| Tamers Abridged: Episode 1 | |
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Season 1, Episode 1
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| Air date | 1/8/2014 |
| Length | 7:31 |
| Written by | ThornBrain Jpace92 Mugiwara Yoshi |
| Link | YouTube |
| Episode guide | |
| Next Tamers Abridged - Episode 2 | |
Episode 1 is the pilot of Tamers Abridged, in which the main characters (sans Digimon), the Hypnos Corp., the framing device of the TV station, and some supporting cast are introduced. It follows the original episode's plot of Takato finding a Digivice and subsequently creating his own Digimon, Guilmon.
Cast (In Order of Appearance)
- Vee: ThornBrain
- Jay: Mugiwara Yoshi
- Takato Matsuki: Thorn
- Kazu Shioda: Xcaliborg
- Computer Voice: Yoshi
- Miss Asaji: LillyLivers
- Jeri Katou: ShadowKitten91
- Riley Ootori: ShadowKitten91
- Talley Onodera: EmmaAndStuff
- Mitsuo Yamaki: BigTUnit1
- Takehiro Matsuki: Yoshi
- Rika Nonaka: codeblackhayate
- Guilmon: Thorn
- Davis Motomiya: Thorn
Other Voices
- Angry Student: Yoshi
- Yoshie Matsuki: LillyLivers
- Lynxmon: Thorn
- Renamon: LillyLivers
- Kenta Kitagawa: MrVorhias
- Suzie Wong: LillyLivers
- Henry Wong: Thorn
Digimon Tamers Episodes Used
- Episode 1
Music Used
Digimon the Movie Soundtrack
- "Revealing Digimon" - Takato battles Kazu, Guilmon breaks through, Outro
- "Hold Your Monster" - School
- "Back to the Beginning" - Jeri
- "Into the Internet" - Digivice, Digi Egg
- "The Power of Love" - Takato fills in the data
- "No Sleep Tonight" - Guilmon biomerges
Other
- "Sakasama" - Ogre You Asshole - AlphaBeta vs. Lambda - Takato decides Guilmon's name
- "Kaisentou" - Ogre You Asshole - Ogre You Asshole - Kazu and Kenta
- "I Want to be Your Friend" - 11 Acorn Lane - Rika's headphones, Credits
- "Last Minute Thoughts" drum track - Sawtooth - Davis
Development Notes
Tamers Abridged was originally planned to replace Sgt Frog Abridged as TheMidnightFrogs' main series after SFA's difficult Season 2. Thorn and Yoshi held brainstorming and scriptwriting sessions throughout November and December 2012, but progress slowed to a crawl, and the project was eventually shelved. SFA was revived shortly after.
In October 2013, Thorn opened auditions for a series collaborator to help him finish the incomplete script. Fellow MidnightFrog Jpace92 won the spot, and they finished the script in two sessions on October 22nd and 25th. Line recording concluded on December 10, but editing was held off until 2014 to allow time for Thorn to complete a college semester, his second album, and the script for Jetters Abridged - Episode 6 with BigTUnit1.
Thorn uploaded a promotional trailer on January 8 for contextual purposes. The episode was completed and uploaded that following night.
Post-Credits
Davis: An After-School Special
Joke Explanations
SPOILER WARNING
The following has numerous spoilers for the episode. It is recommended that you watch the episode before reading any further.
- The ratings cards in the source video have been altered from "TV Y7 FV" into parody versions: "TV Y, Y, Y?! 7" and "TV EYE ON ME 7".
- "TV EYE ON ME 7" is a reference to "TV Eye" by The Stooges.
Reception
Empty until shortly after release
Additional Trivia
- This is the voice acting debut of ShadowKitten91 and EmmaAndstuff with TheMidnightFrogs. Both are voice actors for Yoshi's Ask Deep Dash and Crazy Twilight blog. Xcaliborg previously appeared as Ocelot in Sgt Frog Abridged - Episode 19.
- Thorn punched through his window during the editing of this episode (because of the infamous neighbor dogs, not because of the episode).