All New Jackie Chan Adventures: Episode Guide for the Chinese animated series
After the success of “Rush Hour” (1998), the US wanted to make the name Jackie Chan better known among the younger generation. In 2000, the successful animation series “Jackie Chan Adventures” started, which celebrated worldwide success in a total of five seasons. This was followed by a video game and Jackie’s willingness to add a second animation series.
Jackie Chan goes Cartoon
Even before “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005) was discussed, the makers behind the famous “Spartan X” comics wanted to produce a TV adaptation for children’s programs. The adventures of Spartan X, Jackie Chan, were supposed to put the main character in the most impossible situations that the nimble animation hero could only get out of thanks to his acrobatics, cunning and kung fu tricks. More about the US comics about Jackie Chan can be found in my article “Jackie Chan’s Spartan X: Official 90s US comic series about Jackie Chan – an overview“.
I wish the comics had a bigger hit and gave us this series as a gift. But it turned out differently. Jackie and Willie Chan co-produced “Jackie Chan Adventures” with Columbia TriStar, which became a worldwide hit. Jackie slips into the role of an archeology professor who helps his friend Augustus Black from Section 13 with secret missions around the world.
This reminds of Indiana Jones, but also of Jackie Chan’s successful “Armour Of God” film series – which in turn is based on Indiana Jones. During the first phase of the broadcast, Jackie announced that he was working on an animated web series in Hong Kong with Edward Yang and his team from StarEast. The whole thing was managed by Edward Yang’s company Miluku and that’s how the first Flash animations were created on the Internet. Unfortunately, these are now considered lost, so if you still have them on a hard drive at home, please contact me.
The Miluku web project included the following flash animation titles: “The God Brother”, “Gone with the Wind” and “Casablanca”. The Miluku website was very modern and interactive back then. One can only speculate why the project was not pursued. Ultimately, not only did the Miluku project die with Edward Yang in 2007, but also an animated film planned together with Jackie Chan called “The Wind” (2007) (more on this here).
The Chinese animated Jackie Chan
In 2009, Jackie Chan started the second attempt with his own animation series for a Chinese audience. I reported extensively on “Jackie Chan’s Fantasia” (2009-2010, 奇幻 龙宝) in my article “Jackie Chan’s Fantasia: Will the forgotten anime series from China be running in Germany soon?“, which is why I only mention this series here briefly.
Even if “Jackie Chan’s Fantasia” (2009-2010, 奇幻 龙宝) is intended for a slightly younger audience than “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005), the series contains the well-known adventurous and innocent Chan character. Unfortunately, there is no English publication – just as there is no such thing as Jackie’s third and so far last animated series: “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (2017, 新 成龙 历险 记).
This TV series is also known as the “J-Team” and is intended for an even younger audience, 5 to 12 years of age, than its two predecessors. But just like in “Jackie Chan Adventures” and “Jackie Chan’s Fantasia” (奇幻 龙宝), Jackie not only appears here as a producer, but also as a real person in small clips at the end of each episode. These clips are called “Jackie’s Tips” (成龙 说) because he speaks directly to the children there with everyday wisdom.
Unfortunately, there is no international version of the series here either – unlike “Jackie Chan’s Fantasia” (2009-2010, 奇幻 龙宝), which received at least an English language version, or “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005), which was completely dubbed in German. Therefore, I have translated the following titles of each individual episode of the TV series based on the Chinese and the titles already translated into English by the producers.
Note: All English titles are placed in front of each episode in a band under the original title and can sometimes seem surprising. I have adopted grammatical errors 1: 1 in order to list them correctly.
