Jack (TV series)
Jack (sometimes called Jack the Explorer[1])is a 3D-animated TV series broadcast by TVOntario as part of its TVO Kids lineup. It is about an alien named Jack and a brother and sister who make friends with him, while hiding his existence from their parents. First created in 2009, its TV premiere was scheduled for September 5, 2011, but actually aired two days later. As of October 21, 2014 there are at least 39 22-minute episodes in the series, each consisting of two 11-minute segments, with a total of 78 individually-named stories.
| Jack | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Jack the Explorer |
| Genre | Animation Science Fiction Educational |
| Developed by | TVOntario François Trudel Dennise Fordham (executive story editor) Steven Majaury |
| Written by | Dennise Fordham Nicolas Boisvert Nicole Lavigne Terry Saltsman Penelope Laurence Miles G. Smith Andrée Lambert Stephan Dubreuil Nicole Keefler Anne-Marie Perrotta Marie-France Landry Bruce Robb Paul Stoica Steven Schnier Deborah Jarvis Anita Kapila Paddy Granleese Gerard Lewis Tean Schultz |
| Story by | Miles G. Smith Nicole Lavigne Gerard Lewis Andrée Lambert Tean Schultz Nicolas Boisvert |
| Directed by | Steven Majaury |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Let's Jet" |
| Ending theme | "Let's Jet" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (grouped) 78 (individually) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | François Trudel Wong Kok Cheong (KC) Vincent Leroux Vic Pelletier |
| Running time | 22 minutes (grouped) 11 minutes (ungrouped) |
| Distributor | Sparky Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVO Kids |
| First shown in | Canada |
| Original release | September 7, 2011 – October 21, 2014 |
Characters
Aliens
- Jack the Alien (voiced by Rick Jones)
- Rocket the Dog (voiced by Rick Jones)
- C.H.I.P. the Computer (voiced by Dawn Ford)
- High Commander (voiced by Kathleen Fee)
Earthlings
- Nico (voiced by Eleanor Noble) – The 9-year-old elder brother.
- Sam (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – The younger sister.
- The siblings' mom (voiced by Claudia Besso)
- The siblings' dad (voiced by Terrence Scammell)
- Yoki (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – The siblings' black-haired slacker pal.
- Mrs. Weebler (voiced by Gayle Garfinkle) – The nosey next door neighbor and a very serious woman.
- Dr. Molecule,
Episodes
Season 1 (2011)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bath Time" "Bad Hair Day" | Steven Majaury | Dennise Fordham Miles Smith | September 7, 2011 | TBA | 101 102 | N/A |
| 2 | "Meteor Madness" "Jackosaurus" | Steven Majaury | Deborah Jarvis Gerard Lewis | September 11, 2011 | TBA | 103 104 | N/A |
| 3 | "The Jack Show" "Hiccup Pup" | Steven Majaury | Bruce Robb Miles Smith | September 17, 2011 | TBA | 105 106 | N/A |
| 4 | "The Black Hole" "Saturn's Rings" | Steven Majaury | Gerard Lewis Steven Schnier | September 18, 2011 | TBA | 107 108 | N/A |
| 5 | "Mission: Ice Impossible" "Ear Wax" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 24, 2011 | TBA | 109 110 | N/A |
| 6 | "The Food Chain Ate My Homework" "Tummy Trouble" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 25, 2011 | TBA | 111 112 | N/A |
| 7 | "Do the Twister" "Swimming with Aliens" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 1, 2011 | TBA | 113 114 | N/A |
| 8 | "Web of Trouble" "Let's Go Batty!" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 2, 2011 | TBA | 115 116 | N/A |
| 9 | "Ant it the Truth?" "Super Fly" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 8, 2011 | TBA | 117 118 | N/A |
| 10 | "Dog Day Afternoon" "Dr. Jack" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 9, 2011 | TBA | 119 120 | N/A |
| 11 | "Sink or Swim" "Aliens!" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 15, 2011 | TBA | 121 122 | N/A |
| 12 | "Beano Gets Cavities" "What Goes Up..." | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 16, 2011 | TBA | 123 124 | N/A |
