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Project A, for Astral
Season 1 Episode 6
Episode 6
General Information
Setting Istanbul, Turkey
San Francisco, USA
Aired on October 28, 2000
Production Number 08
Credits
Written by David Slack
Directed by Bryan Andrews
Produced by Michael Goguen
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Project A, for Astral is the sixth episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis[]

Jackie finds the Sheep Talisman. While Jackie and Uncle research the talisman's power, Jade discovers its power of Astral Projection and its unexpected consequences.

Plot[]

Jackie finds the Sheep Talisman in a Turkish freight train bound for Istanbul, but he is immediately attacked by Shadowkhan, who take the talisman and throw it to the Enforcers, who are in an attack helicopter. They then launch missiles to destroy a bridge ahead of the train's path to crash the train, but Jackie escapes, boards the helicopter, and escapes with the talisman. Jackie subsequently arrives at Uncle's shop where Jade is waiting for Jackie to take her to the Melvin World amusement park, but Uncle insists that Jackie help him research what power the talisman holds.

While the others do research, Jade steals the talisman from its anti-dark-magic box, intending to activate it on her own. She succeeds, resultantly projecting her soul (or astral self) from her body. She realizes that she can fly and move through walls, and she is invisible and inaudible. Meanwhile, Finn and Ratso sneak into the shop, using the talisman detector to sneak past the library and take the talisman from Jade's body. It's so surprisingly easy that they exaggerate it as they give the talisman to Valmont, claiming to have fought Jackie to get it. Without comment, Valmont gives the talisman to Shendu, who is pleased with it but still needs the others. Then Ratso lets slip that they got it of a sleeping child, and Shendu realizes that the child has projected her soul, leaving her body empty. He flies to Jade's body, arriving just after she gets back to the room and notices the talisman missing. Before she can do anything else, he possesses her body

He then goes downstairs. "Jade" tells Jackie that he/she wants to go to Section 13, while the real Jade tries and fails to warn her family. Jackie tells Captain Black to pick her up, but Jade wonders why this ghost is so interested in going there. With a shock, she realizes it's after the talismans and exclaims that it must be working for the Dark Hand. As "Jade" is taken away, Uncle learns the power of the talisman, and as he describes the abilities of astral projection, he says astral bodies cannot be heard or seen unless they enter someone's dreams. Jade hears this and seizes the opportunity when Jackie falls asleep doing chores. She enters Jackie's dreams and warns him about the spirit. He doesn't believe her at first, and he nearly meets disaster by sleepwalking on the roof, but she convinces him to check the box and see that the talisman is gone. Waking up, he and Uncle confirm this, and Uncle realizes, "The Sheep talisman has put a wolf in sheep's clothing." He immediately begins research on a Chi spell to evict the demon, and he sends Jackie to stop the impostor.

Meanwhile, Shendu is unpleasantly surprised to find that Jackie told Captain Black about "her" wished-for vacation. Instead of going to Section 13, she has been taken to Melvin World. Although "she" tolerates the diversion in angry silence, this changes when Jackie catches up to them and tries to warn her chaperones. "She" responds by knocking them out and moving to fight Chan. She cannot prevail against him, so she summons the Shadowkhan instead. The battle moves onto a rollercoaster, with Shendu in one car hoping to run Jackie down. Just then, Jackie gets a cell phone call from Uncle, who has found the spell and requests that Jade be put on the phone. Jackie struggles his way to her side and puts the phone to her ear. Uncle chants the spell, and the magic goes through the phone line, expelling Shendu from Jade's body as he screams in helpless agony. Hurled back to his statue prison, he furiously curses under his breath that he cannot break free, Valmont sardonically remarks, "Back so soon, Shendu? And what, no talismans?"

Jade quickly moves back into her body and apologizes to Jackie. He acknowledges that it is her fault that the Dark Hand now has a talisman, but it is also thanks to her that the rest of them are still safe.

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Broadcast[]

  • USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, October 28, 2000
  • UK: BBC One (CBBC) - Saturday, October 20, 2001

Transcript[]

Main article: Transcript:Project A, for Astral

Trivia[]

  • The title of this episode is a reference to the film Project A, which starred the real life Jackie Chan.
  • The Sheep talisman is one of only two talismans that will remain in Shendu's possession until the season 1 finale, the other being the Dragon talisman.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Melvin Moose, a popular franchise mascot and toy in-universe. Melvin himself - animated by the Rat talisman - would later be an ally of Jade Chan.
  • This episode also features the first appearance of Uncle’s iconic "Yu-Mo-Gui-Gwai-Fai-Di-Zao" chant: literally “All evil demons and wicked spirits begone!“, it would remain his signature Chi Spell for the series
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