Topic: Top 10 Episodes

[Necron 99]

Post your top 10 favorite episodes of Urusei Yatsura.

1. Happy Birthday, My Darling! - My favorite episode of all time. Ataru wishes to be rid of Lum for his birthday. He spends the entire day avoiding her until a meeting during a rainstorm when he's happy to see her. I absolutely love the ending scene of this episode. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. With its establishing shots and quiet, tender moments, this episode is a must-see for all UY fans.

2. Darling's Dying?! - Ataru accidentally eats one of Ran's special cupcakes. Needless to say, Ran's cooking turns out to be every bit as toxic as Lum's. As Ataru lays dying in bed, Lum sets out to find Ran who is the only one that could provide an antidote. This episode, which parodies "Alice in Wonderland" very loosely, has a lot of sly in-jokes. Lum also encounters Ogami and Daigoro Itto from the Samurai movie classic "Lone Wolf and Cub", and a giant Zaku. The most imaginative scene is where Lum meets the Red Queen (here presented as a Sumo wrestler) who challenges Lum to a round of golf (instead of a croquet tournament). In the original "Alice in Wonderland" the Queen's guards were man-sized playing cards; here they're fusama room dividers. The saddest part of the episode is when we see Lum crying after learning that Ataru has "died" (he really hasn't).

3. Pitter Patter Christmas Eve - One of my personal favorites. Lum, using her ingenuity, manages to foil the Stormtroopers' attempt to humiliate Ataru in public. The ending is not to be missed, as Lum and Ataru's relationship takes a great leap forward.

4. Lum's Class Party - This episode really shows how Ataru can be very nice to Lum when he wants to be. Just when Lum thinks she's all alone, Ataru reveals a surprise party to her. The ending is very cute, especially with Rei wolfing down bowls of ramen at an incredible speed.

5. Panic in a Typhoon - The Moroboshis board up their house as a typhoon approaches, but that doesn't stop the house from flooding. The most memorable and heartwarming scene is when Ataru saves Lum from drowning.

6. Steal Darling! The Copy Operation! - This is one wacky episode! In order to prevent Ran from stealing Ataru from her, she creates a clone of him. Unfortunately, Ataru and his clone tie her up so that they can go on their dates with Ran and Shinobu. Chaos ensues as Lum and Ran continuously create clones of Ataru until there is a stampede of Atarus. The funniest part is when Ran shouts, "Daaaaaarliiiiing!!!" as she runs after Lum and Ataru. All the while, a stampede of Ataru clones is chasing after Ran. The other funny part is when Lum gets trampled by the Ataru stampede and says, "I'm beat!".

7. Lum's Educational Therapy for Little Boys - I really enjoyed this episode! Lum travels back to a time when Ataru was still a first grader in the hopes that she can retrain him using a Lum doll that shocks him whenever he touches any girl other than her. But when the Ataru from the present finds his way back to the past, he puts a dent in Lum's plan. This episode is great because we get to see how Ataru, Shinobu, the Stormtroopers, and Sakura looked when they were younger. The scenes in which Lum spends time with little Ataru are very cute, as they show Lum's more caring and tender side.

8. Pitter Patter Summer Date - Ataru agrees to take Lum on a date with him, but only on the condition that she dress like a human girl and not use her powers. The ending of this episode is very memorable because Ataru starts to miss Lum, having grown attached to her during their date. Just then, Lum parks her UFO over Ataru's house and tells him that she'll be staying for a while.

9. Special Delivery Kiss! Darling is a Jealous Guy! - Lum must kiss Pigumo in order to change him back from a frog to his normal self, but Ataru won't allow her to kiss Pigumo. Chaos follows! Lum has two panty shots in this episode (yay!). Plus, Kenshiro from "Hokuto no Ken" makes a cameo appearance. We also get to see a flashback of Lum as a little girl (so cute!).

