Johnny Test - Say Cheese Johnny (S1E16)
Johnny's mom has scheduled a famous photographer to take a family portrait, but Susan and Mary's hair isn't in the mood to cooperate.
| Runtime (min) | 14 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | 2021-07-16 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Kids, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| TV Rating | TV-Y7 |
| Network(s) | Netflix |
Storyline
When Johnny's mom schedules a renowned photographer to capture the perfect family portrait, what should be a simple photo session turns into a chaotic ordeal. The problem begins with Susan and Mary, whose experimental hair products have backfired spectacularly. Their hair has taken on a life of its own, refusing to cooperate no matter what styling techniques they attempt. The twins' scientific mishap threatens to ruin the entire family portrait session.
As the photographer's arrival draws near, the Test family scrambles to find a solution. Susan and Mary frantically work through various scientific remedies to tame their unruly locks, while Johnny becomes caught up in the escalating crisis. The episode explores the familiar childhood experience of trying to look presentable for formal occasions, amplified by the twins' tendency to create problems through their inventions. The family must work together against the clock to ensure they're ready when the photographer arrives to capture their picture-perfect moment.
What kids learn
This episode teaches children about the consequences of experimentation without proper planning. Susan and Mary's hair disaster demonstrates that scientific curiosity is valuable, but testing new inventions on yourself right before an important event shows poor judgment. Kids learn the importance of timing and thinking ahead about how their choices might affect not just themselves but their entire family.
The episode also addresses the value of problem-solving under pressure. When the twins' experiment goes wrong, they don't give up or hide from the situation. Instead, they actively work to find solutions before the photographer arrives. Children see that mistakes happen to everyone, even smart, capable people, and that taking responsibility means working to fix problems you've created.
Additionally, the story touches on family cooperation and supporting each other through embarrassing moments. Rather than the family falling apart or blaming each other, they work together to salvage the portrait session. Kids learn that families stick together even when individual members make mistakes, and that helping each other through difficult situations strengthens family bonds.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is the hair-gone-wild scenario too unrealistic for kids to relate to? | While the literal premise of sentient hair is fantastical, the underlying situation is highly relatable. Most children have experienced the stress of getting ready for formal photos, school pictures, or special events where appearance matters. The exaggerated scenario makes the episode entertaining while still conveying real feelings about wanting to look good for important occasions and dealing with things not going as planned. |
| Does this episode make fun of caring about appearance? | The episode doesn't mock caring about how you look for special occasions. Instead, it validates that family portraits matter and that wanting to look nice is reasonable. The humor comes from the chaotic circumstances and the twins' scientific mishap, not from ridiculing the family's desire to take a good photo together. It balances acknowledging that appearance isn't everything while respecting that some moments warrant extra effort. |
| What does Johnny learn from his sisters' mistake? | Johnny witnesses firsthand how poor timing and lack of foresight can create unnecessary stress for everyone. Though he's often involved in his sisters' schemes, this episode shows him observing the consequences when experiments aren't properly thought through. He learns that individual choices can have family-wide impacts, especially when important events are on the calendar that require everyone's cooperation and preparation. |
| Is there any inappropriate humor in the portrait session chaos? | The episode keeps its humor age-appropriate and focused on the physical comedy of uncontrollable hair and the family's frantic attempts to fix the situation. The chaos is silly rather than mean-spirited, and the photographer scenario provides wholesome comedy about trying to maintain composure during an increasingly absurd situation. The humor comes from relatable family stress, not from anything inappropriate or disrespectful. |
| Does the episode resolve with a positive message about family? | The episode emphasizes that families support each other through mishaps and that perfection isn't what makes a family portrait meaningful. Whether the photo turns out perfectly or not, the experience of working together and caring enough to try creates the real family memory. Children learn that family bonds matter more than flawless appearances, and that shared challenges can actually bring families closer together. |
Writing
Directing
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tired of losing in the game “Melee Island,” Bling Bling transports Johnny Test and the rest of the crew to a real island to show off his combat skills. |
| 1 | 2 | Susan and Mary create an adorable robot baby brother that seems to have just one thing on its mind: mass destruction. |
