About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. The Fire
Aired 11 October 1998 • 60 min
While trying to prove that he is grown-up enough to drive a tractor, Ben accidentally starts a prairie grass fire that traps him and threatens the town.
2. The Difference Between Corn and People
Aired 18 October 1998 • 60 min
Paul, the new schoolteacher, competes with Jake for Julia's affections while they stage a town production of ""Romeo and Juliet"". Meanwhile, Ben breaks his arm while showing off in front of his buddies.
3. The Sky's the Limit
Aired 25 October 1998 • 60 min
4. Rituals
Aired 1 November 1998 • 60 min
5. The Great Uranium Caper
Aired 8 November 1998 • 60 min
6. What's Real
Aired 14 February 1999 • 60 min
7. Special Delivery
Aired 21 February 1999 • 60 min
8. The Runaways
Aired 28 February 1999 • 60 min
9. Crossroads
Aired 7 March 1999 • 60 min
10. The Boxer
Aired 11 April 1999 • 60 min
11. The Circus
Aired 18 April 1999 • 60 min
12. The Ship
Aired 25 April 1999 • 60 min
13. The Wedding
Aired 2 May 1999 • 60 min