Original title
POPEE the ぱフォーマー
Released
1/3/2000
Origin country
JP
Genre
Animation, Comedy
Production companies
Nippon Columbia, Kids Station, Zuiyo
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
39
Popee, an apprentice clown, and his assistant, Kedamono, attempt various circus acts and go about their daily lives as performers. Things have a way of going wrong, however—whether it's a blinding rage, burning jealousy, or even something as simple as hunger, and their mentor, Papi, is little help to the chaos they tend to find themselves in.
A young circus performer named Popee practices a series of stunts with his partner, Kedamono.
Popee attempts to practice the sawing-in-half trick on an unwilling Kedamono. Surprisingly, it's successful. At least, until Popee tries to put him back together...
Popee tries to limbo. After becoming frustrated with his lack of success, he has Kedamono give it a go, who is very good at it. Jealous, Popee increases the difficulty.
While performing acrobatics on a barrel, Popee becomes stuck inside. Kedamono tries to help as things get worse.
After catching Kedamono sneaking around to practice knife throwing, Popee forces him to practice...as his target.
Popee, while performing fire-breathing for Kedamono, accidentally causes a UFO to crash. Alien's first appearance.
Popee becomes irate after Kedamono's ability to pantomime nearly runs him over.
Popee demonstrates his karate skills and attempts to rescue Kedamono's birthday cake from a Frog. Frog's first appearance.
Popee tries to get Kedamono to jump through a ring of fire.
Popee puts on a gorilla mask made by Kedamono. Kedamono is horrified as Popee starts acting like an actual gorilla and must stop him from getting further out of control.
While practicing trick shots with a shotgun, Kedamono and Popee must stop a stray bullet.
Popee demonstrates his talent for sword swallowing and becomes over-zealous, resulting in disaster.
Popee tries an escape act.
After an accident while dancing, Popee's eyes fall out and Kedamono accidentally breaks them. After Popee can't find his eyes, Kedamono tries to help him find a replacement.
A young circus performer named Popee practices a series of stunts with his partner, Kedamono.
During another attempt at sawing Kedamono in half, Popee is stopped by the arrival of an older clown, who shows them a more advanced technique. Papi and Paola's first appearance.
Popee and Kedamono get lost in the desert while chasing a vision.
After an incident involving the bullet catch trick, Kedamono has to travel through time to fix things.
Jealous after seeing Kedamono's superior athletic abilities, Popee finds a scorpion. Unfortunately (for everyone), his actions come back to bite him.
Popee dreams of riding Paola. After being rejected, Popee tries to persuade her, and prove that he's not a bad person.
Popee and Kedamono fall unconscious and get trapped in a dream, which quickly becomes a nightmare.
Papi and Popee try to hypnotize each other. Things go awry.
Popee and Papi engage in a strength contest. Who will win? How far will they go to prove themselves? A cautionary tale about drugs.
Through a crystal ball, Papi shows Kedamono a prediction about Popee's future. Envious of what the prediction entails, Kedamono tries to switch with him.
After dying, Popee comes back to haunt those responsible for his death.
Papi and Kedamono try to concoct a medicine for a very ill Popee. Or...something like that.
Papi and Popee come to a stalemate during a sword match. Meanwhile, Kedamono is really hungry.
Popee shows off on a unicycle and goes a bit too far.
A young circus performer named Popee practices a series of stunts with his partner, Kedamono.
While trying to impress Papi with the knife game, Popee ends up cutting shapes out of the table. Delighted by Papi's reaction, Popee keeps playing, only to become confused when Papi becomes angry.
When Kedamono and Popee can't do a trick, Papi asks Alien to try.
Papi cuts the sun in half, shrouding half of the world in darkness.
Popee challenges God.
After removing his eyelids in order to perfect the robot, Popee finds he is unable to sleep.
Popee and Papi discover that they will get something from Kedamono if they knock him out.
Popee and Kedamono discover an alternate universe through a mirror.
Popee, Kedamono, and Papi try to create the perfect opening.
Popee wants a car. Deterred from the cost of buying one, he tries creating one himself.
Kedamono discovers an eraser. Soon after he discovers the eraser holds magical properties, he is chased by Popee, who has the intent of sawing him in half.
Popee is left alone in the desert.
In the middle of the events of "Vs God", Kedamono finds a stopwatch that controls time.
Popee becomes curious about what Kedamono looks like under the mask.
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