The Emperor's New School

*The Emperor's New School*
The Emperor's New School
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Genre	Comedy, Adventure
Created by	Mark Dindal
Based on	The Emperor's New Groove; by
Written by	Kevin D. Campbell; Ed Scharlach; Mark Dindal (story)
Directed by	David Knott; Howy Parkins
Voices of	J. P. Manoux; Jessica DiCicco; Fred Tatasciore; John Goodman; Wendie Malick; Jessie Flower; Shane Baumel; Eartha Kitt; Patrick Warburton; Curtis Armstrong; Bob Bergen; Rip Taylor
Theme music composer	"Kuzco's Academy" by Danny Jacob and Janis Liebhart
Composer	Mike Tavera
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Bobs Gannaway
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Walt Disney Television Animation; Toon City Animation, Inc.; Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.; Synergy Animation Studios
Original release
Network	Disney Channel; ABC Kids; Toon Disney
Release	January 27, 2006 –; November 20, 2008
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The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel. The show was based on the film The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove. It follows the adventures of young emperor Kuzco as he completes his education in order to return to the throne, while Yzma, as the school's principal, will stop at nothing to prevent Kuzco from passing all of his classes.

Setting

The series comes after The Emperor's New Groove. Several episodes mention the events of the movie.

The series can be seen as coming before Kronk's New Groove (in the series Kronk is still working for Yzma and is single, but in the movie he retires as Yzma's lackey and gets married during the closing credits), or after it (in the beginning of Kronk's New Groove, Yzma has a cat's tail, claiming it was a side effect from her kitten transformation at the end of The Emperor's New Groove; but she does not have a tail in the series).

It was revealed in some episodes that the characters are Incas even though the characters use modern-day materials, like a motorcycle, an arcade unit, etc. as side jokes. The name of the main character "Kuzco" is derived from the name of the capital of the Inca empire "Cusco".

Yzma's plans to stop Kuzco backfire, ending up helping him instead. By the end of the series, Kuzco has grown as a person, wanting Pacha and his family to move into the palace with him, and chose Kronk as his adviser.

Cast and characters

J. P. Manoux – Kuzco
Jessica DiCicco – Malina
Fred Tatasciore – Pacha (Season 1)
John Goodman – Pacha (Season 2)
Wendie Malick – Chicha
Jessie Flower – Chaca
Shane Baumel – Tipo
Eartha Kitt – Yzma/Amzy
Patrick Warburton – Kronk
Curtis Armstrong – Mr. Moleguaco
Bob Bergen – Bucky
Rip Taylor – The Royal Record Keeper

Initially, three original cast members returned to voice their characters for the TV series: Eartha Kitt as Yzma, Patrick Warburton as Kronk, and Wendie Malick as Chicha. Although Fred Tatasciore voiced Pacha in Season 1, John Goodman returned to the role in Season 2.

J. P. Manoux voices Kuzco, a role that he had already performed on The Emperor's New Groove (video game), double voices with David Spade.

Guest stars

Charlie Adler – Keeper
Jeff Bennett – Security Cam
Corey Burton – Ozker, announcers
Brian Cummings – various
Jim Cummings – various
Miley Cyrus – Yatta, Mudka's Meat Hut Waitress
Noah Cyrus – Kid in Crowd in Malina's fantasy sequences
Jason Earles/Justin Cowden – Guaca/Guaka
Rene Mujica – Ramon
Patti Deutsch – Matta the Lunch Lady
Grey DeLisle – Moxie, Yasmin (Teen Yzma)
John DiMaggio – Mr. Nadaempa
Teresa Ganzel/Estelle Harris – Princess Lalala, Ms. Mudka
Michael Gough – Imatcha
Jess Harnell – various
Tom Kenny – Kuzco's Cousin, various
Maurice LaMarche – Gizo the Shuaka
Joey Lawrence – Dirk Brock
Candi Milo – Coach Sweetie
Courtney Peldon – Cuxi, Cuca, and Curi
Kevin Michael Richardson – Kavo
Tisha Terrasini Banker – Miss Ni
Rob Paulsen – Nerd
Dylan and Cole Sprouse – Zim and Zam
Ben Stein – Mr. Purutu the Guidance Counselor
Travis Oates – Rudy
Tara Strong – Ashely, Yupi
Dee Bradley Baker – various
Jim Ward – various
Tress MacNeille – Mrs. Upachal, various
Frank Welker – Homework the Kitten/Jaguar and the Creepy Little Old Man, Caretaker at Micchu Pachu
Ellen Albertini Dow – Azma, Yzma's mother
Brenda Song – Dancing queen
John O'Hurley – Editor of Incan Teen Magazine
Gilbert Gottfried – Potion voice
Chloë Grace Moretz – Furi
Edie McClurg – Obssesia

Episodes

The series ran for two seasons and 52 episodes, and ends with a finale episode that wraps up the plot.

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	21	January 27, 2006	November 11, 2006
2	31	June 23, 2007	November 20, 2008

Awards and nominations

Eartha Kitt won the 2007 and 2008 Annie Awards for "Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production" for her performance as Yzma in the episodes "Kuzclone" (2007) and "The Emperor's New Musical" (2008). Eartha Kitt also won the 2007 and 2008 Daytime Emmy Award for her voice performance as Yzma. Jessica DiCicco was also nominated for her voice performance as Malina.^[1]

Syndication

The Emperor's New School aired occasionally on Disney XD and has been aired on ABC as part of its ABC Kids lineup. In Canada, the series currently airs on Disney XD.

References

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External links

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