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8.5/10 TV First episode date 21 January 2005 Theme song The Chosen One | 6.6/10 IMDb Final episode date 1 September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre AnimationAction-adventureComedyFantasyKids Written by Billy LincolnKat GreenMichael Gurley Directed by Christian Roman (Season 1)Steve Loter (Season 2)Nicholas Filippi (Season 2)Chul KangChul Hee HanKyung Sub JungKyung Yeon Kim Voices of Dante BascoKeone YoungJohn DiMaggioAmy BrucknerKittieCharlie FinnMae WhitmanJeff BennettLauren Tom Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American dragon jake long episode disney channel tv series fu and tell flight of the unicorn
American Dragon: Jake Long is an American animated television series. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and created by Jeff Goode. It premiered on Disney Channel January 21, 2005, and ended September 1, 2007.
Contents
- American dragon jake long episode disney channel tv series fu and tell flight of the unicorn
- Premise
- Production
- Crossover with Lilo Stitch
- Cast and characters
- DVD releases
- Video games
- Books
- References
Premise
Set in the New York City borough of Manhattan, this animated series tells the story of Jake Long (voiced by Dante Basco), who must balance ordinary adolescence with the power and ability to change into a dragon. When he eventually unlocks his full potential and turns into the American Dragon, he has to overcome obstacles to protect the magical creatures living in the city, but as his ordinary self, Jake has issues with his crush on his schoolmate Rose (Mae Whitman) who, unbeknownst to Jake, has a dark, magical secret of her own. She is a natural dragon slayer known as the Huntsgirl, a member of the Huntsclan that slay dragons. The leader of the Huntsclan is the Huntsman (Jeff Bennett).
Jake navigates the city with his two best friends - Trixie Carter (Miss Kittie), a witty, blunt, and sharp-tongued girl who is usually the most logical and mature of the group; and Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski (Charlie Finn), who appears to be slow-witted but is actually a genius. When Jake gets home, it is to an extended family: Jonathan (Jeff Bennett), a businessman dad originally from the Midwest who is unaware that he is married into a family of dragons from his Chinese wife named Susan (Lauren Tom) (whose cannot turn into a dragon as the power skipped her generation). Jake's maternal grandfather Lao Shi (Keone Young) trains his grandson in the magical, mystical ways of the ancient dragons. Other characters include Jake's younger sister Haley (Amy Bruckner) (a nascent dragon), and Grandpa's cynical sidekick who's also Jake's animal guardian and best friend, a magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog (John DiMaggio).
Production
American Dragon: Jake Long was created by Jeff Goode. Disney Channel ordered an initial twenty-one 30 minute episodes for the first season, and the series premiered on January 21, 2005. After its cancellation, reruns continued to air from 2007 to 2010.
The series was syndicated to Toon Disney on February 2006. When Toon Disney was converted to Disney XD, the series was carried over and aired from 2009 to 2012.
Crossover with Lilo & Stitch
Jake Long and his allies come to Hawaii in an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series entitled "Morpholomew" to investigate one of Jumba's experiments, while Lilo enters a skateboarding competition in an attempt to impress her crush. Meanwhile, he and Stitch team up to stop Gantu and rescue the experiment.
Cast and characters
DVD releases
Although there are some unofficial DVDs available for sale online, the releases from Disney have yet to be announced.
Video games
Two video games based on the show were produced, one for Nintendo DS and one for Game Boy Advance.
Books
Jeff Goode has written two children's books about American Dragon which were released in 2003 and 2004 - before the initial TV show started airing.