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Set in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]], this animated series tells the story of a laid back |
Set in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]], this animated series tells the story of a laid back 13-year-old [[Chinese-American]] teen, Jake Long (voiced by [[Dante Basco]]), who must balance ordinary adolescent transformation with the power and ability to change into a dragon. When he eventually unlocks his full potential and turns into the American Dragon, he will overcome obstacles to protect the magical creatures living in the city, but as his ordinary self, Jake Long has trouble with his crush on his teen 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). |
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Jake navigates the city with fellow skateboarders Trixie Carter ([[Kali Troy|Miss Kittie]]), a sassy, vivacious, and judgmental girl who is usually the most level-headed and responsible of the group; and Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski ([[Charlie Finn]]), who appears to be slow-witted but is actually a genius, and when he 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]]). 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 eight-year-old sister Haley ([[Amy Bruckner]]) (a nascent dragon), and Grandpa's gruff sidekick, a magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog ([[John DiMaggio]]). |
Jake navigates the city with fellow skateboarders Trixie Carter ([[Kali Troy|Miss Kittie]]), a sassy, vivacious, and judgmental girl who is usually the most level-headed and responsible of the group; and Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski ([[Charlie Finn]]), who appears to be slow-witted but is actually a genius, and when he 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]]). 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 eight-year-old sister Haley ([[Amy Bruckner]]) (a nascent dragon), and Grandpa's gruff sidekick, a magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog ([[John DiMaggio]]). |
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| Genre | Animation Action-adventure Fantasy Kids[1] |
| Created by | Jeff Goode |
| Written by | Billy Lincoln Kat Green Michael Gurley |
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| Voices of | Dante Basco Keone Young John DiMaggio Amy Bruckner Miss Kittie Charlie Finn Mae Whitman Jeff Bennett Lauren Tom |
| Opening theme | "American Dragon" performed by Mavin and The Jonas Brothers |
| Composers | Kat Green (season 1) Billy Lincoln (season 1) Adam Berry (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeff Goode Eddie Guzelian Matt Negrete Christian Roman |
| Producer | Larry Johnson (Line producer) |
| Editor | Dong Hun Oh |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | January 21, 2005 – September 1, 2007 |
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 on January 21, 2005 and ended on September 1, 2007.[2]
Premise
Set in the New York City borough of Manhattan, this animated series tells the story of a laid back 13-year-old Chinese-American teen, Jake Long (voiced by Dante Basco), who must balance ordinary adolescent transformation with the power and ability to change into a dragon. When he eventually unlocks his full potential and turns into the American Dragon, he will overcome obstacles to protect the magical creatures living in the city, but as his ordinary self, Jake Long has trouble with his crush on his teen 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 fellow skateboarders Trixie Carter (Miss Kittie), a sassy, vivacious, and judgmental girl who is usually the most level-headed and responsible of the group; and Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski (Charlie Finn), who appears to be slow-witted but is actually a genius, and when he 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). 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 eight-year-old sister Haley (Amy Bruckner) (a nascent dragon), and Grandpa's gruff sidekick, 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 4, 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.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | |
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| 1 | 21 | January 21, 2005 | January 29, 2006 | |
| 2 | 31 | June 10, 2006 | September 1, 2007 | |
Crossover with Lilo & Stitch
Jake Long and his allies come to Hawaii in an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series entitled "Morpholemew" 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.
DVD releases
Although there are some unofficial DVDs available for sale online, the releases from Disney have yet to be announced.
Other Media
Video games
Two video games based on the show were produced, one for Nintendo DS and one for Game Boy Advance.
- Attack of the Dark Dragon (DS) — released October 12, 2006
- Rise of the Huntsclan (GBA) — released October 12, 2006
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.
- American Dragon Book 1: The Dragon Hunter, ISBN 0-7868-1926-X — released April 1, 2004
- American Dragon Book 2: The Gnome Eater, ISBN 0-7868-1927-8 — released May 1, 2004
References
- ^ American Dragon: Jake Long - Metacritic.com
- ^ Matt Negrete. "Awwww man!". amdrag.blogspot.com.
External links
- Official website
- American Dragon: Jake Long at Jeff Goode's website
- American Dragon: Jake Long at IMDb
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- Chinese mythology in popular culture
- Disney Channel shows
- Disney XD shows
- Fictional American people of Chinese descent
- Shapeshifting in fiction
- Child superheroes
- Disney animated television series
- Television shows set in New York City
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- 2000s American animated television series
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2007 American television series endings
- American children's comedy series
- Dragons in popular culture
- Television series by Disney
- English-language television programming
- Superhero comedy television series
- Martial arts television series
- Fictional dragons