American Dragon: Jake Long

**American Dragon: Jake Long** is an American television series created by Jeff Goode.

The series aired on Disney Channel from January 21, 2005 to September 1, 2007.

## Plot

Set in the New York City borough of Manhattan, this animated series tells the story of Chinese-American Jake Long, who must balance ordinary adolescence with the power and ability to change into a dragon. When he eventually unlocks his full potential and turns into the American Dragon, he has to overcome obstacles to protect the magical creatures living in the city, but as his ordinary self, Jake has issues with his deep crush on his schoolmate Rose 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 slays dragons and who Jake has fought consistently. The leader of the Huntsclan is the Huntsman who raised Rose.

Jake navigates the city with his two best friends: Trixie Carter, a witty, blunt, and sharp-tongued girl who is usually the most logical and mature of the group; and Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski, who appears to be slow-witted but is actually a genius. When Jake gets home, it is to an extended family: Jonathan, 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 (who lacks any dragon abilities, as they skipped her generation). Jake's maternal grandfather Lao Shi trains his grandson in the magical, mystical ways of the dragons. Other characters include Jake's younger sister Haley (a nascent dragon), and Grandpa's cynical sidekick who's also Jake's animal guardian and another best friend, a magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Dante Basco as Jacob "Jake" Luke Long
* Keone Young as Lao Shi
* John DiMaggio as Fu Dog
* Kali Troy as Trixie Carter
* Amy Bruckner as Haley Kay Long
* Lauren Tom as Susan Luong-Long
* Charlie Finn as Arthur "Spud" P. Spudinksi
* Mae Whitman as Rose
* Jeff Bennett as Jonathan Long / The Huntsman

### Recurring

* Clancy Brown as The Dark Dragon
* Adam Wylie as Bananas B / Nigel Thrall / Fred Nerk
* Lauren Tom as Councilor Chang
* Jonathan Freeman as Eli Excelsior Pandarus
* Sandra Oh as Sun Park
* Lacey Chabert as Jasmine
* Kyle Massey and Nicholas Brendon as Huntsboy #88 and #89
* Matt Nolan as Brad Morton Born
* Corey Burton as Sigmund Brock
* Tara Strong as Stacey Wintergrin / Kara Oracle / Veronica / Bertha the Giant
* Kari Wahlgren as Silver
* Susanne Blakeslee as Ms. Dolores Derceto
* Jessica DiCicco as Danika Hunnicutt
* Phil Morris as Hank Carter
* Liliana Mumy as Olivia Mears
* Tia Carrere as Yan Yan

## Episodes

See Also: List of American Dragon: Jake Long Episodes

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### Crossovers

* "Morpholomew" - Lilo & Stitch: The Series

## Production

It was initially developed as a Live action show for Fox, it would’ve also had special effects (Similar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer). However, right before Goode was scheduled to go in for his pitch meeting with the network, the executive who expressed interest in the show left Fox.

The show was then pitched to Disney Channel executives as an Animated show in between 2002 and 2003.

After being green lit by Disney Channel, the pitch bible was then developed in to its TV Adaptation with Executive Producers Matt Negrete (Previously a writer on Fillmore!) and Eddie Guzelian (A writer and story editor for Kim Possible) with Christian Roman serving as Director

Disney Channel ordered an initial twenty-one 30 minute episode first season, and the series premiered on January 21, 2005. (It was initially scheduled for the Fall of 2004 but was moved to January when Brandy & Mr. Whiskers was completed in time for September)

The theme song is performed by the band Mavin (previously known as Badge).

In 2006 Disney Channel renewed the for a 2nd Season. It had also been announced that Steve Loter, who had served as director of Disney Channel's Kim Possible, would be joining the show for its second season as director and executive producer alongside the current executive producers Matt Negrete and Eddie Guzelian. However, following Disney Channel's renewal of Kim Possible for a fourth season, Loter would resume his role as director but still serve as an executive producer of Jake Long. Nick Filippi, who had also done some directorial work on Kim Possible, will be the new director of Jake Long. With Steve Loter joining the staff, the show had all of its characters and backgrounds re-designed with new animation upon request by both Loter and the executives as they had disdain for the previous seasons' designs.

The theme song for Season 2 was also re-recorded by the band The Jonas Brothers.

The show ended its run on September 1, 2007

After its cancellation, reruns continued to air from 2007 to 2010.

The series was syndicated to Toon Disney in February 2006. When Toon Disney was converted to Disney XD, the series was carried over and aired from it’s launch on February 13, 2009 to 2012.

## Merchandise

### Video Games

* American Dragon: Jake Long - Attack of the Dark Dragon (2006)
* Rise of the Huntsclan (2006)

### Books

* American Dragon Book 1: The Dragon Hunter (2004)
* American Dragon Book 2: The Gnome Eater (2004)