Krillin's father, a TV reporter?!

[Silver Sinspawn]

Maybe she IS Tien's mum. We'll never know. She could be another Triclops. I do see a resemblance.

[Gaffer Tape]

Well, just so you know, the whole concept of a "third eye" is fairly common in eastern beliefs, even if it's not always depicted so literally. This was the point in the series that had only just started retconning all the mystical elements with sci-fi and long before there was any hint that Tenshinhan might... sigh, be descended from aliens, so it's very unlikely the animators or writers of that episode had that in mind.

[Silver Sinspawn]

Well, just so you know, the whole concept of a "third eye" is fairly common in eastern beliefs, even if it's not always depicted so literally. This was the point in the series that had only just started retconning all the mystical elements with sci-fi and long before there was any hint that Tenshinhan might... sigh, be descended from aliens, so it's very unlikely the animators or writers of that episode had that in mind.

Okay then, lets leave it as shes a person who doesn't have a name and therefore DOES NOT MATTER.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

Haha, I can see the resemblance!

Yeah, just the third eye.

[Treklin]

In the Ano Yo-ichi Budoukai arc i saw a boy who look like TRUNKS ... maybe Trunks dead brother ??? This character design was for me very disappointing because the Z characters should be UNIQUE !!!

[Piccolo Daimao]

I find it funny that Bulma (Dr Briefs, and Pansy Briefs), Goku (Bardock), Chi Chi (Gyu Mao) and Vegeta (King Vegeta) are the only main characters with parents. With the exception of the people who are born during DBZ (Gohan, Pan, Trunks, Videl, and Goten).

I guess Toriyama didn't feel it was necessary to introduce Krillin's, Yamcha's, Ten's and Chaozu's parents.

Well, FUNimation decided to call that three-eyed ghost woman at the Next World restaurant "Tien's Mom".

I think I actually hate FUNimation more than I do now.

[Silver Sinspawn]

But think of all the good things they've done like...
Well, you can think for me.

[Piccolo Daimao]

But think of all the good things they've done like...
Well, you can think for me.

Well, at the least, they made a dub for us English-speaking folks...

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

But think of all the good things they've done like...
Well, you can think for me.

They brought it over to most English speaking countries. Put it this way, without FUNimation dubbing Dragon Ball I wouldn't have found out or at least become a fan of it.

[Silver Sinspawn]

So if Funi never existed, you wouldn't like DB, so therefore wouldn't post here. So, they really haven't done anything good.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

So if Funi never existed, you wouldn't like DB, so therefore wouldn't post here. So, they really haven't done anything good.

I could say the same thing about you.

[Silver Sinspawn]

So if Funi never existed, you wouldn't like DB, so therefore wouldn't post here. So, they really haven't done anything good.

I could say the same thing about you.

Except I didn't get into DBZ through Funi. So your comment is redundant. Besides, I was actually joking.

[Tanooki Kuribo]

Maybe she IS Tenshinhan's mum. We'll never know

The funny thing is Tien's Mom is in the FUNimation credits. I shit you not...

[MCDaveG]

Damn I'm pretty drunk, which make sthis topic pretty funny. Yeah, you can't make any synopsis based on Toriyama's characters, about 90% of them are looking same only have different names, but I can say that that guy without nose really looks like Krillin with beard.

[LilKokuLink]

Just wow at that bear with those arms.

[Dayspring]

Well, just so you know, the whole concept of a "third eye" is fairly common in eastern beliefs, even if it's not always depicted so literally. This was the point in the series that had only just started retconning all the mystical elements with sci-fi and long before there was any hint that Tenshinhan might... sigh, be descended from aliens, so it's very unlikely the animators or writers of that episode had that in mind.

It's not a Daizenshuu-induced ''Sci-fi retcon.'' Tenshinhan's a parody of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosuke_Sharaku
He's descended from aliens to show which of the four Earthling categories he's part of (Earthling-Hybrid) and to preserve the Sharaku pun. If he were based on the mystical aspect, he wouldn't be evil when we first see him and the fact that he's so strong would be played up a lot more. Tenshinhan is no more an alien than we are gorillas.

Speaking of Earthling-Hybrids, I guess freakshow in that picture is a Human-Animal hybrid. Or yet another descendant of aliens.

[G1Ravage]

Well.... Umigame had a son in filler. That's as far as filler goes for families.

LOL I love that scene.

"Daddy!!"

"Ohhh, MY SON!!!"

[Cipher]

I bet you guys anything that the "Tien's Mom" credit is just an in-joke. Nothing to get worked up over.

Now, the bear with people arms, that's something to talk about.

[Metalwario64]

I bet you guys anything that the "Tien's Mom" credit is just an in-joke. Nothing to get worked up over.

Yeah, I think someone at FUNimation jokingly said "hey, she's got 3 eyes. I bet she's Ti­ens mom!" and so they just put that in the credits as a joke.

[Silver Sinspawn]

Funimation probably thinks she IS his mum.