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6.5/10 TV Developed by Lane Reichert First episode date 23 September 1996 Network BKN Number of seasons 1 | 6.3/10 IMDb Written by Chris Webb Country of origin United States Final episode date 26 May 1997 Number of episodes 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voices of Bruce WillisTony JayMark Hamill Cast Similar Mighty Ducks, Mighty Max, The Mask: Animated Series, The Tick, Aladdin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bruno the Kid is an animated series produced in 1996.
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Plot
This cartoon stars Bruce Willis as the voice of an 11-year-old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age, as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).
The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by Tony Jay), and Harris (Mark Hamill), are unaware that Globe does not know Bruno's actual age, and assume that the organization must know what they are doing sending the boy into dangerous situations.
The episodes consist of Bruno managing to live a double-life without his parents' or friends’ knowledge. In one episode, he tells his parents that he is camping in the garden and he sets up a torch to project a fake silhouette of himself onto the side of the tent, so that it looks like he is inside it. Meanwhile, with an alibi set up, Bruno will be out saving the world, or foiling a major heist with the aid of his British spy partner Jarlesburg. In one episode, one of Bruno's classmates caught Bruno on camera in the process of carrying out a spy mission, and tried to blackmail him; however, Bruno erased the video tape and his secret was safe: his classmate was unable to expose him. Later in the series, Jarlesburg quits being Bruno's partner, after hesitating to fire a weapon in fear that he'll hit Bruno. Bruno objects to Jarley quitting the team. Jarley eventually came to his senses and returned to being Bruno's partner. He apologized to Bruno for quitting. In the course of each mission, they usually meet Harris (a spoof of the character 'Q' in the James Bond books and films) who supplies Bruno with gadgets which Bruno usually finds a use for later on in the episode. As well as voicing the title character, Willis was one of the executive producers and also co-wrote and sang the theme song for the show with backing singers.
Protagonists
Antagonists
Additional voices
Included in the list of additional voices were Frank Welker, Earl Boen, Ed Gilbert and Kenneth Mars.
Video and DVD release
Episodes were released on tape by Family Home Entertainment, but as of December 2, 2009, there have been no plans for a USA DVD release. But in Italy in 2008, they released 9 single DVD Volumes with 4 episodes per volume with English Soundtrack & English credits, which are now out of print.