List of Samurai Jack episodes
Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky and aired on Cartoon Network from August 10, 2001,[1] to September 25, 2004,[2] for four seasons that span 52 episodes.[3] A fifth season spanning 10 episodes premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on March 11, 2017.[4]
The first four seasons are available on Region 1 DVD.[5][6][7][8] The first three episodes were released as a stand-alone movie titled Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie on March 19, 2002.[9][10]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 13 | August 10, 2001 | December 3, 2001 | Cartoon Network | ||
| 2 | 13 | March 1, 2002 | October 11, 2002 | |||
| 3 | 13 | October 18, 2002 | August 26, 2003 | |||
| 4 | 13 | June 14, 2003 | September 25, 2004 | |||
| 5 | 10 | March 11, 2017 | May 20, 2017 | Adult Swim | ||
Episodes
All episodes are identified in the credits by Roman numerals, which correspond to the total number of episodes released until the fifth season, which adds 40 to the number of the Season 4 finale, LII (52), to start the numeration of its episodes at XCII (92) (like there were 39 episodes left out, and it represents 3 more seasons with 13 episodes each) and reflect the long passage of time between Season 4 and Season 5. Every episode except the ones in the fifth season also has an alternate, more descriptive title.
Season 1 (2001)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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| 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | "Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Genndy Tartakovsky | August 10, 2001 | |
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Part I: The Beginning – Aku, an evil shape-shifting demon, devastates a young prince's land, and his parents send him into exile. After years of intensive training, the prince receives a mystical sword and samurai's robes, and frees his people from Aku's minions. He then defeats Aku in battle, but before striking the final blow the latter casts a spell to send him into the future. Part II: The Samurai Called Jack – The samurai is plunged into a dystopian world ruled by Aku, adopting the name "Jack". After getting in a fight at a nightclub, he is hired by a group of canine miners to protect them from Aku's forces. Part III: The First Fight – Armed with various weapons and traps, Jack single-handledly defeats Aku's "beetle-bots". He subsequently vows to fight the demon's oppression until he can return to the past. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Jack, the Woolies and the Chritchellites" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Chris Mitchell | August 13, 2001 | |
| Jack helps free the Woolies from the tyrannical Chritchellites. In return, the leader of the Woolies bestows his wisdom upon Jack. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Jack in Space" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Charlie Bean and Carey Yost | August 27, 2001 | |
| After accidentally exposing a colony of scientists seeking to escape Earth, Jack trains as an astronaut to protect them from Aku's robots. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Jack and the Warrior Woman" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Mike Manley and Genndy Tartakovsky | November 19, 2001 | |
| A talented warrior named Ikra joins Jack as he seeks a magical jewel that could send him back to his own time. However, Ikra's true motives threaten to derail his quest. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Jack and the Three Blind Archers" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Mark Andrews and Bryan Andrews | August 20, 2001 | |
| Jack learns of a powerful wishing well that can return him to the past, but must find a way past the three deadly archers who protect it. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Jack vs. Mad Jack" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Mitchell and Carey Yost | October 15, 2001 | |
| Angered by the failure of his bounty hunters and mercenaries to defeat Jack, Aku uses the samurai's inner darkness to create a mirror image whose sole purpose is to destroy him. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Jack Under the Sea" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Charlie Bean | September 3, 2001 | |
| When Jack hears rumors of a time portal being found in the underwater city of Oceanus, Jack sets out to the city and is welcomed by its Triceraquins, but is unprepared for a terrible surprise. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Jack and the Lava Monster" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Mike Manley | October 12, 2001 | |
| Jack survives a series of traps and encounters a Viking king transformed into a giant rock figure by Aku, who insists that Jack slay him in battle so that he can reach Valhalla. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Jack and the Scotsman" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Mark Andrews and Bryan Andrews | October 29, 2001 | |
| While crossing a seemingly endless bridge, Jack runs into the Scotsman: a robust, if impulsive, stereotypical Scottish warrior who also wields an enchanted sword. Their argument turns into a fight that causes them to both fall off the bridge. After realizing that Aku has placed bounties on both of them, however, they join forces to escape and form a new friendship. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Jack and the Gangsters" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi | November 26, 2001 | |
| Jack teams up with some gangsters to try to get close to Aku. The only way to do it is to get a mystical jewel guarded by three elementals. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Aku's Fairy Tales" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Mitchell and Carey Yost | December 3, 2001 | |
| Seeking to weaken Jack's popularity among his subjects, Aku gathers the children of the world in his palace and tells them a series of "fairy tales", all of which portray himself as a hero and Jack as the villain. | ||||||
Season 2 (2002)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Jack Learns to Jump Good" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | March 1, 2002 | |
| After his lack of jumping skills cause him to lose a chance to return home, Jack helps a peaceful tribe of apelike creatures and their human leader defend themselves against the attacks of a larger rival tribe in return for lessons on how to "jump good". | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Jack Tales" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Erik Wiese and Chris Mitchell | March 8, 2002 | |
