20 American Pop Culture Franchises Changed Overseas
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Entertainment relies on certain cultural touchstones to resonate with audiences, and those touchstones are different in America than in other parts of the world. But since the entertainment industry wants to make as much money as possible, they tweak and translate our movies, shows, books, games, etc. to make them work in other countries.
Tassler's remarks provide an excellent opportunity to consider how well the international market could be incorporated into the business model that underpins an American television program. And that we should be cautious about what we desire. The illustration of the movies demonstrates that if broadcasting begins to court foreign audiences aggressively, those shows will look very different.
Occasionally, the company that caters to international consumers necessitates script rewrites. Sometimes in cases, this is required simply to gain access to theaters. China has tried to claim script oversight on movie projects. However, the State Administration of Radio, Cinema, and Television had earlier kept an eye out for a lengthy list of forbidden subject areas and descriptions. The Chinese government blocked the allocation of a lot of famous American television programs, such as "The Good Wife," "The Big Bang Theory", and "NCIS."
They're not just translating the words, either. They have to tweak the plots and the jokes -- sometimes with bizarre and unexpected results. Read below for more info…
![In the Soviet translation of Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield loves a violent sadist. HAA NPONACTbIO BO PXKN AXEPOM A. KVTBFOBNI KJIACCK C3MHANEP](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/4/668314.jpg?v=2)
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![Magic The Gathering's card 'Unworthy Dead' was one of the many cards that had to be redrawn upon entering Chinese market. US Unworthy Dead China LK Su](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/0/6/668306.jpg?v=2)
![To capitalize on Train Man, a popular Japanese franchise, Fox released Napoleon Dynamite as BUS SMAN in Japan. /I tor proro RICITIAED >](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/0/1/668301.jpg?v=2)
![GREEK FILm DISTRIBUTORS WANTED TO CAPITALIZE on SLY'S 80S success so THEY MADe suRe THE GREEK AuDlencE knew LOCKUP WHO STARRED in THE movie LOCK UP (1](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/9/5/668295.jpg?v=2)
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![In France, Doc Brown's Great Scott catchphrase was changed to: NOM DE ZEUS! Meaning: In the name of Zeus.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/9/0/668290.jpg?v=2)
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![The German versions of some video games have their characters changed to robots. Games considered exceptionally violent, such as Team Fortress 2, have](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/7/668287.jpg?v=2)
![In the Russian version of the 1994 Spider-Mar cartoon Venom was metal enough to be called HpHa Cmeptb, which translates back into The Black Death.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/1/668281.jpg?v=2)
![In the French dub of The Simpsons, Bart doesn't say eat my shorts! He says va te faire shampouiner! This translates to go shampoo yourself! CRAC](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/0/0/668300.jpg?v=2)
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![In 1952, all references to Nazis were removed for German audiences, CASABLANCA MAKING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MOVIE. Victor Laszlo's character was chan](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/7/6/668276.jpg?v=2)
![The German title for LANIMAL literally translates to US mich tritt BER Ich glaub ein Pferd ATY DELTATAU 000 think I'm kicking a horse.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/5/668285.jpg?v=2)
![To anagram the letters for I am Lord Voldemort, the French translation changed his name from Tom Marvolo Riddle to Tom Elvis Jedusor.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/7/9/668279.jpg?v=2)
![Probably due to Huey sounding like the Russian word for penis, their Duck Tales dub turned him, Dewey, and Louie into Billy, Willy, and Dilly, ironica](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/8/668288.jpg?v=2)
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