The Three Friends and Jerry
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The Three Friends and Jerry is an animated television series which aired in the United States
on Fox Family
, Nickelodeon
in the UK and Latin America and TG4 in Ireland. A Swedish
/British
co-production, the series was created by Magnus Carlsson
and produced by Happy Life Productions and TV Loonland.
adopted The Three Friends and Jerry into their lineup, many people thought it was not appropriate for children to watch. The Three Friends and Jerry show had sexual themes as in one episode Jerry peeps on Linda while she's putting on panties
at the girls' locker room, also in the opening scene The Three Friends and Jerry are trying to look at the girls' panties with a mirror
while the girls are jumping rope. In another episode the kids are caught by their teacher going to pornography
pages on the school computers. The show also showed the kids involved in other illegal activities such as counterfeiting money and breaking into houses. Due to these causes the show was only broadcast about one year in the United States.
United States
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on Fox Family
ABC Family
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, Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
in the UK and Latin America and TG4 in Ireland. A Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
/British
United Kingdom
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co-production, the series was created by Magnus Carlsson
Magnus Carlsson (illustrator)
Magnus Carlsson, born April 20, 1965, a Swedish director, illustrator and animator.Carlsson is one of Sweden's best known and most active illustrators. He started with professional animation in 1988 and has since created a series of animated films and television series. Among other things, he has...
and produced by Happy Life Productions and TV Loonland.
Plot
Jerry is a new kid who does not fit with any of his schoolmates. This series shows his best attempts to try to be liked by the 'three friends' who do not want him to be part of their group but still let him hang out with them as long as he helps them with their problems. They meanwhile also fall for a group of the girls in town, who refuse to date them by calling them Ponks.Critics
Although NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
adopted The Three Friends and Jerry into their lineup, many people thought it was not appropriate for children to watch. The Three Friends and Jerry show had sexual themes as in one episode Jerry peeps on Linda while she's putting on panties
Panties
Panties are a form of underwear, usually light and snug-fitting, designed to be worn by women or girls in the area directly below the waist. Typical components include an elastic waistband, a crotch panel to cover the genital area , and a pair of leg openings which, like the waistband, are often...
at the girls' locker room, also in the opening scene The Three Friends and Jerry are trying to look at the girls' panties with a mirror
Mirror
A mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection...
while the girls are jumping rope. In another episode the kids are caught by their teacher going to pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
pages on the school computers. The show also showed the kids involved in other illegal activities such as counterfeiting money and breaking into houses. Due to these causes the show was only broadcast about one year in the United States.
Main Characters
- Jerry - The new kid in town. He always seems to come up with strange ideas.. He tries to have a friendship with Frank, Thomas and Eric. He sports blond hair. He wears a yellow shirt, blue pants, and red shoes. Voiced by Joona Saastamoinen.
- Frank - He is the child that is bald. He's lovesick with Linda. He isn't letting Jerry on his team. He always tries to impress Linda. He wears blue T-Shirt with number 1, black pants, and green shoes. Voiced by Archie Tripathi.
- Thomas - he is a child . He never dresses without his big green hat. He's on Frank's team. He wears a red shirt, green shoes, and brown shoes. Voiced by Axel Östlund.
- Eric - he is a child . He loves to play footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. He's on Frank's team. He's got long blond hair. He wears a green T-shirt, blue pants, and black football shoes. Voiced by Johan Båge.
- Linda - she is Frank's cousin. She hates little boys and decides to go to dates with older boys. She wears a green blouse, red skirt and black shoes. She has blond hair.
- Mimmi - she is the slightly spoiled daughter of Roy Johnson and is Linda's friend. She is a brunette. She wears a blue dress with sun picture and red shoes. Voiced by Linnea Hincks.
- Tess - she is Tony's sister and Linda's friend. She's got blondBlondBlond or blonde or fair-hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some sort of yellowish color...
hair. She wears a white blouse, purple dress, and green shoes. She loves Eric and keeps that secret from Linda and Mimmi.
Secondary Characters
- Roy Johnson - he is Mimmi's father and a boss of the shop at Carlsonville.
- Monica - she loves Tony and works in the shop.
- Tony - he is Tess's brother. He loves playing heavy metal musicHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
.
- PE Teacher - he is Jerry's father. He is very angry with three friends and his son, but he has a good heart.
- Teacher - she teaches Jerry's class. The three friends and Jerry try to send her into space so they won't have any lessons.
- Dick Priest - he keeps an eye on the town where everything is fine. He works in the church.
- Vicious Oscar - he is very lazy and has no money. He lives at the old house.
- Mr and Mrs. Ingrid Bertwhistle - they are Jerry's neighbours.
