Series synopsis
Samurai Jack is an American sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure animation television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on August 10, 2001. It ended on May 20, 2017. It was created by Genndy Tartakovsky. It stars Phil LaMarr, Mako and Greg Baldwin.
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!".
Premise
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!".
Premise: Death is failure.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Phil LaMarr as Samurai Jack (voice)
- Mako as Aku (voice)
- Greg Baldwin as Aku (voice)
Guest cast
- Tara Strong as Ashi (voice)
- John DiMaggio as Ezekiel Clench / Alien Guard (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as The High Priestess (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Bully #1 / Robot (voice)
- Joe Alaskey as General / Alien # 3 (voice)
- Jess Harnell as Ringo / Waitress (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as Boss / Bouncer # 2 (voice)
- Keegan-Michael Key as Da' Samurai (voice)
- Brock Peters as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
- Jennifer Martin as Ikra (voice)
- Mark Hamill as Guiness / Other Fisherman (voice)
- Larry Cedar as Mr. Pibbles / Doorman (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 82 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 22 | July 1, 2016 | December 19, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 13 | August 10, 2001 | December 3, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 13 | March 1, 2002 | October 11, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 11 | October 18, 2002 | August 26, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 13 | June 14, 2003 | September 25, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 10 | March 11, 2017 | May 20, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Samurai Jack: Season 5 Behind the Scenes Behind the scenes of Samurai Jack season 5 production |
July 1, 2016 |
| 2 | Genndy Tartakovsky Samurai Jack Q&A | March 24, 2017 |
| 3 | Samurai Jack: Season 5 Behind the Music | March 25, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I When Aku is reborn to set forth his reign of terror, the Emperor's son is sent off to learn the ways of the samurai. That boy becomes a man and attempts to slay Aku with a mighty sword, but Aku banishes him to the future. |
August 10, 2001 |
| 2 |
II The Samurai lands in the future and is named Jack. He is enlisted by a race of dogs to destroy Aku. |
August 10, 2001 |
| 3 |
III Jack gets weapons and beats back Aku's army of beetles saving the canine race. |
August 10, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
XIV Jack comes upon a monkey-man and agrees to train his tribe in the ways of defending themselves if the monkey-man teaches him how to "jump good". |
March 1, 2002 |
| 2 |
XV Three short stories: Jack vs. the Worm: Jack confronts a two-headed riddling serpent who will grant him his wish if he can answer their questions; The Metal-Eaters: Jack confronts a family that feed on metal and eat Jack's sword; Jack, the Gargoyle and the Fairy: Jack tries to rescue a wish-granting fairy from a gargoyle so that she may grant his wish to return home. |
March 8, 2002 |
| 3 |
XVI Jack is kidnapped and placed in a chain gang of warriors chosen to battle in front of a coliseum audience against the Dome of Doom's Champions. |
March 15, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
XXVII Jack 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. |
October 18, 2002 |
| 2 |
XXX Aku 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. |
October 25, 2002 |
| 3 |
XXVIII When a man's daughter is kidnapped by Aku's Children, Jack must infiltrate a rave to stop the musical brainwashing. |
November 1, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
XL Aku sends a Ninja to destroy Jack who is busily helping a port town in distress. |
June 14, 2003 |
| 2 |
XLI - Robo/Mondo - Bot Jack enters a village to discover that he is their Chosen One meant to embody the Robo-Samurai and destroy the Mondo-bot that has come to destroy them. |
June 21, 2003 |
| 3 |
XLII Jack is approached by a cool Samurai-punk who wants to battle with Jack in order to prove that he is the best. |
June 28, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
XCII It's been 50 years since we last saw Samurai Jack and time has not been kind to him. Aku has destroyed every time portal and Jack has stopped aging, a side effect of time travel. It seems he is cursed to just roam the land for all eternity. His past haunts him as well as a cult of assasins dedicated to killing him for Aku's glory. |
March 11, 2017 |
| 2 |
XCIII Jack's will to survive is pushed to its absolute limits after a deadly, unseen foe launches a relentless surprise attack. |
March 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
XCIV Samurai Jack is gravely injured, but still decides to face one of the deadliest foes he's ever faced, Assassins from the Cult of Aku. |
March 25, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 10, 2001 |
| Last aired | May 20, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:00:00 |