History Awesome / AmericanDragonJakeLong

** in the flashback, Lao Shi agaist the Dark Dragon one-on-one. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome We don't see exactly how it went]], but Lao Shi not only survived against an enemy who had killed any dragon who had faced him, but ''[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable won and apparently drowned him]]'';

** What makes this impressive, Hailey is usually a people-pleaser who uses a polite tone whenever possible. This is notably the one time she [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness breaks out of character]], just to make a point that being the American Dragon is no small feat.
** Fridge-Awesome: Through out the series, Jake's made a point about how Hailey upstages him at everything. Guess in this case, she upstages him at voicing his own complaints about being the American Dragon.

** A villainous one: Vicky is a personified example of taking the "[[EvilIsSexy Pretty girls are mean]]" stereotype and turning it upside-down on its head. The show single-handedly gave one big [[DefiedTrope defiant]] lesson that a girl being attractive does not automatically make her a mean person, neither does a girl being mousy necessarily say she's nice and meek. Vicky even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].

* How Jake snaps Haley out of the Pooka’s control in “Haley Gone Wild” is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny]]. He attempts an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight at first, but when that doesn’t work, he comes up with a better idea; he powers down, takes out his cell phone, calls their parents, and ''tattles on her'', while fully knowing he’s gonna be in just as much trouble with their parents as she is.

* Jake and Rose's entire relationship. Both on a meta and an in-show level. Disney could have prevented the two characters from ever getting involved, yet they allowed a natural, if complicated romance to emerge. Something which ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', a similar show, seemed adverse to in almost every possible way.
** Seeing Jake actually land Rose is a huge CMOA in it's own right. The show created natural obstacles for the two's relationship, and it didn't rely on the "awkward boy couldn't get a date" scenario often seen in similar situations.

** And before that, the way he played Brock like a fiddle.

* "The Heist" is a pretty good moment for Jake in the planning department. When it looks like the first attempt to steal the Leprechaun gold from Panderus failed, Jake reveals that when he and Fu Dog got to the kitchen, he put the gold in the instrument case Spud and Trixie had when they posed as musicians, and put some stew in the pot, faking out "The Wizard of Wall Street".

-->'''Jake:''' Just like you taught me, Gramps; “Always stay three steps ahead of your opponent”.

-->'''Haley''': HEY! When's the last time either of you were the American Dragon? Well as the little troll girl currently filling the position, let me tell you it's stinkin' hard! I can't imagine doing it two more days, let alone two more ''years''! And to think about everything Jake's gone through? He's had to save magical creatures on a daily basis, lie to his own dad about who he is, say good-bye to the girl he loved, all to protect a mystical world that ''nobody'' knows about. He may be the American Dragon, but he is also a 14-year-old kid who just wanted a couple days off. If that makes him immature, fine, but self-serving? With all due respect to both of you... '''''STEP OFF!!'''''

-->'''Dark Dragon:''' Are there none who can challenge me?!\\

** A villainous one: Vicky is a personified example of taking the "[[EvilIsSexy Pretty girls are mean]]" stereotype and turning it upside-down on its head. The show single-handedly gave one big [[DefiedTrope defiant]] [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped lesson]] that a girl being attractive does not automatically make her a mean person, neither does a girl being mousy necessarily say she's nice and meek. Vicky even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].

** A villainous one: Vicky is a personified example of taking the "[[EvilIsSexy Pretty girls are mean]]" stereotype and turning it upside-down on its head. The show single-handedly gave one big [[DefiedTrope defiant]] [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped lesson]] that a girl being attractive does not automatically make her mean person, neither does a girl being mousy necessarily say she's nice and meek. Vicky even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].

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-->'''Jake:''' Checkmate! Just like you taught me, Gramps; “Always stay three steps ahead of your opponent”.

* The death of The Strigoi vampires in “Bite Father, Bite Son” completely obliterated by magical sunlight and with a little PreMortemOneLiner from Jake to set the stage.