James Bond Jr.

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James Bond Junior is a fictional character and the nephew of the famous spy master James Bond .

The name "James Bond Junior" comes from the novel "The Adventures of James Bond Junior: Double-O Three and a Half", which Arthur Calder-Marshall published under the pseudonym RD Mascott in 1967. The title of the German translation is "003½ James Bond Junior".

In the early 1990s, the idea of James Bond's nephew was picked up again. This took the form of a 65-part American television series called James Bond Jr. This served as the basis for six novels by the author John Peel . In addition, other books and comics and a video game were created .

The videotapes

In 1991/1992 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released eight video cassettes with episodes of the series. The order of these videos does not match that of the TV series.

  1. The beginning
  2. A Race Against Disaster
  3. Red Star One
  4. Dance of the Toreadors
  5. Goldie's Gold Scam
  6. A chilling affair
  7. No such hole
  8. The Eiffel Missile

The novels

In the novel 003½ James Bond Junior by RD Mascott, mentioned in the opening text , it is described how James Bond Junior and some other boys investigate strange incidents at the Hazeley Hall country estate and discover a crime. However, it is not about the agent James Bond, but about the son of his brother, who is also called James.

Even John Peel wrote in 1992 six novels about James Bond Junior , under the pseudonym John Vincent were published.
The titles:

  • A View To A Thrill ( novel version of the first episode )
  • The Eiffel Target
  • Live And Let's Dance
  • Sandblast
  • Sword Of Death
  • High stakes

The volume of the books, all of which have not been translated into German, is between 108 and 128 pages.

More books / comics

Books
Two other authors have studied James Bond Junior . Caryn Jenner wrote four books in 1993 in connection with the cartoon series mentioned above . These are heavily abridged versions of four James Bond Jr. adventures. The books are illustrated in color throughout, making them easier for children to understand.
The titles:

  • Tunnel of Doom
  • Barbella's Revenge
  • Freeze frame
  • Dangerous Games

Clare Dannatt also made a kind of “file” on James Bond Junior in 1993 . James Bond Jr Spy File is the title of this book.

Comics
1992 Marvel Comics published 12 comic books . They were only partly based on the cartoon . The titles:

  • The Beginning! (based on the first episode)
  • The Eiffel Missile! (based on the ninth episode)
  • Earth cracker! (based on the second episode)
  • Plunder Down Under! (based on the fifth episode)
  • Dance of the Toreadors! (based on the 26th episode)
  • The Gilt Complex (standalone)
  • Sure as Eggs is Eggs! (independent)
  • Wave Goodbye to the USA! (independent)
  • Absolute zero! (independent)
  • Friends like these! (independent)
  • Indian Summer! (independent)
  • Homeward bound! (independent)

The videogame

The video game for the James Bond Junior children's series was launched in 1991 by Eurocom (video game manufacturer). It was suitable for NES ( Nintendo Entertainment System ) and SNES ( Super Nintendo Entertainment System ).

Toy figures

In 1991 the Hasbro company produced a number of characters depicting James Bond Jr. , his friends and enemies, in various designs.
There are four James Bond Jr. characters:

  • James Bond Jr. in normal execution
  • James Bond Jr. as a ninja warrior
  • James Bond Jr. as a parachutist
  • James Bond Jr. as a diver

Also:

  • IQ
  • Gordo head
  • Buddy Mitchell
  • Jaws
  • Dr. DeRange
  • Captain Walker D. Plank
  • Dr. No
  • Odd job

There are also some vehicles:

  • James Bond Jr.'s red sports car
  • a special submersible vehicle
  • a car from SCUM

See also

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