Jack of All Trades was another syndicated show I was lucky to see (as it aired in a hour-long block alongside Cleopatra 2525). Set in the year 1801, the show has secret agent Jack Stiles, played by Bruce Campbell, sent by President Jefferson to Pulau Pulau, an island in the East Indies, where Napoleon Bonaparte (played by the late Verne Troyer, as he does appear in four episodes) has sent a governor to colonize it. Meeting with Emilia Rothschild, a British spy and inventor played by Angela Dotchin) the pair must stop Napoleon's various plots against the dictator and the corrupt Governor Croque, who is the brother of Napoleon. However, Jack sometimes takes on the guise of The Daring Dragoon, a folk hero to the island, to keep his cover sometimes when he needs to fight.
This series is a good action/comedy. It has some innuendos and metahumor, but some episodes have the two heroes meeting historical figures like Lewis and Clark, and even a fictional descendant of Leonardo Di Caprio. Also, it has a lot of action. It was a shame it was cancelled in the middle of its second season (which could be due to declining ratings, as Xena: Warrior Princess also ended at the same time).
This series is a good action/comedy. It has some innuendos and metahumor, but some episodes have the two heroes meeting historical figures like Lewis and Clark, and even a fictional descendant of Leonardo Di Caprio. Also, it has a lot of action. It was a shame it was cancelled in the middle of its second season (which could be due to declining ratings, as Xena: Warrior Princess also ended at the same time).