History YMMV / Ultraman

** Red King has been jokingly dubbed "Corn King" or "Corn Franchise/{{Godzilla}}" by English-speaking fans because of his corn-like skin texture. He's also been called "Mr. Bad", thanks to a line from the unlicensed film ''Film/SpaceWarriors2000'' using footage from his second appearance. Unfortunately the second season suffers the most as it has the shortest number of episodes compare to the first season (''6 episodes in total'').

* ItsShortSoItSucks: Some fans are not pleased that the series is only 13 episodes long and doesn't adapt the whole manga. The series has been confirmed to be getting a second season, though.

** Red King has been jokingly dubbed "Corn King" or "Corn Franchise/{{Godzilla}}" by English-speaking fans because of his corn-like skin texture. He's also been called "Mr. Bad", thanks to a line from the unlicensed film ''Film/SpaceWarriors2000'' using footage from his second appearance.

** Zetton died the same way as [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Dr. Kananga]]: shot with a pellet that [[PopGoesTheHuman made him explode!]]

** "Man-niisan" for Ultraman because his real name is never revealed. ''Series/UltramanMebius'' is the first to use the nickname but ''Series/UltramanZ'' brought it back to popularity.

** "Man-niisan" for Ultraman because he's the only Ultra whose real name is never revealed. ''Series/UltramanMebius'' is the first to use the nickname but ''Series/UltramanZ'' brought it back to popularity.

* UglyCute: Pigmon

** Ultraman vs Dada has a sequence where Dada shoots Ultraman with his ShrinkRay. At first it seems to have no effect on him, but he then shrinks down into human size. Ultraman promptly grows giant again and their fight resumes as usual.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: ''Series/UltramanLeo'' borrowed [[NonMaliciousMonster Gyango's]] roar for the Gillas Brothers, the kaijuu responsible for [[SickeningCrunch crippling]] and [[ShapeshifterModeLock humiliating Ultraseven]].

** It's difficult to overstate just how much this show rebuilt and codified the {{Kaiju}} genre. Whereas before, a giant monster coming out of the sea to wreck up the place would be like a typhoon or hurricane: unstoppable, and the little humans scurrying away from it could only hope to rebuild afterwards or put up token resistance. The cost of stopping one would be horrendously high (Film/{{Gojira}}) or worryingly public (Film/KingKong), requiring military deployment. From ''this'' show onwards, it became entirely believable that those little humans could fight back on their own terms, and do it [[MonsterOfTheWeek once a friggin' week]] at that. Oh, and the big guy on Earth's side - the idea that Earth could have external, fairly long-lasting help from elsewhere - is also a nice change of pace.
** For {{Toku}}satsu in general, ''Ultraman'' was responsible for helping the genre move away from {{kaiju}} trashing cities on cinema to superheroes battling monsters on weekly television, resulting in franchises like ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' becoming the greater face of Toku than ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and ''Film/{{Gamera}}''.

** Hayata pulls out a spoon instead of the Beta Capsule

** All the inter-dimensional shenanigans that culminated in [[ItMakesSenseInContext Ide falling off a cliff head-first into a wastebasket.]]
** Ultraman vs Dada

* {{Narm}}: Some of the less stellar-looking monsters. Gamakujira stands out in particular for looking like the suit is two times too big for its suit actor.

* TearJerker: The episode of Jamila.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Ultraman suit is PoweredArmor resembling ComicBook/IronMan (a detail the manga creators acknowledged was a homage) is this considering that currently (as of 2020) Tsuburaya and Marvel have joined forces to release Ultraman comics in the United States.

* NightmareFuel: Dada and the Mummy ''will'' have you looking behind your back when you're alone in an office building...

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Ultraman suit is PoweredArmor resembling ComicBook/IronMan (a detail the manga creators acknowledged was a homage) is this considering that currently (as of 2020) Tsuburaya and Marvel have joined forced to release Ultraman comics in the United States.

** Rear projection shots looked a bit crude. ''Series/UltraSeven'' had the same problem (for example, "The Secret of the Lake").

