Premise
The show is about two 11-year-old rabbits named Yin and Yang who train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to defeat evil villains and forces motivated on destroying, corrupting or dominating society. During the first season, the primary goal was to defeat the Night Master, a powerful enemy. During the second season, there are three primary storylines. The first one sees Yin and Yang trying to prevent other villains from being crowned the new Night Master. The second is Yang's own quest to find powerful mystic artifacts for some later-revealed-to-be villains: four evil heads who he thinks are the masters of Woo Foo. The third sees Yin and Yang against the original Night Master, Eradicus.Setting
The setting is in a town where its buildings have an Asian style. The residents are monsters, humanoids, robots and animals with human-like qualities and behaviors. The residents keep unusual pets like puppygriffs (creatures that are half puppy and half eagle) and two-ni-corns (a race of two-horned unicorns), as well as real animals like dogs, cats, opossums orEpisodes
''Yin Yang Yo!'' premiered on Jetix on September 4, 2006, with the first season having 26 episodes. In January 2007, Jetix ordered a second season of ''Yin Yang Yo!'' with 26 episodes planned. The second season premiered on New Year's Day 2008, with 13 additional episodes.Characters
Main
* Yin (voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern) is a pink rabbit and the younger twin sister of Yang. She specializes in the Mystic half of Woo Foo and is stubborn and a neat freak. * Yang (voiced by Scott McCord) is a blue rabbit and the older twin brother of Yin. He specializes in the Martial Arts half of Woo Foo and wields a transforming bamboo sword. * Yo (voiced by Martin Roach) is a hundred-year-old panda, Yin and Yang's teacher, and among the last known Woo Foo users. In the series finale, he is revealed to be the two's father.Villains
* The Night Master (voiced by David Hemblen) is an ancient sorcerer who previously eradicated all of the Woo Foo knights except for Master Yo. He is highly intelligent, though his plans typically fail because of the stupidity of his minions and his own ego. The episode "The Pecking Order" reveals the Night Master to be a title previously held by Eradicus and an unnamed cobra-like woman. ** Grizzleflavin (voiced by Dwayne Hill, Martin Roach in "Turnabouts" and "Party Favors") is a gargoyle head located at the entrance of Night Master's lair. ** Dank and Dire (voiced by Dwayne Hill and Martin Roach) are the Night Master's minions. * Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a flamboyant cockroach wizard who frequently seeks the approval of his mother. * Eradicus (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a griffin and the first Night Master. He was killed years prior before tricking Yang into resurrecting him. ** Ella Mental (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a minion of Eradicus who possesses telepathy. ** Rubber Chucky (voiced by Jamie Watson) is a tall minion of Eradicus who has an elastic body. ** Indestructo-Bob (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is a slow-witted minion of Eradicus who has indestructible armor. ** Mollecu-Lars (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is an octopus-like minion of Eradicus who can transform his body by manipulating his molecules. * Brother Herman (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos) is a tyrannical ant warlord and Carl's brother. ** Charles (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is Herman's second-in-command. * Ultimoose (voiced by Tony Daniels) is a moose-like daredevil, martial artist, and ally of the Night Master. * Smoke (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a humanoid swordfighter who poses as Yang's girlfriend. Her appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture. * Mirrors (voiced by Jamie Watson) is Smoke's brother and rival. His appearance and mannerisms are a parody of Japanese culture, and he and Smoke's names are a play on the metaphor " smoke and mirrors". * Yuck (voiced by Scott McCord) is a green rabbit formed from Yin's obsession with control and Yang's aggression. He later uses a magic charm to create an army of Yin and Yang clones and absorbs their magic, becoming as powerful as Yo. * Zarnot (voiced by Jamie Watson) is an evil action figure brought to life by the Lie Fairy and later recruited by the Night Master. * Pondscüm (voiced by Peter Cugno) is a Swedish tadpole who masquerades as a fish and wields a robot suit. ** Lexoll and Velveema, collectively referred to as the Blixens, are Pondscüm's android henchmen. * Fastidious James Spiffington (voiced by Mark Bowden) is a hamster obsessed with cleanliness and world domination. He is served by robots who he controls using his hamster ball. * Saranoia (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a sorceress and mistress of disguise. She had a difficult childhood with her father and her lazy brother Mark, which led her to developAllies
