created by
Keith Kaczorek, Michael Q. Ceballos & Barry Stringfellow
Visual Development by Twiddle productions Inc.
Keith Kaczorek, Michael Q. Ceballos & Barry Stringfellow
Visual Development by Twiddle productions Inc.
MOJAVE JACK takes place in the quirky Southwestern desert pueblo of Jackass Flats, home to a colorful cast of desert creatures — led by MOJAVE JACK, an excitable, impulsive “burro” who dives headfirst into every half-baked scheme, never letting logic get in the way.
Think “SpongeBob SquarePants” in the desert,
spiced with lively Latino flavor.
Visually, “MOJAVE JACK” will stand out by leaning into the bold shapes and vibrant colors of the desert. When the joke calls for it, the show won’t hesitate to break style — using different types of animation, live-action clips, or even still photos if it gets a laugh. Above all, it’s designed to be ffsmart, funny and kid-friendly fun.
Think “SpongeBob SquarePants” in the desert,
spiced with lively Latino flavor.
Visually, “MOJAVE JACK” will stand out by leaning into the bold shapes and vibrant colors of the desert. When the joke calls for it, the show won’t hesitate to break style — using different types of animation, live-action clips, or even still photos if it gets a laugh. Above all, it’s designed to be ffsmart, funny and kid-friendly fun.
Our cast
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As previously mentioned, our main man is…
MOHAVE JACK is an impetuous optimist who’s persistent beyond the point of absurdity. He’s a doer not a thinker and proud of it. His donkey stubbornness won’t let pesky things like common sense or astronomical odds get in the way. As Jack often says, “I say we try it. Who’s with me?” While the desert may appear to be a desolate wilderness, to Jack it’s home sweet home and a source of limitless opportunities and adventures for him and his friends. Blissfully oblivious of his own limitations Jack thinks he can do anything – whether it’s becoming a rodeo clown, negotiating peace with a colony of killer bees, or starting his own chart-topping mariachi band. Jack’s a proud descendant of the donkeys the Spanish conquistadors used to explore the West, so exploring is in his DNA. Sometimes, when something stirs his ancestral blood, he has a “Proud Spanish Moment.” His Spanish accent surfaces, accompanied by a Flamenco guitar flourish, and punctuated with “Que bueno!” |
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SPEEDBUMP
is Jack’s best pal - a jittery jackrabbit with more loyalty than sense. He’s been run over so many times helping Jack with his harebrained schemes that tire marks are permanently embedded in his fur. But he just can’t help himself. Jack and Speedbump share an unshakeable bond that comes from growing in the same dusty, desert “sandbox.” Their lifelong relationship means there are plenty of unfortunate incidents we can flash back to... SPEEDBUMP: “Remember the time you thought it was a great idea to Trick or Treat as pork chops?” CUT TO: a quick of shot of Jack and Speedbump surrounded by salivating coyotes, mountain lions and vultures. CUT BACK TO JACK, fondly remembering: “Yeah, that was great.” 
JAKE THE SNAKE
is a sidewinder who’s Jackass Flat’s local delivery guy. His sensitive skin is scorched by the hot desert sand, which he tries to touch as little as possible. His “ooch, eech, ouch” precedes his arrival. 
LANDFILL PHIL
is a pack rat who’s the desert’s shady huckster. He runs a old garbage dump known as Mt. Cyanide. He always has a hustle or a con - like selling genuine replica moon rocks or abandoned mine shaft timeshares. 
GRAMPS is an ancient desert tortoise. He was around back in the nuclear test days and glows in the dark. He’s a font of questionable wisdom - “always keep a nickel in your shoe in case you have to call home” - and sometimes falls asleep mid-sentence. He dismisses any kind of creature comfort, like shade or water, as “getting all fancy.”
DUSTY is a tumbleweed who just wishes he could stay in one place long enough to finish something. Anything! He blows through scenes at random - a running gag for the series.
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JULIANNA
is a sassy javelina (wild pig) with a fiery Latin personality. She’s the diva of Jackass Flats. She thinks Jack is the embodiment of how stupid boys can be, but she also harbors a secret crush on him. A born entrepreneur, she turned the local watering hole into “The Local Watering Hole,” a cantina where everyone gathers to chat, quench their thirst and enjoy a salty nut cup. 
TODD
TODD is a geeky, high-energy trapdoor tarantula, who wants to be everybody’s bud. Unfortunately for him, he’s a big, hairy, scary spider who pops out of nowhere and scares the hell out of everyone (except Jack). He also has an uncanny knack for showing up at snack time. Todd’s favorite adjective: “Super!” (Todd, a photo of a real tarantula with animated eyes, is an example of the show’s mixed media style.) Before Todd pops up on screen, we flash “TODD ALERT!” When we see Todd’s subterranean abode anything goes thanks to public domain footage: a 1960’s swinging London party, NASA Mission Control, a monkey scrubbing a cat in the sink... 
DARYL
is an E.T. with streetwise New Yorker attitude and a voice that sounds uncannily like Christopher Walken. He’s stranded on earth because he was two minutes late for the mothership and “missed the bus” home. Jack invited him to set up his survival egg - a metallic ovoid shelter - on the “palatial grounds” of the Casa Del Bueno, the funky abandoned Airstream trailer Jack and Speedbump call home. Daryl is the sarcastic yin to Jack’s sunny yang. When he gets annoyed, which is often, he tells everyone to “kiss my skinny green butt.” 
VIC the vulture is Phil’s silent partner and skilled scavenger. Whenever someone does business with Phil, Vic is there staring over their shoulder and creeping ‘em out. He keeps an especially close eye on accident-prone Speedbump because, well, you never know.
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Our setting
Jackass Flats is the place Jack and his friends call home. A natural desert wonderland of buttes, mesas, mountains, caves, oases and arroyos (one of Jack’s favorite words). Add in the blazing sunsets and glorious starry nights, and you’ve got a setting as vibrant and bold as the adventures themselves.
Even though it’s a remote wilderness, man’s “footprints” are everywhere. Jack and his amigos might find anything from an abandoned hippie school bus, to a ghost town with a jail and opera house, or abandoned government test site complete with missile silo.
And thanks to the magic of animation, we can go anywhere that gets us a good story or a laugh.
Even though it’s a remote wilderness, man’s “footprints” are everywhere. Jack and his amigos might find anything from an abandoned hippie school bus, to a ghost town with a jail and opera house, or abandoned government test site complete with missile silo.
And thanks to the magic of animation, we can go anywhere that gets us a good story or a laugh.
