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* HeyItsThatVoice: Mark Rendall, who voices Jester, also voiced [[WesternAnimation/Arthur Arthur]] after season 5.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Dragon and Jane return to the castle after a self-imposed banishment to save Gunther from a collapsed wall.
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*ADorkable: Jester and Rake both qualify. Jane has her moments too.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Pepper, Smithy, Dragon and Rake for Gunther and Jane before it is revealed that they ''do not,'' in fact, like each other.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Sir Ivan's response to being humiliated by Jester is to prepare every weapon he can in two days and take ''all of them'' to the duel.
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* AlmostKiss: Rake and Pepper in the episode "Dragon Diva."
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** The series' appeal to its PeripheryDemographic is obvious in the comments sections of the episodes on YouTube. Many comments are simply "I'm [age way older than the target demographic], and I love this show!"
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* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: [[invoked]] Jane adamantly refuses to wear a dress to the ball, even when her mother forbids her to go without one. The end result is Jane skipping the ball to chase after a garden thief. Though you get the feeling the animators just didn't want to render everyone in their evening attire, it's a bit of a derailment from the heroine's usual reasonable and compromising personality. WordOfGod is that Jane felt that if she ''did'' wear a dress, it would be seen as backsliding from her goal to be a knight, especially in the eyes of her mother.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Jester and Smithy. Pepper and Rake are borderline examples. >Don't forget Gunther, which, according to WordOfGod was chosen because it means warrior.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The book was this tropers favorite read as a kid. Happily the TV series hasn't strayed far from the (very small) source material. there are also some nice little homages to the book, with the Jester giving Jane his armor and the Queen possibly having a hand in allowing Jane to become a knight. Also the character designs are spot on!
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* FoeYay: Many fans ship Jane and Gunther in spite of their obvious hatred for one another. The creators of the show probably saw this coming and devoted an entire episode to the two dealing with rumors that they're in love. Naturally, this is probably the most popular episode.
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A [[AllCGICartoon CGI cartoon]] about the adventures of the eponymous characters and their friends, in the castle of the kingdom of Kippernia. Set in approximately the 800's, Jane is in training to become the first female knight ever. She gained the position at the age of ten when a dragon kidnapped the crown prince and she rescued him, finding out the the process that Dragon meant no harm, and thought that the prince was a key part of solving the dragon runes on his cave. After she returned with Prince Cuthbert and Dragon, King Caradoc allowed her to become a squire, which she had trained in secret for months beforehand.
The show is notable for having [[MultipleDemographicAppeal unusually sophisticated characters, storytelling, and dialogue]] for a cartoon that most sources consider suitable for ''five-year-olds.'' The CGI, developed by the [[{{WETA}} same studio]] behind the LordOfTheRings and KingKong films, utilizes motion-capture technology and is almost free of the usual clumsiness that plagues other CGI series. The characters have realistic expressions and gestures and only occasionally dip into the UncannyValley.
In spite of some glowing reviews from parents' groups and an Annie Award nomination, Jane's adventures with her dragon were TooGoodToLast, and the show has been on hiatus since 2006.
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!!JaneAndTheDragon contains examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The book was this tropers favorite read as a kid. Happily the TV series hasn't strayed far from the (very small) source material. there are also some nice little homages to the book, with the Jester giving Jane his armor and the Queen possibly having a hand in allowing Jane to become a knight. Also the character designs are spot on!
* AllThereInTheManual: A lot of background information can be found at the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071009025901/http://www.janeandthedragon.co.nz/index.htm Royal Archives]].
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: The American edits add one to the end to some episodes, similarly to SailorMoon.
* BetaCouple: Pepper and Rake, although there isn't really an official Alpha Couple yet.
* BrattyHalfPint: Princess Lavinia has royal blood and is therefore used to getting her way. However, she idolizes the heroine and is generally treated as a sympathetic (though often pesky) character.
** Her brother Cuthbert also, who is regarded less highly by the main characters.
* CannotTellAJoke: Dragon. Jane also, when it comes to telling immature jokes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters, actually but special mention goes to the main two.
* DragonRider
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Jester and Smithy. Pepper and Rake are borderline examples. >Don't forget Gunther, which, according to WordOfGod was chosen because it means warrior.
