The Samurai Called Jack
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| “The Samurai Called Jack” | |
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| Samurai Jack episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Written by | Genndy Tartakovsky Paul Rudish |
| Directed by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Production no. | 102 |
| Original airdate | August 10, 2001 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "The Beginning" | "The First Fight" |
| List of Samurai Jack episodes | |
"The Samurai Called Jack" is the second episode of Samurai Jack's first season. It was shown as a feature length episode with "The Beginning" before it and "The First Fight" after it, which was then released as "Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie". The episode aired on August 10, 2001.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Jack, thrown into a portal by Aku, finds himself in the distant future, shaped by years of Aku's evil reign. He soon meets three guys who, impressed by his athletic abilities and fighting skills, call him "Jack", a name which he eventually takes as his own. Later, Jack befriends some talking archaeologist dogs and hears of their plight working for Aku. He vows to help the dogs gain their freedom from a life of enslaved jewel mining.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] References
- The dogs in the episode are mining the remains of the City of Townsville which is where the Powerpuff Girls live. A billboard in the background shows a picture of the Talking Dog which was in an episode of The Powerpuff Girls.
- One of the canine archaeologists is Big Dog from 2 Stupid Dogs.
[edit] Quotes
- Rothchild (talking dog): "Down here, old fellow. I was just wondering if you'd be so kind as to join us, as we were just..."
- Jack : "Talking demon dogs!!"
- Rothchild (talking dog): "Good heavens! Where?"
