Jack (TV series)
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.
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| Also known as | Jack the Explorer |
| Genre | Animation Science fiction Educational |
| Developed by | TVOntario François Trudel Dennise Fordham (executive story editor) Steven Majaury (director) |
| Written by | Dennise Fordham Nicolas Boisvert Miles Smith |
| Story by | Scott Albert Nicolas Boisvert Andrée Lambert Nicole Lavigne Gerard Lewis Tean Schultz Miles Smith |
| Directed by | Steven Majaury |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Let's Jet" |
| Ending theme | "Let's Jet" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Tim Rideout |
| Country of origin | Canada Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| 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 | Kok Cheong Wong François Trudel |
| Running time | 22 minutes (grouped) 11 minutes (ungrouped) |
| Production companies | Sparky Animation Groupe PVP |
| Distributor | Sparky Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVO Kids |
| First shown in | Canada |
| Original release | September 7, 2011 – October 21, 2014 |
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) – Jack is a small alien, the title character and the main protagonist, who finds everything on Earth fascinating. Spurred on by his insatiable need to learn about creatures and phenomena from Earth and outer space, Jack boldly yet recklessly guides his alien friends through some tricky adventures.
- Rocket the Dog (voiced by Rick Jones) –
- C.H.I.P. the Computer (voiced by Dawn Ford) – Jack's robotic assistant.
- 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.
- Yoki (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – The siblings' black-haired slacker pal.
- The siblings' mom (voiced by Claudia Besso) –
- The siblings' dad (voiced by Terrence Scammell) –
- Mrs. Weebler (voiced by Gayle Garfinkle) – The nosy next-door neighbour, and a very serious woman.
- Dr. Molecule –
Episodes
Season 1 (2011)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Bath Time" "Bad Hair Day" | Dennise Fordham Miles Smith | September 7, 2011 | 101 102 |
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Jack goes into the sewer system to retrieve Sam's lost toy and ends up lost and stranded in the ocean. The only way back is for the aliens to shrink to microscopic proportions and use the evaporating ocean water to hitch a ride up into the sky then wait for it condenses into raindrops so they can get back down again. Jack thinks the kids' sudden perfect behaviour is the result of brain damage from a recent haircut. So Jack retrieves their discarded hair, and some extra hair off the hairdresser's floor for good measure, and contrives a way to plant it back into their heads and repair the damage. | ||||
| 2 | "Meteor Madness" "Jackosaurus" | Deborah Jarvis Gerard Lewis | September 11, 2011 | 103 104 |
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Jack decides to "surprise" Nico and Dad by arranging for a meteor to land in the garden during a meteor shower. Unfortunately, Jack has to fess up that the meteor is really just a local rock when he learns that a TV crew is on its way down to authenticate it. Jack has to go find a real meteor while Nico keeps the press far away from the fake one. When a mechanical dino that Jack has built runs amok, Nico has to use his knowledge of what caused real dinos to become extinct to get rid of the 30' rampaging T-Rex. | ||||
| 3 | "The Jack Show" "Hiccup Pup" | Bruce Robb Miles Smith | September 17, 2011 | 105 106 |
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The ship gets accidentally magnetized when Jack takes a short-cut through an 'off-limits' galaxy and Jack finds his every move being broadcast across the world. Jack and the kids must figure out how to demagnetize the ship and make people think the footage is a hoax before his secret's out to the entire world. How does a magnet work? The kids have their hands full trying to keep Rocket under wraps when the little alien dog gets a case of hiccups. Jack can't take him home - Rocket's bouncing about like a rocket everywhere and he'd crash the ship. They'll have to wait it out on Earth. When the kids find out Rocket's hiccups can last anywhere from 8-10 years, they insist Jack go into Rocket and find a way to stop the hiccups internally... before the entire neighbourhood is in on the secret. | ||||
| 4 | "The Black Hole" "Saturn's Rings" | Gerard Lewis Steven Schnier | September 18, 2011 | 107 108 |
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The kids get a crash lesson on black holes after Jack creates one for fun that quickly grows out of control when everything in the club house starts disappearing into it. Jack has to find a way to rescue Rocket after the little dog accidentally launches the ship and gets it stuck in Saturn's rings. | ||||
| 5 | "Mission: Ice Impossible" "Ear Wax" | Scott Albert Steven Schnier | September 24, 2011 | 109 110 |
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When Rocket accidentally licks away a large avant-garde ice sculpture, Jack heads off to Antarctica to find a similar-looking iceberg before the sculpture's imminent unveiling. And when he can't find one that's small enough, he decides to create his own. A pesky space bug hitches a ride to Earth in Jack's ship and somehow ends up in Nico's ear. It is up to Jack to shrink down and chase out the bug while Sam tries to prevent Nico, who's balance is sorely affected by all the movement in his ear, from trashing the entire garden. | ||||
| 6 | "The Food Chain Ate My Homework" "Tummy Trouble" | Miles G. Smith Deborah Jarvis | September 25, 2011 | 111 112 |
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Jack learns the hard way about Earth's food chain when he drops a miniature data dot which becomes dinner for various creatures in the food chain. When Jack worries that Yoki's tummy rumbles might mean they're not allowed to see a movie, Jack goes down uninvited into Yoki's tummy to find out what's causing the problem. | ||||
| 7 | "Do the Twister" "Swimming with Aliens" | Penelope Laurence John Mein | October 1, 2011 | 113 114 |
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When Jack gets caught up accidentally in a tornado the ship's contents are scattered including Jack's new gadget, the Enlargerator. Jack goes back into the tornado to search for the Enlargerator, not realizing that an unsuspecting Mrs. Weebler has already found it. Jack reprograms the ship so it can be controlled by Nico's video game-console to help make the kids homework on the Great Barrier Reef more fun. But the fun stops for Jack when Dad spies the cool "video game" and takes control of the ship, leaving the defenseless aliens trying to get it back before a hungry shark gets them. | ||||
| 8 | "Web of Trouble" "Let's Go Batty!" | Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Scott Albert Teleplay by : Deborah Jarvis | October 2, 2011 | 115 116 |
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Jack is horrified when he accidentally tears a spider web, so decides to make the poor little spider a replacement. But making a web is trickier - and stickier- than Jack had thought and results in the aliens and all the garden furniture stuck in a giant sticky web ball. Forced to shrink down so Dad doesn't see them, the aliens have to find a way to get out of their predicament before the original spider makes a meal of them in its new web. While trying to download instructions into Yoki's brain from C.H.I.P., Jack accidentally presses the wrong switch and the pair do a data brain swap instead. Now C.H.I.P. thinks she's Yoki and Yoki thinks he's Chip. And the only device that can fix the problem is now stuck to a fleeing bat's antennae. Jack has to team up with C.H.I.P., who thinks she's Yoki, while the kids try to keep a suspicious mom away from Yoki, who thinks he's C.H.I.P. | ||||
| 9 | "Ant it the Truth?" "Super Fly" | Hugh Duffy Scott Albert | October 8, 2011 | 117 118 |
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Wanting to provide some ants with a nice new home, Jack inadvertently releases a colony of carpenter ants into Mrs. Weebler's house. Upon realizing his mistake, he shrinks down to explain the mix-up to the ants only to find himself taken prisoner as Mrs. Weebler goes on the warpath against her uninvited house guests. After a fly accidentally gets caught up in C.H.I.P.'s enlarging ray, Jack manages to corral the giant fly in the woods before anyone sees it, but gets eaten by the giant fly before C.H.I.P. has had a chance to shrink it back to normal size. | ||||
| 10 | "Dog Day Afternoon" "Dr. Jack" | Miles Smith | October 9, 2011 | 119 120 |
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When Rocket is nabbed by the dogcatcher from a local park, he finds himself locked in the pound. Jack has to learn how to control the many different types of dogs in the pound, so he can help Rocket and Rocket's new pals break free before the dog catcher's superiors start arriving to see the "new breed of dog" she's discovered. When Nico gets sick, Jack shrinks down to help Nico's body fight off the attacking virus cells and speed up his recovery only to find himself under attack from Nico's tenacious white blood cells. | ||||
| 11 | "Sink or Swim" "Aliens!" | Steven Schnier Deborah Jarvis | October 15, 2011 | 121 122 |
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A new ship Jack is testing out breaks down in the worst place — on the ocean floor! Before someone spots the errant alien technology, Jack has to find a way to get it to the surface! Jack mistakes fireflies for fellow aliens. He shrinks down to introduce himself, but gets taken as a prisoner! The three friends manage to escape, but Rocket finds himself trapped in a cocoon. The kids decide to pretend that the cocoon is really a piñata, so their mom doesn't become suspicious. | ||||
| 12 | "Beano Gets Cavities" "What Goes Up..." | Miles G. Smith | October 16, 2011 | 123 124 |