Episode list for “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新成龙历险记)
Season 1
| # | Original title | English title | German title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 我们是梦境守护者 (Wǒmen shì mèngjìng shǒuhù zhě) | We are J-Team | Wir sind das J-Team |
| 2 | 厨房奇妙夜 (Chúfáng qímiào yè) | Wonderful Night in the Kitchen | Eine wunderbare Nacht in der Küche |
| 3 | 宣战，龋齿君 (Xuānzhàn, qǔchǐ jūn) | Let’s Fight, Mr. Caries | Auf in den Kampf, Herr Karies! |
| 4 | 好伙伴哈皮 (Hǎo huǒbàn hā pí) | Good Friend Happy | Mein guter Freund, Happy |
| 5 | 电视魔咒（上） (Diànshì mó zhòu (shàng)) | TV Curse (1) | Der Fernsehfluch (1) |
| 6 | 电视魔咒（下） (Diànshì mó zhòu (xià)) | TV Curse (2) | Der Fernsehfluch (2) |
| 7 | 影子传说 (Yǐngzi chuánshuō) | Shadow Legend | Die Schattenlegende |
| 8 | 被子大战 (Bèizi dàzhàn) | Battle Over Quilt | Kampf um die Bettdecke |
| 9 | 小鱼不好惹 (Xiǎo yú bù hǎo rě) | Little Fish Can Be Tough | Ein kleiner harter Brocken |
| 10 | 好东西不止用一次 (Hǎo dōngxī bùzhǐ yòng yīcì) | Good Stuff Can Be Used Repeatedly | Gut’ Ding will mehrmals haben |
| 11 | 音乐追缉令 (Yīnyuè zhuī jī lìng) | The Pursuit of Music | Die Magie der Musik |
| 12 | 翘班的铛铛 (Qiào bān de dāng dāng) | Class-Skipping DuangDuang | Ätsch, wir schwänzen die Schule |
| 13 | 游戏王（上） (Yóuxì wáng (shàng)) | Game King (1) | König des Spiels (1) |
| 14 | 游戏王（下） (Yóuxì wáng (xià)) | Game King (2) | König des Spiels (2) |
| 15 | 伤心文具盒 (Shāngxīn wénjù hé) | Depressed Stationary Box | Trauriges Federmäppchen |
| 16 | 龙之战 (Lóng zhī zhàn) | Dragon War | Krieg des Drachens |
| 17 | 打鼓小兵 (Dǎgǔ xiǎobīng) | Little Drum Soldier | Der kleine Trommlersoldat |
| 18 | 超级小虎 (Chāojí xiǎohǔ) | Super Tiger | Supertiger |
| 19 | 蜜蜂王国的危机（上） (Mìfēng wángguó de wéijī (shàng)) | The crisis of the Bee Kingdom (1) | Die Krise des Bienenkönigreichs (1) |
| 20 | 蜜蜂王国的危机（下） (Mìfēng wángguó de wéijī (xià)) | The crisis of the Bee Kingdom (2) | Die Krise des Bienenkönigreichs (2) |
| 21 | 还我小天使 (Huán wǒ xiǎo tiānshǐ) | Give Back My Little Angel | Gib’ mir meinen kleinen Engel zurück! |
| 22 | 大战年兽怪 (Dàzhàn nián shòu guài) | Fight with The Beast | Der Kampf mit dem Biest |
| 23 | 龙虾潜水艇 (Lóngxiā qiánshuǐ tǐng) | Lobster Submarine | Das Hummer-U-Boot |
| 24 | 门迷宫 (Mén mígōng) | Door Maze | Türenlabyrinth |
| 25 | 中华大当家（上） (Zhōnghuá dà dāngjiā (shàng)) | Chines Darkness Food Chef (1) | Der große Meister Chinas (1) |
| 26 | 中华大当家（下） (Zhōnghuá dà dāngjiā (xià)) | Chines Darkness Food Chef (2) | Der große Meister Chinas (2) |
| 27 | 时间也会透支 (Shíjiān yě huì tòuzhī) | Time Can Be Overdrawn | Zeit ist relativ. |
| 28 | 守卫者的危机 (Shǒuwèi zhě de wéijī) | The Crisis of the Guardian | Der Wächter hat Probleme! |
