Lunar Jim (2016)
| First Air Date: | 2016, January 1 |
| Last Air Date: | 2016, January 1 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 2 |
| Episodes: | 92 |
| Episode Runtime: | 22, 25 min |
| Created by: | Alexander Bar |
| Countries: | Canada |
| Production: | CBC, Alliance Atlantis, Halifax Film Company |
Overview:
Lunar Jim is an animated preschool-oriented stop-motion television show produced in Canada by Halifax Film and Alliance Atlantis, and aired in the USA as well on Discovery Channel and V-Me from 2005-2012. The show is based on an original concept created by Alexander Bar. Season 1 was Executive Produced by Jeff Rosen. It was script-edited in Season one by Peter Sauder. Season two was helmed by award-winning veteran producer/writer Jed MacKay. Ben Zelkowizc provided the voice of Jim.
Jim and his team; Rover the Robot Dog, Ripple the Super Space Mechanic, Eco the Farmer, and TED, the Technical Equipment Device, live on Blue Moon L22, the second-to-last moon on the edge of the Milky Way. Focusing on exploration and inquiry, Lunar Jim intends to promote such life skills as problem-solving, persistence, creativity, and cooperation, with an emphasis on "pre-science skills". His rallying cry is "Let's get lunar!"