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When Sam gets a toothache, Jack shrinks down for a closer look and retrieves a small blob of the cavity-causing bacteria. Jack befriends the blob and names it Strepto, bringing it back to Beano as a pet. But Strepto grows to giant-sized proportions and runs amok after eating everything in its path. Jack has created an anti-gravity device, so the kids can experience weightlessness. Everyone is having a great time! That is, until the device goes berserk and turns the garden into a mega-gravity zone! Jack has to find a solution before everything is crushed! | ||||
| 13 | "Let it Bee" "Botanical Menace" | Penelope Laurence Nicolas Boisvert | October 22, 2011 | 125 126 |
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When Rocket gets stuck in a beehive, Jack must sneak into the colony to rescue him. But the little alien accidentally makes the bees mad, and a swarm comes chasing after him! Jack accidentally ruins the roses Mom has been growing especially for today's flower contest, so the little alien decides to splash some miracle alien fertilizer on the plants to fix his mistake. However, he forgets to mention that the fertilizer has an adverse reaction when mixed with water. | ||||
Season 2 (2012)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Freezin' Hot" "Cruise Ship" | Story by : Gerard Lewis Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Nicolas Boisvert | January 16, 2012 | 127 128 |
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Jack helps the kids make delicious slushy drinks. Using the family air conditioning unit, Jack makes a gizmo that creates a blizzard in the clubhouse. But Jack and the kids have to act fast and repair it before their clubhouse collapses! Jack and C.H.I.P. get lost in a series of deep underwater caves at the bottom of the ocean. They need help from the bioluminescent creatures living in the ocean´s depths to find their way back up to the surface. | ||||
| 2 | "Rock n' Rose" "Stinky Business" | Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Marie-France Landry | January 18, 2012 | 129 130 |
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After getting caught in a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert, Jack must figure out what's real and what's just a mirage so he can find his buried ship before someone finds him. After Rocket gets sprayed by a skunk, Jack is curious to learn more about this animal. So naturally, he brings his friends along for the ride as he tries to collect a sample of skunk spray. Will their noses be able to handle it? | ||||
| 3 | "Jack and the Snake" "Yeti!" | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | January 23, 2012 | 131 132 |
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After taking his first-ever trip to the Amazonian rainforest, Jack is sure that a boa constrictor has slithered abroad his space ship! It's only when he visits the kids that he realizes that the snake has escaped, and is on the hunt for food. The kids hear on TV that there has been a yeti sighting. Jack decides to check for himself and find out whether these creatures exist or not. With C.H.I.P. and Rocket at his side, he goes to the Himalayas and finds out all about avalanches and the effects of high altitude! | ||||
| 4 | "Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Left" "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | January 25, 2012 | 133 134 |
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Jack accidentally sweeps a GPS satellite into deep space while cleaning up some space junk. The errant satellite causes Dad's GPS to malfunction and he and the kids get hopelessly lost on their way to a concert. While they're lost in the middle of nowhere, the kids beg Jack to figure something out. Jack falls asleep during a sleepover with the kids. He starts sleepwalking, causing all sorts of problems. Jack ends up going back to bed in Mom and Dad's bedroom. The kids try to figure out how to get him out without waking him up. | ||||
| 5 | "Sleepwalking Jack" "See No Evil" | Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert | February 19, 2012 | 135 136 |
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Jack falls asleep during a sleepover with the kids. He starts sleepwalking, causing all sorts of problems. Jack ends up going back to bed in Mom and Dad's bedroom. The kids try to figure out how to get him out without waking him up. Jack decides to use an X-ray light to nab the raccoon that keeps tipping over the kids' garbage. But everything goes wrong and Rocket ends up in Mrs. Weebler´s raccoon trap instead. | ||||
| 6 | "Jacky's Comet" "Season's Change" | 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 | 137 138 |
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Jack's plans to enjoy a fun snow day with the kids backfire when a large comet is reported to be heading for Beano. His mission is compromised when he´s offered adesk job. Boring! Jack has to destroy the giant space snowball before it destroys his freedom. Jack is sick and tired of Earth's never-ending winter, so he creates a heated dome in the garden. But when the dome overheats, Jack has to figure out how to get rid of it before it kills every living thing around it! | ||||
