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<img title="Note: this picture is fan-made. Shin never wore such a shirt, but wouldn't it be cool if he did?" class="picleft" src="http://starmen.net/fantography/images/shinlovesmother.png" alt="Shin supports MOTHER" /> Some of you may have already heard, but for those of you who haven't (or who missed it), Shin Chan contained a MOTHER reference in episode 36, which aired at 1:30 am on June 15 on Adult Swim. The family was discussing their creepy nerd neighbor, and Mitzi said the following line: <blockquote>I thought I heard him cry out for "Mother" one night, but he was just looking for the video game.</blockquote> You can see it for yourself <a href="http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c3921a7d9b5f011a7e3eb6e70053">here</a>. It happens when there's about 1:28 left in that segment. (Note: Shin Chan contains dirty jokes, cartoon nudity, and semi-bad language, so please don't click that link if you think your heart will fail.) So! What does this mean? Well obviously, one of the dub writers for Shin Chan is a fan of the MOTHER series, or has at least heard of it. MOTHER isn't a very well-known game, so this reference is pretty shocking considering Nintendo of America is doing everything in its power to pretend the entire series doesn't exist. Hats off to FUNimation for giving us MOTHER fans a little something to smile about!

You can visit the official Shin Chan site <a href="http://www.shinchanshow.com/">here</a>.

Yoyoenix91

I always enjoyed this show... I wonder how Nintendo would react to this... :lol:

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Spam Man Deluxe

I remember seeing that!

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darkgreen_orange

Haha I remember when Mitzi said that someone looked like the guy from Mike Tyson's Punchout, too :-p

Also, are you sure Tomato didn't do this? Didn't he work at Funimation once upon a time?

forte.exe

if anyone can save like the clip or whatever and post it on youtube I would love to see the clip cause Im from canada ehhh.

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darkgreen_orange wrote on Mon, 16 June 2008 02:31
Also, are you sure Tomato didn't do this? Didn't he work at Funimation once upon a time?

Yes, I am positive. And he still works there, btw.

Nice.

is the joke the same in japanese? maybe the translator just didn't know how else to localize it, so just kept it the same.

either way, it was pretty funny.

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Almost certain that it's not the same, since the Japanese for "mother" is "kaasan". "MOTHER" (referring to the game) is pronounced like "mazaa" in Japanese. Two different words, so it doesn't work as a pun.

Plus, they have to change the writing for American audiences because the original Japanese is pretty tame compared to what FUNimation gives us. It'd be too boring for Adult Swim, otherwise.

Lil' CanadianUFO

My Friend put the clip on for me. I still can't belive they made a reference to that I mean wow.

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amuniz3

Hey, guys. I'm one of the writers on the US Shin Chan and I was the guy who wrote the Yonro segment and Mother line. I just wanted to say thanks for watching.

I actually have never played any of the Mother games, but I'm a big Nintendo dork and am eternally frustrated with the offerings on the Wii's Virtual Console (hence my sympathies for Mother fans). While writing that vignette last September, I started thinking about all the hardest-of-the-hard-core things our version of Yonro could be into, and I decided that he'd be a big time Mother lover. (Plus, how many times has "Mother" ever been mentioned on U.S. television? I'm guessing zero. It's always cool to break new nerd-ground.)

Oh, and that vignette is actually nine minutes long and had to be cut down to air. In the longer cut, there's another videogame reference that comes after Yonro drinks with Hiro and wakes up with a hangover. He tells Mitzi he slept horribly and spent "most of the night puking into my Legendary Edition Master Chief Cat Helmet."

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Hah! That's awesome. When I saw it last night (well, the night before on adultswim.com) I was like "oh crap, they have us pegged".

Anyway, it's good to hear from you. The Shin Chan writing is easily the most enjoyable stuff on Adult Swim, right up there with Harvey Birdman and Venture Bros. Keep up the good work

Hiroshi

That clip won't load for me at all, and I've tried three different browsers. And one them crashed when I tried..

Also, I think that it's pretty sweet someone did that, and to the guy who said it was him, I guess that makes him prety awesome. :p

somaticdefilement

Heres the clip for people who are having trouble viewing it or are too lazy to watch the whole thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfz0ngDXChw

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Shin Chan airs here(India) too, though its in Hindi. And the dub sucks.

I might enjoy it more if it was in English. Oh well. Thanks for the reference, amuniz3!

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Crap the one night I'm without cable and one of my favorite shows makes a reference to Mother. Oh well, at least I got a tan (read:sunburned) and some reading done while on vacation.

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Thanks for the love amuniz3. Shin Chan is easily one of the best shows on Adult Swim, so its great to know the writers themselves have a equally great sense of humor. Keep up the good work. And demand an earlier time slot! Two episodes of Inuyasha in a row is a waste.

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This was in Saturday's episode, correct? I'm going to have to keep the DVR recording and annoy my mother/stepfather/cousins by replaying the clip.

ShadowX wrote on Mon, 16 June 2008 07:59
...Two episodes of Inuyasha in a row is a waste.

Amen to that. Inuyasha is a waste in general, imho.

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I would take out a cat for that

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:lol: thats so cool, hahaha, "tunder cats ho!" i loved that show

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WolfyTails

I remember hearing that XD I didn't pay attention well till like just now XD thats so cool there is fans in fundimation! <3 it sure made me smile!

