''Timeblazers'' is a Canadian television series that aired on YTV from July 5, 2003 to July 9, 2005 with a total of 40 episodes in 3 seasons.

Synopsis

It features Sam and Jen, two young people who illustrate the origin of present-day customs and technologies as well as discuss notable people through some methods of

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. Sam and Jen generally do this after a preteen asks a question regarding the origins of something. They travel into the past to explain the happenings and wonders of the old times. Originally, Shakira, who was portrayed by

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was the preteen who generally originated the questions; however, in later episodes, another preteen named Alex replaced her. Alex was portrayed by

Stephen Joffe Stephen Joffe (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Alex in the television series '' Timeblazers''. Early life Joffe was born in Toronto, Ontario, on August 23, 1991, to Jewish parents. He graduat ...

Cast

* Mike Ackerman – Sam * Heidi Leigh – Jen *

– Shakira (season 1) *

– Alex (seasons 2 and 3)

Episodes

Season 1

* The Keys to the Kingdom * Planes, Trains & Stagecoaches * The Great Stink * The Mother of All Inventions * The Emperor's Old Clothes * The Good, the Bad and the Bread * A Feast Fit for a King * Get Ready to Rumble! * Leech a Cold, Bleed a Fever * Gold! * Off with His Head! * Message in a Bottle * Rumbling and , Romance

Season 2

* Kid Jobs * Home on the Range * Lost in the Stars * Schools * Hot Chocolate * Romans

Season 3

* Dangerous Women * The Flat Earth Society * Fun and Games * History's Biggest Mistakes * Bikes * Can You Dig It? * Flight * Dark Ages * A Short History of Time * A Soldier's Life * Explorers * Tyrants * Who Discovered America?

U.S. broadcast

In the United States of America, this series began airing on

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in October 2004. This series also aired briefly in reruns on The Hub until June 24, 2011. It also aired on

Qubo Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital ...

from February 18, 2012 until December 30, 2017.

References

External links

* 2000s Canadian children's television series 2000s Canadian science fiction television series 2000s Canadian time travel television series 2003 Canadian television series debuts 2005 Canadian television series endings Canadian children's education television series Canadian time travel television series Canadian English-language television shows Canadian television series about teenagers YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub