
November 1, 2003 – May 13, 2006
Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated television series that aired on Kids' WB and was created by Christy Hui. Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay, four young Xiaolin warriors in training who, alongside their dragon companion Dojo, battle the Heylin forces of evil, especially series antagonists Jack Spicer, Wuya, and Chase Young. The Xiaolin warriors set to accomplish this by protecting Shen Gong Wu, a set of ancient artifacts that have great magical powers, from villains who could use them to conquer the world. Typical episodes revolve around a specific Shen Gong Wu and the resulting race on both sides to find it. Episodes often climax with one good and one evil character challenging one another to a magical duel called a Xiaolin Showdown for possession of the artifact.
Originally premiering on the Kids' WB block of programming on The WB on November 1, 2003, the series ran for 3 seasons with 52 episodes before its conclusion on May 13, 2006. Reruns aired on Cartoon Network from 2006 to 2007 and on Boomerang from 2015 to 2018. Xiaolin Showdownwas a ratings hit for Kids' WB and led to the licensing of spin-off media including DVD releases, a trading card game, and a video game. The series won a Daytime Emmy Awardin 2005 and was nominated for three additional Daytime Emmy Awards, one Annie Award, and one Golden Reel Award.
Follow-up series Xiaolin Chronicles previewed on August 26, 2013, on Disney XD and began its long-term run on September 14 the same year. The show aired for twenty episodes from August 26, 2013, to March 6, 2014, on Disney XD, leaving the last six episodes unaired in the United States until July 1, 2015, when Chronicles was made available to watch on Netflix.
Storyline[]
Season 1[]
Four young monks – Omi, Kimiko, Raimundo, and Clay – are forced into cooperation at the Xiaolin Temple after learning they are chosen to become Xiaolin Dragons. They become friends and work together traveling the world in search for Shen Gong Wu, mystical objects with powers that balance the forces of good and evil. Along the way, they must battle wannabe evil boy genius Jack Spicer, and the evil Heylin sorceress Wuya, whom Jack inadvertently frees from a 1500-year imprisonment in a puzzle box by Grand Master Dashi. Through thievery, Spicer ultimately possesses enough Shen Gong Wu to form Mala Mala Jong, an ancient monster that Wuya uses to help her gain control of the world. Raimundo defies orders and fights the monster, causing the remaining monks to fight and defend the remaining Shen Gong Wu in the Temple's possession. All the monks, except for Raimundo, are promoted to Xiaolin Apprentices.Angered, Raimundo joins the Heylin side and helps Wuya regain her human form.
Season 2[]
Omi travels back in time and receives a second puzzle box from Grand Master Dashi, who trapped Wuya in the puzzle box 1500 years ago. But with no way back to the future, he freezes himself using the Orb of Tornami. In the present time, Omi breaks free of the ice with the puzzle box in hand. Raimundo decides that his rightful place belongs in the Xiaolin Temple with his friends and traps Wuya in the new puzzle box. After returning to the Temple, the monks continue their search for the Shen Gong Wu. Eventually, Raimundo is promoted to Xiaolin Apprentice.
Afterwards, the monks are introduced to Xiaolin monk-turned-evil villain Chase Young. Chase takes an interest in Omi and becomes determined to manipulate his mind into joining the Heylin side. When Master Fung becomes trapped in the Ying-Yang World, Omi asks for help from Chase. He succeeds in rescuing Master Fung; however, upon leaving the Ying-Yang world, his bad chi takes over and he joins the Heylin side. Chase succeeds in restoring Wuya to her human form, though he takes her powers. The remaining monks soon learn that Chase had sent Master Fung into the Ying-Yang World knowing the events that would unfold afterwards, including Omi joining his side.
Season 3[]
Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay travel to the Ying-Yang World to retrieve Omi's good chi and return him to the Xiaolin side. After gaining Omi back, the monks are promoted to Wudai Warriors. They are then introduced to Hannibal Roy Bean, an evil villain from the Ying-Yang World who is responsible for turning Chase Young to the Heylin side.
Toward the end of their journey, Master Fung tells the monks that they have one final quest before the team's leader, the Shoku Warrior, will be revealed. Omi decides that he will stop Hannibal Bean from turning Chase to the Heylin side. He ends up freezing himself in order to travel to the future to find the Sands of Time. Through time travel, he succeeds by switching the Lao Mang Long Soup with pea soup. However, when he returns to his present time, he learns that his actions have made things worse: instead of Chase joining the Heylin side, it is Chase's former friend, Master Monk Guan, whom Hannibal Bean turns evil. The monks and Chase are captured by Hannibal Bean, Wuya, and the evil Guan; Chase sacrifices his good self to save the monks and give them the opportunity to fight and return everything to the way it was. The monks succeed, and the timeline is fixed.
In the end, Raimundo is revealed as the Shoku Warrior. The series concludes with every villain attacking the temple, and the Wudai Warriors led by Raimundo proceeding to counterattack.
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031903 (Heard in "Tangled Web".)
- Hollywoodedge, Blade Chings Fast Met LB011902 (Heard in "The Year of the Green Monkey".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bounce Boing Drum CRT016901/Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - TIMP DOINK
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201 (Heard in "Tangled Web"; used for the Jack-Bots crashing into one another.)
- Hollywoodedge, Crying Motor Down Dou LB028403 (Heard once in "The Journey of a Thousand Miles".)
- Hollywoodedge, Girl Screams Long Hi CRT028201
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 4 Very Short High PE139201 (Heard once when Tubbimura farts.)
- Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk Wbell Drum CRT031901
- Hollywoodedge, Highpitched Electr CRT035801 (Used for the Jack-bots' spinning blades.)
- Hollywoodedge, Several Rapid Swish CRT054101
- Hollywoodedge, Single Bullet Impact PE236401
- Hollywoodedge, Single Sword Hit 3 Hig PE102701 (Heard in "Tangled Web".)
- Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Fight Metal Bla LB011801 (Used for the Jack-Bots opening sawblades (1st and 3rd swish), and Chameleon-Bot shape-shifting sounds.)
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Fight Metal Bla LB011802 (Used for Chameleon-Bot shapeshifting.)
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Fight Metal Bla LB011803 (Used for Chameleon-Bot shapeshifting.)
- Joel Valentine Shadow Power Sound
- King Kong Roar (Used for Chase Young and Dojo the Dragon when they transform and the Chi Creature.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - HAND GRENADE: DEFENSIVE HAND GRENADE EXPLOSION WITH SHRAPNEL PASSING BY 01
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY TIMP RISE
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03
- Sound Ideas, METAL, HIT - HOLLOW METAL HIT, FOLEY 02 (Heard in "The Year of the Green Monkey".)
- Sound Ideas, METAL, HIT - METAL HIT AND RATTLE, FOLEY 02 (Heard in "The Year of the Green Monkey".)
- Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 02 (Heard once in "Master Monk Guan".)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, SCREAM - FEMALE, SHORT, HUMAN, HORROR 01
- Sound Ideas, SCREAM - FEMALE, SHORT, HUMAN, HORROR 04
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, GUN SHOTS - LASER GUN SHOT, GALACTIC, SCI FI 01
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, GUN SHOTS - LASER GUN SHOT, GALACTIC, SCI FI 03 (Used for the Jack-bot main laser weapon.)
- Sound Ideas, SQUIRREL - CHATTERING, ANIMAL, RODENT (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG/SHORT
- Sound Ideas, TIP TOE, CARTOON - XYLOPHONE TIP TOE, LONG/MEDIUM/SHORT
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN