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Shapeshifter

Episode Number: 11    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday May 13, 2005    Prod Code: 102
Jake has a parent teacher conference with Professor Rotwood, and he learns that all dragons have natural shape-shifting powers. Fu Dog gives him a potion that lets him tap into that ability in order for Jake to impersonate a goblin named Ralph who is working with the Huntsman in order to find out the Huntsman plans. However Jake abuses his powers to fool people and when he overuses his powers, he loses control of them when he impersonates Ralph and is captured by the Huntsclan. How is he going to escape now?

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Matthew Negrete
Director: Christian Roman
Star: Keone Young (Jake's Grandfather),  Dante Basco (Voice of Jake Long),  Amy Bruckner (Haley Long),  Miss Kittie (Trixie)
Recurring Role: Lauren Tom (Jake's mother),  John DiMaggio (Fu Dog),  Jeff Bennett (Jake's father),  Paul Rugg (Professor Rotwood),  Matt Nolan (Brad Morton)

Notes

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We learn that Dragon Powers skip a generation. (edit)
Jake's birthday is some time in late February or in March since he's a Pisces. (edit)
We find out that the Huntsman & Rose aren't the only surviving members of the Huntsclan. (edit)
Professor Rotwood's first name is Hans. (edit)
Jake's parents think that Professor Rotwood is crazy. (edit)

Quotes

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Rose: (To Jake pretending to be Jaren MacArthur) I love your music! Sing us one of your songs!? (Crowd of girls agree)
Random Girl: I LOVE YOU JAREN!!
Jake: But I don't know any of his...I mean...hey yo, I don't have a guitar. (Someone hands him a guitar) Uhh...but I don't uhh... (Crowd stares at him) This one goes out to Rose. (Starts playing and singing) Rose! Yo! You have such awesome toes!! Rose! And a really hot...nooose!! Yo! And your forehead is so shiny that it glows! ROSE! YEAH!! (Crowd stares) Uhh...well uhh... seee yah PEACE!
Random Girl: I STILL LOVE YOU JAREN!!! (edit)
(Jake is tied up by the Huntsclan, is powerless because of his shapeshifting powers, and is slowly changing back into himself)
Jake: (in the form of pop sensation Jaren MacArthur) Come on. Dragon up. Dragon Up!
Huntsmaster:At last, the identity of the American Dragon will be revealed.
(Jake is slowly starting to turn back as the magic comes over his face)
Jake: NO!
(The lights black out before his face can change back)
Hunstmaster: What?
Fu Dog: (in the dark) Ok, which one of you cheapos forgot to pay the electric bill?
(The lights switch on)
Fu Dog: Oops, my bad. Must've brushed against the light switch. I hate it when that happens. Ha Ha!
(The Hunstclan members surround Fu Dog and Ralph, ready to kill them, and Fu Dog shakes his head as the window above him breaks, revealing gramps in dragon form)
Grandpa:ha-yah!
(He knocks out the huntsclan members in one shot) (edit)
Jake: (as his Mum) Mr Rotwood.

Mr Rotwood: eh eh eh It's Professor Rotwood.

Jake: (as his Mum) I don't care if it's wacko Rotwood! You no good player hater. Your just jealous of my son cause he's got super-fly mackdaddy moves and you don't. If you know what's good for you, you'll leave my son alone and move to a far away country like......Jer.....paka....mania.
Good day Mr Rotwood

Mr Rotwood: (Nervously) Actually It's Pro......Profess.....

Jake>: (as his Mum) I said good day!! (edit)
Jake:(transforms into the Huntsmaster)Now, brothers and sisters, bust a move and bring on the Huntsclan (edit)
Jake: I'm pretty busted, huh?
Grandpa: YOU DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD!! (edit)

Trivia

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If you listen closely, near the end of the episode you can hear the Huntsman say to Rose 'Patience Thorn'. 'Thorn' was what Rose's Huntsclan identity, was originally going to be called instead of Huntsgirl. This was from them forgetting to dub that part over with Huntsgirl. (edit)
After Jake was captured by the Huntsclan as Jaren McCarthur, while Jake was transforming back, don't you think that Rose would have noticed him by his pants and his shirt (since Rose saw him often)?

Reply: Clothes are not a good method of identification. Jake could probably have a popular clothing style. (edit)
Due to Disney airing the episode out of order, Trixie and Spud don't know about Jake's abilities in this episode. (edit)
If Jake really wants to know who the Huntsgirl is why didn't he just transform into her and take off her mask.

Jake's ability seem to work by having to see someone, then he is able to copy them. He might be able to copy huntsgirl, but taking off the mask would reult in either a face blank other than what he can see though the mask, or so generic as to be useless for identification. Besides, Jake would probably never think to do that. (edit)
When Jake lashes out with his chains towards Huntsgirl, he breaks two legs of the table the Orb is on, but the table still stands like nothing happened. (edit)

Allusions

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Title: Aaron Carter and/or Jesse McCartney
Jaren MacArthur's name and personality seems to be the combination of two real life male blond singing sensations, Jesse McCartney and Aaron Carter. (edit)
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6.2
Fair
Shapeshifter
"Silly"
Not the best episode...
Continue » Posted Apr 26, 2008 9:57 pm PST
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Shapeshifter
"Out of character"
not good
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Shapeshifter
"Unoriginal"
Completely misses the interesting plot in favor of the boring one.
Continue » Posted May 9, 2007 10:17 am PST
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Superb
Shapeshifter
"Silly"
jake shapesifts
Continue » Posted Jul 29, 2006 10:31 am PST

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10.0
Perfect
Shapeshifter
"Adventurous"
An original but great AG episode!!!
Continue » Posted Jul 9, 2006 2:11 pm PST
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