Awesome, thanks for posting, amuniz3!!

Symphony1125

Thanks for the Mother on Shin Chan love bro, and thanks for posting here and letting us know what's up.

I think that we're all a little bit frustrated with everything VC right now, and your small reference made a big difference to our day here!

wants_latios_lots

amuniz13, I want your comedic children.

I watched it, after several attempts from my brother to get me to watch it. I heard "Mother", and my ears pricked up, but sometimes they talk a little too quickly for my unaccustomed brain to process. But I remember that now! Thank you for referencing the Mother series, even if it was made by the dorkiest character ever.

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I've never really been into the show until recently. Its a really funny show. I can't beleive there was a Mother reference. Television should have more references to Mother. I hope NOA relizes what they are doing is wrong. And is the "heart failing on you" a reference to a past topic? lol yeah it must be. As my sig quotes a famous line from it. Why does NOA pretend that Mother doesn't exist? Blame its parents!

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I remember seeing this show in Cuba, and I really don't see why everyone loves the show. I dunno, I watched it with 8 other friends, we were all drunk, and no one laughed.

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There are a handful of different English versions of the show, if you saw it in Cuba, I'm assuming you didn't see the FUNi version. The other versions are much tamer. It is a kid's show originally, after all.

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It was on Cartoon Network, broadcast from the States. It definitely wasn't tame.

I don't consider marital abuse, and a stuffed bunny talking about being put in "the box" and raping a dog (who he is apparently married to) as "tame".

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Twinkle Popopo

That's fantastic! I'm a big Shin-chan (also known as "Crayon Shin-chan" in Japan) fan but didn't happen to catch its most recent episode. What were the odds of a MOTHER reference appearing such a silly show? Kudos to FUNimation!

WolfyTails

amuniz3 wrote on Mon, 16 June 2008 03:05
Hey, guys. I'm one of the writers on the US Shin Chan and I was the guy who wrote the Yonro segment and Mother line. I just wanted to say thanks for watching.
I actually have never played any of the Mother games, but I'm a big Nintendo dork and am eternally frustrated with the offerings on the Wii's Virtual Console (hence my sympathies for Mother fans). While writing that vignette last September, I started thinking about all the hardest-of-the-hard-core things our version of Yonro could be into, and I decided that he'd be a big time Mother lover. (Plus, how many times has "Mother" ever been mentioned on U.S. television? I'm guessing zero. It's always cool to break new nerd-ground.)

Oh, and that vignette is actually nine minutes long and had to be cut down to air. In the longer cut, there's another videogame reference that comes after Yonro drinks with Hiro and wakes up with a hangover. He tells Mitzi he slept horribly and spent "most of the night puking into my Legendary Edition Master Chief Cat Helmet." Thank you so much for doing that hun <3>s true Mother has never been mentioned,it took till last year for me to find out about it.

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Benpc91

I wish I caught that last Saturday, but I got too tired to stay up any later. But man, that's awesome! Thanks amuniz!

blue kiby-kiby

I'm not going to get tired about hearing this reference. I can't see this stuff anyway, but with this reference I can think now this is a great show!!

Man this is awesome. I've been a Shin Chan fan for quite a while now, and I could thought I was seeing things when I saw Shin on the homepage. Thanks Mr. FUNimation writer!

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joltmasta

Actually, Mother has been mentioned on US television before. in a trip to japan segment on MTV. the host of the segment finishes off the segment by saying "Now if you'll excuse me. i gotta go buy Mother 3". Just sayin is all, btw thanks for the referrance. i thought that was totally hardcore

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joltmasta wrote on Mon, 16 June 2008 23:54
Actually, Mother has been mentioned on US television before... MTV... host... "Now if you'll excuse me. i gotta go buy Mother 3"

My brain is having trouble comprehending this.

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Watching the English dub of the show always made me weirded out because I always watched it as a kid in the Chinese dub: Wan Pi Shao Shin. All of the nudity and sex jokes were always like potty jokes to me. That's just so bizarre... :S

Well that's cool that they mentioned Mother. The more publicity, the better, eh?

mangostenmaster

I loved ShinChan as a kid!!! It's so popular in Japan. Yay Mother/EB!!!

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RaiderX

I love Shin Chan. Really cool to see that reference in there.

And lol @ oMeGa's comment. I agree. I actually refuse to accept that Mother was referenced on MTV of all channels.

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Shin Chan wins even more now! Seriously, kudos to you, Mr. Funimation writer!

There was also a RoboCop reference in there. That was like the... icing or something.

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To be honest this show airs and like 1:30 in the morning when all the sane people are asleep. (Don't get me wrong, I love insanity as much as the next guy). And In all honesty I dont really like Shin Chan at all. I am glad there was a mother reference in it. Kudos, props to all your...well, Mothers. To lame?

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Hiroshi

I always figured that Adult Swim came on at such a late hour BECAUSE the content was typically only appealing to most of the lesser-sane groups, who were usually the only ones still up. :p

...which isn't me, most of the time, I'm afraid. Being a fan of the old classic cartoons many shows in AS make fun of, I kinda was turned off at seeing how they'd wrecked some of the shows I grew up with. But that's just me, so don't let what I'm saying upset anyone.