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{{Short description|Children's action |
{{Short description|Children's action animated series}} |
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* [[Action fiction|Action]] |
* [[Action fiction|Action]] |
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* [[Comedy]] |
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* [[Martial arts]] |
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| creator |
| creator = [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] |
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* John Fountain |
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* Ted Collyer |
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* Chad Hicks |
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* Mark Ackland |
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* Llyn Hunter |
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* [[Stephanie Morgenstern]] |
* [[Stephanie Morgenstern]] |
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* [[Scott McCord]] |
* [[Scott McCord]] |
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* Martin Roach |
* [[Martin Roach]] |
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* [[David Hemblen]] |
* [[David Hemblen]] |
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* Jamie Watson |
* Jamie Watson |
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* [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]] |
* [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]] |
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| theme_music_composer |
| theme_music_composer = [[Guy Moon]] |
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| opentheme = {{unbulleted list|"Main Title Theme"|{{small|by [[Kyle Massey]]}}}} |
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| endtheme = "Main Title Theme" {{small|(instrumental)}} |
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| composer |
| composer = [[Michael Tavera|Mike Tavera]] |
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* United States |
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* Canada |
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| num_episodes = 65 (104 segments) |
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| list_episodes = List of Yin Yang Yo! episodes |
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* Bob Boyle |
* Bob Boyle |
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* [[Steve Marmel]] (Season 2) |
* [[Steve Marmel]] (Season 2) |
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* Tony Phillips |
* Tony Phillips |
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* Bart Jennett (Season 2) |
* Bart Jennett (Season 2) |
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| runtime |
| runtime = 22 minutes |
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| company = [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]]<br><small>(credited as [[Jetix|Jetix Animation Concepts]])</small> |
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| animator = Elliott Animation |
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| company = [[List of programs broadcast by Jetix#Jetix Animation Concepts|Jetix Animation Concepts]] |
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* [[Jetix]] ([[Toon Disney]]) (2006–09) |
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| distributor = [[Disney–ABC Domestic Television]] |
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* [[Jetix]] (on [[Toon Disney]])(2006–09) |
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* [[Disney XD]] (2009) |
* [[Disney XD]] (2009) |
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| first_aired |
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|8|26}} |
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| last_aired |
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|4|18}} |
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| related |
| related = ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' |
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'''''Yin Yang Yo!''''' is an |
'''''Yin Yang Yo!''''' is an animated television series created by [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] for [[Jetix]]. Produced by [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]] as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, 2006, in the United States. The show debuted on Jetix in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2007, after a sneak peek preview on January 27, 2007, while making its Canadian television premiere on [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]] on March 25, 2007. The show's staff consisted of many writers and animators associated with ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[6teen]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[Invader Zim]]'', ''[[Clone High]]'', ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]''.<ref name="Feds">{{Cite web |title=Frederator Presentation The Hub 2010 |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/26572345/Frederator-Presentation-THE-HUB-2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007160728/https://www.scribd.com/doc/26572345/Frederator-Presentation-THE-HUB-2010 |archive-date=2014-10-07 |access-date=2012-10-29 |publisher=[[Frederator Studios]] |type=presentation |via=[[Scribd]]}}</ref><ref name="Boyle" /> Head writer [[Steve Marmel]] took an inspiration from various anime like ''[[FLCL]]'' and [[Anime-influenced animation|anime-influenced shows]] such as ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]''.<ref name="Boyle" /> The series centers on two anthropomorphic twin rabbits named Yin and Yang, and their [[sensei]]-like [[Giant panda|panda]] figure named Yo, a master of fictional mystical [[martial arts]] called Woo Foo. |
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During 2007, this show was nominated for [[British Academy Children's Award]] by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] in the ''International'' category, but lost to [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.<ref name="BAFTA07">{{Cite web |title=Children's Awards Winners in 2007 |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106211943/http://bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |access-date=October 31, 2012 |website=Bafta.org}}</ref> |
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In 2007, the show was nominated for [[British Academy Children's Award]] by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] in the ''International'' category, but lost to [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html BAFTA (2007)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208193825/http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html |date=February 8, 2011}} > Children's Award Winners (September 24, 2007) > Children's > Awards. Retrieved 2012-10-29</ref> From its launch on June 1, 2011, to late 2012, [[Family CHRGD|Disney XD]] aired reruns of the series. |
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==Premise== |
==Premise== |
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The show is about two 11-year-old |
The show is about two 11-year-old rabbits named Yin and Yang who train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to defeat evil villains and forces motivated on destroying, corrupt or dominate society. |
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During the first season, the primary goal was to defeat the Night Master, a powerful enemy. During the second season, there are three primary storylines. The first one sees Yin and Yang trying to prevent other villains from being crowned the new Night Master. The second is Yang's own quest to find powerful mystic artifacts by some later-revealed-to-be villains: four evil heads who he thinks are the masters of Woo Foo. The third sees Yin and Yang against the original |
During the first season, the primary goal was to defeat the Night Master, a powerful enemy. During the second season, there are three primary storylines. The first one sees Yin and Yang trying to prevent other villains from being crowned the new Night Master. The second is Yang's own quest to find powerful mystic artifacts by some later-revealed-to-be villains: four evil heads who he thinks are the masters of Woo Foo. The third sees Yin and Yang against the original Night Master, Eradicus. |
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==Setting== |
==Setting== |
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The setting is in a town where its buildings have an Asian style. The residents are |
The setting is in a town where its buildings have an Asian style. The residents are monsters, humanoids, robots and animals with human-like qualities and behaviors. The residents keep unusual pets like puppygriffs (creatures that are half puppy and half eagle) and two-ni-corns (a race of two-horned [[unicorn]]s), as well as real animals like dogs, cats, [[opossum]]s or [[armadillo]]s. Magic and [[martial arts]] still exist since ancient times when the Night Masters were around. The episode "Yin Yang You!" reveals that the series takes place in another dimension.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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{{Main|List of Yin Yang Yo! episodes}} |
{{Main|List of Yin Yang Yo! episodes}} |
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{{:List of Yin Yang Yo! episodes}} |
{{:List of Yin Yang Yo! episodes}} |
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''Yin Yang Yo!'' premiered on Jetix on September 4, 2006, |
''Yin Yang Yo!'' premiered on Jetix on September 4, 2006, with the first season having 26 episodes. In January 2007, Jetix ordered a second season of ''Yin Yang Yo!'' with 26 episodes planned.<ref name="secondseason">{{Cite web |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |date=January 8, 2007 |title=Toon Disney's Jetix Orders Second Season of Yin Yang Yo! |url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/toon-disneys-jetix-orders-second-season-yin-yang-yo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522173540/http://www.awn.com/news/television/toon-disneys-jetix-orders-second-season-yin-yang-yo |archive-date=2011-05-22 |access-date=2010-11-13}}</ref> The second season premiered on New Year's Day 2008, with 13 additional episodes. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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===Main=== |
===Main=== |
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[[File:Yin-Yang-&-Yo.png|thumb|right|The series' main characters, from left to right: Yin, Yang and Master Yo.]] |
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* {{anchor|Yin}}'''Yin''' (voiced by [[Stephanie Morgenstern]]) is a pink rabbit and the older twin sister of Yang. She specializes in the Mystic half of Woo Foo and is stubborn and a neat freak. |
