List of Odd Job Jack episodes

This is a list of episodes of the Canadian adult animated comedy series Odd Job Jack. Initially airing on The Comedy Network from March 5, 2003 to October 14, 2007, a total of 52 episodes were produced in the span of 4 seasons, each with 13 episodes.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	13		March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05)	July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31)
2	13		July 23, 2005 (2005-07-23)	October 15, 2005 (2005-10-15)
3	13		July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)	October 14, 2006 (2006-10-14)
4	13		July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22)	October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)

Episodes

Season 1 (2003-04)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Death and Life"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05)
After graduating from university with massive debt, Jack signs up for a job at the Odd Jobs temp agency and meets his career counsellor, Betty Styles. For his first job, he works as a mortician's assistant, during which he locks himself in the freezer.
2	2	"I Watch the Watchmen"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	March 12, 2003 (2003-03-12)
Jack works as a security guard at a widget company and is tasked with figuring out the culprit when the Widget Supreme is stolen. Meanwhile, his friend Leopold Trench hacks and hijacks a spy satellite.
3	3	"The Wheel is Not Enough"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
While working as a hamster wrangler for famous rodents on a hit film series, Jack and Gary Gerbil, the star of the show, prevent Gary's arch nemesis from destroying the world. Guest star: Dave Foley as Gary Gerbil
4	4	"Easy Ryder"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)
Despite objections from his family, Jack works as a test subject at a pharmaceutical company. While on the job, he wonders if an encounter with his estranged father was reality, or just a hallucination.
5	5	"Waiting for Gordo"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)
Jack works as a waiter at a ritzy restaurant. When the staff begins to disappear, Jack realizes it's either eat or be eaten in the world of high class cookery. Meanwhile, Jack and his friend Bobby Lee (a.k.a. DJ Sherpa) attend a rave and stay out far too late.
6	6	"Go West Young Ryder"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	April 9, 2003 (2003-04-09)
Jack reminisces with Betty about his best job ever: It was back in his college years, and he and his friends went tree planting in an area that was frequented by a dangerous grizzly bear. For defeating the beast, Jack is dubbed a hero, and gets a little complimentary action. Guest star: Gary Farmer as George Twotrees, Troy Hurtubise as himself
7	7	"Fatal Extraction"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	June 19, 2004 (2004-06-19)
Jack works as a dental assistant in the dramatic (-comedic) environment of a dental ER. Meanwhile, Leopold has a bad toothache but refuses to leave The Trench, opting instead for do-it-yourself surgery. Guest star: John O'Hurley as Dr. Renfield
8	8	"Holyland"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)
Jack works as a ride attendant at a Bible theme-park for renowned theme-park creator Magnus the Maker. He toils amongst such attractions as the “Holy Roller Coaster,” “Ten Plagues Fun House,” and the “Christ Capades.” Guest star: Christopher Plummer as Magnus the Maker
9	9	"Broke & Broker"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	July 3, 2004 (2004-07-03)
Jack works as a stockbroker in the world of high finance and helps his wheeler-dealer boss on her quest for the Next Big Thing. Guest star: Catherine O'Hara as Claudia Johnson
10	10	"Skateballs of Steel"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	July 10, 2004 (2004-07-10)
Jack works as an assistant coach and enters the arena of professional sports, a world filled with scalpers, fanatical fans, jocks, and jock straps. Guest star: Jim Van Horne as Wally Weaver
11	11	"Almost Wormless"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17)
Jack works as a roadie for a three-day rock festival that aims to save wormstocks from extinction, and is tasked with securing an important beat for the show. Meanwhile, Bobby finally gets an opportunity to command the main stage. Guest stars: Barenaked Ladies, The Chemical Brothers and Jeff Tweedy
12	12	"Fantasy Atoll"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	July 24, 2004 (2004-07-24)
Jack and Betty are both sent to work as video game testers for a life simulator. At the launch party, they have a drunken encounter. Meanwhile, Leopold goes on a date with a woman he met online (who turns out to be Jack's mother, Babs), Jack’s grandma, Max, meets with an old lover at a marijuana cafe, Bobby gets a recording contract, and Jack's sister, Spoons, tries to save the mammals of the sea.
13	13	"American Wiener"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31)
Jack works as a wienermobile driver and heads across the country to Wienerfest. Bobby and Leo join Jack on this rowdy road-trip, with many characters Jack has previously crossed in hot pursuit. Guest star: Don Knotts as Dirk Douglas

