Lovejoy and Co a.k.a Lovejoy: The animated series

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Lovejoy: The animated series
"Lovejoy and Co"

Starring the voice of Ian McShane as the voice of Lovejoy, the lovable rogue antique dealer who leaves East Anglia and moves to New York City. Lovejoy starts an antique business called Lovejoy and Co with new sidekicks all of whom are younger than him. new sidekicks like a brown haired 18 year old dumbass skateboarder named Ricky O'Hara (voiced by Philip Winchester) who is a New York version of Lovejoy's gorgeous and dreamalicious young male apprentice Eric Catchpole, a sassy black girl called Becky Knowles (voiced by Raven-Symone) who is Ricky's girlfriend and a New York version of Eric's replacement Beth Taylor, a dark haired former mobster called Rocky D'Angelo (voiced by Hank Azaria) who is a New York version of Lovejoy's barker Archibald 'Tinker' Dill (Okay, the guy's hard to replace, ask Lovejoy), a redheaded smart girl called Jessie Farmer (voiced by Ashley Johnson) who is Becky's best friend and is a New York version of Lovejoy's girlfriend Lady Jane Felsham but more about the same age as Ricky and Becky and a rich blonde lady called Catherine Harrington (voiced by Erin Moran) who is a New York version of Lovejoy's other girlfriend Charlotte Cavendish and there are also real life sequences where Ian McShane (the dude who was the original Lovejoy and was also Al Swearengen in Deadwood) as Lovejoy talks to the viewers about a bunch of crap. Throughout the animated version of the 1980s TV series based on the novels by Jonathan Gash, Lovejoy and the gang will either be visiting or visited by the old gang of Tinker, Eric, Lady Jane, Charlotte and Beth (yet they are just recurring guest stars, not part of original cast and are voiced by American actors doing British voices) or trying to get the better of Lovejoy's new landlord and old rival Charlie Gimbert (also voiced by Hank Azaria).

CAST:
Ian McShane as the voice of Lovejoy and Lovejoy in the live action sequences
Hank Azaria as the voices of Rocky and Charlie Gimbert
Philip Winchester as the voice of Ricky
Ashley Johnson as the voice of Jessie
Raven-Symone as the voice of Becky
Erin Moran as the voice of Catherine

Recurring guest voices:
Dan Castellaneta as the voice of Tinker
Seth Green as the voice of Eric
Lori Alan as the voice of Lady Jane
Alex Borstein as the voice of Beth
Jennifer Hale as the voice of Charlotte

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EPISODES

Ep1: Pilot Episode:
Rogue antique dealer Lovejoy moves to London, decides to by an antique store from it's former owner and suddenly realizes his new landlord is his arch rival Charlie Gimbert. As the old gang drops by, he decides that despite the fact that they have moved on, Eric suggests that his old boss hires a new team. First up is Eric's cousin Pam O'Hara's son Ricky, then Ricky's girlfriend Becky Knowles, their classmate Jessie Farmer and a lady called Catherine Harrington all of whom have a way about their older counterparts about them. All that leaves Lovejoy with now is a Tinker replacement.

Ep2: Here's Rocky:
After finding no one to take Tinker's place, Lovejoy and Tinker sneak into Charlie's antique store but are suddenly held hostage by a group of gangsters lead by a man called Rocky D'Angelo. After a quick interuption by Catherine and the kids, the mob decided to let them go and Tinker leaves New York and goes back to East Anglia but something about Rocky tells Lovejoy that there's a bit of Tinker inside him and hires him.

Ep3: Catherine Loves Lovejoy:
Jessie, Ricky and Becky hear a rumor from Jessie's older brother Johnny (voiced by Ashton Kutcher) that Catherine is in love with Lovejoy. In order to prove that, the kids realize that Lovejoy only sees Catherine as a very close friend. Rocky and Lovejoy cross paths with Charlie, who has a rare antique chair, at Moe's diner but Rocky decides to tell Lovejoy about Charlie's latest evil plot. The two friends are surprised by Charlie telling people about Catherine's crush on Lovejoy and Catherine tells the gang that she does have a thing for Lovejoy.

Ep4: Saturday Night At The Movies:
Lovejoy and Catherine decided to triple date with Ricky and Becky and Jessie and her boyfriend Kenny (voiced by Justin Shenkarow) but Charlie is anything but happy when they arrive at Moe's diner with him. It also turns out that Rocky has a 1920s machine hun that Charlie wants so he hires Rocky's old boss Big Gino Bertinelli (voiced by Ray Liotta) to steal it. Rocky overhears Lovejoy and Catherine as they get into a huge fight over the incident with an antique vase at the drive-in causing them to break off the relationship.

Ep5: The Sweet Smell of Success:
Lovejoy drags Catherine and the kids to see Led Leppard (voiced by McFly) in concert managed by both Eric and Beth who are married and Charlie tries to enlist their help to help find an ancient onyx necklace. But, although Eric, Beth, Lovejoy, Catherine and the kids decline, Rocky can't resist the lure of finding an old necklace which belonged to his Italian great-grandmother.

