02 Robot Smuggling Gang (Jet Mars)

[jeffbert]

I believe this one lent major plot elements to 1980s #13 Uran the Tomboy, & itself may be based on Pinocchio, though I am not sure if it is Collodi's original, or just Disney's version.










Dr. Y had Mars build this litle TV as a test of his skill / IQ, but once completed, he snatches it away. He simply fails to understand that though Mars is a robot, he has the personality & behavior of a little boy.



Meanwhile, Dr. K is having dinner. Too bad Mars decided to visit him.













Fat chance, boy; this guy regards you as a prototype for a product, not as a boy.




Bukku Bukk as the capt. of the smugglers.




Sorry, but I had to skip ahead: Mars has been captured, & thrust into the ship's hold, where the other robots are kept. They have all given up any hope of escape.






Mars is too young and naive to have lost hope.


This guy seems a bit familiar, but I cannot place his face. Anyway, he has come to evaluate Mars' IQ & usefulness. I guess this most makes me think of 1980s #13.

Elsewhere, Dr. Y & Dr. K argue in typical cartoon fashion:







I do not know if this is already in TEZUKA'S TONGUES, but if not, it ought to be.

[jeffbert]

Continuing:



The guy did something disagreeable, & Mars fled.


Oops, he was unaware of the force field.

Miri has come to rescue Mars, but soon learns that they cannot escape by air:



So, they go for a swim, & the villains fire torpedoes that track them; too bad they took shelter under the ship.

[I-Am-Atom's-Sister]

I LOVE THIS.
I love Jetter Mars. I love this episode even though when I watched it I had no idea what they were saying. And I love robots. And I love Jetter Mars. And uh, little boy robots. And all these images. And Jetter Mars.

[Ghost]

Thanks for sharing Jeffbert,

I'm building up more, and more interest in this series it seems. I'll have to look into it one of these days. 70's Atom is too damn cute.

[avatargirl]

hi- giggles love that both ASTROBOY and JETTER MARS are so cute

[Higeoyaji]

I watched this episode recently via YouTube. I love the series already but it's too bad it's not all in English.

Thanks again Jeffbert. This series seems very interesting so far. Now I have to buy this series.

[Apple Jack]

Wow cool i love jet mars even though i cant understand the language O-O anyway thanks jeffbert

[Dragonrider1227]

It's weird. I found on Youtube a video called "Osamu Tezuka - Capitan Jet - Il Film"
I assumed it was just 3 episodes strung together but while the second episode started like this with Jet Mars wanting affection from his father, after that, none of the things about the smugglers appear to be in the video. In fact, his father appears to die in an accident and Tawashi appears in his office and is wanting to destroy Jet Mars for some reason. Upon doing some research I see they combined episode 2 with episode 8. I guess simply getting all the important parts of Mars' story and Tawashi had become the new head of the ministry and that makes sense but I'm still baffled by why he appeared to want to destroy Mars with his own robots. I was really confused by this :/

[Tetsuwan Penguin]

One of these guys reminds me of the robot circus from the 2003 AB anime.

[jeffbert]

I have no idea who would have stitched those together, Dragonrider1227.

Tetsuwan Penguin: I think that one robot is a ringmaster.