m-ozfirat
I have to say during the Holiday season in the mid 90s I always looked forward to watching the illustrious Bond as a Cartoon on ITV that made the mornings worth while. Unlike the other crude cartoons of the time which were superficial or just ludicrous this one was well written with action and entertainment for children. Though loosely based on James Bond the programme delivers good thrilling entertainment and the same cold war rivalry amongst the familiar but reinvented villains in global politics that was not complex and that was exotic done with a variety of interesting and diverse characters that also brought humour in to the series. James Bond as is well known was a ladies man but this was sanitised in the cartoon to romance and the formula worked as it was also part of the story and there was an interesting character every episode that made it well worth watching. My verdict on the series is that it is an intelligent series with a well written and sophisticated lead that instead of just being fashionable was genuinely entertaining and thrilling. I also think after Timothy Dalton when the era in which the zenith of Bond was coming to an end this would of been a good finalising series to Ian Flemings brand as it modestly required so. It was also done at the right time rather then just exhausting the classic character from Goldeneye onwards this cartoon to me is the seal
Mel J
It is probably the nostalgia over memories of being ten years old again and waking up early every morning during the summer holidays to watch this show but I do have a soft spot for 'James Bond Junior', not least because it had a very catchy theme tune! The cartoon sees teenage James Bond Junior, the nephew of the famous MI6 spy, attending Warfield School, along with his classmates IQ, the grandson of Q, the beautiful niece of Miss Moneypenny and Felix Leiter's son Gordo. Of course, the kids always find themselves embroiled in plots that see them fighting against SCUM (Saboteurs and Criminals United in Mayhem), a criminal syndicate of terrorists, psychos and mad scientists.A far cry from Charlie Higson's darker young Bond novels, 'James Bond Junior' sounds cheesy because it is cheesy. But for a cartoon show aimed the under twelves', it provided a light-hearted introduction to the James Bond franchise (which was needed at a time when we were lumbered with Timothy Dalton as Bond- the man is a great actor but he just wasn't right for the role). It was a nice homage to Bond and certainly much more entertaining than the dumbed down pap that kids are stuck with these days. At least in this show, you didn't have adults pretending to the sixteen and fighting paper mache aliens like you see in the never-ending 'Power Ranger' series.
PhilWatts
"Bond...James Bond...Junior!"UGH. And they say TIMOTHY DALTON was the worst thing to come to the James Bond franchise!From the team that neutered the Ninja Turtles comes this contrived series about the exploits of...uh...JAMES BOND'S NEPHEW?! Oh boy...Bond Jr. so happens to go to a private school which SO HAPPENS to have relatives of Q and Ms. Moneypenny as classmates. Bond Jr. always finds a way out of school and goes on contrived adventures against foes like Jaws and Oddjob (who tries to dress in a PINK AND PURPLE JUMPSUIT?!) and other poorly designed versions of James Bond's rogue's gallery. And of course, Bond Jr. gets 'help' from a different chick each episode.I guess since the Muppets had their Babies and Shaggy & the Gang had a Pup named SCOOBY DOO, the idiots in charge of this tripe had to make a Junior out of Mr. Bond, with laughable results.Horrible animation, horrible character designs, pathetic stories, and a STUPID & UNORIGINAL CONCEPT, James Bond Jr. is a series best left forgotten.
Spock-6
A worthwhile attempt by MGM to get James Bond to appeal to the children's and teens audiences without the women aspect. Interesting, but a good series. Clearly, James Bond was never meant for children. IT's seriously an adult-oriented program.