Ep6: Trash Can Diving:
Lovejoy values the apartment contents of a wealthy widow, an old friend of Catherine's, who is robbed soon afterwards. Finding he is the NYPD's prime suspect, Lovejoy decides to work out for himself with the help of Brett Nelson, a remarkable garbage man (voiced by Diederich Bader) who was behind the burglary. Matters are complicated by the kids 'trash can diving' habit.

Ep7: What Do I Hear for This Old Chair?:
Dino Martino (voiced by Ed O'Neill), an old mobster pal of Rocky's who hasn't been paid since their last assignment, turns up in New York and kidnaps Rocky. But Charlie, the one in possession of his old machine gun, is using the money to bid for an old 19th century chair.

Ep8: I Remember Lorna:
Rocky is reunited with his ex-girlfriend Lorna Martelli (voiced by Marcia Cross) who he thought was out of his life forever but who never altogether leaves. Recovered from his ailments, Charlie decides to approach Lovejoy and the gang with a deal on an old paintin despite Police Chief Harry O'Hara's (voiced by Anson Williams) stubborn objections. Ricky uncovers the truth about the antique store robberies and vows to let his father put Charlie on notice.

Ep9: Play It Again, Rocky:
Charlotte's arrival in New York leaves Lovejoy baffled about why Charlie would want to sell an old player piano Rocky's ex-wife Leanne (voiced by Kim Catrall) has put up for auction. Meanwhile, Ricky is shocked to find out that he, Jessie and Becky are taking art classes every Thursday after college and Catherine decides that she want to get engaged to Lovejoy.

Ep10: Like Father, Like Son:
Rocky's son Tony (voiced by Zach Efron) visits his mobster father but Rocky, Lovejoy and the rest of the gang soon have cause for concern that the younger D'Angelo is mixed up in criminal activities when he is spotted entering Moe's diner at the centre of a Federal stake-out that's trying to nail a counterfeiting scam.

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EPISODES

Ep11: Merry Christmas, Lovejoy:
Lady Jane arrives in New York with a Christmas gift to give to her favorite dealer Lovejoy. Meanwhile, Ricky, Jessie and Becky all argue about what they've spent on each other's gifts and Catherine is upset at Rocky for getting an artificial tree from his ex-wife's second husband Taylor (voiced by Brian Cranston).

Ep12: Sweet Victory:
Lovejoy becomes annoyed when he is asked by Rocky to team up with Charlie for an antique hunt and the kids become really obssessed with skateboaring after seeing an incident in Central Park. Meanwhile, Catherine attempts to try and fend off her ex-husband Harlan (voiced by Hugh Laurie).

Ep13: A Date with Lovejoy:
Rocky and the kids think Catherine is too obsessed with Lovejoy especially when his ex-wife Susan (voiced by Jane Leeves) enters a bargain hunt wth the two of them. Ricky, Jessie and Becky's efforts to sabotage Catherine and Lovejoy's bargain hunt team up with Susan after all. During the bargain hunt, the kids decide to keep a close eye by following Lovejoy, Catherine and Susan everywhere they go.

Ep14: Vicky In Love:
Lovejoy's daugther Vicky (voiced by Sophia Myles) arrives in New York and falls for her father's young cilent Eric Kane (voiced by Seth Green) who's very name reminds her of Lovejoy's former appretice Eric Catchpole much to Lovejoy's embarrassment. Rocky hopes to reconsider with his ex-wife Leanne with the help of Catherine and the kids.

Ep15: I Love Leona:
Rocky reunites with his very first grilfriend Leona (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) and love is in the air. When they go out for dinner on a Saturday night, they soon realise that they are being followed. Before they know it, the unlucky duo have been kidnapped by Rocky's old boss who wants revenge on him.

Ep16: Tony in a Box:
When his son Tony is kidnapped, Rocky allows the gang to help him find his son but soon discovers that he was the real target for his old mobster rival Johnny Cortelli (voiced by Clancy Brown) blaming him for the his son's untimely death while his mob use Tony as a pawn in order to wreak vengeance on his father in order to locate a porclean lamb.

Ep17: Kdinapped
Ricky, Becky and Jessie's Sunday afternoon at Central Park is interrupted when they are unexpectedly joined by Catherine. The four of them are then kidnapped by Charlie's equally slimy cilent Talyor LaMontange (voiced by Ethan Phillips) who wants Catherine both for her beauty and because he thinks her intelligence will help him in business.

Ep18: Best Friends Forever:
At college, Ricky, Jessie and Becky befriend a student named Michael (voiced by Shaun Sipos) who happens to be the son of Rocky's old mobster pal Fat Tony (voiced by Joe Mantegna). Fat Tony is put out of commission by a rival family and Lovejoy, Ricky and Rocky (after being bugged so many times by Lovejoy and Ricky to help Fat Tony) get involved with the mob when Michael, who is nothing like his father, is not interested in the "family business."

