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* HeAlsoDid: One of the lead writers was Jamie Farr, Klinger of ''Series/{{MASH}}'' fame.

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** ''Chan Clan'' is another example of Hanna-Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However, it was a loose adaptation of an existing mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan had been, in his stories and films, assisted by his children, of whom the eldest was known as Henry, but the rest of this series' characters are wholly original.

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** ''Chan Clan'' is This was another example of Hanna-Barbera Creator/HannaBarbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However, it was a loose adaptation of an existing mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan had been, in his stories and films, assisted by his children, of whom the eldest was known as Henry, but the rest of this series' characters are wholly original.



* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Creator/BrianTochi and Creator/RobertIto) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of most of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.

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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Creator/BrianTochi and Creator/RobertIto) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of most of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.actors.
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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Creator/BrianTochi and Creator/RobertIto) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.

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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Creator/BrianTochi and Creator/RobertIto) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of most of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.
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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Brian Tochi and Robert Ito) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.

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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Brian Tochi Creator/BrianTochi and Robert Ito) Creator/RobertIto) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.
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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Brian Tochi and Robert Ito) were replaced by Occidentals.

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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Brian Tochi and Robert Ito) were replaced by Occidentals. That unfortunately is largely in reverse of the original films where while Charlie Chan was played by a white man in {{Yellowface}}, the character's family was played by actual Asian-American actors.

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* FollowTheLeader: ''Chan Clan'' is another example of Hanna-Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However, it was a loose adaptation of an existing mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan had been, in his stories and films, assisted by his children, of whom the eldest was known as Henry, but the rest of this series' characters are wholly original.

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''Chan Clan'' is another example of Hanna-Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However, it was a loose adaptation of an existing mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan had been, in his stories and films, assisted by his children, of whom the eldest was known as Henry, but the rest of this series' characters are wholly original.

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* FollowTheLeader: Chan Clan is another example of Hanna Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However it is one that was a loose adaptation of an already mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan's had been in his stories and films been assisted by his children in which the eldest was known as Henry, the rest of this series characters are wholly original.
** The show makes use of the band set up, where half the Chan siblings form a band called the Chan Clan. The plots however aren't all that unlike a regular Charlie Chan case, something goes missing and Chan is summoned to help find it, his kids then try to solve the case themselves to not that good results. The Chan Clan are amateur detectives a-like ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' while Chan himself is an actual detective sought out for his expertise.

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* EditedForSyndication: The DVD release contains a lot of scenes that were missing from the TV version.
* FollowTheLeader: Chan Clan ''Chan Clan'' is another example of Hanna Barbera Hanna-Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However However, it is one that was a loose adaptation of an already existing mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan's Chan had been been, in his stories and films been films, assisted by his children in which children, of whom the eldest was known as Henry, but the rest of this series series' characters are wholly original.
** The show makes use of the band set up, setup, where half the Chan siblings form a band called the Chan Clan. The plots however plots, however, aren't all that unlike a regular Charlie Chan case, something case: Something goes missing and Chan is summoned to help find it, and his kids then try to solve the case themselves to not that good mediocre results. The Chan Clan are amateur detectives a-like akin to ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' while Chan himself is an actual detective sought out for his expertise.expertise.
* TheOtherDarrin: For the first few episodes, all the Chan Clan were voiced by Asian-American actors, but after complaints that the kids were hard to understand, most of them (except for Brian Tochi and Robert Ito) were replaced by Occidentals.
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* FollowTheLeader: Chan Clan is another example of Hanna Barbera making a YouMeddlingKids series. However it is one that was a loose adaptation of an already mystery series of Charlie Chan. Chan's had been in his stories and films been assisted by his children in which the eldest was known as Henry, the rest of this series characters are wholly original.
** The show makes use of the band set up, where half the Chan siblings form a band called the Chan Clan. The plots however aren't all that unlike a regular Charlie Chan case, something goes missing and Chan is summoned to help find it, his kids then try to solve the case themselves to not that good results. The Chan Clan are amateur detectives a-like ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' while Chan himself is an actual detective sought out for his expertise.

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