| 7 | "A Robot's Best Friend" "Poison Ivy" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Andrée Lambert Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith | April 15, 2012 | 139 140 |
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C.H.I.P. bonds with an old robotic toy, so the kids suggest Jack takes the toy home with him, not realizing that Mom has put the toy aside for Mrs. Weebler's charity drive. In order to get the toy back, Jack rigs up a new remote control, and all kinds of confusions ensue. After Jack experiences the effects of poison ivy, he decides to collect as much of it as he can, to prevent the kids from touching it by accident. What he doesn´t realize is that he's collected enough of it to contaminate the entire planet. | ||||
| 8 | "Poison Pets" "Volcano No!" | Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas Boisvert Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Stephan Dubreuil and Tean Schultz | April 21, 2012 | 141 142 |
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When Rocket licks a golden dart frog, the poison on the frog's back causes him to lose control of his tongue. So Jack asks the kids to look after Rocket while he and C.H.I.P. head back out to find a cure. Jack has found his the perfect vacation spot on Earth... a remote volcanic desert island. But when he accidentally causes the volcano to start erupting, he has to find a way to stop the eruption or start searching for a new lava-free destination. | ||||
| 9 | "A Ghost Story" "Eye Spy!" | Anne-Marie Perrotta Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | April 22, 2012 | 143 144 |
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Jack becomes convinced that Rocket is sensing ghosts when he keeps barking at what appears to everyone else to be thin air. Jack and the kids eventually discover that Rocket is not seeing any ghosts; he's actually hallucinating. After Jack and C.H.I.P. replace Mom's regular contact lenses with their upgraded alien version, Mom is now able to see five times better. She makes the kids and Dad's life miserable as she embarks on a spring-cleaning rampage. | ||||
| 10 | "White Water Dizzies" "Rain, Rain Go Away" | Story by : Nicole Lavigne Teleplay by : Miles G. Smith Story by : Miles G. Smith and Nicole Keefler Teleplay by : Nicole Keefler | April 28, 2012 | 145 146 |
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When the family's raft drifts off during their whitewater rafting trip, Jack decides to get it back for them, not anticipating that the raft would get caught up in some rapids and he would have to steer his way out. As if that wasn't enough of a challenge, Jack is dealing with a severe case of motion sickness that causes him to burp fire. Against the rules, Jack brings a new ship to Earth to test out. He has no idea that a technical problem could turn a regular storm cloud into a cloud of concentrated acid rain, which is due to rain on the pond. He has to find a way to neutralize the acid cloud before a helpless frog in the pond is neutralized instead. | ||||
| 11 | "Jack's Fault Line" "Stingberry Jelly" | 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 | 147 148 |
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While treasure hunting, the kids and Jack uncover an old mine shaft that leads down to a mining tunnel deep below the ground. Jack goes down to explore and accidentally causes an earthquake, resulting in the aliens getting trapped in a cave-in. After Rocket eats all of Mom's freshly made fruit jelly, Jack sets off to find more jelly before anyone finds out. The aliens head straight for what Jack is convinced is the source of jelly heaven, a bloom of ultra-poisonous jellyfish. | ||||
| 12 | "Eel-ectricity" "Bite Makes Right" | Nicole Keefler Story by : Miles G. Smith Teleplay by : Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 5, 2012 | 149 150 |
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When Rocket accidentally drains the spaceship of power somewhere in the Amazon, Jack has two options: risk his job and call High Commander for a boost, or try to catch some electric eels and harness their electricity instead. Jack chooses the more pleasant option, but is in for a series of shocks. Jack decides to test the indestructible chew toy he's made for Rocket on the only animal with a similarly strong bite: the crocodile. The toy passes the test, but unfortunately C.H.I.P. is mistakenly swallowed by the croc. Now Jack has to find a way to get her out, without either of them getting chomped. | ||||
| 13 | "A Sticky Situation" "Feeling Blue" | 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 | 151 152 |
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Jack drops a tube of super alien glue, which results in Yoki and Sam getting stuck together, C.H.I.P., Rocket and Nico being stuck together, and a miniature Jack being stuck to a jar of peanut butter, which Dad has just pulled out for a snack. After Jack learns about the dangers of sunburn, he makes the kids the ultimate sun screen, which turns them blue. The kids must avoid Mom and Dad, while Jack and C.H.I.P. figure out how to reverse the sun screen's effects. | ||||
