Airdate: December 9th, 1997 Summary: A storm is raining down on our friends, they run into a weird house. A Pikachu comes to greet Pikachu, but its eyes are bugging out. Ash gets into insta-catch mode, his ball gets intercepted in mid-air by another, thrown by Duplica in an Ash get-up. She introduces her Ditto,Continue reading “Pokemon 37: Ditto’s Mysterious Mansion”
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Pokemon 36: The Bridge Bike Gang
Airdate: December 2nd, 1997 Summary: Our heroes are out of the jungle, and in the city. The Cycling Road is up and ready to go.. almost. Our friends need to go to SunnyTown, so they grab some bicycles to take the path to the other side. Is that Misty’s I want my bike back music?!Continue reading “Pokemon 36: The Bridge Bike Gang”
Pokemon 35: The Legend of Dratini
Airdate: November 25th, 1997 Summary: Ash and company are still in the Safari Zone. They break out in song, but quickly get some cold steel in their face from Kaiza, the caretaker. He gives our crew some Safari balls, and they spot a picture of a Dratini and him from thirty years ago. The gang simplyContinue reading “Pokemon 35: The Legend of Dratini”
Pokemon 34: The Kangaskhan Kid
Airdate: November 18th, 1997 Summary: Our gang is still in the Safari Zone, Ash tries to catch a Chansey, and once again our friends are under arrest for Pokémon poaching. The real poachers are in another area of the park, and Jenny breaks land speed records. Meowth and Team Rocket have their eye on some beefyContinue reading “Pokemon 34: The Kangaskhan Kid”
Pinball, 1973-Haruki Murakami
Published: 1980 (Kodansha) Setting: Niigata, Tokyo Summary: In the second book of a tetralogy, and second in the “Trilogy of the Rat”, our unnamed narrator, “I”, is obsessed with pinball. This time, instead of a girl with nine fingers, he is seeing identical twins. Sweatshirt-clad and always willing to cheer “I” up, these ladies holdContinue reading “Pinball, 1973-Haruki Murakami”
Pokemon 33: The Flame Pokemon-athon!
Airdate: November 11th, 1997 Summary: Our gang has landed in the Safari Zone, but they get picked up for Pokémon poaching within a minute of being in the park for trying to catch a Tauros. Lara Laramie informs the gang that they are on a ranch. Ash gets a bit too frisky with Ponyta and getsContinue reading “Pokemon 33: The Flame Pokemon-athon!”
Pokemon 32: The Ninja-Poke Showdown
Airdate: November 4th, 1997 Summary: Misty offers Brock Psyduck for Vulpix, the worst trade offer in history, meanwhile a Venonat is peeping our heroes. Somehow, they have to cross a plank to find Fuchsia Gym, a huge mansion in the middle of nowhere. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill mansion, it’s filled with trick mirrors, slanted floorsContinue reading “Pokemon 32: The Ninja-Poke Showdown”
Pokemon 31: Dig Those Diglett!
Airdate: October 28th, 1997 Summary: It’s been a few months since our journey began, and our gang is headed to the Fuchsia Gym. Meowth is doing some crunches while an explosion rings in the distance, spoiling Team Rocket’s lunch. A drove of cars is moving towards the damn, and the project manager has a vendetta againstContinue reading “Pokemon 31: Dig Those Diglett!”
Pokemon 30: Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Airdate: October 21st, 1997 Summary: The gang hits up a stink-filled industrial hellscape, and Pikachu is feeling blue. Team Rocket is equipped with some deep-water diving equipment, and cooks up a plan. Ash looks good in his pink gloves, and Nurse Joy is unfeeling, but thinks Pikachu will be fine. The Grimer block the energy generators’Continue reading “Pokemon 30: Sparks Fly for Magnemite”
Pokemon 29: The Punchy Pokemon
Airdate: October 14th, 1997 Summary: The gang is on the road to Fuchsia City, and spot a Hitmonchan on a morning run. Ash challenges Hitmonchan with Pikachu, who can’t even reach Hitmonchan. A Jersey ring boss shows up and pushes Hitmonchan to pull a Rocky. His daughter Rebecca implores the Jersey boy to quit training, butContinue reading “Pokemon 29: The Punchy Pokemon”
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