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* {{anchor|Yin}}Yin (voiced by [[Stephanie Morgenstern]]) is Master Yo's student and the younger twin sister of Yang. Yin is pictured as intelligent, cute, feminine and sassy. She mostly uses the Mystic side of Woo Foo, but she is also able to use the Martial Arts side of Woo Foo. She is often quite stubborn, and shows that she loves a tidy house and clean environment. Yin generally has a good sense of right and wrong, and usually does the right thing. It has been shown, mostly in season two, that she favors "[[Bad boy (archetype)|bad boys]]", but she has said it was just a phase. Yin's favorite color is pink (just like she is), and her favorite animal is a "two-nicorn" (a [[unicorn]] with two horns instead of one). Yin loves to sing, and is apparently very good at it. She is also a [[Compulsive buying disorder|shopaholic]]. Unlike Yang, she always makes sure to let her twin and master Yo know that she cares for them a lot. In the episode "Night Fall," upon discovering Coop was working for the Night Master, gained an attraction to him. It was because of this personality trait that she temporarily became evil through Coop's influence in "Gone-A-Fowl", and went on a rampage across town with him to prove that she was evil enough to be the Night Mistress (with him as the Night Master). Before she and her brother Yang were adopted by Master Yo, they were [[Street children|street urchins]] and [[waif]]s. |
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* {{anchor|Yang}}'''Yang''' (voiced by [[Scott McCord]]) is a blue rabbit and the younger twin brother of Yin. He specializes in the Martial Arts half of Woo Foo and wields a transforming bamboo sword. |
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* {{anchor|Yang}}Yang (voiced by [[Scott McCord]]) is Master Yo's student and the older twin brother of Yin. He mostly uses the Martial Arts side of Woo Foo, but is able to use the Mystic side of Woo Foo as well. Yang is a very lucky, courageous yet negligent and hasty character, and has a liking for [[clown]]s, fights, video games and often seeks attention as a hero. Despite not showing emotions towards his sister, he really cares about his sister and Master Yo's well-being, and it is shown in the episode "My Stupid Sword" that Yang pushed Yin out of the way so Yin would not get in trouble by Master Yo when Yang's negligence caused looting of Woo Foo Armory by Chung Pow Kitties. Yang owns a [[bamboo]]-based sword which can temporally transform into various objects, using Woo Foo. He has a crush on Yin's friend Lina and frequently tries to impress her. He also unintentionally helped Eradicus to return from eternal slumber, using magical and spiritual items collected by Yang on a quest added by Eradicus minions posing as Woo Foo elders' spirits. However, Yin, Yang and Yo were able to defeat him. In the episode "A Toy's Story" it is revealed that he is 11 years old. |
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* {{anchor|Master Yo}}'''Yo''' (voiced by [[Martin Roach]]) is a hundred-year-old panda, Yin and Yang's teacher, and among the last known Woo Foo users. In the series finale, he is revealed to be the two's father.<ref>"Yin Yang Who?. Director: Chad Hicks; Writer: Sib Ventress, B. Jennet, Eric Trueheart." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 40. season 2. 2009-03-21. Jetix.</ref> |
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* {{anchor|Master Yo}}Master Yo (voiced by Martin Roach) is a bachelor panda with a hundred years of age but with zero parenting skills and the skillful master of ancient martial arts known as Woo Foo. He was talked into training Yin and Yang, as he is the last Woo Foo warrior (and perhaps the last panda) in the world.<ref name=Foo/> He is often portrayed as arrogant, stubborn, indifferent yet bears great sage wisdom and is often quick with a saying from sacred scrolls. He's able to use both might and magic and has moves that Yin and Yang are unaware of. He once was able to defeat the Night Master. He is shown to be on a quest for a younger spouse of sorts as he is often seen trying to pick up women, especially single mothers,<ref name=Foo>"Deja Foo. Director: Mark Ackland; Writer: Sib Ventress." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 09. season 2. 2008-03-10. Jetix.</ref> though he is unsuccessful.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} He also became romantically involved with Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard's mother Edna,<ref>"A Match Not Made in Heaven. Director: Ted Collyer, John Fountain; Writer: Sib Ventress." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 09. season 2. 2008-10-16. Jetix.</ref> and three unnamed ex-girlfriends who later kidnapped him because he stopped seeing them.<ref>"The Hex of the Ex. Director: Mark Ackland, John Fountain; Writer: Aydrea ten Bosch." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 19. season 1.2006-12-18. [[Jetix]].</ref> In "Slumber Party of Doom", it is shown that he lives a double-life as the crime-fighting vigilante Possum Panda (a parody of [[Batman]]), used as a pretext to avoid his parenting duties. His alter-ego returns in "The Secret Life of Possum Panda", however due to having forgotten he is Possum Panda, he starts [[sleepwalking|fighting crime in his sleep]] as Possum Panda. It is revealed later in the series that he is the biological<ref>"Yin Yang Who?. Director: Chad Hicks; Writer: Sib Ventress, B. Jennet, Eric Trueheart." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 40. season 2. 2009-03-21. Jetix.</ref> father of Yin and Yang, thus making them half-Panda. Yin and Yang's biological mother is never seen or mentioned and no explanation is given for her absence. |
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===Villains=== |
===Villains=== |
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* {{anchor|Night Master}}The '''Night Master''' (voiced by [[David Hemblen]]) is an ancient sorcerer who previously eradicated all of the Woo Foo knights except for Master Yo. He is highly intelligent, though his plans typically fail because of the stupidity of his minions and his own ego. The episode "The Pecking Order" reveals the Night Master to be a title previously held by Eradicus and an unnamed cobra-like woman. |
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* {{anchor|Night Master}}The Night Master (voiced by [[David Hemblen]]) – Billed as a "Dark Overlord in an Evil Class All By Himself", the Night Master is a very powerful and dangerous foe who was responsible for the near extinction of Woo Foo by eliminating all of the Woo Foo knights except for Master Yo. He tricked the world into thinking Woo Foo is dumb and giving it a bad reputation to prevent anyone from learning it to be use against him. The Sensei managed to turn Night Master's army to stone and sent him into hiding for a hundred years until he tricked Yin and Yang into using Woo Foo in order to free his army. The Night Master appears to be a demonic sorcerer [[bat]] (as such, he hates light) of some description and has a liking for "gothically" ostentatious outfits. The Night Master is very intelligent, though his plans typically fail because of the stupidity of his minions and his own ego gets the better of him causing him to underestimate his enemies. Another reason of his downfall was because if he had killed Yin and Yang at the start, he feared that Yo would train another group of Woo Foo warriors that would be more competent than the two and he was waiting for the right moment to kill them and Yo at the same time. He is considered to be the actual main villain throughout the series, even though Carl appeared in most of the episodes, while Carl was the main villain since the first season. As revealed in "The Pecking Order", he is one of an eternal line of Night Masters alongside Eradicus and an unnamed cobra-like woman. His real name (since "Night Master" is a title) has not yet been revealed. Ever since his defeat, the other villains have been developing their evil in an attempt to become the new Night Master. Also since his defeat, the reputation of Woo Foo is slowly recovering. It is stated that if the series had a season 3, Woo Foo would have many Woo Foo students and thus completely undid the Night Master's years of planning. Night Master's appearance is similar to Aku of ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' fame and [[Hades (Disney)|Hades]] from ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''. |
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** '''Grizzleflavin''' (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a gargoyle head located at the entrance of Night Master's lair. |
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** '''Dank''' and '''Dire''' (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos) are the Night Master's minions. |
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* {{anchor|Carl}}'''Carl''' (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a flamboyant cockroach wizard who frequently seeks the approval of his mother. |
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* {{anchor|Eradicus}}'''Eradicus''' (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a [[griffin]] and the first Night Master. He was killed years prior before tricking Yang into resurrecting him. |
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* {{anchor|Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard}}Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a flamboyant [[cockroach]] [[Magician (fantasy)|wizard]], who frequently seeks an approval of his overbearing dragon-like mother who heavily berates him. He continuously schemes to defeat Yin, Yang, Master Yo and the power of the Woo Foo with his insecure genius. Carl is always trying to find a way to impress his mother and out-do his [[sadistic personality disorder|sadistic]], selfish brother Herman. Even though Carl and Herman dislike one another, they have worked together on occasion, making a deadly force against Yin and Yang. His dream was to become so enormous that he would blot out the sun, an idea that Herman and the Night Master stole. Carl is an anti-thesis to Yin's magical ability and Yang's goofiness. Carl is stronger than Yin and Yang in power, but if someone criticizes him, he's easily distracted. It is revealed in "Yin Yang Carl" that he could defeat Herman in a fight, if only he used his magic powers.<ref>"Yin Yang Carl. Director: Ted Collyer; Writer: Danielle Koenig, Bart Jennett." '''''Yin Yang Yo!'''''. episode 12. season 2. 2008-04-20. [[Jetix]].</ref> He has an entry on a [[Online dating service|dating site]]. In the episode "Creeping with the Enemy", Carl is the only villain not recruited into Eradicus' company/secret army Eradicorp because, as according to his mother, cockroach working in a coffee shop would not do well for the business.<ref>"Creeping with the Enemy. Director: Chad Hicks; Writer: Rich Fogel, Bart Jennett." '''''Yin Yang Yo!'''''. episode 28. season 2. 2008-10-27. [[Jetix]].</ref> |
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** '''Ella Mental''' (voiced by [[Linda Ballantyne]]) is a minion of Eradicus who possesses [[telepathy]]. |
