Odd Job Jack
Odd Job Jack is an animated comedy about one guy's misadventures in temporary employment and his quest to get a full-time life. In the year 2003, in an unnamed Canadian megacity, JACK RYDER (voiced by Don McKellar) searches for a way out of limbo. Twenty-five years old and fresh out of university - sporting a degree in sociology and shouldering a hefty student debt - Jack is decidedly unsure what he wants to do with the rest of his life. In fiscal desperation, Jack signs on at a temp agency - Odd Jobs Unlimited - where he finds himself placed in a variety of usual and unusual postion by Betty Styles, his ever-optimistic (and in Jack's opinion, totally attractive) career counsellor. In every episode, Jack tries out a new job, introducing him to an array of interesting characters, unique experiences, and different perspectives on the working world.
- 2003-2007
- 4 seasons
- Comedy Central
- Animation, Comedy
- TV-MA
Odd Job Jack is an animated comedy about one guy's misadventures in temporary employment and his quest to get a full-time life. In the year 2003, in an unnamed Canadian megacity, JACK RYDER (voiced by Don McKellar) searches for a way out of limbo. Twenty-five years old and fresh out of university - sporting a degree in sociology and shouldering a hefty student debt - Jack is decidedly unsure what he wants to do with the rest of his life. In fiscal desperation, Jack signs on at a temp agency - Odd Jobs Unlimited - where he finds himself placed in a variety of usual and unusual postion by Betty Styles, his ever-optimistic (and in Jack's opinion, totally attractive) career counsellor. In every episode, Jack tries out a new job, introducing him to an array of interesting characters, unique experiences, and different perspectives on the working world.
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2005
Episode 1
The 2 Marketeers
Jack works as an ad whiz at his mother's agency and starts upstaging the woman who gave him life.
Episode 2
Lord of the 3-Ring Binder
Jack works as a teacher's assistant and becomes involved in an academic quest.
Episode 3
Iron Temp
Jack works as a game show contestant on a hit Japanese TV series.
Episode 4
Orgy: The Musical
Jack works as a stagehand on a musical and is vaulted into the role of lead male.
Episode 5
You Suck!
Jack works as a personal assistant to a glue-sniffing ex-self-help guru.
Episode 6
Jack Ryder Goes to War
Jack works as a soldier and is sent to put down a revolt.
Episode 7
Odd Job John
Jack's great grandfather John arrives in this country and finds himself working on the railroad.
Episode 8
The Ten Labours of Jack Ryder
Jack works as a midwife and must deliver the world's first set of 'dectuplets'.
Episode 9
Night of the Flesh Eating Zombie Meter Maids
Jack works as a meter maid and everybody hates his guts.
Episode 10
A Christmas Coma
Jack works as a gift wrapper for Christmas until an errant toy puts him in a coma.
Episode 11
The Biggest Bang
Jack works as a bellhop at a space-themed hotel and gets a lot of action.
Episode 12
Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind
Having launched himself and his friends into space, Jack works as an astronaut.
Episode 13
Law and Lawlessness
Jack works as a court reporter at the trial of a man who cuts off the baby toes of celebs.