A new newspaper becomes an overnight success in Montreal, but Jacob is suspicious. The paper is poorly written gibberish, and yet all the grownups in town subscribing to it and are spending all their money on the useless products advertised in it. Jacob and Buford become paperboys to infiltrate the Daily Crown headquarters, coming face to face with its eccentric founder, Carl Fester King. Learning that the paper's ink does indeed contain a brainwashing chemical, Jacob uses King's own newspaper to reveal his con-game to the entire city.
Overview
Jacob Two-Two is a Canadian animated TV series based on a trilogy of books written by Mordecai Richler that first aired on Canadian children's channel YTV and aired on the French Canadian VRAK.TV as Jacob Jacob, in Spanish on Telemundo as Jacobo Dos Dos and in Portuguese on Canal Panda from Portugal as Jacob Dois Dois It also aired on ZigZap in the Poland and on Canal Futura from Brazil as 'Jacó Dois Dois'. It was produced by Nelvana; before being put on hiatus in 2005, it has 61 episodes. In the United States, the show aired on qubo, a 24 hour children's television channel in 2006. It also aired on Jetix UK from April 14, 2007 and on CITV in the UK from Spring 2006. The series is set in the Canadian city of Montreal and follows Jacob Two-Two and his friends on their wild adventures, most of which are one-shots that are resolved in a single episode.
Episodes
S01E01 Jacob Two-Two vs. the Hooded Fang
September 7, 2003 25 min
Jacob is fed up with sharing his room with his brother, Noah. He decides to try a living space --- the attic of his home. He finds it too scary though and thanks to his...
It's his first day at a brand new school, and Jacob wants to look cool, so he borrows his brother Daniel's favorite skull T-shirt to wear. What he doesn't realize is that skull shirts are...
S01E03 Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card
September 21, 2003 25 min
When Jacob receives a Gummer Gormley form dad he decides this is just the lucky charm that his hapless hockey team needs to end its record-breaking losing streak. With the card in hand, all goes...
In a cost-cutting move, Principal Greedyguts has replaced the school lunch lady with janitor Leo Louse. Faced with dishwater lemonade, sawdust soup and other revolting concoctions, Jacob decides that something must be done. With the...
A new newspaper becomes an overnight success in Montreal, but Jacob is suspicious. The paper is poorly written gibberish, and yet all the grownups in town subscribing to it and are spending all their money...
S01E06 Jacob Two-Two and the Mystery of the Malty McGuffin
October 12, 2003 25 min
Jacob becomes obsessed with solving the real-life mystery in his Malty McGuffin book; the mystery is supposed to lead to a real secret treasure. The only problem is that he is being followed by library...
It's school photo day, and Jacob wakes up with the nastiest cowlick that you've ever seen. Principal Greedyguts has promised dire punishments to those who don't look absolutely perfect for the photos, so Jacob has...
Jacob is tired of failing sour Pickle's daily country capitals quiz, so he does a little detective work, and he figures out her system for picking which countries to ask. As a result, he aces...
S01E09 Jacob Two-Two and the Colossal Candy Challenge
November 2, 2003 25 min
The school superintendent has shut down the school's decrepit gymnasium, and the only way to get it reopened is to sell a record number of candy bars in the school fundraising drive. Jacob spearheads the...
Jacob's grandpa is coming to visit, and that means it's time for one of Dad's special Sunday brunches. Jacob is entrusted with the all-important trip downtown to fetch the bagels. He takes this responsibility very...
S01E11 Jacob Two-Two and the Notorious Knit Knapper
November 16, 2003 25 min
With the help of Intrepid the hamster, Jacob uncovers a plot by a group of little old ladies to cover Montreal in a gigantic tea cozy. They've been stealing all the wool that they can...
Jacob discovers that he has a ghostly roommate named Claude LaToque, a former coureur de bois. A friendship quickly develops, but soon, Jacob learns that Claude is hiding a shameful secret about his past, which...
The school science fair is fast approaching, and Jacob still hasn't come up with a project. To make matters worse, Mom and Dad have gone away on a trip, and the dreaded Auntie Good-For-You is...