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301 - The Awakening
The Awakening Production number: 3x01
Original airdate: September 21, 2007
Short description: After sustaining serious injuries at the end of season two, Aang awakens to find himself aboard a Fire Nation ship. Meanwhile, Zuko journeys home.
Essential Info
Cast & Characters

Animatic Editor:
» Dao Le

Art Director:
» Bryan Konietzko

Background:
» Jean-Paul Bondy
» Jevon Bue
» Aldina Dias
» Bryan Evans
» Elsa Garagarza
» Hye-Jung Kim

Casting:
» Leah Buono
» Maryanne Dacey
» Lorena Gallago
» Sarah Noonan, C.S.A.

Character Designer:
» Jae Woo Kim
» Jae Woo Kim
» Angela Mueller

Checker:
» Kathy Gilmore

Chinese Calligraphy and Translation:
» Siu-Leung Lee, PhD

Creator/Executive Producer:
» Michael Dante DiMartino
» Bryan Konietzko

Director:
» Giancarlo Volpe

Episode Writer:
» Aaron Ehasz

Foley:
» Sanaa Cannella
» Jeff Kettle

Head Writer/Co-Producer:
» Aaron Ehasz

Line Producer:
» Miken Lee Wong

Lip Assignment:
» Kathy Gilmore

Main Title Creation:
» Andy Dill
» Michael Dante DiMartino
» Bryan Konietzko
» Titmouse, Inc

Martial Arts Consultant:
» Sifu Manuel Rodriguez
» Sifu Kisu of the Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Assn

Martial Arts Coord/Videographer:
» Greg Rankin

Music and Sound Design:
» The Track Team
» Benjamin Wynn
» Jeremy Zuckerman

Nickelodeon Executives:
» Eric Coleman
» Jenna Luttrell

Other:
» Slightly Off Track
» Steve Ziolkowshi

Picture Editing:
» Jeff Adams
» Kevin Zelch

Post Production:
» Anna Adams
» Andre Boutiller
» J.F. Kinyon
» Oliver Pearce
» Salami Studios
» Jason Stiff
» Lisa Yang

Production:
» Justin Charlebois
» Joann Estoesta
» Andrew Huebner
» Katie Mattila
» Jenny Shen
» Sheri Wheeler

Prop Design:
» Aldina Dias

Recording Engineering:
» Justin Brinsfield
» EMR Editor
» Thomas J. Maydeck, C.A.S.
» Mishelle Smith

Staff Writer:
» Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
» Josh Hamilton
» Tim Hedrick
» John O'Bryan

Story Editor:
» Michael Dante DiMartino

Storyboard Artist:
» Michael Chang
» Dean Kelly
» Juan Meza-Leon
» Bobby Rubio
» Giancarlo Volpe
» Tomihiro Yamaguchi

Supervising Director:
» Oh Seung-hyun

Telecine Colorist:
» Dexter P

Voice Director:
» Andrea Romano

Animation Studio:
» Moi Animation
Characters appearing in this episode:
» Aang
» Appa
» Azula
» Bato
» Combustion Man
» Hakoda
» Katara
» Li
» Lo
» Mai
» Momo
» Ozai
» Pipsqueak
» Roku
» Sokka
» Toph
» Yue
» Zuko


Audio clips:
Roku's Mistakes (488 kb)
Things Couldn't Get Much Worse (102 kb)
Welcome Home (208 kb)
Pop Culture References
None
Cameos
None
Other Notes
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