The Jumping Ground (season 17)

The seventeenth season of the New-Zealand American animated science fiction sitcom The Jumping Ground began airing on FX in the United States on September 25, 2013 and ended on April 9, 2014.
This season overall, despite fully introducing the threat of the Infinity Stones, which would prove to be a significant part of the storyline from here on, was conceived by many critics as one of the show's worst, with some stating that a vast majority of the episodes were "rehashing" those of previous seasons, while others praised the escalation of the series' storyline, as well as unearthing many secrets in the show's history. Despite the mainly negative critical feedback, The season finale, "Dad's Dungeon" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) in 2014.
==Episodes==
No. inseries 	No. inseason 	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
238 	1 	"Stick Hockey" 	Joe Hanson 	Lee Eisenhower 	September 25, 2013
The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back. 	The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back. 	The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back. 	The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back. 	The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back. 	The gang sets out to find their stick hockey game after Mandelson gives it to a thrift shop, insisting it was for the better, but the duo want it back, which soon leads to a deadly contest that Mr. Brown must beat in order to get all three back.
239 	2 	"Informative Murder Porn" 	Vincent Waller 	Toby Jones 	October 2, 2013
Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.	Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.	Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.	Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.	Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.	Thanks to a nerdy kid's oral report in school and a neighborhood incident, the kids become concerned over the growing rate of copycat incidents involving "murder porn" (i.e., the shows on Investigative Discovery centered on infidelity, spousal abuse, domestic violence, and murdering unfaithful lovers) and use Minecraft to distract parents from hurting each other.
240 	3 	"Chef Strikes" 	William Gereghty 	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie 	October 9, 2013
241 	4 	"Tuition Fees" 	Justin Johns 	Damian Kindler 	October 16, 2013
242 	5 	"Think Positive" 	William Gereghty 	Josh Holt and Toby Jones 	October 23, 2013
Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead. 	Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead. 	Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead. 	Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead. 	Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead. 	Mandelson commands Mr. Mackey to stop yelling at Langham's personnel or else he will be fired but Mackey's bottled anger leads him to self destruction instead.
243 	6 	"The Inside Job" 	Conrad Vernon 	John G. Lenic 	October 30, 2013
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".	
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".	
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".	
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".	
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".	
After Clyde buys a mysterious orb at a yard sale and presents it at a show-and-tell, the students are forced into studying about the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe. Lance and Zowie, however, investigate the whereabouts of the other Infinity Stones.
This episode continues a crossover with The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol that begins on "Collector's Item" and concludes on "Safekeeping for Beginners".
244 	7 	"First Contact" 	Andy Mikita 	Alan McCullough 	November 6, 2013
Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy. 	Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy. 	Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy. 	Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy. 	Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy. 	Puff and Lance, influenced by their recent discovery of the Infinity Stones, embark on a mission to recover Shinnok's Scepter from Humane Labs, but their mission is disrupted by the emergence of a new, dangerous enemy in the galaxy.
245 	8 	"The Lost Tribe" 	Josh Holt 	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie 	February 26, 2014
Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter. 	Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter. 	Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter. 	Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter. 	Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter. 	Puff and Lance are caught in the middle of the war between the Goa'uld and another powerful race in the Ida Galaxy, and team up with a group of travelers to rescue the two after the Odyssey falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a new form of life is created using the Mind Stone, the Infinity Stone hidden in Shinnok's Scepter.
246 	9 	"Pencaster Confidential" 	Vincent Waller 	Alan McCullough 	March 5, 2014
Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public. 	Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public. 	Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public. 	Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public. 	Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public. 	Rob and Toad get jobs for the base's newsletter, and ultimately create hoaxes about Pencaster's community, causing an chaotic uproar from the public.
247 	10 	"Flawless as a Furling" 	Ron Wilkerson 	Josh Holt 	March 12, 2014
Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth. 	Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth. 	Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth. 	Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth. 	Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth. 	Melvin befriends a Furling villager, and tries to teach it the ways of Groundbridge combat. The Langham's cabinet, however, suggests that it should go back home, so Melvin tries to find it a family on earth.
248 	11 	"Missing Identity" 	William Gereghty 	Dan Ast 	March 19, 2014
On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag. 	On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag. 	On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag. 	On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag. 	On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag. 	On a rainy day in a diner, Rob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag.
249 	12 	"Full Alert" 	Danny Cannon 	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie 	March 26, 2014
250 	13 	"The Sentinel" 	Andy Mikita 	Alan McCullough and Toby Jones 	April 2, 2014
251 	14 	"Dad's Dungeon" 	Ryan Todd 	Josh Holt 	April 9, 2014
A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him. 	A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him. 	A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him. 	A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him. 	A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him. 	A field trip to the peak of Mt. Conoret turns into a discovery for Lance and Zowie, who discover Oogway, a tortoise-like creature belived by many to be the last of the first "deformed" Tau'ri to walk during the stone age, and try to find a job for him.
==Criticism and Controversy==
==="Tuition Fees" ban from UK broadcast===
Shortly before its planned airing in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2013, the BBC announced that the episode "Tuition Fees" had abruptly been pulled from broadcast on BBC Two, due to the episode's portrayals of violence over the increasing of university tuition fees in England, especially the 2010 protests by students. Labour MP Jim Sheridan, who sat on parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, condemned the episode, saying:
"I had been told at the time that BBC executives had assessed this episode of the beloved animated series, and I could tell that it had brought back bad memories from three years ago, four months into the coalition government, where students and taken to the streets to oppose a mass increase on university tuition fees, a pledge that had been broken by the Liberal Democrats when the Conservatives got into power. I cannot believe what creative monstrosity that Lee (Eisenhower) and Conrad (Vernon) have strategically conceived, and this is why that episode of The Jumping Ground would not air on Thursday night. It is a catastrophic act of hatred and I say this on a cross-party basis, Lee and Conrad should think first before failing to realize that it has offended a particular person from another region."
To fill in the space in its 8:30 timeslot on its usual position on Thursday night on BBC Two, a repeat of Mock The Week was shown in its place. Prime Minister David Cameron called for the BBC to prevent the episode from being aired and regarded it as "seriously offensive". Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he was "extremely humiliated" by the episode and what it had portrayed. Culture Secretary Maria Miller also called for the show to be dropped, acknowledging the episode as "a serious error of judgment". Despite this, the episode itself is still available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Seven months later, after the season itself had finished airing, emergence of video evidence of an unaired take during filming for the Season 15 premiere "HUMANCENTiPAD, in which Rob was shown to mumble a racist slur in a nursery rhyme, making this the second time in a row in which the show has been criticised for racism, after the "slope" remark from the previous season. After series co-creator Lee Eisenhower apologized publicly for the error, Time Warner, who owns the show's channel, Cartoon Network, chose to give the creators a final warning in regards to their behaviour, amidst calls by many public figures for the show to be pulled.
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