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show is fondly remembered in Latin America, particularly Mexico and Argentina, to quote: "it was the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' of our generation!" In Brazil, which had already liked Toku years earlier with ''National Kid'', it was also popular, with reruns airing continuously until 1986 and sporadically ever since.

* MagnificentBastard: Alien Mefilas is an alien invader who plots to conquer Earth by having a human willingly give up the planet to him as he dislikes violence. Installing his spaceship in a secret location to avoid detection, Mefilas tries to convince a boy named Satoru into "trading" Earth for another world, using choice words to try and make him agree to his deal while also showing an understanding of human emotions and their unwillingness to instantly surrender their world. In addition to illusions, he also makes sure to capture Hayata and Fuji to use as hostages to keep SSSP busy while preventing Hayata from transforming into Ultraman. When SSSP finally finds his base, he retaliates with his ship's weapons effectively before SSSP breaks into his base and rescue his hostages. With his ship down he proceeds to fight Ultraman to a standstill, proving to be the hero's equal in a fight, however Mefilas [[GracefulLoser calmly admits defeat]] and ends the fight there and then, leaving Earth unscathed while swearing to return one day to realize his goal.

* BizarroEpisode: Episode 34, "Gift from the Sky", a borderline SelfParody where Science Patrol tries to move an impossibly heavy monster using increasingly wacky plans. [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative Also contains the only suicide joke in all of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'']].

* BizarroEpisode: Episode 34, "Gift from the Sky", a borderline SelfParody where Science Patrol tries to move an impossibly heavy monster using increasingly wacky plans. [[OvertlyNarrowSuperlative Also contains the only suicide joke in all of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'']].

* BizarroEpisode: Episode 34, "Gift from the Sky", a borderline SelfParody where Science Patrol tries to move an impossibly heavy monster using increasingly wacky plans. Also contains the only suicide joke in all of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''.

* WinBackTheCrowd: Not withstanding the CGI animation, the adaptation managed to win the hearts of Toku fans after the [[NeverLiveItDown poorly received]] ''Godzilla'' anime trilogy.

* FirstInstallmentWins: ''The'' most famous and popular of all Ultra series. There's a reason why people believe a 39-episode series is one of TV's longest-running sci-fi shows and [[ShortLivedBigImpact not the basis of]] [[Franchise/UltraSeries a franchise]], you know.

** [[ToServeMan Alien Adacic]] is an alien SerialKiller Shinjiro is sent to terminate. Adacic is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] in a room full of corpses he's drained of blood while [[AxCrazy gleefully]] finishing off the latest of many such massacres he's committed. Leading the fight into the city, Adacic intentionally stops the chase and fights Shinjiro in the middle of a crowded street. When the teenager Rena tries to encourage Shinjiro, Adacic tries to murder her out of boredom and soon begins blowing up the area and endangering countless civilians in the process. When his arm is sliced off, Adacic goes berserk and decides he'll eat every civilian in the area out of spite. Despite being the first MonsterOfTheWeek, Adacic proves one of the worst and most sadistic in the entire series.

* HilariousInHindsight: The episode "Coast Guard Command" is about the monster, Gesura who is a Green fish looking monster who is obsessed with [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsChocolateWithNutsMermaidManAndBarnacleBoyV CHOOOOOOOOOOCOLAAAAAAAAAAATE!!!!]]

** The miniature used for the transformation sequence (with the red background) has ''no Color timer''.

* ValuesDissonance: Geronimon, as if his name alone already didn't clue you, can come across as a very blatant racist caricature of a [[MagicalNativeAmerican Native American]], with his oversized feathers that resemble the headdresses worn by male Indian leaders standing out in particular. This may be a major reason as to why the character hasn't made any significant reappeareances in the franchise.

** The theme song -- a true classic in the hearts of Japanese children.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the creators openly acknowledged that the Ultraman suit being PoweredArmor is a detail inspired by ComicBook/IronMan is this considering that currently (as of 2020) Tsuburaya and Marvel have joined forced to release Ultraman comics in the United States.