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The Emperor's New School
StarringJ.P. Manoux
Jessica Di Cicco
Eartha Kitt
Patrick Warburton
Wendie Malick
John Goodman
(Seasons 2-)
Fred Tatasciore (Season 1)
Country of originUnited States/Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes43 (38 aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ABC
Toon Disney
ReleaseJanuary 27, 2006 –
present

The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that airs on Disney Channel, ABC, and Toon Disney. It is based on the characters and situations seen in the theatrical release The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove. It follows the adventures of a young Emperor, Kuzco, as he tries to complete his education, allowing him to return to the throne.

The show premiered on the Disney Channel in January 2006 with its second season premiering on June 23, 2007.[1][2] Its regular weekday time slot is 2 p.m. The show also airs Saturday mornings on ABC Kids, as well as on Toon Disney at various times.

In Australia, it recently began airing as part of the Seven Network's Saturday Disney program. Seven has a long-term program supply agreement with Disney/Buena Vista.

Three original cast members returned to voice their characters for the TV series: Eartha Kitt (Yzma), Patrick Warburton (Kronk) and Wendie Malick (Chicha). John Goodman has also returned on occasion to the role of Pacha. J.P. Manoux voices Kuzco, a role he had already performed on House of Mouse, taking over from David Spade. For most of the series, Pacha has been voiced by Fred Tatasciore instead of Goodman. Jessica Di Cicco joined the cast to voice the new character, Malina.

Setting

The show comes after The Emperor's New Groove. This is indicated by knowledge of the events of the movie, which are brought up in multiple episodes.

The show's position in relation to Kronk's New Groove is less clear. It is possible that the series and Kronk's New Groove are two separate continuities. In the series, Kronk is still working for Yzma and is single, but in Kronk's New Groove he retires as Yzma's lackey and gets married during the closing credits. In the beginning of Kronk's New Groove, Yzma is pictured with a cat's tail, claiming it was a side effect from her kitten transformation at the end of The Emperor's New Groove. She does not, however, have a tail in the series.

Given the continuity of the show (or whatever resembles it), it seems unlikely that "Kronk's New Groove" is canon with it. Ms. Birdwell, Kronk's wife at the end of the movie, has never appeared. Kronk has shown no inclination to leave Yzma (aside from her firing him in "Kronk Moves In") and Yzma has no cat tail nor cat ears.

It has been confirmed that Emperor's New School takes place in the Inca empire, as in the episode "TV or no TV", with a parody airing called "Incan Idol", although Mr. Maleguaco once referred to it as the Kuzconian Empire. The Emperor's New School is also a direct continuation of The Emperor's New Groove, which has been confirmed to take place in the Inca empire. Such obvious evidence is illustrated in "Michu Pachu" (a parody of Machu Pichu), the architecture and scenery, Yzma mentioning an Inca funeral mask in "Oops All Doodles" and the idea of Virochocha (a Sapa Inca and also listed as a god).

The name "Kuzco" is derived from the Peruvian city and capital of the Inca empire, Cusco.

Characters

Main Characters

Actor Character Status
J.P Manoux Kuzco 2006 – present
Eartha Kitt Yzma/Amzy 2006 – present
Patrick Warburton Kronk 2006 – present
Jessica Di Cicco Malina 2006 – present
Fred Tatasciore & John Goodman Pacha 2006 – present

Kuzco

Kuzco (voiced by J.P. Manoux) is a temporarily dethroned young emperor (or an "emperor to be", as the theme song and a few characters state) of a fictional modern Mesoamerican nation who must pass all of his classes in order to regain his full title. He is often gullible, narcissistic, and spoiled. In addition, he is often naive and oblivious to the actual state of affairs (or stops paying attention). He has a crush on his classmate, Malina, to whom he often refers as a "hottie-hot-hottie". In "Rabbit Face", he states he intends to make her his empress. He is often condescending and abrasive to his classmates and the subjects of his empire, but this is because he resents having been thrown off the throne. Although it has been revealed in "Bride of Kuzco" that he would be willing to forsake his classes and his obligations to resume his rule, it has likewise been revealed that he cares more about Malina than being stuck in a bad situation.

