Jackie Chan Adventures
| Jackie Chan Adventures | |
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| Created by |
John Rogers Duane Capizzi Jeff Kline |
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| Ending theme | "Chan's the Man" by Wheatus (season 1) |
| Country of origin | USA/Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 95 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original network |
Kids' WB (US) Fox Kids (Europe) |
| Original release | September 9, 2000 – July 8, 2005 |
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| Website | |
Jackie Chan Adventures is an American animated television series starring the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contained references to Chan's actual works. The series ran on Kids' WB for 5 seasons from September 9, 2000 to July 8, 2005. During its run, it was also shown on Cartoon Network, and afterwards, its reruns landed on Toon Disney's Jetix programming block. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it originally premiered on Fox Kids on 2002 and ran until 2005. It used to air on Cartoon Network in Urdu in Pakistan. Several toys and video games based on the series were produced and sold during the original run of the animated series. Its main character designer is Jeff Matsuda.
Jackie Chan, an amateur archeologist, enjoyed his job working for the local university until fate dealt him another hand. After finding a shield containing a talisman he encounters The Dark Hand, a criminal organization led by a man called Valmont and guided by the spirit Shendu. Jackie and his family must cooperate with a secret law enforcement organization, Section 13, to counter the threat, and must face dangers that will demand all of Jackie's daring and skill in martial arts to overcome.
The main characters are:
The series involves magic and the supernatural, like spells, demons, chi, and stone talismans all throughout the episodes.
The talismans represent the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac:
In the series of Jackie Chan Adventures, several characters can use a form of magic using chi energy. Chi magic involves the use of potions, magic objects, and incantations. Below are some of the Chi incantations that have been used throughout the series. Each wizard usually uses the same incantation but can accomplish many different effects, ranging from banishing demons to turning living creatures to stone.
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