History WesternAnimation / JackieChanAdventures

* TheTeam: The ''J''-Team to be precise.
** TheLeader: Jackie is TheFace of the team, the guy the rest of them rely on, and the main guy on the front lines.
** TheLancer: Jade is primarily the KidSidekick who sneaks around and gets into trouble, but is constantly cheering on Jackie even [[{{Foil}} if they don't always get along]].
** TheSmartGuy: Uncle is an OldMaster who performs magic and understands enemy weaknesses the best. He also fills a [[MentorArchetype mentor role]].
*** Viper's super-thief skills come in handy when tracking down and obtaining the many magical artifacts on the show.
** TheBigGuy: Tohru is a GentleGiant, as a former enforcer for the bad guys with the build of a sumo wrestler, who eventually gets magic training from Uncle to become a MagicKnight.
*** El Toro is a secondary bruiser because he is a professional wrestler.

%%* AgonyOfDeFeet: A few times.

* Infinity+1Sword: The talismans end up this for the seasons they’re used in. The majority of them have great powers with no drawbacks and only a handful are considered useless, and even then they have a niche that can be useful. One example is the Ox Talisman that curbstomps any foe regardless of their strength.

* AgonyOfDeFeet: A few times.
-->"SCREAMING EAGLE FEET" ''[feet get pricked by the horns of a cow skull]'' "''Crying puppy feet! Crying puppy feet!''"

Executive produced by Creator/JackieChan and created by Creator/JohnRogers, ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is debatably Chan's most successful American effort: it ran five seasons, albeit with Chan NotQuiteStarring in the title role (he was voiced by Creator/JamesSie), with equal parts comedy and action, the entire show was very much like an animated Jackie Chan film. He also didn't have to share the spotlight with an English speaking actor like [[Film/RushHour Chris Tucker]] or [[Film/ShanghaiNoon Owen Wilson]], though a [[TagalongKid little girl]] managed to fill [[SpotlightStealingSquad that role]] this time around.

* DefeatMeansRespect: In the episode 'Re-Enter The J-Team', a shout-out to Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, Tohru defeats a gigantic sumo wrestler who calls Tohru tiny. [[spoiler:said sumo, later on, walks up to Tohru while angrily declaring he had never lost a match before until he met Tohru, where he then [[HeelFaceTurn humbly bows before Tohru]] and switches sides to even up the odds ]]

The show is one of the few cartoons that were animated (partially) at 30 FPS in the transition period from 24 FPS cel animation shot on film to modern 24 FPS digital animation. Also has a [[Recap/JackieChanAdventures recap page]].

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParents: Paco spends all his time with El Toro Fuerte with zero mention of his parents.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: At one point the Dark Hand had all the talismans and used their powers for themselves. Of the twelve that includes {{Flight}}, EyeBeams, and SuperSpeed, Finn ended up with Astral Projection, Motion to the Motionless, and Spiritual Balance. It got better when Hak Foo, disdaining the talismans he had (some of the better ones), tossed them to Finn. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]], as Finn later traded the Horse Talisman (healing) for the Pig Talisman (laser eyes). "Immortality ''and'' healing? That's redundant!" Not much later, he's plowed into the roof of a tunnel. He naturally survives, but realizes: "Immortality...hurts."
** The Sheep Talisman is most often subject to this. The Tiger talisman may be effectively useless, but use of the Sheep causes you to drop into a coma in the middle of a fight. However, any general in Ancient China would kill for a means to communicate long distances without using a relay of heralds. Being in an era that still had magic would make the dreams messages more believable. One more thing. Traveling the astral plane would be invaluable to any magician, but that would be as interesting as off-camera magical research.
** Similarly, during one of these fights, Hak Foo activates the Tiger Talisman (without splitting it) and boasts that with the Power of Balance, he cannot be knocked down. Tohru body checks him to the floor and takes the talisman. "''Spiritual'' balance, Hak '''Fool'''."
*** On the flipside, Motion to the Motionless is pretty epic, though you have to be careful who you use it on. You might end up with a Physical God that wants to kill you, a Noble Warrior from ages past, or a small army of killer flying moose.
** Regarding the Tiger Talisman, its intended power is of spiritual balance. Though the exact nature of what that means is never really seen in the series. Merely that it acts as the glue that allows Shendu, and later Jade when she absorbs their powers, to use the Talismans in concert together.

* OffModel: All of season five, but episodes ten and on especially. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Not necessarily for the worse]], though, as at least in episode ten the writing picks up a little.
** [[http://i43.tower.com/images/mm106995871/jackie-chan-adventures-shadow-shendu-dvd-cover-art.jpg Check out Jade's Derp Face.]]

* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: While Jade is seen occasionally going to school, most of her time is spent going on or stowing away on adventures. A straighter example is Paco, who never leaves the side of El Toro Fuerte.

** The Monkey King, unlike his puppet-fied minions, appears to remain aware in his inanimate, sealed puppet form.

** Hak Foo goes from InvincbleVillian in his debut appearance to a moderately threataning DumbMuscle

* {{Bishounen}}: Valmont.

** Uncle is a fairly old man, but he's obviously unmarried, and he never talks about the subject of women. This leaves viewers to speculate about whether [[NerdsAreVirgins he just never had a chance with the ladies]], [[AmbiguouslyGay is a homosexual]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} or just doesn't care about romance]].