Shapeshifter

Shapeshifter is the 11th episode of season 1, where Jake learns hows to shapeshift into any person he wants.

Plot
Jake, Fu Dog, and his grandfather are both steading out a bus station in disguise, with Jake less than happy with the mission, waiting to capture Ralf the Goblin, but unfortunately when he finally shows up, Jake impatiently tries to catch him not knowing that Goblins have very sensitive noses, a chase is started with Ralph almost getting away and Jake falling into the sewers.

Meanwhile at school Jake catches up to and apologies to Trixie and Spud for not being able to hang last night, but the both of them are too upset over some rich kids kicking them out of the skatepark to mine. As he is making his way to class he overhears Rose and a friend talking about how in love she is with someone, and misinterprets her as them talking about him, but when he goes to tell her that he feels the same way, he is embarrassed to found out that they were really talking about a young pop star, in order to redirect the conversation he tries to show them some new skateboard moves. But only ends up causing trouble with Professor Rotwood who decides to have a parent-teacher conference with his parents.

Back at Lao Shis' shop Jake complains to him about how being a Dragon is ruining his life and how he wished he could just pass on his duties to someone else, but he tells him that the responsibilities of the American Dargon are his and his alone, and goes on to tell him about the true spell Fu Dog used on Ralf, to get some useful information out of him. About the Orb of Malarfuse, a powerful sphere of dark magic, which Ralf was planning to recieve from the Huntsman and give to a Goblin crime ring in Ohio in exchange for a large sum of money. Lao Shi tells Jake that he must get the orb from the Hunts Clan, at first he thought he simply had to take it from them by force, but then Lao Shi tells him that this mission requires him to go uncover as the Goblin, which confuses him until he reveals that all dragons possess the about to transform and Fu Dog is creating a potion to help unlock that power, which he uses to turn into Ralf for a moment, Fu Dog and grandpa go on to tell him about the ups and downs of the potion and that the exchange would be in one hour and to use that time to prepare.

At Central Park Jake turns into Ralph The Goblin and confronts the Huntman and his clan an a birdge, at first he worries that he can see thought him, because of his bad acting, but thankfully he pulls it off and the Huntman tells him that the orb will take alittle longer to arrive than expected. Unfortunately, his happiest is short lived, when he returns home his parents are upset to recieve a request form for a parent-teacher conference

Trivia

 * Courtney is the one to speak for the first time off the screen.