History Trivia / AmericanDragonJakeLong

* ActorAllusion: A RunningGag throughout the series is Jake being told that he wears too much hair gel. The same thing was also said about [[Film/{{Hook}} Rufio]], one of Creator/DanteBasco’s most well-known roles.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://adjl.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page American Dragon Jake Long Wiki.]]

* TalkingToHimself:
** The Oracle Twins are both voiced by Creator/TaraStrong.
** It goes without saying that since Yang Jake is Jake's clone, Creator/DanteBasco voices both Yang Jake and the real Jake.
** All three of the Gorgon sisters are voiced by Creator/HyndenWalch.
** Similar to the above, all three of the Strigoi brothers in "Bite Father, Bite Son" are voiced by Creator/DeeBradleyBaker.
** In "Feeding Frenzy", both cousin Greggy and his younger brother Andrew are voiced by Creator/WillFriedle.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jake's mom Susan was planned to also have dragon powers, with his father Jonathan being aware of his wife's family being filled with dragons. Several episodes were written before it was decided that it would be more interesting if only the children had powers, and funnier if his dad was LockedOutOfTheLoop.
** Originally, the Aztec Skulls and Dark Dragon storylines were supposed to have their own seasons, with the plots being jammed into a single one upon the showrunners realizing a third season was unlikely.
** The finale of the second season would have involved [[KilledOffForReal Sun Park being thrown into a volcano]], and also reveal that Jake's maternal grandmother was Chang, both ideas discarded for being "Too [[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]]".
** Rose was supposed to stay in New York following the rewriting of the timeline, but Disney deemed it "too confusing" and [[PutOnABus sent her to Hong Kong]].
** Fu Dog was originally going to be voiced by Jay Leno.
** Spud’s name was originally Rob, and he was going to be voiced by Music/AaronCarter.
** The whereabouts of Rose's twin would've become a plot point had the show been allowed to go on for another season.
** According to one of the writers of the show on the [[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/a-question-about-american-dragon.3818471/#post-57167991 Toonzone forums]], at one point there were plans to reveal that Jake's father was a werewolf.
** According to the [[Creator/FrederatorStudios Channel Frederator]] video, [[https://youtu.be/TzDpLsX2qys “107 American Dragon: Jake Long Facts YOU Should Know!”]], at one point it was planned to reveal that the Dark Dragon was a BadFuture version of Jake, hence why their designs were so similar in Season 1. While the true reason as to why this idea was scrapped is unknown, it was probably due to not wanting to be accused of copying ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''.
** The show was originally going to be called “The Last Dragon”, and there were various differences between the show’s original idea, and what the show eventually became;
*** Haley’s original name was Brittany, and she was going to be only 5 years old instead of 7. She wasn't even going to be a ChildProdigy or have dragon powers either, just SupernaturalSensitivity. (Which would have inadvertently made it even more similar to ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Juniper Lee]]'', where supernatural sensitivity is also the younger sibling's only ability.)
*** Jake’s friends were much different in the original draft of the series. They were a [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] named Jamal and a river nymph named Brook, who was actually going to be a possible LoveInterest for Jake. At some point during production, they became Trixie and Spud instead.
*** Jake was going to be able to shapeshift into the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, not just a dragon.
*** Lao Shi was originally supposed to be Jake’s paternal grandfather instead of his maternal one.
*** Jonathan was originally going to be named "Chen" (with "Charlie" as his nickname). And just like with Susan, the dragon powers would've skipped his generation--specifically, it would've been because he was born during the Year of the Rabbit, and people could be born with dragon powers if they were born during the Year of the Dragon.
*** In addition, Susan’s name was originally Sarah Meyer-Long, and she was going to be Jewish.