Jack's Big Music Show

Jack's Big Music Show is an original series created by Noggin. It is a preschool show about a puppet named Jack, who has a clubhouse in his backyard full of musical instruments. Each episode features a variety of music videos.

The show premiered on September 12, 2005, during Noggin's daytime block. The show ran for two seasons and 26 episodes in total. The last new episode aired on October 13, 2007, but reruns continued until the Noggin channel closed on September 27, 2009. The show then reran on the Nick Jr. Channel, Noggin's replacement, until December 26, 2014.

History

The show was created by brothers David and Adam Rudman of Spiffy Pictures. Episodes rarely aired on the Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon. The series premiere was a simulcast with the block and Noggin. The popularity of the show made the idea of appearing on it attractive to musicians. An executive from Noggin in 2006 said that they were "clamoring to get onto Jack's Big Music Show." In May 2007, production was suddenly cancelled and it was announced that no more new episodes would be produced. The show was already in the middle of a hiatus at the time, with the most recent episode being aired in February of that year. The last episode aired on October 13, 2007. In 2008, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series.

Summary

In each episode, Jack takes a break from his busy kid schedule to visit his favorite place in the world: his backyard clubhouse. Here, he can do what he loves best: create and enjoy music, sing, dance and have a ball with his friend Mary, his faithful dog Mel, and all of his neighborhood pals who stop by. Anything can happen in Jack’s clubhouse. Jack and Mary are focused and goofy, adventurous and safe, with a fresh and original way of looking at and hearing things. You never know when a baby bongo bird or the King of Swing may unexpectedly visit the clubhouse, or an entire show is sung in a silly opera style.

Characters

Mary, Mel, and Jack

Jack - A young musician who has a backyard clubhouse. He is blue with short green hair, and he wears an orange sweater with an asterisk on the front, brown pants, and red and white shoes. Jack has a very busy schedule, and at the beginning of each episode, his unseen mother mentions a new class or activity that he is attending. He is named after Jack Benny, the host of The Jack Benny Program. He was played by David Rudman.
Mary - Jack's best friend, an accordionist. She is yellow with curly purple hair and wears a red sweater with a heart symbol on the front. She is smart, attentive, and likes to find music in unexpected places. Her catchphrase is "What a day!", which she says at the end of each episode. She is named after Mary Livingstone from The Jack Benny Program. She was played by Alice Dinnean.
Mel - Jack's drum-playing dog who is a gifted inventor. He is pink with green stripes and a green spot around his left eye. He created all of the contraptions in Jack's clubhouse, including the music video player. He can only talk through "ruff" noises, but Jack understands him. He is named after Mel Blanc from The Jack Benny Program. He was played by John Kennedy.
The Schwartzman Quartet - A group of four brothers who visit Jack's clubhouse every day to sing a short, topical song related to the episode's theme. They have suave, deep voices. They are all nearly identical to each other: turquoise with stringy red hair, freckles, and matching striped sweaters. They are named after the Sportsmen Quartet from The Jack Benny Program.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005-2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original airdate
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Noggin	Nickelodeon
1	1	Little Bad Wolf	September 12, 2005	September 12, 2005
2	2	How Mel Got His Groove Back	September 13, 2005	December 2, 2005
3	3	The Music Genie	September 14, 2005	November 29, 2005
4	4	The Bongo Bird	September 19, 2005	December 2, 2005
5	5	Marching Band	September 26, 2005	December 1, 2005
6	6	King of Swing	February 6, 2006	Unaired
7	7	Bug Love	October 3, 2005	December 2, 2005
8	8	Mel's Super Swell Dance Party	October 10, 2005	November 28, 2005
9	9	Space Opera	October 10, 2005	December 2, 2005
10	10	The Grumpy Squirrel	October 24, 2005	December 2, 2005
11	11	Grow Daddio	October 17, 2005	November 30, 2005
12	12	The Music Monster	October 31, 2005	Unaired
13	13	Silly Show	April 1, 2007	Unaired

Season 2 (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original airdate
14	1	Leonard the Country Squirrel	January 7, 2007
15	2	Snow Day	January 6, 2007 (Noggin) February 7, 2007 (Nickelodeon)
16	3	Jack's Big Oops!	January 21, 2007
17	4	Laurie's Big Song	February 4, 2007
18	5	Spunky the Alien	January 13, 2007
19	6	Jack's Big Orchestra	January 27, 2007
20	7	Groundhog Day	February 2, 2007 (Both Noggin and Nickelodeon)
21	8	Jack and the Beanstalk	October 13, 2007
22	9	Jack Bunny	January 14, 2007
23	10	Phil the Coo-Coo Bird	January 20, 2007
24	11	Scat Cat	January 28, 2007
25	12	Mel's Bath Day	February 10, 2007
26	13	Jack's Super Swell Sing-Along	February 3, 2007

Gallery

Online

The show had its own page on Noggin's website, Noggin.com. To promote the show's premiere, three online activities were made for the site.

Rock 'n' Roll Freeze Dance - An online version of the Freeze Dance game from the episode "Mel's Super Swell Dance Party." The characters dance and encourage players to get up and dance, too. When the characters shout "Freeze," everyone has to stop. The user was able to decide when everyone freezes by clicking the space bar to shout "freeze."
Mel's Marvelous Melody Maker - A video jukebox that played every video featured in the series.
Play Along - A game that gave users the chance to join in and play music with an animated version of Jack's band. Players could select and click on one of three instruments (a toy piano, a xylophone, or a set of bongos) and play along with the band.
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Navigation

Original series on Noggin
Daytime block
Franklin (US) • Phred on Your Head Show • A Walk in Your Shoes (seasons 1–2) • Citizen Phoebe • Maisy (re-airing, US) • Big Kids • On the Team • The URL with Phred Show • Sponk! • Play with Me Sesame • Oobi • Tweenies (re-airing, US) • Miffy and Friends (US) • Connie the Cow (US) • Tiny Planets • 64 Zoo Lane (US) • Jack's Big Music Show • Pinky Dinky Doo (US) • The Upside Down Show • Toot & Puddle (US)
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A Walk in Your Shoes (season 3) • Out There • LOL with The N • Girls v. Boys • O'Grady • Miracle's Boys • South of Nowhere • What Goes On
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