'''{{tt|Takeshi's|Brock's}} Paradise''' (Japanese: '''タケシのパラダイス''' ''Takeshi no Paradise'') is the ninth Japanese ending theme of the [[original series]]. It debuted in [[EP157]], replacing [[Exciting² Pokémon Relay]]. It was replaced by [[Exciting Pokémon Relay]] in [[EP163]]. It was also used as the ending theme in [[HS01]] and [[JN139]].
'''{{tt|Takeshi's|Brock's}} Paradise''' (Japanese: '''タケシのパラダイス''' ''Takeshi no Paradise'') is the ninth Japanese ending theme of the [[original series]]. It debuted in [[EP157]], replacing [[Exciting² Pokémon Relay]]. It was replaced by [[Exciting Pokémon Relay]] in [[EP163]]. It was also used as the first ending theme for the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]] side story episodes, being used in [[HS01]]. Much later, it returned as the fourth Japanese ending theme for ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', being used in [[JN139]].
Since the ending debuted, it has been used as part of a running gag in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Often, Brock will be left to entertain a crowd. It starts well but he will continue singing this song over and over again because "it's the only song I know". At various times, he has received some help in this from his {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} or [[Ash's Corphish]].
Since the ending debuted, it has been used as part of a running gag in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Often, Brock will be left to entertain a crowd. It starts well but he will continue singing this song over and over again because "it's the only song I know". At various times, he has received some help in this from his {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} or [[Ash's Corphish]].
Revision as of 01:44, 4 May 2024
The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.
Since the ending debuted, it has been used as part of a running gag in the anime. Often, Brock will be left to entertain a crowd. It starts well but he will continue singing this song over and over again because "it's the only song I know". At various times, he has received some help in this from his Lombre or Ash's Corphish.
The animation starts with a pair of Poké Balls falling in front of bright patterns. In mid-bounce, it cuts to a pair of maracas with Poké Ball designs held in front of clouds and being shaken by Brock. It then cuts to a larger shot of him wearing a purple and red outfit with pink frilled sleeves and a sombrero; he is dancing with the maracas in front of a cacti and Diglett pattern. It cuts to a full shot of him dancing on a beach with a pair of Exeggutor. During this whole first segment, all the backgrounds retain a unique woven fabric texture.
Brock striking a pose while saying "O-ne-e-sa-n!"
It then shifts to the delivery of the line, "O-ne-e-sa-n!" For each syllable of the word, Brock strikes a pose in front of a solid-colored background, except for the last syllable where he squirms as if with giddy joy.
Brock is next seen standing in his original clothes, next to a floating image with a cut-out appearance of Officer Jenny with a Growlithe. He smiles at it, then turns and starts to drift after it with hearts for eyes, but it fades and he returns to the ground, sad. Behind him, a second image appears in the same style, this one of Nurse Joy with her Chansey. He notices it, and leaps joyfully towards it with hearts for eyes again. Soon, hearts in a rainbow of colors start to fall all around.
It cuts to a pile of these hearts, which Pikachu and Vulpix dig themselves out of, then shifts to the top of the pile where Brock is sitting waist-deep in these hearts, giddy and giving a lovestruck swoon; beside him, Psyduck attempts to eat one of the hearts.
The focus returns to a heart-eyed Brock swooning over another cut-out, this one of Daisy, Violet and Lily with their Seel. He jumps with his arms spread wide, but when he tries to embrace the image, it disappears and he crashes to the ground; Pineco and Pikachu sigh in response. He floats after a cut-out of the Nurse Joy from the Orange Islands with a Slowpoke, but it turns into a giant Magikarp and knocks him away; Togepi and Vulpix laugh at this. He continues to jump after these images, but they disappear before he can grab them every time: first Officer Jenny, then Nurse Joy, then one which floats in front of the camera, never showing the image on the other side, but turns sideways and vanishes to show Brock leaping towards the camera where it was, then trying to stop and falling forward.
It switches back to backgrounds in the style of the start of the ending, this time with red tropical flowers and Brock's hands moving in a hula motion. It cuts again to a larger image, showing Brock wearing a lei and doing the hula in front of a pineapple background. The full image is again Brock dancing on the beach, doing the hula in a grass skirt as a quartet of Oddish hop from foot to foot around him.
