Mad Jack the Pirate
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Mad Jack the Pirate is a short lived 1990s cartoon. The show was created by Bill Kopp
and was directed by Jeff DeGrandis
(who previously worked together on Toonsylvania
). On American television, the show was broadcast on Fox Kids
.
The concept is of the adventures of the rather unsuccessful and cowardly Pirate Jack (voiced by Bill Kopp
) who despite his failures never doubts his own excellence and his dim-witted anthropomorphic rat sidekick Snuk (voiced by Billy West
) as they sail the seas on their ship the Sea Chicken.
Often noticed by fans and viewers of the show is its similarity to the BBC
comedy series Blackadder
. Similarities of the main characters: Jack to Edmund Blackadder
and Snuk to Baldrick
and even almost identical quotes from the series. Even Jack's archenemy Flash is not unlike Lord Flashheart and Angus is similar to McAngus.
Currently, in some countries, the cartoon has DVD
& VCD
Editions. Also in Turkey, the cartoon was showed on Jetix Play
.
On July 23rd, 2001, Mad Jack and other properties of Saban Entertainment were sold to The Walt Disney Company
.
Bill Kopp
Bill Kopp is an American animator and film director who animated the Whammy on the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, and voiced the title character on Nelvana's Eek! The Cat and Kutter in The Terrible Thunderlizards, which he created with Savage Steve Holland...
and was directed by Jeff DeGrandis
Jeff DeGrandis
Jeff DeGrandis is an American animation director and producer. He is currently Supervising Producer on Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, and Ni Hao Kai Lan...
(who previously worked together on Toonsylvania
Toonsylvania
Toonsylvania is an animated television series, which ran for 2 seasons in 1998 on FOX's Saturday morning cartoon block in its first season, then was moved to Tuesday afternoons from September 14, 1998 until December 21, 1998, when it was cancelled...
). On American television, the show was broadcast on Fox Kids
Fox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
.
The concept is of the adventures of the rather unsuccessful and cowardly Pirate Jack (voiced by Bill Kopp
Bill Kopp
Bill Kopp is an American animator and film director who animated the Whammy on the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, and voiced the title character on Nelvana's Eek! The Cat and Kutter in The Terrible Thunderlizards, which he created with Savage Steve Holland...
) who despite his failures never doubts his own excellence and his dim-witted anthropomorphic rat sidekick Snuk (voiced by Billy West
Billy West
William Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. Born in Detroit but raised in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Billy launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN. He left the radio station to work on the short-lived revival...
) as they sail the seas on their ship the Sea Chicken.
Often noticed by fans and viewers of the show is its similarity to the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy series Blackadder
Blackadder
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC1 historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television programme episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick...
. Similarities of the main characters: Jack to Edmund Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder is the single name given to a collection of fictional characters who appear in the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder, each played by Rowan Atkinson. Although each series is set within a different period of British history, each character is part of the same familial...
and Snuk to Baldrick
Baldrick
Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character...
and even almost identical quotes from the series. Even Jack's archenemy Flash is not unlike Lord Flashheart and Angus is similar to McAngus.
Currently, in some countries, the cartoon has DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
& VCD
VCD
VCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
Editions. Also in Turkey, the cartoon was showed on Jetix Play
Jetix Play
Jetix Play was the sister channel of Disney XD owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was launched on January, 2003 and showing classic animated cartoons and animated television series. It was broadcast 17 hours in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Kazakhstan &...
.
On July 23rd, 2001, Mad Jack and other properties of Saban Entertainment were sold to The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
.
Cast
- Bill KoppBill KoppBill Kopp is an American animator and film director who animated the Whammy on the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, and voiced the title character on Nelvana's Eek! The Cat and Kutter in The Terrible Thunderlizards, which he created with Savage Steve Holland...
.... Mad Jack - Billy WestBilly WestWilliam Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. Born in Detroit but raised in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Billy launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN. He left the radio station to work on the short-lived revival...
.... Snuk - Jess HarnellJess HarnellJess Q. Harnell is an American voice actor and singer, best known for voicing Wakko Warner on Animaniacs. Harnell has been the announcer for America's Funniest Home Videos since 1998.-Life and acting career:...
.... Additional Voices - Robert Pike Daniel .... Angus Dagnabbit
- Tom KennyTom KennyThomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
.... Additional Voices - Charlie Adler .... Mrs. Grunion
- Cam ClarkeCam ClarkeCameron Arthur "Cam" Clarke is a prolific American voice actor and singer, well known for his work in animation and video games. Clarke is well known for providing the voices of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shotaro Kaneda in the 1989 original English-dub of Akira. He often voices...