Each episode in the first season served to teach Kuzco a lesson about his behavior. Conversely, in the second season, the focus has been shifted a bit from him. Kuzco tends to break the fourth wall by pausing the scene like a projector. In Kronk's New Groove, Kuzco is the director and he talks directly to the audience. "I'm nice now. Didn't you see the first movie?", he says. In the middle of the movie, Kuzco reminded us of Yzma's scheme and he even shows us her armpit hair saying "that's gonna haunt me in my nightmares". Near the end of the movie, he even shows up in woman's clothing at Mudka's, claiming he's Kronk's wife. He announces: "You like how I weaseled my way into this movie?"

Kuzco must attend Kuzco Academy in order to regain his emperor status. He must pass all his classes, but Yzma and Kronk are out to make sure he fails. In one episode of The Emperor's New School, it is revealed that Kuzco has a fear of frogs after a traumatic childhood experience with them as a baby (he covers it up by saying to Pacha "Me, Emperor; frog, loser"), but this was soon solved after Yzma turned him into a red-eyed tree frog who was to be dissected in a biology class. Kuzco, of course, escaped and freed the other frogs.

One of the many running gags throughout the series is Kuzco's habit of breaking through the fourth wall. He knows full well that Principal Amzy is really Yzma and often calls her Yzma whenever she speaks to him, only to elaborately correct himself.

Yzma

Yzma (EEZ-mah), commonly misspelled Ezma (voiced by Eartha Kitt) was the emperor's royal adviser until her firing in the Emperor's New Groove after meddling in his affairs and attempting to act as Empress in his absence. Enraged at her banishment, Yzma conspires with her dim-witted assistant Kronk to dispose of Kuzco. The two head to the elaborately hidden "secret lab" to concoct plans to kill or remove Kuzco. Her original idea was to transform Kuzco into "A flea, a harmless little flea. And then, I'll put that flea in a box, then put that box into a bigger box, and then I'll mail that box to myself. And when it arrives, I'll smash it with a hammer!"

But after thinking it over, she decides to save on postage and simply poison him. She constantly schemes for Kuzco to fail (thus allowing herself to rule) and disguises herself as Principal Amzy (Yzma spelled backwards) in order to achieve that end. A running gag with this identity comes from Kronk's inability, but not Kuzco's, to comprehend that she and Principal Amzy are one and the same. She often has to rip off her disguise in order to make him understand. Like most Disney supervillains (i.e. Jafar, Scar, Judge Claude Frollo, Ursula), she comes up with grandiose plans and schemes with a set objective in mind but fails to pay attention to the minor details of it. More often than not it causes the scheme to backfire. For example in the episode Officer Kronk, she, as Principal Amzy, makes Kronk the campus police chief in order to trap Kuzco into indiscretions that would get him expelled. She fails to take into account Kuzco's deviousness and Kronk's dimwitted nature. As a result she ends up in the school jail with everyone else. Some characters, including Kronk, sometimes refer to her as a "Wrinklesaurus".

In the episode "Monster Masquerade", Yzma takes a cobra form similar to Jafar's from the Disney movie "Aladdin"