* Coop (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a nerdy chicken with a huge crush on Yin. He is initially a minion of the Night Master before reforming and joining Yin and Yang's Woo Foo Army. Coop has the ability to create a glowing energy aura dubbed "Shadow Chicken". * Lina (voiced by Novie Edwards) is a dog who has a longtime crush on Yang. In the episode "Gone-A-Fowl", the two share their feelings for each other and enter a relationship. * Roger Skelewog Jr. (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is the son of Yin and Yang's part-time enemy, Roger the Skelewog. He is initially a bully to Yin and Yang before befriending them. * Dave (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) is a living tree stump. He can manipulate plants, but is weak and usually underestimated. * The Boogeyman is a disco-loving green monster and a friend of Yin and Yang. * Jobeaux (voiced by Bill Engvall) is a Redneckistanian Woo Foo practitioner. He has a pet armadillo named Fuzzy Thunder who hides in his mouth, giving him a hick accent. * Melodia (voiced by Megan Fahlenbock) is the princess of the Stink Aardvarks. * Rainbow Mane (voiced by Hadley Kay) is the leader of the Two-ni-corns.Cast
* Stephanie Morgenstern – Yin, Chung Pow Kitties * Scott McCord – Yang, Yuck * Martin Roach – Yo * Jamie Watson – Carl, Zarnot, Eradicus, Mirrors, Rubber Chucky, Roger the Skelewog * Tony Daniels – Kraggler, Ultimoose, Mastermind * Dwayne Hill – Indestructo-Bob, Molecu-Lars, F. L. Smelfman * Novie Edwards – Lina, Girlbotica * Linda Ballantyne – Smoke, Saranoia, Ella Mental * David Hemblen – Night Master * Damon Papadopolous - Brother Herman * Jonathan Wilson – Coop, Dave * Megan Fahlenbock – Melodia * Peter Cugno - Pondscüm * Jennifer Coolidge – Coop's Mother * Jim Belushi – Puffin * Hadley Kay – Rainbow Mane * Bill Engvall – Jobeaux * Kathleen Laskey – Edna, Lie Fairy * Seth MacFarlane – Manotaur * Orlando Jones – Badfoot * Nancy O'Dell – Nancy Delffa * Mark Bowden – Fastidious James SpiffingtonGuest stars
* Kyle Massey * Jason Earles * Mitchel MussoProduction
The series was created by Bob Boyle, an animator and storyboard artist previously working on Nickelodeon projects such as '' The Fairly OddParents'' and '' Danny Phantom''. Influenced by his frequent trips to Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Boyle developed the pilot for the series when his then-previous series '' Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' was in production. Once the series got the green-light, Boyle initially worked simultaneously on development for the first season of both shows. Steve Marmel, a stand-up comedian and also a writer for '' The Fairly OddParents'' and '' Danny Phantom'', who has known Boyle for years, was offered a long-term contract from Disney/ Jetix to participate on the project upon request by Boyle, who needed assistance on producing the show due to scheduling conflicts. Marmel, who would later create '' Sonny with a Chance'' and '' So Random!'', drew influence from anime shows such as Gainax-produced '' FLCL'', putting American anime-influenced animated shows like ''Reception
Ratings
The debut of the pilot episode on Toon Disney's Jetix block was its "most-watched original animated series premiere ever". The series continued to garner high ratings on the block afterwards, tying for first place on average. In Europe, ''Yin Yang Yo!'' was the third-most popular Jetix original series for third-party sales as of fiscal year 2007, when the first season was delivered. ''Yin Yang Yo!'' and the major Jetix Europe originals ranked "as one of the top two shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired."Reviews
Common Sense Media had a mixed opinion of the show, giving it a score of 3/5. The pilot was poorly received by ''Awards
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