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Jack (sometimes called Jack the Explorer[1]) is a 3D-animated TV series broadcast by TVOntario as a part of its TVOKids 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 was 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 | Science fiction Educational |
| Developed by | François Trudel |
| Directed by | Steven Majaury |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Let's Jet" |
| Ending theme | "Let's Jet" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | Canada Singapore |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (grouped) 78 (individually) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | François Trudel Kok Cheong Wong Vincent Leroux Vic Pelletier |
| Producers | François Trudel Kok Cheong Wong |
| Running time | 22 minutes (grouped) 11 minutes (ungrouped) |
| Production companies | Sparky Animation PVP Media (Groupe PVP) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVO Kids |
| Release | September 7, 2011 – October 21, 2014 |
Plot
editJack is a fun-loving alien explorer whose coolest discovery yet is the amazing, planet Earth! With the help of his alien dog Rocket and his robotic assistant C.H.I.P., he sets out on a series of fun and daring adventures to learn all about this strange new planet! Showing him the ropes are his three new friends: a nine-year-old boy named Nico, his little sister Sam, and their slacker pal Yoki. Together they help Jack (and us) understand how things work here on Earth...and beyond!
Characters
editAliens
edit- 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
edit- 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
editNote: All episodes are directed by Steven Majaury.
Season 1 (2011)
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Bath Time" | Dennise Fordham | September 7, 2011 | 101 |
| "Bad Hair Day" | Miles Smith | 102 | ||
| 2 | "Meteor Madness" | Deborah Jarvis | September 11, 2011 | 103 |
| "Jackosaurus" | Gerard Lewis | 104 | ||
| 3 | "The Jack Show" | Bruce Robb | September 17, 2011 | 105 |
| "Hiccup Pup" | Miles Smith | 106 | ||
| 4 | "The Black Hole" | Gerard Lewis | September 18, 2011 | 107 |
| "Saturn's Rings" | Steven Schnier | 108 | ||
| 5 | "Mission: Ice Impossible" | Scott Albert | September 24, 2011 | 109 |
| "Ear Wax" | Steven Schnier | 110 | ||
| 6 | "The Food Chain Ate My Homework" | Miles G. Smith | September 25, 2011 | 111 |
| "Tummy Trouble" | Deborah Jarvis | 112 | ||
| 7 | "Do the Twister" | Penelope Laurence | October 1, 2011 | 113 |
| "Swimming with Aliens" | John Mein | 114 | ||
| 8 | "Web of Trouble" | Nicolas Boisvert | October 2, 2011 | 115 |
| "Let's Go Batty!" | Story by : Scott Albert Teleplay by : Deborah Jarvis | 116 | ||
| 9 | "Ant it the Truth?" | Hugh Duffy | October 8, 2011 | 117 |
| "Super Fly" | Scott Albert | 118 | ||
| 10 | "Dog Day Afternoon" | Miles Smith | October 9, 2011 | 119 |
| "Dr. Jack" | 120 | |||
| 11 | "Sink or Swim" | Steven Schnier | October 15, 2011 | 121 |
| "Aliens!" | Deborah Jarvis | 122 | ||
| 12 | "Beano Gets Cavities" | Miles G. Smith | October 16, 2011 | 123 |
| "What Goes Up..." | 124 | |||
| 13 | "Let it Bee" | Penelope Laurence | October 22, 2011 | 125 |
| "Botanical Menace" | Nicolas Boisvert | 126 | ||
Season 2 (2012)
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Freezin' Hot" | Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | January 16, 2012 | 127 |
| "Cruise Ship" | Nicolas Boisvert | 128 | ||
| 2 | "Rock n' Rose" | Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | January 18, 2012 | 129 |
| "Stinky Business" | Marie-France Landry | 130 | ||
| 3 | "Jack and the Snake" | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | January 23, 2012 | 131 |
| "Yeti!" | 132 | |||
| 4 | "Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left" | Nicole Keefler | January 25, 2012 | 133 |
| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | 134 | ||
| 5 | "Sleepwalking Jack" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | February 19, 2012 | 135 |
| "See No Evil" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert | 136 | ||
| 6 | "Jacky's Comet" | Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicolas Boisvert Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert | April 14, 2012 | 137 |
| "Season's Change" | Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | 138 | ||
| 7 | "A Robot's Best Friend" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta | April 15, 2012 | 139 |
| "Poison Ivy" | Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | 140 | ||
| 8 | "Poison Pets" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert | April 21, 2012 | 141 |
| "Volcano No!" | Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | 142 | ||
| 9 | "A Ghost Story" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | April 22, 2012 | 143 |
| "Eye Spy!" | Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | 144 | ||
| 10 | "White Water Dizzies" | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | April 28, 2012 | 145 |
| "Rain, Rain Go Away" | Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | 146 | ||
| 11 | "Jack's Fault Line" | Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | April 29, 2012 | 147 |
| "Stingberry Jelly" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Tean Schultz and Stephan Dubreuil | 148 | ||
| 12 | "Eel-ectricity" | Nicole Keefler | May 5, 2012 | 149 |
| "Bite Makes Right" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta | 150 | ||
| 13 | "A Sticky Situation" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 6, 2012 | 151 |
| "Feeling Blue" | Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert and Miles G. Smith | 152 | ||
Season 3 (2014)