| 29 | 强迫症魔方 (Qiǎngpò zhèng mófāng) | Virgo Cube | Ein Zauberwürfel mit ernsten Problemen |
| 30 | 我是裙子控 (Wǒ shì qúnzi kòng) | I’m Skirt Obsessed | Ich liiiebe Röcke! |
| 31 | 航海时代（上） (Hánghǎi shídài (shàng)) | Sailing Time (1) | Zeit zu segeln (1) |
| 32 | 航海时代（下） (Hánghǎi shídài (xià)) | Sailing Time (2) | Zeit zu segeln (2) |
| 33 | 小魔术师 (Xiǎo móshù shī) | Little Magician | Der kleine Magier |
| 34 | 横冲直撞没道理 (Héngchōngzhízhuàng méi dàolǐ) | Unreasonable Rampage | Kein Grund für Randale |
| 35 | 魔镜魔镜 (Mó jìng mó jìng) | Mirror Mirror | Spieglein, Spieglein |
| 36 | 青蛙王子 (Qīngwā wángzǐ) | The Frog Prince | Der Froschkönig |
| 37 | 白日乐园（上） (Bái rì lèyuán (shàng)) | A Day in the Amusement Park (1) | Ein Tag im Freizeitpark (1) |
| 38 | 白日乐园（下） (Bái rì lèyuán (xià)) | A Day in the Amusement Park (2) | Ein Tag im Freizeitpark (2) |
| 39 | 涂鸦小魔王 (Túyā xiǎo mówáng) | Little Doodle Devil | Das Gekritzel kleiner Teufel |
| 40 | 自助餐须知 (Zìzhùcān xūzhī) | Buffet Tips | Tipps furs Büfett |
| 41 | 老树成精 (Lǎo shù chéng jīng) | Old Tree Fairy | Die Fee im alten Baum |
| 42 | 超完美小孩 (Chāo wánměi xiǎohái) | The Perfect Child | Das perfekte Kind |
| 43 | 霹雳娇娃 (Pīlì jiāowá) | Thunder Lady | Dame des Donners |
| 44 | 双龙会（上） (Shuānglóng huì (shàng)) | Double Dragons (1) | Drachen im Doppelpack (1) |
| 45 | 双龙会（下） (Shuānglóng huì (xià)) | Double Dragons (2) | Drachen im Doppelpack (2) |
| 46 | 机器保姆 (Jīqì bǎomǔ) | Robot Nanny | Ein Roboter als Kindermädchen |
| 47 | 不属于我的溜溜球 (Bù shǔyú wǒ de liūliū qiú) | Not My Yo-yo Ball | Nicht mein Jo-Jo! |
| 48 | 脏兮兮的泥巴 (Zāng xī xī de níbā) | Dirty Mud | Igitt, Schlamm! |
| 49 | 甜蜜的诱惑 (Tiánmì de yòuhuò) | Sweet Temptation | Süße Versuchung |
| 50 | 可怕的明天（上） (Kěpà de míngtiān (shàng)) | Terrible Tomorrow (1) | Es gibt kein Morgen (1) |
| 51 | 可怕的明天（下） (Kěpà de míngtiān (xià)) | Terrible Tomorrow (2) | Es gibt kein Morgen (2) |
| 52 | 记忆大师 (Jìyì dàshī) | Master of Memory | Der Meister des Gedächtnis |
Season 2
| # | Original title | English title | German title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 火星探险 (Huǒxīng tànxiǎn) | A Trip To Mars | Aufbruch zum Mars |
| 2 | 红绿灯 (Hónglǜdēng) | Traffic Lights | Verkehr |
| 3 | 疯狂的图书馆（上） (Fēngkuáng de túshū guǎn (shàng)) | Weird Library | Die verrückte Bibliothek (1) |
| 4 | 疯狂的图书馆（下） (Fēngkuáng de túshū guǎn (xià)) | Weird Library | Die verrückte Bibliothek (2) |
| 5 | 机器人定律（上） (Jīqìrén dìnglǜ (shàng)) | Rules Of Robotics | Das Gesetz der Roboter (1) |
| 6 | 机器人定律（下） (Jīqìrén dìnglǜ (xià)) | Rules Of Robotics | Das Gesetz der Roboter (2) |