Episodes
# | Episode Title | Summary | Air Date |
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1 | Kissing Linda | When Linda's parents are away for a weekend, Linda must stay at Frank's and Frank tries to kiss her. | Unknown |
2 | Bank Robbery | The Three Friends and Jerry are framed by the police to be the children gang, after the real gang robbed the bank. | Unknown |
3 | Ant Hill | After having the accident at the ant hill, Frank seeks revenge on the ants and seeks Thomas and Eric's help in destroying the ants. | Unknown |
4 | UFO-Spotting | Frank is adbucted by the aliens and controlled. Thomas, Eric and Jerry must save Frank before it's too late. | Unknown |
5 | Brake Slamming | Frank is happy with his new bike, which has pedal brakes. | Unknown |
6 | The Circus | While on a trip around the circus, Jerry accidentally brakes free two ostriches. Can he and the Three Friends bring the ostriches back to the circus before the performance starts? | Unknown |
7 | Work Experience | The Three Friends get lost inside the forest. | Unknown |
8 | Barking Up The Wrong Tree | The Three Friends and Jerry become stars of TV. | Unknown |
9 | The Beauty Contest | Linda and her mother watch a film of the beauty contest in which Linda loses. | Unknown |
10 | Stars in Your Eyes | The Three Friends and Jerry pretend to be a scary rock band called Dog Sun for the music contest, but they're unaware this is with a nice music. | Unknown |
11 | Fashion | The Three Friends and Jerry try to be cool. | Unknown |
12 | The Snowball Fight | After The Three Friends and Jerry accidentally crashed Oscar's house, Jerry must bring Oscar to his house, while The Three Friends must rebuild the house. Can Jerry hide Oscar from his parents? | Unknown |
13 | Ice Hockey | The Three Friends and Jerry and the girls are having an ice hockey match. Who will win? | Unknown |
14 | My Friend is An Ant | Jerry tries to save his little ant from the clutches of Arthur in the museum of the Earth's history. | Unknown |
15 | Neat and Tidy | Frank's mother orders Frank to be neat and tidy for the rest of the day and he will earn ten dollars. Can he be neat and tidy for the rest of the day? | Unknown |
16 | Tony's Party | The Three Friends and Jerry disguise themselves as teens in order to get into Tony's party. | Unknown |
17 | The Fishing Trip | The Three Friends and Jerry and the girls go on a fishing trip. | Unknown |
18 | Carol Singing | The Three Friends and Jerry sing songs for Christmas. | Unknown |
19 | South Sea | Frank has a terrible dream of himself with Thomas, Eric, and Jerry at the island. | Unknown |
20 | The Club House | Jerry must take three tests to become a teammate of The Three Friends. | Unknown |
21 | The Forging Machine | Jerry creates a machine what will create money. | Unknown |
22 | Cowboys | While The Three Friends and the girls are out horseriding, Jerry accidentally breaks the teacher's cup. | Unknown |
23 | The Delivery | Jerry becomes a delivery boy. | Unknown |
24 | Old People's Party | The class of the Three Friends and Jerry makes a party for the elder people. | Unknown |
25 | Scientists 'R' Us | The Three Friends seek Jerry's help to win the radio quiz "Scientists 'R' Us". | Unknown |
26 | Camping | The Three Friends and Jerry are having a camp at Thomas' garden. | Unknown |
27 | Boomerang | Frank tries to learn how to toss a boomerang. | Unknown |
28 | Frightening Fifth Form | Frank is frightened of the bloodhanded teen. | Unknown |
29 | Jerry's Lucky Day | Jerry is having the lucky day. | Unknown |
30 | Catch the Girl | The Three Friends and Jerry are worried about the prisoner named Jimmy. | Unknown |
31 | The Flea Market | Jerry sells his aunt's vase to an old lady. | Unknown |
32 | Head Lice | Jerry puts the little ants on his and The Three Friends' heads to pretend they have the head lice. | Unknown |
33 | Supermarket | While on shopping with their parents, The Three Friends and Jerry are having the ski race at the supermarket's chill room. | Unknown |
34 | Country Cousin | Frank's cousin comes to town. | Unknown |
35 | Secret Mission | Frank, Eric and Jerry try to follow Thomas to discover his secret. | Unknown |
36 | Hackers | Ahmet Ben Party and his family and friends find themselves on Carlsonville. | Unknown |
37 | The Moose Hunt | A moose arrives at Frank's house. | Unknown |
38 | Cheat and Curse | An evil fairy puts the curse on The Three Friends and Jerry. | Unknown |
39 | The Rodent Exhibition | The Three Friends and Jerry take Jerry's father's African instruments for the school performance. | Unknown |