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Ozzy & Drix

Series, 2002, The early 2000s, Set in Inside Hector's body

Ozzy & Drix is #16 of 24 in release order and #16 of 24 in chronological order in the Kids' WB Classics.

The story

Ozzy & Drix, also known as The Fantastic Voyage Adventures of Osmosis Jones & Drixenol and Osmosis Jones: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on the Warner Bros. film Osmosis Jones and it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It takes place inside the body of teenager Hector Cruz. The series premiered on September 14, 2002 on the Kids' WB; the final episode aired July 5, 2004. Unlike the original movie it spun off from, Ozzy & Drix was entirely animated and contained no live action. It stars Phil LaMarr as the replacement for Chris Rock as Osmosis Jones, and Jeff Bennett as the replacement for David Hyde Pierce as Drix. As of July 2011, episodes of the series are still available via the Kids WB website. The show also aired on Teletoon in Canada. The show is also slightly less violent than the movie, having the characters treated like people rather than simply cells, and having none of them killed off, unlike the movie where Thrax managed to kill off several cells. There are also new characters that replace the ones from the original movie such as Maria Amino replacing Leah Estrogen, Mayor Spryman replacing Mayor Phlegmming, Sylvian Fischer replacing Tom Colonic, Chief Gluteus replacing The Chief of Police, The Mole replacing Chill the Flu Shot and Scarlet Fever replacing Thrax.

Ozzy & Drix recap

Ozzy & Drix (2002) moves the white blood cell and cold pill from Osmosis Jones into a teenage boy, where they work as private investigators fighting germs. Developed by Alan Burnett and Marc Hyman, the film's writer, it ran on Kids' WB for two seasons and 26 episodes from September 14, 2002, to July 5, 2004, fully animated with no live action. In the opening story, Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones (Phil LaMarr), an impulsive cell who challenges authority, and Drix (Jeff Bennett), a by-the-book cold pill, chase a scarlet fever bacterium (Tim Curry) and are carried by a mosquito out of their old host, Frank DeTorre, into Hector Cruz (Justin Cowden), a 13-year-old Cuban-American boy. Settling in the city of Hector, they guard his health through the trials of adolescence. Maria Amino (Tasia Valenza), a white blood cell cop and Drix's love interest, works beside them under the stern Chief Gluteus (Jim Cummings), while the immature Mayor Paul Spryman (Alanna Ubach) runs the city. Episodes tie a body problem, from a cavity or gas to a threatened appendix, to something happening in Hector's life, with villains such as General Malaise, leader of the tooth decay army, and Billy Blob Bile. The series is gentler than the film and drops its adult humour; only Ozzy, Drix and Frank return from it, with LaMarr and Bennett replacing Chris Rock and David Hyde Pierce.

Ozzy & Drix ending explained

Ozzy & Drix ends with "Journey to the Center of the Tooth," aired July 5, 2004. Hector eats too much sugar without brushing, General Malaise gives him a cavity and plans to make his trip to the dentist even more painful, and Drix has to overcome his claustrophobia to help stop him. It is an ordinary case rather than a finale: Ozzy and Drix are still on duty inside Hector when the series stops after two seasons, and no further Osmosis Jones projects followed.

Where to watch Ozzy & Drix

Ozzy & Drix isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV and Fandango At Home.

Ratings

IMDb 6.9/10

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