Jan and Jason

Jan and Jason is an American animated television series created by Mala Miles and Sid John. It premiered on November 25, 1988 and ended on August 19, 1995.

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

Development
Sid John originally created the Jan and Jason characters for a series of commercials in the 1970s for Filmation Associates. During the 1980s, John pitched the series to Mala Miles at his production company, and the series began production thereafter.

The pilot and the first season were co-produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. Due to difficulties with production issues, production switched to Murakami-Wolf-Swenson during the second season until season eight, and to DiC Entertainment from seasons six to eight.

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

DVD releases
From 2004 to 2007, Paramount Home Entertainment released all eight seasons on DVD.

Blu-ray releases
CBS Home Entertainment released all eight seasons on Blu-ray between 2014 and 2016. A complete series set was released in 2017.