As a 90s kid, I grew up in a very meat-and-potatoes kind of culture when it comes to food. Rice was not common in our house. When the "jelly donuts" came up, I don't think I even considered that they were anything else; probably thought they looked a bit funny, but it still made me want a donut!
I think the first episode I saw featuring the “Jelly Donuts” was the one where they met Snap and they were properly referred to as Rice Balls. Rice has been my favorite food since I was little, I love almost any kind of it, so I’ve always wanted to try an Onigiri
Ah yes I remember seeing all of these and even as a kid I kinda knew those weren't jelly donuts. So many edits and changes for one food item, wouldn't be surprised if OLM saw these and decided to keep riceballs out of the anime all together since we haven't seen anymore since Advenced Generation.
Then again after Sinnoh all regions have been non-japanese inspired so it would be pretty weird if they did include them, Journeys could have but that's another story.
I recall Lana from the Alola seasons of the anime eating a gigantic rice ball in the episode where the kids work at a Pokemon Hospital because one of the Nurse Joys there was sick.
I remember in an early episode of Hoenn (the one where Ash gets Taillow) they called them "sandwiches" But a few episodes later they call them riceballs again -_-
They’d do it for YuGiOh too. I vividly remember this scene from YuGiOh GX where a woman brings Jaden and the gang what are obviously rice balls. But instead they say PASTRIES and they say it multiple times because they really want kids to now that these 🍙 are indeed PASTRIES. It can be cringe, but it’s also so funny that I can’t be mad at it 😅
As someone who lives in Japan, hearing rice balls as donut for the first time just made me so confused, even when I didn’t know English at the time, I could tell that donut ain’t nowhere near close to a rice ball lmao
Whats funny is that most of this stuff is the pokemon company's fault, people love to blame 4kids, but according to several people at the company it was the original anime studios who wanted stuff like this change, so japan.... wanted to censor rice balls to get more money in america
Slight correction. It was the American network that these anime were broadcasted on that demanded a lot of changes. On the other hand, Japan didn’t make some things easier either. Ever wonder why a lot of the Japanese text in the YuGiOh anime are just suddenly gone? According to one producer, it’s because the files of the anime they got from Japan already had most of that text gone. It is also true that, allegedly, the Japanese producers were trying to lean more away from the Japanese culture references because of how universally popular Pokemon was getting. For those seeking a source- you can find a lot of videos and interviews done with people who worked with 4Kids on UA-cam, just look them up. And I mean look for legitimate interviews or panels featuring past 4Kids staff, voice actors, or content creators who actually do their research. Not people who are putting 4Kids in a bad light solely based on the same anime clips and memes.
That isn't really true. TPC did want things changed to appeal to a wider audience, but they left it up to 4kids to decide what to change - TPC didn't specifically request that rice balls be changed.
There was another episode where they called rice balls something else is in advance when ash caught tailow when Brock called them sandwiches and 4kids didn’t change the look
First, Brock explains that these are donuts, then he elaborates that they are jelly filled. He then summarizes completely that they are jelly filled donuts. Brock is going as far as he can to erase all essence rice balls from the scene.
speaking of dub differences, is that also why pokemon seemingly is the only one whose dub gives them english names instead of calling them their jp names?
Since I was a little kid that never saw a lot of japanese food and never knew what a rice ball was I had taken it at face value that it was a jelly donut. I never got a chance to watch the show as far as to experience the other weird terms and edits though.
Yeah, the Cracker scene with Team Rocket is funnier, and probably my favorite. At least with a Rice Ball, they can split it up evenly amongst each other, but a Cracker... That singular Cracker is less food than even a third of a Rice Ball! Funnier!
I remember being 5 or 6 years old watching this episode and was like that isn't a jelly donut. 😂🤣 I could tell it was a rice ball. I was like whatever. I forgot about the popcorn one. I found it funny. Interesting to see some other episodes I remember altered seeing the Japanese version.
