Tak and the Power of Juju
Genre	Comedy Action Adventure Fantasy
Created by	John Blackburn (games)
Based on	The game developed byTHQ
Developed by	Jed Spingarn Nick Jennings
Voices of	Hal Sparks Lloyd Sherr Patrick Warburton Kari Wahlgren John DiMaggio Dannah Feinglass Rob Paulsen S. Scott Bullock Maurice LaMarche
Theme music composer	Guy Moon
Composers	Guy Moon Shawn Patterson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (49 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Nick Jennings
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	THQ Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) – January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24)

Tak and the Power of Juju is an Americananimated television series that aired from August 31, 2007, to January 24, 2009. Loosely based on the2003 video game of the same name, the series consists of two eleven-minute stories per half-hour episode. It was co-produced byTHQ andNickelodeon.^[1] The series was produced byNick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. This was the second CGI Nickelodeon series, afterThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and is also the first one to be overseen byNickelodeon Animation Studio.^[2] The show continued to air reruns on Nicktoons until September 3, 2012. 26 episodes were produced.

• Tak (voiced byHal Sparks) is a 14-year-old apprentice who lives with his mentor Jibolba. He wields various forms of magic derived from the Jujus, magical creatures from another dimension. Tak's mother is the Aurora Juju and his father is a Pupununu.
• Jeera (voiced byKari Wahlgren) is the Chief's daughter and Tak's best friend. She is a tomboy and will often punch Tak as a sign of endearment or annoyance. It is heavily implied that she has romantic feelings for Tak.
• Banutu Jibolba (voiced byLloyd Sherr) is Tak's mentor, uncle and shaman of the Pupununu tribe. He is 177 years old.
• Lok (voiced byPatrick Warburton) is a cowardly Pupununu warrior. He often refers to himself inthird person.
• Keeko (voiced byJohn DiMaggio) is a careless, daydreaming, laid-back orphan. He is a skilled inventor, but his inventions rarely work.
• Zaria (voiced byDannah Phirman) is Jeera's 16-year-old sister and the heir to the Pupununu. She is spoiled, bossy, and brags that she is the most beautiful in all the tribe.
• The Chief (voiced byMaurice LaMarche) is the leader of the Pupununu and father of Jeera and Zaria. A bumbling but harmless figurehead, he constantly gets furious at Tak due to his mistakes in the use of his Juju power.

• Slog (voiced byMegan Cavanagh) is a heavy-set woman who is incredibly strong. She is Lok's biggest fan and harbors a crush on him.
• Blod andBleeta Oongachaka (voiced by Rene Mujica andKari Wahlgren) are the children of the tribe's wealthiest family, the Oongachakas. Blod is a hot-headed oddball and likes to brag about his wealth and has taken a romantic liking to Zaria, but she hates him. Bleeta is optimistic and curious about the world outside of her lifestyle.
• Chaka andOonga Oongachaka (voiced byMindy Sterling andLloyd Sherr) are the parents of Blod and Bleeta and friends of the Chief.
• Mask Guy (voiced byLloyd Sherr) is a villager who wears a oversized voodoo mask to hide his unhumanly beautiful face.
• Log Hermit (voiced byMaurice LaMarche) is a villager who wears a log. He is also revealed to have a good singing voice.
• Linda (voiced byKari Wahlgren) is a bipedal sheep and friend of Tak.
• Donna (voiced byApril Winchell) is a talking sheep in Linda's herd.
• Navis is Jeera's pet Gratch.
• Tlaloc (voiced byJeff Bennett) is an evil shaman who attempts to replace Jibolba as the Pupununu shaman. However, he is defeated and transformed into a donkey.

Jujus are magical creatures who originate from the Juju Realm.

