The Body Show

The Body Show was a British educational comedy series created by Thomas Robertson and Jennifer Robertson. The show focuses on the main character's body. This show is the only Everything Entertainment tv show (and possibly the only tv show) that's educational and not aimed at preschoolers. Instead, it's aimed at 7-12 year olds.

The show's first episode was released in 24th September, 2001 in Britain and Ireland, and internationally in 1st October, 2001. It received many positive reviews, claiming that it was entertaining and informative at the same time.

Plot
Harry Brackles is just a normal boy. Except when you look inside his body, tons of stuff are happening. In fact, everybody's like that.

As Harry learns from the situations happening around his body, friends and family, he will learn what to do in the future about his health.

Episodes
Main article: The Body Show/List of episodes

Cast
as Harry Brackles as Casey Brackles as Harold Brackles

Production
In 1998, Thomas Robertson wanted to create an educational show that's not for just preschoolers, but is also for everyone. His sister, Jennifer Robertson wanted to help Thomas. Thomas allowed Jennifer to work with him. Since she has a degree in PhD, she suggested that it should be a show about the human body. When they showed the concept to Jenny Ampsburg (she was CEO during that time), she accepted the concept. The pilot was released in 1999.

The of season 5 is supposed to be the last episode of the show, due to a decline in viewership starting in 2008. However, Everything Entertainment decided to renew the show for the final season, since Martin Brandler felt like the series was not ready for a.

In 2017, Everything Entertainment gave WildBrain the rights on this show.

Everything Entertainment announced that the series will return in October 2023. However, Harry would be a college boy, the show would be partially owned by, and the series would be rated TV PG (US)/PG (UK), unlike the original which was rated TV G (US)/U (UK), and the later season which were rated TV Y7 (US)/PG (UK). There would also be a spin off sequel (original)/prequel (revival) to the show, although the show doesn't have a name yet, although it's confirmed that it will be aired in. There also would be a, titled The Body Show: Musical Body.

Critical reception
The Body Show received positive reviews for being entertaining and informative at the same time. It has a score of 8.3/10 on IMDb.

2015 Lawsuit against Michael Łorznak
In April 2015, Everything Entertainment sued Michael Łorznak for creating an adult animated sitcom webseries with the same name. Everything Entertainment argued that even though the show has ended, it would confuse both kids who are trying to watch a cartoon from the 2000s and teenagers/adults who are going back to their childhood. Michael Łorznak however argued that he has never heard of the show, since his parents thought that The Johnny Channel was cringe and it was just a coincidence. The case was closed in July 2015 and Micheal Łorznak changed the series name to Body Show. However, there are still kids who get confused and don't know the difference.

"Viruses"
In 3rd May 2003, Everything Entertainment released the episode titled Viruses. However, due to the, this episode was banned in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada and Singapore. The episode was allowed to air again in 2005.

"Weird Dreams"
In season 6, there's an episode called Weird Dreams, that tries to replicate other show's art style in Harry's dreams. In the South Park styled dream, when a bacteria entered Harry's body, they said "what the f***" but it switches to a different dream before the bacteria could finish saying the swear word. However in Asia, it replaced the phrase with "what" but for comedic purposes, it also switches to a different dream before the bacteria can fully say the word. For Europe and Australia, they just remove the swear word.

Home video releases
A month after the show ended, Everything Entertainment released all the episodes (with censorship on Weird Dreams) in both DVD and Blu-Ray. Both also contained deleted scenes of Crossover 3.

Video games
In 12th December 2001, Everything Entertainment released a game based on the series, titled 'The Body Show: Don't Get Sick!' for the, and the. It was similar to, but the minigames are replaced with everyday health-related things.

Another game, titled 'The Body Show: Attack The Germs!' was released in 30th June 2006 for the, , and the. In the game, you are a white blood cell which can explore the body, but germs, such as bacteria and viruses, can randomly attack the body.

A sequel to the last game, titled 'The Body Show: Don't Stop Now!' was released in 2nd April 2012 for the and the. It's basically the same as the last game except new diseases are added, such as or a.

Another game, titled 'The Body Show: Be Healthy!', collabrated with was released in 10th October 2013 for  and mobile. In the game, you control Harry and make sure to be healthy.

Some of the characters also appear in EVEN All-Star: The 2000's and EVEN All-Star: The 2010's.

An upcoming game, titled 'The Body Show: Around The Body' is planned to be released in early 2024 for the, , and the. It's a 2D platformer where you go through organs to fight infections.

Feature film
Main article: The Body Movie In early 2019, Everything Entertainment announced a concept for The Body Show's movie. Production started around late 2022, with a $82 million dollar budget. The release date is 24 September 2023, which is the show's 22nd anniversary.

There's also a live action/3D movie planned, which will be partially owned by.

International broadcast
Main article: The Body Show/International broadcast