Katnappe!

"Katnappe!" is the fourth episode of Xiaolin Showdown. It was directed by Steven Lyons and written by Amy Wolfram. It originally aired in the United States on Kids WB on November 22, 2003.

Overview

Jack and Wuya meet the cat-themed villainess Katnappe, and she joins them in their quest for the Shen Gong Wu. When she wins the Golden Tiger Claws in a Xiaolin Showdown against the monks, she steals them from the Heylin and goes on a crime spree. Omi and the others must think of a way to stop someone who can go wherever she wants, whenever she wants.

Synopsis

The Xiaolin Monks decide to test the recently acquired Golden Tiger Claws. The training session is interrupted by Dojo Kanojo Cho just before Omi's turn. Dojo announces that the Changing Chopsticks, which allows someone to shrink to the size of a grain of rice, have just become active. They fly off to Easter Island to find them.

When they arrive, the Heylin witch Wuya, evil boy genius Jack Spicer, and their new compatriot, Katnappé are already there. Omi and Katnappe reach for the Shen Gong Wu at the same time and reach a stalemate. Omi challenges Katnappe to a game of tag, wagering the Golden Tiger Claws against the Fist of Tebigong. While Omi brags about his skills and the powers of his Shen Gong Wu, Katnappe uses the Fist of Tebigong to create a small earthquake, which causes Omi to drop the Golden Tiger Claws. Katnappe recovers the fallen artifact and uses it to defeat Omi quickly, allowing the Heylin side to leave with all three of the mystical items.

Back at the temple, Omi's still upset over losing the showdown (especially since he lost the Golden Tiger Claws) -- the others are doing their best to comfort him, but Kimiko points out that losing is bound to happen once in a while and feels that, for now at least, the best thing to do is just to let it go and move on. But then Master Fung comes in and decides to teach her and the boys what he considers the difference between winning and simply not losing. He challenges them to a game promising to relieve them of chore duties for one week should they win (if they lose, they have to scrub down the floors of the temple's grand hall). The object of the game is to take a small jade statue from Master Fung. Omi, Kimiko, and Raimundo are taken out without even coming close to the statue, while Kung Fu-cowboy Clay Bailey manages to rope the statue. As he tries to pull it away, Master Fung pulls out a hammer and smashes the statue. The monks don't fully understand the lesson, but do remember their master telling them that not losing may be good enough. Due to losing the bet, they now have to hand scrub the floors of the grand hall they're in--which results in them having very sore arms and, in Raimundo's case, sore legs (he skated around the floor by way of scrubbing it).

Meanwhile, Wuya is praising Katnappe back in Jack’s laboratory, and is even considering leaving Jack for her -- but Katnappe admits that she has no real interest in world domination (at least not with Wuya and especially not Jack). Katnappe decides to have some with the Golden Tiger Claws before ultimately abandoning Jack and Wuya. Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay hear of the mischief caused by Katnappe in a short while and head for the Mall of the World. The quartet of heroes is confident that they can outsmart their foe after Master Fung’s lesson. Nevertheless, Katnappe defeats Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay using her cat-like abilities, her genetically enhanced super-kittens and the Golden Tiger Claws. After Katnappe escapes, Kimiko and the boys fly around on Dojo and try figuring out where Katnappe will go next -- Raimundo, taking note of her obsession of cats, figures that she'd go to a place that caters to cat-fanatics like her. Kimiko then gets out her laptop and finds a place called Catatonia Land: a world-renowned amusement park that's themed around cats. Figuring that this is the most likely place they'll find Katnappe, they head there.

Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay travel there on Dojo and find Katnappe having the time of her life on a roller coaster. Omi hopes they can form a plan based on what they learned from their previous encounters. Raimundo announces that the only thing he has learned is that Clay will not fight a girl, which gives Omi an idea. When Katnappe exits the roller coaster, Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay appear in front of the villain. Clay puts her in a bear hug because, which technically isn't fighting. After a short struggle, Omi swipes the Golden Tiger Claws away from her. Jack and Wuya arrive seconds later with Jack's new Bloodhound-Bots, which he used to find Katnappe. Omi uses the tiger claws to open a portal to the center of the Earth and throws the bots and the Golden Tiger Claws through. Defeated, Katnappe climbs into Jack's hovercraft. Jack and Wuya announce their frustrations towards Katnappe as they fly away. While Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay may not have the Golden Tiger Claws he greatly desired, the evil forces of Heylin no longer have them either, and that is good enough.

