Narrator: With the Indigo League and Brock now in the past, Pokemon needed
something new. The Orange League was the next destination for our heroes,
and with it, a new cast member: Tracey Sketchit.
Tracey: I was so glad they chose me for this part. I felt like there was nothing in this world that could stop me.
Narrator: But Tracey was wrong. There was something that could stop him: himself. Halfway through the Orange Island episodes, a shocking discovery was made. Misty was cheating on Ash with Tracey.
Ash: I wanted to kill that little *beep*ing son of a *beep*ing *beep*!
Tracey: It was bad enough all the fans of the show hated me, now Ash did too!
Narrator: Luckily, Ash forgave Misty and they got back together, but the bad blood between himself and Tracey lingered. On screen, they put their differences aside, but off screen, the smallest tiff could set them off.
Tracey: There was this one time, it was Ash's birthday, and the whole cast was celebrating, and I saw this cupcake. So I ate it. Ash got really upset, and he attacked me with a knife!
Ash: That was my cupcake! It was the last one, and it was my birthday, so that *beep* had no right to it!
Narrator: Things had gotten so bad for Tracey that he decided to leave as well. But this came at a very bad time, as the Orange Island saga left viewers very angry, and ratings dropped.
Samuel Oak: We needed something new. So we came up with the idea for Johto. We made up all these new Pokemon, and stuck other existing Pokemon in their costumes to play their roles. A few of the new Pokemon like Togepi, Lugia, Ho-oh, Slowking, Marill, etc. do exist, but the rest were all made up. Only one thing was missing: Brock.
Narrator: The producers realized the only they were going to get viewers back was to bring back their hero. They went to Las Vegas to try and persuade Brock to return, but Brock refused.
Brock: I still have my dignity. *Brock sees a pretty girl walk by* Brock: Miss, will you go out with me?!
Narrator: But the producers did manage to swing a deal with Brock by promising to give him a date with Joy and Jenny in the show eventually. With everything back in place, Pokemon was back to its old self. And sure enough, Pokemon will continue to be quality show for years to come....or at least until the show becomes unprofitable.
Tracey: I was so glad they chose me for this part. I felt like there was nothing in this world that could stop me.
Narrator: But Tracey was wrong. There was something that could stop him: himself. Halfway through the Orange Island episodes, a shocking discovery was made. Misty was cheating on Ash with Tracey.
Ash: I wanted to kill that little *beep*ing son of a *beep*ing *beep*!
Tracey: It was bad enough all the fans of the show hated me, now Ash did too!
Narrator: Luckily, Ash forgave Misty and they got back together, but the bad blood between himself and Tracey lingered. On screen, they put their differences aside, but off screen, the smallest tiff could set them off.
Tracey: There was this one time, it was Ash's birthday, and the whole cast was celebrating, and I saw this cupcake. So I ate it. Ash got really upset, and he attacked me with a knife!
Ash: That was my cupcake! It was the last one, and it was my birthday, so that *beep* had no right to it!
Narrator: Things had gotten so bad for Tracey that he decided to leave as well. But this came at a very bad time, as the Orange Island saga left viewers very angry, and ratings dropped.
Samuel Oak: We needed something new. So we came up with the idea for Johto. We made up all these new Pokemon, and stuck other existing Pokemon in their costumes to play their roles. A few of the new Pokemon like Togepi, Lugia, Ho-oh, Slowking, Marill, etc. do exist, but the rest were all made up. Only one thing was missing: Brock.
Narrator: The producers realized the only they were going to get viewers back was to bring back their hero. They went to Las Vegas to try and persuade Brock to return, but Brock refused.
Brock: I still have my dignity. *Brock sees a pretty girl walk by* Brock: Miss, will you go out with me?!
Narrator: But the producers did manage to swing a deal with Brock by promising to give him a date with Joy and Jenny in the show eventually. With everything back in place, Pokemon was back to its old self. And sure enough, Pokemon will continue to be quality show for years to come....or at least until the show becomes unprofitable.