Poketto monsutâ Dance! Pokémon Showboat! (1997– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Dance! Pokémon Showboat!
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
- Year :
- 1997–
- Directror :
- Masamitsu Hidaka,Fred Butter
- Cast :
- Madeleine Blaustein,Rachael Lillis,Eric Stuart
- Writer :
- Jason Bergenfeld,Crispin Freeman
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 22min
- Rating :
- 6.8/10
Ash and his friends visit the Pokémon Showboat, where the Pokémon can talk and perform plays.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Madeleine Blaustein | - | Roger / Meowth (voice) (as Addie Blaustein) |
 | Rachael Lillis | - | Misty / Jessie / Chansey / Jynx (voice) |
 | Eric Stuart | - | James / Clown / Weezing / Hitmonchan (voice) |
 | Veronica Taylor | - | Ash Ketchum (voice) |
 | Rodger Parsons | - | Narrator (voice) (as Ken Gates) |
 | Stuart Zagnit | - | Professor Oak (voice) (as Stan Hart) |
 | Megumi Hayashibara | - | Raichu (voice) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Rikako Aikawa | - | Zenigame (voice) |
 | Inuko Inuyama | - | Nyarth (voice) |
 | Unshô Ishizuka | - | Narrator (voice) |
 | Mayumi Izuka | - | Kasumi (voice) (as Mayumi Iizuka) |
 | Yumi Kakazu | - | Kay (voice) |
| Mika Kanai | - | Marill (voice) |
 | Ted Lewis | - | Tracey Sketchit (voice) (as Ed Paul) |
 | Rica Matsumoto | - | Satoshi (voice) |
When Ash helps with the performance at the end of the episode, he remarks, "It's kinda hard to match the lip flaps, isn't it?" This is a reference to "lip-flap," which is a problem faced by production companies such as 4Kids when dubbing anime.
In the original version of the episode, Kay and Ash voiced over Raichu and Pikachu, respectively, using their normal voices. In the dubbed version, they used higher pitched, comedic voices.
Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture: Pokémon senryu summary: Free, Free; a freely flying Butterfree.
This episode aired on the second anniversary of "Pokémon - I Choose You!"
This episode's dub title is a reference to the popular saying "stage fright".
The first lines of the poem that Kay recites are from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
The Pokémon Junior book, "Raichu Shows Off" follows the plot of this episode.
Pikachu's Jukebox: What Kind of Pokémon Are You.
In the last scene where all the Pokémon are dancing, Aim to Be a Pokémon Master was played in the background. In the English version, Pokémon World was played. The dancing scene is the only time a Jynx's feet have ever been seen.