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And He Does His Own Stunts
Season 2 Episode 11
Episode 24
General Information
Setting San Francisco, USA
Hollywood, California, USA
Aired on October 27, 2001
Production Number 24
Credits
Written by Andrew Robinson
Directed by Gary Hartle
Produced by Michael Goguen
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And He Does His Own Stunts is the twenty-fourth episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis[]

Shendu goes to Hollywood to free his brother the Thunder Demon. Jade tries to make Jackie the next big action superstar in Hollywood as he tries to prevent the demon from returning.

Plot[]

Jackie has been hired by Captain Black to work as a trainer for his agents; since they are out of the Dark Hand business, they need justification for Jackie to keep working there.

At the Dark Hand's hideout, Ratso has successfully uncovered the location of the portal belonging to Tchang Zu, the Thunder Demon; Chow makes a recording of the map and, using it, they trace the portal to Hollywood, California.

Jade manages to convince Jackie to let her tag along to allow her and Tohru to do some sightseeing and to attend the Chinese Theatre footprint ceremony of Jade's movie idol, Raphaelo DiCapizio. Outside the wax museum, Jade spots Ratso, Finn and Chow with the map; she swipes it from them, and uses a photo-booth to take a photo of the map.

After defeating the three Enforcers, Jackie and Tohru use both the ancient and modern maps of Hollywood to trace the demon portal to Mega-galactic Studios. The Dark Hand manages to get in by convincing a security guard that Valmont is the star of a TV show produced there, while Jackie gains entry by getting Jade to set up an appointment between him and a producer in the studio.

Eventually, the Dark Hand locate the portal, releasing Tchang Zu, and Jackie is saved from his thunder blasts only by a rubber costume. Tchang Zu quickly discovers that his palace has been paved over for a parking lot; with that, he decides to transform the Chinese Theatre into a new palace. Jade, who is already there to watch the footprint ceremony with Tohru, convinces the security force to keep the crowd away from Tchang Zu, telling them he is an animatronic puppet.

Uncle informs Jackie that he didn’t assemble the chi potion because he didn’t have Tohru. Jackie sends them off in a Taxi to collect the ingredients while he tries to keep Tchang Zu occupied inside the theatre. Despite the Dark Hand’s efforts to stop Jackie and Uncle, Uncle (with Jade's assistance) manages to complete the Chi Spell using a pair of Castanets, the symbol of the Immortal who originally defeated the demon. Unfortunately, Shendu manages to cast a spell of his own, allowing the Dark Hand to escape with the Pan'ku Box.

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Broadcast[]

  • USA: The WB (Kids' WB!) - Saturday, October 27, 2001
  • UK: BBC One (CBBC) - Saturday February 16, 2002

Transcript[]

Main article: Transcript:And He Does His Own Stunts

Notable Quotes[]

Jade: Jackie, can I come with? Please?
Jackie: Jade, the Dark Hand is there, no doubt searching for a demon portal.
Jade: But, Jackie, Raphaelo DiCapizio is getting his footprints in cement at the Chinese Theater this weekend! I just have to go!
Jackie: Who-phealo DeCa-who-zio?
Jade: Tch, hello! Raphaelo DiCapizio is only the greatest movie star in the history of... history!


Tohru: I am so sorry I screamed, Jade.
Jade: Yeah, uh, Frankenstein did look pretty life-like, T. Must be all that wax.

Trivia[]

  • Raphaelo DiCapizio is a spoof of actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • Both Uncle and Tohru are revealed to be fans of legendary actor John Wayne. Tohru can later be seen inspecting two photographs of "The Duke" at a souvenir stand.
  • When Finn responds "Frankly Ratso, I don't give a darn" when Ratso expresses a desire "to see Clark Gable's old house", he is parodying Gable's most infamous line from the film Gone With the Wind.
  • Jade likens the Enforcers to The Three Stooges before proceeding to steal their map.
  • When Jackie is attacked by a life-size puppet after unknowingly stumbling onto a movie set, the frame freezes just as his aggressor leaps up to kick him in mid-air and the camera spins a full 360 degrees before the kick is delivered. This parodies the famous "Trinity Kick" from the 1999 film The Matrix.
  • Mega-galactic Studios is a parody of Universal Studios.
  • Tchang Zu and Ratso's exchange about the site of the former's palace now being home to a parking lot references the Joni Mitchell song Big Yellow Taxi, which has also been recorded by the band Counting Crows.
  • When Tchang Zu dramatically vows to scorch the entire city, Finn likens his performance to that of legendary actor Laurence Olivier.
  • The title is a reference to Jackie Chan as both an actor and a stuntman.
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