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Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Genre	Comedy Action/Adventure Martial arts Fantasy
Developed by	Peter Hastings
Voices of	Mick Wingert Fred Tatasciore Kari Wahlgren Amir Talai Lucy Liu James Sie Max Koch James Hong
Theme music composer	Jeremy Zuckerman Benjamin Wynn
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	70 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Peter Hastings Cheryl Holliday (season 1) Bret Haaland (season 2-present)
Producers	Andrew Huebner Dean Hoff (season 1)
Running time	approx. 23 minutes
Production companies	DreamWorks Animation Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07) – present

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness is an American computer-animated television series spun off from the Kung Fu Panda films. It takes place after the first film, showing Po's training to becoming a successful Dragon Warrior, where the second film is, according to the series' executive producer Peter Hastings, "not unlike a very long, super-deluxe 3-D version of one of our episodes."

The series was originally set to air on Nickelodeon in 2010, but it was pushed back to 2011 instead. Two special previews were aired on September 19 and October 21, 2011 and it officially premiered on November 7, 2011. Three seasons have aired since then. The third season's broadcast has been erratic. Broadcasting for season 3 began in June 2013 with the first eight episodes aired over a period of eight days, rather than the usual, weekly time slots as used in seasons 1 and 2. A six month hiatus between June and January 2014 ensued, followed by another episode gap between March and June 2014. As of June 2014, production of the show has ceased without any explanations, from Nickelodeon, for the sudden halt. The last 10 episodes of season 3 currently remain unaired.

Besides Lucy Liu and James Hong, who reprise their film roles as Viper and Mr. Ping, the cast features new voice actors for the characters of Po (Mick Wingert), Master Shifu (Fred Tatasciore), Tigress (Kari Wahlgren), Crane (Amir Talai), Monkey (James Sie), and Mantis (Max Koch).

Synopsis

Po and the Furious Five defend the Valley of Peace from villains of different kinds. All the while, Po makes mistakes, learns lessons, learns more about the history of kung fu, and meets other famous kung fu Masters.

Episodes

Voice cast

• Mick Wingert as Po
• Fred Tatasciore as Shifu
• Kari Wahlgren as Tigress
• Amir Talai as Crane
• Lucy Liu as Viper
• James Sie as Monkey
• Max Koch as Mantis
• James Hong as Mr. Ping

Development

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The show's musical score is done by the Track Team. In addition, Sifu Kisu was the martial arts consultant for the show as he was on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

Media

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness also took part in Nickelodeon's revamp to their cartoon season on TV. As an early promotion, Po was featured in a Nickelodeon bumper with all the characters of the shows set to premiere (or were renewed) in 2011. On July 23, an exclusive sneak peek of the show was shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, with producers and members of the voice cast present at the panel. A sneak peek episode was released for the DVD / Blu-ray release for Kung Fu Panda 2 on December 13, 2011. In addition, two sneak preview episodes aired (one on September 19, 2011 and another on October 21, 2011) before the official premiere of the show.

Critical reception

Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness "a show that won't drive every adult in earshot absolutely crazy. And these days, that's saying something." Kevin McFarland of The AV Club said that the show "rips out the elements that made the original film such a surprise, leaving behind a derivative, cliché-laden children's show that recycles moral platitudes adequately but is otherwise indistinguishable from countless other programs" and "isn't a show that's aiming to be cutting edge or original, just mildly entertaining, which it is....This isn't going to harm any kids, but it's not going to impress them either." Then he finished with giving the show a C score overall as the community grade is a B+ score. Despite the mixed reviews, the show has received four Emmy Awards and nominated for four Annie Awards.

Awards and nominations

Home media

A DVD compilation of seven Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness episodes, titled Good Croc, Bad Croc was released on June 18, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD contains the episodes: "Good Croc, Bad Croc," "The Princess and the Po," "Chain Reaction," "Bad Po," "Jailhouse Panda," "Father Crime," and "Po Fans Out." A DVD, subtitled The Scorpion Sting, was released on October 15, 2013. It contains the episodes: "Scorpion's Sting," "Love Stings," "Owl Be Back," "Monkey in the Middle," "Crane On A Wire," "Kung Shoes," and "Qilin Time." A DVD, subtitled The Midnight Stranger, was released on March 11, 2014. It contains the episodes: "Master Ping," "Shifu's Back," "Terror Cotta," "The Midnight Stranger," "Shoot the Messenger," "Secret Admirer," and "Huge."

References

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23. Lambert, David (April 22, 2013). "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - 'Good Croc, Bad Croc' is a DVD Release of the TV Spin-Off". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
24. "Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: - "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: The Scorpion Sting" on DVD October 15; "Monsters vs Aliens: Cloning Around" on DVD October 15". Don411.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
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External links

• Official website
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness at IMDb
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