.... Additional Voices - Sandy FoxSandy FoxSandra Marie "Sandy" Fox is an American voice actress who has had numerous roles in various animated cartoon and Japanese anime series, and video games....
.... Magic Pink Fairy - Brad GarrettBrad GarrettBradley "Brad" Garrett is an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and professional poker player. Throughout he has appeared in numerous television and film roles....
.... Additional Voices - Jocelyn Blue .... Additional Voices
- Sherman HowardSherman HowardHoward Lee Sherman is an American actor.-Theatre:In 1989 he appeared at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. He played the title role in Hamlet and Malvolio in Twelfth Night...
.... Additional Voices - Joyce Lang .... Additional Voices
- Kevin MeaneyKevin MeaneyKevin Gerard Meaney is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has been involved in a number of television programs, having been featured on Dr. Katz, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Garfield and Friends, Rocko's Modern Life, London Underground, and Duckman, among others...
.... Additional Voices - Steve Ochs .... Additional Voices
- Valery Pappas .... Additional Voices
- Jay RobinsonJay RobinsonJay Robinson is an American actor specialising in character roles. He was born in New York City.-Career:Robinson began his acting career in summer stock theatre and repertory companies, and eventually made his way to the Broadway stage, where he appeared in Shakespeare's As You Like It and Much...
.... Additional Voices - April WinchellApril WinchellApril Terri Winchell is an American actress, writer, voice actor, talk radio host, and commentator. She is the daughter of the late Paul Winchell.-Acting:...
.... Additional Voices
Episodes
| # | Title | Airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terrifying Sea Witch Incident (Pilot) | 9/12/1998 | After another glorious failed treasure quest, Jack embarks on another one to the island of the Three Witches. Jack is imprisoned by the witches and meets his cell mate Snuk. Jack escapes with Snuk to avoid marrying the lake monster resulting in yet another missed gain. |
| 2 | The Curse of the Blue Karbunkle | 9/19/1998 | Jack uses Sternly Ed Nerdwood to find the Blue Karbunkle, but he ends up breaking it. The deity sends Jack and Snuk to get a key from the Isle of the Biclops to access the Singeing Sword on the Isle of the Locked Door to slay the dragon on the Isle of the Fearsome Dragon to get the gem. |
| 3A | Of Zerzin, Fleebis, Queues and Cures | 9/26/1998 | Jack is ill from Fleebis. He goes on a quest to the isle of Zerzin to find the Beaten Boppen Boapen Berries, before D. Eath can claim him. Jack barely gets cured in time and inflicts death D. Eath himself. |
| 3B | A Knight To Dismember | 9/26/1998 | Jack reluctantly gives Sir Pansalot passage across the sea to the Isle of Happe to rescue his beloved Princess from the black knight Sir Percy. Jack is forced to fight Sir Percy for Sir Pansalot. |
| 4A | The Strange Case Of Angus Dagnabbit | 10/3/1998 | Angus catches Jack trying to steal his Golden Haggis. Jack challenges Angus to get it and simply fires him out of a cannon. Angus' ghost comes to reclaim the golden haggis. After much haunting, Jack finally gives it back. |
| 4B | Lights, Camera - Snuk! | 10/3/1998 | After seeing a movie, Jack decides to teach the film director at Megamouth Studios what piracy really is. Boiling Point fires Steroflyn and hires Jack and Snuk. In every clip Jack gets an injury, often being eaten by a dinosaur. As a result Snuk becomes a Movie Star. |
| 5A | Happy Birthday to who? | 10/24/1998 | Snuk takes Jack to the last place he wants to go for his birthday: The Animal Funfair. Every ride and service proves to a shambles for Jack but exciting for Snuk. Jack makes the Scuffy Skunk robot insane. Snuk rides a plane, rescues Jack, destroys Scuffy and crash lands. |
| 5B | Shipwhacked | 10/24/1998 | Snuk's blunder results in Jack and Snuk washed ashore on an island. Jack has a hard time surviving on the island, but Snuk takes it coolly and has better luck than Jack. At last they find a posh hotel resort, but its worse than what they've been through. |
| 6 | The Horror of Draclia | 10/31/1998 | Jack and Snuk go on a quest for Count Draclia's castle for the golden wand. But Draclia has been expecting them. In attempt to steal the treasure box, Draclia zombifies Snuk and captures Jack. Jack manages to snap Snuk out of it and Snuk defeats Draclia. |
| 7A | The Treasure Of The Headless, Left-Handed, Peatmoss Salesman | 11/7/1998 | Jack and Snuk get arrested by the police before they can begin their treasure quest. They are sentenced to the DMMV, Flash their driving instructor. Jack fails the tormenting test and goes for the Ninny Class instead. |
