Yip Yip Hooray! An Avatar Podcast
The world has been thrown out of balance, so the only obvious remedy is to re-watch the incredible Avatar: The Last Airbender!Join Katie and Jordan as they explore the universe of Avatar with their very own group of friends! Jordan has watched the series religiously since 2005 and is about to introduce it to some important people in his life! Yip Yip!
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The Yip Yip crew ends the podcast with who it started with, inviting Jessica over for a socially distanced breakdown of the finale and the series as a whole. Jordan theorizes why the rest of the world let the Fire Nation subjugate them. Jessica is still really drawn to Azula and feels she gets done dirty in the finale and wishes her brother Zuko had more colors in his firebending. Katie discusses why Aang clings to his culture more...
The comet arrives! The group finishes Avatar: The Last Airbender by watching the series finale “Sozin’s Comet” with chapters 18: The Phoenix King, 19: The Old Masters, 20: Into the Inferno, and 21: Avatar Aang. Jordan talks about Zuko’s quest for forgiveness in the back half of Book Three. Troy still hasn’t seen Black Panther. Katie loves the score in the last episodes. Jordan feels like the Spirit World is intervening in the event...
It's our penultimate podcast before the series finale! Katie and Jordan catch up with Jessica on The Boiling Rock, The Southern Raiders, and The Ember Island Players. Jessica shares how she thinks the series will end, which may or may not include Toph killing Ozai. The group destress distress by talking Bake Off. Katie discusses field trips with Zuko and his chemistry with Aang. Everyone wants more Toph-centric storylines. Jor...
It's the calm before the comet! The Yip Yippers discuss Book Three chapters 16: The Southern Raiders and 17: The Ember Island Players. As a teen, Jordan could never appreciate the journey of the final episodes prior to the finale. Troy assumes Azula effectively tracks Team Avatar because they’re currently not bathing. Katie forgets who Haru is. Jordan goes on a tirade about the Hama and Kya connection theory. Katie loves that ...
Let's go to prison! This episode, we cover Book Three, chapters 14 and 15, "The Boiling Rock" Troy apparently hates the name “Boiling Rock” and would rather have Friends-style episodic titles like “The One Where Sokka Gets a Sword”. Jordan is curious about Zuko’s redemption. Katie loves the dynamic between Zuko and Sokka. Troy believes Azula had a “Powerpuff Girl” moment and is creeped out by The Warden. Katie loves ...
Hello, podcast here. This episode, we cover a turning point in the series with Book Three, chapters 12: The Western Air Temple and 13: The Firebending Masters. Jordan goes on a scorched earth tirade about the eight-month hiatus between the original airing of Day of Black Sun and Western Air Temple. The gang talk Zuko’s job interview. Troy tries not to get distracted by Greg Baldwin as Iroh, because he wants to know more about Iroh ...
It’s time for the Day of Black Sun! This episode we cover the special mid-season finale The Day of Black Sun Book Three chapters 10: The Invasion and 11: The Eclipse. We’ve waited an entire season for the invasion of the Fire Nation and... they fail. Katie and Troy hijack the opening of the podcast, the gang discuss high school, and Jordan waxes poetic about his dear friend Smiley Jr. Troy assumes Dee Bradley Baker was drinking whi...
We recap the first six chapters of Book Three with Jessica, who is loving the Fire Nation fashion. Jordan shows off his Appa pillow. The gang discuss the issues of a hairy tattoo. Jessica announces her Netflix preview is Aang with a full head of hair at the Fire Nation school. Jordan shares Iceland is an inspiration for Fire Nation and Jessica says Vikings cut all the trees down.
It's the calm before the Invasion! This episode, we cover Book Three chapters 7: The Runaway, 8: The Puppetmaster, and 9: Nightmares and Daydreams. Troy still has difficulties pronouncing Toph’s name. Katie notices any Toph-centric episode always has some confrontation with Katara. Jordan really wanted to see Toph go for a dip in her money like Scrooge McDuck and loves projecting personality traits and hobbies onto Sparky-Spar...
We tackle some history in this episode with Book Three chapters 5: The Beach and 6: The Avatar and the Fire Lord. Nobody can agree on how many Wiggles there are. Troy says “Zuko is finally out of the closet”(?) Katie isn’t happy with “The Beach” because characters were objectified, body-shamed and featured aging women as sight gags. Jordan feels like Lo and Li were stripped of their character in favor of spouting proverbs. Jordan a...
