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The Emperor's New School
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| The Emperor's New School | |
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| Format | Animated television series Children's television series |
| Starring | J.P. Manoux Jessica Di Cicco Eartha Kitt Patrick Warburton Wendie Malick John Goodman (Seasons 2-) Fred Tatasciore (Season 1) |
| Country of origin | United States/Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original channel | Disney Channel ABC Toon Disney |
| Original run | January 27, 2006 – present |
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The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that airs on Disney Channel, ABC, and Toon Disney. It is based on the characters and situations seen in the theatrical release The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove. It follows the adventures of a young Emperor, Kuzco, as he tries to complete his education, allowing him to return to the throne.
The show premiered on the Disney Channel in January, 2006 with its second season premiering on June 23, 2007.[1][2] Its regular weekday time slot is 2 p.m. The show also airs Saturday mornings on ABC Kids as well as on Toon Disney at various times.
In Australia, it recently began airing as part of the Seven Network's Saturday Disney program. Seven has a long-term program supply agreement with Disney/Buena Vista.
Three original cast members returned to voice their characters for the TV series: Eartha Kitt (Yzma), Patrick Warburton (Kronk) and Wendie Malick (Chicha). John Goodman has also returned on occasion to the role of Pacha. J.P. Manoux voices Kuzco, a role he had already performed on House of Mouse, taking over from David Spade. For most of the series, Pacha has been voiced by Fred Tatasciore instead of Goodman. Jessica Di Cicco joined the cast to voice the new character, Malina.
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The show comes after The Emperor's New Groove. This is indicated by knowledge of the events of the movie, which are brought up in multiple episodes.
The show's position in relation to Kronk's New Groove is less clear. It is possible that the series and Kronk's New Groove are two separate continuities. In the series, Kronk is still working for Yzma and is single, but in Kronk's New Groove he retires as Yzma's lackey and gets married during the closing credits. In the beginning of Kronk's New Groove, Yzma is pictured with a cat's tail, claiming it was a side effect from her kitten transformation at the end of The Emperor's New Groove. She does not, however, have a tail in the series.
Given the continuity of the show (or whatever resembles it), it seems unlikely that "Kronk's New Groove" is canon with it. Ms. Birdwell, Kronk's wife at the end of the movie, has never appeared. Kronk has shown no inclination to leave Yzma (aside from her firing him in "Kronk Moves In") and Yzma has no cat tail nor cat ears.
It has been confirmed that Emperor's New School takes place in the Inca empire, as in the episode "TV or no TV", with a parody airing called "Incan Idol". (Emperor's New School is also a direct continuation of Emperor's New Groove, which has been confirmed to take place in the Inca empire). Such obvious evidence is illustrated in "Michu Pachu" (a parody of Machu Pichu), the architecture and scenery, Yzma mentioning an Inca funeral mask in "Oops All Doodles" and the idea of Virochocha (a Sapa Inca and also listed as a god).
The name "Kuzco" is derived from the Peruvian city and capital of the Inca empire- "Cusco".
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
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| Season 1 | 21 | January 27, 2006 | November 11, 2006 |
| Season 2 | 22 | June 23, 2007 | TBA |
Kuzco (played by J.P. Manoux, who also plays Curtis and vice principal Hackett in Phil of the Future) is a temporarily dethroned emperor (or an "emperor to be", as the theme song and a few characters state) who must pass all of his classes in order to regain his full title. He is often gullible, narcissistic, and spoiled. In addition, he is often naive and oblivious to the actual state of affairs (or stops paying attention).
He has a crush on his classmate, Malina, to whom he often refers as a "hottie-hot-hottie". In "Rabbit Face", he states he intends to make her his empress.
He is often condescending and abrasive to his classmates and the subjects of his empire, but this is because he resents having been thrown off the throne. Although it has been revealed in "Bride of Kuzco" that he would be willing to forsake his classes and his obligations to resume his rule, it has likewise been revealed that he cares more about Malina than being stuck in a bad situation.
Each episode in the first season served to teach Kuzco a lesson about his behavior. Conversely, in the second season, the focus has been shifted a bit from him.