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* {{anchor|Eradicus}}Eradicus (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a mighty [[griffin|Gryphon]] who is bent on destroying Woo Foo. As revealed in "Welcome To The Dark Tomorrow," he is in fact the first and original Night Master. After his demise (of unknown cause), other beings of darkness took on the mantle of evil he left behind including an unknown snake lady and the bat-creature Yin and Yang faced in season 1. His deceased minions posed as the ghosts of the Woo Foo Elders to manipulate Yang into collecting the items of power needed to revive him. Tricking Yang into throwing the items into the Night Master's fireplace at the stroke of midnight, Eradicus was instantly resurrected. Upon his revival, Eradicus revived his minions and started the Dark Tomorrow (turning everyone good evil and everyone evil good). With the combined abilities of Yin, Yang (empowered with the items given to him by the League of Evil), and Yo, Eradicus was defeated and the Dark Tomorrow was reversed. Despite the destruction of the Night Master's lair during the battle, Eradicus was revealed to still be alive in "The Howl Of The Weenie", where he still plans the destruction of the Woo Foo. In "Creeping With the Enemy," he has established Eradicorp, where most of the villain community is working. He appears as the final boss in the online game ''Dangerous Comic Book of Dread''. |
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** '''Rubber Chucky''' (voiced by Peter Cugno) is a tall minion of Eradicus who has an elastic body. |
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** '''Indestructo-Bob''' (voiced by [[Tony Daniels]]) is a slow-witted minion of Eradicus who has indestructible armor. |
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** '''Mollecu-Lars''' (voiced by [[David Berni]]) is a octopus-like minion of Eradicus who can transform his body by manipulating his molecules. |
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* {{anchor|Brother Herman}}'''Brother Herman''' (voiced by [[David Berni]]) is a tyrannical ant warlord and Carl's brother. |
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** Mollecu-Lars (voiced by [[David Berni]] in a German accent) is a small octopus-like minion of Eradicus who can manipulate his molecules to shapeshift, levitate, and regenerate his limbs. |
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** '''Charles''' is Herman's second-in-command. |
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* {{anchor|Brother Herman}}Brother Herman (voiced by [[David Berni]]) - Carl's black hearted, sadistic, selfish and evil ant brother, Herman, is a tyrannical ant warlord who rules his kingdom with an iron fist, a diabolical mind, and impeccable table manners. He attempted to take over the world until Master Yo stopped him, due to him being allergic to pandas. |
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* {{anchor|Ultimoose}}'''Ultimoose''' (voiced by [[Tony Daniels]]) is a moose-like daredevil, martial artist, and ally of the Night Master. |
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** Charles – Herman's second-in-command. |
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* {{anchor|Smoke}}'''Smoke''' (voiced by [[Linda Ballantyne]]) is a humanoid swordfighter who poses as Ying's girlfriend. Her appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture. |
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* {{anchor|Ultimoose}}Ultimoose (voiced by [[Tony Daniels]]) is an athletic daredevil moose-like creature with his very own branch of martial arts and originally the Night Master affiliate. He can be described as sexist, masculine, selfish and aggressive yet also obsessive, paranoid in the spirit of [[List of The Fairly OddParents characters#Denzel Crocker|Denzel Crocker]] from ''Fairly OddParents'' while being perceived by other characters as miserable buffoon. He tends to refer to himself in the third person. His outfit and hairstyle are similar to that of the [[Marvel Comics]] superhero [[Wonder Man]]. He became the new Night Master in "Deja Foo", calling himself the Night Mooster. He became regular Ultimoose again after Yang reversed time, found the Night Master's Amnesulet first, and was aided by the other villains to defeat him. He also collects Yang's hair as revealed in "Yin Yang Who?". |
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* {{anchor|Mirrors}}'''Mirrors''' (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is Smoke's brother and rival. His appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture, and he and Smoke's names are a play on the metaphor "[[smoke and mirrors]]". |
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* {{anchor|Smoke}}Smoke (voiced by [[Linda Ballantyne]]) is a hyper-active female with more distinctively anime-like eyes who was, supposedly, Yang's girlfriend until it was revealed to be an elaborate plot for the completion of her quest. Yin and Yang eventually capture the two into Smoke's Prison Prism (spoof of Poké-balls from ''[[Pokémon]]''). She reappears in "League of Evil" as a member of the league alongside Carl, Pondscüm, and The Puffin. She shows an interest in bathroom tidiness and also activities such as serenity trances and East Asian-based meditation in general. Her weapon of choice is a gigantic sword that highly resembles the buster sword used by Cloud Strife in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. Her style and choice of clothing parodies ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' (of whom her voice actress voiced in the American dubs of the anime). She also seems to talk really fast and out of sync with her lip movements, further spoofing Japanese animation's [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actors]]. |
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* {{anchor|Yuck}}'''Yuck''' (voiced by [[Scott McCord]]) is a green rabbit formed from Yin's obsession with control and Yang's aggression. He later uses a magic charm to create an army of Yin and Yang clones and absorbs their magic, becoming as powerful as Yo. |
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* {{anchor|Mirrors}}Mirrors (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is Smoke's rivaled brother. When Smoke uses Yang in the battle tournament, Mirrors obtains Yin to fight her. Yin and Yang managed to use one of the Forever Friend Prisms to imprison Smoke and Mirrors. Mirrors' hairstyle resembles the hairstyle of [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Goku]] from ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and his interest in roses (exploding roses, to be exact) parodies [[James (Pokémon)|James]] from the ''Pokémon'' series. He appears to speak in a way mocking most Japanese voice actors, by stopping and starting at odd intervals. He and his sister's names are a play on words of the metaphor [[smoke and mirrors]]. He and Smoke are shown to have formed a rapport in order to bring Yin and Yang down together, however it doesn't last long as they begin fighting again. |
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* {{anchor|Zarnot}}'''Zarnot''' (voiced by Jamie Watson) is an evil action figure brought to life by the Lie Fairy and later recruited by the Night Master. |
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* {{anchor|Yuck}}Yuck (voiced by [[Scott McCord]]) is a turquoise-green slovenly rabbit, is an entity formed from Yin's obsession with control and Yang's aggression. As a repulsive, mutant rabbit, Yuck wants more than anything in the world to be the greatest, most powerful Woo Foo Knight of all time. After he lost his physical form, he was found by the Night Master who built him a robot suit with hands that absorb Woo Foo so he could become real. He dated Yin in disguise and eventually absorbed enough energy to regain his physical form, becoming his own individual being. Yuck has shown himself to be quite intelligent in his convoluted schemes to Yin and Yang. In terms of fighting ability he appears to be as formidable as Yin and Yang put together, being able to take on Yo himself. After a mission into Yo to get an ancient Woo Foo weapon, Yin and Yang break his shrink belt and he shrinks uncontrollably to the point where he is no longer visible. However, he returns a Level 2 Woo Foo Knight when the 2 copies of Yin and Yang copies misuse their "fooplication" charm. He is a Level 2 Woo Foo Knight due to Yin and Yang's title of Level 1 Woo Foo Knights, thus he can use the same moves as both Yin and Yang. Using the charm, Yuck created an army of Yin and Yang "fooplicates". When Yin destroys the charm to erase the "fooplicates", Yuck absorbs their power and becomes Master Yo's level if not more. Unfortunately for Yuck, he also develops a bad case of the hiccups which leaves him unable to control his new powers. He appears to have the power to possess creatures now as well, as he possessed the Headmaster of 'Camp Magic-Pants'. He later returned, cleaned up and trying to be good, saying that a mysterious monk reformed him. His actions were truly noble until the acts of Yin and Yang, who still didn't trust him, prompted Yuck to return to being evil, as he believed Yin and Yang to want all their worst qualities on display to make them look good. |
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* {{anchor|Pondscüm}}'''Pondscüm''' (voiced by Peter Cugno<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edna Talent Mgmt |url=https://voice.castingworkbook.com/etmltd_847 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204112714/https://voice.castingworkbook.com/etmltd_847 |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>) is a Swedish [[tadpole]] who masquerades as a fish and wields a robot suit. |
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* {{anchor|Zarnot}}Zarnot (voiced by Jamie Watson) – Once Yang's favorite toy, Zarnot is an evil action figure brought to life by the Lie Fairy and later recruited by the Night Master. Due to his common failure, Zarnot was forced into a hated toy box by the Night Master. With the Night Master defeated, Zarnot's status was unknown until "Deja Foo." |
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** '''Lexoll''' and '''Velveema''', collectively referred to as the '''Blixens''', are Pondscüm's android henchmen. |
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* {{anchor|Pondscüm}}Pondscüm (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a street, Swedish, fish inside a robot suit. He is obsessed with "bling-bling", and will get it at all costs. However, he truly carries a Swedish accent. In "Fighting Fooberty," it is revealed that he is a pollywog. |
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* {{anchor|Fastidious}}'''Fastidious James Spiffington''' (voiced by Mark Bowen) is a hamster obsessed with cleanliness and world domination. He is served by robots who he controls using his [[hamster ball]]. |
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** The Blixens are Pondscüm's female android henchmen. In "Fighting Fooberty," they leave Pondscüm when he turns out to not by a fish but a pollywog. They later returned to him where they have made a new terrarium-type robot suit for him. |
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* {{anchor|Saranoia}}'''Saranoia''' (voiced by [[Linda Ballantyne]]) is a sorceress and mistress of disguise. She had a difficult childhood with her father and her lazy brother Mark, which led her to develop [[Feminism|feminist]] views and values. |