As a little kid this scene confused the heck outta me! For years I thought that the Japanese have donuts like America does, except their donuts are balls of rice 🍙. I was a slow child.
theey are not suppose to have too much flavor because rice ball are just there to fill you up, and make you healthy, because onigiri is a health food(pretty much most japanese dishes are health foods when you get into the lesser known stuff like Zarusoba, Somen, green tea(not the sugary stuff, the real traditional japanese green tea) Japanese foods has many varieties unlike a lot of western cuisines), and the best onigiris are usually the ones with salmon, Unagi, Tuna, or Cod roe.
Onigiri is some of the most healthy japanese foods, and when there is not enough time for you to meal prep, or the line to your favorite restaurant is too long, aand you see a japanese supermarket, you can go in buy an onigiri, have it as a super quick lunch, that is enough to last you until dinner.
4Kids thought the audience was so stupid to pull off something so cringe and crappy as dubbing a riceball as a jelly donut. This show is long overdue for a faithful, uncut English dub.
After watching pokemon and I visited Family in America I asked for Jellyfilled l donuts... You could imagine the confusion when I didn't get what I thought I was going to get 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When it comes to replacing the rice balls with sandwiches and crackers, I have a theory about this. Those were some of the last episodes 4Kids dubbed and I'm guessing they new that their days with the show were numbered. My theory is they decided to replace the rice balls in the dub because it would be a large business expense they could write off for tax purposes before they lost the franchise. Also, the first instance of rice balls getting referred to as a donuts happened back in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. "Oh no! They're eating all the jelly donuts and eclairs!"
I wonder if it's because of the role the rice balls are playing in the plot? Obviously not a localization excuse, but hear me out. The donut reference was maybe quite literally because of the Ash catching the riceball on accident joke. It's much 'funnier' to hear Ash respond after seeing himself catch a donut, even if what he actually caught was a riceball. Then in the next episode, there was no reason not to call it a riceball apparently? Then perhaps it was to nod it was a light afternoon snack without understanding that popcorn balls don't exist outside of Halloween?
This whole video was just an excuse to eat many things even that onion (you're insane for that last one) also don't worry you'll be fine or well you could end up being the ugly barnacle. It was a really weird trip through memory lane with how 4Kids did those edits. Also now i wanna try that anime accurate Jelly Doughnut.
I find it interesting that you didn't try a jelly filled rice ball despite the old episode calling it a donut. I wonder if you'd end up liking it? You don't have to, but you have me curious on it after watching this video. If you do try a jelly filled rice ball, please tell me your opinion on it.
cringe
ur cringe
As a kid when i saw this episode the first time i knew it wasnt a donut either
No YOURE cringe
@@bee5607 you’re cringe this is a joke
@@bee5607 you got no bitches
I kinda want to try an anime accurate jelly doughnut now.
Weirdly enough, it sorta works… 🤔
I think Babish tried something like that, based on the rice balls from Pokémon
same
I really imagine Gordon Ramsay saying to Brock: "that's not a donut, you donut" 😂
That’s why Brock should’ve made his soup. Would’ve got Gordon on his side.
“Jelly filled donuts” is the best localisation decision ever. Nothing beats a jelly filled donut.
A CLASSIC 4Kids moment. 🙃 🍚 🥪🍩🍙
Yeah
When I was the targeted age for Pokémon and watching the show I knew what a rice ball was
They are the worst so I hope they are out of business forever.
"Hey I know! I'll use this frying pan, as a drying pan!" :D
That onion bite managed to physically hurt my tongue through the screen, but I respect your dedication
As a 90s kid, I grew up in a very meat-and-potatoes kind of culture when it comes to food. Rice was not common in our house. When the "jelly donuts" came up, I don't think I even considered that they were anything else; probably thought they looked a bit funny, but it still made me want a donut!
I think the first episode I saw featuring the “Jelly Donuts” was the one where they met Snap and they were properly referred to as Rice Balls. Rice has been my favorite food since I was little, I love almost any kind of it, so I’ve always wanted to try an Onigiri
Oh lord, nothing could prepare me for seeing someone just straight up biting an onion like it's a golden delicious.
What a power move.
I'd be intimidated by that in real life.