Kronk

Kronk (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is Yzma's assistant and Kuzco's closest friend. Although he is clearly less intelligent than Yzma, Kuzco, and most of the cast, he sometimes spots things Yzma has overlooked. He often forgets things (such as consistently pulling the wrong lever to the "not so secret" lab) and gets carried away, resulting in him leaving the subject undiscussed. As stated in the movie, Kronk is a Junior Chipmunk. This organization appears in many episodes, such "Kronk Moves In", "Squeakend at Bucky's", "Chimpunky Business", etc. In "Kronk Moves In", he mentions that he enjoys manual labor. He also enjoys cooking spinach puffs (another trait that is mentioned in many episodes). His loyalties are extremely flexible, helping Kuzco one moment while simultaneously fulfilling schemes devised by Yzma. Kronk's moral ambivalence is portrayed as an aspect of his innocence rather than his being Machiavellian. In The Emperor's New Groove, Kuzco pegs Kronk's age at late-twenties, yet Kronk is disguised as a student despite this. He also starred in his own film, Kronk's New Groove, and is a recurring character in the TV series, The Emperor's New School. In all of his appearances, Kronk is voiced by Patrick Warburton. Kronk is shown to be Jewish, as in the film Kronk's New Groove when he fantasises about marrying Miss Birdie in a Jewish ceremony, complete with him stepping on a glass. In The Emperor's New Groove, Kronk was Yzma's henchman, and helped her turn Kuzco into a llama. He almost threw him over a waterfall, but dropped him on Pacha's cart instead of killing him, and then helped Yzma find him. At the end he has a change of heart and helps Kuzco. Kronk & Yzma playing a hand game while jumping rope with Pacha's children in The Emperor's New Groove. This llama is often confused for Tyler Powell. In Kronk's New Groove, he is now head chef and owner of Mudka's. He likes this much better than his position with Yzma, but she eventually tricks him into helping her with a fake "youth potion" to con money out of elderly villagers. He also has a love interest, Birdwell, and a father, Papi who is voiced by John Mahoney. In The Emperor's New School episode, Clash of the Families, his father makes a return appearance this time voiced by Jeff Bennett. His other family members in Clash of the Families are his brother Krank who doesn't talk and his sister who's name wasn't revealed in this episode and also has no voice role. In The Emperor's New School, he is arguably the most complex or duplicitous character of the series as he plays the role of hero-sidekick and villain-sidekick simultaneously. He is Yzma's henchman again and also Kuzco's classmate. He gives Kuzco lots of potions and is his best friend (or as good a friend one can be when he's the villain's henchman). As a running gag, he can never remember that Principal Amzy is really Yzma, and as a result, usually thinks he is in trouble when Yzma calls for him. Kronk is also a great cook who can make spinach puffs and fondue, and also has a secret recipe for foie gras. He is also capable of incredible superhuman athletics, such as running from the school to his house and back in mere seconds, climbing a mountain (while having a seat with Yzma riding tied to his body), and so on. It comes from the fact Kronk comes from a family of athletic buff nuts. Kronk loves to sing his own personal theme songs as he does stuff, much to the annoyance of anyone nearby. It was revealed in the episode of The Emperor's New School "Oops, All Doodles" that Kronk has a talent for drawing. He also has a devil and angel who appear on his shoulder whenever he has a change of heart. They look like Kronks dressed in angel and devil costumes. They always fight. Tipo also has a devil and angel along with Kuzco and Malina. The angel and devil Kronk have also appeared on Kuzco's shoulders during a moral dilemma (according to them, they're freelancers). It is unknown why Kronk was Yzma's henchman in The Emperor's New School, after quitting, or why he was even her henchman in the first place. In The Emperor's New School Episode, Clash of the Families, it is revealed that his last name is Pepikrankenitz. In The Emperor's New School episode, Prisoner of Kuzcoban, it is revealed that he worships Pajama Llama, a fictional superhero llama with the power to turn clothes into pajamas, and he is very sad and depressed when Yzma tells him that Pajama Llama is not real. Like Kuzco he appears to have a crush on Malina and is often in competition for her affections with him. Kronk is a terrible singer and a terrible rapper.

Potions Kronk has been affected by throughout his life Octopus (Empress Malina) Hippo (Prisoner of Kuzcoban) Llama (Hungry Hungry Llama) Gargoyle (Girls Behaving Oddly) Giraffe (Girls Behaving Oddly) Giant Tooth (Girls Behaving Oddly) Girl (Girls Behaving Oddly) Chipmunk (Chipmunky Business) Gingerbread (Girls Behaving Oddly) Demon (Demon Llama!) A giraffe/turtle thing (Flashback in The Emperor's New Tuber) A pegasus (Flashback in The Emperor's New Tuber) A gorilla/lady thing (Flashback in The Emperor's New Tuber) Squirrel (Aww, Nuts)

