Jack's Big Music Show

Jack's Big Music Show is an American musical children's musical series created by David Rudman for Noggin (now Nick. Jr.), based on The Jack's Big Musical Adventure Hour by Games Anderson. The series aired on the Noggin (now Nick. Jr.) television network. The series premiered on the network on September 12, 2005. Jack's Big Music Show was nominated for a 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-school Television Series.

According to Nick Jr.'s website:


 * The mission of Jack’s Big Music Show is to expose and foster an appreciation of music. Music and musical instruments help children expand their universe and develop memory, language, literacy, and reasoning skills as well as the cognitive, social, and motor skills that are needed to excel in school.[1]

The series was produced by Spiffy Pictures (created by David Rudman, Todd Hannert, and Adam Rudman), in association with Paramount Television Animation and Games Animation, Inc.

The popularity of the series made the idea of appearing on it attractive to musicians. In 2006, An executive from Noggin explained that they were "clamoring to get onto Jack's Big Music Show."[2]

In May 2007, the production was cancelled and it was announced that not producing new episodes and the last episode being aired on April 1, 2007. Plot

 The series focuses on music-loving Jack, his best friend Mary, and his drum-playing pet puppy Mel, all of whom are puppets. The show takes place in Jack's backyard clubhouse, and focuses on the characters' passion for music. The characters play music in every episode, and are often accompanied by other puppets or famous musicians. Each episode actually features two music videos by performers of children's music.  Cast

Additional Characters
 * Jack (performed by David Rudman) - A blue-furred musician and the lead of the series.
 * Mary (performed by Alice Dinnean) - Jack's best friend, a pink-haired accordion player.
 * Mel (performed by John Kennedy) - Jack's drum-playing pet dog.