The Jack and Triumph Show is a television sitcom from Universal Television for Adult Swim that premiered on February 20, 2015, and ended on April 3, 2015, with a total of 7 episodes.[1] The live-action series was created by Robert Smigel, Michael Koman, and David Feldman.[2]
| The Jack and Triumph Show | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Robert Smigel Michael Koman David Feldman |
| Starring | Jack McBrayer Robert Smigel June Squibb |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Koman Robert Smigel Jack McBrayer Conan O'Brien David Fieldman Dino Stamatopoulos |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes (TV) 28 minutes (online) |
| Production companies | Poochie Doochie Productions Universal Television WDM Productions Bomp Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | February 20 – April 3, 2015 |
The series features Jack McBrayer playing Jack Mlicki, the former child star of a fictional Lassie-like series. The puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog represents his co-star from that series.
The series was initially picked up for 20 episodes,[3] but when only 7 episodes had aired, in August 2015 Dino Stamatopoulos confirmed that it would not be returning.[4]
Plot
editThe show is about two former child actors (Jack McBrayer and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) who starred in a Lassie-like show from the 1980s and 1990s called Triumph's Boy. Jack had grown up playing the role of the small boy in the series even as he grew into adulthood. Though he is kind-hearted and optimistic, being a child actor had led to Jack being sheltered, naive, and socially awkward. After their show's cancellation, Jack and Triumph lived an indulgent and morally questionable lifestyle with the money they had made from the show. However, when Jack finds out that his parents had squandered all his earnings, he and Triumph are forced into a life of thievery and prostitution.
This goes on until Jack decides to visit June Gregory, who played the role of his mother in Triumph's Boy. She agrees to take in both him and Triumph on the condition that Jack does not go back into acting and instead tries to get back on the straight and narrow path of a normal, Christian lifestyle. She grows ever more disdainful of Triumph, who continues to be a trouble-making nuisance, and eventually comes up with a plan to get rid of him. June arranges for Jack to go on a wilderness trip. Right after he leaves, she tells Triumph to get in the car because Pet Smart is having a sale on used kitty litter. She gives Triumph a handheld game to occupy him on the ride and drives to Montana, where she throws him into a ditch and abandons him. She gets home seconds before Jack returns from his trip and tells him that Triumph had left to get cigars and never came back. Over the course of 15 years, June helps teach Jack how to live a normal life while Triumph follows her scent back to her house, picking up many jobs along the way to sustain himself. Jack greets him warmly, but June fakes feeling ill and tells Jack to go get her medication. While Jack is upstairs, June and Triumph yell angrily at each other until they come to an agreement: Triumph will not tell Jack what June did to him as long as Triumph can stay and live with the two of them.
Triumph is dead-set on getting Jack and himself back into show business and resuming their life of stardom. However, June insists that Jack continues living his reformed, Christian lifestyle. Triumph often goes to drastic measures finding ways to get publicity and gain back the pair's stardom while trying to keep June from finding out. The result is that Triumph and June are attempting to pull Jack in opposite directions, and he essentially has no power over his own life as the two manipulate him.[5]
Cast
edit- Jack McBrayer as Jack Mlicki
- Robert Smigel as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
- June Squibb as June Gregory
- Esther Ku as Tracy
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Triumph Comes Home" | Thomas Kail | Michael Koman & Robert Smigel | February 20, 2015 | 104 | 1.72[6] |
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Jack goes back into a flashback of his acting life. He also states that after the show was cancelled, he was in a funk. Meanwhile, Triumph comes back to reunite with Jack and the family. Guest starring: Michael Winslow, Tay Zonday, Brent Spiner, Hulk Hogan | ||||||
| 2 | "Coffee" | Linda Mendoza | David Feldman & Ben Joseph | February 27, 2015 | TBA | 1.35[7] |
| 3 | "Something Racist" | Linda Mendoza | Robert Smigel & Michael Koman & David Feldman | March 6, 2015 | 101 | 1.33[8] |
| 4 | "Siri" | Lonny Price | Julie Klausner & Craig Rowin | March 13, 2015 | TBA | 1.41[9] |
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Guest starring: Christopher Meloni, Joey Fatone, Vincent Pastore, and Susan Bennett as the voice of Siri | ||||||
| 5 | "Sorvino's Pants" | Thomas Kail | Story by : Michael Koman Teleplay by : Dino Stamatopoulos | March 20, 2015 | TBA | 1.26[10] |
| 6 | "Dog House" | Lonny Price | Story by : Andy Breckman Teleplay by : Andrew Weinberg | March 27, 2015 | TBA | 1.29[11] |
| 7 | "Commercial" | Linda Mendoza | Michael Koman & Robert Smigel & Ben Joseph | April 3, 2015 | 107 | 1.28[12] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (January 10, 2015). "Robert Smigel Talks Triumph The Insult Comic Dog & Adult Swim Sitcom". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Jason (May 9, 2014). "Adult Swim's New Slate Features Mike Tyson, Jack McBrayer, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog". TheWrap. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (2015-01-10). "Triumph's Robert Smigel Acknowledges Adult Swim Sitcom An "Odd Experiment" – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Statement made by Dino Stamatopoulos on August 29, 2015. [dead link]
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (May 9, 2014). "Jack McBrayer and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Star in Buddy Comedy at Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 23, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Alaskan Bush People' Tops Night + 'Gold Rush', 'Jack & Triumph Show', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 2, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, 'Bring It!', NBA Basketball, 'Preachers'Daughters' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanada (March 9, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Tops Night + 'Gold Rush: The Dirt', 'Bring It!', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 16, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, College Basketball, 'Bring It!', 'Bering Sea Gold','Preachers' Daughters' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 23, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Night + 'Bring It!', 'Children's Hospital', 'Newsreaders' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 30, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'Bring It!', 'Jack & Triumph Show', 'Girl Meets World' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 6, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Children's Hospital' Tops Night + 'Bring It!', 'Newsreaders' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.