* ExpositoryThemeTune: A BetterThanItSounds without music [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Crowning Theme Of Awesome]]:
-->'''Jester:''' ~There once was a lady-in-waiting, let's call her Jane, that girl wasn't ordinary~
-->'''Jane:''' ~No way for me, a lady stuck in waiting, I'd rather battle fire-breathing dragons! I knew I could prove a girl could be a knight though my friends all laughed at me, but, I wouldn't be discouraged and trained in secret then a dragon pinched the royal prince and everyone was freakin' so I went alone to the dragon's home, to slay the dragon~
-->'''Chorus:''' ~Hey now, hey now now, Jane and the dragon are best friends now!~
-->'''Jane:''' ~Dragon's sweet, he let me save the young prince, then the king made me a knight's apprentice.~
-->'''Chorus:''' ~Hey now, hey now now~
-->'''Jane:''' ~With Dragon's help I'll be a knight someday~
* FakeNationality: all of the voice actors are Canadians speaking with English accents
* FieryRedhead: Jane
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Jane
** TheLancer: Dragon
** TheBigGuy: Smithy
** TheSmartGuy: Jester
** TheChick: Pepper, Rake
*** Dragon also has obvious [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] [[BoisterousBruiser traits]].
*** If you want to include Gunther, he has [[TheLancer Lancer]] tendencies; he is a foil for TheHero, has somewhat shaky morals, and also [[IneffectualLoner lacks people skills]].
* FoeYay: Many fans ship Jane and Gunther in spite of their obvious hatred for one another. The creators of the show probably saw this coming and devoted an entire episode to the two dealing with rumors that they're in love. Naturally, this is probably the most popular episode.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not in the usual sense. There are no pop culture references or naughty in-jokes for adults watching. However, the story is implied to be darker than what is normally acceptable in a children's cartoon.
** For example, Gunther's mother is missing from the series, and his profile on the official website (where ''Jane and the Dragon'' is right next to preschool toons like ''Babar'') states that his father reacts with anger whenever he asks about her. Gunther's absolute fear whenever his father approaches also implies he's experienced some [[AbusiveParents child abuse]].
** Sir Ivon is said to be fond of drinking songs. A character also jokes about him being found "under the table" during the royal ball.
** In one episode, Jane finds the tomb of who she believes is the real King Caradoc. She doesn't outright state it, but it can be interpreted that she suspects the current king murdered his brother and took the crown and his name.
*** [[spoiler: She turns out to be mistaken about this, though.]]
** In the episode "A Dragon's Tail" Dragon is running a fever. Jane checks his temperature to confirm this. Which leads to this exchange...
--->'''Jane:''' You are so hot!
--->'''Dragon:''' Thank you.
* HartmanHips: Pepper.
* ImprobableAge: Most of the royal staff ranges from age ''12 to 14'' with no adult mentors in sight. This is implied to be the result of most of the kingdom's adult staff having to work elsewhere after the castle fell on hard times.
* IneffectualLoner: Gunther. He is the only one who doesn't seem to be on friendly terms with anyone in the court.
** There are a couple exceptions. In one episode, he gets fairly close to Dragon as they both share a love of lowbrow humor, but Dragon [[StatusQuoIsGod returns to disliking him at the end of the episode]]. In another, he is caught stealing flowers and explains that they're for a [[TemporaryLoveInterest love interest]], but the love interest is never seen or referred to again. It is unknown if the love interest even exists; Gunther's facial expressions when mentioning her have led to debate among some viewers, and it is a bit extreme for someone to strip entire rose/chrysanthemum bushes bare for one person.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gunther is obnoxious to Jane (and occasionally the other denizens of the castle) and often uses underhanded tactics to get his way. However, he has also gone out of his way to right his [[MeddlingParents meddling father's]] wrongs and usually ends up doing the right thing by the end of the episode.
* LastOfHisKind: Dragon, maybe. He hopes he isn't.
* MeaningfulName: Jane is probably the only one of her peers who ''doesn't'' fit this trope. Gunther, her fellow knight-in-training, means "warrior." Smithy is the blacksmith. Rake is the gardener. Pepper is the cook. Jester is, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]
** Partly justified in that all of them, aside from Gunther, are nicknames.
** Though Jane's surname--given in the book, not the series--is "Turnkey", an actual medieval profession. It's another word for "dungeon-master".
