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Currently in the oven is Jackie Chan Adventures.

Jackie Chan Adventures was a Chinese-American animated action-comedy series that aired in the early 2000s on the Kids' WB block. It features a fictional version of martial artist and actor Jackie Chan combating supernatural and sometimes mundane threats.

Synopsis
Jackie Chan is an archaeologist living in San Francisco with his precocious niece Jade and his chi-wizard/shopkeeper uncle (simply referred to as "Uncle"), who find themselves fighting crime when attacked by the "Dark Hand" criminal enterprise. Working with a quasi-government agency run by one of his old friends, Jackie comes to blows with the Dark Hand, who are assisting a supernatural villain due to profit/coercion - usually, their "benefactor" is the demon sorcerer Shendu, though other supernatural antagonists have used the Dark Hand's services.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Jackie Chan himself shows up at the end of every episode to answer questions directed to him or to bring up interesting facts about Chinese mythology.
 * 2) The show makes a strong effort to showcase Chinese (and later, Japanese) mythology in an interesting way, adding a light educational element.
 * 3) Much like Chan's films, the animated series features plenty of action sequences, most of which are top notch and interweave action and comedy well.
 * 4) Great characters, both on the heroes and villains' side.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some characters can easily get grating, most notably Paco.