Season 3 (2014)
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Jack Earns His Wings" "Flea Hunter" "Flea Hunters" | Terry Saltsman Nicolas Boisvert | July 28, 2014 | 201 202 |
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When a magpie steals the alien device the kids use to communicate with Jack, he has to learn how to fly like a bird in order to get it back. When Sam accidentally gets fleas from Rocket, Jack shrinks down to find it somewhere in her hair. | ||||
| 2 | "To the Moon" "The Roachmobile" | Anne-Marie Perrotta Miles Smith | July 29, 2014 | 203 204 |
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Thinking it is made of cheese, Rocket runs away on the moon where he gets lost. Jack has to find him before the little dog's oxygen supply runs out. While studying cockroaches in hopes of making an indestructible vehicle, Jack accidentally infests Nico's house and must embark on a dangerous mission to get rid of them. | ||||
| 3 | "Night Light Fright" "Zapped!" | Tean Schultz Anne-Marie Perrotta | July 30, 2014 | 205 206 |
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Jack's well-intentioned attempt to create an Aurora Borealis for the kids causes Chip to spin out of control-and begins to freak out everyone in the neighborhood! After Rocket gets a static electricity shock, the little alien dog suddenly becomes 'electrified'. Soon he is glowing like a light bulb, which threatens to expose the aliens to Mom, Dad... and Mrs. Weebler! | ||||
| 4 | "Darn Dams" "Hot Dog!" | Miles Smith Paul Stoica | July 31, 2014 | 207 208 |
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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" "No Fuel Like an Old Fuel" | Story by : Miles Smith Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert Paddy Granleese | August 1, 2014 | 209 210 |
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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" "The Memory Game" | Terry Saltsman Anita Kapila | September 2, 2014 | 211 212 |
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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!" "Jack or RoboJack?" | Miles Smith Anne-Marie Perrotta | September 10, 2014 | 213 214 |
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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!" "Horse Whisperer" | Miles Smith Evan Thaler Hickey | September 16, 2014 | 215 216 |
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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" "Taste Bud Buddies" | Anita Kapila Story by : Tean Schultz Teleplay by : Nicolas J. Boisvert | September 23, 2014 | 217 218 |
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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" "Lightning Strike" | Paul Stoica Jonathan Jourdenais | September 30, 2014 | 219 220 |
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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" "The Rubber Prank" | Patrick Granleese Anne-Marie Perrotta | October 7, 2014 | 221 222 |
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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" "G-Force" | Nicolas J. Boisvert Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust | October 14, 2014 | 223 224 |
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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!" "Adrenaline" | Paul Stoica and Jean-François D'Aoust Nicolas J. Boisvert | October 21, 2014 | 225 226 |
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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. | ||||
Media
Mobile game
In the Jack mobile and tablet app, the player helps Jack train Rocket, his cute alien dog, so he can become a Super Explorer Dog. By using various touch controls and device manipulations, the player helps Rocket perform a variety of cool skills, such as the Super Jump, Upside Down Walking, the Super Flair, Tongue Stretching, Supersonic Hearing and Air Acrobatics.
During the game, the young player can collect mini-chips and trade them to obtain various accessories for Rocket or to customize his avatar in the Jack web-based game. This wonderful game combines colorful graphics, original game mechanics and an adorably funny character!
Internet game
Based on the animated series of the same name, Jack’s adventures continue online with a high-colour website! Intended for fans of the series, this virtual component lets them take part in exploration missions both on Earth and on unfamiliar planets.
After choosing an avatar, players can step inside Jack’s world and experience the incredible adventures of their favourite hero. They will also become real explorers and will be rewarded with virtual stickers! As they play, they will learn all about the different environments around them. Each mission that the players take on gives them the opportunity to analyse and understand fascinating scientific phenomena. As they play, they will improve their observational and analytical skills, their logic and their thirst for knowledge.
Who’s ready to become a space explorer, then?
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