Sparky short-circuit Gantu's ship, causing it to crash near a waterfall on Kauai. Landing Hämsterviel's ship back at the rendezvous point, they give Sparky a new home powering Kīlauea Lighthouse, which hasn't been running in years because powering it was very expensive. They then persuade the Grand Councilwoman to let them rehabilitate the other 623 experiments. The Councilwoman places Hämsterviel under arrest, and Jumba whispers to Pleakley that he has plans for making Experiment 627. At that moment, Experiments 202, 529, 455, 489, and 390 are activated, beginning the events of the series. Later, Jumba and Pleakley hope to go home with the Grand Councilwoman this time, but they are left stranded on Earth once again. Voice cast Chris Sanders as Stitch a.k.a. Experiment 626 Frank Welker as Sparky a.k.a. Experiment 221, Stitch's cousin and Various Voices Daveigh Chase as Lilo Pelekai Jeff Bennett as Dr. Hämsterviel Kevin Michael Richardson as Captain Gantu Tia Carrere as Nani Pelekai David Ogden Stiers as Dr. Jumba Jookiba Kevin McDonald as Agent Wendy Pleakley Ving Rhames as Cobra Bubbles Rob Paulsen as Reuben a.k.a. Experiment 625, Gantu's sidekick Dee Bradley Baker as David Kawena Other voices, listed as "With the Voice Talents of": Corey Burton as Hawaiian Man Zoe Caldwell as Grand Councilwoman Tress MacNeille as Hämsterviel's Ship Computer Kunewa Mook as Moses Puloki Liliana Mumy as Mertle Edmonds Jess Winfield as Various Voices Lili Ishida as Yuki (uncredited) Jillian Henry as Elena (uncredited) Kali Whitehurst as Teresa (uncredited) Production Presented by Walt Disney Pictures and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, Stitch! The Movie is the lead-in to Lilo & Stitch: The Series. At some point, there was a decision to only have Stitch's name in the titles of both the film and the subsequent series, which was planned to be called Stitch! The TV Series. Eventually, this was abolished, resulting in both this film and The Series having mismatched names. The Stitch! name (with exclamation point) was used as the title for an anime series five years after this film's release. Critical reception In a 2019 list of direct-to-video sequels, prequels, and "mid-quels" to Disney animated films, Petrana Radulovic of Polygon ranked Stitch! The Movie tenth out of twenty-six films, the lowest of the Lilo & Stitch sequel films on her list. Radulovic wrote that she liked the message of Stitch finding his family, but criticized it for not being as