Malina

Malina (voiced by Jessica Di Cicco) is a popular, headstrong, 'A+' average cheerleader, who is one of Kuzco's best friends. Kuzco has a crush on her, which he shows openly. Several times she has shown she might like Kuzco, such as when she offered to dance with him despite his losing in "Clash of the Families", her obvious disappointment when Kuzco canceled a date he had with her in order to marry a princess and regain his throne ("Bride of Kuzco"), or stating that she doesn't want to be empress if Kuzco continues to behave a certain way. She even agrees to a date with him at the end of the episode when she worked at Mudka's. She helps him out frequently, sometimes being the only reason that Kuzco can get through whatever trial faces him (such as dragging him for presumably miles in "Emperor for a Day"). Malina sometimes becomes blinded by success and turns selfish and greedy. In "Emperor's New Tuber", she fantasizes about being on parade and everyone cheering for her. She resorts to cheating in order to win, because she cannot bear the thought of losing. In "Picture This", she freaks out over the thought of a bad portrait of her being immortalized. This led to her destroying all the yearbooks she could find and finally, risking Kuzco's and Kronk's lives trying to destroy the last yearbook contained within a time capsule. Ironically, years later, the bad portrait becomes a cultural icon. Malina is also an overachiever/perfectionist. In "Girls Behaving Oddly", she panics at the thought of an A-. She cannot figure out her place without relating to her grades, her physical appearance, and her social status (in "Girls Behaving Oddly", as a cheerleader). She is portrayed in the series as Kuzco's friend and almost-love interest. However, he has a not-so-secret crush on her (he often calls her "a hottie hot hottie" or " the hottiest hot hottie in hottie-dom"). Malina is a cheerleader and the school council president who also is very smart. She prints the Academy's news scroll. She always gets A pluses, apparently a requirement for the cheerleading squad (which is a twist to most stereotypical "airheaded" cheerleaders). She is driven to excel almost to the point of having a nervous breakdown if she doesn't do everything perfectly perfect (a prime example of a Type A personality), and has a very high moral mindset which the show uses as a foil against Kuzco's wild intentions. Malina also has an incredibly strong sense of winning every contest she enters by any means, which first appeared in the episode "The Emperor's New Tuber" in which Malina was determined to fill all the spots on the Whack-A-Weasel arcade game on the high score board with her name (the last person on the list was Yzma). Also, both her devil and angel sides encouraged her to cheat in the potato growing contest despite her angel side was supposed to "tell her not to do it", in which she responded that she wasn't about to lose her perfect record. In the 2nd season, Malina shows that she isn't as perfect as most people think. For example, Malina is sometimes bossy, and shows greed, mentioned by Kuzco in the episode "Gold Fool's". Malina is also very serious and has a serious face referred to as the 'that Face' by Kuzco and Kronk. In "Oops, All Doodles", it is revealed that Malina's doodles are drawn in a chibi anime-style manner. Malina is also set with a challenge before her: Get Kuzco to do the right thing. She tries to reason with him about cheating, going over-egoistic, hurting someone's feelings, superstitions that make no sense, the works. Malina is the smart side of her group of friends. She always has to show Kuzco the correct decision to take. Malina seems to know what Kuzco is thinking. (Example: She knows that Kuzco was calling her a "hottie-hot-hottie" in his mind). As shown in the episode "The mystery of Michu Pachu", she has a pink rabbit stuffed animal, named Floopy, similar to Kuzco's 'Whompy.' (Malina: I always take her on trips. She makes me feel safe. Kuzco: Malina gone loco.) At the end of the episode, it shows a picture of Kuzco, Malina, Whompy, and Floopy. Also in the episode the emperors new musical at the end Kuzco and Malina kiss. She gave the comment, "Wow.", although she claims it was just acting. She often also uses the fact that Kuzco has crush on her to get him to do the right thing. It has been proved that Malina likes Kuzco, for example in one episode she seems to look forward to a date with Kuzco; in the episode "The Emperor's New Musical," she admitted that she was beginning to kinda like him. (But some viewers think of that as an excuse she used to get Kuzco to do the right thing)

