"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creators:

Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

21 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Avatar Returns

Plot:

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar.

Plot Keywords:

Power | Earth | Tribe | Martial Arts | Young Boy

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Zach Tyler	...	Aang / ... (60 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mae Whitman	...	Katara / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jack De Sena	...	Sokka / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Appa / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dante Basco	...	Prince Zuko / ... (48 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jessie Flower	...	Toph / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mako	...	Uncle Iroh / ... (30 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Directed by
Giancarlo Volpe		(19 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dave Filoni		(9 episodes, 2005)
Lauren MacMullan		(8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ethan Spaulding		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Anthony Lioi		(2 episodes, 2005)
Joaquim Dos Santos		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Michael Dante DiMartino		(61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Bryan Konietzko		(61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Aaron Ehasz		(40 episodes, 2005-2008)
John O'Bryan		(28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Elizabeth Welch Ehasz		(23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tim Hedrick		(22 episodes, 2005-2006)
James Eagan		(20 episodes, 2005)
Joshua Hamilton		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Giancarlo Volpe		(3 episodes, 2006)
Pete Goldfinger		(2 episodes, 2005)
Josh Stolberg		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Michael Dante DiMartino	....	executive producer (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Bryan Konietzko	....	executive producer (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Aaron Ehasz	....	co-executive producer / co-producer (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Miken Wong	....	line producer / animation producer (51 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Original Music by
Jeremy Zuckerman		(61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Benjamin Wynn		(10 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Film Editing by
Jeff Adams		(61 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Leah Buono		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sarah Noonan		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Maryanne Dacey		(10 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Direction by
Bryan Konietzko		(9 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Production Management
Andrew Huebner	....	production manager (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lisa Yang	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Coleman	....	executive in charge of production: Nickelodeon (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jenna Luttrell	....	executive in charge of production: Nickelodeon (10 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Justin Ridge	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 2005)
Bobby Rubio	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Art Department
Aldina Dias	....	designer / prop designer (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Hye-Jung Kim	....	painter (38 episodes, 2005-2006)
Justin Ridge	....	storyboard artist / illustrator (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bobby Rubio	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ian Graham	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kenji Ono	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Giancarlo Volpe	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Christofer Graham	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Miyuki Hoshikawa	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	assistant art director (4 episodes, 2005)
Tomihiro Yamaguchi	....	storyboard / storyboard revision artist (4 episodes, 2006)
Dave Filoni	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2005)
Lauren MacMullan	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Jung Sangwoong	....	background paint supervisor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Oreste Canestrelli	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2006)
Ethan Spaulding	....	storyboard / illustrator (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Jimmy Lifton	....	foley (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	foley (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Aran Tanchum	....	supervising foley mixer / foley mixer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mishelle Fordham	....	assistant sound recording engineer / voice editor (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Brinsfield	....	sound recording engineer / recording engineer (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sanaa Cannella	....	foley artist (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey Kettle	....	foley mixer (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tom Maydeck	....	sound re-recording mixer (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Benjamin Wynn	....	sound designer (6 episodes, 2006)
Jeremy Zuckerman	....	sound designer (6 episodes, 2006)
Matthew Thomas Hall	....	foley editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Sergio Silva	....	foley editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Lou Teti	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2005)