* MiddleAges
* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Probably one of the most noteworthy examples. For the young target audience, the show has neat 3D animation, minimal violence, good role models, and a big, friendly ([[BerserkButton usually]]) dragon. For their parents or curious 20-year-old parties, it has complex and realistic characters with believable problems, plots and dialogue that dodge predictability, sophisticated vocabulary, and genuine emotion with a hint of romance.
** The series' appeal to its PeripheryDemographic is obvious in the comments sections of the episodes on YouTube. Many comments are simply "I'm [age way older than the target demographic], and I love this show!"
* MyBelovedSmother: Dragon is a bit of a MamaBear to Jane at the best of times. In one episode, where his goofing around nearly gets her splattered, he becomes [[IncrediblyLamePun Mama unBEARable]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; Dragon ''does'' defecate (rather abundantly too if the reactions of characters that see his leavings are any indication). Though it is never explicitly seen on camera, apparently dragon manure makes very good fertilizer.
** Dragon isn't incredibly shy about where he does it, either. The concept of a bathroom is completely foreign to him.
--->'''Jane:''' I was going to the privy, and...
--->'''Dragon:''' Privy?
--->'''Jane:''' Yes, the privy...the privy chamber.
--->'''Dragon:''' <looks confused>
--->'''Jane:''' The ''private'' chamber, Dragon! Not everyone is happy squatting on a public wall to do their business!
--->'''Dragon:''' Oh, that! Yes, well, [that's] the dragon way, loud and proud!
* NeverSayDie: Surprisingly, averted in a show that is almost violence-free and is supposed to be acceptable for ''kindergarteners'' to watch. Characters use the words "kill," "death," and "died" freely.
* OrphanedPunchline: The 'joke' that Dragon wrote for Jester that ends "That isn't a cow. That's just my cave chicken". See CannotTellAJoke.
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* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: [[invoked]] Jane adamantly refuses to wear a dress to the ball, even when her mother forbids her to go without one. The end result is Jane skipping the ball to chase after a garden thief. Though you get the feeling the animators just didn't want to render everyone in their evening attire, it's a bit of a derailment from the heroine's usual reasonable and compromising personality. WordOfGod is that Jane felt that if she ''did'' wear a dress, it would be seen as backsliding from her goal to be a knight, especially in the eyes of her mother.
* RedheadedHero: Jane
* TheVoice: Wolves often feature as a threat but are never shown beyond a shadow accompanied by growling or howling.
* ToiletHumor: Dragon and Gunther have a fascination with this.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jane and Pepper, the royal cook.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Jester seems to be in the first stages of this.
* UnusualEuphemism: Jane and her friends use faux medieval-type curses ("Bat bladders!" and "Maggots!") and insults ("Biscuit weevil!"). Expect a string of these whenever Jane and Gunther start bickering.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Gunther
* XanatosGambit: Jane pulls off one of these for an All Fool's Day prank.
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A [[AllCGICartoon CGI cartoon]] about the adventures of the eponymous characters and their friends, in the castle of the kingdom of Kippernia. Set in approximately the 800's, Jane is in training to become the first female knight ever. She gained the position at the age of ten when a dragon kidnapped the crown prince and she rescued him, finding out the the process that Dragon meant no harm, and thought that the prince was a key part of solving the dragon runes on his cave. After she returned with Prince Cuthbert and Dragon, King Caradoc allowed her to become a squire, which she had trained in secret for months beforehand.
The show is notable for having [[MultipleDemographicAppeal unusually sophisticated characters, storytelling, and dialogue]] for a cartoon that most sources consider suitable for ''five-year-olds.'' The CGI, developed by the [[{{WETA}} same studio]] behind the LordOfTheRings and KingKong films, utilizes motion-capture technology and is almost free of the usual clumsiness that plagues other CGI series. The characters have realistic expressions and gestures and only occasionally dip into the UncannyValley.
In spite of some glowing reviews from parents' groups and an Annie Award nomination, Jane's adventures with her dragon were TooGoodToLast, and the show has been on hiatus since 2006.