Look up Australia's ex prime minister Tony Abbott doing exactly that.
Ah yes I remember seeing all of these and even as a kid I kinda knew those weren't jelly donuts.
So many edits and changes for one food item, wouldn't be surprised if OLM saw these and decided to keep riceballs out of the anime all together since we haven't seen anymore since Advenced Generation.
Then again after Sinnoh all regions have been non-japanese inspired so it would be pretty weird if they did include them, Journeys could have but that's another story.
I recall Lana from the Alola seasons of the anime eating a gigantic rice ball in the episode where the kids work at a Pokemon Hospital because one of the Nurse Joys there was sick.
@@happaxgamma
Come to think of it I do remember seeing that, either it slipped past the dubbers or thought it wasn't worth editing
“Hey, wanna have some weed? I made it myself. Nothing beats some delectable weed!”
In season 1 episode 17 of Yu-Gi-Oh GX 4kids do the same thing except this time they call them stuffed pastries. Nothing was safe.
I remember in an early episode of Hoenn (the one where Ash gets Taillow) they called them "sandwiches"
But a few episodes later they call them riceballs again -_-
Wasn't a giant onigiri also replaced by a sub at one point?
@@Jw87563 it's in the video
@yooran5393 yes, I didn't watch the whole thing at the time.
4Kids and their censorship, am I right?
They’d do it for YuGiOh too. I vividly remember this scene from YuGiOh GX where a woman brings Jaden and the gang what are obviously rice balls. But instead they say PASTRIES and they say it multiple times because they really want kids to now that these 🍙 are indeed PASTRIES.
It can be cringe, but it’s also so funny that I can’t be mad at it 😅
What about this one:
You get pizza, while we're stuck with... Whatever it is I'm holding!? 🍙
Also from Yu-Gi-Oh XD
Those Jelly Filled Donuts were the Best!!
My favorite! Nothing beats a jelly-filled donut.
"Jelly filled doughnut" is a staple in memes of the Lost Pause community
As someone who lives in Japan, hearing rice balls as donut for the first time just made me so confused, even when I didn’t know English at the time, I could tell that donut ain’t nowhere near close to a rice ball lmao
"Oh no Japanese food. We must protect the children from such rubbish"
2:52 ay That was the one my mom got me 🤣
As horrible as these changes were, the hilarity of the changes still holds up after all these time.
Ah, yes… “Primeape Goes Nanab Berries.” 🤔
By the way, unagi-filled onigiri are _super_ yummy. Definitely recommend! 👍🏻
4Kids had a war against rice balls.
my mans gatorex suffering for his art with that onion 😔 a masterpiece
1:11 oh baby 4kids
On the Yu-Gi-Oh side gotta live that aggressive finger-pointing and shadow realm
5:27 Hero? I call them subs.
Brock has his eyes closed, so he did not know that they were rice balls and not jelly donuts.
Yeah because he is blind. The rest of the people who call those rice balls donuts (Ash, Misty, Team Rocket) is just dumb
I can’t stop laughing at this video!! “Nothing beats jelly doughnuts!” 😂😂🤣🤣☠️
0:17 WELL, ACTUALLY GATOREX, Jessie referred to her rice-balls as jelly donuts in Episode 12…
6:29 It happens in the second-to-last episode of Season 5, "Gotta Catch Ya Later!"
Whats funny is that most of this stuff is the pokemon company's fault, people love to blame 4kids, but according to several people at the company it was the original anime studios who wanted stuff like this change, so japan.... wanted to censor rice balls to get more money in america
LOLWUT?! XD You have got to be kidding me...
Source?
Slight correction. It was the American network that these anime were broadcasted on that demanded a lot of changes. On the other hand, Japan didn’t make some things easier either. Ever wonder why a lot of the Japanese text in the YuGiOh anime are just suddenly gone? According to one producer, it’s because the files of the anime they got from Japan already had most of that text gone. It is also true that, allegedly, the Japanese producers were trying to lean more away from the Japanese culture references because of how universally popular Pokemon was getting.
For those seeking a source- you can find a lot of videos and interviews done with people who worked with 4Kids on UA-cam, just look them up.
