James Bond Jr is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming‘s James Bond franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond‘s nephew, James Bond Jr.

The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes before ending in March 1992. It is the only television series ever produced based on the Bond franchise.

Background

This was the second attempt to create an animated series based on the Bond franchise. Bond screenwriter Kevin McClory announced in a February 10, 1988 issue of Variety, that he was working to produce an animated James Bond series called James Bond vs. S.P.E.C.T.R.E., to be produced by an unnamed Dutch company. This series never came to fruition.^[1]

In the mean time, Eon Productions began developing what would become James Bond Jr. The show was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and MGM Television, and debuted on 30 September 1991, with a total of 65 half-hour episodes produced. James Bond Jr was voiced by Corey Burton.^[2]

James Bond Jr. was fully sanctioned by (and produced in association with) Danjaq and United Artists, who held the rights to the James Bond property. It was the first attempt to bring the Bond franchise to television since the 1954 live adaptation of Casino Royale. Only a single season was produced.