Thanks so much for watching! Would you be interested in a video on Xiaolin Chronicles? Let me know! **Edit: yes, I know I said WuYu instead of WuYa. My brain jumbled up the letters in my head, I’m sorry I did not catch it before I released the video. I promise to be more thorough to catch mispronunciations or verbal mess ups in my work. Thanks!**
Dude, this show was incredible. Between this and Jackie Chan Adventures, we were truly blessed with martial arts based animated adventures with a goal of tracking down magical macguffins.
Kimiko was the only animated character I ever saw as a kid who had more then one outfit. Some times she would have a new outfit in each episode. I liked that
Most characters had multiple outfits but yeah Kimiko was straight fire (lol)! And man some of her fashion throws me back to the 2000s with the Y2K Japan esthetic that fashion desperately needs back. Along with everything else Y2K design but that’s just me
One of the best things about this show is sometimes they lost, and as a kid it hit different seeing the bad guy fly off with both artifacts. Its a tough lesson to learn as a kid. But that episode helped me comprehend the idea of losing a little better.
Oh ya I remember a few episodes of the bad guys actually winning a few of the showdowns.. made it tense realizing that the good guys won't always win (and also Ramundo betraying them and WuYa regaining her form was one of the earliest times as a kid saw that kind of stuff)
It was good and I remember the time the earth guy got the fastest training course simply because he walked to the Rock behind him over going through it.
@@luny2nez281 I felt like they got their Wu stolen pretty often, actually, haha. But yeah, I also appreciated the fact that sometimes, the villains won! Very refreshing take in a genre where you the protagonists can make any mistake and still come out on top. I mean, yes, the protagonists win in the long-term, but you know what I mean
Raimundos turn to evil always struck with me because it was the first time I had ever seen a good guy turn evil just because. No mind control or tricks. He just decided to be evil and wuya kept her word and gave him all she promised
This, Code Lyoko, and Totally Spies made for the best after-school treat back in the day on the Miguzi block on Cartoon Network. It'd be cool if you talked about the other two in the future, and maybe even a video dedicated to the Miguzi block as a whole, as it's an obscure but really unique part of CN history that a lot of people may have unsurfaced memories of.
Jack Spicer was one of the greatest villains of all time XD. Yeah, he was the "Joke Villain", but not only he was great at that, the guy was also REALLY competent. We don't think much about his robots since they were broken easily, but the guy was constantly making machines that gave him a chance in a 1v4 at his disadvantage against martial artists with supernatural powers, winning in the end a good amount of times. And he also created some REALLY amazing things, like a working time-machine, or that doppelganger robot. And, of course, we can't forget that he was ALWAYS on the move and with some plan. And not silly plans that wouldn't amount to anything because he was a "Joke Villain", he was constantly making deals with other villains (Which he was prepared and planning to backstab), finding ways to steal things from the temple where the protagonists kept their magic artifacts (With an amazing rate of success), and even spying on the serious big bads (With not so much success as the previous one XD). This guy did all of that while being literally the weakest of them all, whose only partner was a backstabbing witch that literally throws him away to moment it's convenient for her, and leaving him alone for a while in more than one ocassion. Damn, there was also a story where it was shown that, in a world where Omi disappeared, the final winner at the end would be Jack. Not the rest of the protagonists, not the 1500 years-old all-powerful witch, not the unstoppable genius martial artist that sold his soul for power, nobody else but Jack himself. Jack Spicer is the "Joke Villain" made into perfection.
@@AsusanXT Yeah, it was a future in which Omi disappeared. Without him, who won at the end was Jack. He defeated the heroes and all the other villains, and took control of the world while having all the magical artifacts in his possession.
Everything about this show was absolutely golden. I still reference Clay's iconic line, "Its not your weight, its how you throw it around." to this day. Also, Jack Spicer and Wu Ya are villains goals.
I remember when they went to Clay's home in Texas and Clay's dad told them to be up at the crack of dawn. Raymundo said he's "more of a noon kinda guy". That line always spoke to me on an emotional level.
This show is about four young monks: Omi (Tara Strong), Raimundo Pedrosa (Tom Kenny), Kimiko Tohomiko (Grey DeLisle, and Clay Bailey (Jeff Bennett), who battle the Heylin forces of evil alongside their dragon companion, Dojo Kanojo Cho (Wayne Knight).
Honestly my all time favorite show as a kid. Loving how the characters grow and evolve as people. Raimundo’s character growth will always be my fave. I’m glad that people still hold this show close to their hearts ♥️ the shows traveling all over the world was always a treat as when when they went to places that I knew I’d get so excited
@@MyDogIsYoshi It always makes me smile when I go to conventions like Comic*Con and Dragon*Con and see cosplayers dressed as characters from shows. Makes me truly appreciate the era of Cartoons I lived in.
I like how Jack Spicer was both comic relief but also had signs of being really formidable. Also can we agree that Chase smiling whenever Jack fanboys is a little wholesome?
I like how wuya was always a genuine threat. even though the other villains talk down to her a lot, it's only with the caveat that she can't use her powers. whether it be chase or Hannibal bean, they were all terrified of the possibility of her being at full power.
This channel makes me realize how many shows I watched as a kid. There's gotta be like 50+ right now. How did I have the time and memory to keep up with everything lol
As for me, I feel like I have a lot to catch up on lol I want to give almost all of these obscure and weird cartoons a chance but I usually just watch TH-cam videos instead
I'm 22 and Xiaolin Showdown is still my favourite cartoon. I got really excited when Chronicles was announced. It's a shame it was... Ummm... I don't know how to be nice about Xiaolin Chronicles... They tried, I guess...? Let's just call it a spin-off alternate timeline that's non-canon and call it a day, yeah?
Yeah, that other one was a disappointment for sure, literally there's, nothing redeeming about that shit 💀 Also, I'm 21 and I'm falling in love with this show all over again for the third time 😂
I didn't even know this series was canceled. It had a pretty memorable season finale that tied up Omi and Rai's (basically the protagonists) characters nicely. As a kid, I was sad that it ended, but I assumed they had collected all the magic items and simply went on to defeat all the bad guys. I can't imagine how else it could continue.
But there is so much that still hasn't been explained and so much mystery. I expected Omi to finally become bad because now that Raimondo has become the leader and the strongest of the xiaolin he no longer has any purpose, let's remember what Chase young said that Omi had a powerful part obscure in him, he is only a 10 year old child but his CHI was so powerful that chase was able to divide the earth in 2 would it be a coincidence?
Wait he was!? Way couldn't they keep that or done both!? As a kid, I so wanted bad fot Jack to be a good guy that's way i was angry that they made him evil again. They could have had a whole ass new season about Jack being discovered as the dragon of metal and having an identity crisis over it. It would have been such a cool character arc and it could give way to some really good development for Jack and the monks.
I'm loving the fact that it's almost 2022 and there are still videos being posted on TH-cam about this great show! Glad to see I'm not the only one who still has love for Xiaolin Showdown. I just turned 30 and this is still one of my all time favorite tv shows. I loved everything about it and have a lot of great memories associated with it. Thank you for posting this!
