As a chubby kid who grew up in the 80's, this show was a breath of fresh air, usually the main characters are good looking and badass, but Po was different, he was dorky and clumsy at the very beginning but His heart was in the right place, and he improved and evolved as a character without losing his fun and charm, he was a big inspiration to me, as much as I liked the 2008 animated reboot, the Old TV show has a special place in my memories and heart
I grew up with the animated reboot so I never really got the hype around the 80s sitcom. Until a few weeks ago when they finally put it on Netflix and I decided to watch out of curiosity. All I can say is wow! It’s definitely a classic for a reason!
You totally missed the spanish version of the show dubbed in Mexico, the voice characters were hilarious! The unforgettable actor Javier García Sánchez did an amazing job voicing Po, Oogway and Mantis! The latino public agree is an improvement upon the original.
Po, a chubby burn-out living and working at his dad's restaraunt, is suddenly thrust into the world of kung-fu when an acceptance letter arrives from Master Oogway's Dojo. While originally though to be an accident, Master Oogway assures Po that "there are no accidents". There, he trains against and eventually befriends the Furious Five, a group of young martial artists nicknamed after the styles of kung-fu they practice, and Shifu, the stubborn headmaster. Meanwhile, the dangerous criminal Tai Lung, who Shifu trained, escapes from prison and vows revenge against his former master
Po: Dan Fogler Tai Lung: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Tigress: Tessa Thompson Monkey: Steve Zahn Crane: Adrien Brody Viper: Amy Sedaris Mantis: David Tennant Master Shifu: Sir Ben Kingsley
Po kinda looks like Kevin James just a bit. Wouldn't be the first time James played a big black-and-white mammal. Tigress kinda looks like Audrey from _Atlantis: The Lost Empire_ , for all 4 of you who remember that movie. Monkey looks like the offspring of Willem Dafoe and Zach Galifianakis. Crane looks like a young Grand Moff Tarkin.
Imagine AI creating an alternate universe with its art creations. Imagine, these characters from our reality's animation as real people in an alternate AI created reality or a live action show for an alternate raltiy instead of an animated show in ours.
Do you think you can do Annoying orange next? Yes, I know their FAR from the best franchise. But I'm very intrigued how it would go. They did have a cartoon network show after all
(Only characterizing their personalities by their looks, not being mean or judgmental) Po - a hot dog eating champion learning Kung fu Tai lung - a narcissistic bodybuilder from Japan only using Kung fu for exercise purposes Tigress - a female boxer seeing if Kung fu is better than boxing Monkey - a hippy on performance drugs being too optimistic on learning Kung fu Crane - a miserable mailman always getting picked on by groups of kids chasing him everytime he delivers giving him a good reason to learn Kung fu. Viper - a goth thrash metal singer trying to act hard by taking Kung fu. Mantis - an accountant that's obsessed with the color green training Kung fu on his off time. Master Shifu - Ben Kingsley auditioning to cast as a sensei for a low budget karate kid remake.
