American Dragon: Jake Long 

A teenage slacker is given the ability to turn into the American Dragon and defends all mythical creatures that secretly reside in the human world.

Creators:

Eddie Guzelian, Jeff Goode, Matthew Negrete

Stars:

Dante Basco, Charlie Finn, kittie KaBoom

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dante Basco	...	Jake Long 55 episodes, 2005-2007
Charlie Finn	...	Spud / ... 47 episodes, 2005-2007
kittie KaBoom	...	Trixie Carter / ... 47 episodes, 2005-2007
Keone Young	...	Jake's Grandfather / ... 45 episodes, 2005-2007
John DiMaggio	...	Fu Dog / ... 43 episodes, 2005-2007
Jeff Bennett	...	Jake's Father / ... 37 episodes, 2005-2007
Amy Bruckner	...	Haley Long / ... 26 episodes, 2005-2007
Matt Nolan	...	Brad 25 episodes, 2005-2007
Paul Rugg	...	Professor Rotwood / ... 25 episodes, 2005-2007
Lauren Tom	...	Susan Long / ... 25 episodes, 2005-2007

Storyline

From Jeff Goode, the creator of the hit Mtv Undressed, unveils the funny, fantastic action-packed adventures Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long. It's a coming of action/comedy about an Asian-American boy trying to find balance in his life as a skateboard New York City teen who is also entrusted with the mystical powers of the American Dragon, guardian of all magical creatures that secretly live amidst the human world. The series is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. "It's a great comedy/action show that I think you and all the other Disney animation fans are really going to love. And it's a bit different than anything Disney has done before. They're 22-minute stories, which is a different storytelling format for us." - Jeff Goode

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Plot Keywords:

interracial relationship | dragon | 13 year old girl | 13 year old boy | 14 year old girl | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The names of the twins oracles: Sara comes from the name of a biblical character from the book Genesis and Kara has a name that comes from a Nordic poem that means "Wild and Stormy".

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Goofs

In several episodes, Rose's dragon birthmark disappears from her hand and wrist completely.

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Quotes

Jake Long: [Repeated line] Oh man!

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Connections

Referenced in Lilo & Stitch: The Series: Morpholomew: Experiment #316 (2005)

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Soundtracks

The Chosen One
Written by Billy Lincoln, Kat Green and Michael Gurley
Performed by Mavin
(Season 1)

User Reviews

This generation's Karate Kid

I really like American Dragon but what do I know, I'm 34? My neighbor (an 11 year old boy) loves it! He's a huge Harry Potter fan and digs martial arts and thinks American Dragon is "really cool". This cartoon combines Karate Kid and Harry Potter and is very clever, almost too clever I think at times for kids but again, I had trouble following Yuggio and I'm 34. American Dragon is Asian influenced but not Annimae, thank god, it still has that Disney coated gloss. Some of the jokes are hilarious but may go over the kids heads but I love cartoons with adult humor. There is a lot going on in this cartoon with a WB teenage drama mixed with magical creatures and superhero - Jake saves the day endings. Kids have a short attention span and there is enough here to keep their minds excited for the half an hour. Great fun!

Details

Official Sites:

The Disney Channel

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color