24 is a TV series presented in real time, with each season depicting a 24-hour period in the life of Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland), who works with the United States government as it fights fictitious terrorist threats to the United States.
References
- The series was spoofed in a season 36 Sesame Street sketch, where "24" is the name of the Count's favorite program. It takes place in 24 seconds, and he gets to count each second as it happens. The series stars a Jack Bauer parody Muppet. In one episode, Bauer spends the duration of the 24 seconds trying to pull himself up from the side of a cliff. At show's end, it is revealed that he is hanging only a few inches off the ground. He drops down and walks away.
- An episode of Plaza Sésamo parodies the series, as Lola goes looking for missing number 24s all over the plaza. The plot makes use of the show's split-screen conversations, with Gaby in the role of Chloe. (YouTube)
Connections
- Philip Anthony-Rodriguez played Tom Chapman in some season 7 episodes
- Sean Astin played Lynn McGill in several season 5 episodes
- Benjamin Bratt played Steve Navarro in 24: Live Another Day
- François Chau played Koo Yin in "Day 4: 2:00am-3:00am"
- Assaf Cohen played Yassir in "Day 4: 3:00am-4:00am" and Navid in "Day 8: 6:00am-7:00am"
- Jesse Corti played Charles McLemore in "Day 1: 6:00am-7:00am"
- Nameer El-Kadi played Ahmet in two season 4 episodes
- James Frain played Paul Raines in several season 4 episodes
- Jon Gries played Joe Wald in "Day 2: 11:00am-12:00pm"
- Bob Gunton played Ethan Kanin in seasons 6, 7 & 8 and 24: Redemption
- Murphy Guyer played Chuck Toland in "Day 7: 8:00am-9:00am"
- John Hawkes played Greg Penticoff in two episodes of season 1
- Michael Irby played Adrion Bishop in two season 8 episodes
- Joy Jacobson played Eileen Phelps in the spin-off 24: Legacy episode "Day 10: 3:00pm-4:00pm"
- Stana Katic played Collette Stenger in three episodes of season 5
- Rami Malek played Marcos Al-Zacar in three episodes of season 8
- Kate Mara played Shari Rothenberg in five episodes of season 5
- Stephen Merchant played an unnamed CTU worker in "Day 6: 6:00am-7:00am"
- Marisol Nichols played Nadia Yassir in season 6
- Kim Raver played Audrey Raines in seasons 4, 5, 6 and 24: Live Another Day
- Mary Lynn Rajskub played Chloe O'Brian from season 3 onwards
- Simon Rhee played two different roles of henchmen in season 6
- Raphael Sbarge played Ray Wallace in four episodes of season 6
- Brent Sexton played Frank Davies in two episodes of season 2
- Steven Schub played Sabir Hussain in four episodes of season 6
- Tamara Tunie played Alberta Green in some season 1 episodes
- Aisha Tyler played Marianne Taylor in several season 4 episodes
- Tico Wells played Karris in "Day 1: 11:00pm-12:00am"
- Harris Yulin played Roger Stanton in several season 2 episodes