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The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan

  • TV Series
  • 19721972
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
192
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POPULARITY
24,375
6,221
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan: Thief
Play trailer1:36
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AnimationFamilyMystery
Charlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his 10 children and pet dog.Charlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his 10 children and pet dog.Charlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his 10 children and pet dog.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
192
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,375
6,221
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    • Stars
      • Keye Luke
      • Cynthia Adler
      • Gene Andrusco
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    • Stars
      • Keye Luke
      • Cynthia Adler
      • Gene Andrusco
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    • 12User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews

    Episodes16

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    1 Season
    1972

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    The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan: Thief
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    The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan: Thief
    The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan: Fat Lady
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    The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan: Fat Lady
    The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan
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    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • Charlie Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Cynthia Adler
    Cynthia Adler
    • Voices
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Gene Andrusco
    Gene Andrusco
    • Flip Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Anne Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Lisa Gerritsen
    Lisa Gerritsen
    • Voices
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    John Gunn
    • Tom Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Robert Ito
    Robert Ito
    • Henry Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Beverly Kushida
    • Nancy Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Cherylene Lee
    • Mimi Chan…
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Don Messick
    • Chu-Chu the Dog…
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Michael Morgan
    • Scooter Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Brian Tochi
    Brian Tochi
    • Alan Chan
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
    • Voices
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Lennie Weinrib
    Lennie Weinrib
    • Stanley Chan…
    16 episodes16 eps • 1972
    Hazel Shermet
    • Voices
    15 episodes15 eps • 1972
    Mitchell Sakamoto
    Mitchell Sakamoto
    • Tom (1972)
    Jay Jay Jue
    Jay Jay Jue
    • Flip (1972)
    Stephen Wong
    • Stanley (1972)
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    • Trivia
      Keye Luke, who portrays Charlie Chan in this TV show, previously co-starred as Lee Chan (Charlie's "#1 Son") in the movie series. Luke is also the only actor of Chinese descent to play Charlie.

      Ironically, Lee was never seen or mentioned throughout the cartoon's entire run.

      Even more ironically, as portrayed by Luke, Charlie speaks whole sentences...which he rarely did in the film-serials.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Revenge of the Man Crab (2010)

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    3/10
    Yet Another Hanna-Barbera Cartoon That Jumps On The Scooby-Doo Bandwagon.
    I was in my late preteens when I came across repeats (which were new to me) on Cartoon Network back in the late '90s. I haven't seen every Hanna-Barbera cartoon ever made, so at the time, I didn't know about the amount of shows that imitated or ripped off any other. But after learning more about the less-than-interesting animation studio/company's track record and history, I know that I must not be missing much. Therefore, I'm not in any rush to check for the H-B shows I missed growing up. It's well-known (especially to me now) that Hanna- Barbera was one of the cheapest cartoon studios that ever existed (although Cambria Studios is even cheaper from what I read about them, yet it doesn't seem to get ragged on as much, probably because it had much less shows but still), as well as the most overrated. As such, I now decided that it's one of my least favorite animation companies. It wasn't always like this though. It took some time, but eventually they'd come around gradually with a few of their productions in the '80s, especially those that weren't/aren't T.V. series. As a result, there was more bad stuff than great and I now realize that there are only a few of its productions I truly like or have as favorites. If anyone like me has ever wondered why the majority of the founding duo's shows were so short-lived like I have, the aforementioned about them should answer your question. They deserved to get dropped as soon as they did. It also answers my question of why some adults are so against all cartoons, because of the stereotype that cheap 'toons like this are the only kind that are capable of being made and that all of them are a joke.

    Sorry for the rant but I tend to do that when it comes to my passion and love for great cartoons, and I had to get what was on my mind out in the open. Now about the show. What else can I add that hasn't already been mentioned? I used not to mind this at all, but after noticing the difference in the quality of the animation in this and other, better, higher-quality shows, I've been having second thoughts for some time now. It's just among the same-old, same-old, formulaic routine as all the other crime/mystery-themed, Hanna-Barbera series following the original Scooby Doo series, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?". As much as it pains me to say and admit it, I must concur with the fact that it isn't on the same level as the Charlie Chan movies, one or a couple of which I have seen and I found them more enjoyable. Although the animated Charlie Chan's kids were always the ones who did most of the sleuthing, at least for once, the writers could've and should've had him contributing to do more of the crime/mystery solving to make thing more intriguing. I want to truly like it and I wish it were much better. But for the facts that I and others pointed out, I find it too indefensible. Sometimes I wonder if it would've been better off if Hanna and Barbera had never founded their own animation studio or created most of their material (unless it was for feature-length films), as most everything by them and their studio is a waste of time, and almost only all kids would genuinely be into all of them, more so than any adults. But then, it probably would've taken longer for made-for-T.V. cartoons to hit the small screens and we probably would've had to wait until some people who were able to make better animation productions arrived on the scene. For better, crime/mystery-theme cartoons, I'd recommend Fillmore!, Sally Bollywood, Famous 5: On The Case, and Sandra, The Fairy Tale Detective, rather than any Hanna-Barbera. You seen one Scooby Doo-like show, you seen them all.
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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Amazing Chan Clan
    • Production company
      • Hanna-Barbera Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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