2002 · 2 seasons · Family

8.1 Modest

Series finished

Family Animation Comedy

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.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 2002

Channel: The WB
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation · Conundrum Entertainment

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Origins

Ozzy & Drix is an animated spin-off series based on the 2001 film Osmosis Jones, and it is the only animated spin-off spun from a film by Warner Bros. Feature Animation.

Casting

Unlike the film, the series recast its lead roles: Phil LaMarr voiced Ozzy in place of Chris Rock, and Jeff Bennett voiced Drix in place of David Hyde Pierce, with both actors impersonating the original film performers' styles.

Origins

Ozzy, Drix, and Frank DeTorre are the only characters carried over from the original film, while major characters such as Leah Estrogen, ex-mayor Phlegmming, the Chief of Police, Tom Colonic, and human characters like Shane, Bob, and Mrs. Boyd are completely absent and never mentioned in the series.

Filming

Unlike the original live-action/animated hybrid film, Ozzy & Drix was produced entirely in animation with no live-action scenes, and it also toned down the adult humor compared to the film.

References

Producer Ron Myrick integrated stock footage from the original Osmosis Jones film into multiple episodes, reusing shots such as the human body's traffic, the inside of the mouth, and the dam bursting in the runny nose scene.

Trivia

A companion video game based on the series was developed by Raylight Studios and published by Midway Games for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, a side-scrolling platformer that received generally negative reviews from critics.

Trivia

The complete series was released on DVD on June 20, 2017, as a manufactured-on-demand (MOD) DVD-R through the Warner Archive Collection.

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