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"'''Chris Chan in the PokéNews'''" is a segment of [[Chris]]'s [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)|''CWC on TV'']] DVD, recorded and filmed on 16 October [[1999]]. and aired on [[Richmond]]'s [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] affiliate, [[Wikipedia:WWBT|WWBT]].

This was a fluff piece on the ''[[Pokémon]]'' fandom, which is popular among small children, [[Pedofork|suspicious-looking men]], and [[Christian Weston Chandler|emotionally-stunted manchildren]]. Chris (then aged 17) happens to be among the small children playing the game. The cameraman seems to linger on him for an abnormally long amount of time, perhaps because they're not used to [[Honest Content|the thing they're seeing]].

This segment was filmed at [[Books-A-Million]] in [[Midlothian]]. Chris has claimed to volunteer as a Gym Leader at Books-A-Million, even listing his tenure playing ''Pokémon'' cards with children half his age on his [[resume]], and holding onto his shirt from the League years later.<ref>[[I Pimp My Ride]]</ref>

Chris appears between 1:07 and 1:15.

==Video==
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| stardate       = 16 October [[1999]]
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| previous       = [[Mario_Kart_64_Lego_Raceway#Part_2|''Mario Kart 64'' Lego Raceway]]
| next           = [[The_City_of_Cwicville_Tour!#Watch|The City of Cwicville Tour!]]
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=== Transcript ===
[[Image:SlamAttack.jpg|thumb|right|Chris, age 17, dressed as [[Chris and fashion|Ash Ketchum]], plays a children's card game.]]

'''Female Newscaster:''' Well, if you have grade-schoolers in the house, they'll probably be interested in this next report, and if you don't, ''you'' can learn about a craze that's been sweeping the nation. NBC 12 reporter Jim Babb marched into the marketing breach today to bring us this story of ''Pokémon''.

[''A small boy is trading ''Pokémon'' cards with another small boy.'']

'''Small Boy:''' I'll trade you thi...uh...holograph for a Japanese holograph.

[''A woman is shown scanning booster packs of trading cards at a cash register.'']

[''Jim Babb interviews a small boy with a large binder full of ''Pokémon'' cards.'']

'''Babb:''' You've got hundreds of these cards.

'''Boy:''' I got- yeah, some... Yeah, and I've got a lot more at home.

'''Babb:''' ''[to small boy in orange athletic jersey]'' So, tell me, why do you like ''Pokémon''?

'''Boy:''' I dunno.

'''Babb:''' You're not sure why you like it, but you do, right?

'''Boy:''' Yeah.

[''A brief clip from the ''Pokémon'' [[anime]] is shown while Babb narrates. Later, footage of Books-A-Million is shown.'']

'''Babb:''' Like so many other fads, it got started with a kids' TV show.<ref>While the games did come first in Japan, in North America the anime premiered first.</ref> And, now, ''Pokémon'' is a marketing phenomenon. Kids and parents line up every Saturday at this Chesterfield County bookstore, and they dig deep.

'''Babb:''' [''to woman with handful of booster packs''] How much did all of this cost?

'''Woman:''' $30 with a discount.

'''Babb:''' Then the games begin, with byzantine rules.

[''A crowd of small children plays the ''Pokémon'' trading card game on the shop floor.'']

'''Babb:''' [''to an [[niggos|African-American]] boy''] So how do you explain the game?

'''Black Child:''' I can't explain; it's too long!

[''Suddenly, the camera lingers on a much older boy, who looks 16-18 years old. He is clad in an ill-fitting, blue long-sleeve shirt, under a yellow T-shirt, under a blue vest. A red and white baseball cap and a sports bottle rest next to him. He is playing the ''Pokémon'' card game with small children.'']
[[File:0d970929359504c420d683d-177.jpg|thumb|Artist's depiction.]]

<font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> I'll switch-I'll put out my Dragonair... Even though it has sixty damage on it... Oh, boy, now I have three energy on it. Slam Attack!

'''Babb:''' [''to black child''] So, if you had the time to tell me, I wouldn't understand it?

'''Black Child:''' No.

'''[[Pedofork|40-year-old Man]] with [[Pedo-Glasses|Rapist Glasses]] and Molester Mustache:''' I'm— I'm watching and I still have no clue. [''laughs'']

'''Babb:''' And think about this: this kind of thing is happening in bookstores and toy stores all around the country. If you hadn't known it before, know it now: ''Pokémon'' is ''big''.

'''Randy Cost:''' The biggest trend in kids' toy history, it's multi-multi-billion dollars.

'''Woman:''' It's money. Big time money.

'''Babb:''' You wish you invested?

'''Woman:''' Yeah, that's true! [''laughs'']

'''Boy:''' [''holds up card''] Jolteon!

'''Babb:''' Jolteon.

'''Boy:''' Mmm-hmm!

'''Babb:''' What's special about Jolteon?

'''Boy:''' He's holographic!

'''Babb:''' In Chesterfield County, I'm Jim Babb, NBC 12.

'''Female Newscaster:''' And those little cards aren't cheap; [[Michael Snyder|some merchants]] charge three bucks for a booster pack of— [''Video ends with a picture Chris created of a large Pikachu entering a Pokémon Center.'']

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