| 7 | 近视无侠女 (Jìnshì wú xiá nǚ) | With Or Without Glasses | Mit und ohne Brille |
| 8 | 决战大富豪 (Juézhàn dà fùháo) | Game Of Money | Der Kampf ums Geld |
| 9 | 地上三百米（上） (Chijō san hyaku Amerika (shàng)) | Three Hundred Meters Under | 300 Meter über dem Boden (1) |
| 10 | 地上三百米（下） (Chijō san hyaku Amerika (xià)) | Three Hundred Meters Under | 300 Meter über dem Boden (2) |
| 11 | 功夫小林寺（上） (Gōngfū xiǎolín sì (shàng)) | Xiaolin Temple | Der Shaolin-Tempel (1) |
| 12 | 功夫小林寺（下） (Gōngfū xiǎolín sì (xià)) | Xiaolin Temple | Der Shaolin-Tempel (2) |
| 13 | 袜子蛇 (Wàzi shé) | Sock Serpent | Sockenschlange |
| 14 | 精灵神灯 (Jīnglíng shén dēng) | Genius In A Lamp | Das Genie aus der Lampe |
| 15 | 太空天竺鼠（上） (Tàikōng tiānzhúshǔ (shàng)) | The Space Guinea Pig | Meerschweinchen im Weltall (1) |
| 16 | 太空天竺鼠（下） (Tàikōng tiānzhúshǔ (xià)) | The Space Guinea Pig | Meerschweinchen im Weltall (2) |
| 17 | 魔藤 (Ma fuji) | The Magic Vine | Die magische Rebe |
| 18 | 豆豆称象 (Dòu dòu chēng xiàng) | How To Weigh An Elephant | Wie man einen Elefanten wiegt … |
| 19 | 蝙蝠公主（上） (Biānfú gōngzhǔ (shàng)) | Princess Bat | Die Fledermausprinzessin (1) |
| 20 | 蝙蝠公主（下） (Biānfú gōngzhǔ (xià)) | Princess Bat | Die Fledermausprinzessin (2) |
| 21 | 冰激凌大作战 (Bīngjīlíng dà zuòzhàn) | The Icecream Monster | Die Eiskrem-Schlacht |
| 22 | 篮球争霸赛 (Lánqiú zhēngbà sài) | Basketball, Go! | Das Baskteball-Turnier |
| 23 | 虫儿飞 (Chóng er fēi) | Insects And Amber | Fliegen fliegen |
| 24 | 忘记先生 (Wàngjì xiānshēng) | Dear Mr.Forget | Der feine Herr Vergesslich |
| 25 | 抄袭大师 (Chāoxí dàshī) | The Copy Master | Meister der Kopie |
| 26 | 昆虫的运动会 (Kūnchóng de yùndònghuì) | Insects’ Games | Käferlympiade |
| 27 | 心里的小恶魔 (Xīnlǐ de xiǎo èmó) | Russian Dolls | Russische Puppen |
| 28 | 石器时代的冒险（上） (Shíqì shídài de màoxiǎn (shàng)) | Stone Age Adventures | Abenteuer in der Steinzeit (1) |
| 29 | 石器时代的冒险（下） (Shíqì shídài de màoxiǎn (xià)) | Stone Age Adventures | Abenteuer in der Steinzeit (2) |
| 30 | 小错字大麻烦 (Xiǎo cuòzì dà máfan) | Small Typo Big Trouble | Kleiner Tippfehler, große Schwierigkeiten |
| 31 | 星际之战(上) (Xīngjì zhī zhàn (shàng)) | Battlefield Stars | Krieg der Sterne (1) |
| 32 | 星际之战（下） (Xīngjì zhī zhàn (xià)) | Battlefield Stars | Krieg der Sterne (2) |
| 33 | 差不多就好了 (Chàbùduō jiù hǎole) | Almost | Fast bereit |
| 34 | 聊天达人 (Liáotiān dá rén) | Text Me If You Can | Schreib mir, wenn du kannst |
| 35 | 泡泡汽水 (Pào pào qìshuǐ) | Soda Pop | Limonade |
| 36 | 老孙来也（上） (Lǎo sūn lái yě (shàng)) | The Monkey King | Der Affenkönig (1) |
| 37 | 老孙来也（下） (Lǎo sūn lái yě (xià)) | The Monkey King | Der Affenkönig (2) |
| 38 | 追风筝的人 (Zhuī fēngzhēng de rén) | The Kite Runner | Drachenläufer |
