The Famous Jett Jackson
The Famous Jett Jackson is a
Disney Channel show about an actor named Jett Jackson (
Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret-agent on a fictional TV
show-within-a-show called
Silverstone. Jett lives and films
Silverstone in his fictional hometown of Wilsted, North Carolina, where his father is the sheriff. However, the actual series,
The Famous Jett Jackson, was filmed in Brooklin, Ontario.
Jett Jackson previously lived with his publicist mother in LA, but missed his home and his friends. Longing for a relatively normal life, Jett succeeds in getting the production of
Silverstone moved to
North Carolina, thus providing jobs to townspeople while affording Jett the chance to live with his father and grandmother. Keeping in touch with his mother Jules by video link on his computer, Jett now spends part of his time with family, friends and school, and the rest living the life of a working actor and celebrity. In doing so, Jett often ends up in sticky situations, usually aided and abetted by his best friend, J.B., his not-quite girlfriend Kayla, and sometimes by Cubby,
Silverstone's wacky special effects wizard. In the second half of the series, Jett's new co-star, Riley Grant, is added to the mix.
The show within the show,
Silverstone, is about a spy who works for Mission Omega Matrix in order to save the world from villains like Dr. Hypnoto and the Rat. In contrast to Jett, Silverstone has no family, only his mentor, Artemus, and (eventually) his partner Hawk.
The Famous Jett Jackson is notable for being the first fictional original series created by Disney Channel. However, despite this precedent, it fell victim to
Disney's 65 episode policy on June 22, 2001. The series was followed by a Disney Channel movie in which Jett finds himself trapped in Silverstone's world, and vice versa.
Many of the regular and recurring cast members from
The Famous Jett Jackson have since appeared in another Canadian television series,
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, as stars or guest stars. The most obvious examples of this are
Jeff Douglas (Cubby) as
Professor Noel Zachary, a.k.a. Professor Z.,
Lawrence Bayne (Dr. Hypnoto) as
Victor Pearson, and
Tony Munch (The Rat) as
The Janitor.
Season 1: 1998-1999
* 1. 1-1 101 (25-Oct-1998) Going Up!
* 2. 1-2 102 (01-Nov-1998) Who's the Man
* 3. 1-3 103 (08-Nov-1998) Vootle-Muck-a-Heev
* 4. 1-4 104 (15-Nov-1998) Close Encounters
* 5. 1-5 105 (22-Nov-1998) Hurricane Jules
* 6. 1-6 106 (29-Nov-1998) Switcheroo
* 7. 1-7 112 (17-Jan-1999) Bottoms Up
* 8. 1-8 108 (24-Jan-1999) Special FX-ation
* 9. 1-9 107 (31-Jan-1999) Front Page
* 10. 1-10 110 (07-Feb-1999) Kiss and Tell
* 11. 1-11 109 (21-Feb-1999) The Famous Stone Gold
* 12. 1-12 111 (07-Mar-1999) JB's Big Break
* 13. 1-13 113 (14-Mar-1999) Hot Dog
Season 2: 1999-2000
* 14. 2-1 205 (22-Aug-1999) Field of Dweebs
* 15. 2-2 206 (29-Aug-1999) Premiere
* 16. 2-3 201 (03-Sep-1999) A Tragedy in Two Parts
* 17. 2-4 204 (10-Sep-1999) Popularity
* 18. 2-5 207 (17-Sep-1999) County Fair
* 19. 2-6 203 (24-Sep-1999) Things That Fly
* 20. 2-7 209 (01-Oct-1999) Hawk
* 21. 2-8 202 (08-Oct-1999) Ghost Dance
* 22. 2-9 210 (15-Oct-1999) Bunk
* 23. 2-10 208 (22-Oct-1999) Par for the Course
* 24. 2-11 211 (05-Nov-1999) Saving Mr. Dupree
* 25. 2-12 218 (12-Nov-1999) New York
* 26. 2-13 212 (19-Nov-1999) Spirit
* 27. 2-14 213 (10-Dec-1999) What Money Can't Buy
* 28. 2-15 217 (07-Jan-2000) On the Reel
* 29. 2-16 215 (14-Jan-2000) Grades
* 30. 2-17 214 (17-Jan-2000) Date
* 31. 2-18 216 (28-Jan-2000) Behind the Scenes
* 32. 2-19 226 (11-Feb-2000) Voices
* 33. 2-20 219 (18-Feb-2000) Spreading Wings
* 34. 2-21 220 (03-Mar-2000) Eye of the Beholder
* 35. 2-22 221 (10-Mar-2000) Day Trip
* 36. 2-23 224 (08-Apr-2000) Something to Prove
* 37. 2-24 223 (06-May-2000) Pride
* 38. 2-25 225 (27-May-2000) Bank Robbery
* 39. 2-26 222 (03-Jun-2000) What You Wish For
Season 3: 2000-2001
* 40. 3-1 304 (17-Jun-2000) Step Up
* 41. 3-2 303 (24-Jun-2000) Something in the Air
* 42. 3-3 305 (01-Jul-2000) Business as Usual
* 43. 3-4 302 (08-Jul-2000) Hello, Goodbye
* 44. 3-5 307 (15-Jul-2000) Great Expectations
* 45. 3-6 301 (22-Jul-2000) Age Old Story
* 46. 3-7 308 (05-Aug-2000) Pledge of Allegiance
* 47. 3-8 309 (12-Aug-2000) Extra Credit
* 48. 3-9 311 (19-Aug-2000) Heroes
* 49. 3-10 312 (09-Sep-2000) Detention
* 50. 3-11 310 (16-Sep-2000) Wheels
* 51. 3-12 314 (23-Sep-2000) Beauregard's Beach Bash
* 52. 3-13 316 (30-Sep-2000) Truth
* 53. 3-14 320 (21-Oct-2000) Survival of the Fittest
* 54. 3-15 306 (03-Nov-2000) Vote of Confidence
* 55. 3-16 313 (08-Dec-2000) Backstage Pass
* 56. 3-17 317 (29-Dec-2000) The Perfect Day
* 57. 3-18 319 (02-Feb-2001) Lost and Found
* 58. 3-19 315 (02-Mar-2001) Food for Thought
* 59. 3-20 321 (16-Mar-2001) Battle of Wilsted
* 60. 3-21 321 (11-May-2001) M.O.M.
* 61. 3-22 322 (18-May-2001) Awakenings (1)
* 62. 3-23 323 (25-May-2001) Awakenings (2)
* 63. 3-24 324 (01-Jun-2001) Hotline
* 64. 3-25 318 (15-Jun-2001) The Game
* 65. 3-26 326 (22-Jun-2001) Holly
* M-1 325 (08-Jun-2001)
Jett Jackson: The Movie
