Season 1 (The Twelve Talismans)
Jackie Chan, an archaeologist in this series, gets caught up in a conflict between government agency Section 13 and a criminal syndicate known as the Dark Hand. Led by Valmont, the Dark Hand is collecting magic talismans to reanimate an ancient dragon-like demon known as Shendu. Jackie also has to keep an eye on his niece, Jade, who has just flown in from Hong Kong. Jackie Chan, Jade, and his uncle must do all they can to stop evil from obtaining these powerful talismans and must embark on many missions to save the world from evil.
There are 12 talismans of the Chinese zodiac (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig) each possessing a different power (reanimation, super human strength, power to separate evil from good, super speed, combustion, invisibility, healing, astral projection, shape-shifting into animals, levitation, immortality and everlasting youth, and heat beam eyes, respectively). All of the talismans were created 900 years ago when ancient good chi sorcerers imprisoned Shendu in a stone tablet and split his powers into 12 talismans, which were then scattered across the globe by an ancient warrior called Lo Pei.
| Episode # | Title | Talisman | Air date | |
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| 01 (01) | "The Dark Hand" | Rooster Talisman | September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) | |
| Jackie Chan joins Section 13 to stop the Dark Hand from getting the Rooster Talisman that he finds embedded in a shield in a Bavarian castle. He must also deal with his niece,Jade who has flown in to live with him. | ||||
| 02 (02) | "The Power Within" | Rooster Talisman | September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16) | |
| Jade accidentally swallows the Rooster Talisman giving her the ability to levitate and lift things with her stomach. | ||||
| 03 (03) | "The Mask of El Toro Fuerte" | Ox Talisman | September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | |
| Jackie goes after the Ox Talisman in Mexico and finds it attached to the mask of undefeated Mexican wrestler El Toro Fuerte. | ||||
| 04 (04) | "Enter the Viper" | Snake Talisman | September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30) | |
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Jackie and Jade must stop the elusive criminal Viper from using the Snake Talisman to steal precious jewels in New York City. But it all goes wrong when Jackie is arrested as a jewel thief. |
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| 05 (05) | "Project A, for Astral" | Sheep Talisman | October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28) | |
| Jade accidentally uses the Sheep Talisman to astrally project herself and has her body stolen by the demon Shendu so that he can enter Section 13 and retrieve the Talismans from the vault. Shendu ends up getting a free trip to MooseWorld with Captain Black, giving Jade the chance to reclaim her body by entering Jackie's dreams. | ||||
| 06 (06) | "Shell Game" | Rabbit Talisman | October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14) | |
| The Rabbit Talisman is discovered embedded in the shell of the giant tortoise named Aesop, and Jackie must both retrieve the Talisman and protect the rare creature from an evil millionaire who wishes to eat it. | ||||
| 07 (07) | "Bullies" | Dragon Talisman | November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11) | |
| Jade is getting bullied in school and after Valmont's men are able to steal the Dragon Talisman from Jackie, Valmont uses it to steal money from the United States Mint against Shendu's wishes. Things get worse when Captain Black is hospitalized during Valmont's robbery, which causes Jackie to develop a personal grudge in taking Valmont down. Jackie must put his anger aside and use his head if he is to stop Valmont from robbing Fort Knox. | ||||
| 08 (08) | "Tough Break" | Rat Talisman | November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) | |
| This story begins with a turn for the worse when Jackie breaks his leg over Jade's Gnomekop action figure. This would warrant a leave of absence for anyone else, but when Jade accidentally drops the Rat Talisman into Gnomekop's battery storage, it comes alive, and Jackie needs to clean up her mess. | ||||
| 09 (09) | "The Rock" | Horse Talisman | December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) | |
| After Jackie succeeds in taking the Horse Talisman from the Enforcers in the North Pole, Valmont lures Jackie into a trap at Mount Rushmore and infects Jackie with a poison he received from Shendu. Jackie is now slowly turning to stone, and to receive the antidote, Valmont demands that Jackie deliver all the Talismans in the Section 13 vault before Jackie turns to stone. | ||||
| 10 (10) | "The Jade Monkey" | Monkey Talisman | December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09) | |
| Jackie, Jade, and the Dark Hand enforcers are washed up on an island in Micronesia after fighting over the Monkey Talisman. Jade becomes a monkey, but another monkey steals the talisman and she is unable to change back. | ||||
| 11 (11) | "The Dog and Piggy Show" | Dog Talisman / Pig Talisman | February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10) | |
| After Tohru fails to stop Jackie from getting the Dog Talisman, Valmont hires Hak Foo to retrieve the Pig Talisman from Jackie, Uncle and Jade in Bavaria. | ||||
| 12 (12) | "The Tiger and the Pussycat" | Tiger Talisman | March 10, 2001 (2001-03-10) | |
| Jackie gets the Tiger Talisman and its power splits Jackie into his light and dark sides. The Dark Jackie gives the talismans to Valmont, who then revives Shendu! | ||||
| 13 (13) | "Day of the Dragon" | All Talismans | March 17, 2001 (2001-03-17) | |
| Shendu retrieves all twelve talismans and transforms into a humanoid dragon. Now, he is on the loose and ready to destroy the entire continent of Asia. Jackie, Uncle, and Jade must find the demon and annihilate it before Asia is destroyed. Uncle makes a magic potion that allows Jackie to penetrate Shendu's skin to steal the twelve talismans back. | ||||
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