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epcode=EP082 |
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title_en=A Scare in the Air |
title_ja=ひこうせんはふこうせん!? |
title_ja_trans=Blimp Accident!? |
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broadcast_jp=February 4, 1999 |
broadcast_us=January 8, 2000 |
en_series=Orange Islands |
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'''A Scare in the Air''' (Japanese: '''ひこうせんはふこうせん!?''' ''Blimp Accident!?'' <!-- Someone has got to be able to do a better translation of this pun... -->) is the 82nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 4, 1999 and in the United States on January 8, 2000. 
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== Synopsis ==
Preparing to depart for [[Valencia Island]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|co.}} are at a grocery store picking up supplies for their trip. Ash suggests walking, but [[Brock]]'s guidebook says that it will only take a day traveling by [[Transportation in Pokémon|blimp]]. While the blimp arrives, two men sponsor a contest where the winner gets a prize just by showing their store receipt to them. Ash shows his receipt, and wins a trip on the blimp. Unknown to the kids, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] have received an assignment from [[Giovanni]] to operate the blimp.

Ash and the others reach the blimp yard, where they see a broken down blimp. Two men approach them and ask if they are riding the blimp. They then tell them the blimp is haunted and full of ghosts. At this point, Jessie and James enter the blimp.

Once on board, Ash and the others notice how broken down the blimp truly is. At the same time, {{MTR}} is fixing dinner, while Jessie and James act as waiters. During some turbulence, Ash complains about the ride. Jessie and James ask Meowth who's flying the blimp. They realize that nobody was flying the blimp. Realizing this, Jessie and James attempt to pilot the blimp, but instead fly it into a big storm.

Suddenly, [[Misty]] notices that {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} is missing. They set out to find it, while Team Rocket starts looking for the twerps. When Ash and the others reach the inflated portion of the blimp, they encounter what they believe to be a ghost. As it turns out, the ghost is actually {{an|Jigglypuff}}.

Eventually, Ash and friends meet up with Team Rocket, and begin a [[Pokémon battle]]. At one point, [[Brock's Geodude]] throws [[James's Weezing]] through the blimp and it starts ripping apart. While this is happening, Misty finally spots Togepi on a high ledge. Ash uses {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to grab Togepi from the ledge. While trying to rescue Togepi, Team Rocket attempts to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}. Their plan is thwarted when the blimp hits a pocket of turbulence and fall out of the blimp. Using fabric from the blimp, Meowth makes a parachute. However, Jigglypuff lands on top of it and starts to {{m|sing}}. They fall asleep, and Meowth lets go of the fabric, causing the trio to fall into the ocean.

Now in control of the blimp, Ash and the others try to land it. Using their Pokémon, they are able to steer the blimp and crash land it on Valencia Island. Now safely on land, they continue to [[Professor Ivy]]'s lab to obtain the [[GS Ball]].

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} reach [[Valencia Island]].
=== Debuts ===
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== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
*{{Ash}}
*[[Misty]]
*[[Brock]]
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Vulpix}} (''Japan, US, and international'')
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
* {{p|Zubat}} ({{OP|Brock|Crobat}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})

== Trivia ==
* The dub of this episode was renamed "Spirits in the Sky" after the September 11th tragedy. However, this may have only been temporary, as the [[Cartoon Network]] rerun kept the original dub title.
* This episode's renamed dub title is a reference to the {{wp|Norman Greenbaum}} song, {{wp|Spirit in the Sky}}.
=== Errors ===
* While this episode marks the beginning of the [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands arc]], both [[Kids' WB!]] and [[Cartoon Network]] aired the [[Pokémon Theme|first season intro]] instead of the {{so|Pokémon World|Orange Islands theme}} for this episode and [[EP083|the next one]].

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|Y a t'il un pilote dans le dirigeable?|Does there have to be a pilot in the blimp?}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Flug des Grauens|Flight of terror}}'''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il dirigibile fantasma|The ghost blimp}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Un susto en el aire!|A scare in the air!}}'''
* Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Susto en el aire|Scare in the air}}'''
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|Susto no Ar|Scare in the Air}}'''

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[[Category:Original series episodes|082]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Junki Takegami|082]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Toshiaki Suzuki|082]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura|082]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff|082]]
[[de:Flug des Grauens (Episode)]]
[[ja:無印編第82話]]