The biggest surprise here is that the creator of the show is actively making another revival sequel. I imagine it will follow the same core of characters again but as young adults this time around. They just have to get rid of the Omi clone or actively have him in the sidelines for this new project. Not to mention giving the main four characters the main spotlight again and reduce the over flanderization both the heroes and villains went through in Chronicles. If they manage to accomplish this, then I can see this new sequel being successful since the characters will pretty much have grown up with the audience. A sequel of that nature can be something we never got with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Imagine the possibilities.
They should axe everything from chronicles and continue from where the original left off. Chronicles is not even a sequel, there are way too many contradictions. I am fine with a timeskip, as long at it follows the original show, not the reboot.
I always hated how in every showdown of chronicles, it felt like there were no stakes, I mean that like in the old showdowns you touch the wanted wu at the same time wager a wu, and winner gets the ante, in chronicles, every episode the characters wager their own wu, but the next episode is like they never lost it at all even though that was the whole point, and even the new wu revealed in each episode were real one off wu that never got used again save for the main characters signature wu
God, I loved Xiaolin Showdown! It was such an awesome gem, and I realize it's part of why I liked Avatar when I started. I have so many stark memories of random Xiaolin Showdowns - they were so iconic! This is definitely getting a rewatch from me! I loved the international cast, the art and martial arts, and how awesome and fun the "evil" cast was, too! I especially loved how cool and Jack-of-all-Trades Kimiko was - she reminded me of Mimi from Digimon and Daphne from Scooby-Doo. The show also reminded me of Zatch Bell with it's international cast and a masked, purple-coded, feminine spirit.
This was genuinely one of my favorite shows growing up. This, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Yu-Gi-Oh were basically the only reasons to watch WB as a kid.
Raimundo and chase young were the love of my lives. And I really wanted Jerome to be a main character. I also liked how Raimundo became the leader and not Omi like you would expect
Interesting fact that I have no idea how true it is: because the characters were based off of the Chinese Elements (minus Raimundo's Wind) there was an idea of making Jack the next Xiaolin Monk of Metal. Considering the amount of episodes that tried showing his good side, I can believe this. Though I think I would miss him as a villain.
Eastern Culture has two concepts of the basic elements that shape the world. One commonly known as "Wuxing" in Chinese and that is also what you refer to: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. Another one, called "Classical elements", also has five elements which are: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind (Air) and Void (or Space, Aether), however the latter is more well-known with the first four elements. So Raimundo's Wind is also based on Chinese concept of fundamental elements too.
@@nguyenhatien1787 The more you know! I didn't want to add any Chinese wording because I was unsure of how correct it would be. So I just call them the "Chinese Elements" for simplicity sakes.
I watched this on WB and CN. It honestly reminded me a bit of The Last Airbender where you have an animated series released in the west but with plenty of Eastern mythology and inspirations. I love this show. I still remember when Wuya became her old self and replied to Omi by saying "in the flesh". That line always creeped me out as a kid.
I rewatched this show recently and I'm happy it's one of the few that genuinely holds up. I think the way they lean on the "more than just a girl" trope for Kimiko is the only real blemish, but the villains, action, the entire development of Omi & Raimundo's characters are well-done even by adult standards
Perhaps it was because she was THE girl on the team that they leaned on the trope more, but I didn't really see much wrong with it myself. Perhaps it was made more obvious because Omi had no real experience with girls early on; Clay and Raimundo did but knew she had a short fiery temper on such matters, and thus mess with her as friendly rivals, especially Raimundo. But I liked her, and she was definitely no Mary Sue. Went wild with her traveling outfits, though; where did she even keep all those clothes?
🙂 this show was the shit, loved the characters of the show and the development of them throughout the show. Each warrior had their own arc and the villains although goofy were still pretty interesting. ✊🏾 Jordan you are a legend for talking about this underrated art. Still love this show to this day so I could never forget it lol
This is the lifelong fandom show for me, watching it as a child truly impacted my life and gave me somewhere to go mentally when real life was shit. Even in middle/high school I was making a fan comic consistently for a few months based on it (which tbh I’ve been sporadically working on redoing) I can’t escape this show even if I tried and Chronicles pains me so so much but I’d still watch your vid on it if you released one.
I remember watching the reruns on Cartoon Network (I thought it was a completely new show at the time) and I absolutely loved this show as a kid! I had the video game and I liked that too, although I wasn't aware of the card games until today. I've heard about Chronicles, but I haven't watched it because I have no idea on where to watch it. But thanks for this nostalgic slap in the face, Jordan!
Chronicles seemed so cool! My only problem was that when a Showdown would start, the animation turned from 2D to straight up CGI. It was upsetting too because the 2D animation was so good, just couldn’t sit through the Showdowns back when it aired
Uh, yeah..I remember Xiaolin Showdown. It's another show that I remember trying to convince my childhood best friend (who's now very much not that) to check out. Man, he really missed out being so stubborn about certain stupid things.
Remember? I had a whole phase revolving around this show. It got me so hype. Chronicles tried to ruin my childhood and crush my dreams but I quit at episode 1 knowing I wanted it to stay a fond memory.
@@d4v1do It's good if you could. I didn't care for Ping Pong being the Scrappy Doo to Omi's Scooby (his Wood element calls the X-Kumei Formation into question - if you need all the elements to pull it off, why is Wood not needed). If Chase can just create Shadow why did he need an Appretice in Showdown? Why is Dojo yellow? Also didn't care for the grossout. Why is everyone a Shokou Warrior? Where is Hannibal Bean? Why are the Shen Gon Wu different? Alot of these inconsistencies are never addressed im the show.
@@PlanetZoidstar The Sehn Gon Wu are different because of the rights of the show. Unfortunately they were required by law to rename a lot of the artifacts.
Do I remember? It's one of the select few I never even _forgot_ One of the coolest shows of my childhood Also Jack Spicer was the one "villain" I could never hate as a kid
I remember watching this show as a kid and when I was in college, wondered if it would hold up. Short version, it held up; long version, the cast was diverse and easy to like, the animation and fighting scenes were spot on and the story was good (I was surprised how often episodes ended on a satisfactory note even our heroes didn’t always win the day).
This was always one of my favorite shows as a kid. I really enjoy the “monster of the week” or “item” in this case, if the creators were really good with the ideas. Beautiful execution
This show was my ADDICTION in 3rd 4th and 5th grade!! I can still flash back to a moment in time when I was walking from 1 class period to the next, and kids of all sizes would crowd the halls and, being that I was so short, I couldn't really see the other side, so I would imagine Kimiko's head among the crowds and pretend that we were classmates but I'd never talked to her because she was the popular girl and I was just the quiet kid who daydreamed all day, and all these scenarios would happen in my head at school all throughout 4th and 5th grade before coming home to watch Xiaolin showdown.
You've hit the mark to many times. This is the 9th or 10th video YT recommended me where you discussing an absolute banger and a few of them were mad obscure. Def earned my sub.
Xiolin Showdown was amazing! It basically gave important character development to 3 characters (Omi, Rey, and Jack), but throughout was so entertaining and as a kid loved just watching to see the next weapon introduced and how they were used.
I love the show as a kid. The visuals are pretty cool, the martial arts are mind-blowing, there was a funny scene (when Dojo started to go on a rampage, and he tries to swallow Wuya and Jack Spicer) I laughed so hard, tears burst from my eyes. I recall seeing one episode of Xiaolin Chronicles, I thought Ping Pong was Omi’s long lost relative cousin. Looking forward to watch your next essay about Xiaolin Chronicles. Happy Holidays.
