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21 Jump Street

Christmas in Saigon

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired Dec 18, 1987

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Ioki faces being dismissed from the force when internal affairs discovers that he is a Vietnamese refuge who is using an alias. Flashback sequences show his escape from Saigon.

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Joseph Hieu

Vietnamese Teenager
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Haunani Minn

Unknown
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Paul Jarrett

Corp. McKay

Steven Williams

Captain Adam Fuller
Peter DeLuise

Officer Douglas 'Doug' Penhall
Holly Robinson Peete

Officer Judith "Judy" Hoffs
Dustin Nguyen

Officer Harry Truman Ioki (season 1-4)
Johnny Depp

Officer Thomas "Tom" Hanson (season 1-4)

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Nice showcase for Dustin Nguyen.

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By j7286, Aug 06, 2006

This episode showcases Ioki, who usually doesn\'t get a whole lot of screen time. Let\'s face it, the actor didn\'t have the charisma of Peter DeLuise or Johnny Depp, and often was the odd man out in their adventures. However, this episode plays to his strengths, and is a gripping storyline. Once again, the best plots for 21 Jump Street seem to be the ones that don\'t have anything to do with their undercover assignments. This episode will also allow the actor to actually be Vietnamese, instead of the Japanese \'Ioki.\' Seems to me it would have been obvious to have the character be a Vietnamese refugee from the very beginning -- I guess this episode was created in order to rectify that mistake. A good show, well worth watching.
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- The episode "Christmas in Saigon" was based on the actual experiences of Dustin Nguyen's escape in Vietnam. However, the difference between the episode and Nguyen's real life is that Nguyen's parents survived (whereas in the episode, his parents died).
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- This is the episode where it is learned that H.T. Ioki's real name is Vinh Van Tran.
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- Ioki's escape from Saigon is based upon the real life experiences of actor Dustin Nguyen.
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