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* {{anchor|Fastidious}}Fastidious James Spiffington (voiced by [[Mark Bowen (actor)|Mark Bowen]] in a British accent) is a small hamster obsessed with cleanliness and world domination. He is nearly always seen inside a [[hamster ball]] that serves as the control center for his robots, mainly his Hamsterbot. He seems to be a certified attorney. |
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** '''G.P.''' (voiced by [[David Berni]]) is Saranoia's gnome-like assistant. He later changes his name to '''Fr-Ped''' (pronounced Fred). |
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* {{anchor|Saranoia}}Saranoia (voiced by [[Linda Ballantyne]]) is a powerful sorceress and mistress of disguise. She had a difficult childhood with her father and her lazy brother Mark, which led her to establish strong women's empowerment and [[Feminism|feminist]] views and values. Due to the nature of her obsessive-compulsive behavior and delusional behavior, Saranoia's goal is to terminate Yang's masculine influence on Yin, and also terminate Yang's existence altogether, while heavily pursuing Yin into education. She also mistakes Master Yo as her boy-favoring wizard father, just as she mistakes Yang for Mark. She was condemned to an insane asylum from "The Truth Hurts" to "A Bad Case of the Buglies." Yin and Yang filed a restraining order on her. At this point, she's given up being an evil wizard, has had plastic surgery, and is the spokesperson for Repulsix. When Saranoia takes one of her wands, she takes on a set of characteristics and must abide by the rules of the wand, even if it is against her own will. |
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* {{anchor|Chung Pow Kitties}}The '''Chung Pow Kitties''' (voiced by [[Stephanie Morgenstern]]) are a trio of cat ninjas who resemble the eponymous characters of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. |
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** "G.P." (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos impersonating [[Burt Reynolds]]) is a talking gnome-like assistant who is generally reasonable yet indifferent, bland and allows himself to comply in accordance to his boss needs. G.P.'s solo, dark, and aggressive side's debut is in "Party Favors" when he teams up with Flavior and Charles for his own personal gain of crashing Coop's "Welcome Back and Thanks For Saving Everyone From Evil By Banishing The Night Master All By Yourself" party to enter The Night Master's lair with Coop's spare key. He later changes his name to Fr-Ped which is short for "Frightenengly Really Powerful Enraged Doombringer" where he pronounces it as "Fred" with the P being silent. |
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* {{anchor|Kraggler}}'''Kraggler''' (voiced by [[Tony Daniels]]) is an ancient gargoyle who can drain youth from others. |
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* {{anchor|Chung Pow Kitties}}The Chung Pow Kitties (voiced by [[Stephanie Morgenstern]]) are a trio of small, furry and adorable kittens who closely resemble characters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', but they are generally heartless, antagonistic ninjas and enemies of Yin and Yang. They usually wear dresses pink, purple and green. They only speak in meows, although they have been known to use translators to speak in English when in disguise. |
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*{{anchor|Roger the Skelewog}}'''Roger the Skelewog''' (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a vicious warrior who is a part-time villain of Yin and Yang. He is the father of Roger Skelewog Jr. |
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* {{anchor|Kraggler}}Kraggler (voiced by [[Tony Daniels]]) – A gargoyle who is about a "bazillion" years old, Kraggler used to be a great and powerful warrior and Master Yo's arch enemy. Reduced to a feeble old man, after he broke the time traveling hour glass he got the power to drain the youth from anything, or give his age to anything. |
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* {{anchor|The Puffin}}The '''Puffin''' (voiced by [[Jim Belushi]]) is a gentleman-dressed puffin. |
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* {{anchor|Roger the Skelewog}} Roger the Skelewog is a vicious warrior who is a part-time villain of Yin and Yang. He is the father of Roger Skelewog Jr. |
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* {{anchor|Mastermind}}'''Mastermind''' (voiced by Peter Cugno) is the disembodied brain of an evil wizard who seeks to regain a body. |
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* {{anchor|The Puffin}}The Puffin is a gentleman-dressed puffin. When Yin and Yang start to mistake him for a penguin, Carl cuts him off by stating he's a puffin and that they "can't be sued for a puffin." Puffin is said to had a big advantage in the rain which hasn't been demonstrated. He is a parody of [[Penguin (comics)|the Penguin]] from ''[[Batman]]''. |
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* {{anchor|Badfoot}}'''Badfoot''' (voiced by [[Orlando Jones]]) is a purple horse and enemy of Yo. |
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* {{anchor|Mastermind}}Mastermind (voiced by Peter Cugno) is an evil mittens-wearing wizard who was a big threat years ago. Now he's just a brain in a skull and mittens looking for a body to regain his reign of evil. |
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* {{anchor|Manotaur}}The '''Manotaur''' (voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]]) is a bull-like man who dresses like a city man. |
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* {{anchor|Badfoot}}Badfoot (voiced by [[Orlando Jones]]) is a purple horse who was known as the enemy that Master Yo couldn't beat, appearing only in the episodes "Old Softie" and "The Big Payback". He is supported by his [[horn section]], he dresses like [[James Brown]], and used to carry with him a power item called the Lick-n-Stick. Once a year every year, he come into the city to drain Woo Foo out of Master Yo. When Yin and Yang "fought the funk (even though they had to use it their way)", they managed to aid Master Yo in defeating Badfoot at last, claiming the Lick-n-Stick in the process. |
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* {{anchor|Ranger Ron}}'''Ranger Ron''' is an illiterate, pig-like [[park ranger]]. |
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* {{anchor|Manotaur}}The Manotaur (voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]]) is a masculine character with hairy hooves and macho aesthetics. He is a large man with a bald head who dresses like a city man. His plan was to kidnap all the Two-ni-corns and to shave off all their hair to make a large wig to cover up his really smooth, bald head to get a date with The Womanotaur. When Yin and Yang reach his lair, it is really his house in a cul-de-sac, Yang uses Man Smash, learned from his comic book hero, U-Dude, and frees the Two-ni-corns. It is revealed throughout the entire episode that he is the only character in the series with five-fingers (noted by his [[Little finger|pinky]] wearing a [[pinky ring]]) He later appears to challenge Yin and Yang to a lifesized board game to win the dojo, whom Master Yo wasn't able to pay the bills Yin and Yang threw away. |
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* {{anchor|Ranger Ron}}Ranger Ron is a condescending illiterate<ref name=Beary/> park ranger with the physical appearance of pig, who only appears in the episode "Today You Are a Bear" (season 02, episode 24), where Yin and Yang come to Vincent von Growl's so-called [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bear mitzvah]]. He's openly expressing unreasonable hate and malice against bears, whom he wants to discredit and cause injury to due to various reasons like a bear being his supervisor, one bear "mauling" him while he was the movie theater, bears making go to a 12 item check out when he had 13 items in his cart.<ref name=Beary>"Today You Are a Bear. Director: Mark Ackland; Writer: Sib Ventress." '''''Yin Yang Yo!'''''. episode 24. season 2. 2008-08-18. [[Jetix]].</ref> Ranger Ron then pranks Yin and Yang after their desire to become Bear mitzvah'd remains unfulfilled. With help from Master Yo and the bear ranger that was Ranger Ron's supervisor, Yin and Yang were able to defeat Ranger Ron. |
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===Allies=== |
===Allies=== |
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* {{anchor|Coop}}'''Coop''' (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a nerdy chicken with a huge crush on Yin. He is initially a minion of the Night Master before reforming and joining Yin and Yang's Woo Foo Army. Coop has the ability to create a glowing energy aura dubbed "Shadow Chicken". |
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* {{anchor|Coop}}Coop (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is a nerdy, shy chicken with a huge crush on Yin. Due to his resentment and Yin's rejection, he joined the Night Master in exchange for the promise to have Yin when the world was taken over. He's presented as a minor villain later in the series where he had powers and abilities rivaling Yin and Yang's. As he turned his back on Night Master and helped Yin and Yang to defeat the Night Master, he completely disappeared from the show, later returning in "The Pecking Order". He was stripped of his Night Master energy that spread across the world, possessing all who ingest it until Coop absorbs a large amount of controlled evil, enough to make him a Night Master. Coop can also enter the Night Master's lair whenever he wants. He has the ability to create a glowing orange-yellow, bird shaped battle aura, which he dubs "Shadow Chicken." While using it, he is powerful enough to defeat even Master Yo. In "Gone-A-Fowl" he starts to lose control of his evil, causing him to become a buff, shades wearing, bad boy version of himself whenever he gets frustrated, reverting to his dorky self when made happy. In this form, he gains the ability to infect others with his evil, causing them to become powered up evil versions of themselves. Before the final battle with Eradicus took place, Coop decided to join the Yin and Yang's Woo Foo Army to fight Eradicus. |
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* {{anchor|Lina}}'''Lina''' (voiced by Novie Edwards) is a dog who has a longtime crush on Yang. In the episode "Gone-A-Fowl", the two share their feelings for each other and enter a relationship. |
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* {{anchor|Lina}}Lina (voiced by Novie Edwards) is an aqua-green female dog, Lina is Yang's not-quite-yet girlfriend and crush and Yin's best friend. She is a nice, carefree, confident yet short-tempered girl who lives on a farm with her father. She was first introduced in "Beetlemania", when Yang pretended to be a Woo Foo Warrior in order to impress her, but his plan backfired after he had to fight a giant steel beetle. In "The Yin of Yang", Lina showed some feelings for Yang after he tried to act like Yin in order to get more of her attention. In "Smoke and Mirrors", she actually tried to pursue him, though her attempts were frequently disrupted by Yin. In the episode "Yin Yang You!", it is finally revealed that her species is in fact a dog, though it was believed beforehand that she was a bear. In the episode "Gone-A-Fowl", she and Yang exchange their secret feelings for each other, and begin pursuing a relationship. |