| 13 | "Let it Bee" "Botanical Menace" | Steven Majaury | Penelope Laurence Nicolas Boisvert | October 22, 2011 | TBA | 125 126 | N/A |
Season 2 (2012)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Freezin' Hot" "Cruise Ship" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Nicolas Boisvert | January 16, 2012 | TBA | 127 128 | N/A |
| 2 | "Rock n' Rose" "Stinky Business" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Marie-France Landry | January 18, 2012 | TBA | 129 130 | N/A |
| 3 | "Jack and the Snake" "Yeti!" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | January 23, 2012 | TBA | 131 132 | N/A |
| 4 | "Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left" "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Steven Majaury | Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | January 25, 2012 | TBA | 133 134 | N/A |
| 5 | "Sleepwalking Jack" "See No Evil" | Steven Majaury | Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert | February 19, 2012 | TBA | 135 136 | N/A |
| 6 | "Jacky's Comet" "Season's Change" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicolas Boisvert Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | April 14, 2012 | TBA | 137 138 | N/A |
| 7 | "A Robot's Best Friend" "Poison Ivy" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | April 15, 2012 | TBA | 139 140 | N/A |
| 8 | "Poison Pets" "Volcano No!" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | April 21, 2012 | TBA | 141 142 | N/A |
| 9 | "A Ghost Story" "Eye Spy!" | Steven Majaury | Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | April 22, 2012 | TBA | 143 144 | N/A |
| 10 | "White Water Dizzies" "Rain, Rain Go Away" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | April 28, 2012 | TBA | 145 146 | N/A |
| 11 | "Jack's Fault Line" "Stingberry Jelly" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Tean Schultz and Stephan Dubreuil | April 29, 2012 | TBA | 147 148 | N/A |
| 12 | "Eel-ectricity" "Bite Makes Right" | Steven Majaury | Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 5, 2012 | TBA | 149 150 | N/A |
| 13 | "A Sticky Situation" "Feeling Blue" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert and Miles G. Smith | May 6, 2012 | TBA | 151 152 | N/A |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jack Earns His Wings" "Flea Hunter" | Steven Majaury | Terry Saltsman Nicolas Boisvert | July 28, 2014 | TBA | 153 154 | N/A |
| 2 | "To the Moon" "The Roachmobile" | Steven Majaury | Anne-Marie Perrotta Miles Smith | July 29, 2014 | TBA | 155 156 | N/A |
| 3 | "Night Light Fright!" "Zapped!" | Steven Majaury | Tean Schultz Anne-Marie Perrotta | July 30, 2014 | TBA | 157 158 | N/A |
| 4 | "Darn Dams" "Hot Dog!" | Steven Majaury | Miles Smith Paul Stoica | July 31, 2014 | TBA | 159 160 | N/A |
| 5 | "Jelly Jailed" "No Fuel Like an Old Fuel" | Steven Majaury | Story by : Miles Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert Paddy Granleese | August 1, 2014 | TBA | 161 162 | N/A |
| 6 | "Jack and the Dolphin" "The Memory Game" | Steven Majaury | Terry Saltsman Anita Kapila | September 2, 2014 | TBA | 163 164 | N/A |
| 7 | "Hydro-Power!" "Jack or RoboJack?" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 10, 2014 | TBA | 165 166 | N/A |
| 8 | "Follow Your Nose!" "Horse Whisperer" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 16, 2014 | TBA | 167 168 | N/A |
| 9 | "A Touch of Garlic" "Taste Bud Buddies" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 23, 2014 | TBA | 169 170 | N/A |
| 10 | "Cough Drop-ins" "Lightning Strike" | Steven Majaury | TBA | September 30, 2014 | TBA | 171 172 | N/A |
| 11 | "Invasive Invaders" "The Rubber Prank" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 7, 2014 | TBA | 173 174 | N/A |
| 12 | "Hide in Plain Sight" "G-Force" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 14, 2014 | TBA | 175 176 | N/A |
| 13 | "Vertigo No-No!" "Adrenaline" | Steven Majaury | TBA | October 21, 2014 | TBA | 177 178 | N/A |
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