And I mean look for legitimate interviews or panels featuring past 4Kids staff, voice actors, or content creators who actually do their research. Not people who are putting 4Kids in a bad light solely based on the same anime clips and memes.
That isn't really true. TPC did want things changed to appeal to a wider audience, but they left it up to 4kids to decide what to change - TPC didn't specifically request that rice balls be changed.
This has to be my favorite video you have done, not only do we get Pokemon facts we also got a Muckbung!
That’s is the goofiest plugged in sandwich I’ve ever seen
Jelly Filled Donuts aren't Donuts they are Rice Cakes! 4Kids Lied to us this whole entire time.
they've lied to us too many times
I remember that bit as an little 8 year old and thinking "What is wrong with brock? That is the rice things from sailor moon."
Shut the front door, I'm eating one right now 🤣🤣🤣
edit: I mean the rice b.. I mean jelly filled donut
Going to make Jellyfilled Riceballs for the funny
I wonder how that would even taste 🤨
As a kid, I just assumed they were Japanese donuts.
Curse you, 4Kids!
1:50 hey! I go to that marukai all the time!
When I was a kid, I thought it was a jelly donut. I just thought it was a really fancy donut since I'd never seen it before.
The voice actor of Brock/James talked about this in some convention panels.
I like biting onto onions, yes, Im crazy, Uncooked onions are delicious
Actually, rice balls were first referred to as jelly doughnuts in the Squirtle Squad episode, but it's so brief that no one remembers it.
There was another episode where they called rice balls something else is in advance when ash caught tailow when Brock called them sandwiches and 4kids didn’t change the look
Any video that just lets you feed yourself a good meal is one I’m on board with
At least in Latin America (where I live) it's refered as riceballs and not donuts.
First, Brock explains that these are donuts, then he elaborates that they are jelly filled. He then summarizes completely that they are jelly filled donuts. Brock is going as far as he can to erase all essence rice balls from the scene.
You're making the best content in the pokemon community right now.
i instantly tasted the onion you bit into and began tearing up💀
the onion is cursed.
I once saw a recipe that made rice ball shaped jelly doughnuts. What a time to be alive!
I really appreciate the commitment to try all of these foods. Maybe next time roast the onion first, though 😂
Can always appreciate commitment to the bit
7:37 you never had a picnic in Scarlet or Violet, haven’t you?
i dont even want to know what an onigiri stuffed with jelly would taste like
speaking of dub differences, is that also why pokemon seemingly is the only one whose dub gives them english names instead of calling them their jp names?
Many of the English names are taken from the games.
I gotta say I respect your commitment to the bit lol
Funny how in the Mewtwo remake they made a joke about jelly donuts when Brock was flirting
Dudes never seen a donut before. Rice balls aren’t real
I still love how no one talks about the fact that just up and called them rice balls again I'm the tod snap episode, abd then just never again
Respect for taking a bite of an onion 😂 but damn now I wanna eat those items haha
I also wish they kept the jelly donut as an inside dub joke
This.... Was quite a moment
Wasn’t the first instance of a “jelly doughnut” in the Squirtle Squad episode when the Squad was eating TR’s food?
Since I was a little kid that never saw a lot of japanese food and never knew what a rice ball was I had taken it at face value that it was a jelly donut. I never got a chance to watch the show as far as to experience the other weird terms and edits though.
My favorite of the foods is stun seed (but backwards)
The jelly dount became unique pokemon censorship as babish culinary universe also making this food as well.
The first time I've ever heard of popcorn balls. ngl.
Maybe not jelly filled donut moment, but maybe an Annilihape moment in Gen 9, maybe?
I read it as Don't Pop-corn Rice Balls.
Having watched several anime prior to Pokémon as a kid, I knew those weren't doughnuts 😂🍩❌🍙
popcorn balls are just rice krispys with corn
They sell some popcorn balls at sprouts
This video was really entertaining
I was tricked into watching a Muk-bang
Yeah, the Cracker scene with Team Rocket is funnier, and probably my favorite. At least with a Rice Ball, they can split it up evenly amongst each other, but a Cracker... That singular Cracker is less food than even a third of a Rice Ball! Funnier!
