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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Nobita

Nobita Nobi first meets Doraemon after he gets travelled back in time and comes out through Nobita's desk draw. At first, he's very confused and shocked, not even sure that he's still awake but then his great-great-grandson Sewashi, who also taken Doraemon into Nobita's present time himself, explains that Doraemon has come to his time because in the future Nobita grows up into a failed businessman and in turn leaves his decendants with endless financial problems and that with Doraemon's help, Nobita's circumstances will be changed for the better, leaving his descendants with a better future than they had already experienced. Nobita also experience a lot of adventure when Doraemon brings him and his friends to travel through time or finding out mysteries.

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Before and somewhat also while Doraemon was around, Nobita's typical day consisted of arriving late to class, scoring zeros on his exam, getting lectured by his teacher, being bullied by classmates Gian and Suneo, being chased by dogs and then getting yelled at by his mom for refusing to do his homework. Nobita will often ask Doraemon to help him with his test or help him get revenge with his friends, Gain and Suneo, which often gang up and bully him.
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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Donald Duck Nephews

Huey, Dewey, and Louie are the sons of Donald's sister; in Donald's Nephews, Donald's sister is named Dumbella, but in the comics, her full name is Della Thelma Duck. In the original theatrical shorts, they were originally sent to visit Donald for only one day; in the comics, the three were sent to stay with Donald on a temporary basis, until their father came back from the hospital (the boys ended up sending him there after a practical joke of putting firecrackers under his chair). In both the comics and animated shorts, the boys' parents were never heard from or referred to again after these instances, with the boys ending up permanently living with Donald, in keeping with Disney's usual elimination of characters' parents. All four of them live in the fictional city of Duckburg, in the fictional state of Calisota.

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The boys are noted for having both identical appearances and personalities in most appearances, with the three sometimes shown as finishing each others' sentences as a running joke. In the theatrical shorts, Huey, Dewey, and Louie would often behave in a rambunctious manner, sometimes committing retaliation or revenge on their uncle Donald for something he did to them. In the comics, however, as developed by Al Taliaferro and Carl Barks, the boys usually are shown in a more well-behaved manner, usually helping their uncle Donald and great-uncle Scrooge McDuck in the adventure at hand. In the early Barks comics, the ducklings were still wild and unruly, but their character improved considerably due to their membership in the Junior Woodchucks and the good influence of their wise old great-grandmother Elvira Coot "Grandma" Duck.

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Huey, Dewey, and Louie can in some cases be told apart by the color of their ball caps and sweaters or clothing: In DuckTales and Quack Pack, Huey is dressed in red, Dewey in blue, and Louie in green. In Egmont's comic publications, Huey is sometimes dressed in blue, Dewey in green and Louie in red. Usually they are colored randomly, though, and in some cases there have been yellow or orange nephews. In one cartoon (Donald's Happy Birthday, 1949), all three nephews wore red. Disney's archivist Dave Smith, in "Disney A to Z," said, "Note that the brightest hue of the three is red (Huey), the color of water, dew, is blue (Dewey), and that leaves Louie, and leaves are green."
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