Ep19: Charlie Gimbert Must Die:
Charlie tricks Ricky's mother Pam (voiced by Wendy Schaal) into buying an antique jewelry box for $100 and when Ricky discovers that his mother can't get her money back, he vows to get his revenge with the rest of the gang using Rocky's pet doberman Capone who has a habit of biting crooks wieners off, Lovejoy's old gang and an old female accomplice of Rocky's named Tia Maria (voiced by Rachael Leigh Cook).

Ep20: Tony in Love:
Rocky is shocked when he discovers that Tony has fallen in love with his old boss's daughter Karina (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey) who also falls for Tonyy not knowing that his father sent her father to jail for a brief period while they robbed an antique store for an early 1930s Art Deco silver jug 10 years ago. Will Rocky admit that he was the one who sent Karina's father to jail for 18 months and will Karina accept him for who he is?

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Ep21: Rocky's Choice:
Rocky is unusually uptight and antsy when Lovejoy and Catherine go out to dinner with him and Tia Maria. Tia Maria also happens to have a daughter called Rosa (voiced by La Laine) who appears to be friends with Ricky, Becky and Jessie. When delays with dinner extend their visit, Rocky disappears. Lovejoy finds Rocky AND the reason for his attitude out in the men's room.

Ep22: Love Bites:
Ricky apparently triggers an alarm when a cermaic camel is stolen from the store but the major topic of discussion is his imminent date with Becky. The team must deal with the thief's identity, Charlie's odd behaviour and any cause of accidents in order to find the stolen camel and try and save Lovejoy's butt. Meanwhile, Lovejoy, Rocky, Jessie and Catherine offer Ricky and Becky advice while laying odds on the outcome.

Ep23: The Crown Jewels:
Ricky, Becky and Jessie pretend to be sick so they can avoid going with Lovejoy and Rocky to Lovejoy County but the kids all end up really getting sick and Catherine has to care for them for the entire week which interrupts the arrival of Catherine's ex-husband Harlan who has a chest of ancient jewels.

Ep4: Saturday Night At The Movies:
Lovejoy and Catherine decided to triple date with Ricky and Becky and Jessie and her boyfriend Kenny (voiced by Justin Shenkarow) but Charlie is anything but happy when they arrive at Moe's diner with him. It also turns out that Rocky has a 1920s machine hun that Charlie wants so he hires Rocky's old boss Big Gino Bertinelli (voiced by Ray Liotta) to steal it. Rocky overhears Lovejoy and Catherine as they get into a huge fight over the incident with an antique vase at the drive-in causing them to break off the relationship.

Ep5: The Sweet Smell of Success:
Lovejoy drags Catherine and the kids to see Led Leppard (voiced by McFly) in concert managed by both Eric and Beth who are married and Charlie tries to enlist their help to help find an ancient onyx necklace. But, although Eric, Beth, Lovejoy, Catherine and the kids decline, Rocky can't resist the lure of finding an old necklace which belonged to his Italian great-grandmother.

Ep6: Trash Can Diving:
Lovejoy values the apartment contents of a wealthy widow, an old friend of Catherine's, who is robbed soon afterwards. Finding he is the NYPD's prime suspect, Lovejoy decides to work out for himself with the help of Brett Nelson, a remarkable garbage man (voiced by Diederich Bader) who was behind the burglary. Matters are complicated by the kids 'trash can diving' habit.

Ep7: What Do I Hear for This Old Chair?:
Dino Martino (voiced by Ed O'Neill), an old mobster pal of Rocky's who hasn't been paid since their last assignment, turns up in New York and kidnaps Rocky. But Charlie, the one in possession of his old machine gun, is using the money to bid for an old 19th century chair.

Ep8: I Remember Lorna:
Rocky is reunited with his ex-girlfriend Lorna Martelli (voiced by Marcia Cross) who he thought was out of his life forever but who never altogether leaves. Recovered from his ailments, Charlie decides to approach Lovejoy and the gang with a deal on an old paintin despite Police Chief Harry O'Hara's (voiced by Anson Williams) stubborn objections. Ricky uncovers the truth about the antique store robberies and vows to let his father put Charlie on notice.

Ep9: Play It Again, Rocky:
Charlotte's arrival in New York leaves Lovejoy baffled about why Charlie would want to sell an old player piano Rocky's ex-wife Leanne (voiced by Kim Catrall) has put up for auction. Meanwhile, Ricky is shocked to find out that he, Jessie and Becky are taking art classes every Thursday after college and Catherine decides that she want to get engaged to Lovejoy.

Ep10: Like Father, Like Son:
Rocky's son Tony (voiced by Zac Efton) arrives in New York City during Spring Break to visit to his mobster father but Rocky and Lovejoy soon have cause for concern that Tony is mixed up in criminal activities when he is spotted entering Moe's diner at the centre of a Federal stake-out that's trying to nail a counterfeiting scam...

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