History Fridge / JackieChanAdventures

* Tarakudo said in The Masks of the Shadowkhan, “What good is a symbol without drums?” He was referring to a ''cymbal'' in a drum set and the barrels of oil thrown being oil ''drums''.

* Jackie's joke in the episode Lotus Temple about "the other little girl that got lost looking for firewood" sounds HarsherInHindsight remembering that same thing happened to Xu Lin that caused her to be stuck in the Lotus Temple for 5 years.

* In "Day of the Dragon", as Jackie is packing up to go to Hong Kong to stop Shendu, Jade says to Jackie, "Jackie! I have to come with you. I'm an essential part of the J-Team! The cunning one?" You would think that was a mistake on the writer's part, since the Chans are addressed as the Chan Clan and J-Team hasn't made their official debut yet. But that line makes more sense because Jade had already created the J-Team ahead of time. She was telling Jackie ahead of time in case he lost against Shendu. It comes into play too. Uncle comments after the fight that since Shendu is destroyed, a greater evil will take his place, in Season 2. What's one of the episodes' names in Season 4 and who makes their epic debut? "The J-Team".

** One could also see it in this way: Finn describes himself as Finn 2.0 because he believes that the upgrade in power somehow makes him better overall, and while this is true to an extent, he ignores the simplest fact that at his fundamental core, he's still a weakling and someone with very little true capability at his base level, something that no amount of upgrades can change. A weak foundation means that even if you add extra strength afterwards, it will still break and fall down when someone gets around those upgrades. By contrast, Uncle's description of being the original recipe ties into the fact that he's the base, and him being able to defeat the upgraded Finn shows that he at his base is fundamentally strong and robust, even with his aged state. A strong foundation can still stand even if age and weakness wears down his added strength.

** Later, when the Three Monkeys are opened, Tohru, Jade and Jackie are hit with the spells while Uncle is left unharmed. The episode is PlayedForLaughs, but if you think about it, the reasons for the Jackie, Jade and Tohru getting their specific disability describes them and their actions. Jackie's muteness is because he talks the most out of the group and no one generally listens to what he says too much because he's a CaptainObvious. Either that, or he's nearly yelling his head off in battle. Jade is deaf because she doesn't listen, is talkative in her own way and looking ahead for results in her problems. Tohru is the hardest to think of, but when you remember that Tohru is a chi wizard in training (and having trouble with that), his 'magical eye' isn't too open, rendering him blind. As for Uncle, he is completely unaffected because of the kinds of training with Chi Master Fong. He listened to his master's commands, he was open to the magical possibilities when he was young (as seen in "A Night at the Opera"), and when Uncle is speaking, it's to those who aren't magically aware, which annoys Uncle constantly.

** Continuing the speculations on the subject of why certain animals gained certain Talisman powers, Sasha was chosen as the bearer of the power of balance for two reasons linked to the symbolism of Yin and Yang. She has black and white stripes, and she's a predator raised in captivity. As her owners Helmut and Ulf state in her first appearance, years of training have tamed her wild nature, but she's still a wild predator at heart. She performs on the stage with her natural ferocity, yet acts like a tame act around those she trusts, like Helmut and Ulf and later Jade in ''Animal Crackers''. When Jackie -- who's a stranger to her at the time -- falls in her cage, she tolerates his presence until he keeps trying to pull her from the leash despite her warning growls.

* In "The Good, the Bad, the Blind, the Deaf and the Mute", the story focuses on the concept of the Three Wise Monkeys. "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." Tohru becomes blind, Jade becomes deaf and Jackie becomes mute. But some versions of the concept portray not Three, but ''Four'' Wise Monkeys. The fourth monkey symbolizes "do no evil" and is portrayed as keeping hands crossed. Now, Uncle ends up being victim of "do no evil" curse when Daolon Wong traps his body from the neck down to the idle. He could still see, hear and speak; but aside from turning his head around, he couldn't do anything else.
** Later, when the Three Monkeys are opened, Tohru, Jade and Jackie are hit with the spells while Uncle is left unharmed. The episode is PlayedForLaughs, but if you think about it, the reasons for the Jackie, Jade and Tohru getting their specific disability describes them and their actions. Jackie's muteness is because he talks the most out of the group and no one generally listens to what he says too much. Either that, or he's nearly yelling his head off in battle. Jade is deaf because she doesn't listen, is talkative in her own way and looking ahead for results in her problems. Tohru is the hardest to think of, but when you remember that Tohru is a chi wizard in training (and having trouble with that), his 'magical eye' isn't too open, rendering him blind. As for Uncle, he is completely unaffected because of the kinds of training with Chi Master Fong. He listened to his master's commands, he was open to the magical possibilities when he was young (as seen in "A Night at the Opera"). When Uncle is speaking, it's to those who aren't magically aware, which annoy Uncle constantly.

