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'''It's Mr. Mime Time''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード''' ''{{tt|Barrierd|Mr. Mime}} from the Pokémon Circus'') is the 64th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 24, 1998 and in the United States on September 27, 1999.  
'''It's Mr. Mime Time''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード''' ''{{tt|Barrierd|Mr. Mime}} from the Pokémon Circus'') is the 64th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 24, 1998 and in the United States on September 27, 1999.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are getting closer and closer to [[Pallet Town]]. Ash is excited to get back, but just as he runs towards home, he crashes into a wall. The wall is completely invisible, created by a {{p|Mr. Mime}}. They look up to see a Mr. Mime climbing up the invisible wall. Just then, a girl named [[Stella]] from the circus shows up to try to catch {{p|Mr. Mime}}. Ash protests that he was going to catch it, but {{an|Brock}} holds him back because he thinks Stella is beautiful. This commotion causes the Mr. Mime to get away.  
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} near [[Pallet Town]], Ash leaves {{Delia}} a message prior to their arrival. As he runs towards home, he suddenly crashes into an invisible wall created by a {{p|Mr. Mime}}, which is now climbing it. Just then, a girl named [[Stella]], who is a circus Ring Master, shows up to try to catch the Mr. Mime. Ash protests that he was going to catch it, but {{an|Brock}} holds him back because he thinks Stella is beautiful. The commotion allows the Mr. Mime to get away.


Stella then brings them to the circus, where she has her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} perform tricks for the show. The star of the show is her own Mr. Mime, but unfortunately it will no longer perform because of her harsh training towards it. So, when Stella shows her Mr. Mime to Ash and friends they see it sitting around lazily eating snacks. Brock tells Stella that he will get a Mr. Mime for her. When Ash is confused as to how Brock would catch the Mr. Mime, Brock tells him that someone should dress up as Mr. Mime and perform in the circus with the hopes that Stella's Mr. Mime will see this and get jealous. They hope it will lead to Mr. Mime wanting to perform in the circus once again.  
Stella then brings the group to the circus, where she has her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} perform tricks for the show. The star of the show is her own Mr. Mime, but it will no longer perform because of her harsh training methods. Indeed, the group finds it lying around lazily and eating snacks. Brock tells Stella that he will get a Mr. Mime for her. When Ash is confused as to how Brock would catch the Mr. Mime, Brock tells him that someone should dress up as Mr. Mime and perform in the circus with the hopes that Stella's Mr. Mime will see this and get jealous. They hope it will lead to Mr. Mime wanting to perform in the circus once again.


At the same time, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} arrive at a [[Team Rocket]] building. {{an|Giovanni|Their boss}} is angry at them for the incident at the [[Viridian Gym]], but they hastily apologize and get away. As they sit in their balloon thinking of a way to get rare Pokémon, a flyer for the Pokémon Circus flies by. They pick it up and start to think of a plan.
At the same time, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} arrive at the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}. {{an|Giovanni|Their boss}} chastises them for [[EP063|the incident]] at the [[Viridian Gym]], but they hastily apologize and get away. As they sit in their balloon thinking of a way to get rare Pokémon, a flyer for the Pokémon Circus flies by. They pick it up and hatch a new plan.


