If KOTH is switching locations, this is one of the first indications that the show is approaching the maturity phase. Despite that, it was so funny with Cotton going to Japan
The title should have been Cotton Comes To Japan (parody of Cotton Comes To Harlem)
Bobby once again made it fun with his willingness to intermingle with foreign cultures.
Hank told his half-brother to kick ass, so maybe we'll see him come to Arlen
At least the KOTH crew really did research for the Japan scenes during Part 2. The 2000 season finale with The Simpsons going to Japan didn't even resemble real Japan. I'm glad that Japan actually looks good in this cartoon. Right down to the credit card activated vending machines!
Ange Faitore
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Well, I hope it's not on the way down. Still seems fresh to me.
It was a very good episode. The spit swirling made me a little sick though! Yech!
Yeah, that part was great.
Could be. I didn't think about that.
It would be fun to see Hank's brother visit Arlen and react in shock at everything, and have Dale think he was a foreign agent sent to assassinate him etc...
boo @ peggydissing ms. platter. lol @ peggy pointing out the japanese influence on the hotel's decor.
I loved the "Dance Party" scenes with Bobby and the Japanese school girl ! Dansu ? I am dying to find that one Japanese song that they were dancing to just before she pulled him into the photo booth. Anybody have any idea what that song is called ? Is there any web site that might have that sort of info ?
Also, the scene where her watch started singing "Everybody super-happy, Everybody super-happy, six thirty PM". That was classic and so right-on-the-money for Japan !
TIA, JD "Texas in the hizouse !"
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The name of the song is "Kimono Beat" off the 1987 Seiko Matsuda album Strawberry Time. And Seiko Matsuda also happens to be the voice of the "DANSU!" girl!
On 14 May 2002 21:09:31 -0700, [email] (Steve Brandon) wrote:
Thanks, Steve, for the info. May I ask how you knew these facts ? I'm looking all over for an mp3 of the tune but so far, no luck. But at least now I know what to look for. The part in that episode when they kick it to "Superfreak" is classic ! I've got the show recorded on TiVO and I've probably watched those scenes about 5 times already. I wonder if they really have a "Dance Party" machine in Japan - it seems like something they would really have, considering the way they love karaoke. And the dancing figures on the screen at the top of the building was great.
I love KotH - I hope it doesn't get cancelled !
JD "I tell ya,man,dang ole...awww"
On Wed, 15 May 2002 12:47:06 GMT, [email] wrote:
It's a video game calle "Dance Dance Revolution", sometimes referred to as DDR. Most arcades have at least one. There are tournaments and it seems to be the "latest thing"
Dirk
I loved EVERYTHING up until the end where they discover that their hotel "room" expanded -- that was taken directly out of Futurama (Frye staying in Bender's closet which he later finds expands to an entire apartment, IIRC).
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i really don't think it was taken "directly" out of that futurama episode. I think that they both were the same thing but it added an extra laugh at the end of the episode and helped make it a good ending.
We've got those dancing games here in the States......call your local video/amusement arcades and ask if they have 'Dance Dance Revolution.' There're even home versions available for the Playstation ( including one with Disney characters onscreen.............)
This kind of game has been popular in Japan for so long now, I wonder if it's beginning to lose that fad appeal.........but, OTOH, how many other video games can tell you how many calories you burned while playing?
On Fri, 17 May 2002 15:30:50 -0700 (PDT), [email] (Mark Jones) wrote:
I saw a home model at Fry's that had character that looked real similar to the ones on the show.