Secession

Secession

March 8, 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

Tak, Jeera and Keeko are tired of adults always telling them what to do. So they leave the village and move to a Juju realm, where magical spheres do everything for them and give them whatever they want! But when the three friends start bickering over who's in charge in this realm of possibility, they realize that maybe they need rules after all.

Characters

Tak, Keeko, Jeera, Takeeta, Hrumpyfrump, Horrible Monster, Little Keeko, Navis, Jibolba, Announcer, Chief, Log Hermit, Zaria, Girl, Chaka Ungataka, Slog

Credits

Producing

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

Writing

Writer
Thomas Krajewski

Voices

Voice
Hal Sparks (Tak, Takeeta, Hrumpyfrump), John Di Maggio (Keeko, Horrible Monster, Little Keeko), Kari Wahlgren (Jeera, Navis), Lloyd Sherr (Jibolba, Announcer), Maurice LaMarche (Chief, Log Hermit), Dannah Feinglass (Zaria, Girl), Mindy Sterling (Chaka Ungataka), Megan Cavanagh (Slog)

Crew

Post-Production Supervisor
Oliver Pearce
Sound Editor
Michael Petak
Foley Mixer
Roy Braverman
Story Editor
Mitch Watson
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.