First Aired: Jul. 18, 2008 on Nickelodeon

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Season 3 » Episode #17 - The Ember Island Players

Avatar: The Last Airbender - 03x17 The Ember Island Players
Summary: The gang is forced to look at themselves from a third party view after watching a play about their adventures, and don't like what they see. Mainly Zuko, who regrets betraying his uncle, and Aang, who is unsure where he stands with Katara.

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Guest Stars:

Kid voiced by Zach Tyler
Actor Bumi voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
Actor Jet voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
Additional Voices voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
Actress Yue voiced by Jennie Kwan
Actress Aang voiced by Rachel Dratch
Actress Azula voiced by Grey DeLisle
Actress Katara voiced by Grey DeLisle

Episode Quotes

Sokka: [Reading a poster for a play based on the avatar gang] "The Boy in the Iceberg is a new production from acclaimed playwright Pu On Tim who scoured the globe gathering information on the Avatar; from the icy South Pole to the heart of Ba Sing Se. His sources including singing nomads, pirates, prisoners of war and a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage."
Suki: [Reads the line] "Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players."
Prince Zuko: Ugh. My Mother used to take us to see them. They butchered "Love Amongst The Dragons" every year.
Sokka's Actor: [during the scene where Yue dies and is reincarnated as the Moon Spirit] Don't go Yue! You're the only woman that has ever taken my mind off of food!
Sokka's Actor: [they kiss] Wait, did you have pickled fish for dinner?
Actress Yue: [ascending into the air on a prop moon] Goodbye Sokka. I have important moon duties to take care of. And yes, I did have pickled fish.
Sokka's Actor: Why did you have to go and steal that waterbending scroll?
Katara's Actress: It just gave me so much hope!
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Trivia

  • The design of the poster for the play mimics the design of the DVD cover for the complete first season.
  • The Ember Island play actually spoofs the series itself, and the play's characters are mostly caricature versions of the series characters. In a more subtle spoof, Sokka notes that it was really unclear in the play whether Jet and "Combustion Man" died or not. This ambiguity is true for the series itself. Also, Toph says that she prefers herself being played by a big muscular guy. Originally, Toph was indeed supposed to be a big guy, and not a very small girl. The name of the play is "The Boy in the Iceberg" - just like the first episode of the series.
  • Derek Basco, who plays Actor Zuko, is the brother of Dante Basco, the voice actor for Zuko.