| 39 | 圣诞礼物 (Shèngdàn lǐwù) | Christmas Gifts | Weihnachtsgeschenke |
| 40 | 怪音小提琴 (Guài yīn xiǎotíqín) | The Strange Sound Violin | Die seltsam klingende Geige |
| 41 | 画廊奇妙夜 (Garō kimyō yoru) | A Night At The Gallery | ine Nacht in der Gallerie |
| 42 | 任意转换术 (Rènyì zhuǎnhuàn shù) | Doors To Where | Türe nach Irgendwo |
| 43 | 谁是表情帝 (Shéi shì biǎoqíng dì) | Art Of Acting | Die Kunst des Schauspiels |
| 44 | 捕梦网 (Bǔ mèng wǎng) | Dreamcatcher | Traumfänger |
| 45 | 徽章的力量 (Huīzhāng de lìliàng) | Power Of The Badge | Die Macht des Abzeichens |
| 46 | 飞行金刚 (Fēi háng jīngāng) | A Mission In The Sky | Mission am Himmel |
| 47 | 被诅咒的掉渣虫 (Bèi zǔzhòu de diào zhā chóng) | The Cursed Crumb-Bug | Der verfluchte Wurm |
| 48 | 迷雾之地 (Míwù zhī dì) | The Mist | Der Nebel |
| 49 | 乱来的悲伤 (Luàn lái de bēishāng) | Sadness From Nowhere | Einfach nur traurig |
| 50 | 守护者的约定（上） (Shǒuhù zhě de yuēdìng (shàng)) | Guradians’ Promise | Das Versprechen des Wächters (1) |
| 51 | 守护者的约定（中） (Shǒuhù zhě de yuēdìng (zhōng)) | Guradians’ Promise | Das Versprechen des Wächters (2) |
| 52 | 守护者的约定（下） (Shǒuhù zhě de yuēdìng (xià)) | Guradians’ Promise | Das Versprechen des Wächters (3) |
What is “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新成龙历险记)?
Whenever a child falls asleep, it automatically enters the dream world. There only the guardians of the dream world can switch between the dreams and the reality in order to protect the children from the bad nightmares. The evil professor Ranlai, trapped in the dream world, wants to plant nightmares in the children with the help of his monsters in order to produce enough energy from their fear. With this energy, Professor Ranlai wants to build a tunnel back to reality. The J-Team is supposed to protect the children from the bad nightmares and fight against the monsters of Professor Ranlai.
Official trailer (English subtitles)
Here you can find the official trailer of “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新 成龙 历险 记):
Characters of the series
The J-Team consists of Jackie, Xiao Mei and Duang Duang, who in the dream world protect the children from the evil Professor Ranlai and his nightmares.
杰克: Jackie
The brave leader of the J-Team is in reality an ordinary elementary school student. Sometimes Jackie is lazy, but always funny and in a good mood. With his courage he protects the children and stands up for his J-Team.
小美: Xiao Mei
The highly intellectual girl is Jackie’s schoolmate in the real world. She is very friendly and is considered a scientist thanks to her precise analyzes. When she has transformed, she can harness the power of plants.
