, want a pie?

Man: Yeah!

Evil Jimmy: [Splats pie in the man's face] [snickers] You can't beat the classics.

Man: Mmm... I'll say.

---

Jimmy: Mission accomplished: space crystals acquired. Clones should be arriving in "T" minus one minute. Everything going exactly as... What?!

[People talking excitedly]

Hugh: Calm down, folks. Now, just tell me, what did the Jimster do?

Nick: He busted my skateboard, dude!

Carl: He said I was going to be "dust in the wind".

Granny Neutron: He made me smile and my dentures fell out.

Sheen: He mocked Ultra Lord's family.

Cindy: He made my heart sing and... I mean, he said things to me so vile and despicable I cannot repeat them in mixed company.

Man: And he threw a pie in my face!

Hugh: [Chuckles] You can't beat the classics.

Man: [Growling]

Hugh: I'm sure Jimmy had a good reason for doing all these admittedly strange, bizarre things, so... Who wants pie?

[All growling]

Man: [Spits] I'm good.

Jimmy: Oh, no, it was the clones. I got to find them so I can explain everything. Goddard, locate clones.

---

Happy Jimmy: I had the most scrumptious day with my most wonderful grandmama.

Romantic Jimmy: I fell in love with a beautiful mademoiselle.

Cool Jimmy: I did some cool moves on a dude's skateboard, but it couldn't take my awesome power. You know what I'm saying?

Jimmy: There you are.

Jimmy's Clones: Hi, Jimmy.

Jimmy: Follow me back to my house so I can explain to everybody... Wait a minute. One, two, three, four five... We're short one clone. We've got to find him, now!

Funny Jimmy: It's that evil one. He's so bad he makes Attila the Hun look like Bambi!

Gloomy Jimmy: We'll never find him-- we're doomed.

Cool Jimmy: Hey, I'll find him and take him down all by myself with my bare hands-- look out.

---

Old Lady and Guy Trembley: [Both screaming]

Evil Jimmy: [Snickering] Well, well, well... If it isn't Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Goddard and Jimmy...

Jimmy: You're going back to the lab and I'm going to declone you.

Evil Jimmy: I don't think so, kid. I like being out in the big, bad world. (Throws a trash can at Jimmy but he dodges the can and Evil Jimmy runs away.)

Jimmy: Stop that person who looks just like me!

Evil Jimmy: (Uses the real Jimmy's voice and changes his hair to make it look like the real Jimmy's hair.) Get him!

Jimmy: I'm not Evil Jimmy. He's Evil Jimmy. He's just trying to confuse you.

Evil Jimmy: That's absurd and reeks of mendacity. I'm the genuine and indisputable Jimmy.

---

Carl: There he is!

Sheen: Get him!

Cindy: Let's teach him a lesson!

Nick: I'll hold him down, man!

Carl: Yeah! Come on!

Jimmy: Wait, everyone! Oh, I can explain. (a timecard that says "4 Hours Later" appears) And that's how it all happened.

Man: Hmm, genetic replicants manifesting mutant side effects, eh?

Cindy: As long as you got rid of all the clones. One Jimmy Neutron in the world is bad enough, but six is blech!

Nick: Uh, dude, you did catch all of them, didn't you?

Jimmy: Uh... who would like some pie at my house?

Carl: Uh, okay.

Evil Jimmy: Here's Jimmy! (laughs evilly)

All: Neutron...

Jimmy: So, uh, I take it that means no pie. (yells)

All: Get him!

Grandma: Rip off his head!

Timecards

• 4 Hours later

Home Media

DVD

• Attack of the Twonkies
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: The Complete Series

iTunes

• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Season 2

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Trivia

• The episode "Maternotron Knows Best"/"Send in the Clones" premiered in the U.S. as the second episode of the Jimmy Neutron-A-Thon! marathon event in March 2004.
• The slow-motion scene where Jimmy's clones are walking down the street is a reference to the opening scene of the movie Reservoir Dogs, and the music is similar to "Little Green Bag" by George Baker.
• This is the second time Carl and Sheen get upset at Jimmy, which is also very out of character for them. The first being "A Beautiful Mine".
• Fourth Wall Breaks:
  • When Romantic Jimmy is approaching Cindy's walkway, he turns, looks at the camera and raises his eyebrows.
  • When Evil Jimmy throws a pie at the man, they both smile at the audience.
  • At the end of this episode, Evil Jimmy throws a pie at the screen.
• Funny Jimmy says, "That's all folks!", which is Porky Pig's catchphrase from the Looney Tunes franchise.
• The scene where Cool Jimmy walks down the street is a reference to the intro from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever.
• This is one of the few episodes to include a timecard.
• At the end of the episode, Evil Jimmy shouts "Here's Jimmy!" This is a clear reference to The Shining, in which the lead character Jack Torrance shouts "Here's Johnny!"
• Libby doesn't appear in this episode.
• Not counting Libby's cameo appearances in two earlier episodes (1st, 2nd), this is the first episode Cindy appears without Libby.
• This is the only episode where Betty Quinlan appears, but Libby does not.
• The clones are voiced by Jeff Bennett (Cool, Gloomy, and Happy) and Rob Paulsen (Evil, Funny, and Romantic).
• This episode follows up to "The Trouble with Clones" as a sequel.
• This is the only Season 2 episode and last episode to feature Goddard's options.
• This is the second time Carl calls Jimmy "Neutron". The first was "Battle of the Band".
• The title card is a pun on the phrase "Send in the Clowns".
• This is the second and final appearance of Granny Neutron.
• Although this episode was released in 2004, you can actually see "Copyright 2003 Viacom International, Inc." at the end of the credits. This means that the episode was produced in 2003.
• The last time this episode (along with "Maternotron Knows Best") aired on Nicktoons is on October 2, 2021.

Goofs

• Judy's list for Jimmy only had five chores, yet he created six clones. This means one clone (in this case, Funny Jimmy) had nothing to do.
• As Jimmy, Goddard and five clone shows up as Evil Jimmy said "Well, well, well, if it isn't Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Goddard and Jimmy.", he just missed saying one of the Jimmys'. Though perhaps he deliberately chose to do this, possibly singling out the real Jimmy or lost count of how many times he said it.