EP243

Same Old Song and Dance

EP243   ふたごのププリンVSプリン！うたうポケモンコンサート！ Pupurin Twins vs Purin! Singing Pokémon Concert!

First broadcast Japan April 11, 2002 United States April 19, 2003

English themes Opening Believe in Me

Japanese themes Opening Ready Go! Ending ポケッターリ・モンスターリ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

Same Old Song and Dance (Japanese: ふたごのププリンVSプリン！うたうポケモンコンサート！ Pupurin Twins vs Purin! Singing Pokémon Concert!) is the 243rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 11, 2002 and in the United States on April 19, 2003.

Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.

Synopsis

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In the midst of their travels, Ash and friends meet up with a young girl who, along with her two Igglybuff assistants, stars in her own musical variety television program. Our heroes are content to sit back and enjoy the show, but unfortunately Team Rocket has other plans in mind...

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Igglybuff

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Brittany
• Audience
• Brittany's fans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Yanma (US and international), Pupurin (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Phanpy (Ash's)
• Poliwhirl (Misty's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Jigglypuff (anime)
• Igglybuff (nicknamed Gigglybiff; Brittany's; debut)
• Igglybuff (nicknamed Gigglybuff; Brittany's)

Trivia

• The songs featured in this episode are as follows: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (instrumental), Summer Vacation Fan Club, Team Rocket Forever, and Takeshi's Paradise.
• This episode features the dub debut of Takeshi's Paradise.
• The dub episode's title is shared by a song by Aerosmith.
• This episode marks the first time that the Narrator is affected by Jigglypuff's song.

Errors

• During Brittany's first on-stage performance, before Jigglypuff goes to retrieve its microphone, the Igglybuff twins are missing from their pedestals.
• After James's Weezing uses SmokeScreen and Team Rocket escape, Jigglypuff is seen behind Brittany. However Jigglypuff was taken by Team Rocket by mistake and is in their bag at the same time.
• When Misty throws Corsola's Poké Ball, it is shown as a regular Poké Ball, instead of a Lure Ball.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Pokémon SuperStar
• German. Das alte Lied...
• Italian: Lo spettacolo
• Latin American Spanish: ¡El mismo baile y la vieja canción!
• Iberian Spanish: La canción y el baile de siempre
• Brazilian Portuguese: Vamos Cantar, Pessoal

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