铛铛: Duang Duang
The cute alpaca girl is a badge hanging on Jackie’s school bag in reality, but a useful member of the J-Team in the dream world. Its origin actually lies in the dream world, where it was considered the patron saint. In critical moments, Duang Duang can pronounce healing sayings, but is easily arrogant and stubborn.
乱来教授: Professor Ranlai
The bizarre and grumpy Professor Ranlai has sold his soul to the nightmare god and wants to build a space tunnel from the dream world into reality with the help of his monsters. For this he needs the evil energy of children’s nightmares.
铁大泥: Tie Da Ni
The stupid androgynous robot was invented by Professor Ranlai and has served him ever since trying to build the space tunnel. Even when he is bullied by the professor, he is programmed to be loyalty. Its limbs are modular.
Jackie Chan as himself in “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新成龙历险记)
Each episode begins with the real Jackie Chan in his artist studio. There, you can see him having an idea and acrobatically acquiring utensils in the old Jackie Chan manner in order to draw at his desk. The intro then shows the animated characters of the series and the respective episode begins.
Since Jackie Chan not only appears here as a producer and presenter, but also wants to act as a role model for his young audience, the real Jackie comes back for a few seconds at the end of each episode and gives useful tips on nutrition, hygiene, social commitment and much more . These little clips are called “Jackie’s Tips” (成龙说).
Production notes and a new film company
In April 2017, shortly after Jackie Chan’s 63rd birthday, he publicly announced that he was working on a new children’s television series. The title “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新成龙历险记) is supposed to be reminiscent of his popular US television series “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005), but has nothing to do with it in terms of content – after all, they are “completely new Jackie Chan’s Adventure ”. The series was nicknamed “J-Team”.
At the press event it was announced that a total of 104 episodes of 12-13 minutes each had been produced in two seasons and that over 200 TV stations would soon be broadcasting the series. The official start was August 10, 2017. How it came about is of particular importance for German fans:
“By chance I overheard how a child from Germany was still watching my cartoon from back then. I thought if my series is so sustainable I should build on it. In fact, “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005) has been running here in China for almost seven years.
But this time, I wanted to put the Chinese culture in the foreground. The production should offer local employees the opportunity to get work and to make their own culture better known in the world, so that more tourists continue to travel to China.”
Jackie Chan at the April 2017 press conference
The new 3D technology children’s series cost the equivalent of about US $ 6 million and was a collaboration between Zhejiang Talent Television & Film Co. Ltd, Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., Ltd, and VJ Animation Studio. They wanted to meet international standards in order to make exports possible. It is interesting that a new company was founded especially for this project that bears Jackie Chan’s trademark.
When the series was announced, it was already said that a feature film was planned for 2019. So they wanted to make the newly founded animation company economically profitable. But who is behind “Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., Ltd.” (霍尔果斯 傑 捷 文化 传媒 有限公司)?
Khorgas, also known as Korgas, Korgos or Horgos, is a small town by Chinese standards with approx. 85,000 inhabitants on the Chinese-Kazakh border. The city is located in the Kazakh Uyghur Autonomous District called Ili in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China.
Jackie Chan moved his business headquarters to Beijing and Shanghai after he left Hong Kong around 2009 (he still maintains a few properties and his office there today). Therefore, the choice of founding a new film company in this rather remote part of China is surprising, but it can be explained by the fact that they might wanted to try to increase the gross domestic product of this region, which has not yet been that economically developed by China. To make this clear, Korgas is 3430 km from the metropolises of Beijing and a whopping 4634 km from Shanghai. Europe in its entire width is estimated at 6000 km …
The region around Xinjiang has been of interest to investors such as Coca Cola, Volkswagen, Siemens and BASF for several years. Especially the agricultural Khorgas, which is also struggling by a lack of access to the water, wants to expand its GDP here with technology companies.
