"Strange Wings" wrote:Yes, the canadian-french dub had Astro's parents named as 'Suzanne' and 'Gédéon' (thanks to Astro Forever who taught me how to write the latter name several years ago :lol. Instead of just being called 'mum' and 'dad', they're gaining a lot more of personality when they have some real names.
'Arthur'?
Yeah! In the Canadian version of "The Girl from Alsoar", there was a scene with Astro's parents talking about the water-stealing aliens, and Astro's mom calls Astro's dad as Arthur. The two are a lot better to refer to with real names...
On the side, I found a few things... the maker and seller of this item is probably seven years old. A hundred dollars?!
Astro refused to believe that he had gained weight.
I used to go to a daycare that had dozens of plastic dolls like this, most of them with the same plastic discolouration problem. I always found it a little horrifying and a little annoying.
This was made of glazed wood over 50 years ago, and aging has made him look like the Kenya version of Astro Boy. (Or, Afro Boy before he got his hair done.)
