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| season = 2
  
| season = 2
 
| number = 24
  
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| Created by = [[Genndy Tartakovsky]]
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| Production company = [[Cartoon Network Studios]]
 
| Prod. code = 211
  
| Prod. code = 211
 
| Roman = XXIV
  
| Roman = XXIV
 
| Airdate = September 27, 2002
  
| Airdate = September 27, 2002
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| previous = [[Episode XXIII: Jack versus Demongo, The Soul Collector|Jack versus Demongo, The Soul Collector]]
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| previous = [[Episode XXIII: Jack vs. Demongo, The Soul Collector|Jack vs. Demongo, The Soul Collector]]
 
| next = [[Episode XXV: Jack and the Spartans|Jack and the Spartans]]
  
| next = [[Episode XXV: Jack and the Spartans|Jack and the Spartans]]
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}}'''"Episode XXIV: Jack Is Naked"'''<ref name="turner">https://www.turneraccess.com/programmes/samurai-jack</ref> is the twenty-fourth episode in the [[Season 2 (2002)|second season]] of ''[[Samurai Jack (series)|Samurai Jack]]''. Jack's clothes are stolen and he must get them back, while being chased by an angry mob who think he is a "cat" burglar and by the police for almost-indecent exposure.
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'''"Episode XXIV: Jack Is Naked"''' is the twenty-fourth episode in the second season of ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.
  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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Immediately we find Jack locked in battle with a robotic slug monster in the middle of a swamp. Jack is finally able to defeat the beast, and climbs out of the swamp covered in mud and slime. However, he is pleased to shortly come upon a beautiful waterfall. Jack removes his muddy gi and geta and enters the water. After cleaning himself, he takes a moment to relax but soon hears a rustling sound behind him. Jack turns to see a white rabbit hopping away with his gi and his sword! Jack tries to give chase but ends up falling down a deep hole.
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In a distant swamp, Jack is battling a robot monster and finally defeats it. He emerges covered in mud and goes to a waterfall to clean off. He removes his clothes and bathes himself, but discovers that a rabbit has stolen his clothing. He follows it into the woods and falls down a rabbit hole. He finds himself in a bizarre underground city with bizarre colorful inhabitants, human and animal alike. A burglar bumps into Jack and is astonished to see him nude. Jack knocks him out and borrows his clothing, and mask then takes his bag of stolen goods. The townspeople see him and accuse him of stealing their cats, and give chase. Jack is hit by a taxi and its driver offers him a ride. The balloon taxi very slowly lifts into the air as the mob tries to hang onto the taxi and drag it back down. Jack finally drops the cats and they soar into the air.
  
   
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Jack comes around to discover he is lying in the middle of a busy street and must dodge several cars before making it to the sidewalk. Looking around, he finds that he is in a large city hidden beneath the ground. All of a sudden, a fleeing thief collides with Jack. Jack, after a quick apology, knocks the thief unconscious and takes his clothes. Jack picks up the thief's bag and sets off to find his property but doesn't get very far. He turns a corner to find himself face to face with an angry mob who mistake him for the "cat burglar" who stole all of their cats. They chase Jack all around the city until Jack is struck by a balloon taxi. The driver apologizes profusely and offers Jack a ride. Jack quickly accepts and hops in but the balloon car is too heavily loaded to rise up very high. Jack empties the thief's bag, dropping several cats down into the mob. The balloon-taxi rises into the air and flies away.
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As they travel through the town, Jack sees a floating fairy-like figure. The driver points out a white rabbit and Jack drops down after it and pursues. He runs into the mob again and climbs up to a nearby window. The mob bursts in but Jack dons a dress and a blonde wig and the people mistake him for a woman. Once they leave, a man grabs him and shoves him out onto a stage where Jack finds himself in a performance as the Princess of Hearts with no idea what he's doing. The director throws him lines and a cardboard dragon that resembles Aku emerges from the fake castle. Jack instinctively attacks it as the crowd applauds.
  
