History Awesome / AmericanDragonJakeLong

* 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.

* Jonathan gets one on “The Long Weekend”, by using the survival skills he learned in the Cougar Scouts to [[PapaWolf save Jake from the Jersey Devil]].

* Jonathan gets one in "The Long Weekend" and later in "Bite Father, Bite Son." The normally bumbling human dad goes PapaWolf and fights to protect Jake from the Jersey Devil and vampires, respectively. He later helps save the day in the series finale as well.

* The magical creatures attacking the Huntsclan camp in "The Hunted", [[CurbstompBattle completely trashing the camp and no one getting hurt]]. Impressive, considering this was a RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* The battles against the Dark Dragon in "Hong Kong Knights":
** 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]]'';
** in the present, Jake, with some help from friends, both magical and {{Muggles}} (thus giving the Dark Dragon a ShutUpHannibal before he could even talk), waltzed in his hideout, freed Lao Shi (who had been captured), captured Chang (courtesy of ''Trixie and Spud''), and led him in the spot he needed for the ''Tooth Fairy'' to ''drop a few tons of bricks on him''. And this time, they ''killed him'' (even if Chang would later bring him BackFromTheDead).
** Also, [[TheSoCalledCoward Fu Dog being willing to fight the Dark Dragon head on]] ''both times''. [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome He got knocked out by Chang from behind both times]], but points for the courage.

* Councilor Kulde gets a small one in "The Halloween Bash", by [[ShutUpHannibal verbally putting Chang in her place]] when she objects to his and Councilor Andam's decision of giving Jake his dragon powers back.
-->'''Chang:''' But his lack of discipline--\\
'''Councilor Kulde:''' Is exactly what saved ''you'' from becoming someone's prey.

* The magical creatures attacking the Huntsclan camp in "The Hunted", [[CurbstompBattle completely trashing the camp and no one getting hurt]]. Impressive, considering this was a RagtagBunchofMisfits.

* Jonathan gets one in "The Long Weekend" and later in "Bite Father, Bite Son." The normally bumbling human dad fights to protect Jake from the Jersey Devil and vampires, respectively. He later helps save the day in the series finale as well.

* [[MuggleBestFriend Trixie]] suiting up in plate armor during "Siren Says" to face down a mind controlled [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Jake]]. Besides the fact she moves pretty fast in heavy armor (the suit alone would be about twenty kilograms (forty-four pounds), never mind the flail and round shield), she also holds her own fairly well and eventually gets the drop on Vikki.
** A villainous one: Vikki 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. Vikki 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''.

* The battle between Huntsclan and magic creatures in “Fool’s Gold” is a brief affair, but seeing a platoon of evil humans fight magical creatures is great.

* 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 takes out his phone, calls their parents, and tattles on her.

* The battle between Huntsclan and magic creatures in “Fool’s Gold” is a brief affair, but seeing a platoon of evil humans fight magical creatures is great.

* In a mix of heartwarming, Jake finds out that Trixie's dad can't make it for Christmas because he is snowed in at his army base in Greenland. So how did her dad make it in time for Morning Eggnog? Jake flew all the way to Greenland, in the dead of winter, to melt the base out and allow her dad to make it home. In hindsight, this is an 11 hour round trip...and Jake did it in one night. What's that say about his bond with Trixie that he'd go all out like that?

** in the present, Jake, with some help from friends, both magical and {{Muggles}} (thus giving the Dark Dragon a ShutUpHannibal before he could even talk), waltzed in his hideout, freed Lao Shi (who had been captured), captured Chang (courtesy of ''Trixie and Spud''), and led him in the spot he needed for the ''Tooth Fairy'' to ''drop a few tons of bricks on him''. [[spoiler: And this time, they ''killed him'' (even if Chang would later bring him BackFromTheDead).]]

** #01, the Dark Dragon: fought thrice. The first time Jake escaped, the second time he [[spoiler: orchestrated his ''death'' at the hands of the friggin' ''[[KillerRabbit Tooth Fairy]]'']], and the third time helped Rose defeating him and sealed him away for a thousand years.

