Jane and the Dragon: Difference between revisions

A [[All CGI Cartoon|CGI cartoon]] about the adventures of the eponymous characters and their friends, in the castle of the kingdom of Kippernia. Set in approximately the 800's, Jane is in training to become the first female knight ever. She gained the position at the age of ten when a dragon kidnapped the crown prince and she rescued him, finding out the the process that Dragon meant no harm, and thought that the prince was a key part of solving the dragon runes on his cave. After she returned with Prince Cuthbert and Dragon, King Caradoc allowed her to become a squire, which she had trained in secret for months beforehand.

 

 

In spite of some glowing reviews from parents' groups and an Annie Award nomination, Jane's adventures with her dragon were [[Too Good to Last]], and the show has been on hiatus since 2006.

 

* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The book was this tropers favorite read as a kid. Happily the TV series hasn't strayed far from the (very small) source material. there are also some nice little homages to the book, with the Jester giving Jane his armor and the Queen possibly having a hand in allowing Jane to become a knight. Also the character designs are spot on!

* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: The American edits add one to the end to some episodes, similarly to [[Sailor Moon]].

* [[Beta Couple]]: Pepper and Rake, although there isn't really an official Alpha Couple yet.

** Her brother Cuthbert also, who is regarded less highly by the main characters.

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Jane and Gunther, who are always arguing with each other.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most of the characters, actually but special mention goes to the main two.

* [[Dragon Rider]]

* [[Expository Theme Tune]]: A without music [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Crowning Theme Of Awesome]]:

'''Jane:''' ~With Dragon's help I'll be a knight someday~ }}

* [[Fake Nationality]]: all of the voice actors are Canadians speaking with English accents

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Jane

** [[The Hero]]: Jane

** [[The Lancer]]: Dragon

*** {{spoiler|She turns out to be mistaken about this, though.}}

** In the episode "A Dragon's Tail" Dragon is running a fever. Jane checks his temperature to confirm this. Which leads to this exchange...

'''Dragon:''' Thank you. }}

* [[Hartman Hips]]: Pepper.

* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Gunther. He is the only one who doesn't seem to be on friendly terms with anyone in the court.

** There are a couple exceptions. In one episode, he gets fairly close to Dragon as they both share a love of lowbrow humor, but Dragon [[Status Quo Is God|returns to disliking him at the end of the episode]]. In another, he is caught stealing flowers and explains that they're for a [[Temporary Love Interest|love interest]], but the love interest is never seen or referred to again. It is unknown if the love interest even exists; Gunther's facial expressions when mentioning her have led to debate among some viewers, and it is a bit extreme for someone to strip entire rose/chrysanthemum bushes bare for one person.

* [[Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: A short clip of Dragon explaining the Aesop at the end of the episode, to earn that E/I status.

* [[Last of His Kind]]: Dragon, maybe. He hopes he isn't.

** Partly justified in that all of them, aside from Gunther, are nicknames.

** Though Jane's surname--given in the book, not the series--is "Turnkey", an actual medieval profession. It's another word for "dungeon-master".

* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted; Dragon ''does'' defecate (rather abundantly too if the reactions of characters that see his leavings are any indication). Though it is never explicitly seen on camera, apparently dragon manure makes very good fertilizer.

** Dragon isn't incredibly shy about where he does it, either. The concept of a bathroom is completely foreign to him.

'''Dragon:''' Oh, that! Yes, well, [that's] the dragon way, loud and proud! }}

* [[Orphaned Punchline]]: The 'joke' that Dragon wrote for Jester that ends "That isn't a cow. That's just my cave chicken". See [[Cannot Tell a Joke]].

* [[The Plan]]: Jane pulls off one of these for an All Fool's Day prank.

* [[Real Women Never Wear Dresses]]: Jane adamantly refuses to wear a dress to the ball, even when her mother forbids her to go without one. The end result is Jane skipping the ball to chase after a garden thief. Though you get the feeling the animators just didn't want to render everyone in their evening attire, it's a bit of a derailment from the heroine's usual reasonable and compromising personality. [[Word of God]] is that Jane felt that if she ''did'' wear a dress, it would be seen as backsliding from her goal to be a knight, especially in the eyes of her mother.

* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Jane

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Jester seems to be in the first stages of this.

* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: Jane and her friends use faux medieval-type curses ("Bat bladders!" and "Maggots!") and insults ("Biscuit weevil!"). Expect a string of these whenever Jane and Gunther start bickering.

 

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