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 4 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2007
Episode 1
No One Likes a Gorilla
Jack is a Corporate Mascot, handing out fliers for a mattress store, dressed in an ape costume.
Episode 2
Mindhumper
Jack is a Magician's Assistant until the magician is taken away for sawing a lady in half and Jack gets to wear the top hat.
Episode 3
The Good Locksmith
Jack is a Locksmith, learning the deft art of picking locks and remaining honest in a crooked biz.
Episode 4
Insecticidal Tendencies
Jack is an Exterminator, with a talent and a taste for the killin'. But is he also exterminating his soul?
Episode 5
Flight of the Bumbling Idiot
Jack is a flight attendant, and does his best to fluff pillows, remain calm, and not crash the plane.
Episode 6
The Beauty Beast
Jack is a plastic surgeon, and acquires a taste for going under the knife and "improving" himself.
Episode 7
Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion
Jack is a limo driver and tries to keep his cool and "couth" in the middle of prom season.
Episode 8
12 Chickens
Jack is an "EGG FARMER" and must face his Future Self who wants to kill him for starting the Apocalypse.
Episode 9
Master of Temps
Jack is a career counselor at Odd Jobs and experiences life from the other side of the desk.
Episode 10
Revolving Jobs
Jack gets his dream job as a spray on tanner, but on the way to work gets trapped in a revolving door with a fellow sociologist.
Episode 11
You Almost Got Served
Jack is a process server and finds the one job where he has a zero success rate, but refuses to quit.
Episode 12
King Ho
Jack is an escort and tries to show the ladies a good time while remaining on his pimp's good side.
Episode 13
Jack and the Magic Pencil
Jack works at an animation studio where his flakey boss has a magic pencil capable of altering reality. Jack secretly starts using it. Too bad for reality he's such a poor artist.