* It may not be a big one, but "Fool's Gold" gives us a small one towards the end: [[spoiler: After having been tricked out of {{Greed}} by the unwitting leprechauns into selling one of the crystal skulls to the Huntsclan (and a climatic battle for said-skull), Brocamas comes to Jake with a gift to bribe him into guarding the leprechauns again. Having grown older and wiser from the experience, Jake rightly responds in a cold tone "Sorry, but the American Dragon is not for sale." And he closes the door without a second's hesitation. Can't blame Fu Dog for his response: "You've got ''my'' respect, kid."]]

* [[MuggleBestFriend Trixie]] suiting up in plate armor during "Siren Says" to face down a mind controlled [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Jake]]. Besides the fact she moves pretty fast in heavy armor (the suit alone would be about twenty kilograms (forty-four pounds), never mind the flail and round shield), she also holds her own fairly well and eventually gets the drop on [[spoiler: Vikki]].
** A villainous one: Vikki 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 [[DefiedTropes 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. Vikki even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].

** A villainous one: [[spoiler: Vikki 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 [[DefiedTropes 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. Vikki even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].]]

* Councilor Kulde gets a small one in "The Halloween Bash", by [[ShutUpHannibal verbally putting Chang in her place]] when she objects to his and Councilor Andam's decision of [[spoiler:giving Jake his dragon powers back]].

* In a mix of heartwarming, Jake finds out that Trixie's dad can't make it for Christmas because he is snowed in at his army base in Greenland. So how did her dad make it in time for Morning Eggnog? [[spoiler: Jake flew all the way to Greenland, in the dead of winter, to melt the base out and allow her dad to make it home. In hindsight, this is an 11 hour round trip...and Jake did it in one night. What's that say about his bond with Trixie that he'd go all out like that?]]

* Councilor Kulde gets a small one in "The Halloween Bash", by verbally putting Chang in her place when she objects to his and Councilor Andam's decision of [[spoiler:giving Jake his dragon powers back]].

** A villainous one: [[spoiler: Vikki 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 [[DefiedTropes defiant]] [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped lesson]] that a girl being attractive does not automatically makes her mean, neither does a girl being mousy necessarily say she's nice and meek. Vikki even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].]]

** The fact that Haley stands up to her grandfather, who thought it was perfectly fine to just expect Jake to grit his teeth and bare all the stresses of being a dragon and a teenager without complaint and so was about to pitch a fit over Jake's actions before Haley tells him and Sun to "step off". (The complaints are especially bad in his case, because we see his time as the Dragon in a few flashbacks, and he was in his ''early 20's'' and milked being the Dragon for all it was worth in a society where TheMasquerade didnt exist.)

** The fact that Haley stands up to her grandfather, who thought it was perfectly fine to just expect Jake to grit his teeth and bare all the stresses of being a dragon and a teenager without complaint and so was about to pitch a fit over Jake's actions before Haley tells him and Sun to "step off".

-->'''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!!'''''

* 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 'Danny Phantom," a similar show, seemed adverse to in almost every possible way.

** A villainous one: [[spoiler: Vikki 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 [[DefiedTropes defiant]] [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped lesson]] that a girl being attractive does not automatically makes her mean, neither does a girl being mousy instantly say she's nice and meek. Vikki even [[LampShading lampshades]] how [[TakeThat people are prejudiced against pretty girls]].]]

* In a mix of heartwarming, Jake finds out that Trixie's dad can't make it for Christmas because he is snowed in at his army base in Greenland. So how did her dad make it in time for Morning Eggnog? [[spoiler: Jake flew all the way to Greenland, in the dead of winter, to melt the base out and allow her dad to make it home. In hindsight, this is an 11 hour round trip...and Jake did it in one night. What's that say about his bond with Trixie that he'd go all out like that?]]
* Hailey standing up to her grandfather when he's about to pitch a fit over Jake's actions in the penultimate episode, and telling him to "Step Off" for just expecting Jake to grit his teeth and bare all the stresses of being a dragon and a teenager without complaint. Considering how obsessed she is with being seen as the perfect child this is easily her best moment in the series

* In a mix of heartwarming, Jake finds out that Trixie's dad can't make it for Christmas because he is snowed in at his army base in Greenland. So how did her dad make it in time for Morning Eggnog? [[spoiler: Jake flew all the way to Greenland, in the dead of winter, to melt the base out and allow her dad to make it home. In hindsight, this is an 11 hour round trip...and Jake did it in one night. What's that say about his bond with Trixie that he'd go all out like that?]]

** 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.