   
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The taxi takes Jack into a new cavern where Jack spots the white rabbit. Jack leaps from the taxi and chases the rabbit through the alley ways but runs into the mob again. Jack climbs into an open window to escape and finds several costumes. The mob burst in to find Jack, dressed in a blue dress and blond wig. The mob mistake Jack for a lady and go off to find the thief. Jack tries to leave but is stopped by a man who mistakes him for an actress and pushes Jack onto a stage. Jack muddles through the scene but when the "Cheshire Dragon" is mentioned, Jack sees a very [[Aku]]-like shadow. Grabbing a staff, Jack launches into an attack and savagely beats the "dragon", much to the discomfort of the actors inside the costume. Jack then spots the rabbit again. Jack chases the rabbit again and sees it on board a centipede-train. Jack tries to run alongside the train but is stopped by three girls who mistake him for the Princess of Hearts from the play. The girls excitedly grab pieces of his costume for souvenirs until Jack is left with just a torn skirt.
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Jack spots the rabbit and goes in pursuit. Outside, he sees it leave in a subway car. Jack follows but the children mistake him for the actress he's disguised as and rip off his clothing. When they realize he's a man, the girls scream and Jack runs after the subway car, drawing the attention of a policeman. He calls in reinforcements and Jack jumps into the subway tunnel. The policemen pursue on a beetle car as Jack grabs the back of the subway train and tries to get inside. He breaks off the door and throws it back, knocking the police off the rails. They call for backup while Jack goes through the subway car and sneaks up on the rabbit. However, the passengers grab Jack and he's forced to flee as more police arrive. He goes up to the driver's cabin and renders the man unconscious, then disguises himself in the driver's clothing. Jack tries to leave but the subway car goes out of control and he has no idea how to drive. Jack hits a button and the car flies into the air. A passenger directs Jack to the control sphere and he manages to land it.
  
   
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Jack tries to catch up to the train but runs past a policeman who calls out the rest of the force to arrest Jack for being "almost naked". Evading the police, Jack reaches the rear of the train and enters. He is just about to capture the rabbit but is seized by the original angry mob. They drag Jack off of the train but he is able to escape and follow the rabbit onto another train. Jack makes his way to the engine and incapacitates the engineer, taking his clothes. Jack tries to get to the compartment where the rabbit is but the passengers panic that no one is driving the train. Jack goes back to the engine and, not knowing the controls, narrowly avoids several collisions before crashing the train into the ground. Jack exits the wreck of the train, almost naked again, and follows the rabbit into a jungle. Jack follows a noise into a hollow log and drops into an open space. Spotting tracks that seem to lead into the wall, Jack finds a hidden door. Inside, Jack sees the rabbit and seizes it by the ears only to find that the rabbit is actually the backpack of a small girl. Jack demands his gi and sword back and the girl returns them. Jack asks the girl if her parents told her it is wrong to steal and she replies that she has no parents. She was hungry and, having no money for food, she took his things because they looked "almost as valuable as robot slug tusks". Jack returns to the swamp and retrieves the tusks from the robotic slug he defeated earlier. The girl thanks Jack, stating that she will never go hungry again. Jack walks away commenting that "A stranger world than this, I fear I have yet to visit."
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Chasing after the rabbit, Jack follows it to a log and crawls inside into a tunnel to a chamber. He grabs the rabbit, but gradually awakens to find out that it was all a dream. He then realizes that he had tripped and bonked his head while he was chasing the rabbit. He manages to recover his sword and even though he is still naked he continues his journey naked and proud.
  
   
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==Credits==
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In the very last sequence, the signature red-eyed Jack close-up is altered with the same music and images from Jack's prior meeting with the elephant fairy. The reason for this is still unknown.
  
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*'''Written by'''
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**[[Chris Reccardi]]
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**[[Aaron Springer]]
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*'''Directed by'''
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**[[Robert Alvarez]]
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**[[Randy Myers]]
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**[[Genndy Tartakovsky]]
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*'''Storyboards by'''
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**[[Chris Reccardi]]
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**[[Aaron Springer]]
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*'''Voices'''
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**[[Phil LaMarr]] as [[Samurai Jack (character)|Samurai Jack]] / Man #1 / Cop #3
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**[[Tara Strong]] as Little Girl / Lady #2 / Girl #1
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**[[Grey DeLisle]] as Woman / Girl #2 / Girl #3 / Lady #1
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**[[Tom Kenny]] as Manager / Cop #6
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**[[Daran Norris]] as Man #2 / Man #3 / Hunch Bishop / Prince
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**[[Rob Paulsen]] as High Voice Guy / Taxi Driver / Cop #1
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*'''Casting by'''
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**Collette Sunderman
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The entire premise of this story is based on Lewis Carroll's ''[[Wikipedia:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.
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*The entire premise of this episode is based on Lewis Carroll's ''[[Wikipedia:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.
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*This episode is the first time Jack is wearing a dress.
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*This episode is the first time Jack is seen wearing a dress.
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*When a rabitt steals Jacks clothes he runs after it completely naked.
  
 
*The police refer to Jack as the almost naked man.
  
*The police refer to Jack as the almost naked man.
 
*This remains the only episode where the end sequence is altered. In this case, with the elephant-fairy.
  
*This remains the only episode where the end sequence is altered. In this case, with the elephant-fairy.
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*The centipede train, with its trackball controls and 8-bit sound effects, are a reference to the arcade game ''Centipede''.
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*Phil LaMarr is misnamed in the cast credits as "Pill LaMarr".
   