You know what I’m really starting to realize by watching your channel? When we were kids we had an extremely diverse set of cartoons and shows to choose from. We had characters of all races, cultures, nationalities, social status, and religions. None of them were forced and ALL of them were SO GOOD. It’s such a shame that studios couldn’t see they didn’t need to basically put a disclaimer in every scene that they were “being inclusive” to be inclusive.
Still man omi didn’t get to be the master if he would give it 💯 everytime and still one of the nicest guy also clay line on what a dojo has been took to my head all these years 😂
This and American Dragon: Jake Long were 2 of my favorite cartoons as a kid. I also hated when both shows decided to change their art styles out of nowhere.
Amazing little throwback, but! How could you not mention the epic finale that spanned through episodes? It was bussin. Along with the other multiple-episode stories in the show. I loved it when the series sailed away from its episodic format to build a greater lore.
Yes! The series finales were always so hype. The time travel story got really dark, too, and I was hoping he would mention that. Truly a gem of a show.
This was like the first show I watched that had more arc than just being episodic. The character development was totally new to me and I really enjoyed it.
I was reminded of “The Secret Show” this morning, so that may be a fun show to revisit. I remember enjoying Changed Daily’s name change every episode as a kid.
You don't know how good it is to know someone else knows that show existed. I've never met anyone else who knew about it. Also I still know the greeting for that alien race that the humans kept eating. lol
Omg jordan I can not express how happy I am, I have been trying to remember this show for YEARS. Thank you so much for doing what you do and helping me remember a big part of my childhood.
Omg, this was my favorite show growing up alongside my younger siblings. We have a group chat on a play of Fist of Tebigong spanning over 10 years now!
I can't believe that this show is over 18 year old now. God, I feel older than I should. Also, I am still thrown by the fact that Tom Kenny is Raimundo. I hear it, but at the same time I don't. Probably because I don't hear the iconic SpongeBob laugh. Anyway, I still love Xiaolin Showdown to this day. I even still have the copy of the video game I bought way back when. I used to always play as Raimundo because he was my favorite, but I eventually played through as Omi, Kimiko, and Clay; mainly because I wanted to unlock all of their alternate costumes and see what they all looked like in street clothes. I have yet to completely play through the game as either Jack or Chase though. I know a lot of people, myself included, got really sick of Omi's bitch ass attitude more than halfway through the show; and that seeing Raimundo thoroughly beat his ass during his second brief stint on the Heylin side was pure bliss; but I think Omi is still a good kid. I especially love how he and Raimundo grew to become such close friends. Even when Omi was busting Rai's balls and making him feel small, he still never doubted Rai's integrity or character. Hell, the first time Rai turned to the Heylin side, Omi was convinced that he was acting because of how much faith he had in him. This, ironically, turned out to be the case the second time around. Also, when Omi turned evil as a result of using the Yin Yo-Yo, he was only able to briefly snap out of it after seeing Rai cry. And who can forget how Omi bowed in respect when Rai was named Team Leader at the end of the original show? I couldn't get into Xiaolin Chronicles when it first aired because I just saw it as another shameless sequel created as a cash grab, but now I'm thinking I should at least try to give it a chance.
Oh yes! I remember Xiaolin Showdown. I used to watch it every Saturday morning as a kid, same with Jackie Chan Adventures. Though I was very young when this first aired (and sometimes missed episodes) and didn't fully understand what was going on sometimes. I would really like to rewatch this show so I can see the whole story
I discovered your channel a couple weeks ago and I've yet to stop watching. I literally have your videos playing for my entire work shift. You gotta get some merch of you drawn in different animation styles for the shows you've reviewed or something.
I just started rewatching this a few days ago and was wondering when you’d cover it, I remember loving this show and specifically the ending being so sad it upset me as a kid and I wanted to see if I remembered it right. Great content as always Jordan 👍
This was the show that introduced into the wonderful and terrifying world of fandom. First fanfiction, fanart, I discovered what ships were and so so much more....I have so much notalgia for this show, it was also one of the first that I watched aside from Avatar that I could as a kid feel STAKES
this was one of the few shows that was actually better than i remember, the continuity and change in stakes between episodes is VERY tight and that was not common in western cartoons before AT:LA
Show was amazing. I remember taping it as a kid. Unique art style and excellent voice cast such as Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Tara strong (raven, bubbles, toot braunsteen), grey de Lyle (Vicky from fairy odd parents, Mandy from billy and Mandy), JASON ALEXANDER (Seinfeld). Definitely an S tier shown for the most part…..I’m prepared to be called a nerd lol
I still like this show a lot. I remember being cautiously excited for Chronicles. But it was highly disappointing. Chronicles couldn't seem to decide if it was a continuation or a reboot, since both possibilities seemed implied. I hope this new Xiaolin project ignores Chronicles altogether and just continues Showdown. With the old voice actors, if possible.
Christy Hui already said it wasn't canon. And Chronicles turned out that way for various unfortunate reasons. I was pretty disappointed too. But like you said, hopefully the new project will be better and more exciting 😊
Jordan: Remember Xiaolin Showdown? Me, who recently rewatched this show 3 times over: Yeah, I've... I've heard of it. But really, this is one of my favorite shows, met my best friend through it (well, it was mostly 'cuz of our mutual love for Jack but you get the idea 😂). Honestly wish I could've joined you for this one.
Hey Miharu. Do you think at some point Jack Spicer was going to do a permenant Face turn like Bianca from Spyro 3 did? They both serve an evil Sorceress (Wuya and The Sorceress) and both aren't as evil as they make themselves out to be early on. Especially if you consider Bianca's initial attempt to intimidate and scare off Spyro. Similar to how Jack is often berated by his fellow villains for not being evil enough (and he turns against Wuya in the Season 1 finale), his efforts to be evil come across as him trying to force it. Bianca was never truly evil and only acted that way to try and stop Spyro getting the eggs back. Then consider the episode where he tried to join the Monks and he honestly WAS trying to be good...As shown when he and Omi have that True or False showdown and when Jack says he only pretended to be good...Turns out he lied. The writers loved to tease the idea Jack would turn good fully at one point (then you have Good Jack when his Good and Evil sides are split by the Reverse Mirror), but it never fully stuck. Much like how Bianca wasn't really evil though she pretended she was, her moral compass helped her switch sides.
The scene were the master emphasize the difference of importance of goals stuck to me like glue. The master challanged the group to steal a vase from him, they accepted and he just smashed it to pieces XD i think he said 'your goal is to retrieve the vase, mine is not for you to win' or something like that. It always made me sure to see the bigger picture and make sure what i want to accomplish is in line with my goals.
Ah I loved this as a kid! Watched it a lot on Kids WB after school, I really loved Dojo since I’ve always been into dragons and loved how he could talk and change sizes. Also, I could totally be wrong, but didn’t the reboot(ish) series Xiaolin Chronicles show Dojo as being a yellow dragon and not green like in the original? Or was it supposed to be a different dragon? I haven’t seen it.
