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The only form of official physical release was the Complete Season 2 DVD set, released in 2006 and published by Morningstar Entertainment.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Odd-Job-Jack-Season-Two/dp/B000HDR85A</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.awn.com/news/duopoly-launches-odd-job-jack-hulucom</ref> However, the show has been taken off the platform circa 2015. The show had also been available through iTunes circa 2009.<ref>https://www.tv-eh.com/2009/08/22/updated-canadian-tv-on-itunes/</ref> | The only form of official physical release was the Complete Season 2 DVD set, released in 2006 and published by Morningstar Entertainment.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Odd-Job-Jack-Season-Two/dp/B000HDR85A</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.awn.com/news/duopoly-launches-odd-job-jack-hulucom</ref> However, the show has been taken off the platform circa 2015. The show had also been available through iTunes circa 2009.<ref>https://www.tv-eh.com/2009/08/22/updated-canadian-tv-on-itunes/</ref> | ||
32 out of 52 of the show's episodes are available online sourced from recordings of a voice-over on the Russian channel 2x2, broadcast as ''Джек на все руки мастер'' (roughly translates to ''Jack is a Jack of All Trades'').<ref>https://vk.com/video/@club153188346?section=uploaded</ref> 38 out of 52 episodes of the original English language series were considered lost, while 11 of the 52 episodes remained partially found through 30-second to 1-minute recap videos directly from the show's website.<ref>https://www.oddjobjack.com/SupportingSwifs/episode06-recap.mp4</ref> | |||
On June 6, 2024 screencasts of the last two seasons from back when it was on Hulu were uploaded to the Internet Archive, although these feature multiple flaws, such as seeking, buffering, and the Hulu GUI showing at times, as well as the original ads.<ref>https://archive.org/details/odd-job-jack-season-3-and-4-hulu-screencast</ref> Season one was never present on the service, leaving the Russian and clips still the only available options. | On June 6, 2024 screencasts of the last two seasons from back when it was on Hulu were uploaded to the Internet Archive, although these feature multiple flaws, such as seeking, buffering, and the Hulu GUI showing at times, as well as the original ads.<ref>https://archive.org/details/odd-job-jack-season-3-and-4-hulu-screencast</ref> Season one was never present on the service, leaving the Russian and clips still the only available options. On July 15, 2024, the last two seasons were uploaded again, this time ripped directly from Hulu via Myspleen.<ref>https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4</ref> | ||
On July 7, 2024, some episodes from season 1 in Spanish were uploaded from when the show aired on Adult Swim in Latin America. Those episodes are Broke & Broker, Almost Wormless, and Fantasy Atoll. The next day, | On July 7, 2024, some episodes from season 1 in Spanish were uploaded from when the show aired on Adult Swim in Latin America. Those episodes are Broke & Broker, Almost Wormless, and Fantasy Atoll. The next day, the rest of season 1 was uploaded in Spanish, with the exception of Go West Young Ryder.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu_MbBRmFC9PdomvIvj6TTfb1ANnvgNYP</ref> | ||
On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube. The full episode has still yet to surface. Some other clips of season 1 in English have been uploaded | On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube. The full episode has still yet to surface. Some other clips of season 1 in English have also been uploaded.<ref>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pwhNCSKbNqlVHJ1S9RYcTAW4cvMcua60?usp=sharing</ref> As of now, 12 out of 13 episodes in season 1 still remain lost in their original, full form. | ||
==Episode Guide== | ==Episode Guide== | ||
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|1||7/22/2006||Twenty-One, You're Dead|| | |1||7/22/2006||Twenty-One, You're Dead|| [https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x01+Twenty-One%2C+You%E2%80%99re+Dead.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||7/29/2006||Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life|| | |2||7/29/2006||Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x02+Jack+Ryder+and+the+Fountain+of+Life.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|3||8/5/2006||The Temp, the Slut, the Queen, and Her Corgis|| | |3||8/5/2006||The Temp, the Slut, the Queen, and Her Corgis||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x03+The+Temp%2C+the+Slut%2C+the+Queen+and+Her+Corgis.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|4||8/12/2006||Kindergarten Temp|| | |4||8/12/2006||Kindergarten Temp||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x04+Kindergarten+Temp.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|5||8/19/2006||Dragon Dueller|| | |5||8/19/2006||Dragon Dueller||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x05+Dragon+Dueller.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|6||8/26/2006||The Big Dump|| | |6||8/26/2006||The Big Dump||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x06+The+Big+Dump.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|7||9/2/2006||29.5|| | |7||9/2/2006||29.5||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x07+29.5.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|8||9/9/2006||A Candidacy of Dunces|| | |8||9/9/2006||A Candidacy of Dunces||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x08+A+Candidacy+of+Dunces.