![]() ![]() A cry so anguished and alone it shuddered in my head and my body. The story sees Ash and his friends (among them his loyal rodent companion Pikachu) arrive at a lighthouse on a foggy coast, where a character named Bill spends his time studying rare Pokemon.Ī cry came across a million years of water and mist. Arriving near the start of Pokemon’s global explosion in popularity, it continued 10-year-old hero Ash Ketchum’s quest to catch and train the cute creatures of the series’ title, all in the hope of becoming a Pokemon master. “Mystery At The Lighthouse” was the 13th episode of Pokemon, which made its first Japanese airing in 1997 and appeared on US screens the following year. ![]() An early episode of the animated TV series Pokemon, meanwhile, took the unusual step of spending a large chunk of its duration on paying homage to one of America’s most distinguished genre writers. There’s a certain pleasure in spotting pop culture references in animated shows aimed at kids, whether it’s unmistakeable allusions to Goodfellas in Animaniacs or The dude from The Big Lebowski showing up in an episode of Powerpuff Girls. ![]()
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