History YMMV / Hamtaro

** All the names have been changed and although most of the UsefulNotes/JapaneseHolidays and folk tales have been kept, they too had their name changes. Yet, talk to to the American fans and most of them will refer to the dub and not the Japanese version.

** All the names have been changed and although most of the UsefulNotes/JapaneseHolidays and folk tales have been kept, they too had their name changes. Yet, talk to the fans and most of them will refer to the dub and not the Japanese version.

** There's also the ways Sandy objects to Stan flirting [[{{Hypocrite}} despite having Maxwell as a boyfriend]]. Usually she just drags him away while making a sarcastic comment though [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale she has smacked him a few times]].

** Back when this show was on Cartoon Network, you wouldn't believe how many people fought over Hamtaro/Bijou or Boss/Bijou almost to the point of DieForOurShip in some circles.

** As well as Travis/Laura and Roberto/Laura (yet Laura does not like Roberto at all.)

* EarWorm: ''When we work together it's much better...''
** The ending credits are even more contagious. ''Snoozer, Penelope, Panda, Howdy, Oxnard, Bijou, Boss let's go!''
** The Italian, "Hamtaro, piccoli criceti grandi avventure" version of the theme tune is well worth seeking out.
** Basically any song in the original can be this. Go look up any image song used and it will be stuck in your head all day!

* NightmareFuel:
** ''Ham-Ham Heartbreak'' has [[NightmareFuel/HamtaroHamHamHeartbreak its own page.]]
** ''VideoGame/HamtaroHamHamsUnite'' has one which depends on which way you take to get Dexter and Howdy in the clubhouse. Either Dexter will help Howdy who gets stuck in a cash register or Dexter will become ''[[AndIMustScream frozen alive in ice]]'' and Howdy must thaw him.

** VideoGame/HamtaroHamHamsUnite has one which depends on which way you take to get Dexter and Howdy in the clubhouse. Either Dexter will help Howdy who gets stuck in a cash register or Dexter will become ''[[AndIMustScream frozen alive in ice]]'' and Howdy must thaw him.

* VindicatedByHistory: The series was always well-received but it caught heat in America from older Toonami fans who wanted action anime, not cute hamsters. However, the eight-and-under crowd loved the show and it was a PetFadStarter for hamster. As time went on, the younger fans that enjoyed the anime grew up and became vocal in their nostalgia. The reception of the series cleared up and it's known as a Toonami classic.

* PeripheryHatedom: The series' rocky reception stems from older Toonami viewers. The eight-and-under crowd loved the show and it was a PetFadStarter for hamster, but older kids and adults often didn't like it because Toonami was action-aimed.

* VindicatedByHistory: The series was always well-received but it caught heat in America from Toonami fans who wanted action anime, not cute hamsters. As time went on, the younger fans that enjoyed the anime grew up and the reception of the series cleared up. It's known as a Toonami classic.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Stan, who was introduced a few episodes into the first season. Fans either love him or hate him for his [[LovableSexManiac constant]] [[CasanovaWannabe flirting]] which often borders on GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

* TearJerker: [[TearJerker/{{Hamtaro}} With its own corner now.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: The series was always well-received but it had a PeripheryHatedom in America from Toonami fans who wanted action anime, not cute hamsters. As time went on, the younger fans that enjoyed the anime grew up and the reception of the series cleared up. It's known as a Toonami classic.

* VindicatedByHistory: The series was always well-received but it had a PeripheryHatedom in America from Toonami fans who wanted action anime, not cute hamsters. As time went on, the preteens that enjoyed the anime grew up and the reception of the series cleared up. It's known as a Toonami classic.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Stan has been paired with just about ''every ham-ham on the show!'' Yes, ''including [[{{Twincest}} his own twin sister]]!''

* MemeticMutation: [[http://hamtaro.wikia.com/wiki/File:Hamtaro_sex_makes_babies-t2.jpg "SEX MAKES BABIES?!"]][[note]]No, this is not actually what Hamtaro was reacting to; he'd just run away from a monster-sized (to a hamster) wave.[[/note]]

* {{Mondegreen}}: The second season theme is so fast-paced and contains so much ham-speak that it's not unusual for transcriptions of it to often get at least some of the lyrics wrong.