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Jack vs. the Worm - Jack confronts a two-headed riddling worm that could grant his wish to return home The Metal-Eaters - A family that feeds on metal tries to eat Jack's sword. Jack, the Gargoyle and the Fairy - Jack attempts to rescue a fairy from a gargoyle so she can grant his wish to return home. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Jack and the Smackback" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi | March 15, 2002 | |
| Jack is captured and taken to the "Dome of Doom", where he forced to fight as a gladiator against the Dome's champions. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Jack and the Scotsman II" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Mark Andrews | March 22, 2002 | |
| The Scotsman needs Jack's help in rescuing his kidnapped wife from the castle of Bourne. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Jack and the Ultra-Robots" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | March 29, 2002 | |
| While investigating the destruction of several scattered villages, Jack learns that Aku's new "ultra-bots" are responsible. Unable to destroy them, he receives assistance from an unexpected source: their creator. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Jack Remembers the Past" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | April 5, 2002 | |
| Upon stumbling onto the ruins of his family's estate, Jack recalls some of his childhood memories. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Jack and the Monks" | Rob Renzetti and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Mitchell, Erik Wiese and Charlie Bean | April 12, 2002 | |
| Jack searches for truth by climbing the "Mountain of Fatoom" with three monks. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Jack and the Dragon" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | September 6, 2002 | |
| A village is overpowered by a stench coming from "The Spire". Jack investigates and finds a dragon with severe indigestion. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Jack vs. the Five Hunters" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky Mike Manley (additional storyboarder) | September 13, 2002 | |
| Aku challenges the Imakandi, regarded as the greatest hunters in the universe, to capture the ultimate prey: Jack. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Jack vs. Demongo, the Soul Collector" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Mark Andrews | September 20, 2002 | |
| Aku sends his servant Demongo, a demon who captures and enslaves the souls of warriors to serve him, to destroy Jack. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Jack Is Naked" | Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | September 27, 2002 | |
| Jack must chase a mysterious thief who stole his clothing while he was bathing, but things get complicated when his pursuit leads him into another world, whose denizens could gaze on his nudity. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Jack and the Spartans" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | October 4, 2002 | |
| While ascending a mountain, Jack encounters a hidden society of warriors who have fought a nearly 500-year war against an army of robots and offers to help them put an end to it. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Jack's Shoes" | Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Charlie Bean | October 11, 2002 | |
| When a gang of robot bikers destroy his sandals, Jack seeks revenge, but realizes that he can't do so without footwear, something he has difficulty choosing. | ||||||
Season 3 (2002–03)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Chicken Jack" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | October 18, 2002 | |
| Jack is transformed into a chicken after bumping into a cranky wizard and winds up being captured by a greedy man who seeks to turn him into a prizefighter. | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | "Jack and the Rave" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Mitchell and Erik Wiese | November 1, 2002 | |
| Jack infiltrates a rave party after witnessing the participants stage a riot in a nearby town. It turns out that the DJ is one of Aku's servants, and has been using his music to hypnotize the local children into becoming his master's slaves. | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | "Couple on a Train" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Charlie Bean | November 8, 2002 | |
| Jack boards a train to his next destination, only to be pursued by legendary bounty hunter Ezekiel Clench and his ex-wife Josephine. | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | "Jack and the Zombies" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | October 25, 2002 | |
| Aku leads Jack into a cursed graveyard, where he is attacked by an army of undead warriors. Jack defeats them, but then discovers Aku's true plan: kill Jack with his own sword. | ||||||
| 31 | 5 | "Jack and the Scarab" | Chris Savino and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | November 22, 2002 | |
| Aku summons the three immortal servants of Set to destroy Jack while he travels through Egypt. To destroy them, Jack must assemble a golden scarab using clues from his time as a young boy. | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Jack and the Traveling Creatures" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky and Erik Wiese Jim Smith (additional storyboarder) | April 26, 2003 | |
| Recognized as a mighty warrior, Jack is guided to a mysterious portal capable of returning him to the past. However, he learns that only one man can use the portal: the man who defeats its unbeatable legendary Guardian. The Guardian defeats Jack but spares him, prophesying that Jack is not yet ready. | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Jack and the Annoying Creature" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer Bryan Andrews (additional storyboarder) | May 3, 2003 | |
| While continuing on his mission, Jack is followed by an overly friendly creature who accidentally thwarts his every move. To make matters worse, he's attacked by robotic bounty hunters. | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Jack and the Swamp Wizard" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Charlie Bean | May 10, 2003 | |
| Jack meets a swamp hermit who guides him to the three gems of Cronus which can take him home, but the hermit is Aku in disguise. | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Jack and the Haunted House" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | May 17, 2003 | |
| Jack encounters a haunted house in his travels and must free the family trapped inside from the evil spirit haunting them. | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | "Jack, the Monks, and the Ancient Master's Son" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | May 31, 2003 | |
| Jack is attacked by two monks, who he realizes are members of the order he once trained with. Their master informs Jack of an ancient temple that can send him home, but which is protected by an army of stone warriors. | ||||||
