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"There's no garbage today."
— Jack the Grappler, "Regatta"

Jack the Grappler is a grapple crane claw, owned by the Municipal Garbage Corporation.

Biography

On the day of the regatta, Warrior had had taken Lord Stinker to the City Dump. When they arrive, Jack tells Warrior that there is not any garbage today, so too does the garbage master. After they convince Warrior about "no garbage", the garbage master explains that they are going to make Lord Stinker, their float for the regatta, look smart using prime colourful garbage.

When the S.S. Vienna came to visit Bigg City Port, Warrior had to find an empty barge as she would have garbage to unload. However, he was having difficulties finding an empty barge and Lord Stinker was full. All the barges which were full could not be emptied because Jack had a cold. A large board was placed next to him reading 'OUT OF ORDER'.

Appearances

Episodes

Salty's Lighthouse

  • One Bad Day (cameo)
  • Salty Come Lately (cameo)
  • It's Magic
  • Backwards Day (cameo)
  • No Strings Attached

Trivia

  • Jack was renamed to "Scoop" in Salty's Lighthouse.
  • According to the scene and character breakdown sheets for Regatta, the crane Jack's attached to is called "Albert Sparky". Said crane can also be seen wearing a megaphone, but only within the City Dump scenes for Regatta. A scene from the Railhead draft of High Tide (which was filmed and reused in the opening of Sunshine) has him fitted to Snatcher.
  • Jack is the only non-watercraft character in the main series with a face. All other cranes, engines, and business managers spoke through a megaphone.
  • A similar grapple crane appeared in the annual story Loading Grain.

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