Xiaolin Chronicles is the sequel series to Xiaolin Showdown. And I'll tell you now, it's not good. They made a lot of changes that honestly didn't make sense (changing Dojo's color from green to yellow is one of them). Like changing the art style of the showdowns from their original hand drawn on to a CGI one. And it's so bad. They also completely changed Chase's design (particularly his dragon form) and personality as well as his bad story. And that's not even touching on the shows bad writing. Which is ironic, since it's made by thr same person who created Xiaolin Showdown.
This show was my childhood and tbh, it was one that I vividly remember. I had the hots for Kimiko back in the day too. lol That being said, I will point out that the villainess name is pronounced as Wu-yah, *not* Wu-yoo. And it's worth noting that in Xiaolin Chronicles changed the name of the Shen Gong Wu (i.e. Orb of Tornami to Orb of Tsunami) but despite how bad of a spinoff that was, I at least appreciate Christy Hui for trying to continue the series.
DUDE! I remember coming up my own Shen Gong Wu as a kid. (Not to mention I had a little "crush" on Kimiko and as I got older Wuya didn't look so bad either 😂)
I personally want to thank you because I’ve had this show on my mind for months now and soon as I found your channel I knew you’d have a video or retrospective on it and as I searched I found and just on the search for this video you unlocked so much if my childhood I almost cried I’m trying 26 in a few weeks so most of these 00s shows is afar I grew up on and I’m glad ppl can appreciate it like other nostalgic times
I. Love. This. Show! i loved everything about it: the drama with characters, the growth like how Omi needed to not be so egotistic with he's roles or Ray finding he's path, i love the villains (Jack Spicer! my man!), Wuya.... made me feel things and I'm not ashamed of it cause I'm not alone and i loved the Shen Gong Wu! I was always interested at what new powers there were that i wish they made more toys of these items. some of my favorites were: Twister Lotus, Monkey Staff, Reversing Mirror and the Third-Arm Sash. and then there's the .... "continuation"? ... reboot?.... other series with Xialion in the name i just don't look at. Jack Spicer is still the best though.
This along with Johnny test, chowder, flapjack were my absolute favorites. I absolutely loved the gadgets in them. So glad i found your channel because i just remembered these that i watched what seems like a lifetime ago
Thanks so much for watching! Would you be interested in a video on Xiaolin Chronicles? Let me know!
**Edit: yes, I know I said WuYu instead of WuYa. My brain jumbled up the letters in my head, I’m sorry I did not catch it before I released the video. I promise to be more thorough to catch mispronunciations or verbal mess ups in my work. Thanks!**
YESSSSS THIS IS MY SHOW
Yes I would.
Yes, please do! I've never watched Chronicles (I'm ashamed of this fact), and I'd love to see you cover it!
yup
HELL YEAH!
Dude, this show was incredible. Between this and Jackie Chan Adventures, we were truly blessed with martial arts based animated adventures with a goal of tracking down magical macguffins.
@SRS Art Productions i was bouta say that
Big facts!
It wasn’t as popular, but don’t forget The Life and Times of Juniper Lee!
Any Shuriken school fans?
@@OGTiTan I don't think I've ever heard of that one.
Kimiko was the only animated character I ever saw as a kid who had more then one outfit. Some times she would have a new outfit in each episode. I liked that
She was stylin every episode. Hair and everything
Noticed that as well. It may be the fact that the show had a female producer.
Most characters had multiple outfits but yeah Kimiko was straight fire (lol)! And man some of her fashion throws me back to the 2000s with the Y2K Japan esthetic that fashion desperately needs back. Along with everything else Y2K design but that’s just me
Animation fans should remember the early years of Scooby Doo, when Daphne wore the same outfit for years (with maybe one or two exceptions).
The only show that even came close to giving Kimiko a run for her money outfit wise was Avatar: the Last Airbender
One of the best things about this show is sometimes they lost, and as a kid it hit different seeing the bad guy fly off with both artifacts. Its a tough lesson to learn as a kid. But that episode helped me comprehend the idea of losing a little better.
Oh ya I remember a few episodes of the bad guys actually winning a few of the showdowns.. made it tense realizing that the good guys won't always win (and also Ramundo betraying them and WuYa regaining her form was one of the earliest times as a kid saw that kind of stuff)
I know right?? I had to learn to wait a week or 2 to see the gang get even, but the build up made it better than many other shows
I remember the episode where they lost all their artifacts. I forgot which one it was though. But that hit me
It was good and I remember the time the earth guy got the fastest training course simply because he walked to the Rock behind him over going through it.
@@luny2nez281 I felt like they got their Wu stolen pretty often, actually, haha.
But yeah, I also appreciated the fact that sometimes, the villains won! Very refreshing take in a genre where you the protagonists can make any mistake and still come out on top. I mean, yes, the protagonists win in the long-term, but you know what I mean
Raimundos turn to evil always struck with me because it was the first time I had ever seen a good guy turn evil just because. No mind control or tricks. He just decided to be evil and wuya kept her word and gave him all she promised
It was more than that. He turned because he was suddenly the outcast and Omi spared no time always rubbing it in his face.
@@DarkEclipse23Omi slowly learning the price of his arrogance and eventually overcoming his hubris was also a good character arc.
This, Code Lyoko, and Totally Spies made for the best after-school treat back in the day on the Miguzi block on Cartoon Network. It'd be cool if you talked about the other two in the future, and maybe even a video dedicated to the Miguzi block as a whole, as it's an obscure but really unique part of CN history that a lot of people may have unsurfaced memories of.
Totally Spies is my guilty pleasure
Code Lyoko what a show, even tried rewatching it at some point
Hands down!!!!!
Man I loved code Lyoko back in middle school
Miguzi block was based
Jack Spicer was one of the greatest villains of all time XD.
Yeah, he was the "Joke Villain", but not only he was great at that, the guy was also REALLY competent.
We don't think much about his robots since they were broken easily, but the guy was constantly making machines that gave him a chance in a 1v4 at his disadvantage against martial artists with supernatural powers, winning in the end a good amount of times.
And he also created some REALLY amazing things, like a working time-machine, or that doppelganger robot.
And, of course, we can't forget that he was ALWAYS on the move and with some plan. And not silly plans that wouldn't amount to anything because he was a "Joke Villain", he was constantly making deals with other villains (Which he was prepared and planning to backstab), finding ways to steal things from the temple where the protagonists kept their magic artifacts (With an amazing rate of success), and even spying on the serious big bads (With not so much success as the previous one XD).
This guy did all of that while being literally the weakest of them all, whose only partner was a backstabbing witch that literally throws him away to moment it's convenient for her, and leaving him alone for a while in more than one ocassion.
Damn, there was also a story where it was shown that, in a world where Omi disappeared, the final winner at the end would be Jack. Not the rest of the protagonists, not the 1500 years-old all-powerful witch, not the unstoppable genius martial artist that sold his soul for power, nobody else but Jack himself.
Jack Spicer is the "Joke Villain" made into perfection.
I remember at one point Jack was like, extremely powerful in the future, or alternate future, lol.
@@AsusanXT Yeah, it was a future in which Omi disappeared.
Without him, who won at the end was Jack.
He defeated the heroes and all the other villains, and took control of the world while having all the magical artifacts in his possession.
Facts.
