Time Warp Trio
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| Format | Animated series |
| Starring | Mark Rendall Darren Frost Scott McCord Sarah Gadon (replaced by Tajja Isen) Sunday Muse Laurie Elliot Max Baker |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 mintutes |
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| Original channel | NBC (2005-2006) Discovery Kids (2005-) |
| Original run | July 9, 2005 – July 15, 2006 (Returns in 2008) (Discovery Kids) September 2, 2006 (NBC) |
Time Warp Trio is an animated television series, based on a series of children's books written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. Produced by Soup 2 Nuts in association with WGBH Boston, the show airs on Discovery Kids but also aired in a two-hour Discovery Kids block on NBC until September 2, 2006. The show still airs daily on the Discovery Kids Channel in the USA, and on CBBC in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Plot
When Joe receives a book from his uncle on his 10th birthday, he has no idea what is in store for him and his two best friends Sam and Fred. Every time they open this book - known as The Book - it transports them through time into different time periods, causing them to get into dangerous situations. Whether they like it or not, they have to find the book in the time period they're in while trying to stay alive.
The boys learn how to use The Book throughout the series, but end up warping by triggering the book accidentally. Their great-granddaughters from the 22nd century know how to use The Book at will, although they sometimes trigger it accidentally as well. Samantha has a pocket-watch that belonged to Sam that can go back in time and to the future, although it has been known to break a couple of times and not go into the future even if stuck in the past.
Later in the series, Joe's uncle, Mad Jack, tries several attempts to capture the children with his crafty tricks. Whether it's stranding the boys in Antarctica, or trying to make their new home China, either way Mad Jack can be ruthless when it comes to "The Book".the time warp trio consists of three boys and their future siblings.
[edit] Characters
- Joe
Joe is an up-and-coming magician and the owner of The Book. His talent for magic helps the trio in tough situations, but his tricks can also lead to some hilarious mishaps. As the leader of the group, Joe often has to settle disputes between Fred and Sam. He also has an amazing ability to talk his way out of trouble, which is why he hates to be outsmarted! According to Freddi and Jodie, Joe will fight his uncle, Mad Jack in a great battle that will determine the fate of time itself.
- Sam
Sam uses book smarts, calculations and research to get himself, along with Fred and Joe, out of harm's way. Even though his ideas and expansive knowledge of history help the group escape several scary situations, he still worries that the gift of knowledge makes him a bit of a nerd. Sam is also very wary of Time Travel, and he's convinced their doom is imminent every time they open The Book. According to Freddi, Sam will invent something important in the future, but she won't tell him what (she almost does, but the book takes her back to her own time before she does; she said to Sam "you're going to figure out a way to...). Sam is lactose intolerant.
- Fred
A 10-year old sports fan who isn't the brightest bulb on the chandelier. He has a big brother who bullies Fred and messes with his video games. His stupidity often ends up getting the gang in trouble, and always wants to persuade his two other friends, Joe and Sam, to travel somewhere via The Book where they can gain riches, glory or credit for something in a time period they didn't do. Even though he leaps before he looks, Fred uses it as an advantage to fight enemies and save the trio from trouble or death. At the beginning of an episode when Joe or Jodie are talking about how they got where they are, they mostly blame it on Fred.
- Joe the Magnificent - Joe's maternal uncle who is a magician, but not so great. He gave his nephew The Book (which he couldn't use either)[citation needed]. Seconds after Joe received The Book, his uncle vanished.
- Mad Jack - Joe the Magnificent's evil brother who is intent on getting his hands on The Book. He recently faced a showdown with his nephew and tried to get the book (he never succeeds).
- Joe's Mom - Joe and Anna's mom; Joe the Magnificent and Jack's sister.
- Anna - Joe's younger sister, a very annoying girl in Joe's opinion. She often travels with the boys or uses the book without permission, to Joe's anger. However, Anna is a very skilled warper herself and can handle the book a little better than her brother.
- Jodie, Samantha and Freddi - Joe, Sam and Fred's great-granddaughters from 100 years in the future. Jodie is a third level warper and does not like being taken out of her comfort zone. Samantha is a bit clumsy and has a robot cat. Freddi is very nice, but her selflessness sometimes causes problems. They live in the year 2105 (though in the books they lived in 2095). They occasionally are seen in the same time and place as their great-grandfathers. They are the only ones in the world (in their time at least) who can control The Book at will, although they also often trigger it accidentally. The girls also have a pocket-watch that used to belong to Sam that has been/will be modified to time travel as well. Also, when Fred, Sam, and Joe travel to the future, they met the girls because the girls had found a note in The Book that told them to meet the boys under Roosevelt's Statue in the park, which understandably shocks the guys.
[edit] Adventures
The Original Books
- Book 1, KNIGHTS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE
- Book 2, THE NOT-SO-JOLLY ROGER
- Book 3, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GOOFY
- Book 4, YOUR MOTHER WAS A NEANDERTHAL
- Book 5, 2095
- Book 6, TUT, TUT
- Book 7, SUMMER READING IS KILLING ME
- Book 8, IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME
- Book 9, SEE YOU LATER, GLADIATOR
- Book 10, SAM SAMURAI
- Book 11, HEY KID, WANT TO BUY A BRIDGE
- Book 12, VIKING IT AND LIKING IT
- Book 13, ME OH MAYA
- Book 14, DA WILD, DA CRAZY, DA VINCI
- Book 15, OH SAY, I CAN'T SEE
- Book 16, MARCO? POLO!
