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The Best Episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1

Every episode of Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1!

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Archaeologist Jackie Chan joins forces with his adventurous 11-year-old niece, Jade, to race around the world in search of twelve powerful magical talismans before they fall into the hands of the sinister Dark Hand crime

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 13 - Day of the Dragon
    8.2/10(224 votes)

    S1:E13

    Shendu retrieves all twelve talismans and transforms into a humanoid dragon. Now, he is on the loose and ready to destroy the entire continent of Asia. Jackie, Uncle, and Jade must find the demon and annihilate it before Asia is dismantled. Uncle makes a magic potion that allows Jackie to penetrate Shendu's skin to steal the twelve talismans back.

    Director:Jane Wu
    Writer:Alexx Van Dyne

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  2. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 12 - The Tiger and the Pussycat
    8.1/10(206 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Tiger Talisman splits the dark and light sides of Jackie in two, which makes it easy for Valmont to trick his dark side into working for the Dark Hand. The light Jackie could not do anything, he does not want to fight, while the dark Jackie steals the 12 talismans from Section 13. Both halves fight for the talisman, but Valmont gets to it first and uses it to turn Shendu into it's old self again, an alive, giant dragon demon.

    Director:Bryan Andrews
    Writer:David Slack

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  3. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 1 - The Dark Hand
    7.7/10(325 votes)

    S1:E1

    Captain Black hires Jackie Chan to a secret government agency - Section 13, to track down the artifacts pursued by the Dark Hand, a crime organization far darker than anyone could have known. Also, Jackie's 11-year-old niece came to visit from Hong Kong and finds herself willing to help in the fight against evil. Jackie must gather up all 12 magical talismans that the Dark Hand had started retrieving before the Dark Hand does.

    Director:Bryan Andrews
    Writer:John Rogers

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  4. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 9 - The Rock
    7.7/10(187 votes)

    S1:E9

    Jackie is poisoned by the Dark Hand and will give him the antidote for the talismans. Jade steals all the talismans, while the Dark Hand destroys the antidote. When Jackie fully turns to stone, the Horse Talisman heals him.

    Director:Bryan Andrews
    Writer:Alexx Van Dyne

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  5. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mask of El Toro Fuerte
    7.5/10(225 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jackie gets into the ring with Mexico's greatest wrestler (El Toro Fuerte) when Jackie and Jade visit Mexico. Jackie found that the Ox Talisman of super strength was embedded into El Toro Fuerte's mask, and the Dark Hand found out and stole it. Jackie, El Toro Fuerte, and Jade must get it back. Jade had stowed away on the plane that the enemy escaped in, along with Jackie and El Toro and she reclaims the strength talisman.

    Director:Andy Thom
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  6. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 4 - Enter the Viper
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jackie must steal the next Talisman of Invisibility from a museum before the Dark Hand does, but when he was in the building, Jade followed him, and a thief was also inside the building trying to steal a jewel, and the talisman mistakenly ends up in the hands of jewel thief The Viper instead and Jackie was arrested because he had the jewel.

    Director:Rick Del Carmen
    Writer:David Slack

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  7. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 10 - The Jade Monkey
    7.5/10(184 votes)

    S1:E10

    Jade uses the latest talisman to turn herself into a monkey to escape the Dark Hand, but the boat collapsed and the Dark Hand, Jade, and Jackie are stranded on an island. Jade gets caught off guard when another monkey takes the talisman, and now Jackie must find Jade, while the Dark Hand is trying to find the talisman.

    Director:Rick Del Carmen
    Writer:David Slack

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  8. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 5 - Shell Game
    7.4/10(207 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jackie and Jade have different goals after learning the Dark Hand members have stolen an endangered tortoise, which has the Rabbit talisman of super speed encrusted on its shell. And now, the Dark Hand must try to get it out, and Jackie must obtain the talisman and the tortoise before it becomes someone's dinner.

    Director:Andy Thom
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  9. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 6 - Project A, for Astral
    7.4/10(194 votes)

    S1:E6

    While Jade has an out-of-body experience when she uses the Astral Projection talisman, and while she was roaming around Uncle's shop, the Dark Hand grabs the magic object and Shendu uses it to slip into her vacant body. Pretending to be Jade, Shendu tricks Jackie into telling her where Section 13 was in order to steal all the talismans.

    Director:Bryan Andrews
    Writer:David Slack

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  10. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 7 - Bullies
    7.4/10(200 votes)

    S1:E7

    After having a fight with Shendu, Valmont keeps the Dragon Talisman of combustion for himself and not only busts into the U.S. Mint but puts Captain Black into the hospital as well. Valmont steals all the gold in the reserve, and Jackie must get the talisman, but this time, he has to use his brain to defeat Valmont because of Valmont's incredible powers.

    Director:Rick Del Carmen
    Writers:Greg Klein, Tom Pugsley

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  11. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 11 - The Dog and Piggy Show
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    S1:E11

    Uncle helps Jackie retrieve the Pig Talisman from the Dark Hand's newest enforcer, Hak Foo, using the Dog Talisman's power of immortality. Jackie and Jade could not believe the strength that Uncle used on the Dark Hand.

    Director:Andy Thom
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  12. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 2 - The Power Within
    7.3/10(245 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jade swallowed the Rooster Talisman which gave her telekinetic powers, and Jade must harness this ""power within"" in order to save Jackie and herself.

    Director:Vincenzo Trippetti
    Writer:David Slack

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  13. Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 8 - Tough Break
    7.3/10(194 votes)

    S1:E8

    Jade accidentally drops the Rat Talisman into the battery compartment of her Gnomekop toy, and it comes alive through the power of reanimation. The toy is grabbed by the Dark Hand and is used to get to Section 13. Jade and Jackie must track the toy down.

    Director:Gloria Jenkins
    Writer:David Slack

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Day of the Dragon" is the best rated episode of "Jackie Chan Adventures" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 224 votes. Directed by Jane Wu and written by Alexx Van Dyne, it aired on 3/17/2001. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Tiger and the Pussycat".