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Jackie Chan Adventures Season 1 Episode 8

Tough Break

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AIRED: 11/18/00

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.moreless

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Gnomekop needs his own spin-off show.

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By ZaleIsBackAgain, Dec 29, 2006

Jackie has retreived the rat talisman before the dark hand. However, he slips onto one of Jade's toys, Gnomekop, which breaks his leg. He now has a broken leg. Jade does her best to help him, but the talisman slips onto Gnomekop, giving him life. He escapes Section 13, and searches for Turbo Troll, his archenemy. The Dark Hand capture him, and try to use him to retrace his steps back to Section 13. Jackie and Jade are there to intercept him, and in the process of the battle, the rat talisman slipped onto a larger figure of Gnomekop. Jackie and Jade were able to grab the talisman, but Jackie broke another leg.

Just awesome. Hopefully Gnomekop makes more appearances. In fact, they should make a spin off series honouring him! His signature lines such as "Where is Turbo Troll?" and "Gnome Power!", was really charming. It actually reminded me a lot of Toy Story with Buzzlight Year, who is a toy, acting as if the world around him is the universe he once traversed. That relived a bit of nostalgia. Jackie breaking his leg brought up some interesting scenes. The scene with the boat ride and him skiing was a bit remininsce of a scene in one of his hit movies, "Rumble in the Bronx", where incidentally, his leg was also broken in. Plus, the short fight scene with him, Ratso, and Tohru, was just awesome with how creative he was battling using the two crutches.moreless
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Jackie Chan	Himself ("Hey Jackie!" Segment)
James Sie	Jackie Chan/Shendu
Sab Shimono	Uncle Chan
Stacie Chan	Jade Chan

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Brian Doyle-Murray	Gnomekop	Guest Star
Clancy Brown	Captain Augustus Black/Ratso	Recurring Role
Adam Baldwin	Finn	Recurring Role
Noah Nelson	Tohru	Recurring Role

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QUOTES (6)
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- Jackie: The phone booth is not wheelchair accessible.
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- Jade: He's alive, alive!
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- (Jade grabs a sofa from some movers to save Jackie)
  Jade: I'm sorry, I'll return it, thank you!
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- (Jackie grabs a pair of crutches from a guy with a broken leg)
  Jackie: I'm sorry, I'll return them, thank you!
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- Gnomekop: Gnome power!
  (Tohru accidentally falls onto Gnomekop, which causes the talisman to hurl into the Giant Gnomekop's mouth)
  Jade: No...way!
  Giant Gnomekop: Where is Turbo Troll?
  Jade: (thinks fast) In his pants! (points at Tohru)
  Tohru: GAAAAAAH! (runs off with Finn and Ratso following him)
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- Uncle: Run down the side of an exploding building, no problem. But step on a child's toy, break your bone. Wahh! Sound like a Chinese proverb.
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- Talisman: Rat, found on a Lamp that was being sold at an auction. It has the power to bring "motion to the motionless."
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- Even though he's confined to a wheelchair, Jackie is perfectly healed in the next episode.
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- Jackie is confined to a wheelchair in this episode due to a broken leg.
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- If the "G" is taken off, Gnomekop is Pokémon spelled backwards. They also say "Gotta collect 'em all", as with Pokémon it's "Gotta Catch 'Em All."
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- Jackie's skiing scene on the lake: Similar to a scene in Rumble in the Bronx where Jackie ski's on a lake while chasing bad guys with his leg literally broken.
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- Jade: He's alive, alive!
  In one of the Frankenstein movies, Victor Frankenstein utters the same phrase when his monster composed of corpses comes to life.
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- Finn: You sure Chucky ain't lost?
  This is a reference to the Child's Play movies involving an evil doll that comes to life.
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