History Trivia / StitchAndAi

* ProductionPosse: From ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'', executive producers Tony Craig and Jess Winfield returned as director and voice actor, respectively,[[note]]although Winfield's role as voice actor is mainly a continuation from his involvement in the anime's English dub[[/note]] and Michael Tavera returned as composer.
* PromotedFangirl: Creator/EricaMendez is a big fan of Stitch and [[https://twitter.com/tsunderica/status/960609934839750656 tweeted]] that voicing the role of Stitch's companion for a series was "a dream come true" for her.

*** [[AuthorExistenceFailure After the death of original Jumba voice actor]] Creator/DavidOgdenStiers in 2018, Winfield is believed to now be the new official voice actor for Jumba.

* LateExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, the original English version wasn't released anywhere until is Southeast Asian debut in February 2018. Moreso, it didn't see release in any Western country until December 1, 2018, when it was quietly released on the [=DisneyNow=] service and app in the United States.

* InternationalCoproduction: The series is animated by Chinese animation studios, but it's primarily produced and directed by Americans.

** BadExportForYou: Even then, [=DisneyNow=] [[MissingEpisode does not have the show's ninth episode "The Phoenix" on the service]].

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to virtually no fanfare from Disney on a little-known streaming app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels--Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD--and it's [[MissingEpisode missing an episode over there]].

** BadExportForYou: Even then, [=DisneyNow=] does not have the show's ninth episode "The Phoenix" on the service.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to virtually no fanfare from Disney on a little-known streaming app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels--Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD--and it's missing an episode over there.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to virtually no fanfare from Disney on a little-known TV streaming app, and it's missing an episode over there.

* NoExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, it has yet to be released in a Western country, and considering [[AmericansHateTingle the backlash towards]] [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]], chances for it happening are not good. It's even less likely to see release in the United States, which had the ''Stitch!'' anime run for less than a week there.

* ShortRunInPeru: In a bizarre case of this trope, China, which this series was made for and was animated in, got this series first, but the Mandarin Chinese version is actually a dub. The English version is the original production (the characters' mouth movements are actually reflective of English speech) and was the basis for the original trailers that first promoted the show in China, but it didn't see release until over ten months after the show's initial debut.

* ProductionPosse: From ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' we have executive producers Tony Craig and Jess Winfield returning as director and voice actor, respectively,[[note]]although Winfield's role as voice actor is mainly a continuation from his involvement in the anime's English dub[[/note]] and Michael Tavera returning as composer.

* ShortRunInPeru: In a bizarre case of this trope, China, which this series was made for and was animated in, got this series first, but the Mandarin Chinese version is actually a dub. The English version is the original production (the characters' mouth movements are actually reflective of English speech) and was the basis for the original trailers that first promoted the show in China, but it didn't see release until over ten months after the show's initial debut.

!!Specific
* Since the show was produced in English, with the storyboards also written in English, you can view the storyboards for the second episode ("Teacher's Pet") over [[http://www.creativestoryboards.com/stitch--ai.html here.]]

* NoExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, there is a chance that it might not release in the United States, considering [[AmericansHateTingle the backlash towards]] [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]].

* PromotedFangirl: Creator/EricaMendez is a big fan of Stitch and [[https://twitter.com/tsunderica/status/960609934839750656 tweeted]] that voicing the role of Stitch's companion for a series was "a dream come true."

* SeriesHiatus: A second season is planned, but as of February 2018, Disney has yet to approve its production. [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] says that Disney's waiting to see ratings from other countries first.

* NoExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, there is a chance that it might not release in the United States, considering [[AmericansHateTingle the backlash towards]] [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]]. However, when it was announced that ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' would be re-running on Creator/DisneyXD in March 2018, fans have been speculating that Disney might actually be considering bringing ''Stitch & Ai'' to the U.S. and they're using reruns of ''The Series'' to determine if there is still enough American interest in the franchise to do so.

** Once again, none of the original cast from the films or ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' return to reprise their roles.
** Creator/BenDiskin and Jess Winfield do [[RoleReprisal reprise]] their ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime role as Stitch and Jumba, respectively, although Diskin apparently decided to change up how he does his Stitch voice. Pleakley, however, got another new voice actor with Creator/LucienDodge taking over.

* SeriesHiatus: A second season is planned, but Disney has yet to approve its production. [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] says that Disney's waiting to see ratings from other countries first.

*** After the death of original Jumba voice actor Creator/DavidOgdenStiers in 2018, Winfield is believed to now be the new official voice actor for Jumba.

*** After the death of original Jumba voice actor David Ogden Stiers in 2018, Winfield is believed to now be the new official voice actor for Jumba.

* NoExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, there is a chance that it might not release in the United States, considering [[AmericansHateTingle the backlash towards]] [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]].

%%* NoExportForYou: Although ''Stitch & Ai'' was produced in English, there is a chance that it might not release in the United States, considering [[AmericansHateTingle the backlash towards]] [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Once again, none of the original cast from the films or ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' return to reprise their roles. Stitch himself is clearly voiced by someone other than Creator/ChrisSanders (his creator and original voice actor) and Creator/BenDiskin (his voice actor for the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime's English dub).

* NoExportForYou: Although the show was produced in English, Disney has yet to announce a non-Chinese release. Considering the backlash towards [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the show that preceded it]], there is a chance that it might not release anywhere outside of China, let alone the United States.

!!Specfic

* RoleReprisal: [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries Jess Winfield]], who voiced Jumba in the ''Stitch!'' anime's English dub, has worked on this show. Considering that (based on the initial English trailer) Jumba sounds a lot like he does in the anime, it's likely that Winfield reprised his role here, although this is yet to be definitively confirmed.

* Since the show was produced in English, that also means the storyboards were written in English. You can view the storyboards for the second episode ("Teacher's Pet") over [[http://www.creativestoryboards.com/stitch--ai.html here.]]

* RoleReprisal: [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries Jess Winfield]], who voiced Jumba in the ''Stitch!'' anime's English dub, has worked on this show. Considering that (based on the initial English trailer) Jumba sounds a lot like he does in the anime, it's likely that Winfield reprised his role here, although this is yet to be definitively confirmed.

* TheOtherDarrin: Once again, none of the original cast from the films or ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' return to reprise their roles.
* RoleReprisal: [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries Jess Winfield]], who voiced Jumba in the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime's English dub, has worked on this show. Considering that (based on the initial English trailer) Jumba sounds a lot like he does in the anime, it's likely that Winfield reprised his role here, although this is yet to be definitively confirmed.