• Aurora Juju (voiced byDanielle Schneider) is Tak's mother, who created the crystal that powers his staff.
• Belly Juju (voiced byMaurice LaMarche) is a hungry Juju with no brain whose body is controlled by his stomach.
• Big Boss Juju is a powerful, fiery rock monster.
• Brain Juju (voiced by Nick Jennings) is a brain-themed Juju.
• Bug Juju (voiced byWayne Knight) is a small beetle-like Juju who can manipulate other insects.
• Caged Juju is a cranky, horned Juju who lives in a cage and is obsessed with eating others.
• Darkness Juju (voiced by Mitch Watson) is a demonic Juju and Aurora Juju's former fiancé.
• Dinky Juju (voiced byMaurice LaMarche) is a short-tempered Juju with powerful magic. He is an adult, but many confuse him for a baby because of his small size.
• TheDevour Juju Brothers (both voiced byS. Scott Bullock) are troublemaking Jujus and the brothers of Caged Juju.
• Feet Juju are a disembodied pair of blue legs who enjoy dancing.
• TheGremlin Jujus (voiced byJeff Bennett) are short anglerfish-faced creatures who serve as law enforcement.
• Head Juju is a green floating head with arms and the coach of a Gratchball team.
• Judge Juju (voiced byRob Paulsen) is a corn Juju dressed as a judge. She is female, but has a masculine voice.
  • TheBulldrafish is achimeric monster and Judge Juju's pet. It has a bull head namedHenry/George (voiced byMaurice LaMarche), a dragon head namedDoris (voiced byDannah Phirman), a fish head namedGillbert (voiced byRob Paulsen), and a fish tail.
• Killjoy Juju (voiced byMary Birdsong) is a one-eyed Juju known for stopping parties and Party Juju's wife.
• Love Juju (voiced byDanielle Schneider) is a mermaid-like Juju who wields a snorkel as if it was her wand.
• Mayhem Juju is a small, teleporting Juju who Tak and Jeera adopt in the episode "New Pet".
• TheMotikis are wild tiki-like creatures who will go on a rampage if they are out of the Juju Realm. They are later revealed to be living cookie jars who can only be stopped by screwing their heads off.
• Party Juju (voiced byRob Paulsen) is a skeletal Juju who is known to start parties. Only his wife, Killjoy Juju, can undo the effects of his powers.
• Phobia Juju is a floating brain Juju who helps the Pupununu tribe overcome their fears.
• Psychic Juju (voiced byS. Scott Bullock) is a large-headed genie-like Juju with psychic powers.
• Pugnacious Juju (voiced by Kirk Ward) is a three-armed retired boxer Juju.
• Repulsive Juju (voiced byJohn DiMaggio) is a slug-like Juju and the younger brother of Repugnant Juju and Really, Really, Revolting Juju.
• Repugnant Juju (voiced byDannah Phirman) is a gross-looking Juju and the sister of Repulsive Juju and Really, Really Revolting Juju.
• Really, Really, Revolting Juju (voiced byHal Sparks) is a gross-looking Juju and the sister of Repugnant Juju and Repulsive Juju.
• Roadkill Juju (voiced byJohn DiMaggio) is a short peg-legged Juju who loves being run over by J-Runners.
• Spider Juju (voiced byMaurice LaMarche) is a French-accented spider-like man-eating Juju.
• Vendor Juju (voiced by Nick Jennings) is an orange octopus-like Juju who can sell anything from within its body.

Tak and the Power of Juju: The Trouble with Magic was released on June 24, 2008, and contained the episodesWoodiefest,Loser,A Shaman's Shaman,The Gift,The Three Chiefs,The Party,The Beast,To Zaria with Love,Girls Only, andSecession.Tak and the Power of Juju: Season 1 was released on October 17, 2011, and contains all 26 episodes. On September 22, 2021, the series was added toParamount+, though originally reported for August.^[3] As of December 31, 2023, the show was removed fromParamount+.

During theNickelodeon2007 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted byJustin Timberlake, a preview was shown of the new show inNick.com. The site included the preview, a character page and a story page minimally different from the game.

• Tak, Jibolba, and Tlaloc are recast, being voiced byHal Sparks,Lloyd Sherr, andJeff Bennett rather thanJason Marsden,John Kassir, andRob Paulsen. Additionally, Tlaloc is renamed Traloc.
• Tak's tribe is named Pupununu rather than Pupanunu.
• Dead Juju and Mind-Reader Juju are respectively renamed Party Juju and Psychic Juju. Additionally,S. Scott Bullock voices the latter rather thanRob Paulsen.

Common Sense Media rated the show a 3 out of 5 stars, stating "Based on a popular Nickelodeon video game,Tak and the Power of Juju is an entertaining CG-animated series full of colorful characters and outlandish scenarios sure to entertain older school-age kids and young tweens. Tak's mix of good intentions and general mischief lays the groundwork for plenty of fun in each episode, and parents will like that there's not much to worry about here, aside from mild, typical cartoon violence. Just be ready for your kids to begging [sic] for the tie-in games once they've developed an affection for the jungle-dwelling cast."^[4]

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