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Stitch & Ai facts for kids
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| Chinese | 安玲与史迪奇 |
| Mandarin | Ān líng yǔ shǐ dí qí |
| Literally | An Ling and Stitch |
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| Written by | Marc Handler |
| Directed by | Tony Craig Marc Handler (voices) |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | English (original production) Mandarin Chinese (dubbed; first released version) |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer(s) | Cao Jie Wu Wensheng |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Anhui Xinhua Media Panimation Hwakai Media |
| Distributor | Disney Media Distribution |
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| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 27 – April 6, 2017 |
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Stitch & Ai (Chinese: 安玲与史迪奇; pinyin: Ān líng yǔ shǐ dí qí; literally "An Ling and Stitch") is a fun Chinese cartoon series. It's a spin-off from Disney's popular Lilo & Stitch movies and shows. This series is the third TV show in the Lilo & Stitch world. It follows the American Lilo & Stitch: The Series and the Japanese Stitch! anime.
The show has 13 episodes and introduces a new Chinese girl named Wang Ai Ling. She takes the place of Lilo from the original series and Yuna from the Japanese anime. The story takes place in the beautiful Huangshan mountains in Anhui, China.
Stitch & Ai first aired in China with a Mandarin Chinese voice-over from March 27 to April 6, 2017. The original English version was shown later, from February 5 to 27, 2018, on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia. Some episodes were also available for free online streaming in the United States on DisneyNow starting December 1, 2018, but they were later removed.
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Story of Stitch & Ai
Stitch & Ai continues the adventures after the Lilo & Stitch movies and TV shows, including Leroy & Stitch. In this series, Stitch is captured by a group of alien criminals called the Jaboodies. They want to use him to create their own powerful, destructive experiment.
But another group of aliens, the Woolagongs, try to steal Stitch from the Jaboodies. This causes Stitch to escape and crash-land back on Earth, specifically in China's Huangshan mountains. There, he meets Ai, a brave local girl. Ai is worried about being separated from her older sister, Jiejie.
Stitch becomes Ai's "dog," and they help each other. Ai helps Stitch deal with the space criminals, and Stitch helps Ai stay in the mountains with her family. Later, Jumba and Pleakley arrive. They were sent by the United Galactic Federation to bring Stitch back. However, Ai and Jiejie convince them to let Stitch stay. Jumba and Pleakley decide to stay too, to keep an eye on Stitch and help his new family.
Jumba is worried because he secretly programmed Stitch with a special ability: to grow into a giant beast if his destructive side is triggered in a big city. He fears the space criminals might figure out how to make Stitch use this power.
Connections to Past Adventures
The series includes flashbacks to important moments from the Lilo & Stitch movies. These flashbacks are re-animated to look like the originals. You'll see scenes like:
- "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo & Stitch
- "Jumba's Trial" from Lilo & Stitch
- "Stitch's Escape" from Lilo & Stitch
- "The Birth of Stitch" from Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
- "626 Simulation" from The Origin of Stitch
- "Jumba & Stitch" from The Origin of Stitch
Also, some characters from the past Lilo & Stitch stories make guest appearances. These include Captain Gantu, the Grand Councilwoman, Cobra Bubbles, and the Ice Cream Man.
Meet the Characters
- Stitch (Chinese: 史迪奇; pinyin: Shǐ dí qí) – He's an alien experiment, also known as Experiment 626. After escaping from space criminals, he lands in China and becomes friends with Ai. He's voiced by Ben Diskin in English.
- Wang Ai Ling (Chinese: 王安玲; pinyin: Wáng Ān líng) – A Chinese girl living in the Huangshan mountains. She wants to stay in the mountains, even though her aunt wants her to move to the city. She takes Stitch in as her "dog" and helps him fight off the bad aliens. She's voiced by Erica Mendez in English.
- Wang Jiejie (Chinese: 王婕婕; pinyin: Wáng jié jié) – Ai's older sister who takes care of her after their parents passed away. She works at a tea shop. She's voiced by Laura Post in English.
- Qian Dahu (Chinese: 钱大胡; pinyin: Qián dà hú) – Jiejie's boyfriend and Ai's drum teacher. He's voiced by Lucien Dodge in English.
- Jumba Jookiba (Chinese: 强霸卓奇霸) – Stitch's alien creator. He comes to Earth to get Stitch back but decides to let him stay with Ai. He also sticks around to help. He's voiced by Jess Winfield in English.
- Wendell "Wendy" Pleakley (Chinese: 温帝独眼霹雳) – Jumba's partner and a former alien agent. He also stays with Stitch's new family to help out. He's voiced by Lucien Dodge in English.
- Daiyu (Chinese: 姨妈) – Ai and Jiejie's aunt. She thinks Ai should live in the city instead of the mountains. She's voiced by Laura Post in English.