 
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==Goofs==
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== References ==
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<references />
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*In this episode, Jack almost nude all out to see.
  
 
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[[Category:Episodes]]
 
[[Category:Season 2 episodes]]
  
[[Category:Season 2 episodes]]

Revision as of 01:18, 16 September 2019

"Episode XXIV: Jack Is Naked"[1] is the twenty-fourth episode in the second season of Samurai Jack. Jack's clothes are stolen and he must get them back, while being chased by an angry mob who think he is a "cat" burglar and by the police for almost-indecent exposure.

Plot

Immediately we find Jack locked in battle with a robotic slug monster in the middle of a swamp. Jack is finally able to defeat the beast, and climbs out of the swamp covered in mud and slime. However, he is pleased to shortly come upon a beautiful waterfall. Jack removes his muddy gi and geta and enters the water. After cleaning himself, he takes a moment to relax but soon hears a rustling sound behind him. Jack turns to see a white rabbit hopping away with his gi and his sword! Jack tries to give chase but ends up falling down a deep hole.

Jack comes around to discover he is lying in the middle of a busy street and must dodge several cars before making it to the sidewalk. Looking around, he finds that he is in a large city hidden beneath the ground. All of a sudden, a fleeing thief collides with Jack. Jack, after a quick apology, knocks the thief unconscious and takes his clothes. Jack picks up the thief's bag and sets off to find his property but doesn't get very far. He turns a corner to find himself face to face with an angry mob who mistake him for the "cat burglar" who stole all of their cats. They chase Jack all around the city until Jack is struck by a balloon taxi. The driver apologizes profusely and offers Jack a ride. Jack quickly accepts and hops in but the balloon car is too heavily loaded to rise up very high. Jack empties the thief's bag, dropping several cats down into the mob. The balloon-taxi rises into the air and flies away.

The taxi takes Jack into a new cavern where Jack spots the white rabbit. Jack leaps from the taxi and chases the rabbit through the alley ways but runs into the mob again. Jack climbs into an open window to escape and finds several costumes. The mob burst in to find Jack, dressed in a blue dress and blond wig. The mob mistake Jack for a lady and go off to find the thief. Jack tries to leave but is stopped by a man who mistakes him for an actress and pushes Jack onto a stage. Jack muddles through the scene but when the "Cheshire Dragon" is mentioned, Jack sees a very Aku-like shadow. Grabbing a staff, Jack launches into an attack and savagely beats the "dragon", much to the discomfort of the actors inside the costume. Jack then spots the rabbit again. Jack chases the rabbit again and sees it on board a centipede-train. Jack tries to run alongside the train but is stopped by three girls who mistake him for the Princess of Hearts from the play. The girls excitedly grab pieces of his costume for souvenirs until Jack is left with just a torn skirt.

Jack tries to catch up to the train but runs past a policeman who calls out the rest of the force to arrest Jack for being "almost naked". Evading the police, Jack reaches the rear of the train and enters. He is just about to capture the rabbit but is seized by the original angry mob. They drag Jack off of the train but he is able to escape and follow the rabbit onto another train. Jack makes his way to the engine and incapacitates the engineer, taking his clothes. Jack tries to get to the compartment where the rabbit is but the passengers panic that no one is driving the train. Jack goes back to the engine and, not knowing the controls, narrowly avoids several collisions before crashing the train into the ground. Jack exits the wreck of the train, almost naked again, and follows the rabbit into a jungle. Jack follows a noise into a hollow log and drops into an open space. Spotting tracks that seem to lead into the wall, Jack finds a hidden door. Inside, Jack sees the rabbit and seizes it by the ears only to find that the rabbit is actually the backpack of a small girl. Jack demands his gi and sword back and the girl returns them. Jack asks the girl if her parents told her it is wrong to steal and she replies that she has no parents. She was hungry and, having no money for food, she took his things because they looked "almost as valuable as robot slug tusks". Jack returns to the swamp and retrieves the tusks from the robotic slug he defeated earlier. The girl thanks Jack, stating that she will never go hungry again. Jack walks away commenting that "A stranger world than this, I fear I have yet to visit."

Credits

  • Casting by
    • Collette Sunderman

Trivia

  • The entire premise of this episode is based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
  • This episode is the first time Jack is seen wearing a dress.
  • The police refer to Jack as the almost naked man.
  • This remains the only episode where the end sequence is altered. In this case, with the elephant-fairy.
  • The centipede train, with its trackball controls and 8-bit sound effects, are a reference to the arcade game Centipede.
  • Phil LaMarr is misnamed in the cast credits as "Pill LaMarr".

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ https://www.turneraccess.com/programmes/samurai-jack
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