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Bury Your Art: Only a few parts of the show have been surfaced due to a request from Machiko Hasegawa stating its "no merchandise" policy.
Executive Meddling: Necessary example. Sazae used to end every episode by throwing a bean in the air and swallowing it. When a child choked to death imitating her, this was changed; she now ends every episode by challenging the viewer to jan-ken-pon (rock/paper/scissors).
Hey, It's That Voice!: In the first three months of the show's broadcast Katsuo was voiced by Nobuyo Ōyama, best known as the voice of DoraemonDoraemon.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: Despite its long run not one episode was ever officially released on VHS or DVD. This was from a request the creator Machiko Hasegawa made before she died. In fact, episodes broadcast before VCRs became the norm are extremely difficult to find because they've never been shown again since its original broadcast. This is partly the reason why the 40th anniversary special from 2009 was a big event: they pulled out some old episodes from the 1970s and broadcast them again for the first time in decades. As of 2017, Fuji Television agreed with Amazon to include select episodes from the 1970s in the service.
No Export for You: Despite its popularity in the native country, Sazae-san was never released in the States or in any country outside of Japan. Due to its long running nature, its content could not be liked by people outside of Japan unlike Doraemon or Chibi Maruko-chan, even in North America or Europe. However, there are selects from the manga translated into English, as The Wonderful World of Sazae-san.
The Other Darrin: Despite its long run this trope is averted with Sazae, Tara, Namihei, and Fune, whose voices are still performed by the same actors after more than 40 years.[1]. However, there has been changes with voice actors for Katsuo (3 actors), Masuo (2), and Wakame (3). Tarao wasn't replaced until the original voice actress died in 2023, after 54 years voicing the character.
Screwed by the Lawyers: Machiko Hasegawa was involved in a court case with the bus company's unapproved usage of Sazae-san characters in bus liveries and merchandise, as well as its name, "Sazae-san Tours". As a result, the Japanese copyright law was updated to extend protection of characters as individual identities, not within their series of origin.
↑One 2009 episode had someone else perform Fune, only because the voice actress was sick that day.
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