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* {{anchor|Roger Skelewog Jr.}}Roger Skelewog Jr. (voiced by [[Dwayne Hill]]) is the son of Yin and Yang's part-time enemy, Roger the Skelewog. |
* {{anchor|Roger Skelewog Jr.}}'''Roger Skelewog Jr.''' (voiced by [[Dwayne Hill]]) is the son of Yin and Yang's part-time enemy, Roger the Skelewog. He is initially a bully to Yin and Yang before befriending them. |
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* {{anchor|Dave}}'''Dave''' (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is a living tree stump. He can manipulate plants, but is weak and usually underestimated. |
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* {{anchor|Dave}}Dave (voiced by [[Dwayne Hill]]) is a magical talking tree stump, Dave is a low-life and is considered pathetic by his friends. Many times, Dave is often caught in the crossfire of battles or hurt in some way by friend and/or foe. He is also whiny, talks nonstop about his family of trees, and is never noticed. As discovered in "Stuck", Dave has the ability to communicate with and manipulate plants. This apparently surpasses that of the other characters. |
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* {{anchor|Boogeyman}}The Boogeyman |
* {{anchor|Boogeyman}}The '''Boogeyman''' is a disco-loving green monster and a friend of Yin and Yang. |
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* {{anchor|Jobeaux}}Jobeaux (voiced by [[Bill Engvall]]) is a Redneckistanian |
* {{anchor|Jobeaux}}'''Jobeaux''' (voiced by [[Bill Engvall]]) is a Redneckistanian Woo Foo practitioner. He has a pet armadillo named Fuzzy Thunder who hides in his mouth, giving him a hick accent. |
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* Melodia (voiced by [[Megan Fahlenbock]]) |
* '''Melodia''' (voiced by [[Megan Fahlenbock]]) is the princess of the Stink Aardvarks. |
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* '''Rainbow Mane''' (voiced by [[Hadley Kay]]) is the leader of the Two-ni-corns. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Stephanie Morgenstern]] – |
* [[Stephanie Morgenstern]] – Yin, Chung Pow Kitties |
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* [[Scott McCord]] – |
* [[Scott McCord]] – Yang, Yuck |
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* Martin Roach – |
* [[Martin Roach]] – Yo |
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* Jamie Watson – |
* Jamie Watson – Carl, Zarnot |
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* [[Tony Daniels]] – |
* [[Tony Daniels]] – Kraggler, Ultimoose, Indestructo-Bob |
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* [[Dwayne Hill]] – |
* [[Dwayne Hill]] – Dave, F. L. Smelfman |
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* Novie Edwards – |
* Novie Edwards – Lina, Girlbotica |
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* [[Linda Ballantyne]] – |
* [[Linda Ballantyne]] – Smoke, Saranoia, Ella Mental |
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* [[David Hemblen]] – |
* [[David Hemblen]] – Night Master |
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* [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]] – Coop, Eradicus, |
* [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]] – Coop, Roger the Skelewog, Eradicus, Mirrors |
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* [[Megan Fahlenbock]] – Melodia |
* [[Megan Fahlenbock]] – Melodia |
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* [[David Berni]] – |
* [[David Berni]] – Brother Herman, Molecu-Lars |
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* [[Jennifer Coolidge]] – Coop's Mother |
* [[Jennifer Coolidge]] – Coop's Mother |
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* [[Jim Belushi]] – |
* [[Jim Belushi]] – Puffin |
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* [[Hadley Kay]] – Rainbow Mane |
* [[Hadley Kay]] – Rainbow Mane |
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* [[Bill Engvall]] – Jobeaux |
* [[Bill Engvall]] – Jobeaux |
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* [[Kathleen Laskey]] – |
* [[Kathleen Laskey]] – Edna, Lie Fairy |
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* [[Seth MacFarlane]] – Manotaur |
* [[Seth MacFarlane]] – Manotaur |
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* [[Orlando Jones]] – Badfoot |
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* [[Nancy O'Dell]] – Nancy |
* [[Nancy O'Dell]] – Nancy Delffa |
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* Mark Bowen – |
* Mark Bowen – Fastidious James Spiffington |
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==Guest stars== |
===Guest stars=== |
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* [[Kyle Massey]] |
* [[Kyle Massey]] |
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* [[Jason Earles]] |
* [[Jason Earles]] |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The series was created by [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle II]],<ref name=Boyl>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ People] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021759/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ |date=2012-09-13 }} – Steve Marmel, Co-Executive Producer / Head Writer for Yin Yang Yo! | ''Animation Magazine''. Retrieved 2012-29-10</ref> an animator and storyboard artist previously working on [[Nickelodeon]] projects such as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. Influenced by his frequent trips to Little Tokyo, Bob developed the pilot for the series when his then-previous series ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' was in production.<ref name="twoheads">{{Cite web|title=The Man with Two Heads Shows|first=Josh|last=Cawley|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows|work=[[Animation World Network]]|access-date=2022-05-05|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019213919/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows|url-status=live}}</ref> Once the series got the green-light, Bob initially worked simultaneously on development for the first season of both shows.<ref name="twoheads" /> [[Steve Marmel]], a stand-up comedian and also writer for ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', who known Boyle for years, was offered a long-term contract from Disney/[[Jetix]] to participate on the project upon request by Boyle, whom needed assistance on producing the show due to scheduling conflicts. Marmel, who would later create ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' and ''[[So Random!]]'', drew influence from anime shows such as [[Gainax]]-produced {{Nihongo|[[FLCL]]|フリクリ|Furi Kuri}}, putting American anime-influenced animated shows like ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' in the mix, using it as driving force to deliver comedy.<ref name=Boyl/> Although a show directed at general audiences, especially children over 6 years old,<ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ Internet > Yin Yang Yo! Debuts Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305055337/http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ |date=2014-03-05 }}. Ball, Ryan (July 7, 2006). ''Animation Magazine Inc.'' Retrieved 2012-10-29</ref> with its mildly risqué innuendos it also targets adults as well.<ref name=Boyl/><ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021743/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ |date=2012-09-13 }} with Bob Boyle, the creator of ''Wow Wow Wubbzy''. ''Animation Magazine Inc.'' Retrieved 2012-10-29</ref> |
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The series was created by [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]],<ref name="Boyle">{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=August 4, 2006 |title=Steve Marmel, Co-Exec Producer / Head Writer for Yin Yang Yo! |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021759/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ |archive-date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2012-10-29 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> an animator and storyboard artist previously working on [[Nickelodeon]] projects such as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. Influenced by his frequent trips to [[Little Tokyo, Los Angeles]], Boyle developed the pilot for the series when his then-previous series ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' was in production.<ref name="twoheads">{{Cite web |last=Cawley |first=Josh |title=The Man with Two Heads Shows |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019213919/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows |archive-date=2020-10-19 |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref> Once the series got the green-light, Boyle initially worked simultaneously on development for the first season of both shows.<ref name="twoheads" /> [[Steve Marmel]], a stand-up comedian and also a writer for ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', who has known Boyle for years, was offered a long-term contract from Disney/[[Jetix]] to participate on the project upon request by Boyle, who needed assistance on producing the show due to scheduling conflicts. Marmel, who would later create ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' and ''[[So Random!]]'', drew influence from anime shows such as [[Gainax]]-produced ''[[FLCL]]'', putting American anime-influenced animated shows like ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' in the mix, using it as driving force to deliver comedy.<ref name="Boyle" /> Although a show directed at general audiences, especially children over 6 years old,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=July 7, 2006 |title=Yin Yang Yo! Debuts Online |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305055337/http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ |archive-date=2014-03-05 |access-date=2012-10-29 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> with its mildly risqué innuendos it also targets adults as well.<ref name="Boyle" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Bob Boyle, the Creator of ''Wow Wow Wubbzy'' |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021743/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ |archive-date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2012-10-29 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> |
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{{Quote box|quote="They asked if I wanted to work on Bob's show because it was their first [[comedy]]. It was just a match. I'm working with a friend and I'm working with a genre that I love, anime. I don't think anybody's ever done a flat-out tweak on it for comedy purposes. There have been some tongue-in-cheek moments, but nobody's ever said 'We're going to play with this and make it our own," you know? Do to anime what ''[[Seinfeld]]'' did to comedy."|author=— Steve Marmel<ref name="Boyle" />|width=500px|salign=right}} |