And let's not also forget he's made machines TO DETECT SHEN GONG WU. That shit will ALWAYS impress me.
I remember jack stole something from the group (correct me if I'm wrong) and omi said "we've been jacked" 😂
Loved it when he went broke and had to make robots out of cardboard 😂
Chase Young is such an amazing Villain in the series and Raimundo had such an amazing character development
Agreed.
@S85 D94 cause it took inspiration from the best anime?
My man! I never expected to see you here. I can't wait for scissor seven season 4 and to see your uploads on them
Agreed
One of the best brazilian characters portrayed by foreign media.
Everything about this show was absolutely golden.
I still reference Clay's iconic line, "Its not your weight, its how you throw it around." to this day.
Also, Jack Spicer and Wu Ya are villains goals.
I was just thinking about this quote the other day. TV 20 years ago was damn good.
I'm a fan of Clay and Raimundo, myself. Raimundo is the street-smart one, and Clay is the cool cowboy.
Dude SAME😂 I was a bigger kid so hearing that gave me hope back then. Thanks to Clay I was a big kid but NEVER a slow/sluggish one.
@kkkrevolution3307they were both attractive
Every once in a while, something just flashes in my brain and in my head I say “TWO TON TUNIC!”
I remember when they went to Clay's home in Texas and Clay's dad told them to be up at the crack of dawn.
Raymundo said he's "more of a noon kinda guy". That line always spoke to me on an emotional level.
This show is about four young monks: Omi (Tara Strong), Raimundo Pedrosa (Tom Kenny), Kimiko Tohomiko (Grey DeLisle, and Clay Bailey (Jeff Bennett), who battle the Heylin forces of evil alongside their dragon companion, Dojo Kanojo Cho (Wayne Knight).
Honestly my all time favorite show as a kid. Loving how the characters grow and evolve as people. Raimundo’s character growth will always be my fave. I’m glad that people still hold this show close to their hearts ♥️ the shows traveling all over the world was always a treat as when when they went to places that I knew I’d get so excited
Dude all four characters are played by the Biggest names in Voice Acting.
@@stevenasidilla4140 I still cannot get over the fact that Tom Kenny voices Raimundo tbh!
@@moooonlightttt yeeeup :) and kimiko is azul a, clay is johnny bravo and omi is timmy turner
The pictures of Markipliar as you call him Jacksepticeye really gets me. I love it lol.
I'm surprised at how few people seemed to notice that.
@@KaizerHuter Right? I was kinda expecting more comments about that.
I couldn’t tell if it was a joke or not lol
@@AiringAustin Yeah 😂 the way it was so seamlessly added into the sentence is just a liiiittle too comfortable to be a joke LOLLL
Yea i had to look and see if I was the only one lol
I also loved the art style!
Especially the villains like Jack have such iconic designs.
There are some great Jack Spicer cosplays out there
@@MyDogIsYoshi It always makes me smile when I go to conventions like Comic*Con and Dragon*Con and see cosplayers dressed as characters from shows.
Makes me truly appreciate the era of Cartoons I lived in.
High key Jack and Chase are... Very good looking lmao
Hell even Wu Ya's human for is spicy af
I like they actually was brave enough to have a good guy become a villain! No other show did that before. And how he was actually good at it too.
I like how Jack Spicer was both comic relief but also had signs of being really formidable.
Also can we agree that Chase smiling whenever Jack fanboys is a little wholesome?
I like how wuya was always a genuine threat. even though the other villains talk down to her a lot, it's only with the caveat that she can't use her powers. whether it be chase or Hannibal bean, they were all terrified of the possibility of her being at full power.
My favorite part:
"The villain they fight the most is Jack Spicer"
*Shows picture of Markiplier
"No, that's Jacksepticeye."
This hurt my soul xd
😂😂
I spat my drink out at that.
Was half awake when watching this now i cant stop laughing
umm, thats actually Jacksfilm
LOVED this series as a kid. When Wya got her physical form back it was chilling to me as a kid.
Agreed. I never thought she'd be hot
@@ofthecaribbean Facts, lol.
Okay I miss heard Xiaolin Showdown for years cause I could have sworn her name was Wya
@@waterfire98 I always heard "woo-ya"
@@waterfire98 It is. I just misspelled it.
This channel makes me realize how many shows I watched as a kid. There's gotta be like 50+ right now. How did I have the time and memory to keep up with everything lol
Less real life fodder in there. No social anxieties, bills, or whatever. Just hungry, eager brains soaking up these beautiful fantasy worlds
Ikr
As for me, I feel like I have a lot to catch up on lol
I want to give almost all of these obscure and weird cartoons a chance but I usually just watch TH-cam videos instead
Same!
I'm 22 and Xiaolin Showdown is still my favourite cartoon. I got really excited when Chronicles was announced. It's a shame it was... Ummm... I don't know how to be nice about Xiaolin Chronicles... They tried, I guess...? Let's just call it a spin-off alternate timeline that's non-canon and call it a day, yeah?
Yeah, that other one was a disappointment for sure, literally there's, nothing redeeming about that shit 💀
Also, I'm 21 and I'm falling in love with this show all over again for the third time 😂
@@koplaxklotory22. Same here
I didn't even know this series was canceled. It had a pretty memorable season finale that tied up Omi and Rai's (basically the protagonists) characters nicely. As a kid, I was sad that it ended, but I assumed they had collected all the magic items and simply went on to defeat all the bad guys. I can't imagine how else it could continue.
But there is so much that still hasn't been explained and so much mystery. I expected Omi to finally become bad because now that Raimondo has become the leader and the strongest of the xiaolin he no longer has any purpose, let's remember what Chase young said that Omi had a powerful part obscure in him, he is only a 10 year old child but his CHI was so powerful that chase was able to divide the earth in 2 would it be a coincidence?
Fun fact! Jake was originally going to be a xiaolin monk of metal. But he was kept as a villain.
The more you know
Was he going to be a villain turned hero or just a hero outright?
@@thespectaculargamernerd8114 Yep. But the kept him a villain. I learned that fact from someone.
@@cookiegacha2701 I got so mad as a kid when he went evil again. It was nice to see him team up with the others.
@@thespectaculargamernerd8114 Yeah. It hurts more when i remember the time he lied about him not trying to be good.
Wait he was!? Way couldn't they keep that or done both!? As a kid, I so wanted bad fot Jack to be a good guy that's way i was angry that they made him evil again.
They could have had a whole ass new season about Jack being discovered as the dragon of metal and having an identity crisis over it.
It would have been such a cool character arc and it could give way to some really good development for Jack and the monks.
I'm loving the fact that it's almost 2022 and there are still videos being posted on TH-cam about this great show! Glad to see I'm not the only one who still has love for Xiaolin Showdown. I just turned 30 and this is still one of my all time favorite tv shows. I loved everything about it and have a lot of great memories associated with it. Thank you for posting this!
To me, Xiaolin Showdown had one of the best voice casts in cartoon history
Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, Grey Delisle, and Jeff Bennet
The biggest surprise here is that the creator of the show is actively making another revival sequel. I imagine it will follow the same core of characters again but as young adults this time around.
