Shin Chan (US)/Can't Abort Them When They're Not Yours

Can't Abort Them When They're Not Yours
Season 1, Episode 4
Airdate	April 24, 2007
Production Number	010
Written by	Ryou Motohira Hiroko Naka Hiroko Hagita Taeko Okina Kazuhisa Sakaguchi
Directed by	Keiichi Hara
ADR Writer(s)	Joel Bergen Alex Muniz Sarah Dyer Evan Dorkin
ADR Director(s)	Zach Bolton Laura Bailey
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Shin Chan (US) — Season One

Can't Abort Them When They're Not Yours is the fourth episode of the first season of FUNimation's adaptation of Shin Chan, and the tenth episode overall.

This episode is available to watch for free at AdultSwim.com as an interactive video. In addition to the episode, one can watch video commentary, booth recordings, script comparisons, and other special features. Click here to watch the episode.

Guest Stars: Christopher R. Sabat, Chris Cason, Julie Mayfield, Jennifer Green

Plot Overview

By Dawn's Early Fight

It's the first morning in the Nohara family's new apartment, and already everyone is late. Shin takes the day off from school due to lack of transportation, so he helps out, or at least attempts to, around the house.

Bug Thy Neighbors

Mitzi decides to take Shin to meet the neighbors. The first one they meet up with is Yonrou, a man who cannot get into college, and who Shin says has an apartment that "smells like breakfast farts." Next they mistakenly meet the landlady (Shin calls her the manlady), who only comes up to see Mitzi after Shin knocked down her tower of dentures by making loud noises upstairs.

Spin Georgie

Shin invites his friends over to see the new apartment, but most of that time is spent bugging Yonrou and Nushiyo the landlady. Georgie does his best to try and talk Shin's way out of these situations.

Notes

• Premiered first on Adult Swim Fix on April 20, 2007.

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Yonrou and Nushiyo Ooya first appear in this episode. Nushiyo is not identified by name so it is unknown whether or not it has been changed for English.

Referbacks

• One-Eyed Monster - Mitzi tells Shin to walk stealthily like the ninja in the Gigantic One-Eyed Monster game, which appeared in the episode Gum is a Good Food to Eat.
• Trust dance - Shin asks his dad Hiro if he wants to do the trust dance done in the second episode of the show. Shin even adds "You get to say penis."

Trivia

The Show

• This is the first episode directed by Laura Bailey, who also plays the main character, Shin-chan.

Behind the Scenes

• Originally, the ending narration about Shin becoming "a manboy" was supposed to be read by Shin's future adult-self, as a spoof of The Wonder Years. TV Asahi did not approve the joke, with their reason being they never want Shin to ever become an adult.

Allusions and References

• Jimmy Carter - A former U.S. president. Georgie fears he might be living in one of the apartments.
• Dee Dee Myers - The former U.S. White House Press Secretary who served under president Clinton. Georgie compared himself to her, saying he too was trying to stand up for a lying sexist pig.
• Richard Nixon - The former U.S. president who was impeached, and resigned from office. Georgie claims that if Nixon had him for a spin-doctor, he'd still be president.
• House, M.D. - At one point in the episode, Penny says she "wants to play House," but she actually means the TV show, House. Maso wants to be Dr. House, but Penny thinks he's not good looking enough.