Pokétalk for Sunday, February 20th, 2000:

Yes, I'm Steven Reich, and here are your top stories for Sunday, February 20th, 2000:

-No new Pokémon episodes
-New Pokémon toys shown

In our top story, there were no new episodes of Pokémon this weekend. Next weekend 
we do get a new episode, as well as a bunch of first episodes from Pokémon, Batman 
Beyond, and more. This, of course, is in preparation for the premiere of Max Steel, the 
new computer-generated show on Kids' WB. You know, there's toys out and the show's 
not even on yet. Wait, didn't Batman Beyond work that way too?

In our other story, between this week's "Sneak Pikachu" webcast and the New York toy 
fair, we've got some really cool new toys coming out. Everything from fingerboards to 
candy was shown, but the real showstoppers were the electronic Pokémon toys 
containing chips that keep track of wins and losses. There was also a talking Pokédex 
and a Gold/Silver Pokédex. Also, there will be more toys in the vein of the "I choose 
you" Pikachu.

And now, Pokébriefs:

1. A mother has expressed concern over a Charmander pillow. She's worried that the 
tail might pose a choking hazard. Quite frankly, I don't think so.

2. Continuing its streak of stupidity, my local school district decided not to cancel 
school this week.

3. And for those of you who just can't get enough of Poképarodies,  the CBS show 
"Everybody Loves Raymond" will feature Hakidu cards.

And That's Pokébriefs!

And now, a little music:

(Musical Interlude)

That was the overworld theme from Super Mario Bros. 2. Now, for this week's editorial,
 a status report on the Wizard Petition. Unbenownst to me, shortly after the petition 
went up, my CGI host went down. I didn't realize this until Saturday, at which point I 
promptly fixed it. I now have 6 signatures. If you haven't signed, please do so, even if 
you haven't seen the movie. Please?

Last week's poll asked if you would rather live in the world of Pokémon. Unfortunately, 
last week's poll was also spammed. As a result, this week's poll asks the most 
controversial question of all time: Where's Waldo. If you're not gonna take the poll 
seriously, I'm not gonna take the poll seriously.

Before we go, let's recap this week's top stories:

-No new Pokémon episodes
-New Pokémon toys shown

Until next time, this is is Steven Reich, have a good week.