Narrator: Pikachu - an adorable, electric mouse who has captured the hearts
of millions the past few years. But few people know of the dark side to our
little furry friend.
Ash: If you think things behind the scenes with Pikachu are the same as the stuff on screen, you got another thing coming.
Jessie: That Pikachu is a real premadonna. It even makes me look sane.
Narrator: Right from the start, Pikachu was not an easy actor to work with.
Ash: The first time we met, Pikachu shocked me. We're definitely not as good friends as our TV counterparts.
Samuel Oak: Many times, Pikachu would refuse to do scenes it didn't want, and would only come out if its trailer once we changed them.
Meowth: I tried to offer Pikachu a bagel one morning, and instead was given a 10 000-volt shock to the system.
Brock: That Pokemon has a really bad attitude, but what could we do? The kids love him.
Narrator: Pikachu's new found stardom had given it a thirst for more. More airtime. More lines (which is tough to write, since you can only do so much with the word "Pikachu"). More money. More Medabots. More power. (Oops, wrong show.)
Samuel Oak: We noticed Pikachu had become really power-hungry when it demanded it should have advantages over any type of Pokemon. Pikachu crossed the line of sanity when it said it wanted to be the only Pikachu in the world that could electrocute Ground types, and so we caved, which explains half of the plot holes in the story.
Narrator: So the show progressed. But as soon as news of Pikachu's impending god-like abilities were heard, the other actors had heard enough. They went on strike.
Charmander: Char, Char-Charmander! Char, mander-Char! Char!
Meowth (translating): Charmander says that if Pikachu could shock ground types, then it should be allowed to beat water types any time it wants!
Narrator: Pikachu soon saw the errors of its ways. In a formal apology to the cast, Pikachu said it was sorry for the way it acted, and would try to cut down on beating ground types. So with the strike over, production of the show continued. The stage was for the big screen debut of Pokemon. That, up next, on "Pokemon: Behind the Cartoon."
Ash: If you think things behind the scenes with Pikachu are the same as the stuff on screen, you got another thing coming.
Jessie: That Pikachu is a real premadonna. It even makes me look sane.
Narrator: Right from the start, Pikachu was not an easy actor to work with.
Ash: The first time we met, Pikachu shocked me. We're definitely not as good friends as our TV counterparts.
Samuel Oak: Many times, Pikachu would refuse to do scenes it didn't want, and would only come out if its trailer once we changed them.
Meowth: I tried to offer Pikachu a bagel one morning, and instead was given a 10 000-volt shock to the system.
Brock: That Pokemon has a really bad attitude, but what could we do? The kids love him.
Narrator: Pikachu's new found stardom had given it a thirst for more. More airtime. More lines (which is tough to write, since you can only do so much with the word "Pikachu"). More money. More Medabots. More power. (Oops, wrong show.)
Samuel Oak: We noticed Pikachu had become really power-hungry when it demanded it should have advantages over any type of Pokemon. Pikachu crossed the line of sanity when it said it wanted to be the only Pikachu in the world that could electrocute Ground types, and so we caved, which explains half of the plot holes in the story.
Narrator: So the show progressed. But as soon as news of Pikachu's impending god-like abilities were heard, the other actors had heard enough. They went on strike.
Charmander: Char, Char-Charmander! Char, mander-Char! Char!
Meowth (translating): Charmander says that if Pikachu could shock ground types, then it should be allowed to beat water types any time it wants!
Narrator: Pikachu soon saw the errors of its ways. In a formal apology to the cast, Pikachu said it was sorry for the way it acted, and would try to cut down on beating ground types. So with the strike over, production of the show continued. The stage was for the big screen debut of Pokemon. That, up next, on "Pokemon: Behind the Cartoon."