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| − | [[Bart]] noticed the show on TV and asked, "Isn't that show supposed to cause seizures?" Immediately afterwards, his pupils dilated and he was babbling and rolling on the floor, having a seizure. [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] quickly followed. Then [[Homer]] entered the room and didn't know what was up with everyone rolling on the floor and babbling incoherently, but he figured that he would go along with it, so he started rolling and babbling on purpose. When a | + | [[Bart]] noticed the show on TV and asked, "Isn't that show supposed to cause seizures?" Immediately afterwards, his pupils dilated and he was babbling and rolling on the floor, having a seizure. [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] quickly followed. Then [[Homer]] entered the room and didn't know what was up with everyone rolling on the floor and babbling incoherently, but he figured that he would go along with it, so he started rolling and babbling on purpose. When a commercial came on, everyone's seizures stopped. When the show resumed, so did the seizures, this time also affecting Homer. |
The show seems to be about giant robots battling each other. The flashes from their weapons cause the seizures. | The show seems to be about giant robots battling each other. The flashes from their weapons cause the seizures. | ||
Revision as of 20:37, December 23, 2010
Battling Seizure Robots
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TV Show Information
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Battling Seizure Robots (戦闘ロボットシージャー Sentou Robotto Shījā) is a Japanese TV show which the Simpsons saw while they were vacationing in Japan.
History
Bart noticed the show on TV and asked, "Isn't that show supposed to cause seizures?" Immediately afterwards, his pupils dilated and he was babbling and rolling on the floor, having a seizure. Lisa and Marge quickly followed. Then Homer entered the room and didn't know what was up with everyone rolling on the floor and babbling incoherently, but he figured that he would go along with it, so he started rolling and babbling on purpose. When a commercial came on, everyone's seizures stopped. When the show resumed, so did the seizures, this time also affecting Homer.
The show seems to be about giant robots battling each other. The flashes from their weapons cause the seizures.
Behind the laughter
- Battling Seizure Robots is a reference to an early Pokémon episode, "Electric Soldier Porygon." During its original airing in 1997, the episode caused 685 children in Japan to have seizures.
- The show could also be considered a reference to Transformers and the anime series Gundam.
- The Battling Seizure Robot makes an appearance in the Nintendo DS version of Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game. It is summoned by Homer to finish off a Sparklemon.
