Both Lucius VI and Lucius VII are voiced by Seán Cullen, and as father and son, they talk to each other a fair bit whenever the former gets unfrozen.
Samy and Molotov are both voiced by Dwayne Hill, and they frequently interact with each other due to being Lucius' chief henchmen.
Adored by the Network: The show did quite well in its native Canada (and the UK, where it aired on ITV's "Toonattik" block and Disney XD UK, back when it was known as Jetix), as Teletoon treated it as a flagship series. It aired new episodes on the Saturday morning Laugh Riot block, and reran on the Monday-Thursday (later Sunday) primetime block 3 Hours of Awesome, being promoted alongside other major Teletoon series of the time like Johnny Test and Total Drama and being cross-promoted through the characters appearing on Skatoony even after the show ended. This treatment from its home channel was probably what allowed the show to survive with a second season despite getting the short end of the stick in the United States.
Banned Episode: The episode "The Big Drip" never aired in USA, because Disney XD found the content (which centered around Jimmy having a Potty Emergency) to be "inappropriate." Sister episode "The Masked Jackhammer" did air, but very rarely.
Colbert Bump: Two, in 2018 thanks to a review by Cosmodore, and in 2020 thanks to LSuperSonicQ's search effort for the lost pilot.
The Disney XD website referred to Lucius as the mayor of Miseryville when in reality, he's a Corrupt Corporate Executive. This is an understandable mistake, however, as Misery Inc. runs the town anyway.
Due to the fact that the first season barely ever aired outside of Canada, there's a popular misconception that the second season is the only season - something that persists even on this wiki.
Its pretty common to hear people say Teletoon produced the show when in reality, it was created by the Canadian television company Breakthrough Entertainment (Teletoon doesn't even have an in-house animation studio). In fact, Breakthrough have also created a few other notable Teletoon shows, such as Atomic Betty and Rocket Monkeys.
Brian Froud has expressed dislike for Beezy's breakup with Saffi in "She Loves Me", saying that it was a step too far in the wrong direction.
Series co-creator Sean Scott has voiced dissatisfaction with the infamous pilot, saying he believed its writing and animation were vastly inferior to that of the final product, and stating that it would probably be better for the original animation test to remain lost.
Creator's Favorite: Brian Froud has placed Beezy as being among his all-time favourite voice acting roles. He often shares Jimmy Two-Shoes stuff on his social media accounts long after the show ended.
In "Best Prank Ever", Jimmy briefly wears a bowtie, much like he did in the pilot mentioned below and this concept art◊.
Around the Heinous mansion, portraits of Lucius in his original suit from the pilot◊ (which is brown-colored instead of black) can also be seen.
"The Mysterious Mr. Ten" has even more references to the concept art, with pictures of the pilot version of Heloise (who is essentially the same but with grayer, more dead-like skin) on Mr. Ten's wall.
Executive Meddling: In the original pitch, Jimmy was sent to Hell by accident, with Lucifer trying to crush his optimism and purity by sending out The DreadedSerial Killer Heloise to torment him, only for her to fall in love with him as he spread joy and good cheer throughout Hell and befriended Lucifer's son Beelzebub. The product would have been exclusive to Teletoon and aimed at tweens and young teens, but when Disney XD came on board to distribute the series to the US, they demanded the mature elements to be made more kid-friendly to fit their conservative target market. Thus Hell became Miseryville, Lucifer became Lucius Heinous VII, Beelzebub became Beezy J. Heinous, Heloise became a Mad Scientist, and Jimmy's past was simply left vague. The executive-mandated changes are even more obvious in the second season, where the show has further distanced itself from the original concept to become even Denser and Wackier.
Fandom Nod: Edward Kay has admitted that "Panda-Monium" was a Shout-Out to Heloise's fans. "I'm successful!, I'm popular! That's right, I said popular."
Keep Circulating the Tapes: The series' Miseryville Moments shorts, originally created as bonus content for Teletoon's official website, are impossible to find outside of videos posted on places like YouTube (including this playlist), as well as a Teletoon podcast that's been reuploaded to the Internet Archive.
Inspiration for the Work: According to co-creator Sean Scott, the basic idea for the show came about as basically asking "What would happen if a character with a personality like that of Pee-wee Herman ended up in Hell?"
