History BlindIdiotTranslation / WesternAnimation

* In the Brazilian version of ''SpongeBobSquarePants'', "barnacles" are always translated as ''"mexilhões"'' (mussels), even in the episode "Barnacle Face" where barnacles actually appear.

** Bizarrely, the French dub retains the name Owlowiscious in "Owl's Well That Ends Well," but in "May The Best Pet Win!" he's called "Chouette Délicieuse," literally [[IAteWhat "delicious owl."]] This [[CompletelyMissingThePoint totally ignores]] the Owlowiscious' name in the original English has absolutely nothing to do with the word "delicious," but is a homophone for the name "Aloysius" that also includes the word "owl."

** Ditto with the Russian dub: a statue are called a tree in "A Bird in the Hoof", Trixie has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLi7aeohTs a high-pitched, whiny voice], Grand Galloping Gala is referred as "the Magnificent Gala concert" and is said to be annual, Luna is said to be corrupted by the [[DarkSide dark side of the moon]] (and only has one name, the Moon Pony; if multiple names of her were used in the original, they were just repeated in the dub); Cutie Mark Crusaders search for a [[DrivenToSuicide handgun]] after failing to get their cutiemarks (where in the original they searched for a cannon), et cetera.

** Ditto with the Russian dub: a statue are called a tree in "A Bird in the Hoof", Trixie has [http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLi7aeohTs a high-pitched, whiny voice], Grand Galloping Gala is referred as "the Magnificent Gala concert" and is said to be annual, Luna is said to be corrupted by the [[DarkSide dark side of the moon]] (and only has one name, the Moon Pony; if multiple names of her were used in the original, they were just repeated in the dub); Cutie Mark Crusaders search for a [[DrivenToSuicide handgun]] after failing to get their cutiemarks (where in the original they searched for a cannon), et cetera.

** Ditto with the Russian dub: a statue are called a tree in "A Bird in the Hoof", Trixie has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLi7aeohTs&feature=player_detailpage#t=294s a high-pitched, whiny voice], Grand Galloping Gala is referred as "the Magnificent Gala concert" and is said to be annual, Luna is said to be corrupted by the [[DarkSide dark side of the moon]] (and only has one name, the Moon Pony; if multiple names of her were used in the original, they were just repeated in the dub); Cutie Mark Crusaders search for a [[DrivenToSuicide handgun]] after failing to get their cutiemarks (where in the original they searched for a cannon), et cetera.

* Then we have the Mexican Spanish translator for AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog, who translated Tails as a [[ShesAManInJapan FEMALE CHARACTER]]. To this day, most non-gamers that grew up during the 90's in Spanish-speaking American countries still believe Tails (or Colitas) to be female. Additionally, Tails's real name (which he claimed he disliked in the cartoon) is [[PunnyName Miles Prower]]. In the Spanish translation? Bibi Gavilán (Bibi Sparrowhawk).

** Also the hungarian dub of "Children of the Force", had Anakin's line "The gungan child was screaming" translated as "the gungan boy was screaming". Two minutes later, we find out that the child in question is a '''girl'''.

** The hungarian dub translated and continues to translate "fighters" (as the small spacecrafts used by Jedi and clones) as "harcász" which is the hungarian word for "tactician", whereas the hungarian word for a real life fighter jet is "vadászgép" ("hunter jet").

** A particularly hilarious/stupid example occurs in one episode, where Matt Groening made a short appearance. The original dialogue was something along the lines of "Look, it's Matt Groening, Creator of ''Futurama''! Could you sign my Bender doll?" It came out of mr. Translator as something along the lines of "Look, it's Matt Greening, creator of Futurama! Could you sign my transvestite doll?" Slightly understandable, as "bender" is a slang term for a transvestite, but still...

* A bootleg Russian translation of RalphBakshi's [[Animated/TheLordOfTheRings animated adaptation]] of TheLordOfTheRings was full of hilarious mistakes. "Great elven kings" was mistaken for "Great eleven kings"; "To Helm's Deep!" became something akin to "Let's put on our helmets a bit deeper!". Also, Sauron was consistently called "Prince of Darkness".

*** Perhaps even more disastrous is how they translated the line "You don't wanna get a tummy ache" into "Du vill väl inte ha ont i tummen?", believing that "tummy" meant "thumb". As the context is about eating too fast, this is basically inexcusable. Humorously enough, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-X0kGhhWs reaction shot]] that follows can easily be interpreted as targeted at the translation itself. Another case of plain idiocy is how "pet alligator" was translated into "leksakskrokodil" ("toy crocodile"). Ignoring the change in species, how can anyone believe that something that's obviously alive - and in fact attempts to attack one of the characters mere seconds later - is a toy?

* Spain's dub of ''TheSimpsons'' has its dumb moments, too. Perhaps the most infamous is the time LucyLawless did a guest appearance and the translator ''translated her last name'', so she was Lucy Sin Ley. Seriously, how can you screw something like that.
** Frustratingly enough, this same mistake happened in the Brazilian dub, wherein she was Lucy Sem Lei

* Spain's dub of ''TheSimpsons'' has its dumb moments, too. Perhaps the most infamous is the time LucyLawless did a guest appearance and the translator ''translated her last name'', so she was Lucy Sin Ley. Seriously, how can you screw something like that.

* Spain's dub of ''TheSimpsons'' has its dumb moments, too. Perhaps the most infamous is the time LucyLawless did a came and the translator ''translated her last name'', so she was Lucy Sin Ley. Seriously, how can you screw something like that.

* The reason for these half-assed mistakes in the Hungarians translations originates from the mostly "TruthInTelevision" stereotype of translators/localizators being not educated, well-informed professionals, but relatives of some people (cough-cough "Nepotism"), with minimal knowledge of the foreign language and a bad dictionary (this is especially true with english as most of the people who went to school after the "TheGreatPoliticsMessUp" learned some(emphasis on the some) english.

*** Perhaps even more disastrous is how they translated the line "You don't wanna get a tummy ache" into "Du vill väl inte ha ont i tummen?", believing that "tummy" meant "thumb". As the context is about eating too fast, this is basically inexcusable. Humorously enough, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-X0kGhhWs reaction shot]] that follows can easily be interpreted as targeted at the translation itself.

* Strangely enough, the Norwegian or Swedish translator (the exact same errors are often present in both translations) of TheSimpsons often gets the names wrong, resulting in everything from minor oddities such as Ben Flanders and Crusty [=McClown=], to weirder ones like Mark Grimby (Major Quimby). One of the worst (non-name) errors made by the translator is mishearing "Percadine addiction" as "perky Diane Dixon". Obviously, the translator is just casually listening to whatever he's supposed to translate, not knowing anything about the series itself.

* Then we have the American Spanish translator for AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog, who translated Tails as a [[ShesAManInJapan FEMALE CHARACTER]]. To this day, most non-gamers that grew up during the 90's in Spanish-speaking American countries still believe Tails (or Colitas) to be female. Additionally, Tails's real name (which he claimed he disliked in the cartoon) is [[PunnyName Miles Prower]]. In the Spanish translation? Bibi Gavilán (Bibi Sparrowhawk).