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"'They asked if I wanted to work on Bob's show because it was their first [[comedy]]. It was just a match. I'm working with a friend and I'm working with a genre that I love, anime. I don't think anybody's ever done a flat-out tweak on it for comedy purposes. There have been some tongue-in-cheek moments, but nobody's ever said 'We're going to play with this and make it our own," you know? Do to anime what ''[[Seinfeld]]'' did to comedy. " |
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John Fountain<ref name=colds/> (who participated in ''Fairly OddParents'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[Invader Zim]]'') was brought on board as a series director for the initial first season when his work for [[My Life as a Teenage Robot]] was concluding.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1558163727999967233 |user=FountainCartoon |title=(3/13)...Rumor had it that FOP head writer Steve Marmel and art director Bob Boyle - both of whom were at least as... |date=12 August 2022}}</ref> Fountain worked closely with Marmel and Boyle on developing the lore of the show, and occasionally assisted in storyboarding the first episode, writing and co-voice directing with Marmel. Eric Trueheart (''[[Invader Zim]]'') also assisted in writing scripts and co-voice directing with Marmel during the second season. |
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''— Steve Marmel''<ref name=Boyl/> |
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For cost efficiency due to the small budget and crew the series had, the majority of pre-production for the series—including animation, voice recording, and storyboarding—was done in Toronto.<ref name="twoheads" /> The majority of the character design direction was done by Mark Thornton and Todd Kaufman (co-creators of ''[[Grojband]]'' and ''[[Looped (TV series)|Looped]]'', and character designers for ''[[Total Drama]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2006 |title=~K@uF~: Yin Yang Yo Drawing Tips |url=http://neptoonstudios.blogspot.com/2006/11/yin-yang-yo-drawing-tips.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001091124/https://neptoonstudios.blogspot.com/2006/11/yin-yang-yo-drawing-tips.html |archive-date=1 October 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> The animation for the show was provided by Elliott Animation, a [[Canada|Canadian]] animation studio previously working on the [[Teletoon]]'s ''[[6teen]]''. A different group of animators, who work on revisions and interstitials,<ref name="Ghostarchive">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/9flsm08n83U Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171223084220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flsm08n83U&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite AV media |date=18 February 2017 |title=Yin Yang Yo Disney XD Promo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flsm08n83U |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> come from the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Disney campus]] of Burbank in [[California]], United States<ref name="Boyle" /><ref name="colds">{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2006 |title=Yin Yang Yo! Ready to Go |url=http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/yin-yang-yo-ready-to-go.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026000728/http://www.coldhardflash.com/2006/06/yin-yang-yo-ready-to-go.html |archive-date=2006-10-26 |access-date=2012-10-31 |website=ColdHardFlash}}</ref> and [[Frederator Studios]], producer of many [[Nickelodeon]] titles.<ref name=Feds/> As the series is an American co-production by Disney, many actors that worked in Disney productions such as [[Kyle Massey]], [[Jason Earles]] and [[Mitchel Musso]] guest starred as voice actors in the series.<ref name="Ghostarchive" /> |
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The music for the show was provided by [[Michael Tavera]], who also created music for ''[[Time Squad]]'' and ''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]''. Many episodes of ''Yin Yang Yo!'' were directed by Ted Collyer (also director of ''[[Clone High]]''), Chad Hicks (also director of '' |
The music for the show was provided by [[Michael Tavera]], who also created music for ''[[Time Squad]]'' and ''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]'', while the theme song was written by Bob Boyle and [[Guy Moon]] and performed by Massey. Many episodes of ''Yin Yang Yo!'' were directed by Fountain, Mark Ackland (a director of ''[[Clone High]]''), Ted Collyer (also director of ''[[Clone High]]''), and Chad Hicks (also director of ''Total Drama'', and storyboard artist for ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''). At the same time, the main established writing force was [[Steve Marmel]] (also executive producer) with the help of Trueheart, [[Aydrea Walden|Aydrea ten Bosch]] (''[[ChalkZone]]''), Sib Ventress (''[[Danny Phantom]]''). [[Chris Romano]] and Eric Falconer, responsible for [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike]]'s ''[[Blue Mountain State]]'', and production of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', also participated on the writing of various episodes. Staff writers Evan Gore & Heather Lombard who penned ''[[Futurama]]''{{'}}s episode "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]" (1ACV05) and ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''{{'}}s episodes "Krunch Time" and "Brobot", lately dedicated their work for ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', participated in the creative process of ''Yin Yang Yo!'' as well. As the series went on, Bart Jennett (''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'') became a producer and writer on the series, with many other freelance writers joining like Danielle Koenig and Rob Hummel (''[[Invader Zim]]''), Dave Newman and Joe Liss (''[[Drawn Together]]'' and ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''), Amy Wolfram (''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''), Scott Sonneborn (''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' and ''[[Undergrads]]''), and even former creators like Phil Walsh (''[[Teamo Supremo]]'') and [[Van Partible]] (''[[Johnny Bravo]]''). |
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The debut of the [[pilot episode]] on Toon Disney's Jetix block was its "most-watched original animated series premiere ever".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/yin-yang-yo-premiere-sets-jetix-records/ |
The debut of the [[pilot episode]] on Toon Disney's Jetix block was its "most-watched original animated series premiere ever".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=September 8, 2006 |title=Yin Yang Yo! Premiere Sets Jetix Records |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/yin-yang-yo-premiere-sets-jetix-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120903/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/yin-yang-yo-premiere-sets-jetix-records/ |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref> The series continued to garner high ratings on the block afterwards, tying for first place on average.<ref name="secondseason" /> |
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In Europe, ''Yin Yang Yo!'' was the third-most popular Jetix original series for third-party sales as of [[fiscal year]] 2007, when the first season was delivered. ''Yin Yang Yo!'' and the major [[Jetix Europe]] originals ranked "as one of the top two shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired."<ref>{{ |
In Europe, ''Yin Yang Yo!'' was the third-most popular Jetix original series for third-party sales as of [[fiscal year]] 2007, when the first season was delivered. ''Yin Yang Yo!'' and the major [[Jetix Europe]] originals ranked "as one of the top two shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jetix Europe N.V. Announces Results for the Year Ended September 30, 2007 |url=http://www.jetixeurope.com/site/pdf/financials/2529---PDF.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115223908/http://www.jetixeurope.com/site/pdf/financials/2529---PDF.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2017 |access-date=5 November 2016 |website=Jetix Europe}}</ref> |
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[[Common Sense Media]] had a mixed opinion of the show, giving it a score of 3/5.<ref>{{Cite web| |
[[Common Sense Media]] had a mixed opinion of the show, giving it a score of 3/5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2006 |title=Yin Yang Yo! - TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/yin-yang-yo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120910/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/yin-yang-yo |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |website=[[Common Sense Media]]}}</ref> The pilot was poorly received by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Susan |date=September 4, 2006 |title=Mischievous Monkey Turns to Educating |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/arts/television/04stew.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120901/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/arts/television/04stew.html |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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Created by | Bob Boyle |
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Theme music composer | Guy Moon |
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Ending theme | "Main Title Theme" (instrumental) |
Composer | Mike Tavera |
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No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 65 (104 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Walt Disney Television Animation (credited as Jetix Animation Concepts) |
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Release | August 26, 2006 April 18, 2009 | –
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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! |
Yin Yang Yo! is an animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, 2006, in the United States. The show debuted on Jetix in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2007, after a sneak peek preview on January 27, 2007, while making its Canadian television premiere on Family Channel on March 25, 2007. The show's staff consisted of many writers and animators associated with The Fairly OddParents, 6teen, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Invader Zim, Clone High, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Danny Phantom.[1][2] Head writer Steve Marmel took an inspiration from various anime like FLCL and anime-influenced shows such as Teen Titans.[2] The series centers on two anthropomorphic twin rabbits named Yin and Yang, and their sensei-like panda figure named Yo, a master of fictional mystical martial arts called Woo Foo.
