Jackie Chan Adventures


Jackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series developed by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Columbia TriStar Television, Adelaide Productions, The JC Group and Blue Train Entertainment. The cartoon series premiered on September 9, 2000, and ran for five seasons until its conclusion on July 8, 2005. The series focuses on a fictionalized version of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan, who operates in life as an archaeologist and special agent, combatting threats that are mainly magical and supernatural with the aid of his family and allies.
Many of the episodes created for Jackie Chan Adventures featured references to Chan's actual works, with the actor making live-action appearances in the form of an interview situation, answering questions about his life and work. The series was aired in the United States on Kids' WB, with re-runs and second run premieres airing on Toon Disney's Jetix programming block, Cartoon Network's Toonami block, and in Canadian broadcasts on YTV's Vortex. The series proved a success on children's television, including abroad, leading to the creation of a toy franchise and two video games based on the series.
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Premise

Jackie Chan Adventures is set in a world which magic and supernatural forces exist but are unknown to much of humanity – these include demons, ghosts, spirits, spells, and various creatures and gods. Although the series focuses mostly on those from Asia, primarily Chinese mythology and folklore, it also includes those from other locations in the world, including Europe and Central America. In the animated series, the actor Jackie Chan exists in this setting as a professional archaeologist with a high degree of martial combat skill, who is forced to accept the fact that magic and the supernatural exists when he uncovers a talisman in an artifact that possess magical powers sought out by a criminal organization.
Throughout the series, Chan is aided by his family, including his uncle and his niece Jade, and his ally Captain Black – head of a secret law enforcement organization codenamed "Section 13" – alongside additional companions introduced over the course of the series. Each season of the program primarily contains an overarching storyline in which Chan and his allies must face off against a dangerous demonic figure, aided by human henchman, by preventing them from finding a series of magical objects that can help them to conquer the world. Alongside the overarching plotline, seasons also include standalone stories that focus on Chan and his friends combatting magical and supernatural forces that are either evil or not understanding of their situation. While storylines feature action sequences focused on magic and martial arts, they also include comedic situations akin to several of Chan's works in action-comedy films.
While Chan does not provide the voice of his animated character, he appears regularly in live-action inserts at the end of the program to offer insights on Chinese history, culture and philosophy as well as answering fan questions read by Stacie Chan offscreen.

Cast

Broadcast

The series aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ Two from April 30, 2001, and was regularly rerun until 2014.
In the Philippines, the series was first aired on ABS-CBN in 2003, then on GMA Network in 2005.

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Lighthearted, entertaining, suspenseful, and humorous, this show may not be deep, but it's a lot of fun".

Other media

Books

A number of books were released to accompany the series.
Issue noRelease nameRelease dateAuthorPublisherNotesRef
#1The Dark Hand2002 Eliza WillardGrosset & Dunlap
#2Jade's Secret Power2002 Cathy WestGrosset & Dunlap
#3Sign of the Ox2002 Megan StineGrosset & Dunlap
#4Enter...the Viper2002 Jacqueline CarrolGrosset & Dunlap
#5Shendu Escapes!2002 David Slack & Jim ThomasGrosset & Dunlap
#6New Enemy2002 R. S. AshbyGrosset & Dunlap
#7Revenge of the Dark Hand 2002 Eliza WillardGrosset & Dunlap
#8The Power of the Rat2002 Megan StineGrosset & Dunlap
#9Stronger Than Stone2002 R. S. AshbyGrosset & Dunlap
#10Uncle's Big Surprise 2002 Jacqueline CarrolGrosset & Dunlap
#11The Jade Monkey2002 Judy KatschkeGrosset & Dunlap
#12The Strongest Evil 2002 Jacqueline CarrolGrosset & Dunlap
N/AThe Day of the Dragon2003 Eliza Willard & David Slack & Alexx DyneGrosset & DunlapSpecial

Comics

A number of comics were released to accompany the series.
VolumeRelease nameRelease dateAuthorPublisherNotesRef
#1Enter the Dark HandJuly 15, 2004 Duane Capizzi & John RogersTokyopop
#2Legend of the ZodiacOctober 15, 2004 Duane Capizzi & David SlackTokyopop
#3Jackie and Jade Save the DayJanuary 15, 2005 John RogersTokyopop
#4Return of the Vampire April 15, 2005 John TomlinsonTokyopop

Home media

In 2001, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released episodes from the first season on VHS and DVD. But one format differed from the other in that of the four DVDs released, three were select, individual episodes while the fourth contained the whole season of 13 episodes; the VHS series had only three, separate episodes. Also, there was a difference in the titles of said episodes released on VHS and DVD. The Day of The Dragon VHS box cover art was the same as that of the first season DVD case cover, which featured Jackie, Jade and Uncle with the villains behind them, dimmed in a yellowish background. On these, the episodes were presented without the teasers that originally appeared prior to the opening/intro sequence as they aired. They are currently unavailable and out-of-print, especially since they had limited pressings and no plans have been announced to follow up season one with DVD box sets of the remaining four seasons. However, the entire series can be ordered and seen via video-on-demand service at Amazon and iTunes. As of October 2010, the entire series was made available on the Netflix streaming service.
In March 2025, all five seasons of the series are made available for free streaming on Tubi.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plans to release the second season on DVD through Amazon.com, and other online retailers. Mill Creek Entertainment announced all five seasons on DVD in Region 1.

Video games

There are two video games based on the animated series. The first, Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand is a beat 'em-up released for the Game Boy Advance in November 2001. The second, simply titled Jackie Chan Adventures is an action-adventure game released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004.
TitleGenrePlatformStudioRelease dateNotes
Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark HandBeat 'em-upGame Boy AdvanceActivisionNovember 6, 2001 & November 30, 2001 Find eight stolen scrolls and stop the Dark Hand from unleashing demons.
Jackie Chan AdventuresActionPlayStation 2Sony Computer EntertainmentOctober 1, 2004, September 19, 2004 & Cancelled Play as Jackie Chan and collect the Talismans. Compatible with PlayStation's EyeToy.

Successors

Following Jackie Chan Adventures, Chan set off to create local productions in Asia. The first, Jackie Chan's Fantasia, is a 52-episode Chinese animated series produced by Nanjing Hongying Animation Entertainment. It aired in 2009 on CCTV and in English on Sonic-Nickelodeon.
In 2017, Chan announced All New Jackie Chan Adventures, a $6 million 104-episode Chinese CG-animated series produced by Zhejiang Talent Television & Film, Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., and VJ Animation Studio. It was released in China in 2017, with a feature film scheduled for 2019. Despite the name, it is unrelated to the American series.