Ray Ray Lee (voiced by Kath Soucie) is Juniper's hyperactive eight-year-old little brother. When she was young, she dyed the white streak in her hair purple. In "Little Big Mah", she claims that she knows about 26 different styles of hand-to-hand combat, and that she hasn't been to China for 40 years (as Roxanne: "I haven't been to China in 40 years! Uh, I mean weeks. This supports her assertion in the first episode - that it was no longer her place to act as Te Xuan Ze - and is pragmatic, in the sense that it prevents June from shirking her responsibilities. As of the "Monster Con" episode, Ah-Mah was shown to still possess a significant amount of magically-enhanced speed and strength, though her stamina and durability are severely diminished (in comparison to her granddaughter who has superhuman strength) to the point of being unable to stand unassisted after two to three minutes of combat (this is because of her old age). Calm and deliberate in most respects but crude and tough when she needs to be, the 69-year-old gives June advice on dealing with the magical community and their expectations of her, and assists her when she is in serious trouble. Many in the magical world consider her to be the greatest Te Xuan Ze ever. Jasmine Lee, or "Ah-Mah" ( Chinese: 阿嬤 pinyin: Ā-mā literally "grandma", voiced by Amy Hill) as Juniper calls her, is Juniper's grandmother, and the previous Te Xuan Ze. She wishes to go to astronaut camp, but cannot because she can't leave Orchid Bay City while she is the Te Xuan Ze. The juniper flower symbolizes protection, referring to Juniper's role as the Te Xuan Ze, protecting others. She has long black hair, and after she inherits the powers of the Te Xuan Ze, a lock of hair on the left side changes to pure white from root to end (Juniper's grandmother Jasmine, the former Te Xuan Ze, has the same stripe in her hair) and Juniper later dyes this reddish-pink. Juniper is relatively uneducated in the world of magic, mostly relying on brute force, a real talent for insults, and the advice of her grandmother, Ah-Mah, and her enchanted dog, Monroe, to defeat her foes. This eleven-year-old Chinese-American girl lives in Orchid Bay City, and is the current Te Xuan Ze. Juniper Lee (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) is the main character of the series. The show needs a spine, and needs a place to work from. I've only tapped into it a little in the show, but for me, knowing it's there is important. There's a rather massive backstory to the whole thing, which really provides a spine to build from. At the end of the day, it's about a little girl who fights monsters.
Sum up the show for us… Judd: I’m sounding like a broken record, but it's kind of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Simpsons. Interviewer: We’ve touched on just about everything else, so hit us with the high concept. Juniper does follow in the footsteps of Buffy, as stated in the quote below: Winick has stated that Juniper Lee was inspired by both The Simpsons and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show has a fairly campy and light-hearted take on the genre, often makes fun of itself, and rarely seems to take itself seriously. Maintaining the balance often interferes with her personal life, including her schoolwork and her social life, but she always manages to keep everything flowing. She can also use various kinds of magic to assist her.
To accomplish her task, she has been magically enhanced, making her far stronger and faster than ordinary humans. Juniper has recently been made the new Te Xuan Ze, the protector and the keeper of the balance between the human and magic worlds. The magic and human worlds have been separated by a magical barrier, known as "The Veil," which prevents ordinary humans from seeing any magic-related events or the creatures related to them. Based on Winick's adopted hometown of San Francisco, California, the city is a hub for magical activity and is filled with various monsters and demons, both good and evil.
#JUNIPER LEE AND JAKE LONG SERIES#
The series centers on the life of a pre-teen girl, named Juniper Lee, who lives in Orchid Bay City. A DVD was released for season 1 on Augin region 4 and has been released on iTunes. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on May 30, 2005.
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee was an American animated television series, created by Judd Winick and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Left to right: Monroe, Juniper and Ray-Ray.Īnimated series, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, comedy,