My Life as a Teenage Robot
Series, 2003, The 2000s, Set in Tremorton
My Life as a Teenage Robot is #19 of 21 in release order and #19 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
Jenny, aka XJ-9, is a super-powered robot with a super-sensitive teenage heart. Her primary function is protecting the planet from disaster, but – like all teenagers – she has her own ideas about how she would like to live her life. Bored with being a superhero, Jenny wants to do something really exciting – like go to high school!
My Life as a Teenage Robot recap
Jenny Wakeman, officially XJ-9, is a robot built by the elderly scientist Dr. Nora Wakeman to protect the Earth. She has a huge arsenal, but what she wants is to be a normal teenager in the town of Tremorton, go to high school, go to the mall and fit in. Her neighbour Brad is her best friend, his little brother Tuck tags along, and Sheldon, a smitten classmate, later builds himself a robot suit as the Silver Shell. The popular Crust Cousins, Brit and Tiff, make school hard for her. The main villains are Queen Vexus and the Cluster, a robot empire that wants Jenny to join them, which comes to a head in the TV movie Escape from Cluster Prime (2005). The show runs three seasons from 2003, with the last season airing in Asia first and in the United States only in 2008 and 2009.
My Life as a Teenage Robot ending explained
My Life as a Teenage Robot ends without a finale. Its last episodes, including "Queen Bee", in which Vexus enrols at Jenny's school, and "Turncoats", in which earlier XJ robot models attack, air on Nicktoons in 2009. There is no closing story: Jenny is still protecting Tremorton and still trying to be an ordinary teenager when the show stops, and it has not been revived.
Where to watch My Life as a Teenage Robot
My Life as a Teenage Robot isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Apple TV.
Ratings
IMDb 6.9/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after All Grown Up!, before Danny Phantom.
- Chronological order: after All Grown Up!, before Danny Phantom.
Cast
- Janice Kawaye as Jenny (voice)
- Candi Milo as Dr. Wakeman (voice)
- Chad Doreck as Brad (voice)
- Audrey Wasilewski as Tuck (voice)
- Quinton Flynn as Sheldon (voice)
- Cree Summer as Tiff Crust (voice)
- Moira Quirk as Brit Crust (voice)
- Nick Jameson as Mudslinger / Worker / Security Guard (voice)
- Neil Ross as Monitor (voice)
- R. Lee Ermey
- Phil LaMarr as Orion (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Vladimir / Rat #1 (voice)
Created by Rob Renzetti.