10. Goodness! Words Aren't Getting to Darling! - After getting hit in the head by a rice cooker, Lum loses the ability to speak Japanese. Ataru uses the opportunity to date any girl he pleases. The mot memorable scene is when he returns home at night and embraces Lum. In the end, Lum makes a rather ugly device for Ataru to wear that will allow her to understand everything he says.

[janus]

couldn't you take your mind out of the gutter already with the panty stuff

I know some of us like to catch lum's panty shots every now and then but you don't have to rub it in

Nice list BTW I like darling's dying one

[Necron 99]

You know, I think I'm taking the panty issue a little too far. Plus, lately, I've been feeling rather ashamed of constantly obsessing over Lum's panty shots. I really do love her. It's just that lately, I've been using those panty shots as a means to satisfy my fetishes... :@

[Kroptik]

You sound like Falling... Are you sure you don't know him in real life?

(I hope Im not insulting you, that's not the purpose. )

[cata]

My top ten...

Here it goes:

Ep. An Exciting Christmas Eve

Ep. Happy Birthday My Darling

Ep. Pitter Patter, Summer Date

Ep. Panic in the Typhoon!

Ep. After you've gone.

Ep. I Love Darling Sincerity (My Vote for the Best)

Ep. Lum-chan's Becoming a Cow?

Ep. Scramble! To the Rescue of Lum!

Ep. And Then There Were None

Ep. Lum and Ataru, A Night Alone

This top ten was really hard for me to to decide. I have one extra episode: Ep. 195 - All Star Banquet! We Are Immortal!!

Btw, my top ten isn't ordered.

[Kroptik]

I don't have a top 10 myself, since I like all episodes equally, but I always prefer when Ataru shows that he loves Lum, like in movie 2.

[Cosmic King]

Not exactly a Top 10 but some episodes i truly enjoyed

Ep. Sakurambo Yoga School

OVA Catch the Heart

Ep. Invader From Space! He's After Lum's Lips!

Ep. Darling told me he loves me

Ep. We are immortal ! The All Star Banquet

Ep. Pitter Patter Christmas Eve

Ep. Darling's Ill Omen! The Dreaded Shijimoto Oracle!!

Ep. Hardselling Happiness! Out of Focus Bluebird!!

Ep. Special Delivery Kiss! Darling First Jealousy!

Ep. Goodness! Words Aren't Getting to Darling

[alumxander]

every episode is my favorite

[Necron 99]

You sound like Falling... Are you sure you don't know him in real life?

(I hope Im not insulting you, that's not the purpose. )

I don't know him.

[nebbo]

I can't decide on 10 either, or maybe I can but it would take too long  :>

I'll just mention two of the episodes I'm always coming back to, since
nobody else has:

87. Wow! The mysterious matsutake mushroom soup!
Mendo going into the locker is priceless, "Ichiban, Mendo Shuutaro rokka ni hairumasu!"
If you haven't noticed you can hear this line towards the end of A-RI-GA-TO,
they must've thought it was funny too 

100. Big trouble in bigger vault
Moroboshi and Mendo only shows their bad sides in this episode, makes for
good comedy.

[Jataru]

My top 10 is:

1) All Star Party! We are Immortal!

2) And Then There Were None!

3) After Yourve Gone!

4) Pitter Patter Christmas Eve!

5) Scrambe! Rescue Lum!

6) Darling, I Love your Kindness!

7) Happy Birthday My Darling!

8 ) Risking One's Life in Class

9) Operation; Peek in the Woman's Bath

10) Who Will Be Miss Tomobiki?

[janus]

on the "Who will be miss tomobiki" I didn't like it because there was no real fighting as they did in the manga that event was supposed to be longer, but ohh well

[nebbo]

on the "Who will be miss tomobiki" I didn't like it because there was no real fighting as they did in the manga that event was supposed to be longer, but ohh well

You think you could tell me in what volume that story is?

[Jataru]

In what volume I don't know I just know that is da 90th episode.

[DarkDevil]

I would sugest to make this topic a poll.