Ash ends up having to dress up as Mr. Mime. Since Ash doesn't know how to perform any of Mr. Mime's tricks, Stella puts Ash into training before the show. Ash comes to find that her training is very harsh, and empathizes with the Stella's Mr. Mime. Eventually, the circus show begins and Ash, in the Mr. Mime costume, comes out and performs, which everyone falls for. Suddenly, the lights go off and {{TRT}} comes in to steal the show. After performing their motto, they capture Ash and leave, thinking that he is a Mr. Mime. As Team Rocket sits and talks about how they are going to present "Mr. Mime" to the boss, Ash unties himself and reveals that it was him in a costume all along. While Team Rocket fumes about Ash always spoiling their plans, he then escapes and steals [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's Meowth balloon]]. Needless to say, Team Rocket is upset and start to plan on getting the real Mr. Mime as soon as possible.
Brock's plan is revealed to be dressing Ash up as Mr. Mime. Stella then pulls out her whip and puts Ash into training before the show, during which he realizes that her training is indeed very harsh, and empathizes with Stella's Mr. Mime. Eventually, the circus show begins and Ash, in the Mr. Mime costume, comes out for the entry parade and waves to the crowd, including his own mother. Suddenly, the lights go off and {{TRT}} arrives. After performing their {{motto}}, they capture Ash with a net and leave, believing he is a Mr. Mime. Delia enters the ring, confronts Brock and {{an|Misty}}, and asks if Ash was in the Mr. Mime costume. Though they confirm it, she optimistically responds that Ash will be released once Team Rocket realizes that he isn't the Mr. Mime they were after. Delia then invites them over to her house in the meantime.  


Meanwhile, Ash’s mom, {{Delia}}, brings Brock and {{an|Misty}} to her house for lunch. Just as they are leaving, the Mr. Mime from the beginning comes knocking on the window. Ash’s mom thinks it’s Ash, and brings him in for a snack. The real Ash then arrives in the Meowth balloon he stole from Team Rocket and comes home. His mom realizes that it was a real Mr. Mime, and then Ash asks Mr. Mime to help him. Ash’s mom asks Mr. Mime to help Ash, offering him a big dessert if it helps, and it agrees.
In a wood cabin, Team Rocket sits around a meal and talks about how they are going to present their catch to the boss. Meanwhile, Ash unties and unmasks himself, infuriating Team Rocket. He then escapes and steals [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's Meowth balloon]], further enraging the trio. Meanwhile, Delia waves Brock, Misty, and Stella goodbye after having lunch. Just as they are leaving, the wild Mr. Mime from before comes knocking on her window. Delia mistakes it for Ash and allows him in for a snack. The real Ash then arrives in the Meowth balloon, causing Delia to realize that her visitor was a real Mr. Mime. Delia asks Mr. Mime to help Ash, offering him a big dessert if it does, and it agrees.


Later, Team Rocket bursts out with a tank trying to steal the Pokémon from the circus. They fire nets at them and pin them all to the ground. The circus helpers get into their trucks and try to escape with the remaining Pokémon, but they are trapped too. Stella and her Mr. Mime try to escape, but Team Rocket turns around and homes in on them. As they are about capture them too, Ash comes in to interfere, and he is reunited with his friends as well as his mom. He orders {{AP|Pikachu}} to use Thunderbolt on the tank, but it has no effect. He then sends out {{AP|Charizard}}, but it doesn't obey him. Ash's mom then tells her Mr. Mime to help, and it builds a wall to block them. Stella's Mr. Mime sees this and, when the tank turns around, builds another wall to block them from the other side. Eventually surrounding them with a tower of walls, they try to blow the walls out with their missiles, but end up blasting themselves off again.  
Later, Team Rocket bursts out with a rubber tank, trapping the circus employees and Pokémon with nets. Stella and her Mr. Mime try to escape, but Team Rocket turns around and hones in on them. As they are about capture them too, Ash intervenes, ordering {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} on the tank, but it has no effect due to Team Rocket's use of rubber. He then sends out {{AP|Charizard}}, but it doesn't obey him. Delia then tells her Mr. Mime to help, and it builds a wall to block the trio. Stella's Mr. Mime sees this and, when the tank turns around, builds another wall to block them from the other side. The two Mr. Mimes eventually surround Team Rocket with a tower of walls. The trio tries to blow the walls out with their missiles, but end up blasting themselves off again.


