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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> | 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 | 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 1 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 | On July 8, 2024, 12/13 episodes from season 1 were uploaded online sourced from recordings of the show’s Spanish dub on Adult Swim in Latin America, broadcast as ''Jack, el empleado desempleado'' (roughly translates to ''Jack, the Unemployed Employee'').<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu_MbBRmFC9PdomvIvj6TTfb1ANnvgNYP</ref> Episode 6 (Go West Young Ryder) is still considered lost in its full form, since it was the only episode in the season not included with said recordings. | ||
On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube | On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube. 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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|5||4/2/2003||Waiting for Gordo||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137227240<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | |5||4/2/2003||Waiting for Gordo||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137227240<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|6||4/9/2003||Go West Young Ryder||[https://youtu.be/nf5_kbe-bEc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''] | |6||4/9/2003||Go West Young Ryder||[https://youtu.be/nf5_kbe-bEc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''] | ||
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|7||6/19/2004||Fatal Extraction||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137230446<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | |7||6/19/2004||Fatal Extraction||[https://vk.com/video-13637200_137230446<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian) | ||
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|12||7/24/2004||Fantasy Atoll||[https://youtu.be/5-f5--YyhZA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Spanish) | |12||7/24/2004||Fantasy Atoll||[https://youtu.be/5-f5--YyhZA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Spanish) | ||
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|13||7/31/2004||American Wiener||[https://youtu.be/1ffEV6tz5Bc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |13||7/31/2004||American Wiener||[https://youtu.be/1ffEV6tz5Bc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ||
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|1||7/23/2005||The 2 Marketeers||[https://youtu.be/uF61CHn7NcQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |1||7/23/2005||The 2 Marketeers||[https://youtu.be/uF61CHn7NcQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||7/30/2005||Lord of the 3-Ring Binder||[https://youtu.be/Ab90NMIzJCU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |2||7/30/2005||Lord of the 3-Ring Binder||[https://youtu.be/Ab90NMIzJCU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3||8/6/2005||Iron Temp||[https://youtu.be/AieuNBeJckc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |3||8/6/2005||Iron Temp||[https://youtu.be/AieuNBeJckc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4||8/13/2005||Orgy: the Musical||[https://youtu.be/0JZiLvS8WL4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |4||8/13/2005||Orgy: the Musical||[https://youtu.be/0JZiLvS8WL4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5||8/20/2005||You Suck!||[https://youtu.be/tBJcATMU3-E<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |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://youtu.be/-grbu5cIAYs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |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://youtu.be/WX9b5klZoW8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |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 Labours of Jack Ryder||[https://youtu.be/wxtFQlqGLvA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |8||9/10/2005||The Ten Labours of Jack Ryder||[https://youtu.be/wxtFQlqGLvA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||9/17/2005||Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids||[https://youtu.be/EAY-bFjHqvE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |9||9/17/2005||Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids||[https://youtu.be/EAY-bFjHqvE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||9/24/2005||A Christmas Coma||[https://youtu.be/0toaE0irQMk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |10||9/24/2005||A Christmas Coma||[https://youtu.be/0toaE0irQMk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||10/1/2005||The Biggest Bang||[https://youtu.be/q2NjIb4nXNQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |11||10/1/2005||The Biggest Bang||[https://youtu.be/q2NjIb4nXNQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||10/8/2005||Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind||[https://youtu.be/h82GO850pzc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |12||10/8/2005||Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind||[https://youtu.be/h82GO850pzc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13||10/15/2005||Law & Lawlessness||[https://youtu.be/wxoL0QNRljw<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |13||10/15/2005||Law & Lawlessness||[https://youtu.be/wxoL0QNRljw<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 20 October 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 1 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 8, 2024, 12/13 episodes from season 1 were uploaded online sourced from recordings of the show’s Spanish dub on Adult Swim in Latin America, broadcast as Jack, el empleado desempleado (roughly translates to Jack, the Unemployed Employee).[9] Episode 6 (Go West Young Ryder) is still considered lost in its full form, since it was the only episode in the season not included with said recordings.
On July 15, 2024, the opening scene from Go West Young Ryder was uploaded to YouTube. 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 | 3/12/2003 | I Watch the Watchmen | Found (Russian) |
3 | 3/19/2003 | The Wheel Is Not Enough | Found (Russian) |
4 | 3/26/2003 | Easy Ryder | Found (Spanish) |
5 | 4/2/2003 | Waiting for Gordo | Found (Russian) |
6 | 4/9/2003 | Go West Young Ryder | Partially Found |
7 | 6/19/2004 | Fatal Extraction | Found (Russian) |
8 | 6/26/2004 | Holyland | Found (Russian) |
9 | 7/3/2004 | Broke & Broker | Found (Spanish) |
10 | 7/10/2004 | Skateballs of Steel | Found (Russian) |
11 | 7/17/2004 | Almost Wormless | Found (Spanish) |
12 | 7/24/2004 | Fantasy Atoll | Found (Spanish) |
13 | 7/31/2004 | American Wiener | Found |
Season 2
# | Air Date | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7/23/2005 | The 2 Marketeers | 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 Labours 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 |
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 |
Other Lost Content
The Seen (1997 prototype short film)
- Status: Lost
Odd Job Jack, along with its production company, Smiley Guy Studios, originated in 1997 from a short film called The Seen.[11] Despite being released using a multitude of media, the short film itself has never resurfaced, with it only being known to exist as an unarchived SWF file on an old version of the Smiley Guy Studios website. Only a single screenshot of this prototype survived since then.[12]
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
- ↑ http://www.oddjobjack.com/abouttheshow.php?sec=5
- ↑ https://cfccreates.com/content-hub/the-seen-odd-job-jack/