Odd Job Jack (partially lost Comedy Channel animated sitcom; 2003-2007)
Promotional picture of the series.
Status: Partially Lost
Odd Job Jack is an 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 source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |