Jan and Jason

Jan and Jason is an American animated television series created by Sid John. It premiered on November 25, 1988 and ended on August 19, 1995 with a total of eight seasons and 200 episodes.

Plot
Jan (Rob Paulsen) is a 10-year old boy who goes on (mis)adventures with his brother, Jason (Cam Clarke), along with their friend Justin (Nancy Cartwright), and his cousin Jennifer (Tress MacNeille).

Production
Sid John originally created the Jan and Jason characters for a series of commercials in the 1970s while working for Filmation. During the 1980s, John pitched the series to Mala Miles at his production company. It would not be until 1986 after Mala Miles Productions split from Taft Entertainment that the series began pre-production.

The pilot was co-produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. Production duties moved to Murakami-Wolf-Swenson from the first season until season five, and DiC Entertainment from season six to season eight.

Episode compilations
Various episodes were released on VHS by Family Home Entertainment throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

DVD releases
Between 2004 to 2007, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released all eight seasons on DVD. The episodes are transferred from the original 35mm negatives.

Blu-ray releases
Lionsgate Home Entertainment released all eight seasons on Blu-ray between 2014 and 2016. The episodes were remastered from the original 35mm negatives. A complete series set was released in 2017 by Lionsgate.

Streaming
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has offered the series in digital formats where the seasons are sold separately on digital platforms such as Amazon and iTunes. As of 2018, the series appears on Tubi on an on-and-off basis.