They just have to get rid of the Omi clone or actively have him in the sidelines for this new project. Not to mention giving the main four characters the main spotlight again and reduce the over flanderization both the heroes and villains went through in Chronicles. If they manage to accomplish this, then I can see this new sequel being successful since the characters will pretty much have grown up with the audience. A sequel of that nature can be something we never got with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Imagine the possibilities.
They should axe everything from chronicles and continue from where the original left off.
Chronicles is not even a sequel, there are way too many contradictions.
I am fine with a timeskip, as long at it follows the original show, not the reboot.
I always hated how in every showdown of chronicles, it felt like there were no stakes, I mean that like in the old showdowns you touch the wanted wu at the same time wager a wu, and winner gets the ante, in chronicles, every episode the characters wager their own wu, but the next episode is like they never lost it at all even though that was the whole point, and even the new wu revealed in each episode were real one off wu that never got used again save for the main characters signature wu
Can you point me to where I can keep up with the reboot?
Do you know if the author has the rights back already? 🤩🤩🤩
God, I loved Xiaolin Showdown! It was such an awesome gem, and I realize it's part of why I liked Avatar when I started. I have so many stark memories of random Xiaolin Showdowns - they were so iconic! This is definitely getting a rewatch from me!
I loved the international cast, the art and martial arts, and how awesome and fun the "evil" cast was, too! I especially loved how cool and Jack-of-all-Trades Kimiko was - she reminded me of Mimi from Digimon and Daphne from Scooby-Doo. The show also reminded me of Zatch Bell with it's international cast and a masked, purple-coded, feminine spirit.
This was genuinely one of my favorite shows growing up. This, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Yu-Gi-Oh were basically the only reasons to watch WB as a kid.
Ozzy & Drix was also a good show on WB
And Static Shock
Raimundo and chase young were the love of my lives. And I really wanted Jerome to be a main character. I also liked how Raimundo became the leader and not Omi like you would expect
You named all three of my favs 💛
Yess. Words cannot describe how obsessed I was with this show. This show is one of the reasons why I plunged into internet fandoms so hard.
Interesting fact that I have no idea how true it is: because the characters were based off of the Chinese Elements (minus Raimundo's Wind) there was an idea of making Jack the next Xiaolin Monk of Metal. Considering the amount of episodes that tried showing his good side, I can believe this. Though I think I would miss him as a villain.
This makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing this!
For me... The show is very much inspired by Dragonball... They are actually quite similar.
@@sonnyglennson09 nah
Eastern Culture has two concepts of the basic elements that shape the world. One commonly known as "Wuxing" in Chinese and that is also what you refer to: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. Another one, called "Classical elements", also has five elements which are: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind (Air) and Void (or Space, Aether), however the latter is more well-known with the first four elements. So Raimundo's Wind is also based on Chinese concept of fundamental elements too.
@@nguyenhatien1787 The more you know! I didn't want to add any Chinese wording because I was unsure of how correct it would be. So I just call them the "Chinese Elements" for simplicity sakes.
I watched this on WB and CN. It honestly reminded me a bit of The Last Airbender where you have an animated series released in the west but with plenty of Eastern mythology and inspirations. I love this show. I still remember when Wuya became her old self and replied to Omi by saying "in the flesh". That line always creeped me out as a kid.
I rewatched this show recently and I'm happy it's one of the few that genuinely holds up. I think the way they lean on the "more than just a girl" trope for Kimiko is the only real blemish, but the villains, action, the entire development of Omi & Raimundo's characters are well-done even by adult standards
Perhaps it was because she was THE girl on the team that they leaned on the trope more, but I didn't really see much wrong with it myself. Perhaps it was made more obvious because Omi had no real experience with girls early on; Clay and Raimundo did but knew she had a short fiery temper on such matters, and thus mess with her as friendly rivals, especially Raimundo.
But I liked her, and she was definitely no Mary Sue. Went wild with her traveling outfits, though; where did she even keep all those clothes?
🙂 this show was the shit, loved the characters of the show and the development of them throughout the show. Each warrior had their own arc and the villains although goofy were still pretty interesting. ✊🏾 Jordan you are a legend for talking about this underrated art. Still love this show to this day so I could never forget it lol
This is the lifelong fandom show for me, watching it as a child truly impacted my life and gave me somewhere to go mentally when real life was shit. Even in middle/high school I was making a fan comic consistently for a few months based on it (which tbh I’ve been sporadically working on redoing) I can’t escape this show even if I tried and Chronicles pains me so so much but I’d still watch your vid on it if you released one.
Hey! I'd love to read your comics! I loved this show a lot as well, and I've always wanted more about it. I mean, it deserves all the love.
I remember watching the reruns on Cartoon Network (I thought it was a completely new show at the time) and I absolutely loved this show as a kid! I had the video game and I liked that too, although I wasn't aware of the card games until today. I've heard about Chronicles, but I haven't watched it because I have no idea on where to watch it. But thanks for this nostalgic slap in the face, Jordan!
Same same like around 2010
Chronicles seemed so cool! My only problem was that when a Showdown would start, the animation turned from 2D to straight up CGI.
It was upsetting too because the 2D animation was so good, just couldn’t sit through the Showdowns back when it aired
Uh, yeah..I remember Xiaolin Showdown. It's another show that I remember trying to convince my childhood best friend (who's now very much not that) to check out. Man, he really missed out being so stubborn about certain stupid things.
I was OBESSED with this show as a kid! Jack Spicer was my first major cartoon crush. ❤
Remember? I had a whole phase revolving around this show. It got me so hype. Chronicles tried to ruin my childhood and crush my dreams but I quit at episode 1 knowing I wanted it to stay a fond memory.
You didn't miss anything, Chronicles was trash.
The trailer was enough for me to stay clear of the remake
I liked chronicles personally
@@d4v1do It's good if you could. I didn't care for Ping Pong being the Scrappy Doo to Omi's Scooby (his Wood element calls the X-Kumei Formation into question - if you need all the elements to pull it off, why is Wood not needed).
If Chase can just create Shadow why did he need an Appretice in Showdown?
Why is Dojo yellow? Also didn't care for the grossout.
Why is everyone a Shokou Warrior?
Where is Hannibal Bean?
Why are the Shen Gon Wu different?
Alot of these inconsistencies are never addressed im the show.
@@PlanetZoidstar The Sehn Gon Wu are different because of the rights of the show. Unfortunately they were required by law to rename a lot of the artifacts.
Do I remember?
It's one of the select few I never even _forgot_
One of the coolest shows of my childhood
Also Jack Spicer was the one "villain" I could never hate as a kid
I remember watching this show as a kid and when I was in college, wondered if it would hold up. Short version, it held up; long version, the cast was diverse and easy to like, the animation and fighting scenes were spot on and the story was good (I was surprised how often episodes ended on a satisfactory note even our heroes didn’t always win the day).
This was always one of my favorite shows as a kid. I really enjoy the “monster of the week” or “item” in this case, if the creators were really good with the ideas. Beautiful execution
This show was my ADDICTION in 3rd 4th and 5th grade!!
I can still flash back to a moment in time when I was walking from 1 class period to the next, and kids of all sizes would crowd the halls and, being that I was so short, I couldn't really see the other side, so I would imagine Kimiko's head among the crowds and pretend that we were classmates but I'd never talked to her because she was the popular girl and I was just the quiet kid who daydreamed all day, and all these scenarios would happen in my head at school all throughout 4th and 5th grade before coming home to watch Xiaolin showdown.
