The Emperor's New School
| The Emperor's New School | |
|---|---|
 Logo with Kuzco on the right | |
| Genre | Comedy, Adventure |
| Created by | Mark Dindal |
| Written by |
Kevin D. Campbell Ed Scharlach Mark Dindal (story) |
| Directed by |
David Knott Howy Parkins |
| Voices of |
J. P. Manoux Jessica DiCicco Fred Tatasciore John Goodman Wendie Malick Jessie Flower Shane Baumel Eartha Kitt Patrick Warburton Curtis Armstrong Bob Bergen Rip Taylor |
| Theme music composer | "Kuzco's Academy" by Danny Jacob and Janis Liebhart |
| Composer(s) | Mike Tavera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bobs Gannaway |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Walt Disney Television Animation Toon City Animation, Inc. Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Synergy Animation Studios |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Disney Channel ABC Kids Toon Disney |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9) (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | January 27, 2006 – November 20, 2008 |
The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series on Disney Channel, based on the 2000 film The Emperor's New Groove. It follows the adventures of a temporarily-dethroned Kuzco as he completes his education in order to return to the throne, while Yzma, as the school's principal, will stop at nothing to prevent Kuzco from passing all of his classes.
Premise
The series comes after The Emperor's New Groove, and several episodes mention the events of the movie. The series is likely set in a different continuity from Kronk's New Groove, as in the series Kronk is still working for Yzma and is single, but in the movie he retires as Yzma's lackey and gets married. In addition, in Kronk's New Groove, Yzma has a cat's tail and ears, claiming it was a side effect from her kitten transformation at the end of The Emperor's New Groove, but she does not have a tail or cat ears in the series.
It was revealed in some episodes that the characters are Incas even though the characters use modern-day materials, like a motorcycle, an arcade unit, etc. as side jokes. The name of the main character "Kuzco" is derived from the name of the capital of the Inca empire "Cusco".
Yzma's plans to stop Kuzco backfire, ending up helping him instead. By the end of the series, Kuzco has grown as a person, wanting Pacha and his family to move into the palace with him, and chose Kronk as his adviser.
Cast and characters
- J. P. Manoux – Kuzco
- Jessica DiCicco – Malina
- Fred Tatasciore – Pacha (Season 1)
- John Goodman – Pacha (Season 2)
- Wendie Malick – Chicha
- Jessie Flower – Chaca
- Shane Baumel – Tipo
- Eartha Kitt – Yzma/Amzy
- Patrick Warburton – Kronk
- Curtis Armstrong – Mr. Moleguaco
- Bob Bergen – Bucky
- Rip Taylor – The Royal Record Keeper
Initially, three original cast members returned to voice their characters for the TV series: Eartha Kitt as Yzma, Patrick Warburton as Kronk, and Wendie Malick as Chicha. Although Fred Tatasciore voiced Pacha in Season 1, John Goodman returned to the role in Season 2.
J. P. Manoux voices Kuzco, a role that he had already performed on The Emperor's New Groove (video game), double voices with David Spade.
Guest stars
- Charlie Adler – Keeper
- Jeff Bennett – Security Cam
- Corey Burton – Ozker, announcers
- Brian Cummings – various
- Jim Cummings – various
- Miley Cyrus – Yatta, Mudka's Meat Hut Waitress
- Noah Cyrus – Kid in Crowd in Malina's fantasy sequences
- Jason Earles/Justin Cowden – Guaca/Guaka
- Rene Mujica – Ramon
- Patti Deutsch – Matta the Lunch Lady
- Grey DeLisle – Moxie, Yasmin (Teen Yzma)
- John DiMaggio – Mr. Nadaempa
- Teresa Ganzel Princess Lalala
- Estelle Harris – Ms. Mudka
- Michael Gough – Imatcha
- Jess Harnell – various
- Tom Kenny – Kuzco's Cousin, various
- Maurice LaMarche – Gizo the Shuaka
- Joey Lawrence – Dirk Brock
- Candi Milo – Coach Sweetie
- Courtney Peldon – Cuxi, Cuca, and Curi
- Kevin Michael Richardson – Kavo
- Tisha Terrasini Banker – Miss Ni
- Rob Paulsen – Nerd
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse – Zim and Zam
- Ben Stein – Mr. Purutu the Guidance Counselor
- Travis Oates – Rudy
- Tara Strong – Ashely, Yupi
- Dee Bradley Baker – various
- Jim Ward – various
- Tress MacNeille – Mrs. Upachal, various
- Frank Welker – Homework the Kitten/Jaguar and the Creepy Little Old Man, Caretaker at Micchu Pachu
- Ellen Albertini Dow – Azma, Yzma's mother
- Brenda Song – Dancing queen
- John O'Hurley – Editor of Incan Teen Magazine
- Gilbert Gottfried – Potion voice
- Chloë Grace Moretz – Furi
- Edie McClurg – Obssesia
Episodes
The series ran for two seasons and 52 episodes, and ends with a finale episode that wraps up the plot.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 21 | January 27, 2006 | November 11, 2006 | ||
| 2 | 31 | June 23, 2007 | November 20, 2008 | ||
Awards and nominations
Eartha Kitt won the 2007 and 2008 Annie Awards for "Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production" for her performance as Yzma in the episodes "Kuzclone" (2007) and "The Emperor's New Musical" (2008). Eartha Kitt also won the 2007 and 2008 Daytime Emmy Award for her voice performance as Yzma. Jessica DiCicco was also nominated for her voice performance as Malina.[1]
Syndication
The Emperor's New School aired occasionally on Disney XD from February 13, 2009, to October 18, 2012, and has been aired on ABC as part of its ABC Kids lineup from January 28, 2006, to August 27, 2011.
References
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