During 2007, this show was nominated for British Academy Children's Award by the BAFTA in the International category, but lost to Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants.[3]
Premise
[edit]The show is about two 11-year-old rabbits named Yin and Yang who train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to defeat evil villains and forces motivated on destroying, corrupt or dominate society.
During the first season, the primary goal was to defeat the Night Master, a powerful enemy. During the second season, there are three primary storylines. The first one sees Yin and Yang trying to prevent other villains from being crowned the new Night Master. The second is Yang's own quest to find powerful mystic artifacts by some later-revealed-to-be villains: four evil heads who he thinks are the masters of Woo Foo. The third sees Yin and Yang against the original Night Master, Eradicus.
Setting
[edit]The setting is in a town where its buildings have an Asian style. The residents are monsters, humanoids, robots and animals with human-like qualities and behaviors. The residents keep unusual pets like puppygriffs (creatures that are half puppy and half eagle) and two-ni-corns (a race of two-horned unicorns), as well as real animals like dogs, cats, opossums or armadillos. Magic and martial arts still exist since ancient times when the Night Masters were around. The episode "Yin Yang You!" reveals that the series takes place in another dimension.[citation needed]
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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1 | 26 | August 26, 2006 | May 14, 2007 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | |
2 | 39 | 30 | January 1, 2008 | November 24, 2008 | |
9 | February 14, 2009 | April 18, 2009 | Disney XD |
Yin Yang Yo! premiered on Jetix on September 4, 2006, with the first season having 26 episodes. In January 2007, Jetix ordered a second season of Yin Yang Yo! with 26 episodes planned.[4] The second season premiered on New Year's Day 2008, with 13 additional episodes.
Characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Yin (voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern) is a pink rabbit and the older twin sister of Yang. She specializes in the Mystic half of Woo Foo and is stubborn and a neat freak.
- Yang (voiced by Scott McCord) is a blue rabbit and the younger twin brother of Yin. He specializes in the Martial Arts half of Woo Foo and wields a transforming bamboo sword.
- Yo (voiced by Martin Roach) is a hundred-year-old panda, Yin and Yang's teacher, and among the last known Woo Foo users. In the series finale, he is revealed to be the two's father.[5]
Villains
[edit]- The Night Master (voiced by David Hemblen) is an ancient sorcerer who previously eradicated all of the Woo Foo knights except for Master Yo. He is highly intelligent, though his plans typically fail because of the stupidity of his minions and his own ego. The episode "The Pecking Order" reveals the Night Master to be a title previously held by Eradicus and an unnamed cobra-like woman.
- Grizzleflavin (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a gargoyle head located at the entrance of Night Master's lair.
- Dank and Dire (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos) are the Night Master's minions.
- Carl (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a flamboyant cockroach wizard who frequently seeks the approval of his mother.
- Eradicus (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a griffin and the first Night Master. He was killed years prior before tricking Yang into resurrecting him.
- Ella Mental (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a minion of Eradicus who possesses telepathy.
- Rubber Chucky (voiced by Peter Cugno) is a tall minion of Eradicus who has an elastic body.
- Indestructo-Bob (voiced by Tony Daniels) is a slow-witted minion of Eradicus who has indestructible armor.
- Mollecu-Lars (voiced by David Berni) is a octopus-like minion of Eradicus who can transform his body by manipulating his molecules.
- Brother Herman (voiced by David Berni) is a tyrannical ant warlord and Carl's brother.
- Charles is Herman's second-in-command.
- Ultimoose (voiced by Tony Daniels) is a moose-like daredevil, martial artist, and ally of the Night Master.
- Smoke (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a humanoid swordfighter who poses as Ying's girlfriend. Her appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture.
- Mirrors (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is Smoke's brother and rival. His appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture, and he and Smoke's names are a play on the metaphor "smoke and mirrors".
- Yuck (voiced by Scott McCord) is a green rabbit formed from Yin's obsession with control and Yang's aggression. He later uses a magic charm to create an army of Yin and Yang clones and absorbs their magic, becoming as powerful as Yo.
- Zarnot (voiced by Jamie Watson) is an evil action figure brought to life by the Lie Fairy and later recruited by the Night Master.
- Pondscüm (voiced by Peter Cugno[6]) is a Swedish tadpole who masquerades as a fish and wields a robot suit.
- Lexoll and Velveema, collectively referred to as the Blixens, are Pondscüm's android henchmen.
- Fastidious James Spiffington (voiced by Mark Bowen) is a hamster obsessed with cleanliness and world domination. He is served by robots who he controls using his hamster ball.
- Saranoia (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a sorceress and mistress of disguise. She had a difficult childhood with her father and her lazy brother Mark, which led her to develop feminist views and values.
- G.P. (voiced by David Berni) is Saranoia's gnome-like assistant. He later changes his name to Fr-Ped (pronounced Fred).
- The Chung Pow Kitties (voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern) are a trio of cat ninjas who resemble the eponymous characters of The Powerpuff Girls.
- Kraggler (voiced by Tony Daniels) is an ancient gargoyle who can drain youth from others.
- Roger the Skelewog (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a vicious warrior who is a part-time villain of Yin and Yang. He is the father of Roger Skelewog Jr.
- The Puffin (voiced by Jim Belushi) is a gentleman-dressed puffin.
- Mastermind (voiced by Peter Cugno) is the disembodied brain of an evil wizard who seeks to regain a body.
- Badfoot (voiced by Orlando Jones) is a purple horse and enemy of Yo.
- The Manotaur (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is a bull-like man who dresses like a city man.
- Ranger Ron is an illiterate, pig-like park ranger.
Allies
[edit]- Coop (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a nerdy chicken with a huge crush on Yin. He is initially a minion of the Night Master before reforming and joining Yin and Yang's Woo Foo Army. Coop has the ability to create a glowing energy aura dubbed "Shadow Chicken".
- Lina (voiced by Novie Edwards) is a dog who has a longtime crush on Yang. In the episode "Gone-A-Fowl", the two share their feelings for each other and enter a relationship.
