Series synopsis
Lunar Jim is a Canadian animation television series that premiered on CBC Television on January 1, 2016. It ended on January 1, 2016. It was created by Alexander Bar. It stars Bill Kopp, Jo Vannicola, Rob Paulsen and Rob Tinkler.
Lunar Jim is an animated preschool-oriented stop-motion television show produced in Canada by Halifax Film and Alliance Atlantis, and aired in the USA as well on Discovery Channel and V-Me from 2005-2012. The show is based on an original concept created by Alexander Bar. Season 1 was Executive Produced by Jeff Rosen. It was script-edited in Season one by Peter Sauder. Season two was helmed by award-winning veteran producer/writer Jed MacKay. Ben Zelkowizc provided the voice of Jim.
Jim and his ...
Premise
Lunar Jim is an animated preschool-oriented stop-motion television show produced in Canada by Halifax Film and Alliance Atlantis, and aired in the USA as well on Discovery Channel and V-Me from 2005-2012. The show is based on an original concept created by Alexander Bar. Season 1 was Executive Produced by Jeff Rosen. It was script-edited in Season one by Peter Sauder. Season two was helmed by award-winning veteran producer/writer Jed MacKay. Ben Zelkowizc provided the voice of Jim.
Jim and his team; Rover the Robot Dog, Ripple the Super Space Mechanic, Eco the Farmer, and TED, the Technical Equipment Device, live on Blue Moon L22, the second-to-last moon on the edge of the Milky Way. Focusing on exploration and inquiry, Lunar Jim intends to promote such life skills as problem-solving, persistence, creativity, and cooperation, with an emphasis on "pre-science skills". His rallying cry is "Let's get lunar!"
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 92 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | January 1, 2016 | January 1, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 40 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meteor Mystery | January 1, 2016 |
| 2 | That Sinking Feeling | |
| 3 | Pest Problem |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tag the Dog Rover’s dog tag falls off while he’s testing Ripple’s Space Springers, and he loses his sense ofdirection. He’s discovered high up on a column in Crazy Column Cave. Jim uses the SpaceSpringers to jump up to Rover and rescue him. |
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| 2 |
Homemade Circus T.E.D. is extremely disappointed when the Super Space Circus has to cancel their visit to MoonaLuna at the last minute. The day is saved when each of the others transforms a work activity into acircus act. |
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| 3 |
T.E.D.’s Big Bang Boomerang A blade on the fan of the Ecodome heater has broken, and it’s getting dangerously cold for theplants. Luckily, a replacement fan blade is scheduled to arrive on the Supply Pod. |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 1, 2016 |
| Last aired | January 1, 2016 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |