Thinking back to Dragonball Z, I like most people, saw the Funimation dub on TV.
However, this one time, I happened to see some of the DBZ movies. I can't remember if they were on VHS or TV, but damn, even when I was about 9 or 10, I noticed the dubbing was horrifically bad.
I mean REALLY bad. It would make 4Kids look like prodigies of dubbing by comparison.
I've been trying to find these dubs with no real leads on and off ever since I got into anime again, and I finally found a couple of clips.
The dub is by "AB Groupe" apparently but the fans tend to call it the "Big Green" dub.
Why do they call it "Big Green" ?
That's because...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGwd26UMcQA[/youtube]
Yes. They renamed Piccolo as "Big Green"
"LET THAT CHILD ALONE"
Crappy English.
More...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWPG3l3l2Y[/youtube]
-Too many lines to comment on
-You have to help MEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeEEEEEeeee
-That'srighteveryoneofmyracecanbecomeagiantgorilla
-More "Big Green" shenanigans
-You're not dead and neither am I! Have courage!
-Tenshinhan sounds like Yoda
-COME MAGIC CLOUD
-Gohan is going to eliminate his own fathergoodIdon'thaveto
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk4bjSFHbgo[/youtube]
-"It would mean exploding the planet"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsRcEBUsur0[/youtube]
-"IamorderingyouandyoursontodisaÂppearGEHOWWT!"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45kFMOaWAbA[/youtube]
-Vegeta saying Kamehameha - not only this, but Kaioken, Genkidama (Spirit Bomb) and other techniques were said as "Kamehameha" for some reason.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J4JuwaExWY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9DnXmL5GXo[/youtube]
-The start sounds like sex moans, and the narrator is awful.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUwft1AV8r0[/youtube]
I mean really, it SOUNDS LIKE a bad "Abridged" series which is so sarcastically awful that it's hilarious. But no. This WAS a serious dub attempt.
Here's the worst part though. They rename the Dragon Balls as CRYSTAL BALLS.
(copied and pasted from said person because i'm too lazy to make a new post)