If you research further, you will find business information about “Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., Ltd.” (霍尔果斯 傑 捷 文化 传媒 有限公司). It was founded on July 26, 2016, in this very city. The official address is 新疆 伊犁 州 霍尔果斯 国税局 住宅 楼 1101 号.
No. 1101
Residential Building
Horgos State Taxation Bureau
Yili Prefecture
Xinjiang
China
It seems to be a mailbox company, probably relocated there for tax reasons. But what is much more interesting is the name of the legal representative: Wu Gang (伍刚).
Wu Gang (伍剛) ♂
Date/place of birth: 1974 in Shanghai (China)
Wu Gang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1974 and competed for the Shanghai Wushu team in many tournaments in the 1990s. In 1997, he became world champion at the spear and has been part of the Jackie Chan stunt team since the 5th generation since the late 1990s. Wu Gang replaced Nicky Li Chung-Chi in his position of head of the stunt team and is now deputy head of the team. In addition to his work as a stunt double and stuntman, he now mainly works as a stunt and combat choreographer.
Wu Gang is loyal to his boss Jackie Chan to this day and works regularly for his film productions as well as in the Jackie Chan Stunt Team Training Centre (成家班国际动作训练基地) in Tianjin, China, with young talents and big names in the film business worldwide. In addition, Wu Gang was also appointed manager of the Jackie Chan Film Gallery (成龙电影艺术馆) in Shanghai, a museum owned by Jackie Chan for his fans, where he was responsible for business affairs until it closed on July 15, 2020.
By the way, if it wasn’t for Wu Gang and Stanley Tong Jackie Chan hadn’t been able to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Jackie Chan stunt team on television, so that fans can see it and privately behind the scenes. The two not only came up with the idea, they also played a key role in its implementation.
Jackie Chan’s stuntmen are not just simple warriors who risk their lives for film stunts. Many of them have other important tasks within the “Jackie Chan Family” (成家班). So it is not uncommon for a loyal member who can already look back on management experience to be entrusted with other tasks such as running a film animation company. What a vote of confidence on the part of the boss Jackie Chan, who ultimately vouches for everything with his name.
In the end credits of the series, the name Wu Gang (伍刚) is emblazoned among the presenters. We know another name from films such as “Chinese Zodiac” (2012), “Skiptrace” (2016) and soon also “SNAFU” (planned for 2022): Wu Hong-liang (吴宠亮). Esmond Ren (任衣萬), who starred in “First Strike” (1996) alongside Jackie Chan in the film and in films such as “Little Big Soldier” (2010), “Chinese Zodiac” (2012) and “Skiptrace” ( 2016) and Joe Tam (運相息) are also from Jackie’s production team.
“Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., Ltd.” (霍尔果斯 傑 捷 文化 传媒 有限公司) was officially registered in the fields of culture, sports and entertainment. In addition, there are other interesting information about the industries in which the company is allowed to be active: Marketing agency for film & TV, organization of cultural and art communication activities, personnel evaluation, development and application of early warning technologies for public transport, development and application services of e-commerce and E-government systems, electronic data exchange technology, visualization technology and freight tracking and much more.
True to the motto “Everything is possible”. The company is still active to this day, even if it only has this animated TV series as its production credit. Maybe something will follow?
Theme score
As is so often the case with Chan’s own productions, the master himself sings the title song. Together with Xia Tian (夏天) Jackie Chan once again gives a rocking Mandarin performance in the song “梦境守护者J-TEAM” (“Guardians of the Dreams”). The melody and lyrics are from Zhao Jia Lin (赵佳霖).
Jackie himself cannot be seen in the music video that was released in late 2017 after the TV series first aired. It is a compilation of various scenes from the television series. Thanks to the Chinese subtitles, children can read along and sing along very easily.
I uploaded the music video unedited, but below I wrote down the original song text and freely translated it into English. A slightly slower version of the song is circulating on the internet and I can’t say for sure which is the original one.
Lyrics to sing along to + translation
„梦境守护者 J-TEAM“ („Guardians of the Dreams“)
Voice: Jackie Chan (成龙) & Xia Tian (夏天)
Lyrics & music: Zhao Jia Lin (赵佳霖)
VERSE 1
Jackie Chan (成龙):
看那遥远的东方
Kàn nà yáoyuǎn de dōngfāng
Look at the Far East
Xia Tian (夏天):
是什么在发光
Shì shénme zài fāguāng
It’s so shiny there
Jackie Chan (成龙):
有人说是初升的太阳
Yǒurén shuō shì chū shēng de tàiyáng
Some people say it’s the land of the rising sun
Xia Tian (夏天):
我觉得是心里的希望
Wǒ juédé shì xīnlǐ de xīwàng
For me it’s a feeling like hope in my heart
Jackie Chan (成龙):
不忘最初善良
Bù wàng zuìchū shànliáng
And don’t forget how kind everybody is there
成长中变坚强
Chéngzhǎng zhōng biàn jiānqiáng
We become stronger
梦中笑容像天使一样
Mèng zhōng xiàoróng xiàng tiānshǐ yīyàng
Smile in the dreams like an angel
CHORUS
Jackie Chan (成龙):
Duang! Duang! Duang!
钟声在認响
Zhōng shēng zài rèn xiǎng
This is the ringing sound
Duang! Duang! Duang!
无穷的力量
Wúqióng de lìliàng
You’ll reach infinite power
Duang! Duang! Duang!
打败了魔王胜利在前方
Dǎbàile mówáng shènglì zài qiánfāng
The demon king is defeated, victory’s ahead
Duang! Duang! Duang!
留住了欢笑
Liú zhùle huānxiào
Keep on smiling
Duang! Duang! Duang!
赶走了悲伤
Gǎn zǒule bēishāng
Drive away the sadness
让我守护你们的梦想
Ràng wǒ shǒuhù nǐmen de mèngxiǎng
Let me guard your dreams
Repeat the second verse from the beginning. The very last line is repeated three times, twice bilingual with Xia Tian (夏天).
Releases from “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (新成龙历险记)
Even though the series was broadcast in the Chinese-speaking area in Southeast Asia and thanks to satellites worldwide on over 200 channels and is now available on various Chinese online video platforms – sometimes free of charge – there is still no worthy release for home cinema.
As of today, I am not aware of any DVD or Blu-ray box that contains even an episode of “All New Jackie Chan Adventures” (2017, 新成龙历险记), strangely enough, no VCD box, not even a bootleg variant. It would be absolutely time to make this series available in the home. Even if streaming services are becoming increasingly important in Southeast Asia, classic haptic publication for the shelf has something to offer.
A year after the first broadcast in China, however, there was a small comic book series for the tv show. The popular children’s series is summarized in four oversized paperback volumes. The following pictures only show these books, not a DVD/Blu-ray publication.
Book cover 1, without and with removable belly band (OBI) EAN: 978-7-5596-1477-3
Book cover 2, without and with removable belly band (OBI) EAN: 978-7-5596-1478-0
Book cover 3, without and with removable belly band (OBI) EAN: 978-7-5596-1612-8
Book cover 4, without and with removable belly band (OBI) EAN: 978-7-5596-1613-5
With an advertised price of 29.80 Yuan, the equivalent of just under 4 Euros, these booklets are definitely worth importing for your own collection. Take a look at Taobao.
The movie, which was already announced at the time, wasn’t that important at the beginning of the J-Team trip. At least according to Jackie Chan. For him, the start and success of the series had priority. The film was planned for 2019, but nobody has said a word about it until today. So one can assume that this project will not be pursued any further.
Even if I’ve already embedded it at the top, here is the official trailer for the television series with English subtitles:
Merchandising for the anime series
In addition to the books mentioned above, there were a few knickknacks with the motifs of the series. These merchandise items were often raffled off in competitions relating to the first broadcast in China. Today, you have to keep your eyes open so that you come across these collectibles online or offline in second-hand shops or with fans.
