History Trivia / StitchAndAi

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The show used the same exact credits for all episodes, with Kyle Hebert, Bobby Thong, Sarah Anne Williams, Deborah Crane, Jacob Craner, and Steve Kramer only being credited for "Additional Voices", Cherami Leigh and Xanthe Huynh both being credited for Meiying for all episodes even though Huynh only voiced the character for "Dragon Parade", and Richard Epcar not being credited for [[spoiler:Cobra Bubbles]] and Captain Gantu.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to [[InvisibleAdvertising virtually no fanfare from Disney]] on a TV Everywhere service and app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels[[note]]Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD[[/note]] and [[MissingEpisode without its ninth episode]]. Not only that, but the show was removed the service in June 2019.

** 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.

** A scene from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlfvoZe4dYk&t=8s "Tell the World"]] (misidentified as episode 5).

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

* MissingEpisode: The American release of the series excluded the ninth episode "The Phoenix" for unknown reasons.

* 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. The American release was held back even further by almost ten more months.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A second season was discussed but was never produced. [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] said that Disney was waiting to see ratings from other countries first before they would approve one, but the show received little attention outside of China, with what little attention it did receive--not helped by Disney's [[InvisibleAdvertising low marketing]]--being incredibly mixed.

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

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019. It, along with the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime, has not been included alongside with the main Western animated works (the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films, ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Creator/DisneyPlus[[note]]save for the Japanese version of the service and Disney+ Hotstar in other countries having the anime[[/note]] when that service launched, and continues to be unavailable on there. There is a Website/YouTube channel on the show that had all thirteen episodes (divided into three parts each), but today it only has episodes 10 and 12.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019. It, along with the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime, has not been included alongside with the main Western animated works (the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films, ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Creator/DisneyPlus[[note]]save for the Japanese version of the service and Disney+ Hotstar in other countries having the anime[[/note]] when that service launched, and continues to be unavailable on there.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to [[InvisibleAdvertising virtually no fanfare from Disney]] on a "TV Everywhere" service and app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels[[note]]Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD[[/note]] and [[MissingEpisode without its ninth episode]]. Not only that, but the show was removed the service in June 2019.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A second season was discussed, but [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] said that Disney was waiting to see ratings from other countries first before they would approve one. Since the show received little attention outside of China (with what little attention it did receive being incredibly mixed), was later removed from [=DisneyNow=] after about six months, and Disney's likely focusing more on developing the ''Lilo & Stitch'' [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action remake]], a second season of this series is most likely never going to happen.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019. It, along with the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime, has not been included alongside with the main Western animated works (the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films, ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Creator/DisneyPlus[[note]]save for the Japanese version of the service having the anime[[/note]] when that service launched, and continues to be unavailable on there.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019. It, along with the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime, has not been included alongside with the main Western animated works (the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films, ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Creator/DisneyPlus when that service launched, and continues to be unavailable on there.

* InvisibleAdvertising: The American release on December 1, 2018 was completely out of nowhere. It was only given some prominence on the [=DisneyNow=] home page and only one fan site reported on its release that day.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019. It, along with the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime, has not been included alongside with the main Western animated works (the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films, ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Creator/DisneyPlus when that service launched.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been made available to Americans again since it was removed from [=DisneyNow=] in June 2019 and it, plus the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime and ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short, has not been included alongside with the four ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' films and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' on Creator/DisneyPlus when that service launched.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to [[InvisibleAdvertising virtually no fanfare from Disney on a "TV Everywhere" service and app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels[[note]]Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD[[/note]] and [[MissingEpisode without its ninth episode]]. Not only that, but the show was removed the service in June 2019.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to virtually no fanfare from Disney on a "TV Everywhere" service and app made for the company's youth-focused TV channels--Creator/DisneyChannel (which this series is listed under), Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD--and [[MissingEpisode without its ninth episode]]. Not only that, but the show was removed the service in June 2019.

* MissingEpisode: The American release of the series excluded the ninth episode "The Phoenix" for reasons unknown.

** Once again, none of the original cast from the films or ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' return to reprise their roles. However, Creator/BenDiskin and Jess Winfield [[RoleReprise reprise]] their ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime roles as Stitch and Jumba, respectively. Pleakley, however, got another new voice actor with Creator/LucienDodge taking over.

* RoleReprise: Creator/BenDiskin and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries Jess Winfield]] reprise their roles of Stitch and Jumba respectively from the ''Stitch!'' anime's English dub, effectively making them the current official voice actors for those characters in the franchise. Doubly so in Winfield's case as Jumba's [[Creator/DavidOgdenStiers original voice actor]] would die the month after this show aired in English.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A second season was discussed, but [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] said that Disney was waiting to see ratings from other countries first before they would approve one. Since the show has been removed from [=DisneyNow=] after about six months, and Disney's likely focusing more on developing the ''Lilo & Stitch'' [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action remake]], a second season of this series is most likely never going to happen.

** Once again, none of the original cast from the films or ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' return to reprise their roles. However, Creator/BenDiskin and Jess Winfield [[RoleReprisal reprise]] their ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime roles 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.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/BenDiskin and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries Jess Winfield]] reprise their roles of Stitch and Jumba respectively from the ''Stitch!'' anime's English dub, effectively making them the current official voice actors for those characters in the franchise. Doubly so in Winfield's case as Jumba's [[Creator/DavidOgdenStiers original voice actor]] would die the month after this show aired in English.

** Victor Cook, a director for both seasons of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', was signed on to this show and hand some hand in production, but later had to back out early on due to other obligations, letting Craig take his place.

* 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.

* FanNickname: [[spoiler:"Stitchzilla" for his new giant destructive form.]]

* MissingEpisode: The American release of the series excludes the ninth episode "The Phoenix" for reasons unknown.

** [[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.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A second season was discussed, but [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] said that Disney was waiting to see ratings from other countries first before they would approve one. Since there hasn't been any word since the show's American release and Disney's likely focusing more on developing the ''Lilo & Stitch'' [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action remake]], a second season of this series is most likely never going to happen.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show was released in the United States to virtually no fanfare from Disney on a "TV Everywhere" service and 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]].

* SeriesHiatus: A second season was planned, but as of February 2018, Disney had yet to approve its production. [[WordOfGod Tony Craig]] said that Disney was waiting to see ratings from other countries first.
* 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. The American release was held back even further by almost ten more months.

* 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.