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'''''Odd Job Jack''''' is | '''''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.<ref>https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/odd-job-jack/1000232664/</ref> 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.<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 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. | ||
A majority of the episodes online | 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 12 of the 52 episodes are considered lost altogether. | ||
==Episode Guide== | ==Episode Guide== | ||
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|1||3/5/2003||Death and Life||[https://vk.com/video133560311_160892478<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |1||3/5/2003||Death and Life||[https://vk.com/video133560311_160892478<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|2||6/28/2003||I Watch the Watchman||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239018<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |2||6/28/2003||I Watch the Watchman||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239018<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|3||7/5/2003||The Wheel Is Not Enough||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137226482<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |3||7/5/2003||The Wheel Is Not Enough||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137226482<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|4||7/12/2003||Easy Rider||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |4||7/12/2003||Easy Rider||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|5||7/19/2003||Waiting for Gordo||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137227240<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |5||7/19/2003||Waiting for Gordo||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137227240<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|6||7/26/2003||Go West Young Ryder||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |6||7/26/2003||Go West Young Ryder||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|7||7/1/2004||Fatal Extraction||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137230446<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |7||7/1/2004||Fatal Extraction||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137230446<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|8||7/12/2004||Holyland||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137240246<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |8||7/12/2004||Holyland||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137240246<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|9||7/22/2004||Broke and Broker||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |9||7/22/2004||Broke and Broker||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|10||7/28/2004||Skateballs of Steel||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137240531<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |10||7/28/2004||Skateballs of Steel||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137240531<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|11||8/2/2004||Almost Wormless||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |11||8/2/2004||Almost Wormless||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|12||8/8/2004||Fantasy Atoll||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |12||8/8/2004||Fantasy Atoll||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|13||8/14/2004||American Weiner||[https:// | |13||8/14/2004||American Weiner||[https://youtu.be/1ffEV6tz5Bc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|1||7/23/2005||The 2 Marketers||[https:// | |1||7/23/2005||The 2 Marketers||[https://youtu.be/uF61CHn7NcQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||7/30/2005||Lord of the 3-Ring Binder||[https:// | |2||7/30/2005||Lord of the 3-Ring Binder||[https://youtu.be/Ab90NMIzJCU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|3||8/6/2005||Iron Temp||[https:// | |3||8/6/2005||Iron Temp||[https://youtu.be/AieuNBeJckc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|4||8/13/2005||Orgy the Musical||[https:// | |4||8/13/2005||Orgy the Musical||[https://youtu.be/0JZiLvS8WL4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|5||8/20/2005||You Suck!||[https:// | |5||8/20/2005||You Suck!||[https://youtu.be/tBJcATMU3-E<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|6||8/27/2005||Jack Ryder Goes to War!||[https:// | |6||8/27/2005||Jack Ryder Goes to War!||[https://youtu.be/-grbu5cIAYs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|7||9/3/2005||Odd Job John||[https:// | |7||9/3/2005||Odd Job John||[https://youtu.be/WX9b5klZoW8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|8||9/10/2005||The Ten Labors of Jack Ryder||[https:// | |8||9/10/2005||The Ten Labors of Jack Ryder||[https://youtu.be/wxtFQlqGLvA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|9||9/17/2005||Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids||[https:// | |9||9/17/2005||Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids||[https://youtu.be/EAY-bFjHqvE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|10||9/24/2005||A Christmas Coma||[https:// | |10||9/24/2005||A Christmas Coma||[https://youtu.be/0toaE0irQMk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|11||10/1/2005||The Biggest Bang||[https:// | |11||10/1/2005||The Biggest Bang||[https://youtu.be/q2NjIb4nXNQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|12||10/8/2005||Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind||[https:// | |12||10/8/2005||Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind||[https://youtu.be/h82GO850pzc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|13||10/15/2005||Law & Lawlessness||[https:// | |13||10/15/2005||Law & Lawlessness||[https://youtu.be/wxoL0QNRljw<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ||
