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Class of 3000 was an American Emmy Award-winning comedy animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created, executive produced by and stars André 3000 of the Hip Hop group OutKast as superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges, set at Atlanta, Georgia's Westley School of Performing Arts. Mr. Bridges is a jazz and blues artist who occasionally lectures in Atlanta's Little Five Points neighborhood.
[edit] Production HistoryThe series made its world premiere (previously advertised as a live premiere with performances by Chris Brown) on November 3, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with a one-hour special [1], came to Cartoon Network UK on May 28, 2007 and premiered on Cartoon Network Australia/New Zealand on February 4, 2008. Due to budget problems[citation needed] the show was cancelled on December 14, 2007, with new episodes airing until May 2008. The show was co-created and developed by Thomas W. Lynch & Patric M. Verrone. It was the only animated children's show on cable television at the time that was written under a Writers Guild of America contract. [edit] Main Characters[edit] Sunny BridgesThe hometown hero of Li'l D, Sunny is a musical genius who left Georgia to become a recording artist. Over the years in the employment of his money-grabbing manager, however, he lost his passion for music and returned to his old neighborhood. He intended to go into permanent retirement; instead, Li'l D convinces him to become the new music teacher at the Westley School of Performing Arts. Sunny is devoted to his students, but he is forced to keep a low profile in order to avoid media attention. Sunny is known to have a crush on Leela Lopez. While he can play many instruments, his favorite is the saxophone. He has mentioned that he owns over 65,000 shirts. His shoe closet was also mentioned to be able to be seen from space. Sunny's character is loosely based on Jazz Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, though he closely resembles the show's creator and voice actor André 3000 in both appearance and personality. [edit] Li'l DLi'l D proclaims himself the unofficial leader of the Westley School's music class, whether they like it or not. He is bright, talented, confident to a fault, and incredibly tenacious when it comes to music. Through sheer determination (as well as breaking and entering), he manages to recruit Sunny Bridges as the class's new music teacher. Although Li'l D considers himself remarkably streetwise, his overconfidence often leads him into trouble. He is considered the shortest member of the class (despite being taller than Kim and Eddie if not for his hair), standing about 4'6". Li'l D has never met his father, although he doesn't seem bothered by it. He likes to say, "Then it's settled." after he thinks that a plan was agreed upon (whether or not it actually was) which usually results in something horrible happening, and on occasion he will say "Let's crank this thang up!" His instrument is the drums. In some songs, he plays a different instrument like in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober". He is 12 years old. [edit] Tamika JonesVoluptuous and aggressive, Tamika makes it her business to keep the other students in line, giving her the title of "Toughest Girl in School". She is also extremely stubborn; the slightest misstep is grounds for a threatening fist. "Prove It or Move It" is her trademark phrase, but she is not sure what to do if someone chooses "Prove It." Despite her sharp tongue and threatening disposition, Tamika shares a close bond with her classmates and will protect them as often as she bullies them. Eddie is in love with her. But she clearly had love for "The Beast" in "Tamika and the Beast". Her instrument is the harp, though when she has to walk while playing she has a guitar. In the song "Throwdown", she also says she plays the guitar. She didn't mention her harp. But, in the episode "Tamika and the Beast" she shows a soft and sensitive side. She is 12 years old. [edit] Kameron "Kam" ChinHe is Kim's twin brother and her polar opposite, born in Columbus, Ohio and is of Cantonese Chinese descent. He and his sister are the youngest of the Westley Side School First Years and he is considered to be the smartest in school. He generally projects an air of refinement and class -- or so he would like to think. He is the most mature of the Westley kids (and often the most ignored). Kam tends to be interested in many dull things such as high-grade bread. He is very eager about learning to the point that if Sunny is late to class, his brain is hurting from not learning. It might have been pressure from Kim and Kam's father or mother (who have not appeared as of yet) that forged Kam's uptight attitude, or he might be this way by choice. Kam has an irrational fear of hang gliding into a flock of angry mallards. Kam appears to have very bad luck and has comically terrible things happen to him at the time where he resents these things. He does not have any sweat glands (and doesn't take showers because of this) and he goes insane whenever he is too hot, as shown in Study Buddies. His instrument is the keyboard or the piano. In "Love Is in the Hair... Net", he plays the accordion. He is presumably 12 years old. [edit] Kimberley "Kim" ChinShe is Kam's twin sister and his polar opposite down to even their instruments. She and Kam are the youngest of the Westley Side School First Years, of Chinese descent, and she is the shortest, despite Li'l D's reputation as the "shortest member of the class". Kim sometimes feels that fashion is more of a concern than music and feels compelled to follow fashion trends. She is very energetic, sometimes to the point of mischief; sleeps with a stuffed rabbit, Mr. Snuggles, due to her fear of the dark; and loves to torment her more old-fashioned sibling. Generally, though, she has the better common sense and is extremely creative. She was born in Columbus, Ohio and is of Cantonese Chinese descent. Her instrument is the marimba and other mallet instruments and other percussion instruments such as auxiliary percussion. She is presumably 12 years old. [edit] Phillip "Philly" P. PhilBrilliant and imaginative, the oldest of the group at 13 tends to stand out for his unusual fashion sense. He can invent useful devices on the spot, although they often malfunction. Though Li'l D and the other students do not fully understand Phil's many eccentricities, they are willing to accept him as one of their own. Philly Phil has an appetite for any type of food, particularly sweets such as chocolate. His height doesn't seem to be consistent from episode to episode (He was about as tall as Principal Luna in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober" and only a few inches taller than Madison in Funky Monkey). In "Eddie's Money", he is shown to have a decent singing voice. His instrument is the double bass, also with the bass guitar. In "Free Philly", it is revealed that he is very weak and needs the help of technology (Although he does save all of his classmates and Sunny at the end of the episode without any help), though on "Big Robot on Campus" it shows that he is fairly strong and can use his own physical strength. He might have a crush on Kim (as shown in "Nothin' to It but to Do It). [edit] Edward "Eddie" Phillip James Lawrence IIIEddie is the richest kid in the school, being the heir to the Lawrence fortune; according to the first episode, his father is the head of the Earth division of "Cola Cola". A cultured aristocrat, he has something of a high-and-mighty attitude concerning the other students, naively believing that all problems can be solved with money. However, he is not above using his wealth to help his friends. He is not completely spoiled, either. When Philly Phil's machine tells him he should never have a job because his dad is rich, Eddie says, "But I want to get a job!" He is the only character to have ten fingers at any time (he usually has eight, following cartoon tradition, but in one scene he shows ten and explains he has extras because of his wealth; Philly Phil responds "You have 10? Wow, you are rich"). He is in love with Tamika, as suggested in "Home" and "Westley Side Story" and confirmed by Tamika in "Love Is in the Hair... Net". Eddie has spoken of having Swiss ancestry. His instrument is the clarinet. He also plays many horns and woodwinds such as the trombone seen in "The Devil and Lil'D". He is 12 years old. He speaks in a Southern accent. Once he said that his dad owns all of the stations on TV. [edit] Madison Spaghettini PapadopoulusShe is cheerful, happy and extremely optimistic as is evidenced from her perpetually vacant smile, and has a bit of a Southern voice like Eddie; however, her hippie-child appearance belies the perceptive mind behind it. She is a stereotypical dumb blonde. She is always happy or thrilled no matter what happens, even if she gets hurt. Madison has a huge imagination and usually can't concentrate on what's really supposed to be done. She enjoys the company of many animals and baby creatures. She claims to get frizzy hair when love is in the air. In the pilot episode she mentions that she has a grandmother who is of Colombian descent. Her instrument is the high-pitched violin. She is 12 years old. [edit] Secondary characters
[edit] Episodes[edit] Season 1
[edit] Season 2
[edit] Special Episode
[edit] Songs
Throughout the show, the students play songs, sometimes based on how they feel. There are also instruments viewed and played by the students and others in every episode. A November 3 Newsday article notes that:
Each episode has included at least one song; these vary widely in style -- blues, for example, in "Eddie's Money", and funk in "The Hunt for Red Blobtober". A complete list follows: [edit] Season 1
[edit] Season 2
[edit] First season CD track listThe first season CD featuring songs from the show was released July 3, 2007.
[edit] DVDsA First Season DVD has been confirmed. The release date is December 3, 2008 on Region 1. [edit] Main cast
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