Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Series, 2003, Disney Channel, Set in Kauai
Lilo & Stitch: The Series is #10 of 17 in release order and #10 of 17 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Cartoons.
The story
This animated series chronicles the further adventures of renegade scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba's beloved Experiment 626, who is now living happily as Lilo's alien buddy Stitch. Jumba’s remaining experiments have landed all over Hawaii in the form of dehydrated pods. Lilo and Stitch’s mission is to catch Stitch’s "cousins" before they fall into the clutches of the evil Dr. Jacques von Hamsterviel!
Lilo & Stitch: The Series recap
Picking up after Stitch! The Movie, Lilo and Stitch set out to catch the 625 other experiments Jumba created before Stitch, which landed on Kauai as dormant pods and activate when they get wet. Each episode they track one down, give it a name and find the place where it belongs, often with a job that suits its powers. Jumba and Pleakley still live with Lilo and her big sister Nani, posing as relatives. Their rival is Gantu, the disgraced former captain now working for the imprisoned Dr. Hamsterviel, with Experiment 625, a lazy sandwich-making cousin of Stitch, as his sidekick. Across two seasons, from 2003 to 2006, Lilo learns about friendship and family through the experiments, and in the second season she and Stitch are recognised as official experiment hunters.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series ending explained
The TV film Leroy & Stitch (2006) ends the series: Hamsterviel escapes and creates Leroy, an evil red clone of Stitch, and builds an army of Leroys. Lilo, Stitch, Gantu, 625 and the experiments stop them with a concert of "Aloha Oe," the song that shuts the clones down. Lilo names 625 Reuben, Gantu gets his old job back with Reuben as his partner, and Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley choose to stay with Lilo.
Where to watch Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series is streaming on Disney+ in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Kim Possible, before Dave the Barbarian.
- Chronological order: after Kim Possible, before Dave the Barbarian.
Cast
- Daveigh Chase as Lilo Pelekai (voice)
- Chris Sanders as Stitch (voice)
- David Ogden Stiers as Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice)
- Kevin McDonald as Pleakley (voice)
- Tia Carrere as Nani Pelekai (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Captain Gantu (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Reuben (voice)
- Jillian Henry as Elena (voice)
- Liliana Mumy as Mertle Edmonds (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Alien (voice)
- Frank Welker as Poxy (voice)
Created by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois.