Season One
(
Book 1: Water
) of
Avatar: The Last Airbender
had 20 episodes and they were shown from 21 February 2005
[1]
until 2 December 2005.
[2]
The
series
was created by
Michael Dante DiMartino
and
Bryan Konietzko
,
[3]
and
starred
Zach Tyler Eisen
,
Mae Whitman
,
Jack DeSena
,
Mako
,
Dante Basco
, and
Jason Isaacs
as the
main character voices
.
The season goes around the
protagonist
,
Aang
, and his friends
Katara
and
Sokka
and their journey to the North Pole (to North Water Tribe) to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara how to control
water
. Fire Lord
Ozai
, the current Fire Lord of the
Fire Nation
,
[Notes 1]
is waging a seemingly endless war against the
Earth Kingdom
, the Water Tribes,
[Notes 2]
and the already destroyed Air Nomads. Aang, the current Avatar, must master the four elements?Air, Water, Earth, and Fire?before win the Fire Lord and ending the war. Along the way, Aang and his friends are chased by various pursuers, including
Prince Zuko
, a banished Fire Nation prince, and Admiral Zhao, a key member of the Fire Navy.
Each episode of Season One attracted more than a million viewers on its first airing. Season One won "Best TV Series" and "Best Animated Television Series" in the boys 9?14-year old demographic at the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, which gives awards for excellence in animation.
[4]
Between 4 January 2006 and 19 September 2006, five DVD sets were released in the
USA
, each had four episodes from the season. On 12 September 2006, Nickelodeon also released the "Complete Book One Collection Box Set", which had all of the episodes in the season as well as a special features disc.
[5]
The original releases were encoded in
Region 1
(USA), a DVD type that plays only in American DVD players. From 2007 to 2009, Nickelodeon released
Region 2
DVDs (
Europe
), which can play in Europe.
[6]
The first has been adapted into a live-action movie
The Last Airbender
, directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
and was released in July 2010.
[7]
[8]
The show was produced by and shown on
Nickelodeon
, which is owned by
Viacom
.
[3]
The show's creators,
Michael Dante DiMartino
and
Bryan Konietzko
, worked with
Aaron Ehasz
.
[3]
[9]
Eight episodes were directed by Dave Filoni.
[9]
Animation directors
Lauren MacMullan
and
Giancarlo Volpe
directed five episodes each, and Anthony Lioi directed two.
[3]
Episodes were written or co-written by a team of writers, which included Nick Malis,
John O'Bryan
,
Matt Hubbard
, James Eagan, Ian Wilcox, Tim Hedrick and Elizabeth Welch Ehasz.
[10]
All of the show's music was written by "The Track Team", which consists of
Jeremy Zuckerman
and Benjamin Wynn,
[3]
who were known to Dante and Konietzko because Zuckerman was Konietzko's roommate.
[11]
movie critics appreciated the first season of
Avatar
because it attracted the attention of "an audience beyond the children's market with crisp animation and layered storytelling."
[15]
Lesley Aeschliman from
Helium.com
, said that she "enjoy[s] the storytelling of this series" and said that "the ending of each episode leaves you wanting to see more."
[16]
Another reporter from Helium.com, Nicki Marks said:
Typically kids shows are based solely on humor and have plot lines that only carry through that specific episode. Some minor characters do reoccur from time to time, but for the most part there is no real connection from episode to episode. The show can go on as long as people are interested.
[17]
As for the video and picture quality, Gord Lacey from
TVShowsOnDVD.com
said that "the colors are bright, and the picture is nearly flawless." He said later in the review that "the audio is very nice, with lots of directional effects and nice musical cues."
[18]
Barnes & Noble
reviewer Christina Urban praised the season's masterful combination of "elements from Chinese
kung fu
,
Tibetan philosophy
,
Japanese
martial arts
forms, and even
Hindu spiritual beliefs
[
broken anchor
]
".
[19]
According to Aaron Bynum from AnimationInsider.net, "the series posted double digit year-to-year gains in May". He also said that the show has been number one in the boys 9?14-year old demographic, and has attracted many age and gender groups in its pool of 1.1 million viewers who watch each new episode.
