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Stitch & Ai (安玲与史迪奇 "An Ling and Stitch") is a television series spin-off of Lilo & Stitch produced for Chinese audiences that premiered on March 27, 2017 on CCTV-1 and CCTV-14. It is the Lilo & Stitch franchise's third TV series, after the Western-animated Lilo & Stitch: The Series and the anime Stitch!.

The series was produced in English before being dubbed in Mandarin for Chinese broadcast, as the show was produced with the assistance of American animators, including those who previously worked on Lilo & Stitch: The Series. The original English version began airing on Disney Channel Asia on February 5, 2018.^[1] On December 1, 2018, it was given a digital release in Western countries on the DisneyNow website and app, with the exception of the ninth episode "The Phoenix", although it has been removed from the service as of June 2019.

Premise

Stitch & Ai follows the events of Lilo & Stitch (and its subsequent film and television sequels up to and including Leroy & Stitch).^[2] This series sees Stitch separated from Lilo after being captured by a gang of aliens who had hoped to utilize Jumba's research and use Stitch in their space war with another race of aliens. When Stitch escapes, he ends up re-entering Earth's atmosphere over China and lands in the Huangshan Mountains where he befriends a young girl named Wang Ai Ling and becomes part of her family. However, the Galactic Federation sends Jumba and Pleakley to keep a watch on Stitch and his Chinese family. They are concerned with a hidden function that Jumba secretly programmed in Stitch. This function, which causes Stitch to metamorphosis into a giant beast to fully carryout his destructive programming which can be triggered in a large city—which could be unleashed into the Galaxy if the warring factions figure out how to manipulate Stitch into activating his hidden programming.

Cast

Ben Diskin - Stitch^[1]
Erika Mendez - Wang Ai Ling^[1]
Laura Post - Wang Jiejie, Wang Daiyu
Jess Winfield - Jumba Jookiba^[1]
Lucien Dodge - Pleakley, Dahu, Sage, Platypus^[1]
Cherami Leigh and Xanthe Huynh - Meiying^[1]
Richard Epcar - Wombat, Mr. Ding^[1]
Kyle Hebert - additional voices^[1]
Bobby Thong - additional voices^[1]
Sarah Anne Williams - additional voices^[1]
Deborah Crane - additional voices^[1]
Jacob Craner - additional voices^[1]
Steve Kramer - additional voices^[1]

Trivia

Jumba creates new experiments, though they are all specific creatures from Chinese myth. In this series, Jumba creates two cliff dragons that mate and breed. This marks the first time that creatures of Jumba's creation produce offspring.
- Unless viewers consider the English dub of Stitch! where we meet two children of Sprout, named Sproutlings.
This is the first Lilo & Stitch TV series where none of the first 625 experiments appear, and the first one in which neither Gantu nor Dr. Hämsterviel are main characters, though Gantu does have a speaking role in the series.
Various scenes from previous installments in the franchise appear in flashbacks, including:
- "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo & Stitch
- Jumba's trial from Lilo & Stitch
- Stitch's escape from Lilo & Stitch
- Stitch's creation from Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
- The Origin of Stitch
Ben Diskin and Jess Winfield reprise their roles as Stitch and Jumba respectively from the English dub of the Stitch! anime.
There are occasional cameos from previous characters of the Lilo & Stitch franchise, including Captain Gantu, the Grand Councilwoman, Cobra Bubbles, and the Ice Cream Man.
Plans for a potential season two was discussed by the production team, but Disney did not approve of a second season.^[2]
Victor Cook, one of the directors of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, came to China to help to make Stitch & Ai episode 8.^[3]

Video

Stitch & Ai (Chinese Lilo and Stitch Spinoff) Trailer

Gallery

References

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Stitch & Ai debuts in South East Asia". ToonBarn (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 15, 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Discussions with Tony Craig: Executive Producer “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and “Stitch & Ai!” JoshuaCroyle.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved on March 3, 2018.
↑ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tJAmNBpWiFzNbDAVP5fObA

External links

Stitch & Ai on DisneyNow

[toonbarn-se-asia-debut-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Stitch & Ai debuts in South East Asia". ToonBarn (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 15, 2018.

