Pokémon
Pokémon Fashion Flash
TV Flash files “Pokémon Fashion Flash” as hour 28 of 1220 in the TV Flash guide — Pokémon (1998–present (U.S.)) on Kids' WB/Syndication, season 1, episode 28, aired 1997-10-07, 22 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E28: listed hour 28 of 1220 in the Pokémon guide, hour 28 of 82 in season 1. It aired 1997-10-07 (22 min). The listed hour before it is “Hypno's Naptime” (S01E27). Next is “The Punchy Pokémon” (S01E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Ash and the others arrive at the world famous Scissor Street, where you can find almost anything. They see a salon where the owners, who are really Team Rocket in disguise, say that pokemon beauty is all that matters, which excites Misty. They then find what they came to look for, the salon of the world famous pokemon breeder Susie. Susie then begins a class to show off some of her techniques. After Ash and Brock insult Team Rocket's salon, Misty decides to bring Psyduck there for a makeover. However this turns out to be a lure by Team Rocket, who want to use Misty as "bait" for Ash.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pokémon Fashion Flash sit in the Pokémon guide?
S01E28 is listed hour 28 of 1220 — hour 28 of 82 in season 1, season 1 episode 28.
When did Pokémon S01E28 air?
Pokémon Fashion Flash aired 1997-10-07 and is listed at 22 minutes.
Do I need the games first?
The TV series is one engine with the games and cards, not a homework prerequisite. U.S. breakthrough is 1998 anime syndication as childhood OS.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A ten-year-old, a yellow mouse, and a globetrotting checklist that became a childhood operating system. Anime lands in American syndication as one engine with the games and cards — catch, train, argue about types. Kids’ TV as collection ritual, gym-badge serialization, and the rare cartoon that still prints money because the adventure never quite finishes.
The work, first: a young trainer, a yellow mouse, a globetrotting checklist that became a childhood operating system. Based on Game Freak/Nintendo games, the anime's U.S. TV breakthrough in 1998 (Kids' WB and syndication) detonated a multi-platform kids' empire: games, cards, films, toys, one engine. Satoshi Tajiri and Kunihiko Yuyama's world turned anime into mainstream American children's programming. Rica Matsumoto and Veronica Taylor as Ash across languages; Ikue Otani's Pikachu. Catch, train, argue about…
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- Ikue Otani as Pikachu
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