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Posted by Transmute Jun on 12-01-2010 at 14:59:

I supposed I'm just immature then, that I giggled through the entire episode about 'Whirlyknife'. Wink

I don't recall thinking there was anything funny about it as a kid, though.

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 13-01-2010 at 00:26:

I don't remember this episode at all from when it aired. I might have missed it.

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Posted by tatsunokofan on 13-01-2010 at 00:55:

Hi all!

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I don't know why Whirlyknife would give them the giggles. It suited the name of the Mecha, and at the time, as James said, it was very common to give things names that suit them in a child's mind.

Exactly! And after all the years the actors had in the business, and after all of the strange names they had been exposed to in all of the series they had worked on, I can't see why Whirlyknife would have been reacted to as anything other than yet another strange name in a long list of strange names they had encountered in their careers. I know it has never had any humorous effect on me, though obviously that is not the case for everyone. To each their own.

James

Posted by Reboekah on 13-01-2010 at 01:37:

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Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter
I believe Zark was talking about Cape Hatteras, which is in Florida (I think).

Actually - you might be thinking of Cape Canaveral... where the Shuttle launches....

Cape Hatteras is in North Carolina - near Kitty Hawk...

Never expected an animated program to dig up such geographical interest!

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Posted by lborgia88 on 13-01-2010 at 04:47:

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Originally posted by Transmute Jun
I supposed I'm just immature then, that I giggled through the entire episode about 'Whirlyknife'. Wink

I don't recall thinking there was anything funny about it as a kid, though.

For some reason, "Whirlyknife" sounds to me like some sort of food-chopping kitchen gadget that would be sold via TV infomercials, late at night. I agree that, as a name for a mecha, it's definitely lacking in the intimidation or gravitas departments!

Posted by lborgia88 on 13-01-2010 at 17:59:

I find myself wondering what ended up happening to Dr. Nakamura. In most episodes, everyone on the Galactor side except Katse ends up dead, not a prisoner of the Science Ninjas.

As he's wearing Katse's mask and clothes, Ken might conclude that he's seen Katse's face and could describe him. I'd like to think that Ken's gotten over his urge to interrogate Galactor prisoners by using fire extinguishers, but if Nakamura is as loyal to Katse as he seems, he could be in for an unpleasant interrogation to get him to talk.

Posted by Transmute Jun on 13-01-2010 at 20:43:

That's an interesting idea, LB, and could make for a great fic starter...

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Posted by lborgia88 on 13-01-2010 at 23:04:

I suppose it could.

Considering Katse's amazing talent for disguises (possibly aided by mutant shape-shifting abilities), maybe the man that Ken unmasked on the bridge of the God Phoenix really was Katse and Nakamura perished when Komaking crashed into the island (that would explain why no one saw an escape pod of any kind leaving Komaking). I wouldn't put it past Katse to fake them out by disguising himself as Nakamura and then putting his own mask and clothes on top of that disguise...

Posted by Transmute Jun on 14-01-2010 at 00:26:

Actually, I think we did see an escape pod leave Komaking, just as Jun and Ken were jumping off with 'Katse'.

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Posted by lborgia88 on 14-01-2010 at 01:27:

Oh right. I looked again, and the top piece does separate off before it goes crashing into the island (forgot you'd mentioned that).

But, I suppose we don't know for certain who, if anyone, was on board that piece. Smirk

Posted by Transmute Jun on 14-01-2010 at 14:39:

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Originally posted by lborgia88
But, I suppose we don't know for certain who, if anyone, was on board that piece. Smirk

That is very ture. Big Grin

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 18-01-2010 at 03:11:

Given the type of show BotP was, most of the mecha names that I remember were not quite so outlandish as all that. So 'Whirlyknife' stands out.

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 27-04-2010 at 15:02:

Order your Ginsu knife set now, and receive a free 'Whirlyknife'! Quantities are limited, so order now.

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