Jack (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jack |
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| Genre | Animation Science fiction Educational |
| Developed by | TVOntario François Trudel Dennise Fordham (executive story editor) Steven Majaury (director) |
| Written by | Dennise Fordham Nicolas Boisvert Nicole Lavigne Terry Saltsman Penelope Laurence Miles G. Smith Andrée Lambert Hugh Duffy Nicole Keefler Anne-Marie Perrotta Marie-France Landry Bruce Robb Paul Stoica Steven Schnier Deborah Jarvis Anita Kapila Jonathan Jourdenais Jean François D'Aoust Paddy Granleese Gerard Lewis John Mein Stephan Dubreuil Tean Schultz |
| Story by | Scott Albert 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 producer(s) | 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 |
Jack (sometimes called Jack the Explorer) 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.
Plot
Jack 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
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
Note: All episodes are directed by Steven Majaury.
Season 1 (2011)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Bath Time"
"Bad Hair Day" |
Dennise Fordham
Miles Smith |
September 7, 2011 | 101
102 |
| 2 | "Meteor Madness"
"Jackosaurus" |
Deborah Jarvis
Gerard Lewis |
September 11, 2011 | 103
104 |
| 3 | "The Jack Show"
"Hiccup Pup" |
Bruce Robb
Miles Smith |
September 17, 2011 | 105
106 |
| 4 | "The Black Hole"
"Saturn's Rings" |
Gerard Lewis
Steven Schnier |
September 18, 2011 | 107
108 |
| 5 | "Mission: Ice Impossible"
"Ear Wax" |
Scott Albert
Steven Schnier |
September 24, 2011 | 109
110 |
| 6 | "The Food Chain Ate My Homework"
"Tummy Trouble" |
Miles G. Smith
Deborah Jarvis |
September 25, 2011 | 111
112 |
| 7 | "Do the Twister"
"Swimming with Aliens" |
Penelope Laurence
John Mein |
October 1, 2011 | 113
114 |
| 8 | "Web of Trouble"
"Let's Go Batty!" |
Nicolas Boisvert
Story by : Scott Albert Teleplay by : Deborah Jarvis |
October 2, 2011 | 115
116 |
| 9 | "Ant it the Truth?"
"Super Fly" |
Hugh Duffy
Scott Albert |
October 8, 2011 | 117
118 |
| 10 | "Dog Day Afternoon"
"Dr. Jack" |
Miles Smith | October 9, 2011 | 119
120 |
| 11 | "Sink or Swim"
"Aliens!" |
Steven Schnier
Deborah Jarvis |
October 15, 2011 | 121
122 |
| 12 | "Beano Gets Cavities"
"What Goes Up..." |
Miles G. Smith | October 16, 2011 | 123
124 |
| 13 | "Let it Bee"
"Botanical Menace" |
Penelope Laurence
Nicolas Boisvert |
October 22, 2011 | 125
126 |
Season 2 (2012)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Freezin' Hot"
"Cruise Ship" |
Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Nicolas Boisvert |
January 16, 2012 | 127
128 |
| 2 | "Rock n' Rose"
"Stinky Business" |
Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Marie-France Landry |
January 18, 2012 | 129
130 |
| 3 | "Jack and the Snake"
"Yeti!" |
Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith |
January 23, 2012 | 131
132 |
| 4 | "Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left"
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" |
Nicole Keefler
Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler |
January 25, 2012 | 133
134 |
| 5 | "Sleepwalking Jack"
"See No Evil" |
Anne-Marie Perrotta
Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert |
February 19, 2012 | 135
136 |
| 6 | "Jacky's Comet"
"Season's Change" |
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 | 137
138 |
| 7 | "A Robot's Best Friend"
"Poison Ivy" |
Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith |
April 15, 2012 | 139
140 |
| 8 | "Poison Pets"
"Volcano No!" |
Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz |
April 21, 2012 | 141
142 |
| 9 | "A Ghost Story"
"Eye Spy!" |
Anne-Marie Perrotta
Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler |
April 22, 2012 | 143
144 |
| 10 | "White Water Dizzies"
"Rain, Rain Go Away" |
Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler |
April 28, 2012 | 145
146 |
| 11 | "Jack's Fault Line"
"Stingberry Jelly" |
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 | 147
148 |
| 12 | "Eel-ectricity"
"Bite Makes Right" |
Nicole Keefler
Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta |
May 5, 2012 | 149
150 |
| 13 | "A Sticky Situation"
"Feeling Blue" |
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 | 151
152 |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Jack Earns His Wings"
"Flea Hunter" "Flea Hunters" |
Terry Saltsman
Nicolas Boisvert |
July 28, 2014 | 201
202 |
| 2 | "To the Moon"
"The Roachmobile" |
Anne-Marie Perrotta
Miles Smith |
July 29, 2014 | 203
204 |
| 3 | "Night Light Fright!"
"Zapped!" |
Tean Schultz
Anne-Marie Perrotta |
July 30, 2014 | 205
206 |
| 4 | "Darn Dams"
"Hot Dog!" |
Miles Smith
Paul Stoica |
July 31, 2014 | 207
208 |
| 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!" |
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| 5 | "Jelly Jailed"
"No Fuel Like an Old Fuel" |
Story by : Miles Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert Paddy Granleese |
August 1, 2014 | 209
210 |
| 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. |
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| 6 | "Jack and the Dolphin"
"The Memory Game" |
Terry Saltsman
Anita Kapila |
September 2, 2014 | 211
212 |
| 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! |
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| 7 | "Hydro-Power!"
"Jack or RoboJack?" |
Miles Smith
Anne-Marie Perrotta |
September 10, 2014 | 213
214 |
| 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. |
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| 8 | "Follow Your Nose!"
"Horse Whisperer" |
Miles Smith
Evan Thaler Hickey |
September 16, 2014 | 215
216 |
| 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. |
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| 9 | "A Touch of Garlic"
"Taste Bud Buddies" |
Anita Kapila
Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert |
September 23, 2014 | 217
218 |
| 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. |
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| 10 | "Cough Drop-ins"
"Lightning Strike" |
Paul Stoica
Jonathan Jourdenais |
September 30, 2014 | 219
220 |
| 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. |
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| 11 | "Invasive Invaders"
"The Rubber Prank" |
Patrick Granleese
Anne-Marie Perrotta |
October 7, 2014 | 221
222 |
| 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. |
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| 12 | "Hide in Plain Sight"
"G-Force" |
Nicolas J. Boisvert
Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust |
October 14, 2014 | 223
224 |
| 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. |
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| 13 | "Vertigo No-No!"
"Adrenaline" |
Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust
Nicolas J. Boisvert |
October 21, 2014 | 225
226 |
| 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. |
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