Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do
Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do (Chinese: 火力少年王悠拳英雄; pinyin: Huǒlì Shàonián Wáng Yōu Quán Yīngxióng, literally: "Blazing Teens: Yo-Kwon-Do Heroes") is a Chinese-American animated series produced by Guangdong Alpha Animation & Culture and Hasbro Studios. The show is a re-imagining of Alpha's Blazing Teens yo-yo property aimed at western audiences.[1]
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| Composer(s) | Henry Lai |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Cai Dong Qing |
| Producer(s) | Gina Guo |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | Hasbro Studios |
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| Picture format | HDTV (1080i) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | November 13, 2015 – September 9, 2017 |
Originally commissioned for 52-episodes, the series aired over two seasons.[2] The first of which debuted in the United States on Discovery Family on November 13, 2015.[3] With an episode count reduced by 10, the second season premiered on July 22, 2017.[4] In China, the series debuted on iQiyi and other streaming platforms in August 2017.
Synopsis
Unlike Blazing Teens, the show features an entirely different cast of characters.
Four teenagers (Scott, Maddie, Wilson and Parker) discover the art known as Yo-Kwon-Do,[5] which combines martial arts with yo-yo tricks. Now, under the guidance of Lao Shi, they must master their skills to protect the world.
Characters
The Blazing Team
- Scott Hardy
- Maddie Stone
- Parker Bates
- Wilson Tisch
- Lao-Shi: The Blazing Team's teacher and mentor.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Start date | Finale date | Network |
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| 1 | 26 | November 13, 2015 | May 15, 2016 | Discovery Family |
| 2 | 16 | July 22, 2017 | September 9, 2017 |
Season 1 (2015–2016)
| Series # | Season # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 1 | 1 | "The First Yo" | November 13, 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Second Yo" | November 13, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "Balancing Act" | November 20, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "Double Trouble" | November 27, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Greatest Yo on Earth" | December 4, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Such A Lonely World" | December 11, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "Not So Great Scott!" | December 18, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Tiger by the Tail" | January 17, 2016 |
| 9 | 9 | "Blind Spot" | January 17, 2016 |
| 10 | 10 | "When Fanboys Attack" | January 24, 2016 |
| 11 | 11 | "Lonely at the Top" | January 31, 2016 |
| 12 | 12 | "Strong like Wilson" | February 7, 2016 |
| 13 | 13 | "A Rock and a Shard Place" | February 14, 2016 |
| 14 | 14 | "Muscle Beach" | February 21, 2016 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Eagle Has Landed" | February 28, 2016 |
| 16 | 16 | "Yo-Rassic Park" | March 6, 2016 |
| 17 | 17 | "Yo-Tomatic for the People" | March 13, 2016 |
| 18 | 18 | "In the Light" | March 20, 2016 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Longest Shard" | March 27, 2016 |
| 20 | 20 | "A Spy for a Spy" | April 3, 2016 |
| 21 | 21 | "Return of the Corn Dog" | April 10, 2016 |
| 22 | 22 | "Jumping Jack Shard" | April 17, 2016 |
| 23 | 23 | "Blaze-y Like a Fox" | April 24, 2016 |
| 24 | 24 | "Race to the Finish" | May 1, 2016 |
| 25 | 25 | "The End, So Far..." | May 8, 2016 |
| 26 | 26 | "Enter the Black Dragon" | 15 May 2016 |
Season 2 (2017)
| Series # | Season # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 27 | 1 | "Darkness Descends" | July 22, 2017 |
| 28 | 2 | "The Order in Chaos" | July 22, 2017 |
| 29 | 3 | "The Boy Who Cried Yo" | July 29, 2017 |
| 30 | 4 | "Three's a Crowd" | July 29, 2017 |
| 31 | 5 | "Heroes & Villains" | August 5, 2017 |
| 32 | 6 | "Lightning Strikes" | August 5, 2017 |
| 33 | 7 | "Blazing Man: The Movie!" | August 12, 2017 |
| 34 | 8 | "A Blazing Scheme" | August 12, 2017 |
| 35 | 9 | "So We Meet Again, for the First Time" | August 19, 2017 |
| 36 | 10 | "Hail/Hydra" | August 19, 2017 |
| 37 | 11 | "Bad Signal" | August 26, 2017 |
| 38 | 12 | "Yo'In in the Wind" | August 26, 2017 |
| 39 | 13 | "Prison Break" | September 2, 2017 |
| 40 | 14 | "Lights Out" | September 2, 2017 |
| 41 | 15 | "Three the Hard Way" | September 9, 2017 |
| 42 | 16 | "It Takes Two" | September 9, 2017 |
International broadcast
In Canada, the series aired on Cartoon Network, premiering on April 6, 2016, with a limited promotional run on sibling channel Teletoon, from June 24, 2016 to July 11, 2016.
In New Zealand, the series debuted on TVNZ 2 on September 5, 2016.[6] The second season started on August 23, 2017.[7] In Australia, the series aired on Eleven as part of Toasted TV. In Singapore, Blazing Team aired on Okto.
In the Middle East and North Africa, the series that premiered on Spacetoon on Sunday November 17, 2019 at 15:00 (KSA) followed by an encore airing that began on the same day at 20:30 (KSA) and Tuesdays with the same timeslots, 4 years after its original U.S. release.[8][9][10][11]
References
- Dickson, Jeremy (October 28, 2015). "Hasbro and Alpha send Blazing Team to new markets". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Blazing Team - Hasbro Studios". Hasbro Studios. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Hasbro, Inc. and Guangdong Alpha Animation & Culture Co. to Bring 'BLAZING TEAM' Brand Across Multiple Platforms in New Markets" (Press release). Hasbro Studios. October 28, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Blazing Team (Season 2)". Discovery Family. Discovery Communications. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- JutTut. "Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- "Watch Blazing Team S1E1". TVNZ. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Watch Blazing Team S2E1". TVNZ. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- Spacetoon [@spacetoon] (November 4, 2019). "Blazing Team قريباً على #أكشن" (Tweet). Retrieved November 6, 2019 – via Twitter.
- Spacetoon [@spacetoon] (November 6, 2019). "Blazing Team قريباً على #أكشنهل أنتم متحمسون يا أصدقاء لمتابعته على شاشتنا ؟" (Tweet). Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Twitter.
- Spacetoon [@spacetoon] (November 9, 2019). "بدأ الظلام يخيم على كل مكان ... لكن فريق مؤلف من 5 أبطال و معلمهم، يجمعون بين مهارات اليويو و فنون الكونغ فو سوف يتصدون لقوى الظلام Blazing Team قريباً على #أكشن" (Tweet). Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
- Spacetoon [@spacetoon] (November 13, 2019). "العالم في خطر ... لكن مهارات اليويو و فنون الكونغ فو اجتمعت لتدافع عن الأرض مغامرة جديدة و الكثير من الأكشن و التحديات بانتظار أبطالنا الخمسة و معلمهم Blazing Team ابتداءً من الأحد القادم على #أكشن!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Twitter.