SYNOPSIS
Its JerryTime! is a unique reality cartoon featuring the weird but hilarious everyday misadventures of Jerry, an eccentric everyman whose life is a bit tougher than it should be.
Forty-something Jerry trudges from episode to episode, facing an ever-deepening series of strange and depressing quandaries. Usually he finds himself in trouble and unwillingly goes to battle with a hostile cast of tormentors that includes an invasion of Indian meal moths, an evil landlord and a rudely insulting bartender. Despite all of the conflict, Jerry usually retains his composure and optimism, which makes him endearing rather than whiny.
Its JerryTime!, which currently offers twenty 3-5-minute episodes, showcases the deadpan storytelling and original ragtime music of Jerry Zucker and the award-winning photo collage-style animation of his brother Orrin Zucker. Entirely created by the Zucker brothers, the laconic web show features network-caliber content with a unique intimacy.
The unconventional animated shorts have drawn worldwide attention since the series debut in November 2005, culminating in a victory at the Emmy Awards in June 2007. Besides numerous festival awards and nominations, Its JerryTime! has been included in Top Website Lists in Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, and Animation Magazine. Its JerryTime! has also been featured in Newseek, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Week, NPR and The New York Times.
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Episode 1: WHO’S THAT GUY!?
Running Time: 4:19
Jerry goes to a bar and gets abused by the bartender.
Episode 2: THE LANDLORD
Running Time: 3:55
Jerry needs a plumber so he calls his landlord, who isn’t helpful or even friendly.
Episode 3: JAILTIME FOR JERRY
Running Time: 4:01
Jerry gets a job driving a billboard truck and smashes a drive-in bank teller.
Episode 4: JERRY STRIKES BACK!
Running Time: 4:43
Jerry battles an invasion of Indian meal moths in his apartment.
Episode 5: THE REPAIRMAN
Running Time: 2:15
Jerry calls a repairman to fix his computer and gets a very wrong number.
Episode 6: THE KARATE DATE
Running Time: 3:50
Jerry dates a Karate instructor and finds out “The Rules of the Dojo†the hard way.
Episode 7: THE BRUTE
Running Time: 3:17
Jerry has a run-in with a bully in his street hockey league.
Episode 8: THE STRANGE TRIP
Running Time: 3:41
Jerry goes on a strange vacation to the Gettysburg battleground.
Episode 9: THE BIG TIME
Running Time: 3:51
Jerry recalls his bizarre start in show business.
Episode 10: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW CUSTOMER
Running Time: 3:19
Jerry works at a camera store and must wait on a convicted serial killer.
Episode 11: TRAFFIC TROUBLE
Running Time: 3:50
Jerry gets into two major accidents in two weeks.
Episode 12: THE HYPNOTIST
Running Time: 3:19
Jerry sees a hypnotist to cure his junk food addiction.
Episode 13: THE NAKED SWIM
Running Time: 3:29
Jerry recalls naked swimming classes at his middle school.