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Samurai Jack
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #29
- IMDb #52
- Metacritic #1
- RatingGraph #13
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #42
- Metacritic Audience #18
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
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Details
- Created by
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- Released
- 10 August 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 60 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 16 wins, 8 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (20) →
Woman / Girl #3 / Girl #2 / Lady #1 (voice) / Monk (voice) / Lil Red Hood's Mom / Grandma (voice) / Josephine Clench / Clerk (voice) / Lula Lillywhite / Fire Creature (voice) / The High Priestess (voice)
DJ Stylbator (voice) / Gordo / Sumoto / Ganeesh (voice) / Fishman / Bartender / Patron # 1 (voice) / Lionor / Alien #1 (voice) / Brobot / Bouncer / Vada 2 (voice) / Well / Lil Guy / Alien #1 (voice) / Mr. Shine / Knuckles / Announcer (voice) / Demongo / Titan / Warrior #1 +11 more
Clansman #1 / Cathbad / Demon (voice) / Alien / Scientist (voice) / Sergei / Frederick (voice) / Fisherman / Connery (voice) / Monkey Boy (voice) / Alien / McDuffy / Dreyfuss / Leader / Dog (voice) / Ringmaster / Lil Aqualizer / Slave #2 (voice) / Huge Bear / Middle Bear +9 more
Peasant / Man (voice) / Wolf (voice) / Idealist / Analyst (voice) / Leader / Chritchellite #1, #2 & #3 (voice) / Monkar / Og (voice) / Scaramouche (voice) / Manager / Cop #6 (voice)
Awards & nominations
See all 24 →8 major awards won · 16 wins from 24 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Award 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Bryan Andrews (for "Episode XCIII") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Scott Willis (for "Episode XCIII") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Craig Kellman (for "Episode XCII") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Lou Romano (for "Episode XCV") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2005 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Bryan Andrews (for "Seasons of Death") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2004 | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Don Shank, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, Yu Mun Jeong, Bong Koh Jae, James T. Walker (for "The Birth of Evil") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2003 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Dan Krall (for "Jack and the Spartans") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2003 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Scott Wills (for "Jack and the Traveling Creatures") | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Woman / Girl #3 / Girl #2 / Lady #1 (voice) / Monk (voice) / Lil Red Hood's Mom / Grandma (voice) / Josephine Clench / Clerk (voice) / Lula Lillywhite / Fire Creature (voice) / The High Priestess (voice)
DJ Stylbator (voice) / Gordo / Sumoto / Ganeesh (voice) / Fishman / Bartender / Patron # 1 (voice) / Lionor / Alien #1 (voice) / Brobot / Bouncer / Vada 2 (voice) / Well / Lil Guy / Alien #1 (voice) / Mr. Shine / Knuckles / Announcer (voice) / Demongo / Titan / Warrior #1 +11 more
Clansman #1 / Cathbad / Demon (voice) / Alien / Scientist (voice) / Sergei / Frederick (voice) / Fisherman / Connery (voice) / Monkey Boy (voice) / Alien / McDuffy / Dreyfuss / Leader / Dog (voice) / Ringmaster / Lil Aqualizer / Slave #2 (voice) / Huge Bear / Middle Bear +9 more
Peasant / Man (voice) / Wolf (voice) / Idealist / Analyst (voice) / Leader / Chritchellite #1, #2 & #3 (voice) / Monkar / Og (voice) / Scaramouche (voice) / Manager / Cop #6 (voice)
Woman / Fairy (voice) / Crow / Bird (voice) / Technician (voice) / Girl (voice) / Narc (voice) / Waitress (voice)
Ezekiel Clench / Alien Guard (voice) / Scotsman / Clansman #3 (voice) / The Scotsman (voice)
Cole Lampkin / Lizor / Rothchild (voice) / High Voice Guy / Taxi Driver / Cop #1 (voice) / Rothchild (voice)
Warrior / Viking (voice) / Villiage Leader / Water Creature (voice) / Slave Driver / Slave #3 / Slave #4 (voice)
24 awards — Samurai Jack
×| Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Don Shank, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, Yu Mun Jeong, Bong Koh Jae, James T. Walker (for "The Birth of Evil") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Bryan Andrews (for "Episode XCIII") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Scott Willis (for "Episode XCIII") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Craig Kellman (for "Episode XCII") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Lou Romano (for "Episode XCV") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Bryan Andrews (for "Seasons of Death") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Dan Krall (for "Jack and the Spartans") | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Scott Wills (for "Jack and the Traveling Creatures") | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Bryan Andrews, Mark Andrews, Hueng-soon Park, Kwang-bae Park, Randy Myers, James T. Walker (for "Seasons of Death") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Brian A. Miller, Yu Mun Jeong, Yeol Jung Chang, Paul Rudish, Genndy Tartakovsky, Bong Koh Jae (for "The Beginning, Parts 1–3") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Andy Suriano (for "Jack and the Haunted House") | Winner |
| Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production | James L. Venable (for "The Beginning") | Winner |
| Outstanding Production Design in a Television Production | Richard Daskas (for "Seasons of Death") | Winner |
| Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Scott Wills (for "The Birth of Evil") | Winner |
| Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Dan Krall (for "The Beginning") | Winner |
| Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production | Bryan Andrews (for "Jack and the Three Blind Archers") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production | Cartoon Network Studios | Nominee |
| Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Lynne Naylor (for "Jack and the Warrior Woman") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in a Television Production | Genndy Tartakovsky (for "Tale of X-49") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production | Genndy Tartakovsky and Robert Alvarez (for "The Birth of Evil") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Scott Wills (for "The Beginning") | Nominee |
| Special Award for Television Series | Genndy Tartakovsky (for "Jack and the Three Blind Archers") | Winner |
| Best Television Series | Genndy Tartakovsky (for "Jack and the Three Blind Archers") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming | Samurai Jack | Nominee |