** AS for the Noble Horse, [[MeaningfulName Royal Medicine]] has healing powers because of his health. He's so healthy that he quickly outruns the other horses on the tracks.

** Jackie also learned his lesson from Bullies. In the Stronger Evil, Captain Black is super kicked by Hak Foo right in front of him and Jackie was able to keep his composure.

* In the Powers That Be Part I, Captain Black is drinking coffee in the morning and is kidnapped, staying in the junkyard well past 3 in the morning. Section 13 must've searched San Francisco upside down on its ear to look for their boss. This can explain why Jade was able to talk and get a piece of Shendu and how Tohru was able to take out the chi containment unit with little to no repercussions.

** Even Shendu's siblings (a family of divine demons) were initially afraid of abusing it, weary of any [[ButterflyOfDoom potential calamities it may cause]]. It's quite fortunate that after [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong Jade reverses Shendu's changes to the Book]], that [[ForgottenPhlebotinum nobody seems to remember about it]].

** Jackie also learned his lesson from bullies. In the Stronger Evil, Captain Black is super kicked by Hak Foo right in front of him and Jackie was able to keep his composure.

In the Powers That Be Part I, Captain Black is drinking coffee in the morning and is kidnapped, staying in the junkyard well past 3 in the morning. Section 13 must've searched San Francisco upside down on its ear to look for their boss. This can explain why Jade was able to talk and get a piece of Shendu and how Tohru was able to take out the chi containment unit with little to no repercussions.

* A friend pointed out to me a lot of insight about the Sheep talisman. Many characters in the show and fans of JCA say the Sheep talisman is a useless talisman because the user's physical body is at risk and it has no use in battle. In astral form, no one can see, hear or touch you. Many security systems can't detect astral forms, making it easy to sneak in and out of systems. The Snake can do the same, but with consequences. A person can make noise, their heat signature can be traced, people can bump into them and they can trip up alarms. The only downside to the Sheep is not being able to physically steal. What else can be stolen without physically carrying it? Information. Anyone can be spied on when another's astral--the secrets and plans are basically being told to them. Unless someone has the power to see astral forms, no one will ever know. The Sheep can be used in battle too. In Sheep In, Sheep Out, when Daolon Wong acquires the power of the Sheep he was able to use it to eject Jade and Jackie's astral forms from their body. It took Jade a jump kick through Wong's body to realize she was in her astral form. Imagine what would happen if Wong stayed to finish the job.

* Coincidental or not, Jade's teacher was talking about doldrums, the equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. The last thing she says is "an area of low pressure with almost ''no'' wind at all." Cue Jade 5 seconds later knocking her whole classroom down with a huge bellow of wind from her gut.

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* In The Power Within, when Jade finishes her noodle soup she says, "Mm! Tastes like chicken!" It's funny because she just swallowed the Rooster Talisman.

* In Black and White and Chi All Over, Ice says to Drago," You want our services? You gots to show some green!" Drago ''did'' do that by turning them into green dragon henchman.

* When Jade and Tohru are given the [[MarkOfTheBeast Mark of Tarakudo]] as a tattoo, their skin turns blue and eyes red, just like the Shadowkhan. The FridgeHorror kicks in when you realize that most or all tribes of Shadowkhan might well be humans and other lifeforms who were ''also'' given this tattoo, meaning all the Shadowkhan are actually victims of TheCorruption, and they're also ''slaves'' of Tarakudo.

* In "Chi of the Vampire", if the heroes had failed to retake their stolen chi from the [[ChineseVampire Jiangshi]] before sunrise, then not only would the vampire have lost his [[WeakenedByTheLight fatal weakness to sunlight]], but he also would've [[AFateWorseThanDeath permanently enslaved Uncle as his vampire minion]]. If that did happen, [[AndIMustScream would the real Uncle even be aware of how he's forced to serve evil]]?

* In "Day of the Dragon", Captain Black can't explain Shendu to Uncle, who gets mad and says that there were thousands of demon sorcerors in the past that have ruled. Fast forward to Season 2 (and Season 4, if Oni count) that there are many demon sorcerors who have ruled. Shendu was just the tip of the iceberg at the time.

* 'Arcanum' means 'secret'. When Jimmy was training with Tohru to be a chi wizard, he went behind everyone's back as he trained in TheDarkArts. When he had the Future! and Present!Jade's get the other half of the Arcanum, that was a part of his secret. Finally, when Jimmy held the Arcanum in his hand, the Arcanum revealed Jimmy's secret as the dark wizard Iso.
** Added to that, ''iso'' means 'equal'. At Jade's school, Jimmy was bullied and was treated unequally to them. As Jimmy grows up as Tohru's chi wizard apprentice, he thought no one would respect him. As Iso, he must've figured that people will respect him as more than an unequal, but as a superior.

* In "The Power Within", when Jade finishes her noodle soup she says, "Mm! Tastes like chicken!" It's funny because she just swallowed the Rooster Talisman.