Tondemo! Science
Tondemo! Science (known originally as トンデモ！サイエンス) was a web series by Nippon TV and Wii no Ma Ltd for Wii no Ma. The series is a educational comedy educating kids about various scientific topics, often relating to animals and their abilities.
Two episodes of the show was subtitled by Philemax, which were simultaneously released on Wii Room and YouTube.
Premise
Dr. Tondemo is a lazy scientist supposed to be working in the Tondemo! Science Laboratory, researching various mysteries around the world and attempting to resolve them using scientific examples. Often, Dr. Tondemo will be distracted until helped by his assistant, Assistant Reiko. Their all knowing computer, Pedia brings them questions that people all over the world have, for them to answer. Once the introduction skit is finished, the show shifts to mostly using real life footage, assisted by voice over. Occasionally, the characters will come in to give their commentary, before ending the episode with another comedic skit.
Episodes
Due to there being very little official documentation, the original number of episodes released is unknown.
| Episode No. | Japanese name | Direct translation | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ゾウとネズミのなぞ | The mystery of elephants and mice | By June 14, 2010 |
| 12 | カメレオンのなぞ | The mystery of the chameleon | |
| 17 | 最大の謎！ジーンズはなぜ青いの？ | The biggest mystery! Why are jeans blue? | |
| 19 | ペンギンのなぞ | The mystery of penguins | Unknown |
| 26 | The Mystery of the Dead Sea | ||
| 30 | How to Cook a Delicious Egg | ||
| 42 | The Mystery of Fragile Glass |
English version
Beginning on March 21, 2023, localizer Philemax started producing English versions of the show. While the audio was still in Japanese, the graphics were all redone in English, and was fully subtitled. Since him joining the team, episodes produced by him have been put on Wii Room together with the Japanese versions.
| Episode No. | Name | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 21, 2023 |
| 2 | The Secret of the Mysterious Chameleon | July 15, 2024 |
Lost media status
Since there was no official physical media release of the series, many episodes of Tondemo! Science is now considered lost media. Few episodes online survive via YouTube reuploads, but only 6 have been found as of now. As there hasn't been any rereleases, the only way for more episodes to be found is either looking for people who recorded episodes off their Wii, or people who had their videos saved on the DSi exclusive Wii Room Anywhere app.