In the end, the wild Mr. Mime ends up going with Delia and becomes a helpful hand around the house. Stella's Mr. Mime ends up forgiving her for her harsh training and agrees to perform in the circus again. Stella agrees to not train as harshly anymore.
Ash and his friends return to his house for dinner, prepared by the wild Mr. Mime, now [[nickname]]d [[Mimey]], who has decided to stay with Delia and become a helping hand around the house. Stella agrees to give up her harsh training. In return, her Mr. Mime forgives her and agrees to perform in the circus again.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} return to [[Pallet Town]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} return to [[Pallet Town]].
* {{Delia}} gets a [[Mimey|Mr. Mime]].
* {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} meet {{Delia}} for the first time ([[dub]] only).
* Delia obtains a {{p|Mr. Mime}}, which she [[nickname]]s [[Mimey]].
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====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s, [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s; [[Mimey]])


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP064.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
[[File:Dare da EP064.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{Delia}}
* {{Delia}}
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Stella]]
* [[Stella]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* Crowd


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP064.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP064.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Jynx}} (''US and international''), {{p|Mr. Mime}} (''Japan'')
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Jynx}} (''US and international''), {{p|Mr. Mime}} (''Japan'')


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* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|Giovanni's}})
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|Giovanni's}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ([[Stella]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s; [[Mimey]]; new)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s; [[Mimey]]; new; debut)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ([[Stella]]'s)
* {{p|Machoke}} ([[Stella]]'s)
* {{p|Machoke}} ([[Stella]]'s)
* {{p|Ponyta}} ([[Stella]]'s)
* {{p|Ponyta}} ([[Stella]]'s)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture]]: <!--Description here.-->
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture]]: <!--Description here.-->
** Pokémon senryū summary: {{p|Muk}}, when becoming friends, doesn't stink.
** Pokémon senryū summary: {{p|Muk}}, when becoming friends, doesn't stink.
* This episode is followed by ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''.
* This episode is followed by ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''.
* This is the second of three episodes (the first being [[The Battle of the Badge ]] and the third being [[Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]) to feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} in scenes that are preludes to [[M01|the first movie]], even though after the seizures caused by [[EP038]] the show went on a four-month hiatus and the three Mewtwo episodes ended up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998. Of these three episode, this is the only one not to have scenes also shown in the movie, however the shot of Mewtwo shown from the bottom upwards uses the same animation of the scene in the movie's prologue where Mewtwo is first shown in his armor: because of this, Mewtwo's appearance in this episode is less cartoony than the previous episode, and its "chin" is now covered by its armor.
* This is the second of three episodes (the first being ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' and the third being ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'') to feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} in scenes that are preludes to [[M01|the first movie]].
** This is despite the show going on a four-month hiatus as a result of the seizures caused by [[EP038]], and the three Mewtwo episodes subsequently ending up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998.
** Of these three episodes, this is the only one not to have scenes also shown in the movie. However, the shot of Mewtwo shown from the bottom upwards uses the same animation as the scene in the movie's prologue, where Mewtwo is first shown in his armor. Because of this, Mewtwo's appearance in this episode is less cartoonish than the previous episode, and its "chin" is now covered by its armor.
* Music from ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' is played during the episode. This is also the first [[dub]] episode to feature music from that movie's original Japanese soundtrack.
* Music from ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' is played during the episode. This is also the first [[dub]] episode to feature music from that movie's original Japanese soundtrack.
* The Jynx in the "Who's That Pokémon?" displays the old color design before the skin color was changed to purple due to the {{pkmn|controversy}} surrounding the issue.
* The {{p|Jynx}} in the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment displays the species' old color design before the skin color was changed to purple due to the {{pkmn|controversy}} surrounding the issue.
* When the two Mr. Mime are making a tower of mirrors to catch Team Rocket and their tank, Team Rocket says, "That's wall folks". This could be a reference to the catch phrase "That's all folks" from the Looney Tunes cartoons.
* When the two {{p|Mr. Mime}} are making a tower of mirrors to catch Team Rocket and their tank, {{TRT}} says, "That's wall folks." This could be a reference to the catchphrase "That's all folks" from the ''{{wp|Looney Tunes}}'' cartoons.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* The English title card spells the name as ''It's Mr. Mimie Time'', although the title card's voiceover pronounces Mr. Mime's name correctly.
* The title card displays the name for this episode as ''It's Mr. Mimie Time'', although the title card's voiceover pronounces it as ''It's Mr. Mime Time''.
* In the scene before {{Ash}} and [[Stella]] walk out on stage, the blue marking on the front of Togepi's shell is missing.
** This episode is also referred to as ''It's Mr. Mime Time'' on [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/02_09-its-mr-mime-time/ Pokémon.com] and the DVD menu of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 4)|Australian DVDs]].
* In the scene before {{Ash}} and [[Stella]] walk out onstage, the blue marking on the front of {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}'s shell is missing.
* When {{TRT}} is in their tank, their gloves disappear when they are shown talking in the bubbles.
* When {{TRT}} is in their tank, their gloves disappear when they are shown talking in the bubbles.
* When {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}} and Stella are leaving, Delia's shoes are the color of her skin.
* When {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and Stella are leaving, {{Delia}}'s shoes are the color of her skin.
* On the banner of the circus instead of Pokémon circus it was written ''Pokemon circus''.
* On the banner of the circus, "Pokémon circus" is written as "Pokemon circus".
* Just after Pikachu shocks Team Rocket's tank, Jessie says that no electric attacks will work because the tank is made of rubber. However, in the next scene it can be clearly seen that the tank is metal.
* Just after {{AP|Pikachu}} shocks Team Rocket's tank, [[Jessie]] says that no {{t|Electric}} attacks will work because the tank is made of rubber. However, in the next scene, it can be clearly seen that the tank is metal.
* When Brock says "Hmm, an invisible wall.", the captions transcribe this as "Hmm, ''and'' invisible wall."
* When Brock says "Hmm, an invisible wall", the captions transcribe this as "Hmm, ''and'' invisible wall."