Pacha

Pacha is one of Kuzco's best friends and always supports Kuzco on his road to becoming Emperor. He serves as a father figure to Kuzco. He and his family took Kuzco in when he had nowhere else to go. Pacha's family considers Kuzco part of the family, a concept featured in several episodes. He is a kind and well-meaning peasant and family man, and a subject in the selfish Emperor Kuzco's kingdom. He is the most noble character in the movie, and it is in part due to his example that Kuzco begins his self-transformation into a noble man himself. Pacha also reappeared in the direct-to-video sequel called Kronk's New Groove (once again voiced by Goodman) and then in the follow-up series The Emperor's New School (in which his voice acting was taken over by Fred Tatasciore and once again by Goodman later in the series. In The Emperor's New Groove, Pacha is summoned to the palace by Kuzco and is told that his house on the hill will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's summer home. Distraught, and horrified that the emperor could be so callous, he travels home to tell his wife (Chicha) and his two children (Chaca and Tipo) that they have to leave their ancestral home. However, before he can tell them, he discovers that Kuzco has been transformed into a llama and dropped in the back of his cart. The two set out to turn Kuzco back to a human by getting to Yzma's lab. Kuzco lets Pacha keep his house. In Kronk's New Groove, Pacha is Kronk's friend. He disguises himself as Pachita, Kronk's mother-in-law. (They initially planned for him to pretend to be his wife, but Pacha's wife Chicha did that instead.) In The Emperor's New School, he is like a father to Kuzco and lets him live with him. He always gives Kuzco advice to help him out of any situation. For example, when Kuzco was transformed into a rabbit, he told Kuzco to "Make the best of what you've got", which in this case was speed and in "Cart Wash" when Kuzco is transformed into an elephant and he laments about how he was going to wash carts, Pacha tells him that elephants wash themselves through their trunks and he could do the same with carts. Pacha is married to Chicha, and as of the time of the first movie they have two children together: their daughter, Chaca (seven and a half), their younger son Tipo. At this point Chicha is pregnant with their third child, a son named Yupi, who is born before the movie's final scene and appears in all spin-off material.

Potions Pacha has been affected by throughout his life Teenager (Cool Summer {Chicha was also affected})

Mr. Flaco Moleguaco

Kuzco's short-tempered (and short in height) teacher. He often finds Kuzco annoying and also tries to play on his weaknesses. He also threatens to fail Kuzco quite often. However, it was revealed in Kuzcogarten that Mr. Moleguaco found his class boring without Kuzco and gladly welcomes him back. His last name seems to be guacamole, having the first half placed after the second, a perfect example of a spoonerism. Even Kuzco himself has called him "Mr. Guacamole".

Bucky

The squirrel that makes various appearances in the show. He dislikes Yzma and is good friends with Kronk. He was also Kuzco's tutor in the episode Squeakend at Bucky's.

Chicha

Pacha's loving wife. She's like a mother to Kuzco, but is often exasperated with his lack of helping out around the house, and his selfish nature. She's prone to being sarcastic, much of which is directed at Kuzco or his actions. She is a devoted stay at home mother who takes care of her husband three children and Kuzco, she cooks, cleans and has a good head on her shoulders.

The Royal Record Keeper

Keeps track of Kuzco's record in school and also reminds Kuzco of the limitations to his power that are in place until he graduates. The Royal Record Keeper is an annoying little man. The Royal Record Keeper is voiced by Rip Taylor.

Minor characters

Name Voiced by First Appearance
"Mr. Nadaempa" John DiMaggio "Attack Sub" (mister not-a-empa) Kuzco Academy's substitute who is a very hard teacher. Made one appearance in Attack Sub. He is also Mr. Moleguaco's cousin and fills in for him to work his students back in line whenever Mr. Moleguaco is not teaching. His last name seems to be empanada, having the first half placed after the second like his cousin therefore, he is also a perfect example of spoonerism. Or it could be "Not an empa" as in "Not an empath" meaning he doesnt care for others feelings.

"Bucky the Squirrel" Bob Bergen "The Emperor's New Groove" (buki the squir-roll) Bucky the Squirrel that makes various appearances in the show. He made a first appearance in The Emperor's New Groove and a second one in Kronk's New Groove. He dislikes Yzma and is good friends with Kronk. He was also Kuzco's tutor in the episode Squeakend at Bucky's.

