Crayon Shin-chan/YMMV


 * Crowning Moment of Groin Attack: Hima, not satisfied with just one sippy-cup of juice, tries everything in her toddler power to get into the fridge to get another juice cup. After she has exhausted herself to no avail, Shin comes in from playing, hops up to the fridge, and takes and drinks the prized juice. Hima FREAKS OUT, charges Shin like an angry bull, and headbutts him in the groin so hard he goes flying back outside.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny - "To be a man you must have honor, honor and a PEEEEEENIS!!"
 * "LESBIANS!"/"SCHIZOPHRENIA!"/"TOMATOES ARE FRUITS!"
 * In the YMMV Gag Dub: "That brick wall is SO ghetto!"
 * Any time Happiness Bunny comes to life. It helps that he's voiced by Jimmy Kudo.
 * Another one from the dub: "SWORD OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!"
 * "Butt Dance!"
 * Ear Worm - The dubs ending theme "Party Party Join Us Join Us, Party Party Join Us Join Us"
 * Ensemble Darkhorse- Action Bastard and Happiness Bunny have pretty good followings as characters.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: In Spain, specially in Catalonia, they LOVE Shin-chan in the same way Americans love The Simpsons (maybe more), to the point the author went there several times and befriended the official translator - who eventually appeared in the manga. Hell! It can be argued that it's more popular there than in freaking Japan itself! There was even a Japanese TV show that made a special episode to explain it. Meanwhile, no matter how many dubs, (Gag-like or otherwise) are made, it seems the series can't never catch in America.
 * It's worth noting that, in the anime, there was a story about the Noharas vacationing in Barcelona. Even though there were lots of quite outdated and slightly off stereotypes (a tour guide named Carmen, paella, toreros, south-american looking people and flamenco) they included some nods at the catalonian fans (such as Shin-chan saying the paella is "Molt bo" (Very good) or doing the "Ass Dance" saying "culet, culet" (What Shin-chan says in the catalan dub, roughly "booty, booty")
 * The phenomenon isn't as widespread in Portugal, but here you can't be an anime fanatic without at least recognizing Shin Chan
 * I had no idea Shin-chan was Japanese until I saw a commercial on Adult Swim (they called him "Jangoo" in Korea(n)). I'm not quite sure about the extent of his popularity, but the show was popular enough in Korea to have the movies dubbed and a line of Shin-chan snacks sold in stores.
 * Ho Yay: Shin and Kazama-kun (Georgie) take this to absurdly high levels.
 * Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: This series is not known for pulling off aesops, but episode 553 pulls off a very important one: Just because someone has similarities to you doesn't mean he's a true friend, and can abandon you when you don't match with their expectations. A true friend stays with you not only in good times, but also (and especially) in bad times too, and you should cherish them even if they're different. Many viewers have been identified or even suffered the same issue, which makes the anvil very effective and the episode being considered one of the most tear-jerkingly heartwarming of the entire series.
 * The Scrappy: Nene/Penny is perhaps the most hated character in the entire series, thanks to being flanderized into an abusive, bossy brat who treats her friends (especially Masao) like shit, to the point she makes Misae look likable by comparison. The viewers often want the guys to ditch her, and she has been Out of Focus in the newest episodes as a result.
 * That said, her abusiveness actually depends on the episode. Whenever she's not the spotlight character and doesn't show her obsession with tea parties, she's actually tolerable and can act like a good friend, so she zigzags this trope to an extent.
 * Ai isn't well-liked either, for being a Rich Bitch and Not So Different from Nene. In this case, this counts as an In-Universe version, since nobody except Masao can stand her. Like Nene, though, she can be tolerable depending on the episode.
 * Kazama's upper-class "friends" from episode 553 are downright loathed for being entitled bastards in sheep's clothing and being the perfect example of the Fair-Weather Friend trope, not to mention they cruelly and undeservingly insult Shinnosuke. Given the episode is a Very Special Episode, they qualify more as Hate Sinks instead.
 * What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: The original Japanese version.
 * To a lesser extent, the Vitello dub.
 * To a greater extent, the Malaysian dub (where the elephant dance, ass dance and other forms of nudity, usually by means of a shoehorned Relax-O-Vision, if possible).
 * And then there's the Spanish dub, which is completely uncensored.
 * The Korean dub is Bowdlerised down to actually be fit for kids.
 * The Woobie: Poor, poor Masao. Hiroshi and Whitey also qualify.
 * The Happiness Bunny, who finally snaps in episode 7-B of the dub.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Kazama, especially early on. Nene and her mother qualify to an extent. Shinnosuke also has his rare, but pitiful moments.