===Dub edits===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:EP064 error.png|Togepi's missing blue mark
EP064 error.png|Togepi's missing blue mark
File:EP064 Error 2.png|The title card mistake
EP064 Error 2.png|The title card mistake
File:EP064 Error 3.png|Delia's miscolored shoes
EP064 Error 3.png|Delia's miscolored shoes
File:EP064 Error 4.png|Jessie and James's missing gloves
EP064 Error 4.png|Jessie and James's missing gloves
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Dub edits===
* [[Pikachu's Jukebox]]: [[2.B.A. Master]] (US DVD box set), [[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]] (Pokémon TV)
* In the dub, Stella thinks Mr. Mime left because she was such a tough trainer. However, in the original, she thinks it left because she spoiled it too much. This loses a bit of character development from the original as she has to realize why it really left.
* The "Brock the Rock" joke was originally a reference to the Japanese proverb "reliable as a big ship". Misty jokes about the "rocks in his head" in the dub, but she just asks if he is okay in the original version.
* Ash originally quotes the first two lines of Team Rocket's Japanese motto when unmasking himself from his Mr. Mime costume. Also, the jokes about how a mime should be acting like they're trapped in a bubble and shouldn't be able to talk were dub-added.
* Delia asks Mimey to help her son in both versions but doesn't bribe him with dessert in the original. Ash's response is also different: he believes Delia is taking over his duties as a Pokémon Trainer in the dub, and believes Mimey is sucking up to Delia in the original.
* [[James]] introduces Team Rocket's new mecha in the original using a fast, TV announcer-like voice but in the dub he simply talks normally. Also, he didn't originally reference the fact that Ash stole his balloon.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|nl={{tt|De Fratsen van Mr. Mime|The Antics of Mr. Mime}}
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Revision as of 18:21, 28 April 2019

← EP063 : The Battle of the Badge
Original series
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It's Mr. Mime Time
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  EP064  
ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード
Barrierd from the Pokémon Circus
First broadcast
Japan September 24, 1998
United States September 27, 1999
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター
Ending ポケモン音頭
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda
Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Animation director 梶浦紳一郎 Shin'ichirō Kajiura
Additional credits

It's Mr. Mime Time (Japanese: ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード Barrierd from the Pokémon Circus) is the 64th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 24, 1998 and in the United States on September 27, 1999.

