Jake and the Never Land Pirates

**Jake and the Never Land Pirates** is an American television series created by Bobs Gannaway.

It focuses on a band of young pirates consisting of Jake, Izzy, Cubby, and their parrot Skully, who continuously spend their days competing against Captain Hook and his pirate crew for treasure.

The series premiered on Disney Junior and Disney Channel on February 14, 2011 and aired for four seasons until November 6, 2016.

## Plot

The show takes place some time after the events of the original 1953 Peter Pan film, focusing on three kid pirates, Jake, Izzy, and Cubby. Each episode consists of two eleven-minute animated segments where Jake and his crew adventure around Never Land, having fun, singing songs, learning lessons, and outsmarting Captain Hook and his crew. Throughout the segments, the characters will earn gold doubloons each time they solve a problem together, and at the end of the segment, Jake and his crew count their gold doubloons and put them in their "Team Treasure Chest".

The first season of the series followed more "playful" conflicts, such as Jake and the crew getting their basketball back from Captain Hook, or Captain Jake and the crew taking back their stolen skateboard. The second season had less interactive moments and gave a larger scale to the plot and adventure in the show, now having the characters find a lost city of gold and an ancient pirate pyramid. The third season had an updated theme song and contained more action. The fourth and final season has one fourth-wall break at the end of each episode.

Almost every episode contains two eleven-minute animated segments, followed by a live-action song by the Never Land Pirate Band. The singing characters Sharky and Bones appear in both animated and live action forms, being part of Hook's crew.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Jake
	+ Colin Ford (Season 1)
	+ Cameron Boyce
	+ Sean Ryan Fox
	+ Riley Thomas Stewart (Season 4)
* Izzy
	+ Madison Pettis (Season 1)
	+ Megan Richie
* Cubby
	+ Jonathan Morgan Heit
	+ Jadon Sand
* David Arquette as Skully
* Corey Burton as Captain Hook
* Jeff Bennett as Mr. Smee
* Loren Hoskins and Jeff Bennett as Sharky and Bones

### Recurring

* Ariel Winter as Marina
* Dee Bradley Baker as Tick-Tock
* Russi Taylor as Never Bird
* Loren Hoskins as Sandy
* Tori Spelling as The Pirate Princess
* Lisa Loeb as Winger
* Adam West as The Wise Old Parrot
* Sharon Osbourne as Mama Hook
* Jane Kaczmarek as Red Jessica
* Josh Duhamel as Captain Flynn
* Adam Wylie as Peter Pan
* Allisyn Ashley Arm as Stormy
* Carol Kane as The Sea Witch
* Tiffani Thiessen as Misty
* Jerry O'Connell as Pip
* Rhys Darby as Percy
* Teri Hatcher as Beatrice Le Beak
* Leigh-Allyn Baker as Queen Coralie
* Jack McBrayer as Pirate Mummy
* Bill Farmer as Ghostly Bob
* Maia Mitchell as Wendy Darling
* Elliot Reeve as John Darling
* Colby Mulgrew as Michael Darling
* Estelle Harris as Peg-Leg Peg
* David Tennant as Dread
* Malcolm McDowell as Lord Fathom
* Mark Hamill as ShiverJack
* Tony Hale as Doctor Undergear
* Christian Slater as The Grim Buccaneer

## Episodes

See Also: List of Jake and the Never Land Pirates Episodes

 2 | 38
 3 | 36
 4 | 20

## Release

The series aired worldwide on Disney Junior. It premiered on May 6, 2011 in Canada, on May 7, 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on May 29, 2011 in Australia and New Zealand, on June 1, 2011 in South Africa, on July 4, 2011 in India, on July 11, 2011 in Southeast Asia, and on April 29, 2013 in Zimbabwe, with TVNZ in New Zealand and 7flix in Australia.

## Reception

### Critical Response

The series has received generally mixed reviews. A review in Variety called it "part video game, part interactive cartoon, part advertisement for 'Peter Pan' merchandise". The Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review of the show's portrayal of Captain Hook compared to the classic Peter Pan, stating that the character "has been laundered, reasonably enough, yet sadly as well, into a shell of his former self, too silly to be frightening, not even a decent bully, just a kind of (much) older boy who wants to steal your toys." Common Sense Media rated it "on" for ages 3 and older, praising the educational content, role models, and especially the messages of the show, and expressing only mild concern about the moderate violence. As the flagship of the newly launched Disney Junior channel, the series was rated the most-watched program among boys ages 2–5 during its first few weeks on the air, with 2.9 million viewers, including 1.1 million ages 2–5, and over 600,000 women ages 18–49 (presumed to be mothers and other caregivers). On July 27, the series was awarded #2 of the Best TV Shows 2011 list.

The character Jake has too received positive reviews. The character has been thought of as a "classic Disney character", lovable and entertaining addition. He has quickly become an icon at Disney's Hollywood Studios from the popular Disney Junior Live as well as being added on the park's entrance drawings. The atmosphere character can be seen at the Hollywood And Vine character breakfast and the Animation courtyard, while at Disney California Adventure, Jake can be found on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood Land.