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|1||7/22/2006||Twenty-One, You're Dead||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239029<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |1||7/22/2006||Twenty-One, You're Dead||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239029<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|2||7/29/2006||Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |2||7/29/2006||Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|3||8/5/2006||The Temp, the Slut, the Queen and Her Corgis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |3||8/5/2006||The Temp, the Slut, the Queen and Her Corgis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|4||8/12/2006||Kindergarten Temp||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_139220587<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |4||8/12/2006||Kindergarten Temp||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_139220587<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|5||8/19/2006||Dragon Dueller||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |5||8/19/2006||Dragon Dueller||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|6||8/26/2006||The Big Dump||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239033<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |6||8/26/2006||The Big Dump||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239033<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|7||9/2/2006||29.5||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142036393<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |7||9/2/2006||29.5||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142036393<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|8||9/9/2006||A Candidacy of Dunces||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142037086<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |8||9/9/2006||A Candidacy of Dunces||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142037086<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|9||9/16/2006||The Great White Joke||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142037873<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |9||9/16/2006||The Great White Joke||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142037873<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|10||9/23/2006||The Man Who Smelled Too Much||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142038207<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |10||9/23/2006||The Man Who Smelled Too Much||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142038207<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|11||9/30/2006||Claws||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |11||9/30/2006||Claws||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|12||10/7/2006||Jack Ryder Gets Hitched|| | |12||10/7/2006||Jack Ryder Gets Hitched||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142038397<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|13||10/14/2006||My Big Miserable African Honeymoon||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142038536<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |13||10/14/2006||My Big Miserable African Honeymoon||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_142038536<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|1||7/22/2007||No One Likes a Gorilla||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |1||7/22/2007||No One Likes a Gorilla||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|2||7/29/2007||Jack Ryder: Mindhumper||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_146316537<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |2||7/29/2007||Jack Ryder: Mindhumper||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_146316537<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|3||8/5/2007||The Good Locksmith||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_146350596<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |3||8/5/2007||The Good Locksmith||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_146350596<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|4||8/12/2007||Insecticidal Tendencies||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239043<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |4||8/12/2007||Insecticidal Tendencies||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239043<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|5||8/19/2007||The Flight of the Bumbling Idiot||[https://vk.com/video32632188_160367673<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |5||8/19/2007||The Flight of the Bumbling Idiot||[https://vk.com/video32632188_160367673<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|6||8/26/2007||The Beauty Beast||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239045<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |6||8/26/2007||The Beauty Beast||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239045<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|7||9/2/2007||Ryder's Ride||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239046<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |7||9/2/2007||Ryder's Ride||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239046<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|8||9/9/2007||Jack to the Future||[https://vk.com/video17745163_161358295<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |8||9/9/2007||Jack to the Future||[https://vk.com/video17745163_161358295<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|9||9/16/2007||Master of Temps||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239048<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |9||9/16/2007||Master of Temps||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239048<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|10||9/23/2007||Revolving Jobs||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239050<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |10||9/23/2007||Revolving Jobs||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239050<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|11||9/30/2007||You Almost Got Served||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239051<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |11||9/30/2007||You Almost Got Served||[https://vk.com/video-153188346_456239051<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|12||10/7/2007||King Whore||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |12||10/7/2007||King Whore||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|13||10/14/2007||Jack and the Magic Pencil||[https://vk.com/video78892857_166037941<span style="color:green;">'''Found | |13||10/14/2007||Jack and the Magic Pencil||[https://vk.com/video78892857_166037941<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 31 January 2024
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 12 of the 52 episodes are considered lost altogether.
Episode Guide
Season 1
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
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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 | Lost |
5 | 7/19/2003 | Waiting for Gordo | Found (Russian) |
6 | 7/26/2003 | Go West Young Ryder | Lost |
7 | 7/1/2004 | Fatal Extraction | Found (Russian) |
8 | 7/12/2004 | Holyland | Found (Russian) |
9 | 7/22/2004 | Broke and Broker | Lost |
10 | 7/28/2004 | Skateballs of Steel | Found (Russian) |
11 | 8/2/2004 | Almost Wormless | Lost |
12 | 8/8/2004 | Fantasy Atoll | Lost |
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 | Lost |
3 | 8/5/2006 | The Temp, the Slut, the Queen and Her Corgis | Lost |
4 | 8/12/2006 | Kindergarten Temp | Found (Russian) |
5 | 8/19/2006 | Dragon Dueller | Lost |
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 | Lost |
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 | Lost |
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 | Lost |
13 | 10/14/2007 | Jack and the Magic Pencil | Found (Russian) |