Time Warp Trio episodes
- The Not-So-Jolly Roger - The boys' first adventure with the book where they accidentally join the crew of the pirate, Blackbeard.
- 2105 - The boys warp 100 years into the future and meet... their great-granddaughters.
- You Can't, But Genghis Khan - When Sam throws a Mongolian menu into The Book, the boys almost get turned into roadkill.
- Tut, Tut - Anna warps the boys back to Ancient Egypt, where they meet a Pharoah and find themselves being mummified.
- Sam Samurai - The boys warp back to Japan and get involved in a battle. Then the girls turn up just in time to save their lives but then Sam and Samantha get separated from the others when the book warps them away
- See You Later,Gladiator - The boys warp to ancient Rome and are almost forced to fight a gladiator.
- Lewis and Clark... and Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha The girls accidentally warp into 1800 wilderness.
- Viking it and Liking it - The boys help Leif Erickson discover America.
- Hey Kid,Want to Buy a Bridge? - The boys warp back in time to when the Brooklyn bridge gets built to help Sam make an invention.
- Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba - When Joe accidentlly says a palendrome, he and Fred almost change history.
- The Seven Blunders of the World - A weird man steals The Book and plots to rule the world with it.
- Jinga All the Way - When Fred stabs The Book, he, Sam, and Jodie warp to Africa while Joe, Freddie, and Samantha warp to Italy.
- Birdman or Birdbrain? - Samantha, Fred, and Freddi warp to Easter Island when The Book becomes a strange language.
- Dude, Where's My Karma? - Fred and Sam intervene when Mad Jack tries to kill Joes ancestor so he will never be born.
- My Big Fat Greek Olympics - Fred accidentlly warps him and Samantha to the Greek Olympics.
- Wushu Were Here - Fred, Joe, and Anna warp to China to find a way to free Sam from The Book.
- What's So Great About Peter? - Fred convinces Sam and Samantha to go back in time to Russia to look for a family fortune.
- The Caveman Catastrophe - Sam, Fred, and Jodie get turned into Neanderthals.
- Nightmare on Joe's Street - Frankenstein's Monster gets unleashed in Joe's Kitchen.
- Breaking the Codex - The kids have to save Leonardo Da Vinci from Mad Jack.
- Break an Egg - Mad Jack traps the boys in Antarctica.
- The High and the Flighty - The girls warp back in time to find out what happened to Amelia Earhart.
- Harem Scare'em - The kids warp to the Ottoman Empire to find the Time Map.
- Plaid to the Bone - Joe, Jodie, and Anna are forced to help a castle from an invasion.
[edit] On Hiatus
On July 15, 2006, Time Warp Trio aired the last first-run episode of the season on the Discovery Kids Channel. A marathon was held on this day, which was also made up of six other first-run episodes. On September 2, 2006, Time Warp Trio aired its last first-run episode of the season on NBC, which was also the ending of the "Discovery Kids on NBC" block. No new episodes of Time Warp Trio have been aired since then, and the official website hasn't reported if any new episodes will be airing at all. Despite this, TV.com blogs state that a movie and new season is expected, it appears that the show is on hiatus. Members of the Time Warp Trio at tv.com forums have been asking people in WGBH, Soup2Nuts and pbs about if and when a second season would be produced and aired, but only got a non-committed response.
[edit] Petition
Second season of Time Warp Trio tv show at http://www.petitiononline.com
[edit] Television Series Credits
- Based on the Time Warp Trio book series
Written by Jon Scieszka
Illustrated by Lane Smith
For WGBH and Soup 2 Nuts
- Executive Producers
Carol Greenwald
Dorothea Gillim
- Producers
Jacqui Deegan
Patrick Downie
David Trexler
- Head Writers
Kathy Waugh
Peter K. Hirsch
- Directors
David SanAngelo
- Consultants
Jon Scieszka
Lane Smith
- Associate Producer
Marcy Goldberg Sacks
- Production Coordinator
Regan G. Toews
- Production Assistants
Danielle Gillis
Piper Freeman
- Cast
Joe - Mark Rendall
Fred - Scott McCord
Sam - Darren Frost
Jodie - Sarah Gaddon (2005), Tajja Isen (2006)
Freddi - Sunday Muse
Samantha - Laurie Elliot
- Voice Production
Studio 306
- Director of Animation
Andre Lyman
- Art Director
Mark Usher
- Assistant Director
Phil Andrews
- Video Editors
Debbie Corona
Jonas Cox
Evan Sussman
- Visual Effects
Evan Sussman
- Coordinating Producer/Business Director
Paul Higgins
- Executive in Charge of Production for Soup2Nuts
John Worth Lynn Jr.
- Theme Song Performed By
Riddlin' Kids
- Scoring By
Eggplant Productions, Inc.
- Series Development
Pierre Valette
- Content Advisor
Paul Ringel
- Educational Consultant
Karen Hill Scott, Ed.D.
- WGBH Special Thanks
Evie Kintzer Karen Baseman
For Discovery Kids
- Executive Producers
Martha Ripp
Jim Rapsas
- Associate Producer
Pamela Ross
- Production Manager
Carolyn Dodd
- Special Thanks
Marjorie Kaplan
Jennifer Williams
Janell Coles
Karen Baratz
Sophie Legg
Daniel Legg
