Hey, what do you guys think of the rumor that a English dub of the Porygon seizure episode exists?
maddie blaustein claimed it was dubbed back in 07/08, other 4kids voice actors involved with the pokemon dub had debunked it but eric stuart who voice directed the anime during its 4kids run ended up confirming they did dub it, but for Whatever reason chose not to reduce the frame rate for the explosions- so it does exist out there Somewhere but for legal reasons will not see the light of day unless its leaked, tpci probably has it backed up if they acquired the 4kids episodes post-liquidation
I'm aware of Maddie Blaustein's claim and other 4Kids voice actors debunking it, but I wasn't aware that the Eric Stuart guy confirmed the existence of the English dubbed Electric Soldier Porygon. You learn something new each day!
Considering that 4Kids apparently started dubbing the show in April 1998 (which is also when the show returned to Japanese television), and most of the episodes they used for their dub were the post-seizure versions (with very few exceptions), I'd imagine they likely never got a copy of this episode.
If the episode was banned globally, I doubt OLM would have sent 4Kids the episode, unless it was by mistake. Plus, I'm guessing some of the actors who claimed that a dub was made may have been misremembering and got it mixed up with another episode that was dubbed.
Last Edit: Sept 10, 2023 11:15:59 GMT by Gilby1385