Jack & Bobby

2004 - 2005 TV-14 1h 00m 8

The early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049, is explored.

Faux documentary series from 2049 about Bobby McCallister, the US president elected eight years earlier, and his older brother Jack. Talking head interviews with Bobby's staff are combined with reenactment footage of the McCallisters' teenage years, dealing with a pot smoking mother and typical high school drama. Also explored is Jack's tentative romance with Courtney Benedict.

Jack & Bobby background

Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 12, 2004

In flash-forwards to the year 2049, White House staffers and the First Lady a...

Episode 2 Better Days

2. Better Days

Aired: Sep 19, 2004

Emotive hippie professor Grace McCallister continues to make life impossible ...

Episode 4 A Man of Faith

4. A Man of Faith

Aired: Oct 3, 2004

(...) Hopeless mother Grace McCallister not only has a problem with Jack gett...

Episode 5 The First Lady

5. The First Lady

Aired: Oct 10, 2004

Eternal social activist Grace decides when Vietnam veteran Jonah Babbage, who...

Episode 6 An Innocent Man

6. An Innocent Man

Aired: Oct 17, 2004

Mad mother McCallister drags poor Bobby out of bed for breakfast three hours ...

Episode 7 Valentino

7. Valentino

Aired: Oct 27, 2004

After Goth girl Ellen 'Dex' kisses him in the fitting boot, Bobby worries abo...

Episode 8 Election Night

8. Election Night

Aired: Nov 3, 2004

Feminist fury Grace manages to blame Tom and his 'apathic generation' for sig...

Episode 9 Chess Lessons

9. Chess Lessons

Aired: Nov 10, 2004

Bobby is determined to repay chancellor Peter Benedict for 'saving his life' ...

Episode 10 Lost Boys

10. Lost Boys

Aired: Nov 17, 2004

The brothers are understandably suspicious when culinarily hopeless ma announ...

Episode 11 Today I Am a Man

11. Today I Am a Man

Aired: Dec 1, 2004

Jack gets condoms, feeling it's time to get intimate with Missy, but gets cau...

Episode 12 Running Scared

12. Running Scared

Aired: Jan 26, 2005

After his cowardly roughing-up by a gang while putting out the trash at his r...

Episode 13 A New Frontier

13. A New Frontier

Aired: Feb 2, 2005

Jack's wrecked knee has also wrecked the family budget; Mindy almost lost int...

Episode 14 Into the Woods

14. Into the Woods

Aired: Feb 9, 2005

Bobby wants substitute-father figure Peter Benedict to teach him deer-hunting...

Episode 15 Time Out of Life

15. Time Out of Life

Aired: Feb 16, 2005

Because his mate Warren feels they're ignored by the cool crowd, Bobby decide...

Episode 16 And Justice for All

16. And Justice for All

Aired: Feb 23, 2005

Bobby and Warren's odd jobs firm's first customer, an old bag, hires them for...

Episode 17 Querida Grace

17. Querida Grace

Aired: Mar 2, 2005

Bobby has a school preparation on his ancestry, which requires help from ma a...

Episode 19 A Child of God

19. A Child of God

Aired: Apr 20, 2005

When Missy tells Bobby she's pregnant of his baby, all Grace's feminist obses...

Episode 20 Under the Influence

20. Under the Influence

Aired: Apr 27, 2005

It's not bad enough that Grace ignores Bobby's warning not to volunteer as ch...

Episode 21 Stand by Me

21. Stand by Me

Aired: May 4, 2005

After the accident, Jack wisely refuses Grace's 'help', but decides to tell t...

Episode 22 Legacy

22. Legacy

Aired: May 11, 2005

When Grace drags poor Bobby along to Huntsville, the clever kid works out it'...

Info about Jack & Bobby

Current Status: Ended

Network: The WB

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance