Pitagora Suicchi

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, airing on NHK since 2002, is a Japanese educational television program where children's "way of thinking" is augmented under the supervision of and .

The Rube Goldberg devices that appear during the beginning, ending, and between each corner (segment) are called in Japan. The main focus of the program is a puppet show, but the subject is mainly advanced by the small corners. World phenomena, principles, characteristics, and the like are introduced in an entertaining way. As a feature of the show "Pitagora Suicchi" is sung as an eye catch for each important point.

, , , et al are voice actors who perform and call out the topics.

Often and appear on the show to mainly form new interests and learn new information.

At the 30th in the children's programming category episode 25, Let's Try and Be Friends, won top prize (the Prime Minister's award), and at Pre-Junior 2004 in Munich it won top prize in the age 6 and below non-fiction category.

Contents

1 Air Times
2 Corners
3 Subtitling
4 External links

Air Times

(All times JST)

Tuesdays 9:15 - 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Monday to Friday 8:10 - 8:15 a.m., 5:45 - 5:50 p.m. Pythagorean Switch Mini (Digest Edition)
Also on New Year's there's a 30 minute Pythagorean Switch Deluxe and a 15 minute Pythagorean Switch Selections rebroadcast twice.

Corners

Puppet Show
* - (formerly Miwa Matsumoto)
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* - then then
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*Narrator -

Mr. Encyclopedia explains the ways of the world to Pita and Gora. Mr. Encyclopedia says "The details are written on my page X," but Pita and Gora say, "We're children so we can't read!" Then TV John ends up explaining the story on his screen. When Suu appears carrying something with him, it's always pointless.

Algorithm Exercises - The comedy group

The 2 man team performs exercises.

Algorithm March - Itsumo Koko kara

The exercises from Algorithm Exercises are developed. Lines of more than 2 people are formed, and they begin moving canon style one at a time. The movements of the first and last person become connected.

Father Switch (Father Switch 2 in 2003, Father Switch and Grandpa Switch too after 2003)

*How to make Father Switch - sung by 知久寿焼 (originally by Tama)

The children push a switch which has a 5 character column from the Japanese syllabary, and Father makes a corresponding move.

What are you doing, Mister? - performed by 小林賢太郎（ラーメンズ）and others

Framey - voiced by 井上順

The main character, Framey, is transparent dog comprised of a square frame. The other characters are comprised of simple figures as well but aren't transparent.

10 sticks Anime - voiced by 片桐仁（ラーメンズ）、荒川良々、近藤公園、平野貴大

10 sticks combine and transform into many different things.

Snap Snap Anime - voiced by 草彅剛

A stick is bent into various forms with a snap.

Sugar Cube Anime

Today's Switch - narrated by 徳田章

Today's Robot - narrated by 徳田章

Various robots (mainly industrial robots) are introduced.

What's After?

What is the Dot Doing?

A motion capture of just the movement of a marker is displayed.

What is the Person Doing? - sung by 知久寿焼

Your Own Rules - narrated by 岸部一徳

Children dubiously watch an adult under the influence of eccentric rules.

Lets Try to Add - sung by 桜井秀俊(真心ブラザーズ)

Running Letters - narrated by 岸部一徳

In addition there are songs that expand upon various ideas.

Subtitling

As of April 19th, 2006, the online-based anime subtitling group Dattebayo announced it would begin subbing episodes of Pythagorean Switch on a non-regular basis, partly in response to the overwhelming reception of their release of several Rube Goldberg machine segments from the show under their trolling subsidiary, YHBT.

External links

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