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|9||9/16/2006||The Great White Joke|| | |9||9/16/2006||The Great White Joke||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x09+The+Great+White+Joke.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|10||9/23/2006||The Man Who Smelled Too Much|| | |10||9/23/2006||The Man Who Smelled Too Much||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x10+The+Man+Who+Smelled+Too+Much.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|11||9/30/2006||Claws|| | |11||9/30/2006||Claws||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x11+Claws.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|12||10/7/2006||Jack Ryder Gets Hitched|| | |12||10/7/2006||Jack Ryder Gets Hitched||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x12+Jack+Ryder+Gets+Hitched.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|13||10/14/2006||My Big Miserable African Honeymoon|| | |13||10/14/2006||My Big Miserable African Honeymoon||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/3x13+My+Big+Miserable+African+Honeymoon.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|1||7/22/2007||No One Likes a Gorilla!|| | |1||7/22/2007||No One Likes a Gorilla!||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x01+No+One+Likes+a+Gorilla!.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||7/29/2007||Jack Ryder: Mindhumper|| | |2||7/29/2007||Jack Ryder: Mindhumper||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x02+Mindhumper.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|3||8/5/2007||The Good Locksmith|| | |3||8/5/2007||The Good Locksmith||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x03+The+Good+Locksmith.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|4||8/12/2007||Insecticidal Tendencies|| | |4||8/12/2007||Insecticidal Tendencies||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x04+Insecticidal+Tendencies.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|5||8/19/2007|| | |5||8/19/2007||Flight of the Bumbling Idiot||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x05+Flight+of+the+Bumbling+Idiot.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|6||8/26/2007||The Beauty Beast|| | |6||8/26/2007||The Beauty Beast||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x06+The+Beauty+Beast.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|7||9/2/2007||Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion|| | |7||9/2/2007||Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x07+Jack+Ryder%E2%80%99s+Unofficial+High+School+Reunion.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|8||9/9/2007||12 Chickens|| | |8||9/9/2007||12 Chickens||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x08+12+Chickens.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|9||9/16/2007||Master of Temps|| | |9||9/16/2007||Master of Temps||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x09+Master+of+Temps.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|10||9/23/2007||Revolving Jobs|| | |10||9/23/2007||Revolving Jobs||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x10+Revolving+Jobs.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|11||9/30/2007||You Almost Got Served|| | |11||9/30/2007||You Almost Got Served||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x11+You+Almost+Got+Served.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|12||10/7/2007||King Whore|| | |12||10/7/2007||King Whore||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x12+King+Whore.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|13||10/14/2007||Jack and the Magic Pencil|| | |13||10/14/2007||Jack and the Magic Pencil||[https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4/4x13+Jack+and+The+Magic+Pencil.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:12, 16 July 2024
Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated sitcom that premiered on The Comedy Network (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. The show had also been available through iTunes circa 2009.[4]
32 out of 52 of the show's episodes are available online sourced from recordings of a voice-over on the Russian channel 2x2, broadcast as Джек на все руки мастер (roughly translates to Jack is a Jack of All Trades).[5] 38 out of 52 episodes of the original English language series were considered lost, while 11 of the 52 episodes remained partially found through 30-second to 1-minute recap videos directly from the show's website.[6]
On June 6, 2024 screencasts of the last two seasons from back when it was on Hulu were uploaded to the Internet Archive, although these feature multiple flaws, such as seeking, buffering, and the Hulu GUI showing at times, as well as the original ads.[7] Season one was never present on the service, leaving the Russian and clips still the only available options. On July 15, 2024, the last two seasons were uploaded again, this time ripped directly from Hulu via Myspleen.[8]
On July 7, 2024, some episodes from season 1 in Spanish were uploaded from when the show aired on Adult Swim in Latin America. Those episodes are Broke & Broker, Almost Wormless, and Fantasy Atoll. The next day, the rest of season 1 was uploaded in Spanish, with the exception of Go West Young Ryder.[9]
On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube. The full episode has still yet to surface. Some other clips of season 1 in English have also been uploaded.[10] As of now, 12 out of 13 episodes in season 1 still remain lost in their original, full form.