Missing Episode: The original pilot, which was more of a 6-minute test animation, hasn't resurfaced and probably never will because the creators and various crewmembers even admitted to not have a copy, and that they don't remember which executives it was sold to.
Only So Many Canadian Actors: As a Canadian production, Jimmy Two-Shoes is required to only use Canadian actors under CanCon laws, with numerous prominent Canadian voice actors appearing in the series (all Toronto-based figures, with the notable exception of the Vancouver-based Tabitha St. Germain).
Out of Order: The first half of Season 1 was aired this way; the first broadcast episode ("I Totally Shredded My Cheese" and "Heloise's Wish List") was the sixth episode in production order, while the fifth production episode ("The Masked Jackhammer" and "The Big Drip") was the seventeenth broadcast episode (likely due to difficulties in getting the episode shown outside of Canada).
Pop-Culture Urban Legends: The pilot, naturally, has been subjected to many, starting with the fact that the pilot itself is but a series of animation tests rather than a fully conceptualized first episode.
The common story is that the pilot tells the story of how Jimmy ended up in Hell/Miseryville and met Lucius, Heloise, and Beezy. However, Edward Kay has stated that this is only covered in the pilot's intro sequence, and the actual animation tests are simply a montage of Jimmy and Heloise going on a date, with the latter trying to kill the former.
A myth that's stated even on The Other Wiki is that American voice actor Charlie Schlatter was originally cast as the voice for Jimmy, but Edward Kay has confirmed Canadian talent Cory Doran was cast from the start.
Heloise's scar is claimed by many to be a leftover from the pilot where she was allegedly shot in the head by the police before ending up in Hell. Edward Kay however has stated that the scar was simply added to Heloise's design to make her look more intimidating and otherwise has no significance.
Another common myth about the pilot is that Beezy did not exist in the original concept and was added later in the show's development process. This claim originates from how unlike with Jimmy, Heloise, and Lucius, there is no concept art of Beezy from the pilot. However, Edward Kay has stated Beezy was indeed there from the start, just simply with the exact same characterization seen in the final product. Additionally, a single still of him from the pilot is known, although it is very hard to find.
Screwed by the Network: Disney XD licensed this show for distribution in the United States and treated it well for a couple of years, until July 2011, when the remaining episodes of the show were burned of at 2:00 am and 3:00 am. The series would continue to rerun in that same slot for two years before it left the channel completely in August 2013.
The entire second season finished airing in the US before it even started in Canada.
The first season was never aired in many countries. In those where it did, it was barely shown and is very hard to find outside of YouTube and the DVD release.
Edward Kay is deliberately vague on the true nature of Miseryville, having suggested that it's Hell (as originally intended and accepted by most), Another Dimension, or even All Just a Dream. However, he is consistent in saying that Jimmy ended up there after an accident knocked him out. See the link in What Could Have Been.
He also had the same ambiguous response when asked by eager fans if Jimmy and Heloise would get together.
Throw It In!: According to Brian Froud (the voice of Beezy) in this interview, a lot of the show's dialogue was improvised and ad-libbed during recording sessions.
"We were given a lot of creative freedom on that show, thanks to creator Sean Scott and our directors Mark Evestaff and Merle Anne Ridley. Cory Doran and I recorded in a very small space together. We would improvise bits in character and a lot of that ended up in the show. There's even an improvised moment in the theme song for season 2 where I say 'Oh I came in too soon.' I was just trying to match my singing to the tempo and I literally came in too soon."
Troubled Production: Co-creator Edward Kay has admitted that he doesn't look back too fondly on his time working on the show due to this. More specifically, he admitted that Jimmy Two-Shoes fought a losing battle with Executive Meddling from Disney XD executives from the moment they entered the picture (Teletoon proved a lot easier to work with, being a lot more lax towards the show's tone), as they constantly rejected and objected to all of the darker ideas he and the writers tried to include in the show (and some of the lighter ones too, refusing to air one episode solely for having Toilet Humor). This became especially prominent in Season 2, where the show's retool completely severed all traces of its Black Comedy origins for good.
Write Who You Know: In the discussion above, Edward Kay says that Samy was based on some former co-workers and classmates of his that he hated while Heloise was based on some unpleasant girlfriends he had in the past.
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