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  • Acting for Two:
    • In Secrets Of The Masters, all three of the Wu sisters share the same voice actor, Sumalee Montano.
    • In Secrets Of The Scroll, in addition to reprising his role as Shifu, Dustin Hoffman also voices the other four red panda Masters that Tigress is originally sent to get.
  • Blooper: Po's age isn't consistent throughout the films. Dialogue from the second movie states that Lord Shen waited thirty years for his vengeance, implying that Po is at least thirty years old as he was only a baby when Shen attacked his village. However, Mr. Ping says in the third movie that he "raised Po for twenty years before telling him he was adopted", seemingly suggesting that Po is only in his twenties during the third film's events.
  • Creator's Favorite: Jack Black has commented on his voice work as Po being his favorite role out of everything he's done.
  • Executive Meddling: The films are roughly around 90 minutes long. This was mandated by certain Universal executives, affecting DreamWorks releases starting with Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Their rationale was to ensure more showtimes for more money, and believing "children can’t sit through a longer movie".
  • The Other Darrin: In video games, spin-off TV series, and commercials, this is usually the case.
  • Playing Against Type:
    • Lucy Liu, previously known for playing sarcastic jerks or remorseless assassins, voices the sweet-natured and kindly Viper.
    • James Hong, best known for playing strict mentors, evil sorcerers or unlikable authority figures, voices Mr. Ping, Po's affectionate, dorky doting foster father.
  • Recursive Adaptation: Some consider the whole franchise to be a very loose adaptation of a video game called T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger, which Dreamworks was also involved in. Video games based on Kung Fu Panda itself were released ever since the first film, including ones based on the films and some of the spinoffs.
  • Tie-In Cereal: Each Kung Fu Panda movie had their own breakfast cereals, all them being chocolatey cereal with panda-shaped marshmallows.

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