Joy Ride

Joy Ride

January 26, 2008 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 a Juju gives Jeera with her own J-Runner (a Juju version of a car), Tak gets jealous. So that night, he and Keeko "borrow" the J-Runner and take it on a joyride! It's fun at first... until they accidentally hit a Juju! If anyone finds out that Tak and Keeko took out a Juju, who knows what kind of punishment is in store for them. So they do what any two boys would do in this situation- pretend that the Juju is still alive.

Characters

Tak, Keeko, Jeera, Lok, Guard Chief, Roadkill Juju, Emu, Pugnacious Juju, Gremlin Juju, Chief, George, Belly Juju, Log Hermit, Pupununu, Burt, Gillbert, Guy, Judge Juju, Party Juju, Doris, Jibolba

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), John Di Maggio (Keeko, Guard Chief, Roadkill Juju), Kari Wahlgren (Jeera, Emu), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Jeera), Patrick Warburton (Lok), Kirk Ward (Pugnacious Juju), Jeff Bennett (Gremlin Juju), Maurice LaMarche (Chief, George, Belly Juju, Log Hermit, Pupununu), Rob Paulsen (Burt, Gillbert, Guy, Judge Juju, Party Juju), Dannah Feinglass (Doris), Lloyd Sherr (Jibolba)

Sound

Sound Editor
Michael Petak
Foley Mixer
Roy Braverman

Production Management

Post-Production Supervisor
Oliver Pearce
Production Assistant
Alan Chow

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.