| 1 | 3 | Susan and Mary perform a wee bit of brain surgery on Johnny to re-calibrate his feelings about eating vegetables. |
| 1 | 4 | Johnny and Dukey sneak into an Enormazon warehouse. Meanwhile, Susan and Mary suspect their household's digital assistant of something sinister. |
| 1 | 5 | After Johnny is silenced by the town librarian for making too much noise, his sisters and Dukey set out to give him his voice back. |
| 1 | 6 | A new monster-hunting mobile game is a hit with everyone in town... until the creatures cross over into the real world and threaten to take over. |
| 1 | 7 | To help Johnny avoid having to go to summer school, Susan, Mary and Dukey shrink themselves and enter his brain to boost his memory. |
| 1 | 8 | Johnny and Dukey try to help down-on-his-luck movie star Speed McCool while Susan and Mary strive to create the perfect microwave popcorn. |
| 1 | 9 | Johnny and Dukey challenge each other to spend one night in the newly created — and ultra-spooky — backyard forest. |
| 1 | 10 | Eager to meet a rollercoaster's height requirement, Johnny asks his twin sisters to make him taller. And they do — sort of. |
| 1 | 11 | In an effort to get Johnny excited for a family vacation, Susan and Mary decide to show him ancient Rome, up close and personal. |
| 1 | 12 | Things get weird fast when Johnny attempts to throw a modest music festival in his own backyard. |
| 1 | 13 | When Susan and Mary create a new face-swapping invention, Johnny and Dukey are more than happy to test it out. |
| 1 | 14 | Johnny and Dukey sell Susan and Mary's stuff at a yard sale, not knowing the so-called "junk" is actually a pile of very powerful weaponry. |
| 1 | 15 | After disrupting Susan, Mary and Dukey's spa day, Johnny finds himself stuck in an unremovable face mask and gets mistaken for a luchador. |
| 1 | 16 | Johnny's mom has scheduled a famous photographer to take a family portrait, but Susan and Mary's hair isn't in the mood to cooperate. |
| 1 | 17 | Johnny and Dukey, Susan and Mary, Bling Bling and many more set out to solve a booby-trapped corn maze in hopes of winning a sweet prize. |
| 1 | 18 | Mr. White and Mr. Black are given a time-sensitive mission, but there's a problem involving sheep, experiments, and — of course — Johnny Test. |
| 1 | 19 | Bored with life in his hometown, Johnny asks his inventor sisters to get him out of Porkbelly — a wish they're more than happy to grant. |
| 1 | 20 | With Christmas around the corner, the Test family tries to out-do their neighbors' irritatingly impressive holiday light display. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | When Johnny gets in trouble at school, he asks his sisters to develop a robot mom that looks just like the real thing to trick his teacher. |
| 2 | 2 | Bling Bling forces Johnny, Dukey, Susan, Mary and many others to return to Melee Island for another over-the-top battle royale. |
| 2 | 3 | Johnny sets out to prove a popular series of wizarding books is overrated and needlessly long by becoming a wizard in virtual reality. |
| 2 | 4 | Desperate to avoid embarrassment on the basketball court, Johnny uses his sisters' latest invention: the world's first fully functional good luck charm. |
| 2 | 5 | After suffering nightmares about the Big Bad Wolf, Johnny decides to face his fears in Susan and Mary’s dream chamber invention. |
| 2 | 6 | Ten-hut! Johnny’s nefarious baby-brother-bot escapes from military school to cause more chaos among the Test family. |
| 2 | 7 | After Bling Bling pleads for help with a genetically altered crab, Johnny and Dukey decide that even their biggest rival deserves a claw — er, a hand. |
| 2 | 8 | It's family game night in the Test household, and Johnny wants his parents and sisters to take the escape room trend to a whole new level. |
| 2 | 9 | After someone — or something — destroys a candy store, Mr. Black and Mr. White call on Johnny X to handle the fallout. |
| 2 | 10 | When Johnny gets locked out of his video game, Mary and Susan send him into Tiny'mon's virtual world in hopes of getting some answers. |
| 2 | 11 | After devouring a chapter of a yet-to-be-released Wizard Lad novel, Susan and Mary must know what happens next — and it’s up to Johnny to find out. |
| 2 | 12 | Johnny enlists Dukey to star in a series of hilarious online videos for Snoob-Tube in hopes of making some serious money, |
| 2 | 13 | Johnny loves it. Dad and Dukey do not. The members of the Test family have strong opinions about Susan and Mary’s new smart home upgrade. |
| 2 | 14 | Johnny embarks on a quest to complete his Squishy Wooshie collection by nabbing a Gnarly Narwhal from a stubborn vending machine at the car wash. |
| 2 | 15 | Johnny and Dukey each uncover a dinosaur fossil then set out to see whose dinosaur would win a fight by bringing them both back to life. |
| 2 | 16 | How can there be a Johnny X Con without the real Johnny even being invited? Fear not! That’s exactly what our intrepid hero intends to find out. |
| 2 | 17 | When Johnny’s beloved video game console catches on fire, he sets out to win a limited edition version at a restaurant filled with creepy animatronics. |
| 2 | 18 | Dad buys the car of his dreams and forbids Johnny from driving, touching or even looking at it. If only there were a way around these rules... |
| 2 | 19 | Johnny and Dukey get a surprise visit from their future selves, who have an important message about how to save Porkbelly. |
| 2 | 20 | When the action figures Johnny is obsessing over are quickly sold out, he decides to make his own using his sisters' 3D printer. |
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