"Coach Sweaty/Sweetie" Candi Milo "Rabbit Face" (coche sweti slash sweet-ee) Coach of Kuzco Academy. Addressed as Coach Sweaty by Kuzco, Malina, and Mr. Purutu. Addressed as Coach Sweetie by Kronk in Rabbit Face. She made an error on Malina's grade list by giving her an A- while writing an A+ when her pen had run out of ink in the middle of the plus. (voice actor)

"Herbie the rope ball" "The New Kid" (herbie the rope ball) Not really a character who plays any role in the series. "Herbie" is actually a rope ball Kronk brought to show and tell in The New Kid and gave him the name just to spice up show and tell. Kuzco is run over by "Herbie" in the end of the episode and Kronk tries to chase after him.

"Topo and Ipi" Jeff Bennett "Rabbit Face" (tope-o and eepy) Two old men who always play checkers. Topo is the one who always makes jokes. It is possible that Topo is Kavo's grandfather according to Clash of the Families tug-o-warring in Kuzco's slideshow of his memory from the Familyimpics before. They are similar to Statler and Waldorf.

"Yatta" Miley Cyrus "The Emperor's New Tuber" (yacht-a) Yatta is a waitress at Mudka's Meat Hut and a friend of Malina. In Working Girl, she is replaced as a waitress by Malina. Kuzco then comes up with a plan to get Yatta rehired. She is later rehired thanks to Kuzco and Malina's plan. Miley Cyrus guest voices her. Auditions for Kuzco and Malina's Fundraising Musical.

"Mr. Purutu" Ben Stein "Girls Behaving Oddly" (mister pur-root-u) Kuzco Academy's school counciler. Made one appearance in Girls Behaving Oddly and a cameo in Officer Kronk. He is obsessed with wind chimes and points out Coach Sweetie's mistake on Malina's grade. Also points out that Moxie is an A student like Malina. In Officer Kronk, he is sent to the dungeon for obsession with wind chimes.

"Papi Pepikrankenitz" John Mahoney "Kronk's New Groove" (poppy peppy-crank-en-knits) Kronk's strong father. First appeared in Kronk's New Groove and made one TV appearance in Clash of the Families. He volunteered Kuzco to be on Kronk's team in the Familympics.

"Crank Pepikrankenitz" Jeff Bennett "Clash of the Families" (crank peppy-crank-en-knits) Kronk's brother. Made one appearance in Clash of the Families. Krank has no voice role and was replaced by Kuzco because of his broken ankle and could not compete in the Familympics.

"Moxi" Grey DeLisle "Girls Behaving Oddly" (moxi) Not really a bad girl, but an A student instead. Makes one appearance in Girls Behaving Oddly. In that episode, Kuzco appears to like her other than he does Malina. Mr. Purutu pointed out that she is really an A student just like Malina, but she doesn't tell anyone.

"Ozker" Corey Burton "The New Kid" (oz-ker) Not really an emperor, but he is still admired by Curi, Cuxi, and Cuca for being a Full Varsity Decathlon Champion. Made one appearance in The New Kid. He is a big fan of Kuzco and thinks he's really great. Although Kuzco thought he was really Yzma and also thought she wanted to do something to his yearbook picture. Near the end of the episode, Kuzco saved his life by falling into his own trap.

"Homework" Frank Welker "The Emperor's New Pet" (home-work) Kuzco's cat to take care of to learn responsibility. Made one appearance in The Emperor's New Pet. He was turned into a black jaguar by Yzma and then got his feelings hurt because of what Kuzco said. He ran away heartbroken but Kuzco went looking for him because he really felt bad about hurting him, that and he'd fail if he didn't. He later found Kuzco being chased by a pack of real black jaguar and did not attack Kuzco, saving him instead because he had a change of heart and was happy to see Kuzco. He also knows how to dance like Kuzco. Homework is changed back to a kitten at the end of the episode.