| 7B | 999 Delights | 11/7/1998 | Jack goes to the D&D Wizards and Warriors Convention and steals a magic wand so he go on a quest to find the Enchantress Victoria im the Castle of 999 Delights. Once inside the castle, Jack finds Victoria is a devil lady who does 999 delightful tortures on Jack. |
| 8A | The Alarming Snow Troll Encounter | 11/14/1998 | Jack and Snuk are crossing the frozen plains, when snow trolls attack and steal their ice-cream maker. After a visit to the Snow Sultan, Jack and Snuk go to find the trolls, only to be captured by them. Jack tricks them into lighting a barbecue and brings the ice-cream maker back to the palace. |
| 8B | The Case of the Crabs | 11/14/1998 | Jack and Snuk dive in a submarine to find the pink pearl in the kingdom of Crustacia. Things go horribly wrong when they walk the seabed and they are taken prisoner by the Crustacians. They meet the imitation crab Chuck. They are taken to be eaten by a vicious clam. They all escape, but Jack doesn't manage to get the pink pearl. |
| 9A | Jack the Dragon Slayer | 12/12/1998 | Jack goes on a quest to rescue Princess Penelope from the dragon Darsh for a reward. Darsh is pretty dense for Jack since he listens to the Princess a lot and they both love each other. With that Jack cancels his quest and manages to save his skin from an unpaid debt. |
| 9B | Captain Snuk | 12/12/1998 | Jack receives a threatening letter from Jean Clad, an old enemy of his. Jack and Snuk impersonate each other. Jean tells Snuk his story and abuses Jack. Before Snuk can get into a duel, Jack blows his cover. After Jack has a small talk, Jean departs. |
| 10A | The Island of Pink and Fuzzy | 2/6/1999 | Jack and Snuk head to the Island of Pink and Fuzzy in search of treasure. They reach the Fortress of Ultimate Cutness with a poodle Taloose. Finally they bypass the vicious Ted the Bear and get the treasure. However the treasure is cursed. |
| 10B | Uncle Mortimer | 2/6/1999 | Jack inherits a fortune from his Uncle Mortimer with the requirement to deliver Scabby Doo to the Isle of the Hanna Barberians. Mortimer's ghost haunts Jack and Snuk on the ship trying to kill them. When they reach the island they find that Mortimer's butler Stewey was disguised as Mortimer's ghost to get the treasure for himself. To Jack's disappointment the treasure is dog biscuits. |
| 11A | The Great Kapow! | 2/13/1999 | While Jack and Snuk are starving at sea, an island tribe is having trouble feeding the Great Kapow. Before Jack can eat Snuk, they reach the island. The tribe treat Jack and Snuk to delicious food but are fattening them up for Kapow. When Snuk is thrown to Kapow, he finds Kapow is a man operating a machine to scare the tribe into feeding him. In the end Snuk puts everyone on a diet. |
| 11B | The Snuk, the Mad and the Ugly | 2/13/1999 | Jack plans to get rich by setting Snuk up, but gets in the nick too. Their cell mate Artouro tells them a treasure location. Jack and Snuk escape and head for Cheerful Valley. After crossing the desert and much digging, Jack and Snuk find the treasure, but Artouro reclaims it. |
| 12A | Attack of the Man-Eating, Green Gorillas | 2/20/1999 | Jack finds treasure in a Mesoamerican pyramid when he is abducted by Flash and his buccaneer crew. Snuk recalls the days Flash got Jack into trouble in elementary school. Their old teacher appears in the sea and only Snuk answers her previous question correctly, but loses the treasure. |
| 12B | The Johnny of the Lamp | 2/20/1999 | Jack has procured a magic lamp only to lose it to a sea monster. Angus Dagnabbit is only one up to the job of catching the sea monster. After failing to catch the sea monster twice, all three get swallowed by the monster. They use the lamp and get sent into the lamp where they meet the Johnny. |
| 13A | Mad Jack and the Beanstalk | 2/27/1999 | Snuk loses money Jack gave him to a conman and is left with beans tied to string. Jack throws the beans in the sea resulting in a giant bean stalk growing. Jack and Snuk try to find treasure in a castle while avoiding the giant. After getting a giant coin, they all fall through the clouds giving the landlord his rent for the Sea Chicken. |
| 13B | The Curse of the Mummy's Toe | 2/27/1999 | Jack is on a hunt for the legendary Mummy's Toe. Jack gets hold of a decipher ring. In the pyramid Jack and Snuk find the treasure room meeting the imitation crab Chuck. Jack picks up the toe only to trigger collapses and the trio meet the mummy. After losing the mummy Jack is arrested for theft. (Season Finale) |