[jc-discussions-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Discussions with Tony Craig: Executive Producer “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and “Stitch & Ai!” JoshuaCroyle.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved on March 3, 2018.

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 '''''Stitch & Ai''''' (安玲与史迪奇 "An Ling and Stitch") is a television series spin-off of ''[[Lilo & Stitch (film)|Lilo &amp; Stitch]]'' produced for Chinese audiences that premiered on March 27, 2017 on CCTV-1 and CCTV-14. It is the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise's third TV series, after the Western-animated ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'' and the anime ''[[Stitch! (anime)|Stitch!]]''.
+The series was produced in English before being dubbed in Mandarin for Chinese broadcast, as the show was produced with the assistance of American animators, including those who previously worked on ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The original English version began airing on [[disney:Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)|Disney Channel Asia]] on February 5, 2018.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut">[http://www.toonbarn.com/disney/stitch-ai-debuts-south-east-asia/ Stitch & Ai debuts in South East Asia]". ''ToonBarn'' (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 15, 2018.</ref> On December 1, 2018, it was given a digital release in Western countries on the DisneyNow website and app, with the exception of the ninth episode "The Phoenix", although it has been removed from the service as of June 2019.
-Similar in premise to the anime series ''Stitch!'', the series sees [[Stitch]] separated from [[Lilo Pelekai|Lilo]] after being captured by a gang of space criminals who had hoped to replicate [[Jumba Jookiba|Jumba]]'s research. When Stitch escapes, he ends up re-entering Earth's atmosphere over China and ends up landing in the Huangshan Mountains where he befriends a young girl named Wang Ai Ling and becomes part of her family.
+==Premise==
-The series was produced in English before being dubbed in Mandarin for Chinese broadcast, as the show was produced with the assistance of American animators, including those who previously worked on ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' such as Tony Craig (one of ''The Series''<nowiki>'</nowiki> executive producers). The original English version began airing on Disney Channel Asia on February 5, 2018. All thirteen episodes of its only season so far aired throughout the month. There are currently no plans to release the series in Western countries.<ref>"[http://www.toonbarn.com/disney/stitch-ai-debuts-south-east-asia/ Stitch & Ai debuts in South East Asia]". ''ToonBarn'' (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 15, 2018.</ref>
+''Stitch & Ai'' follows the events of ''[[Lilo & Stitch (film)|Lilo &amp; Stitch]]'' (and its subsequent film and television sequels up to and including ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'').<ref name="jc-discussions">[https://www.joshuacroyle.com/discussions-with-tony-craig-executive-producer-lilo-stitch-the-series-and-stitch-ai/ Discussions with Tony Craig: Executive Producer “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and “Stitch & Ai!”]'' JoshuaCroyle.com.'' Archived from [https://www.joshuacroyle.com/discussions-with-tony-craig-executive-producer-lilo-stitch-the-series-and-stitch-ai/ the original] on January 14, 2018. Retrieved on March 3, 2018.</ref> This series sees [[Stitch]] separated from [[Lilo Pelekai|Lilo]] after being captured by a gang of aliens who had hoped to utilize [[Jumba Jookiba|Jumba]]'s research and use Stitch in their space war with another race of aliens. When Stitch escapes, he ends up re-entering Earth's atmosphere over China and lands in the Huangshan Mountains where he befriends a young girl named Wang Ai Ling and becomes part of her family. However, the Galactic Federation sends Jumba and [[Pleakley]] to keep a watch on Stitch and his Chinese family. They are concerned with a hidden function that Jumba secretly programmed in Stitch. This function, which causes Stitch to metamorphosis into a giant beast to fully carryout his destructive programming which can be triggered in a large city—which could be unleashed into the Galaxy if the warring factions figure out how to manipulate Stitch into activating his hidden programming.
-==Plot==
+==Cast==