Our friends are leveling up! We discuss chapters 3: The Painted Lady and 4: Sokka's Master. Nobody knows what exactly is in Troy’s hair. Katie describes Piandao as a “sexy mysterious guy with a Batman voice.” Everyone debates whether or not "The Painted Lady" is this season’s “The Great Divide”. Katie appreciates how the episode raises awareness of water pollution, but hates Katara’s bulging anger-vein. Jordan reveal...
We head to the Fire Nation as Book Three begins! This episode we cover the season premiere "The Awakening" and Chapter Two: The Headband. It’s Troy’s birthday! And Katie can’t remember how old he is. Troy yelled out an expletive when Hairy Aang showed up on screen. Jordan recounts the numerous spoilers in Nickelodeon’s trailer for Book Three. Jordan loved Mae Whitman’s performance in the series premiere with Katara’s fath...
Chakras! Destinies! Onion and banana juice! The Book Two finale had it all. This episode, the gang covers chapters 19: The Guru and 20: The Crossroads of Destiny; Katie and Jordan definitely cried more than once. Jordan discusses the Christlike ending. Jessica announces her disdain for Empire Strikes Back, Jordan’s favorite, then says she likes Jar Jar Binks. Katie is happy Katara didn’t waste the Spirit Oasis Water on Zuko. Jordan...
The gang is all here! This episode tackles Book Two, chapters 17: Lake Laogai and 18: The Earth King. Jordan thinks Long Feng has nice calves. Ba Sing Se freaks Jessica out. Jordan wants to know what happened to Joo Dee 2 and discovers Sokka is left handed. Katie discusses the differences between Zuko and Iroh's journey. Jessica wants to know what secret ingredient, other than love, Iroh is putting in the tea to make it so goo...
It's time to tearbend. This episode, the Yip Yippers cover Book Two chapters 14: City of Walls and Secrets, 15: Tales of Ba Sing Se, and 16: Appa's Lost Days. Jordan cries big man tears as soon as Iroh steps foot on that grassy knoll before singing "Leaves from the Vine." Katie finds out Troy has dimples and at some point we all sing “Say my Name”. Ba Sing Se reminds Katie of our trip to Singapore and some of th...
Secrets! Mechanical beasts! Real beasts! This episode covers the two-part special "The Secret of the Fire Nation" which is Book Two, chapters 12: The Serpent's Pass (a huge showcase of girl power) and 13: The Drill (a huge showcase of industrial power). Jordan calls everyone “chitters”. Katie and Troy’s hips are going out and their cousin drives by on his motorcycle. Jordan talks about the Serpent’s Pants and the Ava...
This episode we go on the greatest mini-vacation as well... to the Library! We dive into Book Two Chapter 10: The Library and Chapter 11: The Desert, which aired as a one-hour special in July 2006 as "Avatar: The Fury of Aang". Troy is paranoid every new character introduced is actually undercover Fire Nation, including giant owl Wan Shi Tong. Troy also discovers everyone but him is left handed. Jordan calls out his frien...
Yip Yip, friends! This episode we cover the Book Two chapters 7: Zuko Alone, 8: The Chase, and 9: Bitter Work. Troy starts this episode jacked up on "green tea". Jordan talks about all the "Zs" in the Fire Nation Royal Family, which confuses Katie because she thought it was Fire Lord "Susan". Katie and Troy spread conspiracies about the House of Windsor and similarities to the Fire Nation. Jordan draws...
Yip Yip, friends! This episode, we tackle Book Two chapters 4: The Swamp, 5: Avatar Day, and 6: The Blind Bandit. Troy decides it's important to distinguish between Mulan 1 and Mulan 2 by naming them so. Katie struggles to find a name for her newfound "Momo Moments", Jordan suggest Momo-ments, obviously. Jordan notices there are no female swampbenders and the fact Aang gets triumphant music when he attacks Huu. The g...
New journeys! New outfits! New... haircuts? Yip Yip Hooray covers the first three chapters in Book Two: Earth - The Avatar State, The Cave of Two Lovers, and Return to Omashu. Troy thinks The Avatar State episode should have been the Book One finale for some reason, Jordan is rightly freaked out by Azula's sifus Lo and Li, and Katie is pretty sure Uncle Iroh gets a sweet tan. Everyone gets in their underwear, which makes Katie...
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