Season 2 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"The 2 Marketeers"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	July 23, 2005 (2005-07-23)
Jack works as an ad whiz, but is employed at the same agency where his mom works, which causes friction when his ideas are chosen over hers. Guest star: Tom Arnold as William Swillberger III
15	2	"Lord of the 3-Ring Binder"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)
Jack works as a teacher's assistant and helps a former mentor bring a book to a publishing house. Meanwhile, Bobby joins a fraternity. Guest star: Scott Thompson as Doctor Professor Randalf
16	3	"Iron Temp"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06)
Jack is sent to Odd Jobs Japan as a game show contestant and drives his bosses crazy. Meanwhile, his competitor, Toshi, replaces him back at home and does everything exceptionally well, causing Betty to fall for him, as well as Jack’s friends and family. Guest star: Megan Follows as herself
17	4	"Orgy: The Musical"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13)
Jack works as a stagehand for an ex-pornographer who wants to expose the sex-video industry in his gritty play. When Jack is cast in the lead role, he is unsure if he can do the part. Meanwhile, Jack and Leopold attempt to catch Bobby looking at dirty pictures. Guest star: James Woods as Manny Kowalski
18	5	"You Suck!"	Adrian Carter	Michael Goldbach, Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 20, 2005 (2005-08-20)
Jack works as a personal assistant to a famous self-help guru who helps people through deprecation therapy. Guest star: Tom Green as Terence McGavin
19	6	"Jack Ryder Goes to War!"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 27, 2005 (2005-08-27)
Jack works as a soldier and must endure the rigors of military life, being caught in a tailspin when Newfoundland threatens to separate from the rest of Canada. Guest star: Leslie Nielsen as Skitzkopf and Rick Mercer as Premier MacCurts
20	7	"Odd Job John"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	September 3, 2005 (2005-09-03)
Over a weekend bong, Max tells Jack the story of his great great grandfather, who worked on the railroad. Guest star: Tony Rosato as Sheriff Ironsides
21	8	"The Ten Labours of Jack Ryder"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10)
Jack works as a doula, dealing with pregnant women as well as their frazzled male counterparts. Worrying that the job is making him too feminine, he takes on a hyper-macho persona he calls “King Daddy Doula”. When the chief midwife is incapacitated, Jack is then forced to help with the delivery of the world’s first set of dectuplets.
22	9	"Night of the Flesh-Eating Zombie Meter Maids"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17)
Jack works as a meter maid, and a gypsy puts a curse on him, making him so good at his job that everyone in town hates him. Leopold, jealous of the attention Jack is getting, unleashes a hoard of zombies on the city in the hopes that it will make him public enemy #1.
23	10	"A Christmas Coma"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 24, 2005 (2005-09-24)
A toy puts Jack into a coma as he works as a Christmas gift-wrapper. In a sendup of A Christmas Carol, he is visited by the ghosts of jobs past, present, and future. Meanwhile, his family tries to profit off of his bruise when it begins to resemble the shape of Jesus.
24	11	"The Biggest Bang" (Part 1)	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)
Jack works as a bellhop at a space-themed hotel. Guest star: Will Arnett as Tiberius McKorkindale
25	12	"Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind" (Part 2)	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08)
Jack works as an astronaut after he and his friends are launched into space. Guest star: Will Arnett as Tiberius McKorkindale
26	13	"Law & Lawlessness"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	October 15, 2005 (2005-10-15)
Jack works as a court reporter during the trial of a man who cuts off celebrities' pinky toes. Guest star: Samantha Bee as Linda Callahan

Season 3 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
27	1	"Twenty-One, You're Dead"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)
Jack works as a croupier and enters the lethal world of "Snuff Blackjack." Meanwhile, Bobby gets addicted to scratch and win cards. Guest star: Jason Alexander as Rod
28	2	"Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond	July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29)
Jack works as an archaeologist and teams up with his ex-girlfriend, Alberta Malone, to search for the Lost City of Wu, said to contain the Fountain of Life. Guest star: Molly Parker as Alberta Malone
29	3	"The Temp, the Slut, the Queen, and Her Corgis"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Josh Greenhut	August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05)
While working as a royal timekeeper in Buckingham Palace, Jack manages to take some inappropriate photos of the queen, which ultimately end up in the tabloids. Guest star: Sean Cullen as Neville
30	4	"Kindergarten Temp"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12)
While Jack is working as a substitute teacher for gifted kids, the children decide to stage an uprising.
31	5	"Dragon Dueler"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19)
Jack works as a road-construction worker holding the stop/slow sign, but a combination of heat and tar fumes revs up his imagination. Meanwhile, Max loses her marijuana stash. Guest star: Harland Williams as Ralph
32	6	"The Big Dump"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)
Jack works as a garbage detective and enters a world of power, corruption, and white trash. Meanwhile, Spoons stages a stinky protest. Guest star: John Goodman as Billy Bob Jr. & Bobby Bill Jr.
33	7	"29.5"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02)
In a take-off of 24, Jack is mistaken for a real secret agent trying to stop an outbreak of Mad Cow disease. Guest star: Christian Slater as Agent Brody
34	8	"A Candidacy of Dunces"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)
Jack works as a pollster for an elderly mayoral candidate to attract younger voters, but the candidate decides to "do his own thing." Guest star: Jerry Stiller as Jim McDonald
35	9	"The Great White Joke"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16)
Jack is accidentally hired as a hip-hop clown in a Krumping group hoping to make the Dance Wars finals. Bobby and Leopold start up competing groups after a falling out with both Jack and each other.
36	10	"The Man Who Smelled Too Much"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23)
Discovering his hidden talent, Jack works as a "Nose" for a perfumery and concocts some pretty unexpected scents. Meanwhile, Bobby has a potent case of BO. Guest star: Don Lake as Anton
37	11	"Claws"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)
Jack works as a crab fisherman with a crew seeking revenge on a giant crab. Meanwhile, Babs and Max go on an arctic cruise and meet a couple of young studs. Guest star: Sean Cullen as The Captain
38	12	"Jack Ryder Gets Hitched" (Part 1)	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	October 7, 2006 (2006-10-07)
Jack becomes a social worker and falls in love with his boss as they help the less fortunate. Meanwhile, Bobby inadvertently turns gay after an accident involving a cash register. Guest star: Sandra Oh as Vanessa
39	13	"My Big Miserable African Honeymoon" (Part 2)	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	October 14, 2006 (2006-10-14)
Jack's honeymoon turns into a disaster as he struggles to adjust to his surroundings and as he and his bride are taken hostage by refugees. Babs, Bobby, and Leopold head to Africa in search of Jack, while Betty makes a daring last ditch effort to save him. Guest star: Sandra Oh as Vanessa

