I see. I just saw that Amazon has it for the same price as well.
This thread got me looking at the three old volumes on my shelf, and I noticed those had a total of 79 episodes. Then I Amazoned this and the reviews there say the controversial "Holiday Hi-Jynx" episode has been cut from the complete set, so beware of that.
Yeah. I just asked my sister and she said that there were 4 banned from the U.S. TV series.
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The Legend of Dratini - several scenes where guns are pointed in people’s faces. Also this same episode there’s an interrogation scene where Meowth puts on a Hitler mustache.
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Holiday Hi-Jynx - this episode was criticized because Jynx looks like one of the old racist cartoons from the 30’s. It aired only once, and the controversy caused Nintendo to change Jynx’s skin color to purple.
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Beauty and the Beach - In this episode, all the female characters enter a beauty contest. James also puts on some kind body suit with inflatable breasts, and enters as well, because that’s a stupid plan and that’s what Team Rocket does. James then taunts Misty with the line, “Maybe when you're older, you'll have a chest like this!” A grown man in a boob-suit taunting a young girl about her cup size is totally cool in Japan, but they thought it may be bit much for American audiences. A version of this episode aired twice in the US, but James in a bikini was removed.
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Electric Soldier Porygon - When “Computer Soldier Porygon” first aired in Japan it contained a sequence where Pikachu fends off some missiles with his Thunderbolt attack. An electric rodent fighting missiles just wasn’t cool enough for the animators, so they added an intense strobe effect to liven things up. I’m sure the audience appreciated it, as long as weren’t having epileptic seizures. The strobe sequence was so intense, it hurt people’s brains. Hundreds of Japanese children were rushed to hospitals, and thousands more reported feeling dizziness and headaches. Some people even had temporary blindness. A later study determined 5-10% of people watching that episode felt sick. The episode was pulled forever, Pokemon was off the air for months, and the story made headlines around the world.
Yeah. I understand ALL the omitted episodes aren't included but at least the ones that aired on TV are included in the package.