[20]
In addition, the season has won many awards during its runtime. During the 33rd Annual
Annie Awards
, the show was nominated for the "Best Animated Television Production" award. Because of the episode "The Fortuneteller", the show was nominated for the "Writing for an Animated Television Production" award. For the episode "The Deserter", the season was nominated for and won the "Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production" award.
[21]
During the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, the season won the "Best Action/Adventure TV Series" award as well and the general "Best TV Series" award.
[4]
Episode's number
[22]
|
Title
|
Directed by
|
Written by
|
Original air date
|
Prod. Code
|
1
|
The Boy in the Iceberg
[23]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Michael Dante DiMartino
+
Bryan Konietzko
|
21 February 2005
|
101
|
2
|
The Avatar Returns
[24]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Michael Dante DiMartino + Bryan Konietzko
|
21 February 2005
|
102
|
3
|
The Southern Air Temple
[25]
|
Lauren MacMullan
|
Michael Dante DiMartino
|
21 February 2005
|
103
|
4
|
The Warriors of Kyoshi
[26]
|
Giancarlo Volpe
|
Nick Malis
|
4 March 2005
|
104
|
5
|
The King of Omashu
[27]
|
Anthony Lioi
|
John O'Bryan
|
18 March 2005
|
105
|
6
|
Imprisoned
[28]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Matt Hubbard
|
25 March 2005
|
106
|
7
|
The Spirit World: Winter Solstice, Part 1
[29]
|
Lauren MacMullan
|
Aaron Ehasz
|
8 April 2005
|
107
|
8
|
Αvatar Roku: Winter Solstice, Part 2
[30]
|
Giancarlo Volpe
|
Michael Dante DiMartino
|
15 April 2005
|
108
|
9
|
The Waterbending Scroll
[31]
|
|
John O' Bryan
|
29 April 2005
|
109
|
10
|
Jet
[32]
|
Dave Filoni
|
James Eagan
|
6 May 2005
|
110
|
11
|
The Great Divide
[33]
|
Giancarlo Volpe
|
John O' Bryan
|
20 May 2005
|
111
|
12
|
The Storm
[34]
|
Lauren MacMullan
|
Aaron Ehasz
|
3 June 2005
|
112
|
13
|
The Blue Spirit
[35]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Michael Dante DiMartino
|
17 June 2005
|
113
|
14
|
The Fortuneteller
[36]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Aaron Ehasz
|
23 September 2005
|
114
|
15
|
Bato of the Water Tribe
[37]
|
Giancarlo Volpe
|
Ian Wilcox
|
7 Οctober 2005
|
115
|
16
|
The Deserter
[38]
|
Lauren MacMullan
|
Tim Hedrick
|
21 October 2005
|
116
|
17
|
The Northern Air Temple
[39]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
|
4 November 2005
|
117
|
18
|
The Waterbending Master
[40]
|
Giancarlo Volpe
|
Michael Dante DiMartino
|
18 November 2005
|
118
|
19
|
The Siege of the North, Part I
[41]
|
Lauren MacMullan
|
John O' Bryan
|
2 December 2005
|
119
|
20
|
The Siege of the North, Part II
[42]
|
Dave Filoni
|
Aaron Ehasz
|
2 December 2005
|
120
|
Nickelodeon began releasing the Season One DVDs on 31 January 2006. Each DVD, with one exception, had four episodes on one disc. The exception was The Complete Book One Collection Box Set, which had all of the 20 episodes in the season on six discs.
In the USA, all Season One DVDs were encoded using
NTSC
. Since this is not compatible in most countries outside North America, Nickelodeon released separate DVDs in regions where the video would be encoded using
PAL
instead. These releases began on 19 February 2007;
[6]
each DVD was released months after the original release. As with the original DVDs, each set contained four episodes on one disc,
[6]
[43]
[44]
[45]
[46]
with the exception would be The Complete Book One Collection Box Set, which contained all of the twenty episodes in the season on five discs.