+*[[Ben Diskin]] - [[Stitch]]<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-''Stitch & Ai'' follows the events of ''[[Lilo & Stitch (film)|Lilo & Stitch]]'' (and its subsequent film and television sequels up to and including ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'')<ref name="jc-discussions">{{cite web|last1=Croyle|first1=Joshua|title=Discussions with Tony Craig: Executive Producer “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and “Stitch & Ai!”|url=https://www.joshuacroyle.com/discussions-with-tony-craig-executive-producer-lilo-stitch-the-series-and-stitch-ai/|website=JoshuaCroyle.com|accessdate=March 3, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114021722/https://www.joshuacroyle.com/discussions-with-tony-craig-executive-producer-lilo-stitch-the-series-and-stitch-ai/|archivedate=January 14, 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref> but before the events of the ''Stitch!'' anime. The series shows Stitch kidnapped by space criminals who want to use him to have their own destructive genetic experiment. However, he escapes to China's Huangshan mountains, where he befriends Ai, a spirited local girl who is at risk of being separated from her older sister Jiejie. Stitch becomes Ai's "dog", and the two help one another dealing with the other's problems; Ai helps Stitch deal with the space criminals, while he helps her stay in the mountains with her family. [[Jumba Jookiba|Jumba]] and [[Pleakley]] later show up initially trying to bring Stitch back to the United Galactic Federation, but Ai and Jiejie convince the two aliens to let Stitch stay with them. Although Jumba and Pleakley also stay to keep a watch on Stitch and to help out him and his new family, Jumba gets concerned that a hidden function that he secretly programmed in Stitch—a function that causes the experiment to grow into a giant beast when his destructive programming is triggered in a large city—could be unleashed if the space criminals figure out how to subconsciously manipulate Stitch into triggering it.
+*Erika Mendez - Wang Ai Ling<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
+*Laura Post - Wang Jiejie, Wang Daiyu
-===Continuity===
+*Jess Winfield - [[Jumba Jookiba]]<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-The series has various flashbacks to key scenes in the franchise which appear in episodes 1, 2, and 13. The flashbacks consist of closely re-animated sequences, copying the originals to the best of their ability. Flashback scenes include:
+*Lucien Dodge - [[Pleakley]], Dahu, Sage, Platypus<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "[[Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride]]" from ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''
+*Cherami Leigh and Xanthe Huynh - Meiying<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "Jumba's Trial" from ''Lilo & Stitch''
+*Richard Epcar - Wombat, Mr. Ding<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "Stitch's Escape" from ''Lilo & Stitch''
+*Kyle Hebert - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "The Birth of Stitch" from ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]''
+*Bobby Thong - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "626 Simulation" from ''[[The Origin of Stitch]]''
+*Sarah Anne Williams - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* "Jumba & Stitch" from ''The Origin of Stitch''
+*Deborah Crane - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
+*Jacob Craner - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-In co-ordinance with this, there are occasional cameos from previous characters of the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, including [[Captain Gantu]], the [[Grand Councilwoman]], [[Cobra Bubbles]], and the [[Ice Cream Man]].
+*Steve Kramer - additional voices<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-==Characters==
-* [[Stitch]] – An alien genetic experiment also known as Experiment 626. He was kidnapped by space criminals who want to use him so they can have their own evil genetic experiment, but he manages to escape back to Earth, ending up in China. He befriends a local girl named Ai, who takes him into her family. He is voiced in English by [[Benjamin Diskin|Ben Diskin]],<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" /> who also voiced the character in the ''Stitch!'' anime.
-* [[Wang Ai Ling]] – A Chinese girl who lives in the Huangshan mountains. Her aunt wants to move her to the city, but she wants to stay in the mountains. Ai befriends Stitch, taking him in as her "dog", and helps him ward off the space criminals that want him. She serves as this series's counterpart to [[Lilo Pelekai]]. She is voiced in English by {{WikipediaLink|Erica Mendez}}.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* Wang Jiejie – A young Chinese woman who tries to take care of her younger sister Ai after their parents' death. She works at a tea shop for a man named Mr. Ding. She serves as this series's counterpart to [[Nani Pelekai]]. She is voiced in English by Laura Post.
