Jack (TV series)

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Jack
Also known asJack the Explorer
Genre Animation
Science fiction
Educational
Developed by TVOntario
François Trudel
Dennise Fordham (executive story editor)
Steven Majaury (director)
Written byDennise 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 byScott Albert
Miles G. Smith
Nicole Lavigne
Gerard Lewis
Andrée Lambert
Tean Schultz
Nicolas Boisvert
Directed bySteven Majaury
Starring
Opening theme"Let's Jet"
Ending theme"Let's Jet" (instrumental)
Country of originCanada
Singapore
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (grouped)
78 (individually) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersFrançois Trudel
Kok Cheong Wong
Vincent Leroux
Vic Pelletier
ProducersFrançois Trudel
Kok Cheong Wong
Running time22 minutes (grouped)
11 minutes (ungrouped)
Production companies Sparky Animation
Groupe PVP
Original release
Network TVO Kids
ReleaseSeptember 7, 2011 (2011-09-07) 
October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)

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.

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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

Earthlings

Episodes

Note: All episodes are directed by Steven Majaury.

Season 1 (2011)

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Bath Time"Dennise FordhamSeptember 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)101
"Bad Hair Day"Miles Smith102
2"Meteor Madness"Deborah JarvisSeptember 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)103
"Jackosaurus"Gerard Lewis104
3"The Jack Show"Bruce RobbSeptember 17, 2011 (2011-09-17)105
"Hiccup Pup"Miles Smith106
4"The Black Hole"Gerard LewisSeptember 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)107
"Saturn's Rings"Steven Schnier108
5"Mission: Ice Impossible"Scott AlbertSeptember 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)109
"Ear Wax"Steven Schnier110
6"The Food Chain Ate My Homework"Miles G. SmithSeptember 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)111
"Tummy Trouble"Deborah Jarvis112
7"Do the Twister"Penelope LaurenceOctober 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)113
"Swimming with Aliens"John Mein114
8"Web of Trouble"Nicolas BoisvertOctober 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)115
"Let's Go Batty!"Story by: Scott Albert
Teleplay by: Deborah Jarvis
116
9"Ant it the Truth?"Hugh DuffyOctober 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)117
"Super Fly"Scott Albert118
10"Dog Day Afternoon"Miles SmithOctober 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)119
"Dr. Jack"120
11"Sink or Swim"Steven SchnierOctober 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)121
"Aliens!"Deborah Jarvis122
12"Beano Gets Cavities"Miles G. SmithOctober 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)123
"What Goes Up..."124
13"Let it Bee"Penelope LaurenceOctober 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)125
"Botanical Menace"Nicolas Boisvert126

Season 2 (2012)

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Freezin' Hot"Story by: Gerard Lewis
Teleplay by: Miles G. Smith
January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)127
"Cruise Ship"Nicolas Boisvert128
2"Rock n' Rose"Story by: Andrée Lambert
Teleplay by: Miles G. Smith
January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)129
"Stinky Business"Marie-France Landry130
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 (2012-01-23)131
"Yeti!"132
4"Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left"Nicole KeeflerJanuary 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)133
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"Story by: Miles G. Smith
Teleplay by: Nicole Keefler
134
5"Sleepwalking Jack"Anne-Marie PerrottaFebruary 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)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 (2012-04-14)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 (2012-04-15)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 (2012-04-21)141
"Volcano No!"Story by: Tean Schultz
Teleplay by: Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz
142
9"A Ghost Story"Anne-Marie PerrottaApril 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)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 (2012-04-28)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 (2012-04-29)147
"Stingberry Jelly"Story by: Miles G. Smith
Teleplay by: Tean Schultz and Stephan Dubreuil
148
12"Eel-ectricity"Nicole KeeflerMay 5, 2012 (2012-05-05)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 (2012-05-06)151
"Feeling Blue"Story by: Andrée Lambert
Teleplay by: Nicolas Boisvert and Miles G. Smith
152

Season 3 (2014)

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Jack Earns His Wings"Terry SaltsmanJuly 28, 2014 (2014-07-28)201
"Flea Hunter"Nicolas Boisvert202
2"To the Moon"Anne-Marie PerrottaJuly 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)203
"The Roachmobile"Miles Smith204
3"Night Light Fright!"Tean SchultzJuly 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)205
"Zapped!"Anne-Marie Perrotta206
4"Darn Dams"Miles SmithJuly 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)207
"Hot Dog!"Paul Stoica208
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 (2014-08-01)209
"No Fuel Like an Old Fuel"Paddy Granleese210
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 SaltsmanSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)211
"The Memory Game"Anita Kapila212
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 SmithSeptember 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)213
"Jack or RoboJack?"Anne-Marie Perrotta214
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 SmithSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)215
"Horse Whisperer"Evan Thaler Hickey216
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 KapilaSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)217
"Taste Bud Buddies"Story by: Tean Schultz
Teleplay by: Nicolas J. Boisvert
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.
10"Cough Drop-ins"Paul StoicaSeptember 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)219
"Lightning Strike"Jonathan Jourdenais220
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 GranleeseOctober 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)221
"The Rubber Prank"Anne-Marie Perrotta222
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. BoisvertOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)223
"G-Force"Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust224
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'AoustOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)225
"Adrenaline"Nicolas J. Boisvert226
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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References

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