Season 4 (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
40	1	"No One Likes a Gorilla!"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22)
Jack is a corporate mascot, handing out fliers for a mattress store, dressed in a gorilla costume. Meanwhile, Max takes control of Leopold’s gadgets.
41	2	"Jack Ryder: Mindhumper"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	July 29, 2007 (2007-07-29)
Jack is a magician's assistant until the magician is taken away for sawing a lady in half and Jack gets to wear the top hat. Meanwhile, Bobby and Leopold switch minds using a gypsy’s talisman, and spend a day in each other’s shoes. Guest star: Sean Cullen as Astoundo
42	3	"The Good Locksmith"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 5, 2007 (2007-08-05)
Jack is a locksmith, learning the deft art of picking locks and remaining honest in a crooked biz. Meanwhile, Bobby and Leopold, after a heist movie marathon, assemble a team to perform the perfect heist.
43	4	"Insecticidal Tendencies"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12)
Jack is an exterminator, initially reluctant due to his gentle nature, but quickly developing a talent and taste for the job. Meanwhile, Max wages war on solicitors after her smoking session is ruined. Guest star: Henry Rollins as Astoundo
44	5	"Flight of the Bumbling Idiot"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 19, 2007 (2007-08-19)
Jack works as a flight attendant, and does his best to fluff pillows, remain calm, and not crash the plane. Meanwhile, Max refuses to get her driver’s license renewed despite several repeated car accidents.
45	6	"The Beauty Beast"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	August 26, 2007 (2007-08-26)
Jack is a plastic surgeon, and acquires a taste for going under the knife and "improving" himself. Meanwhile, Bobby attempts to renovate Leopold’s trench, with help from Joel and Donna, hosts of “The Refurbishers”. Guest star: Carrie Fisher as Dr. Finch
46	7	"Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 2, 2007 (2007-09-02)
Jack is a limo driver during prom season, and tries to keep his cool and act his age. Meanwhile, Bobby is hired to be a DJ at a prom for a school where his high school crush, Hailey Forsyth, works at. Guest star: Henry Winkler as Devin
47	8	"12 Chickens"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09)
Jack is an egg farmer, but when a mistake involving a sick chicken inadvertently starts the apocalypse, his future self goes back in time and attempts to kill him. Guest star: Sean Cullen as Tolbert Daze
48	9	"Master of Temps"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16)
Jack is a career counsellor at Odd Jobs and experiences life from the other side of the desk. Meanwhile, Bobby quits working at Big Fat Store, but has trouble finding a new job.
49	10	"Revolving Jobs"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond	September 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)
Jack gets his dream job as a spray-on tanner, but on the way to work gets trapped in a revolving door with a fellow sociologist.
50	11	"You Almost Got Served"	Denny Silverthorne	Tim Polley	September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)
Jack is a process server and finds the one job where he has a zero success rate, but refuses to quit. Meanwhile, Bobby tries (and fails) to pick up girls after using advice from an instructional video. Guest star: Sean Cullen as Ed
51	12	"King Whore"	Adrian Carter	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)
Jack is an escort and tries to show the ladies a good time while remaining on his pimp's good side. Meanwhile, Leopold makes his trench mobile and becomes a pimp to follow in his ancestors’ footsteps, while Max films a sci-fi movie. Guest star: David Cross as Julius J
52	13	"Jack and the Magic Pencil"	Denny Silverthorne	Jeremy Diamond & Tim Polley	October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)
Jack works at an animation studio where his boss, Norm, has a magic pencil capable of bringing whatever is drawn with it to life. Jack secretly starts using it, leading to anarchy. Meanwhile, Bobby and Leopold become dysfunctional due to Jack working overtime and leaving a hole in their three-person dynamic. Guest stars: Kenny Hotz as Clay and Fred Willard as Norm