TV in Japan

This is how you can wash a recent viewing of Deal or No Deal out of your brain. With singing penguins. Wearing hats. On TV. In Japan.
Warning: Those with allergies to sickly sweetness had best steer clear. Below is about as kawaii as you can get.

Marxy over at Neojaponisme has written a doozy of a post about Curriculumachine, a Japanese children’s series from the 70s.
Inspired in part by the Electric Company, Curriculumachine is inspired retro psychedelic madness dressed up as kids programming. Really awesome stuff. Check out his blog to learn where you can pick up the series on DVD [...]

This is how you seed the dreams of children. In a world where Santa Claus is not exactly a household name. With extra sparkles. On TV. In Japan.

So I feel a little bit weird about how much I love these. But not weird enough not to blog them.
BB & Barkley head to Kyoto with Singing Tour Guide:

BB interprets Japanese characters, whines about being homesick & rhymes “why-o” with “o-hi-oh”:

And finally a class of kids sing “Ichi Ni San”!

This is how you visit Japan. If you’re a giant yellow bird. And need some language help. And are immune to kawaii overload. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make a video. Featuring water. And not much else. But it still works. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: I am a HUGE Cornelius fanboy. You may not be. I understand.

This is how you determine the stars of tomorrow. By throwing balls at them. Really fast. On TV. In Japan.

I love this girl. I’ve been blogging about her since way back when.
However, I must confess. I know nothing about her whatsoever, other than she’s become a mini-star of the moment on Japanese TV going so far as to even perform with Strong Machine 2.
Anyone out there want to tell me what’s going [...]

This is how you come back with a vengeance. If you’re a kids TV star in Japan. And by comeback we mean get discovered again by a fairly lazy blogger. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you train your children to fight. Then eat. And then fight again. And then eat. On TV. In Japan.

Via Japan Probe.

This is how you sell cute to the masses. And some kind of really confusing ending. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: I’m going to give this the benefit of the doubt but I’ve got to imagine that even back then that last shot was probably a pretty bad idea.

This is how you make some extra bucks. As a young actress. Who raps. Acapella. On TV. In Japan.

NOTE: The original commercial is here as good as it ever was.

I don’t mean to do two J-List posts in a row but I just discovered the most awesome thing up there and I thought I’d share it with you as MANY of you have asked me for this specific thing.
Yes, you can now purchase Pythagoras Switch on DVD and watch the Algorithm March to your [...]

This is how you make video games work on TV. By battling it out with MONSTERS!!! Okay, pocket monsters. In turn based play. And while wearing silver suits. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you sell salty snacks. With a hefty helping of make believe. And crustaceans. On TV. In Japan.