- Roger Skelewog Jr. (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is the son of Yin and Yang's part-time enemy, Roger the Skelewog. He is initially a bully to Yin and Yang before befriending them.
- Dave (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is a living tree stump. He can manipulate plants, but is weak and usually underestimated.
- The Boogeyman is a disco-loving green monster and a friend of Yin and Yang.
- Jobeaux (voiced by Bill Engvall) is a Redneckistanian Woo Foo practitioner. He has a pet armadillo named Fuzzy Thunder who hides in his mouth, giving him a hick accent.
- Melodia (voiced by Megan Fahlenbock) is the princess of the Stink Aardvarks.
- Rainbow Mane (voiced by Hadley Kay) is the leader of the Two-ni-corns.
Cast
[edit]- Stephanie Morgenstern – Yin, Chung Pow Kitties
- Scott McCord – Yang, Yuck
- Martin Roach – Yo
- Jamie Watson – Carl, Zarnot
- Tony Daniels – Kraggler, Ultimoose, Indestructo-Bob
- Dwayne Hill – Dave, F. L. Smelfman
- Novie Edwards – Lina, Girlbotica
- Linda Ballantyne – Smoke, Saranoia, Ella Mental
- David Hemblen – Night Master
- Jonathan Wilson – Coop, Roger the Skelewog, Eradicus, Mirrors
- Megan Fahlenbock – Melodia
- David Berni – Brother Herman, Molecu-Lars
- Jennifer Coolidge – Coop's Mother
- Jim Belushi – Puffin
- Hadley Kay – Rainbow Mane
- Bill Engvall – Jobeaux
- Kathleen Laskey – Edna, Lie Fairy
- Seth MacFarlane – Manotaur
- Orlando Jones – Badfoot
- Nancy O'Dell – Nancy Delffa
- Mark Bowen – Fastidious James Spiffington
Guest stars
[edit]Production
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The series was created by Bob Boyle,[2] an animator and storyboard artist previously working on Nickelodeon projects such as The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom. Influenced by his frequent trips to Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Boyle developed the pilot for the series when his then-previous series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! was in production.[7] Once the series got the green-light, Boyle initially worked simultaneously on development for the first season of both shows.[7] Steve Marmel, a stand-up comedian and also a writer for The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom, who has known Boyle for years, was offered a long-term contract from Disney/Jetix to participate on the project upon request by Boyle, who needed assistance on producing the show due to scheduling conflicts. Marmel, who would later create Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, drew influence from anime shows such as Gainax-produced FLCL, putting American anime-influenced animated shows like Teen Titans and Samurai Jack in the mix, using it as driving force to deliver comedy.[2] Although a show directed at general audiences, especially children over 6 years old,[8] with its mildly risqué innuendos it also targets adults as well.[2][9]
"They asked if I wanted to work on Bob's show because it was their first comedy. It was just a match. I'm working with a friend and I'm working with a genre that I love, anime. I don't think anybody's ever done a flat-out tweak on it for comedy purposes. There have been some tongue-in-cheek moments, but nobody's ever said 'We're going to play with this and make it our own," you know? Do to anime what Seinfeld did to comedy."
John Fountain[10] (who participated in Fairly OddParents, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Invader Zim) was brought on board as a series director for the initial first season when his work for My Life as a Teenage Robot was concluding.[11] Fountain worked closely with Marmel and Boyle on developing the lore of the show, and occasionally assisted in storyboarding the first episode, writing and co-voice directing with Marmel. Eric Trueheart (Invader Zim) also assisted in writing scripts and co-voice directing with Marmel during the second season.
For cost efficiency due to the small budget and crew the series had, the majority of pre-production for the series—including animation, voice recording, and storyboarding—was done in Toronto.[7] The majority of the character design direction was done by Mark Thornton and Todd Kaufman (co-creators of Grojband and Looped, and character designers for Total Drama).[12] The animation for the show was provided by Elliott Animation, a Canadian animation studio previously working on the Teletoon's 6teen. A different group of animators, who work on revisions and interstitials,[13] come from the Disney campus of Burbank in California, United States[2][10] and Frederator Studios, producer of many Nickelodeon titles.[1] As the series is an American co-production by Disney, many actors that worked in Disney productions such as Kyle Massey, Jason Earles and Mitchel Musso guest starred as voice actors in the series.[13]
The music for the show was provided by Michael Tavera, who also created music for Time Squad and ¡Mucha Lucha!, while the theme song was written by Bob Boyle and Guy Moon and performed by Massey. Many episodes of Yin Yang Yo! were directed by Fountain, Mark Ackland (a director of Clone High), Ted Collyer (also director of Clone High), and Chad Hicks (also director of Total Drama, and storyboard artist for Courage the Cowardly Dog). At the same time, the main established writing force was Steve Marmel (also executive producer) with the help of Trueheart, Aydrea ten Bosch (ChalkZone), Sib Ventress (Danny Phantom). Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, responsible for Spike's Blue Mountain State, and production of How I Met Your Mother and The Sarah Silverman Program, also participated on the writing of various episodes. Staff writers Evan Gore & Heather Lombard who penned Futurama's episode "Fear of a Bot Planet" (1ACV05) and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius's episodes "Krunch Time" and "Brobot", lately dedicated their work for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, participated in the creative process of Yin Yang Yo! as well. As the series went on, Bart Jennett (Recess) became a producer and writer on the series, with many other freelance writers joining like Danielle Koenig and Rob Hummel (Invader Zim), Dave Newman and Joe Liss (Drawn Together and SpongeBob SquarePants), Amy Wolfram (Teen Titans and Xiaolin Showdown), Scott Sonneborn (Beavis and Butt-Head and Undergrads), and even former creators like Phil Walsh (Teamo Supremo) and Van Partible (Johnny Bravo).
Reception
[edit]Ratings
[edit]The debut of the pilot episode on Toon Disney's Jetix block was its "most-watched original animated series premiere ever".[14] The series continued to garner high ratings on the block afterwards, tying for first place on average.[4]
In Europe, Yin Yang Yo! was the third-most popular Jetix original series for third-party sales as of fiscal year 2007, when the first season was delivered. Yin Yang Yo! and the major Jetix Europe originals ranked "as one of the top two shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired."[15]
Reviews
[edit]Common Sense Media had a mixed opinion of the show, giving it a score of 3/5.[16] The pilot was poorly received by The New York Times.[17]
Awards
[edit]Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2007 | British Academy Children's Awards[3] | International | Bob Boyle, Steve Marmel | Nominated |
Golden Reel Awards[18][19] | Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music for Television Animation | Episode "Return of the Night Master" Otis Van Osten, Melinda Rediger, Trevor Sperry, Jason Oliver, Jody Thomas, Mike Tavera, Jeff Shiffman, Kate Marciniak |
Nominated |
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Ball, Ryan (August 4, 2006). "Steve Marmel, Co-Exec Producer / Head Writer for Yin Yang Yo!". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ a b "Children's Awards Winners in 2007". Bafta.org. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ a b Baisley, Sarah (January 8, 2007). "Toon Disney's Jetix Orders Second Season of Yin Yang Yo!". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Yin Yang Who?. Director: Chad Hicks; Writer: Sib Ventress, B. Jennet, Eric Trueheart." Yin Yang Yo!. episode 40. season 2. 2009-03-21. Jetix.
- ^ "Edna Talent Mgmt". Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ a b c Cawley, Josh. "The Man with Two Heads Shows". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (July 7, 2006). "Yin Yang Yo! Debuts Online". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "Interview with Bob Boyle, the Creator of Wow Wow Wubbzy". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ a b "Yin Yang Yo! Ready to Go". ColdHardFlash. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ @FountainCartoon (12 August 2022). "(3/13)...Rumor had it that FOP head writer Steve Marmel and art director Bob Boyle - both of whom were at least as..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "~K@uF~: Yin Yang Yo Drawing Tips". 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Yin Yang Yo Disney XD Promo. 18 February 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (September 8, 2006). "Yin Yang Yo! Premiere Sets Jetix Records". Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jetix Europe N.V. Announces Results for the Year Ended September 30, 2007" (PDF). Jetix Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Yin Yang Yo! - TV Review". Common Sense Media. September 1, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Stewart, Susan (September 4, 2006). "Mischievous Monkey Turns to Educating". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "2007 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Television". Motion Picture Sound Editors. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "MPSE" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06.
External links
[edit]Yin Yang Yo! at IMDb
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