Summer Bummer

Summer Bummer is a Robot Jones animated short from Cartoon Network Studios. It was released on July 18, 2003 along with the theatrical film Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.

Synopsis
School's out for Summer, but Robot Jones feels so gloomy because he dropped his ice cream, so Socks, Cubey and Mitch have to do whatever it takes to make him happy again before he wastes his entire summer away.

Plot
The episode begins with the last day of school where the countdown to Summer begins. Robot Jones, Socks, Cubey and Mitch are preparing for the greatest Summer Break ever. Finally, the countdown has reached to 12:00pm on the clock, which means school is over, and it's Summertime for Robot Jones and his friends. They go get ice cream from the ice cream man. As Robot Jones prepares to enjoy his rainbow swirl, his ice cream drops on the ground, causing him to feel so sad. Socks, Cubey and Mitch felt really sorry for him, so they try to do whatever it takes to bring back his happiness before he wastes away his summer. After trying so many options, he still feels gloomy. The last thing they tried was a funny joke, and it worked, meaning he feels so happy again, which means they can enjoy their entire summer together, ending the episode.

Cast

 * Bobby Block as Robot Jones
 * Kyle Sullivan as Socks
 * Myles Jeffery as Cubey
 * Gary LeRoi Gray as Mitch
 * Rip Taylor as Mr. McMcMc
 * Jeff Glen Bennett as Ice Cream Man

Theatrical release
This short film was released into theaters on July 18, 2003 along with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.

Home media release
This short film was released on DVD and VHS on November 18, 2003 along with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.

Trivia

 * This short film was released into theaters on July 18, 2003 with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. It is also playable with the DVD.
 * This is the Cartoon Network's second theatrical short.
 * The short film takes place between Season 1 and Season 2.
 * Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
 * Bobby Block voices Robot Jones in the short film, and Season 2 onwards.
 * This is the first episode of the show produced with new digital inking techniques, though the show was still largely drawn by hand.
 * More specifically, the characters were still hand-drawn, but the animators' drawings were scanned into a computer and colored digitally. However, backgrounds were still hand-painted.