My Homey Omi | ||
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Featured Shen Gong Wu: | Serpent's Tail | |
Main enemy: | Jack Spicer | |
Editor: | Tim Iverson | |
Written by: | Steven Darancette | |
Director: | Dana Riba | |
Producer: | Christy Hui | |
Music: | Kevin Manthei | |
Release details | ||
Season: | 1 | |
Episode: | 9 | |
Overall: | 9 | |
Premiere broadcast: | February 7, 2004 | |
Premiere network: | Kids' WB | |
Production code: | 109 | |
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"My Homey Omi" is the ninth episode of Xiaolin Showdown. It was directed by Dan Riba and written by Steven Darancette. It originally aired in the United States on Kids WB on February 7, 2004.
Overview
The monks head to New York City to find the Serpent's Tail, a living Shen Gong Wu that is forever on the move in the tunnels underneath the city. When Omi gets lost in the big city, he meets up with a streetwise kid named Jermaine. When the two new friends find the Serpent's Tail and Jack Spicer, he challenges Omi to a Xiaolin Showdown. Omi and Jermaine have to team up to take down Spicer and his giant robot in a two-on-two Shen Yi Bu Dare game of basketball.
Synopsis
Visiting New York City, Omi looks through a telescope to find the Statue of Liberty, only to mistake himself for blindness after the fair wasted. Kimiko inserts another quarter with Omi happy to find Lady Liberty in all her glory. The Xiaolin Dragons are currently searching for the "Serpent's Tail", a mystical Shen Gong Wu that is very difficult to pursue, having the ability to outrun its chasers.
While walking by the streets, Dojo appears to have lost his sense of where the Serpent's Tail is, leaving Kimiko to use the Falcon's Eye, only to find a man picking his nostrils; much to her dismay. Deciding to have a turn, Omi obtains the Eye and uses it to his advantage, successfully spotting the Tail underneath the sewers, running. Soon enough, Omi leads the gang to obtain the Wu.
Despite this, Omi subsequently becomes lost by the others and mistakenly bumps his head into a wall, causing him to realize his disbanding of the team. Omi knows that he must find the Shen Gong Wu and that is what he does. Meanwhile, the other Xiaolin Dragons also acknowledge Omi's absence, only to find the vile Jack Spicer and Wuya also seeking the artifact. Sending out a swarm of Jack-Bots, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay defeat them with ease, causing Spicer to leave with Wuya.
Upon walking by the urban and dark streets of New York City, Omi finds rude people, paranoid women as well as a mentally unstable man believing in extraterrestrial chameleons. Awe later comes to Omi, when he finds three people playing a game of Basketball, with Omi amazed by it, calling it a new form of martial arts. Omi steps onto the field but is later accidentally substituted as a ball. The three gang up on Omi and just when they are about to assault him, a young boy named Jermaine defends Omi but is then picked on. Omi returns the favor and scares off the trio with his Xiaolin powers. Amazed by this, Jermaine befriends Omi and walks with him down New York City.
Elsewhere, the Dojo and the other Dragons-in-Training go into an abandoned subway station, where they don't find any sign of Omi. Dojo gets the idea to slither on the train-rails in order to find the Wu but he found more than he bargained for. A subway train piloted by Jack Spicer dashes to run-over Dojo, but Clay saves him with some rope, just in time for Jack to miss. Dojo then takes the form of a train to follow Jack while the Dragons-in-Training ride inside him.
Omi explains who he is and what he and his fellow Dragons-in-Training are doing to Jermaine, who's clearly not buying Omi's story but decides to play along, wanting to help Omi and his friends. Jermaine helps Omi to blend in better with the NYC-locals, since Omi (in his traditional Xiaolin-robes) comes off as rather strange even -- in fact, one woman who happens to be walking by as Omi's talking to Jermaine mistakes Omi's robes for pajamas. In the end, Jermaine gets Omi a much modernized, urban outfit to help him blend in. All is not well for long though, as Jack finds Omi once again, this time with a giant robot, called the "Transforming-Bot". Jack is about to blast Omi and Jermaine with the "Transforming-Bot" when Dojo rams through the ground with the other Dragons-in-Training on his back and knocks the " Transforming-Bot " to the ground. Raimundo profusely hugs Omi upon being reunited with him before letting him down when he notices that everyone is staring.