"Matta the lunch lady" Patti Deustch "The Emperor's New Groove" (mot-a the lunch lade-ee) Originally worked at Mudkas Meat Hut in the first movie. Now is Kuzco Academy's lunch lady. Also likes to cook weird stuff such as octopus burgers, and speaks in cafeteria speech when she talks.

"Miss Ni" Tisha Terrasini Banker "Evil and Eviler" (mis knee) An emperor exterminator Yzma hired to get rid of Kuzco. Made one appearance in Evil and Eviler. Like Yzma, she is undercover as a faculty member of Kuzco Academy. Unlike Yzma, she is as evil as Yzma is. Twice she has kicked "Principal Amzy" out of her own office. She was then fired for putting Crocodiles in Solitary Detention, kicking Yzma/Amzy out of her office twice, and butting into Yzma's territory.

"Gizo the Shuaka" Maurice LaMarche "Gold Fools" (giz-o the shock-a) Possibly the remaining Shuaka left. Made one appearance in Gold Fool's. He tricked Kuzco, Malina, and Kronk into doing his chores but did that to teach them a lesson (Mostly Kuzco).

"Security Cam" Jeff Bennett "Oops, All Doodles" (sec-ure-ity cam) Kuzco Academy's security guard named Cam who hangs from a ceiling hence the name. Made one appearance in Oops, All Doodles. He told the real truth just like Kuzco did. After he told everyone what he should be addressed as, Kronk thought it was funny.

"Urkon, the village leader" Timothy Spall "Clash of the Families" (er-kon the vill-idge lea-der) Kronk's brother. First appeared in Clash of the Families. He also announces the prizes and winners in the Familympics. He also gets Kuzco's name wrong in the episode U.F.Kuzco. Kuzco addressed him as the "talk-a-tron 2000" in Clash of the Families.

"Curi, Cuxi, and Cuca" Courtney Peldon "Cart Wash" (cure-ee cuxe-ee and cuka) Cheerleaders of Kuzco Academy and also good friends with Malina. They seem to have a crush on Ozker because he is a Full Varsity Decathlon Champion. They seem to be sisters because their names all start with C.

"Guaca" Jason Earles "Rabbit Face" (gwoka) One of the students who attend Kuzco academy. His name was not revealed until the episode Monster Masquerade. He has made various appearances in episodes such as Unfit to Print where he always said "Kuzco rules". Guaca is Kuzco's number 1 fan.

"Delivery Clown" "Monster Masquerade" (del-iv-eri cloun) He delivers mail to people in Kuzco Academy. He makes an appearance in Monster Masquerade. He made a mistake by sending Mr. Moleguaco's letter to Amzy/Yzma instead of Nurse Pitihiya.

"Nurse Pitihaya" "Never seen on TV" (nurse piti-high-a) Never seen in this show but was mentioned by Mr. Moleguaco in Monster Masquerade when the delivery clown described her as "creepy beyond reason" just like Yzma. She is supposedly the nurse of Kuzco Academy.

"Delivery Man" Brian Stepanek "The Emperor's New Groove" (del-iv-eri man) He makes wrong deliveries in various episodes. His original appearance was in The Emperor's New Groove delivering a giant trampoline that coincidently enough saves a falling Yzma. He made a return appearance in The Adventures of Red-Eyed Tree Frog Man delivering a box of marshmallows and in The Bride of Kuzco delivering a giant pie that coincidently enough saves a falling Yzma.

"The Creepy Little Old Man" Frank Welker "The Mystery of Micchu Pachu" (the cre-py lit-oul old man) Told the legend of Emperor Micchu. Made one appearance in The Mystery of Micchu Pachu (an obvious parody of Machu Picchu). He was disguised as the skeleton anteater because he wanted to keep the legend alive to get rich off of it.

"Kavo" Kevin Michael Richardson "The Big Fight" (kov-o) The big classroom bully who Kuzco makes fun of because of the way he speaks. He easily becomes angry. Oddly, he is a member of the Kuzco Academy musical club. Kavo got held back 4 times, and is stupid. Kavo refurs to himself in the third person.

