''Ozzy & Drix'' is an American animated television series based on the 2001 film '' Osmosis Jones''. It serves as a spiritual successor to the film. It centers on Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones, a cheeky-chappy

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, and Drix, a level-headed cold pill, who battle germs and viruses inside the body of teenage boy Hector Cruz. The series is set in a stylized version of the

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, which resembles a city where

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and cells are anthropomorphic. Produced by Conundrum Entertainment and

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, the series aired on

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for two seasons and 26 episodes from 2002 to 2004. It also aired on

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from 2004 to 2006.

Premise

At the beginning of the series, Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones (

Phil LaMarr Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV''. His voice acting roles in animated series include J ...

), a

with an impulsive personality and a penchant for challenging authority, and Drix (

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), a straight-laced and by-the-books cold pill, pursue a

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bacterium (

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). During the chase, the three get sucked up by a

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from their host body Frank DeTorre (Jeff Bennett) (who has recently resumed his poor eating habits) (it is possible that this is a different version of the series as opposed to the movie) and are transported to the body of a teenage boy named Hector Cruz (Justin Cowden). After defeating the virus and settling into their new home, Ozzy and Drix are hired as

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s, vowing to protect Hector's health and guide him through the misadventures of adolescence. Supporting characters include Maria Amino (

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), a white blood cell cop who is highly skilled at fighting and also becomes a love interest for Drix; Mayor Paul Spryman (

Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) & ''Legally Blonde 2'' (2003), Isabel Villalobos in ''Meet the Fockers'' (2004), Maria in '' Sister Act 2: Back in the ...

), the immature teenage mayor of the city of Hector; Chief Gluteus (

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), a stern muscle cell who serves as the city's police chief and Maria's superior; Ellen Patella (

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), an attorney-at-law who helps cells find homes in Hector, and who becomes Ozzy's new love interest to replace Leah Estrogen after forever leaving her and Frank; and the Brain Cell Advisors (

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), advisors who help Mayor Spryman run the city due to Spryman being incompetent in his job. Recurring characters include The Mole (

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), a former secret agent who holds information on what is happening within Hector; Dander (

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), Drix's pet dog germ formed from the saliva of Hector's dog Uno; Christine Kolchuck (

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), a friendly student who Hector has a crush on and looks out for Hector; Travis Lum (

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), Hector's classmate and best friend who also looks out for him; Ernst Strepfinger (

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in season 1, Cummings in season 2), a villainous germ who uses a gang of germs and

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es to carry out his dirty work; Uno (Frank Welker), Hector's dog whom he adopted in "Oh, My Dog"; and Hector's supportive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cruz (Alanna Ubach and

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), who look after Hector's well-being. Unlike the original film it was spun-off from, ''Ozzy & Drix'' was entirely animated and contained no live-action scenes. The series was also less intense and contained no

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unlike the film. The voices of Ozzy and Drix were recast with LaMarr replacing

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as Ozzy and Bennett replacing

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as Drix. In multiple episodes, producer Ron Myrick integrated stock footage from the original film such as the human body's traffic, the inside of the mouth, and the dam bursting in the runny nose. Ozzy and Drix (not counting this show's version of Frank as he only appears in the first episode and made a small cameo in the ninth episode) are only two of the characters to return. Ozzy's girlfriend Leah, along with Phlegmming, Tom Colonic, Mrs. Boyd, Frank's daughter Shane, and Bob do not appear nor mention in the series.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2002–2003)

Season 2 (2003–2004)

Home media

The complete series was released on DVD on June 20, 2017 as manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R and part of the

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References

External links

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