He delivers the line, "O-ne-e-sa-n!" again, and this time each syllable shows women: Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, Misty's sisters, the Orange Islands Joy, and then as a joke a Jynx who winks and blows a Lovely Kiss. It cuts to a small shot of an unhappy Brock getting a large hug and a sloppy kiss on the cheek from the Jynx, and finishes with a picture of him in the first outfit in the maracas surrounded by the shape of a heart.
Lalala la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, the line of characters! La-la-la, it is La-la-la, it is....
O-NE-E-SA-N!
I fall in love easily I know! My heart is breaking Spilling and falling
A foothold for my feet Isn't there!
A frivolous man They thought I was The things I did Made them laugh at me
Of me I have Of me I have Of me I have A dream!
So la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, the sound of the word! La-la-la, it is La-la-la, it is....
O-NE-E-SA-N!
Heartbreak is painful I know! My heart is weak And withering
Any option but to laugh Isn't there!
A man who never learns They thought I was My clownish ways Made them laugh at me
Of me I have Of me I have Of me I have A dream!
So la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, the sound of the word! Lalala la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, my paradise! La-la-la, it is La-la-la, it is....
O-NE-E-SA-N!
So la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, the sound of the word! Lalala la-la-la, how beautiful Lalala la-la-la, my paradise! La-la-la, it is La-la-la, it is....
O-NE-E-SA-N!
English
While no full, official English translation of Takeshi's Paradise has been released, the scenes where Brock sings a segment of the song were kept in the English dub.
4Kids lyrics:
English
So la la la, look at my smiling face. There are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place. So la la la, this is my paradise'll live on. Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!
The TPCi dub took a slightly different direction with the song, calling it For The Girls. In Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!, Brock sings these lyrics:
English
La la la la la la, I kinda like this song. La la la la la la, Why don't you sing along? La la la la la la, I sing my la la la, For the Girls. For! The! Girls! Yeah! Mmm!
In March of the Exeggutor Squad, Brock is seen wearing a white outfit with pink frills on the sleeves and cuffs of the pants and holding a pair of maracas. Due to similarities between the two, these clothes may have been inspiration for the trademark outfit Brock wears in the Takeshi's Paradise ending.
"Takeshi's Paradise" has been used as part of a running gag in the anime episodes:
In Same Old Song and Dance, Brock performs it continuously for the audience of a "Brittany and the Loony Balloons" concert while Brittany, Ash, and Misty try rescue her Brittany's two Igglybuff, named Gigglybiff and Gigglybuff, from Team Rocket, to the audience's eventual frustration, until he finally collapses.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, Brock performs the song with his Lombre to an audience of children in an emergency intermission at the screening of Elijah's Plusle and Minun film while he, Ash, May, and Max retrieve his stolen projector from Team Rocket. Once again, it's the only song he has prepared, and the children grow bored by the time he finishes.
In Once in a Mawile, when Lombre is accidentally stolen by Team Rocket at the Shooting Star talent show, Ash, May, Max, and Samantha go after them. May once again suggests Brock can stall them. Brock asks lovelorn Corphish to join him for the performance instead. By the time everyone gets back, he's worn out, but the audience reaction is unclear.
In Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight, Brock breaks out new lyrics for his performance for the children at a hospital, accompanied by a new dance routine by Corphish.
In The Psyduck Stops Here!, Brock attempts to distract a group of wildPsyduck using the song, dragging Dawn along, wearing the same ensemble, complete with the sombrero and the maracas. Brock initially chants "For! The! Girls!" over and over, but by the time he starts singing the fuller second version, Dawn is visibly confused, and also concerned that the diversion isn't working very well.
The PopUp.Version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ references the song, with a picture of Brock wearing the outfit he uses for the song and dancing with his Croagunk and Sudowoodo. In updated versions of the ending, after Brock wins a Pokémon Egg, he takes a seat in the image and Croagunk is the one dancing instead, complete with Brock's hat, mustache, and maracas.
This is the only Japanese ending which has been dubbed into Hindi.
The Jynx shown at the end appears in its updated appearance with a purple skin instead of black.
Original Jynx
Recolored Jynx