Series Visual Effects by
Ernest Chan	....	digital effects artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Park Min Sim	....	animator: JM Animation (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Animation Department
Elsa Garagarza	....	background artist / background supervisor / ... (45 episodes, 2005-2007)
Angela Mueller	....	character designer / character layout artist (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bryan Konietzko	....	character designer / background designer (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kathryn Gilmore	....	animation checker / lip assignment / ... (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dao Le	....	animation editor / animatic editor (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brigitte Franzka-Fritz	....	character cleanup (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hye-Jung Kim	....	background color / color stylist / ... (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Heiko Drengenberg	....	layout artist / character layout artist (8 episodes, 2005)
Enzo Baldi	....	background designer (8 episodes, 2006)
Jean-Paul Bondy	....	background color (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bryan Evans	....	background color (7 episodes, 2006)
Andy Dill	....	animator: main title animation (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tom Dankiewicz	....	background designer / background layout / ... (5 episodes, 2005)
Will Weston	....	background color / background designer (4 episodes, 2005)
Ethan Spaulding	....	background designer (4 episodes, 2006)
Sang-Jin Kim	....	animation director / animator / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Aaron Alexovich	....	character designer / additional character design (3 episodes, 2005)
Ray Smyth	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 2005)
Jevon Bue	....	background designer (3 episodes, 2006)
Kim Jin Gon	....	key animator (3 episodes, 2008)
Jong-Jin Choi	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jong-won Kwong	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
George S. Chialtas	....	lip assignment (2 episodes, 2005)
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	character designer / background artist / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Li Hong	....	additional character design / character designer (2 episodes, 2005)
Kang Lin Zhu	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Mike Van Cleave	....	background designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Jae-Myung Yu	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting Department
Shannon Reed	....	casting assistant (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Maryanne Dacey	....	casting supervisor (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Leah Buono	....	original casting (8 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Noonan	....	original casting (8 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Oliver Pearce	....	post-production coordinator (14 episodes, 2006)
André Boutilier	....	additional post-production services (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jason Stiff	....	director of post-production (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeff Adams	....	supervising picture editor (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dexter P.	....	telecine colorist (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kevin Zelch	....	assistant picture editor / assistant editor (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
J.F. Kinyon	....	additional post-production services (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hye-Jung Kim	....	color supervisor (6 episodes, 2006)
Anna Adams	....	additional post-production services (2 episodes, 2006)
Rohner Segnitz	....	additional post-production services (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Thanh Tran	....	music librarian / music preparation (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Other crew
Michael Dante DiMartino	....	story editor / title designer / ... (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jason Stiff	....	director of post production (46 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Charlebois	....	production coordinator (34 episodes, 2006-2008)
Joann Estoesta	....	production coordinator (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Siu-Leung Lee	....	calligraphy and translation / chinese calligraphy and translation / ... (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lisa Wahlander	....	martial arts coordinator / production assistant / ... (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Edwin Zane	....	cultural consultant (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joshua Hamilton	....	assistant to writers (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bryan Konietzko	....	title designer / main title designer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Katie Mattila	....	production coordinator / production assistant (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lily Wang	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gary Scheppke	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tami Friend	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 2005)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (5 episodes, 2006)
Greg Rankin	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Thanks
Margie Cohn	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2006)
Claudia Spinelli	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2006)
Mark Taylor	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Nickelodeon Studios

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (2004) (worldwide) (TV)
• Nickelodeon (200?-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Dr. Movie (animation production)
• JM Animation Co. (animation production)

Other Companies

• Salami Studios  sound post-production

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG | USA:TV-Y7 (Fantasy Violence)

Company:

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Trivia:

Almost all of the animals in the show are a combination of two animals. Appa is half bison, half manatee. Momo is half bat, half lemur.

Quotes:

Katara: You've been hallucinating on cactus juice all day, and now you lick something you find stuck to the wall of a cave?
Sokka: I have a natural curiosity.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Last Airbender (2010)

I'm overly impressed

It seems rare for Nickelodeon to turn out a good new show these days, and even more rare for me to like an anime style cartoon, which is why I'm baffled as to why I love this show so much. Having not missed an episode yet, and having a reminder for new episodes on my desktop, I've seen that it just keeps getting better and better as it goes. Some of the story lines are predictable, but that doesn't turn me off of Avatar as it might some other things, which just adds more to my confusion as to why I love this show so much. Many kudos to Nickelodeon, this is easily greatest show since Rocko's Modern Life (IMO) and after Spongebob Squarepants, that is most definitely saying something!