The fighting ceases as Omi declares the time for a Xiaolin Showdown -- Omi allows to decide what the challenge should be, and Jack decides to make the showdown a basketball game and also decides that whoever's the first to reach 30-points. Omi's a little hesitant, especially since he doesn't know anything about basketball (which he refers to as "baskets and balls") -- Jermaine, who's very knowledgeable about basketball, offers to do the showdown in Omi's place, and taunts Jack when the villain refuses to go along with it. Omi then suggests making it a 2-on-2 (him and Jermaine against Jack and his robot) Shen Yi Bu Dare-showdown, with Jack wagering the Jetbootsu and the Shroud of Shadows while Omi wagers the Mantis Flip Coin along with the Falcon's Eye (mainly because it's the only other Shen Gong Wu he has).
The scenery changes for the Showdown, uplifting the Basketball stadium into outer space, with Jermaine beginning to have doubts about this game. As they begin, Jack and his robot gain the upper-hand, already scoring a 7-0, in favor of Heylin. All hope seems lost until Omi hands Jermaine the Mantis Flip Coin, which resurges a great boost of confidence as he leaps across the Stadium to score multiple consecutive points. The game then hits the second-to-last match, of 28-28 in favor of both Xiaolin and Heylin. The robot knocks off Jermaine and leaves him unable to play, leaving Omi alone to win the game. He gets the Coin and jumps high up to steal the ball, bounce off of the bot's head, off again by the net and finally a slam-dunk to victory.
With the Showdown over, much to Wuya's dismay in Jack, the Xiaolin Dragons finally complete their quest and obtain the Serpent's Tail. Omi thanks Jermaine for his help in the game and suggests that he should join them and become a monk at the Xiaolin Temple -- Jermaine politely declines the offer but assures Omi that he still wants to be friends with him. During the farewells, Dojo begins either sensing another Shen Gong Wu or a stomachache from a hotdog that he ate somewhere in Midtown Manhattan. Just as the Warriors and their dragon leave, Jermaine gives Omi his basketball as a souvenir and promises to keep in touch with him and the others.
Revealed Shen Gong Wu
Serpent's Tail
Main article: Serpent's Tail The Serpent's Tail is a fictional item that transforms the user into a ghost. This allows them to go through anything including walls, people, and other Wu. It was found in the subway stations of New York going through anything with the only way for the Monks to see it was with the Falcon's Eye. |
Shen Gong Wu Tally
Xiaolin Monks
Jack Spicer
- Changing Chopsticks
- Eye of Dashi
- Fist of Tebigong
- Helmet of Jong
- Monkey Staff
- Ring of the Nine Dragons
- Sword of the Storm
- Tangle Web Comb
- Third-Arm Sash
- Two-Ton Tunic
Lost Shen Gong Wu
Did you Know
- This is the first appearance of Jermaine.
- This is Jermaine's first Xiaolin Showdown.
- This is the one of two times where Omi actually gets a phrase/slang term correct (in this case, it was the phrase, "all that and a bag of chips"). Omi says "not on my watch" during an episode of the sequel series.
Battles
Basketball | ||
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Type: | Shen Yi Bu Dare | |
Competitors: | Omi and Jermaine, Jack Spicer and Transforming Bot | |
Wagered: | Mantis Flip Coin, Falcon's Eye, Jetbootsu, Shroud of Shadows | |
Prize: | Serpent's Tail | |
Outcome: | Omi and Jermaine win | |
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Basketball
Omi and Jack both grab the Serpent's Tail at the same time, starting a Xiaolin Showdown. Jack challenges Omi to a game of basketball, although Omi doesn't know how to play. He challenges Jack to a Shen Yi Bu Dare so Jermaine can play with him. Jack picks his transforming bot as his partner. Omi wagers the Mantis Flip Coin and Falcon's Eye against Jack's Shroud of Shadows and Jetbootsu.
When the showdown starts, the lines on the court rise into the air, leaving holes in the field. The Serpent's Tail flies up towards the scoreboard until the winner is decided. Jack starts the game with an easy lead, with the help of his Shen Gong Wu and robot. Omi uses the Mantis Flip Coin, evening out the playing field for the clock. Both teams continue to score until there are only a few seconds on the clock, with the score tied at 28. Jack's robot steps on Jermaine, and Jack takes the ball from him. Quickly, Jermaine flips the Mantis Flip Coin towards Omi. Omi catches it and, after bouncing back and forth between the goals, is able to score a basket in time, winning the showdown. The final score is Xiaolin-30, Heylin-28.
Voice Cast
"My Homey Omi" | ||||
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Rene Auberjonois | Master Fung | |||
Jeff Bennett | Clay Bailey | |||
Danny Cooksey | Jack Spicer | |||
Grey DeLisle | Kimiko Tohomiko | |||
Tom Kenny | Raimundo Pedrosa | |||
Wayne Knight | Dojo Kanojo Cho | |||
Susan Silo | Wuya | |||
Tara Strong | Omi | |||
Lee Thompson Young | Jermaine |
References