The Jake Effect

The Jake Effect is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Nikki Cox, and Greg Grunberg. Seven episodes were produced, to premiere in midseason of 2002, but NBC cancelled the series before a single episode aired.

The Jake Effect
Created by	Jonathan Groff
Starring	Jason Bateman Greg Grunberg Leslie Grossman Kyle Gass Patricia Belcher Nikki Cox Will Schaub
Composers	W.G. Snuffy Walden Troy Hardy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (1 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Red Pulley Productions NBC Studios
Original release
Network	Bravo

In 2006, Bravo started airing the series in the "Brilliant But Cancelled" block.

Synopsis

Jake Galvin (Jason Bateman) is a successful lawyer who has grown disdainful of his job after his latest successful case allows a client to dump Paradichlorobenzene into the Wabash River. Jake then decides to quit his job and join a program where professionals from other fields become teachers.

Cast

• Jason Bateman – Jake Galvin
• Greg Grunberg – Nick Case
• Leslie Grossman – Kimmy Ponder
• Kyle Gass – Mr. Seissner
• Patricia Belcher – Vice Principal M. Curtis
• Nikki Cox – Liza Wheeler

Episodes

• Pilot
• Only Connect
• Flight School
• Parent Teacher Conference
• Don't Mess With Sloppy
• The Jerk Who Came
• The Intervention