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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#20951: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:24:00 PM

Damn, they roasted that episode.

I can't blame them. Looking back, I'm surprised that episode ended up becoming as big as it did.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#20952: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:27:01 PM

That's not particularly surprising. They've changed a lot since then after all.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#20953: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:28:21 PM

Seriously, what was up with the Raditz voice actor joke? I think I read that it was a reference to some joke from something Lani and that Vegeta-Random Numbers guy did?

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#20954: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:28:46 PM

It was better than everything else put out in that time, I am not kidding.

[up] Its a reference to the whole dub vs sub fights on attack names, something they flipflop on a lot throughout the show.

edited 30th Oct '16 2:31:57 PM by Memers

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#20955: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:35:22 PM

What,was Raditz's Japanese attack names "Keeep your eye to the birdy" or whatever?

Or is it the Special Beam Cannon?

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#20956: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:36:47 PM

It's hard to remember now, but back when the genre was started by Little Kuriboh there were maybe a handful of Abridged Series worth watching. Aside from the aforementioned Yu-Gi-Oh! you had Naruto Abridged, Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged, and Berserk Abridged. Dragon Ball Z Abridged became that fifth finger.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#20957: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:39:37 PM

I imagine most of the abridged series were "Swearing is funny".

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#20958: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:42:40 PM

I guess it helped Team Four Star to have talent from the numerous good abridged series out there to help them. When you think about it, DBZ Abridged is basically a who's who of popular abridged series.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#20959: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:44:40 PM

What,was Raditz's Japanese attack names "Keeep your eye to the birdy" or whatever?
Nah that is the English dub's name for the attack, the Japanese name is 'Double Sunday'. All his attacks are named after days of the week.

Back before the series came out there were a lot of fights over which names they were going to use, here they used both and referenced the fights.

edited 30th Oct '16 2:46:42 PM by Memers

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#20960: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:46:24 PM

Huh.I've heard of the day names,never heard of the birdy thing.

Ocean dub?

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#20961: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:46:56 PM

Yes.

Back in those early episodes the Ocean dub was what Funi used before Funi redubbed the whole thing way after they finished dubbing the rest of Z.

edited 30th Oct '16 2:48:46 PM by Memers

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#20962: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:53:21 PM

Still can't beat good old Demonic Vegeta from over here.

Actually I think I've forgotten what the Greek Dub was like.Must've been like 14 years ago.

edited 30th Oct '16 2:54:08 PM by alekos23

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#20963: Oct 30th 2016 at 2:59:31 PM

It was the first episode. They're allowed to suck as long as they're funny.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#20964: Oct 30th 2016 at 3:14:25 PM

What's Tiba?

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#20966: Oct 30th 2016 at 3:23:03 PM

What does that have to do with DBZA?

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#20967: Oct 30th 2016 at 3:29:18 PM

[up] TFS has been having an abridging competition and ranking the entries that have been submitted.

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#20968: Oct 30th 2016 at 3:35:28 PM

Its a reference to the whole dub vs sub fights on attack names, something they flipflop on a lot throughout the show.

This. It's basically the same joke as when Piccolo gives up on trying to pronounce Makankosappo - which is a mouthful even in English, translating to Demonic Piercing Light Murder Gun - and hastily renames it the Special Beam Cannon, but executed much more poorly.

edited 30th Oct '16 3:35:51 PM by TobiasDrake

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#20969: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:07:05 PM

[up]Man, I liked the Makankosappo gag. I think it was the first time I actually laughed at this series.

Yeah, old TFS was kinda crappy, but there were some good moments in there too.

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#20970: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:21:23 PM

It was very well done, which is why it got to become a hilarious running gag and even used to foreshadow a plot development in History of Trunks, while bickering in-video over attack names never came up again.

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#20971: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:22:37 PM

Makankolopolopolis.

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#20972: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:28:01 PM

So...think we can use whales to beat Buu?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
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#20973: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:41:46 PM

I mean, it's from the first few episodes that we got the master of memes that is Nappa. People still quote from the episode where him and Vegeta go to that bug planet and Vegeta becomes a prison bitch.

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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#20974: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:47:10 PM

But Vegeta I can't....believe it.

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#20975: Oct 30th 2016 at 4:49:45 PM

Nappa and Vegeta are easily the high point of the first season.

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