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This series has a [[Characters/JaneAndTheDragon character sheet]].
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!!JaneAndTheDragon contains examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The book was this tropers favorite read as a kid. Happily the TV series hasn't strayed far from the (very small) source material. there are also some nice little homages to the book, with the Jester giving Jane his armor and the Queen possibly having a hand in allowing Jane to become a knight. Also the character designs are spot on!
* AllThereInTheManual: A lot of background information can be found at the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071009025901/http://www.janeandthedragon.co.nz/index.htm Royal Archives]].
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: The American edits add one to the end to some episodes, similarly to SailorMoon.
* BetaCouple: Pepper and Rake, although there isn't really an official Alpha Couple yet.
* BrattyHalfPint: Princess Lavinia has royal blood and is therefore used to getting her way. However, she idolizes the heroine and is generally treated as a sympathetic (though often pesky) character.
** Her brother Cuthbert also, who is regarded less highly by the main characters.
* CannotTellAJoke: Dragon. Jane also, when it comes to telling immature jokes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters, actually but special mention goes to the main two.
* DragonRider
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Jester and Smithy. Pepper and Rake are borderline examples. >Don't forget Gunther, which, according to WordOfGod was chosen because it means warrior.
* ExpositoryThemeTune: A BetterThanItSounds without music [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Crowning Theme Of Awesome]]:
-->'''Jester:''' ~There once was a lady-in-waiting, let's call her Jane, that girl wasn't ordinary~
-->'''Jane:''' ~No way for me, a lady stuck in waiting, I'd rather battle fire-breathing dragons! I knew I could prove a girl could be a knight though my friends all laughed at me, but, I wouldn't be discouraged and trained in secret then a dragon pinched the royal prince and everyone was freakin' so I went alone to the dragon's home, to slay the dragon~
-->'''Chorus:''' ~Hey now, hey now now, Jane and the dragon are best friends now!~
-->'''Jane:''' ~Dragon's sweet, he let me save the young prince, then the king made me a knight's apprentice.~
-->'''Chorus:''' ~Hey now, hey now now~
-->'''Jane:''' ~With Dragon's help I'll be a knight someday~
* FakeNationality: all of the voice actors are Canadians speaking with English accents
* FieryRedhead: Jane
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Jane
** TheLancer: Dragon
** TheBigGuy: Smithy
** TheSmartGuy: Jester
** TheChick: Pepper, Rake
*** Dragon also has obvious [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] [[BoisterousBruiser traits]].
*** If you want to include Gunther, he has [[TheLancer Lancer]] tendencies; he is a foil for TheHero, has somewhat shaky morals, and also [[IneffectualLoner lacks people skills]].
* FoeYay: Many fans ship Jane and Gunther in spite of their obvious hatred for one another. The creators of the show probably saw this coming and devoted an entire episode to the two dealing with rumors that they're in love. Naturally, this is probably the most popular episode.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not in the usual sense. There are no pop culture references or naughty in-jokes for adults watching. However, the story is implied to be darker than what is normally acceptable in a children's cartoon.
** For example, Gunther's mother is missing from the series, and his profile on the official website (where ''Jane and the Dragon'' is right next to preschool toons like ''Babar'') states that his father reacts with anger whenever he asks about her. Gunther's absolute fear whenever his father approaches also implies he's experienced some [[AbusiveParents child abuse]].
** Sir Ivon is said to be fond of drinking songs. A character also jokes about him being found "under the table" during the royal ball.
** In one episode, Jane finds the tomb of who she believes is the real King Caradoc. She doesn't outright state it, but it can be interpreted that she suspects the current king murdered his brother and took the crown and his name.
*** [[spoiler: She turns out to be mistaken about this, though.]]
** In the episode "A Dragon's Tail" Dragon is running a fever. Jane checks his temperature to confirm this. Which leads to this exchange...
--->'''Jane:''' You are so hot!
--->'''Dragon:''' Thank you.
* HartmanHips: Pepper.
* ImprobableAge: Most of the royal staff ranges from age ''12 to 14'' with no adult mentors in sight. This is implied to be the result of most of the kingdom's adult staff having to work elsewhere after the castle fell on hard times.
* IneffectualLoner: Gunther. He is the only one who doesn't seem to be on friendly terms with anyone in the court.