[47]
Volume
|
Discs
|
Episodes
|
Release date
|
Region 1
|
Region 2
|
Region 4
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
24 January 2006
[48]
|
19 February 2007
[6]
|
15 March 2007
[49]
[50]
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
28 March 2006
[48]
|
4 June 2007
[43]
|
5 July 2007
[51]
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
30 May 2006
[48]
|
3 September 2007
[44]
|
13 March 2008
[52]
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
18 July 2006
[48]
|
18 February 2008
[45]
|
19 June 2008
[53]
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
19 September 2006
[48]
|
26 May 2008
[46]
|
5 March 2009
[54]
[55]
|
Box set
|
6
[56]
|
20
[56]
|
12 September 2006
[48]
|
26 January 2009
[57]
|
4 June 2009
[58]
[59]
|
The Last Airbender
is a live action movie based on the first season of the animated television series and had a theatrical release on 1 July 2010. The movie is directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
.
[7]
[8]
- General
- "Season 1"
.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
. IGN
. Retrieved
July 21,
2008
.
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1.0
1.1
"Avatar Sneak Peak"
. Nickelodeon.
Archived
from the original on October 18, 2007
. Retrieved
May 29,
2008
.
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2.0
2.1
Mell, Tory Ireland (May 27, 2008).
"The Siege of the North ? Part 2 Review"
. IGN Entertainment
. Retrieved
February 26,
2009
.
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3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Fries, Laura (February 21, 2005).
"Avatar: The Last Airbender Review"
.
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. Reed-Elsevier Inc
. Retrieved
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2008
.
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4.1
Ryan Ball (May 3, 2005).
"Cartoons on the Bay Picks Winners"
.
Animation Magazine
. Animation Magazine
. Retrieved
December 8,
2007
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. TVShowsOnDvd.com. Archived from
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on October 18, 2012
. Retrieved
September 6,
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.
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6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
"Avatar ? The Legend of Aang ? Book 1 - Water Vol.1"
. Amazon.com, Inc
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7.1
McClintock, Pamela; Gabriel Snyder (January 8, 2007).
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. Variety.com
. Retrieved
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8.1
Fernandez, Jay A. (March 15, 2009).
"Four more land 'Airbender' roles"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Archived from
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. Retrieved
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2009
.
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9.1
DiMartino, Michael Dante
;
Konietzko, Bryan
(August 29, 2005).
"Interview with "Avatar" Program Creators ? Page 3"
(Interview). Interviewed by Aaron H. Bynum. Archived from
the original
(Transcript)
on August 4, 2008
. Retrieved
May 29,
2008
.
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10.0
10.1
10.2
10.3
"Avatar: The Last Airbender"
.
Hollywood.com
. Hollywood Media Corporation
. Retrieved
May 30,
2008
.
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DiMartino, Michael Dante
;
Konietzko, Bryan
(August 29, 2005).
"Interview with "Avatar" Program Creators ? Page 4"
(Interview). Interviewed by Aaron H. Bynum. Archived from
the original
(Transcript)
on May 27, 2011
. Retrieved
May 29,
2008
.
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Director: Dave Filoni; Writer: Aaron Ehasz (December 2, 2005). "The Siege of the North, Part II".
Avatar: The Last Airbender
. Season 1. Episode 20. Nickelodeon.
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Director: Lauren MacMullan; Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino (February 25, 2005). "The Southern Air Temple".
Avatar: The Last Airbender
. Season 1. Episode 3. Nickelodeon.
- ↑
Director: Dave Filoni; Writer: James Eagan (May 6, 2005). "Jet".
Avatar: The Last Airbender
. Season 1. Episode 10. Nickelodeon.
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Rich, Jamie S. (September 27, 2006).
"Avatar: The Last Airbender ? The Complete Book 1 Collection"
. DVDTalk.com
. Retrieved
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2008
.
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Aeschliman, Lesley.
"TV show reviews: Avatar: The Last Airbender"
. Helium.com. Archived from
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on April 17, 2010
. Retrieved
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2008
.