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Blurb

On their way back to Pallet Town, Ash, Brock and Misty encounter a runaway Mr. Mime. Ash disguises himself as a Mr. Mime in an attempt to lure it back to its trainer. As always, Team Rocket is intent on stealing this rare Pokémon for themselves—will they catch the right one?

Plot

As Ash and his friends near Pallet Town, Ash leaves Delia a message prior to their arrival. As he runs towards home, he suddenly crashes into an invisible wall created by a Mr. Mime, which is now climbing it. Just then, a girl named Stella, who is a circus Ring Master, shows up to try to catch the Mr. Mime. Ash protests that he was going to catch it, but Brock holds him back because he thinks Stella is beautiful. The commotion allows the Mr. Mime to get away.

Stella then brings the group to the circus, where she has her Pokémon perform tricks for the show. The star of the show is her own Mr. Mime, but it will no longer perform because of her harsh training methods. Indeed, the group finds it lying around lazily and eating snacks. Brock tells Stella that he will get a Mr. Mime for her. When Ash is confused as to how Brock would catch the Mr. Mime, Brock tells him that someone should dress up as Mr. Mime and perform in the circus with the hopes that Stella's Mr. Mime will see this and get jealous. They hope it will lead to Mr. Mime wanting to perform in the circus once again.

At the same time, Jessie, James, and Meowth arrive at the Team Rocket HQ. Their boss chastises them for the incident at the Viridian Gym, but they hastily apologize and get away. As they sit in their balloon thinking of a way to get rare Pokémon, a flyer for the Pokémon Circus flies by. They pick it up and hatch a new plan.

Brock's plan is revealed to be dressing Ash up as Mr. Mime. Stella then pulls out her whip and puts Ash into training before the show, during which he realizes that her training is indeed very harsh, and empathizes with Stella's Mr. Mime. Eventually, the circus show begins and Ash, in the Mr. Mime costume, comes out for the entry parade and waves to the crowd, including his own mother. Suddenly, the lights go off and Team Rocket arrives. After performing their motto, they capture Ash with a net and leave, believing he is a Mr. Mime. Delia enters the ring, confronts Brock and Misty, and asks if Ash was in the Mr. Mime costume. Though they confirm it, she optimistically responds that Ash will be released once Team Rocket realizes that he isn't the Mr. Mime they were after. Delia then invites them over to her house in the meantime.

In a wood cabin, Team Rocket sits around a meal and talks about how they are going to present their catch to the boss. Meanwhile, Ash unties and unmasks himself, infuriating Team Rocket. He then escapes and steals Team Rocket's Meowth balloon, further enraging the trio. Meanwhile, Delia waves Brock, Misty, and Stella goodbye after having lunch. Just as they are leaving, the wild Mr. Mime from before comes knocking on her window. Delia mistakes it for Ash and allows him in for a snack. The real Ash then arrives in the Meowth balloon, causing Delia to realize that her visitor was a real Mr. Mime. Delia asks Mr. Mime to help Ash, offering him a big dessert if it does, and it agrees.

Later, Team Rocket bursts out with a rubber tank, trapping the circus employees and Pokémon with nets. Stella and her Mr. Mime try to escape, but Team Rocket turns around and hones in on them. As they are about capture them too, Ash intervenes, ordering Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on the tank, but it has no effect due to Team Rocket's use of rubber. He then sends out Charizard, but it doesn't obey him. Delia then tells her Mr. Mime to help, and it builds a wall to block the trio. Stella's Mr. Mime sees this and, when the tank turns around, builds another wall to block them from the other side. The two Mr. Mimes eventually surround Team Rocket with a tower of walls. The trio tries to blow the walls out with their missiles, but end up blasting themselves off again.