| 37 38 | 11 12 | "The Birth of Evil" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Don Shank (Part I) Don Shank and Genndy Tartakovsky Erik Wiese (additional storyboarder) [Part II] | August 16, 2003 | |
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Centuries ago, the demon Aku is accidentally released by Jack's father, who receives a magic sword from the gods. Eventually, he uses the same sword to imprison Aku beneath the earth. This hour-long episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. | ||||||
| 39 | 13 | "Jack and the Labyrinth" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Don Shank | August 26, 2003 | |
| Jack finds a booby-trapped labyrinth, in the center of which is a diamond which could send him back to his own time. But a mysterious stranger, who has also entered the maze, could put Jack's plans in jeopardy. | ||||||
Season 4 (2003–04)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Jack vs. the Ninja" | Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | June 14, 2003 | |
| Aku sends the Shinobi, a deadly assassin, to kill Jack, who must use his own martial arts to survive. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-bot" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen, Jim Smith and Erik Wiese | June 21, 2003 | |
| Jack uses a stone giant to defeat Mondo-Bot to defend a city of robots. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "Samurai vs. Samurai" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | June 28, 2003 | |
| Jack is goaded into a duel by an arrogant, bullying "samurai", and is given the chance to demonstrate the true ways of the warrior. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "The Aku Infection" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Charlie Bean | November 5, 2003 | |
| When Aku catches a cold and spreads it to Jack, Jack is accidentally infected with Aku's evil. Jack desperately seeks out a cure before Aku's essence transforms him into the monstrosity himself. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "The Princess and the Bounty Hunters" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | November 12, 2003 | |
| Five of the world's greatest bounty hunters gather to compete for the chance to kill Jack. A sixth hunter, revealed to be the princess of a fallen kingdom, persuades the group to work together instead. | ||||||
| 45 46 | 6 7 | "The Scotsman Saves Jack" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky (Part I) Genndy Tartakovsky (Part II) | Bryan Andrews and Brian Larsen | August 23, 2003 | |
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Part I – The Scotsman suddenly discovers Jack aboard a ship with his memory completely blanked out. Refusing to let Jack think he's an ordinary commoner, the Scotsman sets out to discover what caused the samurai to suffer his amnesia – and stave off bounty hunters after a now defenseless Jack, having forgotten how to wield his sword. Part II – The source of Jack's amnesia is discovered in three beautiful sirens, whose bewitching song can hypnotize the strongest warrior. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess" | Chris Savino and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish | November 19, 2003 | |
| The prince and princess of an alien planet are imprisoned by Aku when they come to Earth seeking his assistance and only Jack can rescue them. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "Jack vs. Aku" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer | November 24, 2003 | |
| Seeking to end their struggle, Aku proposes a one-on-one duel between him and Jack, with neither combatant using their magic abilities. Jack agrees, but Aku's honesty is unclear. | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "The Four Seasons of Death" | Randy Myers and Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Mark Andrews | September 25, 2004[2] | |
| As he experiences summer, autumn, winter, and spring, Jack must overcome the dangerous foes he encounters during each season. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Tale of X-49" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | September 25, 2004[2] | |
| X-49, a retired robot hitman, is blackmailed by Aku into coming out of retirement to hunt down Jack. | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "Young Jack in Africa" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Jim Smith, Erik Wiese and Genndy Tartakovsky | September 25, 2004[2] | |
| While training in Africa as a child, Jack must save his master and his people from a rival tribe serving Aku. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "Jack and the Baby" | Robert Alvarez and Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish and Genndy Tartakovsky | September 25, 2004[2] | |
| Jack rescues a baby from hungry ogres, but then trying to find the child's mother while caring for it and protecting it may be his greatest challenge. During the episode, Jack retells the story of Momotarō to the baby. | ||||||
Season 5 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "XCII" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | March 11, 2017 | 1.55[11] |
| 54 | 2 | "XCIII" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | March 18, 2017 | 1.30[12] |
| 55 | 3 | "XCIV" | Genndy Tartakovsky | David Krentz and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | March 25, 2017 | 1.35[13] |
| 56 | 4 | "XCV" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | April 8, 2017 | 1.33[14] |
| 57 | 5 | "XCVI" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | April 15, 2017 | 1.29[15] |
| 58 | 6 | "XCVII" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | April 22, 2017 | 1.33[16] |
| 59 | 7 | "XCVIII" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | April 29, 2017 | 1.30[17] |
| 60 | 8 | "XCIX" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | May 6, 2017 | 1.36[18] |
| 61 | 9 | "C" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | May 13, 2017 | 1.33[19] |
| 62 | 10 | "CI" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | Darrick Bachman, Bryan Andrews, and Genndy Tartakovsky | May 20, 2017 | 1.46[20] |
References
- Cartoon Network (December 11, 2001), A Year of Record Ratings & Delivery (press release), archived from the original on October 13, 2017, retrieved May 7, 2017
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- Robert Chan (March 10, 2017), 'Samurai Jack' Creator on Final Season: Everybody's Going to Be Bawling, Yahoo TV, archived from the original on March 11, 2017, retrieved March 12, 2017
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External links
- Official website
- Samurai Jack – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Samurai Jack episodes at TV.com
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