Back at the temple, Omi and the others are still bummed about not having the claws (even if they did manage to keep them out of the hands of evil), and start complaining about Master Fung's "Thousand Lessons." Master Fung and Dojo then come up with Master Fung offering another match involving another jade statue (this time a Jade Monkey), but remembering what happened last name, the kids all run away. Master Fung and Dojo note that the young monks have learned another one of the thousand lessons--"Never bet against Fung!"

Revealed Shen Gong Wu

Changing Chopsticks

Main Article: Changing Chopsticks The Changing Chopsticks are a fictional artifact that can reduce the size of objects or their user. They were discovered on Easter Island in the nostrils of one of the Moai. Jack Spicer uses them to build the Chameleon-Bot.[1]

Shen Gong Wu Tally

Xiaolin Monks

1. Eye of Dashi
2. Mantis Flip Coin
3. Monkey Staff
4. Tangle Web Comb
5. Third-Arm Sash
6. Two-Ton Tunic

Jack Spicer

1. Changing Chopsticks
2. Fist of Tebigong
3. Jetbootsu

Lost Shen Gong Wu

1. Golden Tiger Claws

Did you Know

• This episode marks Omi's second Showdown.
• The Golden Tiger Claws go missing in this episode.
• These were the places that the three Xiaolin monks went using the Golden Tiger Claws
  • Kimiko - A nearby mountain top
  • Clay - Billy Bob's All You Can Eat Texas Buffet
  • Raimundo - Different places just to fool Omi.

• When Katnappé's hand appeared inside the hole during the showdown of this episode foreshadows In the Flesh when Raimundo's hand appears inside the hole during the showdown to push Jack Spicer off the ledge. Also, it foreshadows Dangerous Minds when Omi's hand appears inside the hole to scratch Raimundo's itch.

• Jack imitates Wuya during this episode references when Raimundo imitated Clay during the episode Like a Rock!. Kimiko will imitate Clay at the beginning of Royal Rumble. Plus, Jack and Robo-Jack will imitate Katnappé during the episode The Shard of Lightning. Plus Raimundo will imitate Omi during the beginning of Pandatown. Also, Raimundo and Jack will imitate Master Fung and Omi respectively during the episode The Emperor Scorpion Strikes Back and Omi will imitate Master Fung during the episode The Apprentice. Plus, Omi, Clay and Kimiko will imitate Wuya, Chase Young and Hannibal Roy Bean during the episode Hannibal's Revenge.
• When Katnappé left Jack and Wuya after the former took the Golden Tiger Claws during this episode to go on shoplifting spree inside the mall references when Raimundo leaves the temple after taking the Golden Tiger Claws to head back to Rio De Janeiro at the beginning of In the Flesh after some of Omi's accidental taunting. Plus, Raimundo will leave alongside Wuya when the former says "I'm done with this whole Xiaolin thing." "From now on, you can find me on the Heylin side". "Golden Tiger Claws!" after former wins the showdown and decides to take the latter's offer of joining the Heylin side to be an enemy of the Xiaolin side. Also, Jack takes the Golden Tiger Claws when he double-crosses Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, Clay, Dojo and Chase during the episode Dangerous Minds.
• When Wuya congratulated Katnappé after winning the showdown against Omi during this episode foreshadows Wuya will congratulate Raimundo after winning the showdown against Jack Spicer during the episode In the Flesh.
• Katnappé refused to take Wuya's offer after she won the showdown against Omi during this episode foreshadows In the Flesh when Jack refused to take Wuya's offer to work alongside her again. Plus, Raimundo decides to take Wuya's offer by joining the Heylin side after he won the showdown against Jack Spicer during the same episode.
• This is the second episode that a male character says "let me get this straight" after The Journey of a Thousand Miles.
• When Katnappé won her opponent's Shen Gong and the contested Shen Gong Wu then Wuya congratulated her during this episode foreshadows In the Flesh when Raimundo wins his opponent's Shen Gong Wu and the contested Shen Gong Wu then Wuya congratulates him during the episode.

Battles

Tag

Both Omi and Katnappe touch the Changing Chopsticks at the same time, starting a Xiaolin Showdown. Omi decides the game will be tag, since the Golden Tiger Claws give him an advantage. Jack gives Katnappe his Fist of Tebigong to fight with. When the showdown starts, the Eastern Island heads form a circle around Omi and Katnappe. Omi starts bragging about his superiority with the Golden Tiger Claws. Katnappe uses the Fist of Tebigong to knock the Tiger Claws out of Omi's hands into hers. She uses the Golden Tiger Claws to tag Omi, ending the showdown.

Voice Cast

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