Great video, I loved this show! Seeing a Brazilian character in a mainstream show meant something to me. He even had the most well developed arc!
Concordo
Xiaolin Showdown underrated I remember this and Juniper Lee came on Cartoon Network back to back.
we need a Juniper Lee revisit
Man I loved Jack Spicer as a kid
He was such a fun character!
You've hit the mark to many times. This is the 9th or 10th video YT recommended me where you discussing an absolute banger and a few of them were mad obscure. Def earned my sub.
Xiolin Showdown was amazing! It basically gave important character development to 3 characters (Omi, Rey, and Jack), but throughout was so entertaining and as a kid loved just watching to see the next weapon introduced and how they were used.
The villains of Xiaolin Showdown were just as awesome as the heroes, I loved this show so much 🙏
Agreed. My favorite characters were Jack Spicer and Chase Young.
I love the show as a kid. The visuals are pretty cool, the martial arts are mind-blowing, there was a funny scene (when Dojo started to go on a rampage, and he tries to swallow Wuya and Jack Spicer) I laughed so hard, tears burst from my eyes.
I recall seeing one episode of Xiaolin Chronicles, I thought Ping Pong was Omi’s long lost relative cousin. Looking forward to watch your next essay about Xiaolin Chronicles. Happy Holidays.
You know what I’m really starting to realize by watching your channel? When we were kids we had an extremely diverse set of cartoons and shows to choose from. We had characters of all races, cultures, nationalities, social status, and religions. None of them were forced and ALL of them were SO GOOD. It’s such a shame that studios couldn’t see they didn’t need to basically put a disclaimer in every scene that they were “being inclusive” to be inclusive.
Still man omi didn’t get to be the master if he would give it 💯 everytime and still one of the nicest guy also clay line on what a dojo has been took to my head all these years 😂
This channel is the definition of nostalgia, and for that I’m subscribing. Never expected a show like this to be talked about
This and American Dragon: Jake Long were 2 of my favorite cartoons as a kid. I also hated when both shows decided to change their art styles out of nowhere.
i had no idea there was a second series following this. I absolutely loved Xiaolin showdown and wouls love a breakdown of chronicles
No xioalin chronicles was terrible 😢
Raimundo is quite an iconic character. Well-written and complex character.
You have finally unlocked a hidden memory. I can finally die in peace.
Amazing little throwback, but! How could you not mention the epic finale that spanned through episodes? It was bussin. Along with the other multiple-episode stories in the show. I loved it when the series sailed away from its episodic format to build a greater lore.
Yes! The series finales were always so hype. The time travel story got really dark, too, and I was hoping he would mention that. Truly a gem of a show.
Even killed the main cast off, though they were old except for Raimundo.
This show was fantastic and I’d love to see some individual episode breakdowns of it.
I remember really liking the characters and always drawing them when I was younger. Another great video Jordan.
Thanks so much! 😄
This is one of those shows that it feels like no one else remembers
This was like the first show I watched that had more arc than just being episodic. The character development was totally new to me and I really enjoyed it.
I was reminded of “The Secret Show” this morning, so that may be a fun show to revisit. I remember enjoying Changed Daily’s name change every episode as a kid.
I loved the Secret Show especially the opening segments
You don't know how good it is to know someone else knows that show existed. I've never met anyone else who knew about it. Also I still know the greeting for that alien race that the humans kept eating. lol
God I miss The Secret Show. I'd love to have it on dvd but I'm pretty sure I'd be region locked and I don't want to have 2 dvd players
That show is so damn funny. So glad so many others agree with you, given you have 30+ thumbs up ❤️❤️❤️
I really love the show especially chase young
So many fond memories of this show! The artstyle is just amazing. Love the writing too. Had no idea it had a spinoff though!
Omg jordan I can not express how happy I am, I have been trying to remember this show for YEARS. Thank you so much for doing what you do and helping me remember a big part of my childhood.
Omg, this was my favorite show growing up alongside my younger siblings. We have a group chat on a play of Fist of Tebigong spanning over 10 years now!
I can't believe that this show is over 18 year old now. God, I feel older than I should. Also, I am still thrown by the fact that Tom Kenny is Raimundo. I hear it, but at the same time I don't. Probably because I don't hear the iconic SpongeBob laugh. Anyway, I still love Xiaolin Showdown to this day.
I even still have the copy of the video game I bought way back when. I used to always play as Raimundo because he was my favorite, but I eventually played through as Omi, Kimiko, and Clay; mainly because I wanted to unlock all of their alternate costumes and see what they all looked like in street clothes. I have yet to completely play through the game as either Jack or Chase though.
I know a lot of people, myself included, got really sick of Omi's bitch ass attitude more than halfway through the show; and that seeing Raimundo thoroughly beat his ass during his second brief stint on the Heylin side was pure bliss; but I think Omi is still a good kid. I especially love how he and Raimundo grew to become such close friends. Even when Omi was busting Rai's balls and making him feel small, he still never doubted Rai's integrity or character. Hell, the first time Rai turned to the Heylin side, Omi was convinced that he was acting because of how much faith he had in him. This, ironically, turned out to be the case the second time around. Also, when Omi turned evil as a result of using the Yin Yo-Yo, he was only able to briefly snap out of it after seeing Rai cry. And who can forget how Omi bowed in respect when Rai was named Team Leader at the end of the original show?
I couldn't get into Xiaolin Chronicles when it first aired because I just saw it as another shameless sequel created as a cash grab, but now I'm thinking I should at least try to give it a chance.
Oh yes! I remember Xiaolin Showdown. I used to watch it every Saturday morning as a kid, same with Jackie Chan Adventures. Though I was very young when this first aired (and sometimes missed episodes) and didn't fully understand what was going on sometimes. I would really like to rewatch this show so I can see the whole story
You were right about the art style and whatnot, this stuff looks beautiful. It's both unique and looks like every video game ever but enhanced
What videogames look like this?
This one and Code Lyoko are like my childhood gems I feel like nobody else watched
My all time top 3 cartoons growing up:
1. Avatar, legend of Aang
2. Xiaolin Showdown
3. Martin Mystery
This man is doing a service to the community.. Bringing back so many childhood memories!
I discovered your channel a couple weeks ago and I've yet to stop watching. I literally have your videos playing for my entire work shift. You gotta get some merch of you drawn in different animation styles for the shows you've reviewed or something.
Thanks so much for the support! And yeah maybe one day 😄
I just started rewatching this a few days ago and was wondering when you’d cover it, I remember loving this show and specifically the ending being so sad it upset me as a kid and I wanted to see if I remembered it right. Great content as always Jordan 👍
Thanks so much!
Man I love this channel this is easy to find my childhood it’s been 8 years and I remember my childhood.
