History YMMV / HelloSandybell

* ValuesDissonance: While it could be because of the show's traditionally hand-drawn animation art style, the few black characters [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e_97.png resemble]] Vaudeville-era {{Blackface Style Caricature}}s.

** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricky_6.png Ricky Kentle]] resembles a certain Italian plumber. His [[Franchise/SuperMario game]] wouldn't be released until four years later.

** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricky_6.png Ricky Kentle]] resembles a certain Italian plumber.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** The anime was very popular in France, where it was known as ''Sandy Jonquille'', though not to the level of giants like ''Manga/CandyCandy''.
** ''Hello, Sandybell'' is HUGE in Italy. It was AdoredByTheNetwork by Mediaset, hence the anime constantly rerunning on channels like Rai, Italia 1 Canale 5 and La Cinq during the 80s and 90s. And even on non-Mediaset channels like [=TeleMonteCarlo=]. In September 2018 Italia 1 fully marathoned the series.
** It was very popular in Sweden, as it was one of the first anime to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZu1KeKoYLA ever]] be licensed and dubbed there. It helped shape an entire generation's view of the medium. Even mentioning the name brings a wave of nostalgia amongst older Swedes.
** The anime was much beloved in Hungary, so much that after it's initial airing in 1994 it received another broadcast in 1998. Even googling the anime's name will lead you to many Hungarian-language sites.
** The show is very [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI popular]] in Mexico. Mexicans even have their own knock-off comic series, "Las Aventuras de Sandybell". The DVD release was also [[https://www.amazon.com/Hola-Sandy-Bell-Serie-Completa/dp/B00103BA1Y massively popular]].
** Thanks to SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, the anime was beloved in Arab countries, particularly UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}. Most Syrian children who grew up in The80s are familiar with the Arabic-dub theme song. The anime is such a significant part of Syrian culture that even ''[[Literature/ThePianistFromSyriaAMemoir The Pianist From Syria]]'' mentions it.
** It is also adored in [[https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/povestea-lui-sandy-bell-desenul-animat-japonez-care-golea-parcurile-si-locurile-de-joaca Romania]], where it is a household name. It aired there during The90s, and the French dub was used.
** It is also very popular in Greece, which could be because the last arc of the anime is set there. Many young Greeks have memories of buying Sandybell casette tapes after it's run ended on TV.

** In Italy, not only was it AdoredByTheNetwork on both Rai and Italia 1 during The80s, in September 2018 Italia 1 fully marathoned the series.

** The anime was huge in Hungary, so much that after it's initial airing in 1994 it received another broadcast in 1998. Even googling the anime's name will lead you to many Hungarian-language sites.
** The show is very [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI popular]] in Mexico and Cuba. Mexicans even have their own knock-off comic series, "Las Aventuras de Sandybell".

** It is also very popular in Greece, which could be because the last arc of the anime is set there.

** It is also adored in [[https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/povestea-lui-sandy-bell-desenul-animat-japonez-care-golea-parcurile-si-locurile-de-joaca Romania]], where it a household name. It aired there during The90s, and the French dub was used.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Japanese [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZkBNrdvMRI opening]] sung by Creator/MitsukoHorie is as J-poppy and nursery rhymey as can be.
--> ''Haro! Haro! Sandyberu!''
--> ''Tondari-hanetari-kirakira-shitari!''
--> ''Haro! Haro! Sandyberu!''
--> ''Tobikkiri-tobikkiri, suteki na ko!''
** The dubs of the anime also have amazing theme songs, but special mention should go to the Italian one, which opens up with what sounds like bells ringing, before devolving into slow, cheerful tunes.

** The anime was huge in Hungary, so much that after it's initial airing in 1994 it received another broadcast 4 years later. Even googling the anime's name will lead you to many Hungarian-language sites.
** The show is very [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI popular]] in Mexico and Cuba. [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sandybell/submitted Supposedly]], "Sandybell" [[BabyNameTrendStarter as a baby name]] shot up in popularity after it aired.

** The show is very [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI popular]] in Mexico, and also popular in Cuba where it received a re-run in 2008.

** The dog's name is "Oliver", not "Tambour". Even sites like MyAnimeList, to this day, make this mistake. This misconception stems from the fact that Tambour is his French-dub name and the anime was popular in France.

** The anime was very popular in France.
** It was very popular in Sweden, as it was one of the first anime to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZu1KeKoYLA ever]] be licensed and dubbed there. It helped shape an entire generation's view of the medium.
** The anime was huge in Hungary, so much that after it's initial airing in 1994 it received another broadcast 4 years later.

** It is also adored in [[https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/povestea-lui-sandy-bell-desenul-animat-japonez-care-golea-parcurile-si-locurile-de-joaca Romania]], even amongst boys. It aired there during The90s, and the French dub was used.

** The anime is also so popular in Hungary that googling it will often lead you to Hungarian-language sites.
** It aired in Mexico and Cuba during the 80s and is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI beloved]] there for nostalgia reasons. In the latter country, it received a re-run in 2008 on the channel Multivisión.

** Mark undergoes some ''heavy'' [[breaking]]. [[spoiler:His parents die in a car accident (and it's even speculated if it was an accident, because a lot of signs point to them being DrivenToSuicide as a result of losing their wealth)]], he becomes homeless, and his once WideEyedIdealist nature is broken. He sorely misses Sandybell, who inspired him to be free-spirited no matter what, and constantly thinks of her as he sleeps on the streets.

** It aired in Mexico and Cuba during the 80s and is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVO5PYgzUI beloved]] there for nostalgia reasons.

** It is also adored in [[https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/povestea-lui-sandy-bell-desenul-animat-japonez-care-golea-parcurile-si-locurile-de-joaca Romania]]. It aired there during The90s, and the French dub was used.

* GatewaySeries: For many Europeans into anime.

** Mark arguably suffers more than any other character in the series. [[spoiler:His parents die in a car accident (and it's even speculated if it was an accident, because a lot of signs point to them being DrivenToSuicide as a result of losing their wealth)]], he becomes homeless, and his once WideEyedIdealist nature is broken. He sorely misses Sandybell, who inspired him to be free-spirited no matter what, and constantly thinks of her as he sleeps on the streets.

** After the Revolution in UsefulNotes/{{Romania}}, anime started airing in the country, and there were three major ones that were a GatewaySeries for young Romanian viewers: Anime/DragonBallZ, Anime/SailorMoon and ''Hello! Sandybell''.

** Thanks to SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, the anime was beloved in Arab countries, particularly UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}. Most Syrian children who grew up in The80s are familiar with the Arabic-dub theme song. The anime is such a significant part of Syrian culture that even ''Literature/ThePianistFromSyria'' mentions it.