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when I was younger (don't believe in age, though) I was actually able to see every full banned episode (and I think I bought a couple of the videos before they were banned as well)
About Electric Soldier Porygon: Let me just say: If you have seizures easily, you shouldn't be watching Pokemon to begin with, or cartoons in general.
I'm perfectly fine. I've been a gamer since I was 3, and I'm a Pokemon fan, and gamer for life. And I don't get any seizures.
Never had seizures. But you never know, they could happen at any time…
Never had seizures. But you never know, they could happen at any time…
A kid in my school faked a sezuire to stay out at recess.
He was a Kindergardener.
Never had seizures. But you never know, they could happen at any time…
A kid in my school faked a sezuire to stay out at recess.
He was a Kindergardener.
What an idiot. (off-topic:Did his plan succeed?) Back on-topic. How could you think Jynx was a black person?! And I do understand why the other two were banned. (James being…err…endowed, and the warden wipping out his gun at everybody). Did you know, they had a New Year's episode planned, but because of the seizure episode, it was cancelled.
Is THAT where the name came from? XD Under random trivia, in the manga the Charmander (Er, Charizard) is called Charlie, and the Pikachu's name is Chuchino. The manga itself was more violent though (they actually show blood in the battle between Ash and Richie's Charizards)
Still, most kids don't know what Zippo is, so I guess they let it slide. Showing Meowth playing with matches is more suggestive, I suppose.
They also banned the word "bomb" from the dub, so Team Rocket would say "Blaster balls away!" instead of "Blaster bombs away!" for example.