| "Hi-jacked" | |
|---|---|
| Joe 90 episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Alan Perry |
| Written by | Tony Barwick |
| Cinematography by | Paddy Seale |
| Editing by | Bob Dearberg |
| Production code | 2 |
| Original air date | 20 October 1968 |
| Guest character voices | |
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"Hi-jacked" is the second episode of Joe 90, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 for ITC Entertainment. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by Alan Perry, it was first broadcast on 20 October 1968 on Associated Television and Tyne Tees Television.
Set in the future, the series follows the adventures of nine-year-old schoolboy Joe McClaine, who becomes the "Most Special Agent" of the World Intelligence Network (WIN). With the help of the Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer (BIG RAT), a mind uploading device created by his adoptive father Professor "Mac" McClaine, Joe assumes the knowledge and experience of leading experts to carry out dangerous spy missions for WIN, his youth and innocence helping him to avoid raising enemy suspicion.
In "Hi-jacked", Joe is given his first mission: tracking down an arms smuggler. The clip show series finale, "The Birthday", includes a flashback to "Hi-jacked".