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Enter the Viper
Season 1 Episode 4

General Information
Setting	New York City, USA
Aired on	September 30, 2000
Production Number	05
Credits
Written by	David Slack
Directed by	Rick Del Carmen
Produced by	Micheal Goguen
Episode Guide
Previous Episode The Mask of El Toro Fuerte	Next Episode Shell Game

Enter the Viper is the fourth episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis

Jackie and Jade go to New York to get the Snake Talisman which is in a museum. Jackie finds out the Dark Hand plans on stealing the Talisman, and makes plans of his own. Meanwhile, the Viper has her eyes set on another object in the museum.

Plot

Jackie is at a museum in New York City, attempting to convince the museum curator to give him the Snake Talisman before the Dark Hand could steal it. The curator assures him that, given the fact that they are trusted to hold the famous Pink Puma diamond, they can see that the talisman will not be stolen by the Dark Hand. Turning to leave, Jackie runs into Ratso, who is casing the museum. The two of them fight, and though Ratso gets away, Jackie gets his jacket and cell phone. Just then, Valmont calls, and by imitating Ratso's voice, Jackie learns that the plan is for the Enforcers to hit the museum at midnight that night.

Back at the hotel room, he tries to tell Jade to stay out of this, but at the same time, he is packing supplies to steal the talisman before the Dark Hand does. Jade follows him into the museum anyway and helps him. Meanwhile, a female thief named Viper is also breaking into the museum, aiming to steal the Pink Puma. Both of them successfully steal what they need, but when they are on the way out, they glimpse each other, sparking a fight. In the process, they drop their loot bags, but Jackie realizes that she is not with the Dark Hand. Jade is greatly impressed by her skills, but Jackie denounces her as a criminal. Given his own situation, this causes a moral dilemma to him, and in his flustered protests, he accidentally sets off the alarms. They escape, but Jackie realizes that their loot bags have been switched. The police are able to catch him, and they arrest him as a jewel thief. However, they do not recover the Pink Puma, which Jade has slipped into her own pocket.

The next day, Viper finds her accidental piece of loot, and she also discovers its power, invisibility. She uses it to bust Jackie out of prison, agreeing to trade the talisman for the diamond. Ratso follows them using the seeking device. The two of them meet up with Jade, who had brought along the diamond for just such a trade. After trading, however, the talisman turns out to be counterfeit, and even though Jackie and Jade look all around, Viper is already gone.

Back at Viper's apartment, Valmont has already arrived, demanding the talisman and ordering the Shadowkhan on her to get it. She turns invisible and goes out the window, but the Shadowkhan track and follow her. When Jackie and Jade are at the Thanksgiving Day parade, they notice a squad of Shadowkhan apparently fighting with nothing, and the Chans instantly know what is happening. Jackie helps Viper fight the Shadowkhan atop a Super Moose balloon. Jade gets into the fight also, and although one of the Shadowkhan is able to get the talisman and turn invisible, she quickly throws a bucket of paint on him, allowing Jackie to get the talisman back and beat the opponent. Then, the balloon pops a leak after being pierced by a Shadowkhan's shuriken in the ensuing fight, rocketing and landing on top of the Statue of Liberty. The three of them are safe, but the talisman falls down and turns the statue invisible.

After they get down, Viper still has the Pink Puma. She admits to Jackie that she owes him one, and she leaves, despite his requests that she give the diamond back to him so he can return it. Jade turns to her uncle and confesses that she repeated her trick from before, revealing the Pink Puma she just took back from Viper. Just then, a squad of police officers show up, and Jackie hastily surrenders the diamond. They are less than impressed, instead demanding to know what happened to the Statue of Liberty.

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Objects

Snake Talisman - Viper (×5), Jackie Chan, Ninja Khan, Statue of Liberty
Pink Puma
Seeking Device - Ratso, Valmont

Voice Talent

James Sie - Jackie Chan
Stacie Chan - Jade Chan
Sab Shimono - Uncle
Clancy Brown - Ratso
Julian Sands - Valmont
Susan Eisenberg - Viper

Broadcast

USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, September 20, 2000
UK: BBC One (CBBC) - Saturday, October 13, 2001

Transcript

Main article: Transcript:Enter the Viper

Trivia

The title of this episode is a reference to the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon.
The "Pink Puma" is a reference to the Pink Panther from the 1963 comedy film of the same name.
This episode marks the reveal of Ratso's name. Chronologically, it would've been Snake Hunt, which takes shortly before the events of this episode.

