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Who else remembers when Pokemon first came to North American TV?

DavyJones4our

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    I sure do, way before it was on either KidsWB or Cartoon Network, when it was on at like 7:00am on UPN, just before heading out to school. God, those were the days.

    I think the Paras episode was the first one on WB (the one where the coward Paras couldn't fight for ****, and got his **** wrecked by Charmeleon). But every episode before that was on UPN, and it was godly.

    *le sigh* Damn, I miss feeling like how I did when it first came out. But at least we have a bigger variety of pogeys to choose from now rather than just 150(/151)
     
    Oh yes. Watching the first movie in theaters and getting that mew card... it was the best. It was a big deal then too. XD

    Love your Vivi theme by the way. XD
     
    No. I have no Idea what you're talking about. Pokemon never aired in America. What is this "Pokemon" you speak of? [end /sarcasm] lol.

    Do I EVER remember it. One of the most monolithic moments of my life. Although, I do admit I don't remember which episode it was, I do remember watching it on Fox and it being one of the first few episodes. Probably Mt. Moon's episode.
    Anyway, I've had it in my heart so much, that it's been in my siggy for quite a while now.
     
    Tetsu said:
    No. I have no Idea what you're talking about. Pokemon never aired in America. What is this "Pokemon" you speak of? [end /sarcasm] lol.

    Do I EVER remember it. One of the most monolithic moments of my life. Although, I do admit I don't remember which episode it was, I do remember watching it on Fox and it being one of the first few episodes. Probably Mt. Moon's episode.
    Anyway, I've had it in my heart so much, that it's been in my siggy for quite a while now.
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    Yeah, I remember Mt. Moon, that was like the 6th, but still God that was awesome. The exact moment I started watching it was the first Episode when Misty was fishing at the pond/lake and then *tug tug* "wha?" BAM, freakin kid and this weird yellow thing in his arms and they're running from all these birds! GODDAMN, RUN KID RUN!
     
    Ah pokemon at 7 am before preschool those where the days. Going to school and showing of my cards. God damnit I want to cry
     
    darkcookie _93 said:
    Ah pokemon at 7 am before preschool those where the days. Going to school and showing of my cards. God damnit I want to cry
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    WOW. Dude, I was like in 4th grade... Maybe 5th. And it got really big during 6th grade with the cards. That is when the first movie came out. I was in 6th grade when the first movie came out.
     
    Well duh your six years older than me. Anyway yeah pokemon is that new to me I grew up with it and i'll die with it. Pretty sad really
     
    I remember I was the new kid at school so naturally I heard about Pokemon from random kids on the playground. I ended up going to my friend's house and watching it on tv with her after that. I can't remember what episode it was, but I remember it had Eevee as the "Who's that Pokemon?" thing.
     
    YunaDances said:
    WOW. Dude, I was like in 4th grade... Maybe 5th. And it got really big during 6th grade with the cards. That is when the first movie came out. I was in 6th grade when the first movie came out.
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    I know exactly how ye feel Yuna, that's the reason why I made me 18+ topic. It's amazin' to see the young kindergarteners here, a bit older, enjoying what we truly had first.
     
    I remember when Pokemon first came to the UK. It was on SM:TV Live with Ant and Dec. You Americans really missed out...Ant and Dec dressed as Misty and Gary every Saturday and had hilarious "battles", they sang their own version of the Pokerap and did tons of random things. You have to see!

    SM:TV Live Pokerap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO8ceymeTxc
    (they sang it every episode)

    Brockbuster part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqqxIFYfFTg
    Brockbuster part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KYAGY1Ntow

    Legends. Can't find any of the Misty vs Gary stuff. *sigh* Unfortunatly, Ant and Dec have gone onto doing bigger and better stuff. Saturday mornings aren't the same...
     
    I just sort of stumbled upon Pokemon while flipping through the channel at my cousins. Luckily it was the first episode and the first time I had ever seen such a creative show. I fell in love with it immediately.
     
    I remember waking up one morning on a Saturday when I was 5 and seeing a whole marathon on WB and I loved it. It was like all the episodes they had so far and then the last on was the new episode. I then watched it every afternoon. I was in front of the tv for a long time. That's why I had to wear glasses for years of my life. God, I love Pokemon.
     
    Brings back so many memories. ^_^

    I knew about the game before I watched the anime, because my brother had been telling me it was similar to Tamagotchi.

    A few weeks later, I was looking through Blockbuster's catalogue(They used to have a newspaper-catalog in their stores) and I noticed this little pic here:

    [PokeCommunity.com] Who else remembers when Pokemon first came to North American TV?


    So of course, I recognized it and rented it right away.

    I was 9 years old, I think.
     
    Yup I remember watching it on UPN at 7 am and then they played it around 4 pm also on weekdays.

    My days revolved around Pokemon, I still remember getting in trouble for bringing Pokemon Red into school. LOL
     
    I actually remember the first ever episode they showed dubbed. That was the "Battle Aboard the SS. Anne" episode. The announcer said that they would start off with that episode because it was more action-packed than the first one.

    And for the premier, my station had two episodes played, so after the SS. Anne, I saw the first episode.
     
    I remember watching the very first episode for the very first time, although the first episode of Pokémon I've ever recalled watching was the one where Ash goes to challenge Sabrina. :x
     
    Yesh! THough I forget which episode it was...^^;;; I remember watching it on UPN too, with also Sailor Moon, Jumanji, Tarzan, and Digimon. xD I was about 8 at the time. xD
     
    Sure do.

    Gah, those were the days. Watching it before school and after school on KidsWB.
     
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