This was the show that introduced into the wonderful and terrifying world of fandom. First fanfiction, fanart, I discovered what ships were and so so much more....I have so much notalgia for this show, it was also one of the first that I watched aside from Avatar that I could as a kid feel STAKES
this was one of the few shows that was actually better than i remember, the continuity and change in stakes between episodes is VERY tight and that was not common in western cartoons before AT:LA
I missed this show! The talismans were the coolest thing to me when I was a kid. And yes I'd love to see a video of Xiaolin Chronicles 😃
Show was amazing. I remember taping it as a kid. Unique art style and excellent voice cast such as Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Tara strong (raven, bubbles, toot braunsteen), grey de Lyle (Vicky from fairy odd parents, Mandy from billy and Mandy), JASON ALEXANDER (Seinfeld). Definitely an S tier shown for the most part…..I’m prepared to be called a nerd lol
I also would tape episodes on a VHS tape so I could watch them any time I wanted. Man, I'm getting old!
Actually, that was Wayne Knight (Space Jam, Toy Story 2, Jurassic Park) not Jason Alexander, but still an excellent voice actor.
One of the most underrated cartoons, don’t know why it’s not on HBO Max
I've had a scene from this show keep popping into my head this year and I couldn't remember what it was from, you've saved me!
I still like this show a lot. I remember being cautiously excited for Chronicles. But it was highly disappointing. Chronicles couldn't seem to decide if it was a continuation or a reboot, since both possibilities seemed implied. I hope this new Xiaolin project ignores Chronicles altogether and just continues Showdown. With the old voice actors, if possible.
This.
Christy Hui already said it wasn't canon. And Chronicles turned out that way for various unfortunate reasons. I was pretty disappointed too. But like you said, hopefully the new project will be better and more exciting 😊
@@magicalmomo9987 it was canon. She made it.
@@jahjoeka that's not how it's works
@@MonoDree proof?
This this is it folks! Thee show I was obsessed with as a kid, y'know I was running around outside acting like I was in the show
Jordan: Remember Xiaolin Showdown?
Me, who recently rewatched this show 3 times over: Yeah, I've... I've heard of it.
But really, this is one of my favorite shows, met my best friend through it (well, it was mostly 'cuz of our mutual love for Jack but you get the idea 😂). Honestly wish I could've joined you for this one.
Hey Miharu. Do you think at some point Jack Spicer was going to do a permenant Face turn like Bianca from Spyro 3 did? They both serve an evil Sorceress (Wuya and The Sorceress) and both aren't as evil as they make themselves out to be early on.
Especially if you consider Bianca's initial attempt to intimidate and scare off Spyro. Similar to how Jack is often berated by his fellow villains for not being evil enough (and he turns against Wuya in the Season 1 finale), his efforts to be evil come across as him trying to force it. Bianca was never truly evil and only acted that way to try and stop Spyro getting the eggs back.
Then consider the episode where he tried to join the Monks and he honestly WAS trying to be good...As shown when he and Omi have that True or False showdown and when Jack says he only pretended to be good...Turns out he lied. The writers loved to tease the idea Jack would turn good fully at one point (then you have Good Jack when his Good and Evil sides are split by the Reverse Mirror), but it never fully stuck. Much like how Bianca wasn't really evil though she pretended she was, her moral compass helped her switch sides.
besides the fun fights and cool artifacts, most of what I remember was having a HUGE crush on clay as a kid
The scene were the master emphasize the difference of importance of goals stuck to me like glue. The master challanged the group to steal a vase from him, they accepted and he just smashed it to pieces XD i think he said 'your goal is to retrieve the vase, mine is not for you to win' or something like that. It always made me sure to see the bigger picture and make sure what i want to accomplish is in line with my goals.
Ah I loved this as a kid! Watched it a lot on Kids WB after school, I really loved Dojo since I’ve always been into dragons and loved how he could talk and change sizes.
Also, I could totally be wrong, but didn’t the reboot(ish) series Xiaolin Chronicles show Dojo as being a yellow dragon and not green like in the original? Or was it supposed to be a different dragon? I haven’t seen it.
Haven’t watched chronicles yet, but if it is him in the footage I’ve seen, then yeah he’s part yellow now
It's because he's older now. I liked the green better though.
Xiaolin Chronicles is the sequel series to Xiaolin Showdown. And I'll tell you now, it's not good. They made a lot of changes that honestly didn't make sense (changing Dojo's color from green to yellow is one of them). Like changing the art style of the showdowns from their original hand drawn on to a CGI one. And it's so bad.
They also completely changed Chase's design (particularly his dragon form) and personality as well as his bad story.
And that's not even touching on the shows bad writing. Which is ironic, since it's made by thr same person who created Xiaolin Showdown.
@@JordanFringe94 ahh I see lol
I would very much appreciate a Xiaolin chronicles video. This one was very well made,entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work bro!
Thanks so much! 😄
This show was my childhood and tbh, it was one that I vividly remember. I had the hots for Kimiko back in the day too. lol
That being said, I will point out that the villainess name is pronounced as Wu-yah, *not* Wu-yoo. And it's worth noting that in Xiaolin Chronicles changed the name of the Shen Gong Wu (i.e. Orb of Tornami to Orb of Tsunami) but despite how bad of a spinoff that was, I at least appreciate Christy Hui for trying to continue the series.
same here, i also had a lowkey crush on kimiko when i was a kid.
Kimiko was pretty cute back then ngl
But Totally Spies, Winx Club, and Raven/Starfire were no joke either
Wasn't it called Orb of Torpedo? Or am I not remembering right?
I remember watching these shows you cover with my grandfather and I’ve just been floating in nostalgia for most of the afternoon
This show was my favourite as a kid, watched a few episodes again recently was still just as good honestly.
DUDE! I remember coming up my own Shen Gong Wu as a kid. (Not to mention I had a little "crush" on Kimiko and as I got older Wuya didn't look so bad either 😂)
This show was underated as fuck
I loved this show as a kid! My favorite cartoons from my childhood are Pokemon, Yugioh, Xiao Lin Showdown, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Scooby Doo.
This is one of my favorite shows of all time. The world building and lore was so well designed. Wish the show was continued.
I personally want to thank you because I’ve had this show on my mind for months now and soon as I found your channel I knew you’d have a video or retrospective on it and as I searched I found and just on the search for this video you unlocked so much if my childhood I almost cried I’m trying 26 in a few weeks so most of these 00s shows is afar I grew up on and I’m glad ppl can appreciate it like other nostalgic times
I absolutely loved this show, and was completely disappointed that it didn't continue!
They said in the video they still are making other projects to continue the series in the next few years
I loved the game, and remember playing it all the time. By far one of my personal favorite PS2 games
I. Love. This. Show! i loved everything about it: the drama with characters, the growth like how Omi needed to not be so egotistic with he's roles or Ray finding he's path, i love the villains (Jack Spicer! my man!), Wuya.... made me feel things and I'm not ashamed of it cause I'm not alone and i loved the Shen Gong Wu! I was always interested at what new powers there were that i wish they made more toys of these items. some of my favorites were: Twister Lotus, Monkey Staff, Reversing Mirror and the Third-Arm Sash.
and then there's the .... "continuation"? ... reboot?.... other series with Xialion in the name i just don't look at. Jack Spicer is still the best though.
Literally one of my favorite shows growing up
Nice obscure choice covering this cartoon, good job. This is definitely a hidden gem of sorts, solid artwork
This along with Johnny test, chowder, flapjack were my absolute favorites. I absolutely loved the gadgets in them.
So glad i found your channel because i just remembered these that i watched what seems like a lifetime ago