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Marks, Nicki.
"TV show reviews: Avatar: The Last Airbender"
. Helium.com. Archived from
the original
on April 15, 2010
. Retrieved
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2008
.
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Lacey, Gord (March 25, 2006).
"Avatar: The Last Airbender ? Book 1: Water, Volume 2 Review"
. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from
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. Retrieved
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2008
.
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Urban, Christina.
"Avatar The Last Airbender ? The Complete Book 1 Collection; Editorial Reviews"
.
Barnes & Noble
. Archived from
the original
on March 30, 2012
. Retrieved
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2008
.
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Aaron H. Bynum (June 30, 2006).
"Avatar: Season 3"
. Animation Insider. Archived from
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on November 5, 2012
. Retrieved
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2006
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"Annie Awards: Legacy - 33rd Annual Annie Awards"
. International Animated Film Society. February 9, 2005
. Retrieved
April 26,
2008
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"Season 1"
.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
. IGN
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2008
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The Boy in the Iceberg
on
IMDb
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"Tv.com - The Avatar Returns"
. Archived from
the original
on 2010-08-23
. Retrieved
2010-08-13
.
- ↑
The Southern Air Temple
on
IMDb
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The Warriors of Kyoshi
on
IMDb
- ↑
The King of Omashu
on
IMDb
- ↑
Imprisoned
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Spirit World: Winter Solstice
on
IMDb
- ↑
Avatar Roku: Winter Solstice, Part 2
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Waterbending Scroll
on
IMDb
- ↑
Jet
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Great Divide
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Storm
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Blue Spirit
on
IMDb
- ↑
"Tv.com - The Fortuneteller"
. Archived from
the original
on 2010-08-14
. Retrieved
2010-08-13
.
- ↑
Bato of the Water Tribe
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Deserter
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Northern Air Temple
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Waterbending Master
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Siege of the North, Part I
on
IMDb
- ↑
The Siege of North, Part II
on
IMDb
- ↑
43.0
43.1
"Avatar ? The Legend of Aang ? Book 1 - Water Vol.2"
. Amazon.com, Inc
. Retrieved
May 30,
2008
.
- ↑
44.0
44.1
"Avatar ? The Legend of Aang ? Book 1 - Water Vol.3"
. Amazon.com, Inc
. Retrieved
May 30,
2008
.
- ↑
45.0
45.1
"Avatar ? The Legend of Aang ? Book 1 - Water Vol.4"
. Amazon.com, Inc
. Retrieved
May 30,
2008
.
- ↑
46.0
46.1
"Avatar ? The Legend of Aang ? Book 1 - Water Vol.5"
. Amazon.com, Inc
. Retrieved
May 30,
2008
.
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"Avatar ? The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 1 - Water ? Collection (vol. 1-5)"
. Amazon.com, Inc
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.
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48.0
48.1
48.2
48.3
48.4
48.5
"Avatar: The Last Airbender on DVD"
.
TVShowsOnDVD.com
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2008
.
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"Avatar - The Last Airbender: Book 1 - Water: Volume 1"
.
EzyDVD
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2009
.
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.
JB Hi-Fi
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.
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"Avatar: Book 1 - Water Vol - 2"
.
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June 20,
2009
.
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"Avatar: Book 1 - Water Vol - 3"
.
JB Hi-Fi
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June 20,
2009
.
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"Avatar: Book 1 - Water Vol - 4"
.
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"Avatar: Book 1 - Water Vol - 5"
.
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"Avatar - The Legend of Aang: Book 1 - Water: Volume 5"
.
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56.0
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.
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"DVD: Avatar: Book 1 Water: Volume 1/2/3/4/5: 5dvd (2009)"
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.
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.
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- ↑
The Fire Nation it' s the nation who started the war, 100 years before the start of the story
- ↑
The North Water Tribe, the South Water Tribe and the Foggy Swamp Tribe
- ↑
Appa is the flying bison of Aang and Momo is the
lemur
of Aang