Jack (TV series)

Jack (sometimes called Jack the Explorer[1])is a 3D-animated TV series broadcast by TVOntario as part of its TVO Kids 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 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	Animation Science Fiction Educational
Developed by	TVOntario François Trudel Dennise Fordham (executive story editor) Steven Majaury
Written by	Dennise Fordham Nicolas Boisvert Nicole Lavigne Terry Saltsman Penelope Laurence Miles G. Smith Andrée Lambert Stephan Dubreuil Nicole Keefler Anne-Marie Perrotta Marie-France Landry Bruce Robb Paul Stoica Steven Schnier Deborah Jarvis Anita Kapila Paddy Granleese Gerard Lewis Tean Schultz
Story by	Miles G. Smith Nicole Lavigne Gerard Lewis Andrée Lambert Tean Schultz Nicolas Boisvert
Directed by	Steven Majaury
Starring	Rick Jones Dawn Ford Eleanor Noble Holly Gaunthier-Frankel
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 producers	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

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

Season 1 (2011)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	American air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"Bath Time" "Bad Hair Day"	Steven Majaury	Dennise Fordham Miles Smith	September 7, 2011	TBA	101 102	N/A
2	"Meteor Madness" "Jackosaurus"	Steven Majaury	Deborah Jarvis Gerard Lewis	September 11, 2011	TBA	103 104	N/A
3	"The Jack Show" "Hiccup Pup"	Steven Majaury	Bruce Robb Miles Smith	September 17, 2011	TBA	105 106	N/A
4	"The Black Hole" "Saturn's Rings"	Steven Majaury	Gerard Lewis Steven Schnier	September 18, 2011	TBA	107 108	N/A
5	"Mission: Ice Impossible" "Ear Wax"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 24, 2011	TBA	109 110	N/A
6	"The Food Chain Ate My Homework" "Tummy Trouble"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 25, 2011	TBA	111 112	N/A
7	"Do the Twister" "Swimming with Aliens"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 1, 2011	TBA	113 114	N/A
8	"Web of Trouble" "Let's Go Batty!"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 2, 2011	TBA	115 116	N/A
9	"Ant it the Truth?" "Super Fly"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 8, 2011	TBA	117 118	N/A
10	"Dog Day Afternoon" "Dr. Jack"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 9, 2011	TBA	119 120	N/A
11	"Sink or Swim" "Aliens!"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 15, 2011	TBA	121 122	N/A
12	"Beano Gets Cavities" "What Goes Up..."	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 16, 2011	TBA	123 124	N/A
13	"Let it Bee" "Botanical Menace"	Steven Majaury	Penelope Laurence Nicolas Boisvert	October 22, 2011	TBA	125 126	N/A

Season 2 (2012)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	American air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"Freezin' Hot" "Cruise Ship"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Nicolas Boisvert	January 16, 2012	TBA	127 128	N/A
2	"Rock n' Rose" "Stinky Business"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Marie-France Landry	January 18, 2012	TBA	129 130	N/A
3	"Jack and the Snake" "Yeti!"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith	January 23, 2012	TBA	131 132	N/A
4	"Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left" "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"	Steven Majaury	Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler	January 25, 2012	TBA	133 134	N/A
5	"Sleepwalking Jack" "See No Evil"	Steven Majaury	Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert	February 19, 2012	TBA	135 136	N/A
6	"Jacky's Comet" "Season's Change"	Steven Majaury	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	TBA	137 138	N/A
7	"A Robot's Best Friend" "Poison Ivy"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith	April 15, 2012	TBA	139 140	N/A
8	"Poison Pets" "Volcano No!"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz	April 21, 2012	TBA	141 142	N/A
9	"A Ghost Story" "Eye Spy!"	Steven Majaury	Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler	April 22, 2012	TBA	143 144	N/A
10	"White Water Dizzies" "Rain, Rain Go Away"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler	April 28, 2012	TBA	145 146	N/A
11	"Jack's Fault Line" "Stingberry Jelly"	Steven Majaury	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	TBA	147 148	N/A
12	"Eel-ectricity" "Bite Makes Right"	Steven Majaury	Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta	May 5, 2012	TBA	149 150	N/A
13	"A Sticky Situation" "Feeling Blue"	Steven Majaury	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	TBA	151 152	N/A

Season 3 (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	American air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"Jack Earns His Wings" "Flea Hunter"	Steven Majaury	Terry Saltsman Nicolas Boisvert	July 28, 2014	TBA	153 154	N/A
2	"To the Moon" "The Roachmobile"	Steven Majaury	Anne-Marie Perrotta Miles Smith	July 29, 2014	TBA	155 156	N/A
3	"Night Light Fright!" "Zapped!"	Steven Majaury	Tean Schultz Anne-Marie Perrotta	July 30, 2014	TBA	157 158	N/A
4	"Darn Dams" "Hot Dog!"	Steven Majaury	Miles Smith Paul Stoica	July 31, 2014	TBA	159 160	N/A
5	"Jelly Jailed" "No Fuel Like an Old Fuel"	Steven Majaury	Story by : Miles Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert Paddy Granleese	August 1, 2014	TBA	161 162	N/A
6	"Jack and the Dolphin" "The Memory Game"	Steven Majaury	Terry Saltsman Anita Kapila	September 2, 2014	TBA	163 164	N/A
7	"Hydro-Power!" "Jack or RoboJack?"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 10, 2014	TBA	165 166	N/A
8	"Follow Your Nose!" "Horse Whisperer"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 16, 2014	TBA	167 168	N/A
9	"A Touch of Garlic" "Taste Bud Buddies"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 23, 2014	TBA	169 170	N/A
10	"Cough Drop-ins" "Lightning Strike"	Steven Majaury	TBA	September 30, 2014	TBA	171 172	N/A
11	"Invasive Invaders" "The Rubber Prank"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 7, 2014	TBA	173 174	N/A
12	"Hide in Plain Sight" "G-Force"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 14, 2014	TBA	175 176	N/A
13	"Vertigo No-No!" "Adrenaline"	Steven Majaury	TBA	October 21, 2014	TBA	177 178	N/A

References

1. Jack the Explorer - FibiiSonic

External links

• TVO description
• TVO Kids page
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