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | ||||
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| 1 | "Jack Earns His Wings" | Terry Saltsman | July 28, 2014 | 201 | ||||
| "Flea Hunter" | Nicolas Boisvert | 202 | ||||||
| 2 | "To the Moon" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | July 29, 2014 | 203 | ||||
| "The Roachmobile" | Miles Smith | 204 | ||||||
| 3 | "Night Light Fright!" | Tean Schultz | July 30, 2014 | 205 | ||||
| "Zapped!" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | 206 | ||||||
| 4 | "Darn Dams" | Miles Smith | July 31, 2014 | 207 | ||||
| "Hot Dog!" | Paul Stoica | 208 | ||||||
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Jack's attempt to slow a dangerous river with beaver dams causes a major flood that threatens Nico and Sam's house. After Rocket eats too much spicy food, the suddenly-smoke-breathing alien dog has everyone yelling "fire!" | ||||||||
| 5 | "Jelly Jailed" | Story by : Miles Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert | August 1, 2014 | 209 | ||||
| "No Fuel Like an Old Fuel" | Paddy Granleese | 210 | ||||||
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A secret plan to help Mom make a prize-winning jelly sculpture results in a miniature Rocket getting "set" inside the jelly. But Jack's rescue attempts are thwarted by the near-constant presence of a very-distressed Mom. When Jack's ship runs out of fuel, the pals race against time to make enough bio-fuel for Jack to get home... before Mom and Dad discover his spaceship hidden in the garage. | ||||||||
| 6 | "Jack and the Dolphin" | Terry Saltsman | September 2, 2014 | 211 | ||||
| "The Memory Game" | Anita Kapila | 212 | ||||||
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Jack must find a young aquarium dolphin that he accidentally released into the ocean before the gentle mammal gets into trouble. After Jack bumps his head, he becomes convinced he's a human... free to walk about on Earth and interact with its inhabitants, starting with Nico and Sam's parents! | ||||||||
| 7 | "Hydro-Power!" | Miles Smith | September 10, 2014 | 213 | ||||
| "Jack or RoboJack?" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | 214 | ||||||
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Jack's new "Iron Man" type hydraulic suit goes out of control and launches an unmanned attack on Nico's neighborhood! Jack is content to let his robot replacement do all his work until the overly efficient RoboJack shorts out, leaving the duo stranded in the jungle. | ||||||||
| 8 | "Follow Your Nose!" | Miles Smith | September 16, 2014 | 215 | ||||
| "Horse Whisperer" | Evan Thaler Hickey | 216 | ||||||
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When Jack's new invisible probe goes out of control, the pals must find it before the alien device causes unseen mayhem around the city. After Jack causes Sam to lose her voice just before a singing contest, the aliens shrink down and explore her vocal cords in an attempt to figure out what the problem is. | ||||||||
| 9 | "A Touch of Garlic" | Anita Kapila | September 23, 2014 | 217 | ||||
| "Taste Bud Buddies" | Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert | 218 | ||||||
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Jack tries some garlic in an attempt to ease his cold, but the pungent herb has some unintended silly side effects on his personality. To help his pal enjoy more flavors, Jack modifies some of Nico's taste buds, causing his tongue to swell up to giant proportions. | ||||||||
| 10 | "Cough Drop-ins" | Paul Stoica | September 30, 2014 | 219 | ||||
| "Lightning Strike" | Jonathan Jourdenais | 220 | ||||||
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When Yoki accidentally inhales a miniature Rocket, the little alien dog gets stuck in his lungs, prompting a desperate rescue mission by his miniaturized alien pals! When Jack sets out to create a lone bolt of lightning, he accidentally triggers a dangerous storm that quickly gets out of control. | ||||||||
| 11 | "Invasive Invaders" | Patrick Granleese | October 7, 2014 | 221 | ||||
| "The Rubber Prank" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | 222 | ||||||
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When Jack brings an adorable alien pet to Earth to show the kids, the fast-reproducing creatures start taking over the entire ecosystem. When Jack's face is caught on camera, the pals must make a rubber mask of Jack's face to convince everyone the "alien sighting" was just a prank. | ||||||||
| 12 | "Hide in Plain Sight" | Nicolas J. Boisvert | October 14, 2014 | 223 | ||||
| "G-Force" | Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust | 224 | ||||||
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When Rocket inadvertently gains camouflage abilities, the gang suddenly has their hands full searching for an almost invisible alien dog that thinks he's playing hide-and-seek! When Jack's ship crash lands on a deserted planet, the pals are in danger of being trapped there forever by its super-strong gravity. | ||||||||
| 13 | "Vertigo No-No!" | Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust | October 21, 2014 | 225 | ||||
| "Adrenaline" | Nicolas J. Boisvert | 226 | ||||||
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Jack brings an alien gizmo to Earth to speed up Nico's slowwww internet which causes everyone around to suffer vertigo. But the device's automated defense system prevents Jack from getting close enough to shut it off! A bizarre alien reaction to a bee sting causes Rocket to inflate like a giant floating balloon-and Jack must find a source of adrenaline to help return his pal to normal. | ||||||||