Tak and the Power of Juju | |
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Genre | |
Created by | John Blackburn (games) |
Based on | The game developed by THQ |
Developed by | Jed Spingarn Nick Jennings |
Voices of | Hal Sparks Lloyd Sherr Patrick Warburton Kari Wahlgren John DiMaggio Dannah Feinglass Rob Paulsen S. Scott Bullock Maurice LaMarche |
Theme music composer | Guy Moon |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Executive producer | Nick Jennings |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | THQ Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Original release | |
Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | August 31, 2007 – January 24, 2009 |
Tak and the Power of Juju is an American animated television series that aired for one season from August 31, 2007, to January 24, 2009. Loosely based on the 2003 video game of the same name, the show consists of two eleven-minute stories per half-hour episode. It was co-produced by THQ and Nickelodeon. [1] The series was produced by Nick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. It was the second CGI Nickelodeon series, after The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius , and is also the first one to be directly overseen by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. [2] The show continued to air reruns on Nicktoons until September 3, 2012.
Jujus are very weird magical creatures that Tak summons whenever he's in need of them. Each of the Jujus reside in their own part of the Juju Realm. Among the Jujus featured in this series are:
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 26 | August 31, 2007 | November 29, 2008 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Woodiefest Loser" | Audu Paden Lane Lueras | Mitch Watson Peter Hastings | Jim Schumann and Al Zegler Al Zegler | August 31, 2007 | 101 |
2 | "A Shaman's Shaman The Gift" | Jim Schumann Nick Jennings | Gene Laufenberg Brandon Auman | Michael Mullen Heiko Drengenberg and Lane Lueras | September 8, 2007 | 102 |
3 | "The Three Chiefs The Party" | Heiko Drengenberg | Tom Krajewski | Heiko Drengenberg and Lane Lueras Dean Criswell | September 15, 2007 | 103 |
4 | "The Beast To Zaria with Love" | Lane Lueras and Mark Risley Heiko Drengenberg | Reid Harrison Nicole Dubuc | Al Zegler Tim Eldred | September 29, 2007 | 104 |
5 | "Zaria's in Charge Bad Luck's Back" | Jim Schumann and Mark Risley Jim Schumann | Nicole Dubuc Mitch Watson | Michael Kenny Linda Miller | October 13, 2007 | 105 |
6 | "Big Boss Brawl Our Favorite Juju" | Jim Schumann Heiko Drengenberg | Darren Jaspan and Mitch Watson Story by : John McCann Teleplay by : Peter Hastings and Mitch Watson | Michael Mullen Alex Mann and Bert Ring | November 24, 2007 | 107 |
7 | "This Bites Chief?" | Jim Schumann | Reid Harrison | Michael Mullen Linda Miller | October 27, 2007 | 106 |
8 | "Love Hurts Frien-e-mies" | Heiko Drengenberg | Nicole Dubuc | Adam Henry and Michael Mullen Robert Griffith and Michael Mullen | December 8, 2007 | 108 |
9 | "The Littlest Gratch Lok the Offender" | Jim Schumann Lane Lueras | Reid Harrison Reid Harrison and Mark Henry | Linda Miller Heiko Drengenberg and Lane Lueras | January 12, 2008 | 109 |
10 | "Joy Ride Step Juju" | Heiko Drengenberg Lane Lueras | Reid Harrison Gene Laufenberg | Robert Griffith Doug McCarthy | January 26, 2008 | 110 |
11 | "Great Juju Impersonator Boom Bang Boom" | Lane Lueras Jim Schumann | Tom Krajewski Reid Harrison | Al Zegler Linda Miller | February 9, 2008 | 111 |
12 | "Pugnacious No More Little Chief" | Jim Schumann and Adam Henry Lane Lueras | Reid Harrison Nicole Dubuc | Linda Miller and Adam Henry Doug McCarthy | February 23, 2008 | 112 |
13 | "Girls Only Secession" | Lane Lueras Michael Mullen | Tom Krajewski Peter Hastings and Mitch Watson | Al Zegler Michael Mullen | October 19, 2008 | 113 |
14 | "Tikis of War Hairy Zaria" | Lane Lueras Heiko Drengenberg | Adam Henry Nicole Dubuc | Al Zegler Alex Mann | March 22, 2008 | 114 |
15 | "Mofather Big Love" | Heiko Drengenberg | Gene Laufenberg Dave Lewman | Alex Mann Robert Griffith | April 5, 2008 | 115 |
16 | "Ball of Wax Testing Jibolba" | Michael Mullen Mark O'Hare | Tom Krajewski Nicole Dubuc | Michael Mullen Mark O'Hare | May 19, 2008 / May 20, 2008 | 116 |
17 | "Beautiful Girls Bad Medicine" | Jim Schumann and Mark O'Hare Heiko Drengenberg | Tom Krajewski Dave Lewman | Mark O'Hare Alex Mann | May 21, 2008 / May 22, 2008 | 117 |
18 | "Ball Boy The Lost Boys" | Lane Lueras | Gene Laufenberg | Al Zegler Doug McCarthy and Lane Lueras | May 23, 2008 / January 24, 2009 | 118 |
19–20 | "Destiny Schmestiny" | Jim Schumann | Reid Harrison and Mitch Watson | Robert Griffith, Linda Miller, Michael Mullen, and Al Zegler | November 15, 2008 | 119–120 |
21 | "Nice Calves Double Tak" | Jim Schumann | Dave Lewman | Linda Miller Michael Mullen | October 19, 2008 | 121 |
22 | "Sheep Dip Slog the Babysitter" | Jim Schumann | Tom Krajewski Mitch Watson | Linda Miller Al Zegler | November 1, 2008 | 122 |
23 | "Feathers Sans Sheriff" | Jim Schumann Bert Ring | Jim Krieg Reid Harrison | Michael Mullen Michael Mullen and Lane Lueras | November 8, 2008 | 123 |
24 | "Giant Chief Shrink A Dink" | Jim Schumann | Ned Goldreyer and Dave Lewman Reid Harrison | Al Zegler Heiko Drengenberg | November 15, 2008 | 124 |
25 | "Break This Pack of Apes" | Bert Ring | Ned Goldreyer, Tom Krajewski, and Mitch Watson Ned Goldreyer | Linda Miller Lane Lueras | November 22, 2008 | 125 |
26 | "New Pet Tak's Monster" | Jim Schumann | Ned Goldreyer Scott Kreamer | Michael Mullen Heiko Drengenberg | November 29, 2008 | 126 |
Tak and the Power of Juju: The Trouble with Magic was released on June 24, 2008, and contained the episodes Woodiefest, Loser, A Shaman's Shaman, The Gift, The Three Chiefs, The Party, The Beast, To Zaria with Love, Girls Only, and Secession.
Tak and the Power of Juju: Season 1 was released on October 17, 2011, and contains all 26 episodes.
On September 22, 2021, the series was added to Paramount+, though originally reported for August. [3] As of December 31, 2023, the show was removed from Paramount+.
During the Nickelodeon 2007 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by Justin Timberlake, a preview was shown of the new show in Nick.com. The site included the preview, a character page and a story page minimally different from the game.
Common Sense Media rated the show a 3 out of 5 stars, stating "Based on a popular Nickelodeon video game, Tak and the Power of Juju is an entertaining CG-animated series full of colorful characters and outlandish scenarios sure to entertain older school-age kids and young tweens. Tak's mix of good intentions and general mischief lays the groundwork for plenty of fun in each episode, and parents will like that there's not much to worry about here, aside from mild, typical cartoon violence. Just be ready for your kids to begging for the tie-in games once they've developed an affection for the jungle-dwelling cast." [4]
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