* ShipToShipCombat: Back when this show was on Cartoon Network, you wouldn't believe how many people fought over Hamtaro/Bijou or Boss/Bijou almost to the point of DieForOurShip in some circles. As well as Travis/Laura and Roberto/Laura (yet Laura does not like Roberto at all.)

** Ham-Ham Heartbreak has [[NightmareFuel/HamtaroHamHamHeartbreak its own page.]]

* PeripheryDemographic: For every preteen kid that decried this show as a [[MisBlamed sign of Toonami's end times]], there was another kid within the same demographic that admitted to liking the show or secretly watched and said nothing for years to keep up with appearances. There were also even those who didn't care a wit about anything else on Toonami who watched the show simply because they liked this type of show and, in some cases, knew some of the voice actors from other series.

* MemeticMutation: [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjCmtjCpOnbAhVkja0KHW_ABRIQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamtaro.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AHamtaro_sex_makes_babies-t2.jpg&psig=AOvVaw2erOIhdo-oh36GGeC8b7k6&ust=1529826113102554 "SEX MAKES BABIES?!"]][[note]]No, this is not actually what Hamtaro was reacting to; he'd just run away from a monster-sized (to a hamster) wave.[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: [[http://nd01.jxs.cz/179/984/47173286f3_45887978_o2.jpg "SEX MAKES BABIES?!"]][[note]]No, this is not actually what Hamtaro was reacting to; he'd just run away from a monster-sized (to a hamster) wave.[[/note]]

** All the names have been changed and although most of the JapaneseHolidays and folk tales have been kept, they too had their name changes. Yet, talk to the fans and most of them will refer to the dub and not the Japanese version.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Stan, who was introduced a few episodes into the first season. Fans either love him or hate him for his [[LoveableSexManiac constant]] [[CasanovaWannabe flirting]] which often borders on GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

** The Italian, "Hamtaro , piccoli criceti grandi avventure" version of the theme tune is well worth seeking out.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Stan has been paired with just about ''every ham-ham on the show!'' Yes, ''including [[{{Twincest}} his own twin sister!]]''

** And then there's ''200% no Jumon'', see Memetic Mutation above. Full of [[GagSub gems]] like ''You see the hand with the bomb-candy!'' and ''[[Creator/JoeDante Ninja Dante!]]''
* NeverLiveItDown: Most of the hate for the series in the west purely boils down to the fact that it aired on ''Creator/{{Toonami}}'' once. Even years after it no longer airing on it, it seems to be the only thing people can talk about in regards to the series.

** All the names have been changed and although most of the JapaneseHolidays and folk tales have been kept, they too had their names changes. Yet, talk to the fans and most of them will refer to the dub and not the Japanese version.

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: While not Game of the Year worthy, the games tend to be rather humorous and well thought-out adventure games with [[SideTrackedByTheGoldenSaucer surprisingly addictive mini-games.]]

** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBbpxTM2lew Twelve Is My Magic Number]]''[[http://wiki.animutationportal.com/Twelve_Is_My_Magic_Number]], an {{Animutation}} made all the way back in 2005.

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: While not Game of the Year worthy, the games tend to be rather humorous and well thought-out adventure games with [[SideTrackedByTheGoldenSaucer surprisingly addictive mini-games.]]

* MemeticMutation: [[http://nd01.jxs.cz/179/984/47173286f3_45887978_o2.jpg "SEX MAKES BABIES?!"]]

** The Japan-only seasons had entire seasons' worth of episodes where the hamsters traveled to Lapis and Lazuli's world of candy, though this was dialed back for the final seasons.

** One Japan-only season finale had an episode where the hamsters traveled to Lapis and Lazuli's world of candy and were eaten by a worm that lived there. Boss had to free them.

* PeripheryDemographic: For every preteen kid that decried this show as a [[MisBlamed sign of Toonami's end times]], there was another kid within the same demographic that admitted to liking the show or secretly watched and said nothing for years to keep up with appearances.

** And then there's ''200% no Jumon'', see Memetic Mutation above. Full of gems like ''You see the hand with the bomb-candy!'' and ''[[Creator/JoeDante Ninja Dante!]]''

** ''Twelve is my magic number''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBbpxTM2lew]], an {{Animutation}} made all the way back in 2005.