Jake and The Kid

Jake and The Kid

1995 2 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Drama Family

Life in Crocus as seen through the eyes of a young lad, Ben, and his friend Jake. Jake and the Kid is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on the CanWest Global system of stations in the 1990s. The second (1995) television adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's 1961 short story collection Jake and the Kid the series is set in the small town of Crocus, Saskatchewan, and centres on the friendship between Ben "the Kid" Osborne (Ben Campbell), a young boy growing up on a farm with his widowed mother Julia (Patricia Harras), and Jake Trumper (Shaun Johnston), a farmhand who becomes Ben's surrogate father figure.

Life in Crocus as seen through the eyes of a young lad, Ben, and his friend Jake. Jake and the Kid is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on the CanWest Global system of stations in the 1990s. The second (1995) television adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's 1961 short story collection Jake and the Kid the series is set in the small town of Crocus, Saskatchewan, and centres on the friendship between Ben "the Kid" Osborne (Ben Campbell), a young boy growing up on a farm with his widowed mother Julia (Patricia Harras), and Jake Trumper (Shaun Johnston), a farmhand who becomes Ben's surrogate father figure.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

We All Live in Crocus

When the war memorial is unveiled during the Golden Jubilee celebration, Julia is disturbed at being labelled Crocus's o

EP 2

No Place Like Home

Julia has a difficult decision to make after receiving a generous offer to purchase the Osborne farm. Riding his new ho

EP 3

Grand Plans

A mysterious stranger arrives in Crocus just in time to save the town's struggling baseball team, but there are rumors t

EP 4

Long Live the Queen

Lottery fever strikes Crocus when the grand prize of its first contest is a trip to England to observe the Queen's coron

EP 5

Oil Boom

Jake becomes concerned when a slick oil-company executive, who believes that Crocus may overlie a vast new oilfield, per

EP 6

Prairie Lawyer

Repeat is sued after he cuts off the local undertaker's beard in a fit of rage. Meanwhile, Julia's Hollywood-starlet si

EP 7

The Smoking Gun

Despite Julia's objections, Jake teaches Ben how to use a rifle, something he considers a necessary rite of passage for

EP 8

Liar Hunter

A drifter befriended by Ben and Lazarus turns out to be Professor Winesinger, an old acquaintance of Jake's, who got him

EP 9

Buying the Farm

The whole town is concerned about the health of Daddy Johnson, a wealthy 107-year-old who has fallen seriously ill, but

EP 10

Full Circle

When orphans Ben and Lazarus feel left out of Saskatchewan's annual father-and-son fishing contest, Jakes and Moses inve

EP 11

Ways of the World

A famous hypnotist and his pretty assistant proceed to charm the town, while two mysterious businessmen from Winnipeg sh

EP 12

Looks Can Be Deceiving

As Crocus prepares for its major annual social event, the Snow Ball, speculation abounds regarding who will escort the t

EP 13

True Confessions

When a blizzard hits Crocus, the Sanitary Cafe is transformed into a temporary hospital and Jake tries to rescue Albert,

EP 1

The Fire

While trying to prove that he is grown-up enough to drive a tractor, Ben accidentally starts a prairie grass fire that t

EP 2

The Difference Between Corn and People

Paul, the new schoolteacher, competes with Jake for Julia's affections while they stage a town production of ""Romeo and

EP 3

The Sky's the Limit

EP 4

Rituals

EP 5

The Great Uranium Caper

EP 6

What's Real

EP 7

Special Delivery

EP 8

The Runaways

EP 9

Crossroads

EP 10

The Boxer

EP 11

The Circus

EP 12

The Ship

EP 13

The Wedding

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