"Princess Lalala" Teresa Ganzel "The Bride of Kuzco" (prin-ess la-la-la) Princess found by Kuzco's royal matchmaker, Imatcha. Made one appearance in The Bride of Kuzco. She is strict which was why Kuzco did not want to marry her. She gets turned into a frog by Yzma then turned back to a human thanks to Kronk's mistake by adding grenadine. Kuzco then cancels the wedding and then she ends up with Imatcha for a short time before he turned himself into a llama to get away from her thus she is alone again. Princess Lalala is bossy and has an annoying voice.

"Zim and Zam" Dylan and Cole Sprouse "Chipmunky Business" (zim and zam) Yzma's great nephews. Made one appearance in Chipmunky Business. During Kuzclub week, they tried to prevent Kuzco from earning a patch. They successfully made him lose every single patch except for the Condor Patch which was given to Kronk and the "I didn't earn a single patch" Patch. They failed to make him lose a chance to pass Kuzclub week and are taken by a condor at the end of the episode alongside Yzma.

"Azma" Ellen Albertini Dow "The Bride of Kuzco" (as-ma) Azma is Yzma's 119-year old mother and made one appearance in The Bride of Kuzco. She has the disability to talk or walk and always coughs throughout the episode, although Yzma seems to understand her. She appears to be more old and more ancient as Yzma.

"Cyro the Sneaky" David DeLuise "Evil and Eviler" (ky-row the snee-a-key) Only played a minor role in this show. Made one appearance in Evil and Eviler. He appeared to be one of the most evil villains ever according to Mr. Moleguaco's lecture on Crime and Punishment. He also had a job interview with Yzma to be an emperor exterminator but it didn't work out because he took Yzma's sign.

"Fury" Chloe Moretz "Kuzcogarten" (fury) Tipo's friend at Kuzco Academy. She is also in Kuzcogarten with Tipo. She only made one appearance in Kuzcogarten.

Running gags

Most of the running gags in The Emperor's New School originated in the first movie, The Emperor's New Groove. These include:

  • Two characters, usually Kronk and Yzma, try to get to a hidden location. One shouts for a lever to be pulled, then an unpleasant action occurs. The question is raised "Why do we even have that lever?"
  • A monkey/chimp eating a bug.
  • A character will be tossed out of a high window, only to land in something soft that has just been mis-delivered.
  • Kronk forgetting that Yzma and Principal Amzy are the same person causing her to throw off her disguise; often with unintentional results.
  • Yzma's roller coaster access to the lab is slightly different each time; such as passing by a toll booth or Yzma gaining a speeding ticket.
  • Kuzco "halts" the show for some "audio commentary", to skip over boring parts or to explain how great he is.
  • Kuzco explaining what happens next through "Kuzco's doodles", animated simplistic drawings.
  • Kuzco talking in his head when bored by someone who is talking to him.
  • Whenever Kuzco gets turned into an animal, he ends it with face. (I'm a Bee Face!)
  • Kronk often referring to Yzma as a Dinosaur (I'm sorry but Dinosaurs aren't allowed to roam the earth)
  • Kuzco gets stuck in a pot, and he exclaims, "Haha, my butt's in an urn."
  • A devil and angel Kronk appear on Kronk's, or occasionally Kuzco's shoulder, and fight each other, never helping the one with the problem. Rarely there will be a Melina devil and angel.
  • Kronk sneaks around, hiding behind things, saying, "Tiptoe tiptoe hide! Tiptoe tiptoe hide! Tiptoe tiptoe Azma!" for example.
  • Whenever there will be a flashback , the show uses a tape recorder to do the flashbacks.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Emperor's New School episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 21 January 27, 2006 November 11, 2006
Season 2 22 (15 aired) June 23, 2007 TBA, 2008

Cast

Guest Stars

Awards

Eartha Kitt won the 2008 Annie Award for "Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production" for her performance as Yzma in the episode "The Emperor's New Musical". [3][4]

References

  1. ^ The Emperor's New School summary - TV.com
  2. ^ Cable TV Talk - Disney Channel June Highlights - Updated 6/21
  3. ^ 'Ratatouille' nearly sweeps Annies
  4. ^ The Emperor's New School
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