Tensai Bakabon

Tensai Bakabon
Genre	Comedy
Demographic	Shōnen
Writer	Fujio Akatsuka
Illustrator	Fujio Akatsuka
Publisher	Kodansha Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday Shōnen Sunday Deluxe Weekly Bokura Magazine Monthly TV Magazine Comic BonBon Hero Magazine Bom Bom Deluxe
Original run	April 9, 1967 - December 1992
Wikipedia

Tensai Bakabon is manga series created by Fujio Akatsuka and published by Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. The series was originally published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in April 1967 and ran until December 1992 across several different additional magazines.

The series also had a total of five anime adaptations: Tensai Bakabon, Ganso Tensai Bakabon, Heisei Tensai Bakabon, Rerere no Tensai Bakabon, and Shinya! Tensai Bakabon.

The series’ premise follows the overly comedic situations of a young boy named Bakabon, who, despite the title of the series, is not very smart. As the series went on, his far more foolish father became more of the main character with most of the stories and episodes focusing on his ridiculous methods to solve simple problems.

Tensai Bakabon (1971)

Tensai Bakabon
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Hiroshi Saito
Studio	Tokyo Movie
Original run	September 25, 1971 - June 24, 1972
Wikipedia

Episode 9b

Bakabon's dad eats plenty of food at a restaurant, but is unable to pay for the meal.

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Episode 12a

A magician discovers he has the ability to swallow objects and then sneeze them back out.

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Episode 13a

A wealthy man vows to treat Bakabon and his dad to an extravagant meal after they helped him. In preparation for this, Bakabon's dad refuse to eat anything until then. On their way to the restaurant, they win a free meal by passing by another restaurant and have no choice but to eat what they serve as well as the other meal they were first promised.

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Ganso Tensai Bakabon (1975)

Ganso Tensai Bakabon
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Yoshio Takeuchi Makura Saki Shigetsugu Yoshida Hideo Takayashiki
Studio	Tokyo Movie
Original run	October 6, 1975 - September 26, 1977
Wikipedia

Episode 31

Bakabon's dad casts a spell that makes his wife fat.

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Episode 55b

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Episode 62b

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Episode 65b

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Episode 75b

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Heisei Tensai Bakabon (1990)

Heisei Tensai Bakabon
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Studio	Pierrot
Original run	January 6, 1990 - December 29, 1990
Wikipedia

Episode 15a

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Episode 19a

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Episode 23a

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Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (1999)

Rerere no Tensai Bakabon
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Hayato Date
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Original run	October 19, 1999 - March 21, 2000
Wikipedia

Episode 2b

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I Want To Be Disciple Of The Master Of Haiku (Episode 5a)

Omawari pays for an extensive lunch between Bakabon, his father, and the Haiku Master.

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Gorging on a Reward (Episode 8b)

A wealthy man vows to treat Bakabon and his dad to an extravagant meal after they helped him. In preparation for this, they refuse to eat anything until then. On their way to the restaurant, they win a free meal by passing by another restaurant and have no choice but to eat what they serve as well as the other meal they were first promised.

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Paying the Bill is Like Paying a Ransom (Episode 11b)

Bakabon's dad eats plenty of food at a restaurant, but is unable to pay for the meal.

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The Man That Doesn't Need A Storage Room (Episode 12a)

A magician discovers he has the ability to swallow objects and then sneeze them back out.

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The Revenge That Makes You Fat (E13b)

Bakabon’s dad steals “pigmine” diet supplement pills from a scientist that instantly makes people full and fat. He uses them to cause trouble for several people and animals before accidentally swallowing one himself while also giving one to Bakabon. By the next morning, they’ve lost the extra weight, but their stomachs are still stretched out.

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Size Matter (E18a)

Bakabon's dad uses Bigizer Spray on a sweet bun to make it enormous. After eating it all, it shrinks back to normal size inside his stomach.

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