** There are a couple exceptions. In one episode, he gets fairly close to Dragon as they both share a love of lowbrow humor, but Dragon [[StatusQuoIsGod returns to disliking him at the end of the episode]]. In another, he is caught stealing flowers and explains that they're for a [[TemporaryLoveInterest love interest]], but the love interest is never seen or referred to again. It is unknown if the love interest even exists; Gunther's facial expressions when mentioning her have led to debate among some viewers, and it is a bit extreme for someone to strip entire rose/chrysanthemum bushes bare for one person.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gunther is obnoxious to Jane (and occasionally the other denizens of the castle) and often uses underhanded tactics to get his way. However, he has also gone out of his way to right his [[MeddlingParents meddling father's]] wrongs and usually ends up doing the right thing by the end of the episode.
* LastOfHisKind: Dragon, maybe. He hopes he isn't.
* MeaningfulName: Jane is probably the only one of her peers who ''doesn't'' fit this trope. Gunther, her fellow knight-in-training, means "warrior." Smithy is the blacksmith. Rake is the gardener. Pepper is the cook. Jester is, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]
** Partly justified in that all of them, aside from Gunther, are nicknames.
** Though Jane's surname--given in the book, not the series--is "Turnkey", an actual medieval profession. It's another word for "dungeon-master".
* MiddleAges
* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Probably one of the most noteworthy examples. For the young target audience, the show has neat 3D animation, minimal violence, good role models, and a big, friendly ([[BerserkButton usually]]) dragon. For their parents or curious 20-year-old parties, it has complex and realistic characters with believable problems, plots and dialogue that dodge predictability, sophisticated vocabulary, and genuine emotion with a hint of romance.
** The series' appeal to its PeripheryDemographic is obvious in the comments sections of the episodes on YouTube. Many comments are simply "I'm [age way older than the target demographic], and I love this show!"
* MyBelovedSmother: Dragon is a bit of a MamaBear to Jane at the best of times. In one episode, where his goofing around nearly gets her splattered, he becomes [[IncrediblyLamePun Mama unBEARable]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; Dragon ''does'' defecate (rather abundantly too if the reactions of characters that see his leavings are any indication). Though it is never explicitly seen on camera, apparently dragon manure makes very good fertilizer.
** Dragon isn't incredibly shy about where he does it, either. The concept of a bathroom is completely foreign to him.
--->'''Jane:''' I was going to the privy, and...
--->'''Dragon:''' Privy?
--->'''Jane:''' Yes, the privy...the privy chamber.
--->'''Dragon:''' <looks confused>
--->'''Jane:''' The ''private'' chamber, Dragon! Not everyone is happy squatting on a public wall to do their business!
--->'''Dragon:''' Oh, that! Yes, well, [that's] the dragon way, loud and proud!
* NeverSayDie: Surprisingly, averted in a show that is almost violence-free and is supposed to be acceptable for ''kindergarteners'' to watch. Characters use the words "kill," "death," and "died" freely.
* OrphanedPunchline: The 'joke' that Dragon wrote for Jester that ends "That isn't a cow. That's just my cave chicken". See CannotTellAJoke.
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* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: [[invoked]] Jane adamantly refuses to wear a dress to the ball, even when her mother forbids her to go without one. The end result is Jane skipping the ball to chase after a garden thief. Though you get the feeling the animators just didn't want to render everyone in their evening attire, it's a bit of a derailment from the heroine's usual reasonable and compromising personality. WordOfGod is that Jane felt that if she ''did'' wear a dress, it would be seen as backsliding from her goal to be a knight, especially in the eyes of her mother.
* RedheadedHero: Jane
* TheVoice: Wolves often feature as a threat but are never shown beyond a shadow accompanied by growling or howling.
* ToiletHumor: Dragon and Gunther have a fascination with this.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jane and Pepper, the royal cook.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Jester seems to be in the first stages of this.
* UnusualEuphemism: Jane and her friends use faux medieval-type curses ("Bat bladders!" and "Maggots!") and insults ("Biscuit weevil!"). Expect a string of these whenever Jane and Gunther start bickering.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Gunther
* XanatosGambit: Jane pulls off one of these for an All Fool's Day prank.
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