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insaneladybug) wrote2017-12-21 04:41 am
insaneladybug) wrote2017-12-21 04:41 am
Hmm....
Had the odd pondering of, if I had been a kid when Pokemon first aired, and Mom had watched it with me like she did the Disney Afternoon stuff when I really was a kid, would she have liked Team Rocket? It's a hard question to answer. On the one hand, she might have been amused by them/liked them in spite of herself, as she did Don Karnage and the Air Pirates on TaleSpin. Or she might have humored me knowing I liked them, as I think she did when it came to the Darkwing Duck villains. In any case, I'm pretty sure she would have liked their good moments. She liked when things like that happened on other shows, although I can't pinpoint an example.
She likes Pikachu, and I know she wouldn't like Team Rocket always being after him, nor would she like Pokemon battles. I kind of lean towards the thought that she would have enjoyed watching the show for Pikachu, and she would like the moral points when those come up. I think she might have been amused by Team Rocket's disguises. I've shown her some of James' cross-dressing outfits and we've had a good laugh about that, LOL.
I've actually been considering showing her the second movie. I wanted to at least show her the scene with Team Rocket helping Ash and later sacrificing themselves, but I just don't think it would have enough impact on her if she hadn't seen the full movie. I've shown her a few clips from seasons 1 and 2 episodes, but funny ones. And I have this memory that I showed her a couple of things years ago, like the scene in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak where Jessie is looking for James and goes, "If you're not here, at least come out and tell us!" ROTFLOL. I'm not completely sure on that one, though.
I also thought of showing her Mewtwo Returns, but weighing the two things, I think the second movie would be the better thing to show her, Team Rocket-wise. At least at first. I think she'd like Mewtwo Returns a lot, though.
One problem with showing either one is, where would I show it? The clips I've shown in my room, as well as one 87 Turtles episode, but to show a movie I'd rather be in the living room. So would Mom, as it would be more comfortable for her. But then we run the risk of Dad waking up and walking in on us, which would probably be awkward and embarrassing on multiple counts. He would wonder why I was showing Mom something animated. I showed her a few Real Ghostbusters episodes and I was always tense, concerned about that happening.
She likes Pikachu, and I know she wouldn't like Team Rocket always being after him, nor would she like Pokemon battles. I kind of lean towards the thought that she would have enjoyed watching the show for Pikachu, and she would like the moral points when those come up. I think she might have been amused by Team Rocket's disguises. I've shown her some of James' cross-dressing outfits and we've had a good laugh about that, LOL.
I've actually been considering showing her the second movie. I wanted to at least show her the scene with Team Rocket helping Ash and later sacrificing themselves, but I just don't think it would have enough impact on her if she hadn't seen the full movie. I've shown her a few clips from seasons 1 and 2 episodes, but funny ones. And I have this memory that I showed her a couple of things years ago, like the scene in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak where Jessie is looking for James and goes, "If you're not here, at least come out and tell us!" ROTFLOL. I'm not completely sure on that one, though.
I also thought of showing her Mewtwo Returns, but weighing the two things, I think the second movie would be the better thing to show her, Team Rocket-wise. At least at first. I think she'd like Mewtwo Returns a lot, though.
One problem with showing either one is, where would I show it? The clips I've shown in my room, as well as one 87 Turtles episode, but to show a movie I'd rather be in the living room. So would Mom, as it would be more comfortable for her. But then we run the risk of Dad waking up and walking in on us, which would probably be awkward and embarrassing on multiple counts. He would wonder why I was showing Mom something animated. I showed her a few Real Ghostbusters episodes and I was always tense, concerned about that happening.