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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilaruous. Action packed full of great performances. Ash meets the American revolt ., Sep 15 2009

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Jeremy Major "corpsville deaties" (Cambridge Ontario) - See all my reviews
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Jack of all Trades is an excellent, hilarious, action packed thrill ride. Every episode was great and full originality. Bruce Campbell as Jack Stiles aka The daring Dragoon, Angela Marie Dotchin as Mrs. Emilia Smythe Rothschild. Stuart Devenie as Governor Croque. Stephen Papps as Captain Brogard and Special apperance bt Verne Troyer as Napoleon Bonaparte. Everybody played a crucial role to the series but Bruce Campbell shined with all his one liners and chesse factor. Bruce campbell is awesome in everything he does, its just the scripts he is given and the budget that take him down a notch with big time studios and up tight critics that dissect every little detail. It is just entertainment, here for your enjoyment. Nothing more nothing less. But iam going of the topic. Jack of all Trades mixes history with fantasy, Slapstick wit sexual innuendo's, Attraction and restraint, Partnership and love and Great chemistry between the entire cast. Historical figures pop up now and then, which makes it entertaining but not historical accurate. The entire series is 22 episodes and should of never been canceled. The show had so much potential and dedicated actors that love the craft of true artistry. Jack Stiles (American spy/hero) and Emilia Smythe (British spy/inventor) are terrific and have amazing chemistry together. I don't want to give anything away but there is a love connection. But they were just undercover spies working together on the tiny South Pacific island of Polau Polau to stop the advances of the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte and stop his reign of terror and supremacy. Every episode had a different perdicument and problem that Jack Stiles and Emilia Rothschild must face to prevent the ruling of the french army. The show is often silly and groovy but the premise is fun and it is a comedy. there is plently of swordplay, pirates, adventures, sexual enconters, ships, mystical places, tropical beaches. hot and sultry women, crazy polticians, stuff cows (Mr. Nipples), blackbeard, an episode with S and M and Bruce Campbell. What more could you want. I rate the show 9 out 10 and HIGHLY recommend to any Bruce Campbell fan. I just wish he would of said "give me some sugar baby" to Emilia and prociamed his love towards her. It was obvious there was attraction between the both of them. But sadily the show was canceled and never got to that point. It is a shame but I recommend buying it and relive the hilarity of JACK OF ALL TRADES.

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of his best, Sep 20 2010

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Mary West "B Movie Junkie" (Vancouver , BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I loved it from the first episode. You can't help but smile all the way through the series; really fun to watch.
My only problem was that it was canceled before it was given a real chance to make it "big". But you get a good taste of it in this series and it does leave you for wanting more. A real Bruce Campbell Fan show; if you love Bruce, you will love this.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining mix of comedy and adventure, July 16 2006

By WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... - Published on Amazon.com

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"Jack of All Trades" puts Bruce Campbell into the perfect role as a sort of swashbuckling hero that reminds me quite a bit of the Daffy Duck "Scarlett Pumpernickel" cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. Appointed by Thomas Jefferson to prevent the French from further colonizing, Jack tangles with Napoleon (played by Vern Troyer aka Mini-Me)in a number of episodes. He also rescues Ben Franklin from Napoleon who hopes that Franklin will come up with the ultimate weapon and Jack appears as a masked folk hero the Daring Dragoon (great name)when he tangles with the French governor Croque. His contact is a beautiful British agent (Angela Dotchin). Aside from the great chemistry between Campbell and Dotchin, the show has all the entertaining trademarks of Equal bits adventure and comedy the show was the best part of the ACTIONPACK hour that also featured "Cleopatra 2525". The DVDs look extremely good with nice full screen transfers and colors that pop off the screen.

Unfortunately Universal has decided to release the full series without any extras. There was a review that mentioned that Campbell was against the release of this show and Brisco on DVD--nothing could be further from the truth. He was probably referring to a money issue (or being sarcastic)and the haggling with Universal. Also, the show had such a small cult following I'm sure that impacted the release as well. Campbell was executive producer of this show with Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi.

Delightfully funny "Jack" makes a perfect compliment to "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (through no accident its being released the same day at a much lower price--because there are no extras--Universal is hoping that Campbell/Brisco fans will see this, see the price and say, "hey this looks pretty good, too". Can't fault them for a brilliant marketing ploy).

The show is nicely packaged in those slimline DVD holders so they won't take quite as much space on your shelf.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last --- IT'S JACK, May 19 2006

By Steven Ashby - Published on Amazon.com

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At last one of the funniest shows on TV gets its due. Of course it still should be on the air but at least we can relive the show which had Verne Troyer as the funniest Napoleon ever. Bruce Campbell is one of the most underrated actors alive and does the role of Jack/Daring Dragoon justice. Please buy this wonderful piece of television as shows like this are hard to come by today.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jack of All Trades, Jun 15 2006

By Michael P. Scheller "Bad Bear" - Published on Amazon.com

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One of my favorite shows-EVER. Bruce Campbell at his best, and Angela, WOW what can one say other than, wish I could see more of her as well.. I've been waiting for YEARS to find this series on VHS and/or DVD (bootlegs were OK, however... I'm sure Bruce and all the other actors would like their residuals!) Excellent show, great slapstick, wonderful acting and very entertaining. This is a must for christmas for the Bruce Campbell fan...

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