It makes me want to rip my eyes out
Remember when ash caught a wild donut? 🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙
Lost Pause's greatest nemesis...at last.
I remember being 5 or 6 years old watching this episode and was like that isn't a jelly donut. 😂🤣 I could tell it was a rice ball. I was like whatever. I forgot about the popcorn one. I found it funny. Interesting to see some other episodes I remember altered seeing the Japanese version.
As a little kid this scene confused the heck outta me! For years I thought that the Japanese have donuts like America does, except their donuts are balls of rice 🍙. I was a slow child.
Because I played YoKai Watch before watching the original Pokémon series I was throughly confused
So even though I knew it wasn't a donut I didn't know what a rice ball was and would for many years because it was hard to get Japanese food in the UK
Onigiri, but then again it’s 4kids that I blame than anything else 😑
Not 4kids, blame the japanese companies they were the ones heavily pushing changes like this overseas to make more money
@@darkron288 true you’re not wrong, but I’m still blaming 4kids for the other things they’ve messed up 😅.
theey are not suppose to have too much flavor because rice ball are just there to fill you up, and make you healthy, because onigiri is a health food(pretty much most japanese dishes are health foods when you get into the lesser known stuff like Zarusoba, Somen, green tea(not the sugary stuff, the real traditional japanese green tea) Japanese foods has many varieties unlike a lot of western cuisines), and the best onigiris are usually the ones with salmon, Unagi, Tuna, or Cod roe.
Onigiri is some of the most healthy japanese foods, and when there is not enough time for you to meal prep, or the line to your favorite restaurant is too long, aand you see a japanese supermarket, you can go in buy an onigiri, have it as a super quick lunch, that is enough to last you until dinner.
4Kids thought the audience was so stupid to pull off something so cringe and crappy as dubbing a riceball as a jelly donut. This show is long overdue for a faithful, uncut English dub.
After watching pokemon and I visited Family in America I asked for Jellyfilled l donuts...
You could imagine the confusion when I didn't get what I thought I was going to get 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
giving us mukbang 👌
Pokemon food review
When it comes to replacing the rice balls with sandwiches and crackers, I have a theory about this.
Those were some of the last episodes 4Kids dubbed and I'm guessing they new that their days with the show were numbered. My theory is they decided to replace the rice balls in the dub because it would be a large business expense they could write off for tax purposes before they lost the franchise.
Also, the first instance of rice balls getting referred to as a donuts happened back in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad.
"Oh no! They're eating all the jelly donuts and eclairs!"
No fucking way you put Vaporeon in the well known memes. No. Fucking. Way 😳😰
4kids probably Google a random sandwich on the advanced series
🍩=🍙
Is this Pokémon or Scooby doo
popcorn balls???
It seems Pokemon Advanced English Dub Predicted Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. 🤔
I wonder if it's because of the role the rice balls are playing in the plot? Obviously not a localization excuse, but hear me out.
The donut reference was maybe quite literally because of the Ash catching the riceball on accident joke. It's much 'funnier' to hear Ash respond after seeing himself catch a donut, even if what he actually caught was a riceball.
Then in the next episode, there was no reason not to call it a riceball apparently?
Then perhaps it was to nod it was a light afternoon snack without understanding that popcorn balls don't exist outside of Halloween?
This whole video was just an excuse to eat many things even that onion (you're insane for that last one) also don't worry you'll be fine or well you could end up being the ugly barnacle.
It was a really weird trip through memory lane with how 4Kids did those edits.
Also now i wanna try that anime accurate Jelly Doughnut.
omg delicious I love eating my favorite snack donutpopcornballonion
Nori donut recipe when?
Using a video as an excuse to try different types of food?
I respect that.
I find it interesting that you didn't try a jelly filled rice ball despite the old episode calling it a donut. I wonder if you'd end up liking it?
You don't have to, but you have me curious on it after watching this video. If you do try a jelly filled rice ball, please tell me your opinion on it.