Bad Luck's Back

Bad Luck's Back

October 13, 2007 TV Episode Tak and the Power of JuJu

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

When more bad luck plagues the tribe, the scheming twins known as Blod and Bleeta convince the villagers that Tak is to blame. He must be angering the Jujus! Tak feels horrible… until he discovers that Blod and Bleeta are the ones causing the bad luck in order to tarnish his reputation! And when he realizes that their next prank may go too far, Tak jumps into action to save the day and clear his name!

Characters

Tak, Jeera, Lok, Squire, Zaria Admirer, Bleeta Ungataka, Donna the Sheep, Chief, Log Hermit, Spider Juju, Blod Ungataka, Jibolba, Mask Guy, Oonga Ungataka, Zaria, Linda the Sheep, Chaka Ungataka, Slog, Pupununus

Credits

Producing

Producer
Mitch Watson (Co-Producer)
Supervising Producer
Audu Paden

Writing

Writer
Brandon Auman, Nicole Dubuc, Mitch Watson
Story Editor
Mitch Watson

Voices

Voice
Hal Sparks (Tak, Squire, Zaria Admirer), Kari Wahlgren (Jeera, Bleeta Ungataka), Patrick Warburton (Lok), April Winchell (Donna the Sheep), Maurice LaMarche (Chief, Log Hermit, Spider Juju), Rene Mujica (Blod Ungataka, Pupununu #2), Lloyd Sherr (Jibolba, Mask Guy, Oonga Ungataka, Dannah Feinglass (Zaria, Linda the Sheep), Mindy Sterling (Chaka Ungataka), Megan Cavanagh (Slog)

Sound

Sound Editor
Michael Petak
Sound Effects Editor
Jake Allston
Foley Mixer
Roy Braverman

Production Management

Post-Production Supervisor
Oliver Pearce

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.