Jack (TV series)

Not to be confused with the American television series Jack's Big Music Show.

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	Rick Jones Kathleen Fee Dawn Ford Eleanor Noble Holly Gauthier-Frankel Claudia Besso Gayle Garfinkle Terrence Scammell
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 (2011-09-07) – October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)

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 release date	Prod. code
1	"Bath Time"	Dennise Fordham	September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)	101
	"Bad Hair Day"	Miles Smith		102
2	"Meteor Madness"	Deborah Jarvis	September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)	103
	"Jackosaurus"	Gerard Lewis		104
3	"The Jack Show"	Bruce Robb	September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17)	105
	"Hiccup Pup"	Miles Smith		106
4	"The Black Hole"	Gerard Lewis	September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)	107
	"Saturn's Rings"	Steven Schnier		108
5	"Mission: Ice Impossible"	Scott Albert	September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)	109
	"Ear Wax"	Steven Schnier		110
6	"The Food Chain Ate My Homework"	Miles G. Smith	September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)	111
	"Tummy Trouble"	Deborah Jarvis		112
7	"Do the Twister"	Penelope Laurence	October 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)	113
	"Swimming with Aliens"	John Mein		114
8	"Web of Trouble"	Nicolas Boisvert	October 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 Duffy	October 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)	117
	"Super Fly"	Scott Albert		118
10	"Dog Day Afternoon"	Miles Smith	October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)	119
	"Dr. Jack"			120
11	"Sink or Swim"	Steven Schnier	October 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)	121
	"Aliens!"	Deborah Jarvis		122
12	"Beano Gets Cavities"	Miles G. Smith	October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)	123
	"What Goes Up..."			124
13	"Let it Bee"	Penelope Laurence	October 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)	125
	"Botanical Menace"	Nicolas Boisvert		126

Season 2 (2012)

No.	Title	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Freezin' Hot"	Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith	January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)	127
	"Cruise Ship"	Nicolas Boisvert		128
2	"Rock n' Rose"	Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith	January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)	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 (2012-01-23)	131
	"Yeti!"			132
4	"Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left"	Nicole Keefler	January 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 Perrotta	February 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 Perrotta	April 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 Keefler	May 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.	Title	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Jack Earns His Wings"	Terry Saltsman	July 28, 2014 (2014-07-28)	201
	"Flea Hunter"	Nicolas Boisvert		202
2	"To the Moon"	Anne-Marie Perrotta	July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)	203
	"The Roachmobile"	Miles Smith		204
3	"Night Light Fright!"	Tean Schultz	July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)	205
	"Zapped!"	Anne-Marie Perrotta		206
4	"Darn Dams"	Miles Smith	July 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)	207
	"Hot Dog!"	Paul Stoica		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!"
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 Granleese		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.
6	"Jack and the Dolphin"	Terry Saltsman	September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)	211
	"The Memory Game"	Anita Kapila		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!
7	"Hydro-Power!"	Miles Smith	September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)	213
	"Jack or RoboJack?"	Anne-Marie Perrotta		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.
8	"Follow Your Nose!"	Miles Smith	September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)	215
	"Horse Whisperer"	Evan Thaler Hickey		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.
9	"A Touch of Garlic"	Anita Kapila	September 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 Stoica	September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)	219
	"Lightning Strike"	Jonathan Jourdenais		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.
11	"Invasive Invaders"	Patrick Granleese	October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)	221
	"The Rubber Prank"	Anne-Marie Perrotta		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.
12	"Hide in Plain Sight"	Nicolas J. Boisvert	October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)	223
	"G-Force"	Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust		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.
13	"Vertigo No-No!"	Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust	October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)	225
	"Adrenaline"	Nicolas J. Boisvert		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.