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[Shadow]

It's obvious that Jimmy got his smarts from his mother, and even more obvious that he didn't get them from his dad. That said, I've always wondered just how smart Judy Neutron is. Their have been several cases where she would make a comment or prediction about one of Jimmy's ideas and experiments, and eventually what she said would come true, and Jimmy would face the consequences. For instance, in the episode "See Jimmy Run", Jimmy tells his parents of an idea he has to create shoes that will allow him to run at the speed of light. His mother then contemplates his idea, and explains what she believes will happen if he does so. Jimmy decides to go along with this experiment anyways, and realizes that his mother was correct after everything goes wrong. So the question must be raised... Who's the smarter Neutron: Jimmy or Judy?

[SHEENROCKS!]

I think that Judy and Jimmy are =! Because Judy is smart in house work and other junk like that and Jimmy well you know!

[sollunaestrella]

I'd say Jimmy. Judy has more experience and is obviously more mature, so she has a better capacity to think through things before she acts, etc. (for example, with the shoes in See Jimmy Run), but I think Jimmy has more raw intelligence that will develop the same way hers has as he grows up.

All the same, Judy is very smart. :)

[RocketGirl]

I had to vote Judy I mean she appears quite intelligent and common sense is always a good thing to have B)

[James78]

Jimmy. If anyone has watched a few episodes, it is actually evident that Jimmy has a mutant gene that makes him super smart (or in other words, a uber genius). This was evident in the episode where Jimmy meets his cousin Eddy, which is a genius baby, who also has the gene. I think that it runs in his family, but Jimmy has the gene, not his mom.

Either the above is correct, or his mom/family has the gene too, but it is not very strong in them. It however is extremely strong is Jimmy and cousin Eddy

Plus, as we all know. Jimmy is sooo smart that he can actually create a device (Brain Drain, or in this case, Brain Gain) where he can make himself smarter, or increase his intelligence as high as he wants. When you contemplate this, it is obvious Jimmy is smarter.

Yes, I do admit that Judy does think thinks over more though. Which is good. However, as Jimmy gets older, he too will most likely do the same thing. Which means, for everyone that voted for Judy, that Jimmy can either easily get smarter, or he will just start learning from his mistakes and start thinking more things over, which will also result in him being smarter than Judy (eventually...).

[JCFOREVER]

Also, take into account that this gene came from his dad's side of the family, not his mom's. ^_^

[snowleo121]

Couldn't it be possble that the genius gene runs in both sides of Jimmy's family? I'm just considering the possibilities here...

snowy

[RocketGirl]

And does the genious gene matter? I mean you can be smarter with out being a genious ... the common sense gene, which obviously doesn't run on Huges side, is very important to be smart.

[cancel_me]

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the common sense gene, which obviously doesn't run on Huges side, is very important to be smart.

Baby Eddy is on Hugh's side of the family. So I'm thinking that the mutation gene runs in his family. You're either incredibly smart, or just not quite... that smart at all. xD

And common sense also develops with age. Once I put a fly swatter over a candle because I thought that the smell of the candle on the fly swatter would attract flies so I could just swat them when they landed on the fly swatter. No login in that at all, LOL. Instead, it just burned a hole in the fly swatter. Hahaha.

Maturity and decision making comes with age and experience. Jimmy will learn eventually. He is a genius, and a HECK of a lot smarter than the residents of Retroville. :lol: I think that Jimmy is indeed much much smarter than his mother in comparison, though. I can only imagine what he'll learn in the future. ^_^

[Shadow]

If I really had to decide, I think I would say Judy was smarter. Because, if you really think about it, many of the adventures Jimmy goes on come about because of the mistakes he made. That kind of shows me that he still has a lot of learning to do. And his mother never truly got to show what she was really capable of. They always showed her cooking or cleaning. But if the moment came, I bet she would be very capable of using her brain in a tough situation.

For instance, in "Win, Lose And Kaboom", when they had to find a way to save the kids, it was Judy who came up with the idea to use some of Jimmy's items to create the portal. I think the poll would be a little more even if the show had put Judy in more situations where she needed to use her brain.

