| Basic Jake | |
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| Season 2, Episode 4 | |
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| Air date | June 19, 2006 |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous Cheer Pressure |
Next The Times, They Are Exchangin |
Basic Jake is the fourth episode of season two.
Synopsis[]
Jake makes Adam spend Saturday in detention with him.
Plot[]
When Jake pours chum from a bucket onto Principal Pixiefrog, he sends Adam and Jake to Saturday detention with three dingos. They climb a tree in the detention room and Jake takes Adam to the A.V. room, where his secret low-tier public access cable show Basic Jake is filmed. Jake and Adam try to entertain the audience although Jake starts to act really insane.
Characters[]
Major Roles[]
Minor Roles[]
- Mrs. Warthog (Non-Speaking Cameo)
- Principal Pixiefrog's Mother (Mentioned)
Production Music[]
- Bush Trail (B) – Sam Sklair (title card)
- Beach Parade – Armando Trovajoli (opening)
- Satin Sounds – Dick Walter (Pixiefrog pranked)
- Chi Chi Cha Cha – Mario Nascimbene (“Hey, Jake?”)
- Brumby Run – Garry Hardman, Robert Sullivan (Bruce Dingo and his friends appear)
- In A Bossa Mood – Gordon Rees (“Welcome to Saturday detention, delinquent young people.”)
- Brumby Run – Garry Hardman, Robert Sullivan (Bruce speaks)
- In A Bossa Mood – Gordon Rees (Pixiefrog leaves)
- Late Night – Charles Blaker, Kevin Hiatt (Basic Jake)
- Nightly – Charles Blaker, Kevin Hiatt (Adam wows the “audience”)
- Murder Most Foul – Chris Payne (Jake goes crazy)
- Late Night – Charles Blaker, Kevin Hiatt (“OK, folks, show’s over! See you next week!”)
- Satin Sounds – Dick Walter (meanwhile in the principal’s office)
- Latin Holiday – Lee Jacobs (Adam and Jake go back to detention)
- Brumby Run – Garry Hardman, Robert Sullivan (Bruce Dingo and friends leave)
- Beach Parade – Armando Trovajoli (ending)
Trivia[]
- The title is a pun on "Basic Cable".
- Jake has a secret low-tier public access cable show, called "Basic Jake". It's filmed in the old AV room.
- Adam has a talent for balancing plates.
- When asked about his access to a basic cable show, Jake said, "I know a guy." He used the same explanation in "My Science Project", when explaining his Robot Arm.
- Principal Pixiefrog's first name is "Poncherrello".
- As previously hinted, most students of CDMS live at the Zoo Aquarium.
- Running Gag: Whenever someone says something like the dingos and someone else saying "What?" after a long pause.
- Credits Gag: Principal Pixiefrog has a chum bucket on his head and he whistles.
Cultural References[]
- Adam tells the joke "I take my monkey everywhere, but he keeps coming back." This is a parody on comedian, Henry Youngman's joke "I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps coming home."