Samurai Jack (2001)
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- Amy Keating Rogers
- Darrick Bachman
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Episode 1 - XXVII
Release Date: 2002-10-18Jack is turned into a chicken by a cranky wizard. While he tries to fix this, he gets caught by a "handler" and becomes a prize-winning Creature Combat fighter.
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Episode 2 - XXX
Release Date: 2002-10-25Aku leads Jack to a graveyard where the dead begin to rise. An evil spirit takes over Jack's sword, leading Jack to defend himself against his own weapon. When Aku gets hold of the sword, Jack fears he's finally met his end.
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Episode 3 - XXVIII
Release Date: 2002-11-01When a man's daughter is kidnapped by Aku's Children, Jack must infiltrate a rave to stop the musical brainwashing.
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Episode 4 - XXIX
Release Date: 2002-11-08Jack boards a train to his next destination only to be attacked by a couple of arguing bounty hunters.
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Episode 5 - XXXI
Release Date: 2002-11-15Jack must read hieroglyphics, solve riddles and assemble a sacred scarab to call upon Ra for help in fighting evil ancient Egyptian shadow warriors.
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Episode 6 - XXXII
Release Date: 2003-04-26Jack must travel along a water creature, a mountain creature and a flying creature to get to a portal to return home. But once he reaches the portal, it is guarded by an undefeatable warrior who tells him that this portal is not for him.
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Episode 7 - XXXIII
Release Date: 2003-05-03An over-friendly creature begins following Jack, messing up Jack's every move along his quest.
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Episode 8 - XXXIV
Release Date: 2003-05-10Jack and a Swamp Wizard travel to the four corners of the earth, collecting pieces that are meant to get Jack home. But when Aku reveals himself to be the Swamp Wizard, Jack must battle these pieces which are now being puppeteered by Aku's evil hands.
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Episode 9 - XXXV
Release Date: 2003-05-17When Jack enters a spooky, old mansion and gets locked inside, he catches sight of a figure and sets after it to find out what is going on. As Jack is led further and further in, he discovers that the house and its inhabitants have an evil plan that involves…him.
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Episode 10 - XXXVI
Release Date: 2003-05-31Jack falls into a hidden temple sanctuary to find monks trained like him in the style of the Ancient Master. The Ancient Master's Son then tells Jack of a portal to send him home, but in order to use it, his new friends must be sacrificed.
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Episode 11 - XXXIX
Release Date: 2003-06-07Jack is carefully making his way through a labyrinth to reach a mysterious box - the problem is, so are two thieves.
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Episode 12 - The Birth of Evil (Part 2)
Release Date: 2003-08-16The gods send the Emperor a mystical horse to free him and deliver him to a castle in the sky. The three gods give him powers and forge a mystic sword for him to wield. The Emperor goes forth to fight Aku. Aku is vulnerable to the sword but his shape shifting abilities prove the Emperor's equal, particularly when Aku takes on the form of an entire army. But the Emperor manages to prove seemingly triumphant and the Emperor's wife greets him with his newborn son. The Emperor resolves that in case Aku returns, he must formulate a plan.
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Episode 13 - Jack and the Labyrinth
Release Date: 2003-06-07Jack is directed to a deathtrap-filled labyrinth which holds a diamond that can restore him to his time. Unfortunately a master Thief also enters the labyrinth going for the item. The two of them prove equally adept in their own styles of bypassing the same traps through technology and training. The two men are forced to alternately join forces to defeat the guardian statue-robots and double-cross each other to make sure they end up with the gem. Jack helps the Thief escape who in return leaves him trapped - overwhelmed, Jack is on the verge of defeat when the Thief returns to pull him out. The two seem to come to terms...just as the diamond shatters and the Thief apparently disappears.