Episodes
Season One
The Dark Hand • The Power Within • The Mask of El Toro Fuerte • Enter the Viper • Shell Game • Project A, for Astral • Bullies • Tough Break • The Rock • The Jade Monkey • The Dog and Piggy Show • The Tiger and the Pussycat • Day of the Dragon
Season Two
Through the Rabbit Hole • The Warrior Incarnate • Snake Hunt • The Mother of All Battles • The Stronger Evil • The J-Team • Jade Times Jade • The Curse of El Chupacabra • Rumble in the Big House • Lost City of the Muntabs • And He Does His Own Stunts • Showdown in the Old West • Queen of the Shadowkhan • Origami • Shanghai Moon • The Lotus Temple • Armor of the Gods • Agent Tag • Tale of the Demon Tail • The Return of the Pussycat • Scouts Honor • Danger in the Deep Freeze • Into the Mouth of Evil • The King and Jade • The New Atlantis • The Eighth Door • Demon World (Part 1) • Demon World (Part 2) • Enter the Cat • Pleasure Cruise • Tough Luck • The Chosen One • Glove Story • The Chan Who Knew Too Much • Chi of the Vampire • The Good, the Bad, the Blind, the Deaf and the Mute • Shrink Rap • I'll Be a Monkey's Puppet • The Amazing T-Girl
Season Three
Re-Enter the J-Team • The Powers Unleashed • Viva Las Jackies • Aztec Rat Race • Monkey a Go-Go • When Pigs Fly • Rabbit Run • Sheep In, Sheep Out • The Invisible Mom • A Jolly J-Team X-Mas • Little Valmont, Big Jade • The Ox-Head Incident • Animal Crackers • Tohru Who? • Re-Enter the Dragon • A Night at the Opera • Attack of the J-Clones
Season Four
The Masks of the Shadowkhan • Samurai Ratso • The Amazing T-Troop • Black Magic • The Demon Behind • Fright Fight Night • Half a Mask of Kung-Fu • The Shadow Eaters • The Good Guys • Deja Vu • J2: Rise of the Dragons • The J-Tots • Ninja Twilight
Season Five
Relics of Demon Past • It's All in the Game • Black and White and Chi All Over • Dragon Scouts • The Demon Beneath My Wings • Mirror, Mirror • Antler Action • Clash of the Titanics • Stealing Thunder • Weight and See • J2 Revised • The Powers That Be (Part 1) • The Powers That Be (Part 2)

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 | writer   = David Slack
 | director = Rick Del Carmen
-| producer =
+| producer = Micheal Goguen
-| overall = 04
+| overall = 05
 | previous = [[The Mask of El Toro Fuerte]]
-| next     = [[Project A, for Astral]]
+| next     = [[Shell Game]]
-}}'''Enter the Viper''' is the first episode of [[Jackie Chan Adventures]].
+}}'''Enter the Viper''' is the fourth episode of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''.
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Jackie Chan|Jackie]] and [[Jade Chan|Jade]] go to New York to get the [[Snake Talisman]] which is in a museum. Jackie finds out the [[The Enforcers|Dark Hand]] plans on stealing the Talisman, and makes plans of his own. Meanwhile the [[Viper]] wants another object in the museum.
+[[Jackie Chan|Jackie]] and [[Jade Chan|Jade]] go to New York to get the [[Snake Talisman]] which is in a museum. Jackie finds out the [[Enforcers|Dark Hand]] plans on stealing the Talisman, and makes plans of his own. Meanwhile, the [[Viper]] has her eyes set on [[Pink Puma|another object]] in the museum.
 ==Plot==
-[[Jackie Chan|Jackie]] is at a museum in New York City, attempting to convince the museum curator to give him the [[Snake Talisman]] before [[The Enforcers|The Dark Hand]] steals it. The curator assures him that, given the fact that they are trusted to hold the famous Pink Puma diamond, they can see that the talisman will not be stolen by the Dark Hand. Turning to leave, Jackie runs into [[Ratso]], who is casing the museum. The two of them fight, and though Ratso gets away, Jackie gets his jacket and cell phone. Just then, [[Valmont]] calls, and by imitating Ratso's voice, Jackie learns that the plan is for the Enforcers to hit the museum at midnight that night.
+[[Jackie Chan|Jackie]] is at a museum in New York City, attempting to convince the museum curator to give him the [[Snake Talisman]] before the [[Enforcers|Dark Hand]] could steal it. The curator assures him that, given the fact that they are trusted to hold the famous [[Pink Puma]] diamond, they can see that the talisman will not be stolen by the Dark Hand. Turning to leave, Jackie runs into [[Ratso]], who is casing the museum. The two of them fight, and though Ratso gets away, Jackie gets his jacket and cell phone. Just then, [[Valmont]] calls, and by imitating Ratso's voice, Jackie learns that the plan is for the Enforcers to hit the museum at midnight that night.
 Back at the hotel room, he tries to tell [[Jade Chan|Jade]] to stay out of this, but at the same time, he is packing supplies to steal the talisman before the Dark Hand does. Jade follows him into the museum anyway and helps him. Meanwhile, a female thief named [[Viper]] is also breaking into the museum, aiming to steal the Pink Puma. Both of them successfully steal what they need, but when they are on the way out, they glimpse each other, sparking a fight. In the process, they drop their loot bags, but Jackie realizes that she is not with the Dark Hand. Jade is greatly impressed by her skills, but Jackie denounces her as a criminal. Given his own situation, this causes a moral dilemma to him, and in his flustered protests, he accidentally sets off the alarms. They escape, but Jackie realizes that their loot bags have been switched. The police are able to catch him, and they arrest him as a jewel thief. However, they do not recover the Pink Puma, which Jade has slipped into her own pocket.
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
 The next day, Viper finds her accidental piece of loot, and she also discovers its power, invisibility. She uses it to bust Jackie out of prison, agreeing to trade the talisman for the diamond. Ratso follows them using the seeking device. The two of them meet up with Jade, who had brought along the diamond for just such a trade. After trading, however, the talisman turns out to be counterfeit, and even though Jackie and Jade look all around, Viper is already gone.
-Back at Viper's apartment, Valmont has already arrived, demanding the talisman and ordering the [[Shadowkhan]] on her to get it. She turns invisible and goes out the window, but the Shadowkhan track and follow her. When Jackie and Jade are at the Thanksgiving Day parade, they notice a squad of Shadowkhan apparently fighting with nothing, and the Chans instantly know what is happening. Jackie helps Viper fight the Shadowkhan atop a [[Super Moose]] balloon. Jade gets into the fight also, and although one of the Shadowkhan is able to get the talisman and turn invisible, she quickly throws a bucket of paint on him, allowing Jackie is able to get the talisman back and beat the opponent. Then, the balloon pops a leak, rocketing and landing on top of the Statue of Liberty. The three of them are safe, but the talisman falls down and turns the statue invisible.
+Back at Viper's apartment, Valmont has already arrived, demanding the talisman and ordering the [[Shadowkhan]] on her to get it. She turns invisible and goes out the window, but the Shadowkhan track and follow her. When Jackie and Jade are at the Thanksgiving Day parade, they notice a squad of Shadowkhan apparently fighting with nothing, and the Chans instantly know what is happening. Jackie helps Viper fight the Shadowkhan atop a [[Super Moose]] balloon. Jade gets into the fight also, and although one of the Shadowkhan is able to get the talisman and turn invisible, she quickly throws a bucket of paint on him, allowing Jackie to get the talisman back and beat the opponent. Then, the balloon pops a leak after being pierced by a Shadowkhan's shuriken in the ensuing fight, rocketing and landing on top of the Statue of Liberty. The three of them are safe, but the talisman falls down and turns the statue invisible.
-After they get down, Viper still has the Pink Puma. She admits to Jackie that she owes him one, and she leaves, despite his requests that she give the diamond back to him so he can return it. Jade turns to her uncle and confesses that she repeated her trick from before, revealing the the Pink Puma she just took back from Viper. Just then, a squad of police officers show up, and Jackie hastily surrenders the diamond. They are less than impressed, instead demanding to know what happened to the Statue of Liberty.
+After they get down, Viper still has the Pink Puma. She admits to Jackie that she owes him one, and she leaves, despite his requests that she give the diamond back to him so he can return it. Jade turns to her uncle and confesses that she repeated her trick from before, revealing the Pink Puma she just took back from Viper. Just then, a squad of police officers show up, and Jackie hastily surrenders the diamond. They are less than impressed, instead demanding to know what happened to the Statue of Liberty.
 ==Characters==
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 *[[Jackie Chan]]
 *[[Jade Chan]]
-*[[Uncle Chan]]
+*[[Uncle]]
 *[[Viper]]
 ===Antagonists===
@@ Line 38: / Line 39: @@
 *[[Ratso]]
 *[[Chow]]
-*[[Shadowkhan]]
+*[[Ninja Khan]]
+==Objects==
+*[[Snake Talisman]] - Viper (×5), Jackie Chan, Ninja Khan, Statue of Liberty
+*[[Pink Puma]]
+*[[Seeking Device]] - Ratso, Valmont
 ==Voice Talent==
 *[[James Sie]] - Jackie Chan
 *[[Stacie Chan]] - Jade Chan
-*[[Sab Shimono]] - Uncle Chan
+*[[Sab Shimono]] - Uncle
 *[[Clancy Brown]] - Ratso
 *[[Julian Sands]] - Valmont
 *[[Susan Eisenberg]] - Viper
 ==Broadcast==
 *USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, September 20, 2000
 *UK: BBC One (CBBC) - Saturday, October 13, 2001
+==Transcript==
+{{Main|Transcript:Enter the Viper}}
+==Trivia==
+*The title of this episode is a reference to the 1973 Bruce Lee film ''Enter the Dragon''.
+*The "Pink Puma" is a reference to the Pink Panther from the 1963 comedy film of the same name.
+*This episode marks the reveal of Ratso's name. Chronologically, it would've been ''[[Snake Hunt]]'', which takes shortly before the events of this episode.
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