-* [[Jumba Jookiba]] – The Kweltikwan creator of Stitch. He is sent by the Grand Councilwoman to retrieve Stitch from the space criminals that captured him. However, after reuniting with Stitch in China and meeting his new family, Jumba decides to let Stitch to stay with Ai, sticking around himself to assist and watch over him. He is voiced in English by [[Jess Winfield]], who previously served as screenwriter and executive producer for ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' and its films ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'' and ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'', and voiced the same character in the ''Stitch!'' anime.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* [[Pleakley|Wendell "Wendy" Pleakley]] – A Plorgonarian former United Galactic Federation agent and Jumba's partner. He is also sent by the Grand Councilwoman to retrieve Stitch alongside Jumba. After Jumba decides to let Stitch stay with Ai, Pleakley also stays with Stitch's new family and tries to help out. He is voiced in English by Lucien Dodge.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* Wang Daiyu – Ai and Jiejie's aunt who believes that Ai should not be living in the "dirty" mountains and move to the city, despite her nieces' protests. She is voiced in English by Laura Post.
-* Meiying – Ai's rival who serves as this series's counterpart to [[Mertle Edmonds]]. She is voiced in English by [[Cherami Leigh]] and Xanthe Huynh.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* Dahu – Jiejie's boyfriend and Ai's drum instructor. He serves as this series's counterpart to [[David Kawena]], with an element of [[Moses Puloki]] with regards to his teachings of a local tradition. He is voiced in English by Lucien Dodge.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-* Mr. Ding – Jiejie's employer who runs a tea shop. He is voiced in English by [[Richard Epcar]].<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-[[Kyle Hebert]], Bobby Thong, Sarah Anne Williams, Deborah Crane, Jacob Craner, and Steve Kramer provide additional voices.<ref name="toonbarn-se-asia-debut" />
-==Episodes==
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
-|-
-! rowspan="2" style="padding: 0 8px;" |Season
-! rowspan="2" style="padding: 0 8px;" |Episodes
-! colspan="2" |Originally aired
-|-
-! style="padding: 0 8px;" |Season premiere
-! style="padding: 0 8px;" |Season finale
-|-
-! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |'''1'''
-|13
-| style="padding: 0 8px;" |March 27, 2017
-|April 6, 2017
-|}
 ==Trivia==
+*Jumba creates new experiments, though they are all specific creatures from Chinese myth. In this series, Jumba creates two cliff dragons that mate and breed. This marks the first time that creatures of Jumba's creation produce offspring.
-*This series marks the first time that experiments can mate and breed new experiments.
-*Ben Diskin and Jess Winfield reprise their roles as Stitch and Jumba respectively from the English dub of the ''[[Stitch! (anime)|Stitch]]'' anime.
+**Unless viewers consider the English dub of ''[[Stitch! (anime)|Stitch!]]'' where we meet two children of [[Sprout]], named [[Sproutling]]s.
+*This is the first ''Lilo & Stitch'' TV series where ''none'' of the first 625 [[List of Experiments|experiments]] appear, and the first one in which neither [[Gantu]] nor [[Jacques von Hämsterviel|Dr. Hämsterviel]] are main characters, though Gantu does have a speaking role in the series.
+*Various scenes from previous installments in the franchise appear in flashbacks, including:
+**"Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from ''[[Lilo & Stitch (film)|Lilo &amp; Stitch]]''
+**Jumba's trial from ''Lilo & Stitch''
+**Stitch's escape from ''Lilo & Stitch''
+**Stitch's creation from ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]''
+**''[[The Origin of Stitch]]''
+*Ben Diskin and Jess Winfield reprise their roles as Stitch and Jumba respectively from the English dub of the ''[[Stitch! (anime)|Stitch!]]'' anime.
+*There are occasional cameos from previous characters of the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, including Captain Gantu, the [[Grand Councilwoman]], [[Cobra Bubbles]], and the [[Ice Cream Man]].
+*Plans for a potential season two was discussed by the production team, but Disney did not approve of a second season.<ref name="jc-discussions" />
+*Victor Cook, one of the directors of ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', came to China to help to make ''Stitch & Ai'' episode 8.<ref>https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tJAmNBpWiFzNbDAVP5fObA</ref>
-==Videos==
+==Video==
 <gallery>
 Stitch & Ai (Chinese Lilo and Stitch Spinoff) Trailer
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 ==References==
-<references/>
+<references />
+==External links==
+* ''[https://disneynow.go.com/shows/stitch-ai/ Stitch & Ai]'' on DisneyNow
 [[Category:New channel & new episodes]]