The Adventures of Rjstar

The Adventures of Rjstar is a American animated television series created by Dan Murphy. It first premiered on Fox on August 23, 1997 with the episode "Blocking Blocker".

Murphy conceived The Adventures of Rjstar in 1986 with his idea of two characters, Pjstar and Berek. He previously tried to pitch the show in the mid 80's. but executives thought it was "too bland". in 1992, Pjstar was changed to Rjstar, and Berek was changed to Derek. The show first started as a pitch pilot in 1996, In 1997, Fox picked up The Adventures of Rjstar as a half-hour television series.

The success of the show's premiere helped two films named called The Rjstar Movie, released in theaters on November 16, 2002. and its sequel titled The Rjstar Super Adventure Film released on September 8, 2014.

In 2016, Dan Murphy  stated that the show is only halfway through its lifecycle and will continue through 2020 so that he can work as a executive producer on the upcoming season of Cartoon Network's Guy's Show.

Development
The show's main two characters were first conceived by Dan Murphy. While working at a convenience store in the mid 1980's to the early 1990's. The idea hit him after he came up with two characters called Pjstar and Berek. They did not look like Rjstar and Derek. But when the year 1992 came, Pjstar was changed to Rjstar, and Berek was changed to Derek. Then Dan thought about making a segment where Rjstar's cousin, M.J. does a talent show called M.J.'s Talent Show. After that, more characters came along like Mr. Guy, Speed Girl, Djstar (which is Rjstar's clone), and more. Creators originally named the show Rjstar & Friends, But one of the creators thought it was "too immature". So they renamed it The Adventures of Rjstar. Dan Murphy pitched the show to Fox, who greenlit it. And other companies like Film Roman and Klasky Csupo also owned the rights to it.

Casting
Dan Murphy himself, is the voice of Rjstar, Rjstock (the main antagonist of the series), and M.J. Rob Paulson is the voice of Derek and other minor characters. Tara Strong is the voice of Speed Girl and other female minor characters, John DiMaggio is the voice of Djstar, and Tom Kenny is the voice of Mr. Guy.

Broadcast
The show has been picked up for 20 seasons on Fox.