Ash and his friends return to his house for dinner, prepared by the wild Mr. Mime, now nicknamed Mimey, who has decided to stay with Delia and become a helping hand around the house. Stella agrees to give up her harsh training. In return, her Mr. Mime forgives her and agrees to perform in the circus again.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Jynx (US and international), Mr. Mime (Japan)

Trivia

  • Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture:
    • Pokémon senryū summary: Muk, when becoming friends, doesn't stink.
  • This episode is followed by Holiday Hi-Jynx and Snow Way Out!.
  • This is the second of three episodes (the first being The Battle of the Badge and the third being Showdown at the Po-ké Corral) to feature Mewtwo in scenes that are preludes to the first movie.
    • This is despite the show going on a four-month hiatus as a result of the seizures caused by EP038, and the three Mewtwo episodes subsequently ending up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998.
    • Of these three episodes, this is the only one not to have scenes also shown in the movie. However, the shot of Mewtwo shown from the bottom upwards uses the same animation as the scene in the movie's prologue, where Mewtwo is first shown in his armor. Because of this, Mewtwo's appearance in this episode is less cartoonish than the previous episode, and its "chin" is now covered by its armor.
  • Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back is played during the episode. This is also the first dub episode to feature music from that movie's original Japanese soundtrack.
  • The Jynx in the Who's That Pokémon? segment displays the species' old color design before the skin color was changed to purple due to the controversy surrounding the issue.
  • When the two Mr. Mime are making a tower of mirrors to catch Team Rocket and their tank, Team Rocket says, "That's wall folks." This could be a reference to the catchphrase "That's all folks" from the Looney Tunes cartoons.

Errors

  • The title card displays the name for this episode as It's Mr. Mimie Time, although the title card's voiceover pronounces it as It's Mr. Mime Time.
  • In the scene before Ash and Stella walk out onstage, the blue marking on the front of Togepi's shell is missing.
  • When Team Rocket is in their tank, their gloves disappear when they are shown talking in the bubbles.
  • When Misty, Brock, and Stella are leaving, Delia's shoes are the color of her skin.
  • On the banner of the circus, "Pokémon circus" is written as "Pokemon circus".
  • Just after Pikachu shocks Team Rocket's tank, Jessie says that no Electric attacks will work because the tank is made of rubber. However, in the next scene, it can be clearly seen that the tank is metal.
  • When Brock says "Hmm, an invisible wall", the captions transcribe this as "Hmm, and invisible wall."
  • Togepi's missing blue mark

    Togepi's missing blue mark

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    The title card mistake

  • Delia's miscolored shoes

    Delia's miscolored shoes

  • Jessie and James's missing gloves

    Jessie and James's missing gloves

Dub edits

  • Pikachu's Jukebox: 2.B.A. Master (US DVD box set), What Kind of Pokémon Are You? (Pokémon TV)
  • In the dub, Stella thinks Mr. Mime left because she was such a tough trainer. However, in the original, she thinks it left because she spoiled it too much. This loses a bit of character development from the original as she has to realize why it really left.
  • The "Brock the Rock" joke was originally a reference to the Japanese proverb "reliable as a big ship". Misty jokes about the "rocks in his head" in the dub, but she just asks if he is okay in the original version.
  • Ash originally quotes the first two lines of Team Rocket's Japanese motto when unmasking himself from his Mr. Mime costume. Also, the jokes about how a mime should be acting like they're trapped in a bubble and shouldn't be able to talk were dub-added.
  • Delia asks Mimey to help her son in both versions but doesn't bribe him with dessert in the original. Ash's response is also different: he believes Delia is taking over his duties as a Pokémon Trainer in the dub, and believes Mimey is sucking up to Delia in the original.
  • James introduces Team Rocket's new mecha in the original using a fast, TV announcer-like voice but in the dub he simply talks normally. Also, he didn't originally reference the fact that Ash stole his balloon.

In other languages



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