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[[File:Pikachu Ketchup.png|thumb|250px|right|Pikachu crying over a broken ketchup bottle.]] | [[File:Pikachu Ketchup.png|thumb|250px|right|Pikachu crying over a broken ketchup bottle.]] | ||
* Ash and his friends decide to use fake names for sake of safety. They are in a restaurant, which probably lead to the use of food as inspiration for their false names: Ash uses the name Tom Ato, derived from {{wp|tomato}}; Misty uses the name Ann Chovy, derived from {{wp|anchovy}}; and Brock uses the name {{wp|Caesar salad|Caesar Salad}}. In the Japanese version, they use names derived from ketchup, chicken rice, and curry rice respectively. | * Ash and his friends decide to use fake names for sake of safety. They are in a restaurant, which probably lead to the use of food as inspiration for their false names: Ash uses the name Tom Ato, derived from {{wp|tomato}}; Misty uses the name Ann Chovy, derived from {{wp|anchovy}}; and Brock uses the name {{wp|Caesar salad|Caesar Salad}}. In the Japanese version, they use names derived from ketchup, chicken rice, and curry rice respectively. | ||
* Pikachu reveals his fondness for ketchup. | * Pikachu reveals his fondness for ketchup. The next time he does so is in [[XY030]], 787 episodes later. | ||
* This episode reveals Electabuzz and Scyther's apparent dislike towards the color red, though ironically, they were both [[version-exclusive Pokémon|exclusive to]] Pokémon Red when only the original two games had been released. Their evolutions, {{p|Electivire}} and {{p|Scizor}}, also have some red coloration, with Scizor being nearly completely red in color. | * This episode reveals Electabuzz and Scyther's apparent dislike towards the color red, though ironically, they were both [[version-exclusive Pokémon|exclusive to]] Pokémon Red when only the original two games had been released. Their evolutions, {{p|Electivire}} and {{p|Scizor}}, also have some red coloration, with Scizor being nearly completely red in color. | ||
* The story of this episode is based on the famous 1961 Japanese samurai film ''{{wp|Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo}}''. In it, a lone samurai warrior (played by {{wp|Toshirō Mifune}}) puts an end to rival gang fighting in a small, desolate town. | * The story of this episode is based on the famous 1961 Japanese samurai film ''{{wp|Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo}}''. In it, a lone samurai warrior (played by {{wp|Toshirō Mifune}}) puts an end to rival gang fighting in a small, desolate town. |
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