- Meiying (Chinese: 美英; pinyin: Měiyīng) – Ai's rival at school. She's voiced by Cherami Leigh and Xanthe Huynh in English.
- Mr. Ding – Jiejie's boss at the tea shop. He's voiced by Richard Epcar in English.
Other voices in the show are provided by Kyle Hebert, Bobby Thong, Sarah Anne Williams, Deborah Crane, Jacob Craner, and Steve Kramer.
Episode Guide
All episodes were written by Marc Handler, who also directed the voice actors, and directed by Tony Craig.
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| 1 | "Hello – Goodbye" Chinese title: "安玲遇见史迪奇" |
March 27, 2017 | February 5, 2018 | |
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Stitch is captured by space criminals, but he escapes during a fight between two alien gangs. He lands in China's Huangshan mountains and meets Ai, a girl who is about to move to the city. They quickly become friends and are chased by the aliens.
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| 2 | "Teacher's Pet" Chinese title: "家是最重要的" |
March 28, 2017 | February 6, 2018 | |
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Ai brings Stitch to school. They find her teacher has been taken over by an alien sent to catch Stitch. Stitch and Ai have to fight the possessed teacher. Meanwhile, Ai's sister Jiejie tries to convince their aunt not to move Ai to the city.
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| 3 | "Gotcha!" Chinese title: "外星访客" |
March 28, 2017 | February 7, 2018 | |
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Information to be provided later.
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| 4 | "The Scroll" Chinese title: "神奇的竹简" |
March 29, 2017 | February 8, 2018 | |
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Jumba and Pleakley come to Earth to find Stitch. Jumba gets interested in ancient scrolls about monsters. He creates a Qui Ling to help save Stitch from the two alien groups.
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| 5 | "Spirals" Chinese title: "爱的力量" |
March 29, 2017 | February 12, 2018 | |
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Jumba creates a dragon that doesn't obey him. He realizes the dragon needs a partner or it will become evil. They succeed, but then have to protect a newborn dragon egg from one of the alien groups.
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| 6 | "The Lock" Chinese title: "同心锁" |
March 30, 2017 | February 13, 2018 | |
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Ai takes Stitch to a bridge where friends place special locks to show their strong friendship. Stitch and Ai argue about where to put their lock, and it falls into the water below.
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| 7 | "Dragon Parade" Chinese title: "舞龙庆典" |
March 30, 2017 | February 14, 2018 | |
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Stitch accidentally ruins a dragon puppet for a festival. Jumba replaces it with a real dragon.
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| 8 | "Tell the World" Chinese title: "告诉世界" |
March 31, 2017 | February 15, 2018 | |
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Information to be provided later.
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| 9 | "The Phoenix" Chinese title: "凤凰" |
March 31, 2017 | February 20, 2018 | |
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Information to be provided later. Note: This episode was not released in the United States. |
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| 10 | "Dream On" Chinese title: "梦境" |
April 5, 2017 | February 21, 2018 | |
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An alien agent tries to zap Stitch but hits Ai instead. This brings her imaginary friend to life.
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| 11 | "Creatures" Chinese title: "傩戏" |
April 5, 2017 | February 22, 2018 | |
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Stitch gets mischievous and makes many mythical creatures that Jumba was working on. This messes up the town's nuo opera performance. Cobra Bubbles is ready to capture Stitch, but he stops when Stitch fixes his mistake.
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| 12 | "Brothers" Chinese title: "兄弟" |
April 6, 2017 | February 26, 2018 | |
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Pleakley finds an alien cube that gives Ai and Stitch "brothers" named Ling and Scratch. They get along until Scratch tries to make Stitch act bad.
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| 13 | "Monstrosity" Chinese title: "我有家了" |
April 6, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | |
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Ai learns that the "brothers" from the cube are actually aliens in disguise. They activate Stitch's destructive programming. Stitch grows into a monster and attacks the city. But Ai helps the real Stitch break free. Stitch uses his new giant form to destroy the aliens' weapons, scaring them away.
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How the Show Was Made
Stitch & Ai was created by Anhui Xinhua Media and Panimation Hwakai Media, working with Disney. Other companies like Showfun Animation also helped. The show first started airing on CCTV-14 on March 27, 2017.
Unlike the previous Stitch! series, this show was made with help from American Disney animators. This was done to make sure the cartoon looked similar to the original American movies and TV shows. Disney wanted to create this series to enter the Chinese animation market. The show was first made in English, and then dubbed into Mandarin Chinese.
Tony Craig, who was a producer for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, directed Stitch & Ai. He oversaw the storyboards, animation, designs, and editing. The voice recordings happened in Los Angeles, while Tony Craig worked from North Carolina.
The English version of the show first aired on Disney Channel Asia on February 5, 2018. Most of the series (all except episode nine, "The Phoenix") was later available for free online streaming in the United States on DisneyNow starting December 1, 2018. However, it was removed from the service in June 2019.