Yzma (voiced by Eartha Kitt) was the emperor's royal adviser until her firing in the Emperor's New Groove. She constantly schemes for Kuzco to fail (thus allowing herself to rule) and disguises herself as Principal Amzy (Yzma spelled backwards) in order to achieve that end. Unfortunately, her schemes seldom run from A to B and she overlooks things that lead to the plan's foiling. A running gag with this identity comes from Kronk's inability to comprehend that she and Principal Amzy are one and the same. She often has to rip off her disguise in order to make him understand.
Kronk (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is Yzma's assistant and Kuzco's closest friend. Although he is clearly less intelligent than Yzma, Kuzco, and most of the cast, he sometimes spots things Yzma has overlooked. He often forgets things (such as consistently pulling the wrong lever to the "not so secret" lab) and gets carried away, resulting in him leaving the subject rediscussed . As stated in the movie, Kronk is a Junior Chipmunk. This originization appears in many episodes, such "Kronk Moves In", "Squeakend at Bucky's", "Chimpunky Business", etc. In "Kronk Moves In", he mentions that he enjoys manual labor. He also enjoys cooking spinach puffs (another trait that is mentioned in many episodes). His loyalties are extremely flexible, helping Kuzco one moment while simultaneously fulfilling schemes devised by Yzma. Kronk's moral ambivalence is portrayed as an aspect of his innocence rather than his being macheavellian. In The Emperor's New Groove, Kuzco pegs Kronk's age at late-twenties, yet Kronk is disguised as a student despite this.
Malina (voiced by Jessica Di Cicco) is a popular, stereotypical, headstrong, 'A+' average cheerleader, who is one of Kuzco's best friends. Kuzco has a crush on her, which he shows openly. Several times she has shown she might like Kuzco, such as when she offered to dance with him despite his losing in "Clash of the Families", her obvious disappointment when Kuzco canceled a date he had with her in order to marry a princess and regain his throne ("Bride of Kuzco"), or stating that she doesn't want to be empress if Kuzco continues to behave a certain way. She even agrees to a date with him at the end of the episode when she worked at Mudka's. She helps him out frequently, sometimes being the only reason that Kuzco can get through whatever trial faces him (such as dragging him for presumably miles in "Emperor for a Day").
Malina sometimes becomes blinded by success and turns selfish and greedy. In "Emperor's New Tuber", she fantasizes about being on parade and everyone cheering for her. She resorts to cheating in order to win, because she cannot bear the thought of losing. In "Picture This", she freaks out over the thought of a bad portrait of her being immortalized. This led to her destroying all the yearbooks she could find and finally, risking Kuzco's and Kronk's lives trying to destroy the last yearbook contained within a time capsule. Ironically, years later, the bad portrait becomes a cultural icon.
Malina is also an overachiever/perfectionist. In "Girls Behaving Oddly", she panics at the thought of an A-. She cannot figure out her place without relating to her grades, her physical appearance, and her social status (in "Girls Behaving Oddly", as a cheerleader).
Pacha is one of Kuzco's best friends and always supports Kuzco on his road to becoming Emperor. He serves as a father figure to Kuzco. He and his family took Kuzco in when he had nowhere else to go. Pacha's family considers Kuzco part of the family, a concept featured in several episodes.
Kuzco's short=tempered (and short in height) teacher. He often finds Kuzco annoying and also tries to play on his weaknesses. He also threatens to fail Kuzco quite often. However, it was revealed in Kuzcogarten that Mr. Moleguaco found his class boring without Kuzco and gladly welcomes him back. His last name seems to be guacamole, having the first half placed after the second, a perfect example of a spoonerism.
The squirrel that makes various appearances in the show. He dislikes Yzma and is good friends with Kronk. He was also Kuzco's tutor in the episode Squeakend at Bucky's.
Pacha's loving wife. She's like a mother to Kuzco, but is often exasperated with his lack of helping out around the house, and his selfish nature. She's prone to being sarcastic, much of which is directed at Kuzco or his actions.
Keeps track of Kuzco's record in school and also reminds Kuzco of the limitations to his power that are in place until he graduates.
Most of the running gags in The Emperor's New School originated in the first movie, The Emperor's New Groove. These include:
- Two characters, usually Kronk and Yzma, try to get to a hidden location. One shouts for a lever to be pulled, then an unpleasent action occurs. The question is raised "Why do we even have that lever?"
- A monkey/chimp eating a bug.
- A character will be tossed out of a high window, only to land in something soft that has just been mis-delivered.
- Kronk forgetting that Yzma and Principal Amzy are the same person causing her to throw off her disguise; often with unintentional results.
- Yzma's roller coaster access to the lab is slightly different each time; such as passing by a toll booth or Yzma gaining a speeding ticket.
- Kuzco "halts" the show for some "audio commentary", to skip over boring parts or to explain how great he, Kuzco is.
- Kuzco explaining what happens next through "Kuzco's doodles", animated simplistic drawings.
- Kuzco talking in his head when bored by someone who is talking to him.
- Whenever Kuzco gets turned into an animal, he ends it with face. (I'm a Llama Face!)
The Emperor's New Groove directed by Mark Dindal released December 15, 2000 The story revolves around Kuzco, the self-centered emperor of a fictitious jungle nation (most likely in South America or Central America), and one of his subjects, Pacha, a humble peasant and family man who is headman and representative of his village. Teenaged Kuzco is the self-proclaimed "King of the World" at this time; although he is not an overtly cruel tyrant, he does harbor a childish and selfish will to have everything go his way. After firing his ancient and power-hungry advisor, Yzma (pronounced "EEZ-muh"), he reveals to Pacha that Pacha's village is to be destroyed in order to build Kuzco's 18th birthday gift to himself: a gaudy summer-home called Kuzcotopia, complete with pool and waterslide.
Kronk's New Groove directed by Saul Andrew Blinkoff, Elliot M. Bour released December 13, 2005 Kronk-now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut—is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father, "Papi", who always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house. Kronk, as camp counselor of the Junior Chipmunks at Camp Chippamunka he falls in love with fellow counselor Miss Birdwell. But when one of his Chipmunks pulls a prank to win the camp championships and is caught, Kronk protects the boy at the cost of alienating his love. But in the end Kronk realizes that his wealth is in his friendships, and this finally wins his father's approval and Miss Birdwell's love.
- J.P. Manoux — Kuzco
- Jessica Di Cicco — Malina
- Fred Tatasciore — Pacha (Season 1)
- John Goodman - Pacha (Seasons 2-)
- Wendie Malick — Chicha
- Jessie Flower — Chaca
- Shane Baumel — Tipo
- Eartha Kitt — Yzma
- Patrick Warburton — Kronk
- Curtis Armstrong — Mr. Moleguaco
- Bob Bergen — Bucky
- Rip Taylor — The Royal Record Keeper
- Jeff Bennett - Security Cam
- Corey Burton - Ozker, announcers
- Brian Cummings -
- Miley Cyrus - Yata, Mudka's Meat Hut Waitress
- Noah Cyrus - Kid in Crowd in Malina's Fantasy Sequences
- Patti Deutsch -
- Grey DeLisle - Moxie, Young Yzma
- John DiMaggio - Mr. Notaempa
- Zac Efron -
- Teresa Ganzel/ Estelle Harris - Princess Lalala
- Michael Gough - Imatcha
- Jess Harnell -
- Maurice LaMarche -
- Joey Lawrence - Dirk Brock
- Kyle Massey -
- Candi Milo -
- Courtney Peldon - Cuxi, Cuca, & Curi
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Kavo
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse - Zim and Zam
- Ben Stein - Mr. Purutu the Guidance Councilor
- Tara Strong - Yupi
- Jim Ward -
- Frank Welker -
| The Emperor's New Groove |
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| Main characters |
| Kuzco • Pacha • Yzma • Kronk • Malina |
| Movies |
| The Emperor's New Groove • Kronk's New Groove |
| Video Games |
| The Emperor's New Groove |
| Animated television series |
| The Emperor's New School • List of episodes • Minor characters |
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