The Gift
- Studio
- Nicktoons Productions, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, THQ, Avalanche Software
- Animation studio
- Nicktoons Studios.
Character Animation (Main Characters and Elephant): Red Eye Animation Studios - Distributor
- Nickelodeon Network, Viacom
Synopsis
It's Jibolba's Shamanic Anniversary, and Tak's forgotten to get him a present- again! Luckily, he finds the perfect gift in the juju marketplace... a magical Motiki doll. But when the doll comes alive, it wreaks havoc in the village! If Jibolba finds out, it'll ruin his anniversary! And Tak can't let that happen!
Characters
Tak, Keeko, Jeera, Lok, Monkey, Old Shaman, Tlaloc, Slog, Zaria, Motiki, Vendor Juju, Chief, Jibolba
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Heiko Drengenberg, Lane Lueras, Mark Risley, Jim Schumann
Producing
- Producer
- Mitch Watson (Co-Producer)
- Supervising Producer
- Audu Paden
Writing
- Writer
- Brandon Auman, Nicole Dubuc, Mitch Watson
Animation
- Animator
- Michael Franceschi
- Animation Supervisors
- Randy Dormans, Jason Meier, Chris Neuhahn
- Story Artists
- Dean Criswell, Heiko Drengenberg, Michael Daedalus Kenny, Lane Lueras, Alex Mann, Al Zegler
- CG Creative Director
- Josh Book
- Lead CG Artist
- Joseph R. Alessandra
- CG Artists
- Joe Brogno, Alex Rial, Ant Ward
- CG Apprentices
- Andrew Bina, Elyse Hartey, Joy Johnson, Sergio Lorenzo, Danielle Powers, Harry Sanchez, Candice Stephenson
- Lead Effects Artist
- Matt Cawood
- Technical Director
- Jon Finch
- Lead Texture Artist
- Angela Ursillo
- Texture Artists
- William Dely, Sonserae Leese, George Taylor
Voices
- Voice
- Hal Sparks (Tak), John Di Maggio (Keeko, Monkey), Kari Wahlgren (Jeera), Patrick Warburton (Lok), Jeff Bennett (Old Shaman, Tlaloc), Megan Cavanagh (Slog), Dannah Feinglass (Zaria), Nick Jennings (Motiki, Vendor Juju), Maurice LaMarche (Chief), Lloyd Sherr (Jibolba)
Crew
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Oliver Pearce
- Sound Editor
- Michael Petak
- Sound Effects Editor
- Jake Allston
- Foley Mixer
- Roy Braverman
- Story Editor
- Mitch Watson
Production notes
This adventure comedy series follows the slightly skewed comic adventures of fun-loving, mischievous 14-year old Tak, who has gained access to the magical, mythical realm of the always colorful and powerful Jujus. Based on the hit Nick/THQ video game, Tak and the Power of Juju, is Nickelodeon's first CG-animated series produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank.
The series follows the teenage jungle-boy Tak and his fellow Pupununu villagers as they deal with their fate as the unluckiest tribe in the world. Their lives are sometimes helped – and frequently made more complicated – by the strange and mystical Jujus, magical beings with whom Tak has a special bond.
Tak is the only Pupununu who holds the “Power of Juju,” which allows him to access magic usually only available to 177-year-old shamans. For most, Juju power could be a recipe for success, but because of Tak's particular combination of imagination and irresponsibility, his powers only get him, the Pupununu villagers, and sometimes the Jujus, into outlandish trouble.
Tak is joined by a colorful cast of characters in this fantastical jungle setting: Chief, Jibolba, Jeera, Zaria, Lok and Keeko.
The series follows the teenage jungle-boy Tak and his fellow Pupununu villagers as they deal with their fate as the unluckiest tribe in the world. Their lives are sometimes helped – and frequently made more complicated – by the strange and mystical Jujus, magical beings with whom Tak has a special bond.
Tak is the only Pupununu who holds the “Power of Juju,” which allows him to access magic usually only available to 177-year-old shamans. For most, Juju power could be a recipe for success, but because of Tak's particular combination of imagination and irresponsibility, his powers only get him, the Pupununu villagers, and sometimes the Jujus, into outlandish trouble.
Tak is joined by a colorful cast of characters in this fantastical jungle setting: Chief, Jibolba, Jeera, Zaria, Lok and Keeko.
Awards
Nominee, Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated, Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA, 2008