Episode Guide
Season 1
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 3/5/2003 | Death and Life | Found (Russian) |
2 | 6/28/2003 | I Watch the Watchmen | Found (Russian) |
3 | 7/5/2003 | The Wheel Is Not Enough | Found (Russian) |
4 | 7/12/2003 | Easy Ryder | Found (Spanish) |
5 | 7/19/2003 | Waiting for Gordo | Found (Russian) |
6 | 7/26/2003 | Go West Young Ryder | Partially Found (clip) |
7 | 7/1/2004 | Fatal Extraction | Found (Russian) |
8 | 7/12/2004 | Holyland | Found (Russian) |
9 | 7/22/2004 | Broke & Broker | Found (Spanish) |
10 | 7/28/2004 | Skateballs of Steel | Found (Russian) |
11 | 8/2/2004 | Almost Wormless | Found (Spanish) |
12 | 8/8/2004 | Fantasy Atoll | Found (Spanish) |
13 | 8/14/2004 | American Wiener | Found (online) |
Season 2
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7/23/2005 | The 2 Marketeers | Found (DVD) |
2 | 7/30/2005 | Lord of the 3-Ring Binder | Found (DVD) |
3 | 8/6/2005 | Iron Temp | Found (DVD) |
4 | 8/13/2005 | Orgy: the Musical | Found (DVD) |
5 | 8/20/2005 | You Suck! | Found (DVD) |
6 | 8/27/2005 | Jack Ryder Goes to War! | Found (DVD) |
7 | 9/3/2005 | Odd Job John | Found (DVD) |
8 | 9/10/2005 | The Ten Labours of Jack Ryder | Found (DVD) |
9 | 9/17/2005 | Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids | Found (DVD) |
10 | 9/24/2005 | A Christmas Coma | Found (DVD) |
11 | 10/1/2005 | The Biggest Bang | Found (DVD) |
12 | 10/8/2005 | Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind | Found (DVD) |
13 | 10/15/2005 | Law & Lawlessness | Found (DVD) |
Season 3
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7/22/2006 | Twenty-One, You're Dead | Found |
2 | 7/29/2006 | Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life | Found |
3 | 8/5/2006 | The Temp, the Slut, the Queen, and Her Corgis | Found |
4 | 8/12/2006 | Kindergarten Temp | Found |
5 | 8/19/2006 | Dragon Dueller | Found |
6 | 8/26/2006 | The Big Dump | Found |
7 | 9/2/2006 | 29.5 | Found |
8 | 9/9/2006 | A Candidacy of Dunces | Found |
9 | 9/16/2006 | The Great White Joke | Found |
10 | 9/23/2006 | The Man Who Smelled Too Much | Found |
11 | 9/30/2006 | Claws | Found |
12 | 10/7/2006 | Jack Ryder Gets Hitched | Found |
13 | 10/14/2006 | My Big Miserable African Honeymoon | Found |
Season 4
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7/22/2007 | No One Likes a Gorilla! | Found |
2 | 7/29/2007 | Jack Ryder: Mindhumper | Found |
3 | 8/5/2007 | The Good Locksmith | Found |
4 | 8/12/2007 | Insecticidal Tendencies | Found |
5 | 8/19/2007 | Flight of the Bumbling Idiot | Found |
6 | 8/26/2007 | The Beauty Beast | Found |
7 | 9/2/2007 | Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion | Found |
8 | 9/9/2007 | 12 Chickens | Found |
9 | 9/16/2007 | Master of Temps | Found |
10 | 9/23/2007 | Revolving Jobs | Found |
11 | 9/30/2007 | You Almost Got Served | Found |
12 | 10/7/2007 | King Whore | Found |
13 | 10/14/2007 | Jack and the Magic Pencil | Found |
References
- ↑ https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/odd-job-jack/1000232664/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Odd-Job-Jack-Season-Two/dp/B000HDR85A
- ↑ https://www.awn.com/news/duopoly-launches-odd-job-jack-hulucom
- ↑ https://www.tv-eh.com/2009/08/22/updated-canadian-tv-on-itunes/
- ↑ https://vk.com/video/@club153188346?section=uploaded
- ↑ https://www.oddjobjack.com/SupportingSwifs/episode06-recap.mp4
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/odd-job-jack-season-3-and-4-hulu-screencast
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Odd-Job-Jack-Seasons-3-4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu_MbBRmFC9PdomvIvj6TTfb1ANnvgNYP
- ↑ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pwhNCSKbNqlVHJ1S9RYcTAW4cvMcua60?usp=sharing