THE FANATIC'S GUIDE TO

"Brave New Digital World"

English Version Written by Alan Smith and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

First Appearances: DigiGnomes, Majiramon
Guest Starring: Meramon, Jagamon

• The opening credits for this episode incorrectly list Seth Walther as it's writer. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn identifies Alan Smith and herself as the actual scribes.

• Kenta wonders: "Who's going to feed the school - I mean, my hamster?" This is a reference to the previous episode, when he confessed to stealing the critter. What makes this even more notable is that these episodes *weren't* written by the same person.

• Makuramon is really taking his sweet time, isn't he? He's taken at least two days to get back to the Digital World (though possibly longer, as the beginning of "The Journey Begins" doesn't say how long it's been since the events of "A World Apart"), but the Tamers got here in just a few minutes.

• Jeri says of the rocks: "they look at lot like antenna." You mean the plural, "antennae," Jeri.

• Renamon believes that the data packets are "sensing something." That sounds decidedly fishy, as there's nothing at any time to suggest that these things are sentient.

• Peter Spellos reprises the role of Meramon, the first actor in Tamers to take up a role he played during Adventure (except for Davis the Narrator, I guess). This Meramon, however, has had his attack name changed to "Magma Blast," instead of the "Roaring Flame" of Adventure.

• When Guilmon shoots his Pyro Sphere at Meramon, his backpack disappears, because it's a piece of stock footage they're reusing from "Guilmon Comes Alive."

• Leomon subdues Meramon with his Fist of the Beast King. It's funny, that, because you wouldn't think that a fire attack would've had much effect on a fire Digimon.

• Impmon took even more time than Makuramon to get to the Digital World!

• As the DigiGnomes flit around Calumon, he says: "Look at all the pretty flying fishies! Hi! Hey there, guys! I wanna learn how to do that!" Is he talking about flying? He wants to learn how to fly? You know... like he already can?

• With their collective gasps of "Oooo," the Jagamon appear to be a reference to the Little Green Men characters from Disney's two "Toy Story" movies, and also the spin off series, "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command," who frequently make the same exclamation.