Odd Job Jack (partially lost Comedy Channel animated sitcom; 2003-2007)
Promotional picture of the series.
Status: Partially Lost
Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated sitcom that premiered on The Comedy Channel (now CTV Comedy Channel) for 4 seasons from March 5, 2003 to October 14, 2007.[1] The show centers on 25-year-old Jack Ryder (voiced by Don McKellar), recently graduating with a degree in sociology, signing up for an agency called Odd Jobs, who assists the titular character with a temporary employee position every episode. These odd jobs range from being a corpse-in-a-terrorist-drill to a royal time-keeper, to a king crab fisherman. Despite the show's presence on the network, it is known for having a number of episodes that are hard to find.
The only form of official physical release was the Complete Season 2 DVD set, released in 2006 and published by Morningstar Entertainment.[2] Duopoly, the show's Canadian production company, licensed the show to the United States streaming service Hulu on January 11, 2011, amongst other various Canadian series for the service.[3] However, the show has been taken off the platform circa 2015.
A majority of the episodes online are sourced from recordings of a dub on the Russian channel 2x2, broadcast as Джек на все руки мастер (roughly translates to Jack is a Jack of All Trades). 38 out of 52 episodes of the original English language series are considered lost, while 11 of the 52 episodes remain partially found through 30-second to 1-minute recap videos directly from the show's website.
Episode Guide
Season 1
| # | Air Date | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/5/2003 | Death and Life | Found (Russian) |
| 2 | 6/28/2003 | I Watch the Watchman | Found (Russian) |
| 3 | 7/5/2003 | The Wheel Is Not Enough | Found (Russian) |
| 4 | 7/12/2003 | Easy Rider | Partially Found |
| 5 | 7/19/2003 | Waiting for Gordo | Found (Russian) |
| 6 | 7/26/2003 | Go West Young Ryder | Partially Found |
| 7 | 7/1/2004 | Fatal Extraction | Found (Russian) |
| 8 | 7/12/2004 | Holyland | Found (Russian) |
| 9 | 7/22/2004 | Broke and Broker | Partially Found |
| 10 | 7/28/2004 | Skateballs of Steel | Found (Russian) |
| 11 | 8/2/2004 | Almost Wormless | Partially Found |
| 12 | 8/8/2004 | Fantasy Atoll | Partially Found |
| 13 | 8/14/2004 | American Weiner | Found |
Season 2
| # | Air Date | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/23/2005 | The 2 Marketers | Found |
| 2 | 7/30/2005 | Lord of the 3-Ring Binder | Found |
| 3 | 8/6/2005 | Iron Temp | Found |
| 4 | 8/13/2005 | Orgy the Musical | Found |
| 5 | 8/20/2005 | You Suck! | Found |
| 6 | 8/27/2005 | Jack Ryder Goes to War! | Found |
| 7 | 9/3/2005 | Odd Job John | Found |
| 8 | 9/10/2005 | The Ten Labors of Jack Ryder | Found |
| 9 | 9/17/2005 | Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids | Found |
| 10 | 9/24/2005 | A Christmas Coma | Found |
| 11 | 10/1/2005 | The Biggest Bang | Found |
| 12 | 10/8/2005 | Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind | Found |
| 13 | 10/15/2005 | Law & Lawlessness | Found |
Season 3
| # | Air Date | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/22/2006 | Twenty-One, You're Dead | Found (Russian) |
| 2 | 7/29/2006 | Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life | Partially Found |
| 3 | 8/5/2006 | The Temp, the Slut, the Queen and Her Corgis | Partially Found |
| 4 | 8/12/2006 | Kindergarten Temp | Found (Russian) |
| 5 | 8/19/2006 | Dragon Dueller | Partially Found |
| 6 | 8/26/2006 | The Big Dump | Found (Russian) |
| 7 | 9/2/2006 | 29.5 | Found (Russian) |
| 8 | 9/9/2006 | A Candidacy of Dunces | Found (Russian) |
| 9 | 9/16/2006 | The Great White Joke | Found (Russian) |
| 10 | 9/23/2006 | The Man Who Smelled Too Much | Found (Russian) |
| 11 | 9/30/2006 | Claws | Partially Found |
| 12 | 10/7/2006 | Jack Ryder Gets Hitched | Found (Russian) |
| 13 | 10/14/2006 | My Big Miserable African Honeymoon | Found (Russian) |
Season 4
| # | Air Date | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/22/2007 | No One Likes a Gorilla | Partially Found |
| 2 | 7/29/2007 | Jack Ryder: Mindhumper | Found (Russian) |
| 3 | 8/5/2007 | The Good Locksmith | Found (Russian) |
| 4 | 8/12/2007 | Insecticidal Tendencies | Found (Russian) |
| 5 | 8/19/2007 | The Flight of the Bumbling Idiot | Found (Russian) |
| 6 | 8/26/2007 | The Beauty Beast | Found (Russian) |
| 7 | 9/2/2007 | Ryder's Ride | Found (Russian) |
| 8 | 9/9/2007 | Jack to the Future | Found (Russian) |
| 9 | 9/16/2007 | Master of Temps | Found (Russian) |
| 10 | 9/23/2007 | Revolving Jobs | Found (Russian) |
| 11 | 9/30/2007 | You Almost Got Served | Found (Russian) |
| 12 | 10/7/2007 | King Whore | Partially Found |
| 13 | 10/14/2007 | Jack and the Magic Pencil | Found (Russian) |