But I'm not at all saying that Jimmy is dumb. I bet that at the age Jimmy is, Judy was not as smart as he is. But for the here and now, I say she is probably smarter than him. Although when Jimmy gets to be her age, I can only imagine how smart he will be. He'll probably be the first person to ever win the Nobel Prize in bulk.

[cancel_me]

Good points. I think I'll just kind of sort down the paragraphs so I make more sense... :)

Because, if you really think about it, many of the adventures Jimmy goes on come about because of the mistakes he made. That kind of shows me that he still has a lot of learning to do.

It's simply a matter of trial and error. People make mistakes, and he happens to make many. :P He has, however, learned from many mistakes. It even appears in The League of Villians, when the gang wanted to break out the N Men packets. "Don't you remember what happened LAST time?" Just because he makes a couple mistakes doesn't mean he's any less smart.

Though, I do agree that Jimmy needs to think things out a little more, but I think that may be a maturity issue. You learn it over time. :)

For instance, in "Win, Lose And Kaboom", when they had to find a way to save the kids, it was Judy who came up with the idea to use some of Jimmy's items to create the portal. I think the poll would be a little more even if the show had put Judy in more situations where she needed to use her brain.

Very true. She thinks quickly on the matter of solutions! But heck, she could have learned some things about science from Jimmy over those eleven years she's had him. I mean, did you see her before she had Jimmy? "Grind that monkey, Hugh!" :lol:

Although when Jimmy gets to be her age, I can only imagine how smart he will be. He'll probably be the first person to ever win the Nobel Prize in bulk.

Ha! I can only imagine how much he will accomplish. Cure for cancer? Anything's possible. x]

[marioarp]

Well um may i defind "Whos smarter" or i should say they both r =!Ow Ow.....well :huh: :drool: my brain stopped again!Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Lily Knotwise]

I said Jimmy, because he is actually SO smart, that he's a MUTANT! Hahaha. After all, he DOES have the mutant gene. But Judy is really, really smart too. Don't get me wrong. In my opinion, I think she's a genius too. But Jimmy's MORE of a genius, haha. Also, the mutant gene is from Hugh's side.. So Jimmy got it from him. But I think he ALSO got smarts from his mum, so he's even SMARTER than he would be with only the gene. That's what I think. Judy's uber smart. But Jimmy's smarter.

Oh, and by the way, when I'm talking and thinking about "smart," I think book smarts... Your IQ level. The amount of knowledge you have about the world. There are other similar things, like cleverness and wisdom. And I think Judy exceeds Jimmy in both. And btw, I think clever is like street smarts and people skills and things like that, and wisdom is experience and good judgement. Judy's older and just generally more experienced in those fields.

[AGirlGenius]

I think Jimmy is smartest than his mother but I am still asking myself why Jimmys genius gen was from his fathers family not his mother, she is obviusly smartest than Huge...

[~~Megan~~]

I think Jimmy is smarter than Judy, but Judy is able to use her almost-equal intelligence much more wisely ( :blink: ) than Jimmy.


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[marioarp]

maybe no ahhhh god!!!!My brain hurts from all this uh...this...STUFF!There!

[SLFOREVER]

Jimmy and Judy.

[Pshwa21]

I personal think his MOM.
Not because of brains. It because she nows more of the world than him. He always makes mistakes in every eppie. How many time have Judy made a mistake? Two?

[Ang]

I think Jimmy is..... hes smarter than his mom but thats where he gets most of his brains from. You can tell from the eppie "Run Jimmy Run".

[cancel_me]

Well, I think we need to sort things out: which TYPE of smart are we talking about?

Jimmy is a genius and ahead of most residents in Retroville, but naive. His mother has the "common sense smarts" (or street smarts lol), but I don't think she passes her son academically. XD

And even if she did, it was what she learned over time. She could've even learned a lot of science from her son if he showed her how his inventions worked, etc.