List of jPod episodes

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The following is a list of jPod episodes, a new comedic CBC Canadian show based on Douglas Coupland's best-selling novel. It premiered on January 8th, 2008 in its regular time slot of 9:00 P.M.

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Release Order	Title	Original airdate	Episode Number
1	"I Love Turtles"	January 8, 2008	101
Ethan Jarlewski and his four co-workers at Neotronic Arts are introduced to their new and awkward boss, Steve Lefkowitz, who decides that the Skateboarding game they are developing needs a turtle character much to the disapproval of the podsters. Ethan's mother accidentally kills a man in her basement and gets her son to help hide the body, while his father begins an affair with a much younger girl.
2	"A Fine Bro-mance"	January 15, 2008	102
Ethan gets mixed up with Kam Fong, a Chinese smuggler, when his brother Greg uses his apartment as a storage for illegal immigrants. Jim auditions for a big part in a movie and Carol is harassed by a friend of the man she killed. Bree Jyang is offered a job as assistant to the vice president of the UK Neotronic Arts office. Kaitlin Joyce starts attending a night school so she can finish high school.
3	"Emo-tion Capture"	January 22, 2008	103
A competition between Ethan and Kaitlin for a pair of Nikumas heats up when Kam Fong blackmails Ethan. Cowboy tutors John Doe in the ways of the player, and his latest conquest has a family connection. Frightened of Ellen's devotion to him, Jim asks Kam Fong for a favor. After a night out with Carol as thanks for judging the competition, Steve is arrested for using his PDA while driving.
4	"Feed the Need"	January 29, 2008	104
While at a local fast food restaurant, the podsters encounter Katlin's ex boyfriend, Kevin, who is now working there as a clown after his TV show fizzled out. John Doe and his mother have an argument after he steals a lasagna made from placenta. The podsters, minus Kaitlin, work on a cola beverage, jCola, to debut at a BoardX production update.
5	"Crappy Birthday to You"	February 08, 2008	105
It's Bree's 29th birthday. Carol is frantic when she finds Polaroids of Jim dancing with Kam Fong. Jim wants to get on White Ghost, a Hong Kong TV show that airs videos of North Americans doing stupid stuff.
6	"The Hero's Journey"	February 15, 2008	106
Just as Ethan musters up the nerve to ask Kaitlin out, her old flame Kevin becomes a hero. Jim is delighted to have an opportunity to do research for an upcoming bikesploitation movie when he and Carol visit a biker's house in hopes of expanding her marijuana market. Cowboy helps a former Neotronic employee who ended up in Guantanamo Bay after 9/11 update his code.
7	"Sprite Quest"	February 22, 2008	107
After Steve goes missing, the Podsters get a new boss in Alistair Parrish, the former Guantanamo prisoner who stole Cowboy's code. Carol becomes depressed after Steve's disappearance, so Jim attempts to cheer her up, and they mistakenly end up at a swinger's convention.
8	"The Last Shot"	February 29, 2008	108
Ethan passes out invitations to the Jarlewski Annual Chuckshot, a celebration in honour of his late maternal grandfather. Part of the family tradition is that an animal, shot in the wild, provides the meat for the event. The biker Carol accidentally shot is out for revenge. Kaitlin's boyfriend, Kevin, the disgraced spokesclown, crashes the party.
9	"Fine China"	March 7, 2008	109
Ethan and Cowboy are detained when they arrive in Beijing - they had no idea their luggage contains 50 bags of heroin. Carol agrees to let Kam Fong shoot an adult film in her home.
10	"The Betty and Veronica Syndrome"	March 14, 2008	110
The Podsters have their first meeting with the new heroin-addicted Steve - they aren't impressed. Bree asks Cowboy for a favour. Will Ethan be able to decide between two women who are friends?
11	"Senseless Prom Death"	[Hasn't aired; jPod will air in re-runs after the Stanley Cup Playoffs]	111
The Podsters decide to throw Kaitlin a prom. Cowboy notices things are missing from his desk. Jim takes up screenwriting, determined to write his way to fame. Carol leaves.
12	"Steve Leaves"	March 28, 2008	112
Jim finds Steve's dead body in the driveway. At freedom's lesbian commune, Carol gets a "makeunder". Bree joins John Doe on his quest to rescue Carol from being converted by freedom.
13	"Colony Collapse Disorder"	April 4, 2008	113
A power surge creates a mainframe glitch and, just as it was created, jPod is going to be disbanded.