samurai jack episodes boarded by aaron springer and chris reccardi
"Jack and the Gangsters"
i lied because this had actually been boarded singularly by reccardi, as springer did not board episodes until the second season onwards. in season one however, reccardi did pair with charlie bean for "jack under the sea", and with chris mitchell for "the woolies" but for this thread im focusing on the most common writing pairs.
"jack and the smackback"
this is another episode boarded singularly by the late chris reccardi and its rly fun bc i do think there are a bit sillier expressions for jack but not to the extent that we see when he is paired with springer. also with reccardi, jack's hair is kinda chopped. so i actually am going to share these screencaps from the woolies and fish ppl episode as previously mentioned with respective artists mitchell and bean bc he is actually so chopped in the early seasons
"Jack and the dragon"
this is the first episode with springer and reccardi.
while their episodes are a bit more comedic and not as revered as their counterparts, i do think that they bring a little cuteness and silliness to jack's character that can be appreciated :)
one of the major tells of springer's work is a character putting their hand on their chin when theyre thinking, you can see this from spongebob to grim adventures and you absolutely will see this pose again
"Jack is naked"
this is a rly interesting episode in that its the silliest setting and i dont rly have a particular word to describe it except to reference reccardi's 2007 pilot for "the modifyers" its this colorful whimsy observable in cartoons of this era, i would like to relate it to the art of fosters home for imaginary friends however both artists, as far as ik, had no involvement in that production. also jack put his hand on his chin again 🫵
and ur not going to believe it but theres a limit of 30 images per post and iv just hit the limit
PART TWO