Jack (sometimes called Jack the Explorer)is a 3D-animated TV series broadcast by TVOntario as part of its TVO Kids lineup. It is about an alien named Jack and a brother and sister who make friends with him, while hiding his existence from their parents. First created in 2009, its TV premiere was scheduled for 5 September 2011, but actually aired two days later. As of 2014 there are at least 39 episodes in the series, each consisting of two segments, for a total of 78 individually-named stories.