# Gamera is friend to all children **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854 "2004-08-14T18:03:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/1 "2004-08-14T18:03:58Z")
Well, is he? What’s the source of this phrase? Does it come from a Gamera movie? MST3K? Usenet? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/2 "2004-08-14T18:25:33Z")
It’s a theme throughout the Gamera movies. He may be a big fire-breathing flying turtle, but boy does he love the kids! Of course, MST3K certainly helped popularize the phrase and get it out into popular culture. See also, “Gamera is really neat. He is made from turtle meat.” ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/3 "2004-08-14T18:38:49Z")
Of course the real question is “Why Doesn’t Johnny Care”, is it the overdosing on Anime or is it just the creepy short pants? ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/4 "2004-08-14T18:50:39Z")
I’m pretty sure one of the annoying children says it in one of the Gamera movies… perhaps Gamera VS. Zegra? Hmmm… gonna have to get out my MST3K tapes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mrunlucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mrunlucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrunlucky)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/5 "2004-08-14T20:04:15Z")
In the first Gamera film, the annoying little boy Kenny says that Gamera is the “friend to all children”. Gamera also demonstrates this trait throughout the films, typically by rescuing children from imminent danger. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/6 "2004-08-14T20:24:43Z")
You mean by rescuing _Kenny_ from imminent danger. “I hear you, Kenny. And I obey!” ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/7 "2004-08-15T06:00:49Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > You mean by rescuing _Kenny_ from imminent danger. No, Kenny’s only in the first one. There are no children at all in _Gamera vs Barugon_. Gamera himself is barely in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/8 "2004-08-15T08:05:48Z")
But Kenny is obviously Gamera’s Dark Lord. Jeez, didn’t Tom Servo teach you anything? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamera-is-friend-to-all-children/259854/9 "2004-08-16T08:27:35Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > It’s a theme throughout the Gamera movies. He may be a big fire-breathing flying turtle, but boy does he love the kids! Of course, MST3K certainly helped popularize the phrase and get it out into popular culture. > > See also, “Gamera is really neat. He is made from turtle meat.” Damn you Smegs - now that f’king song is playing in my head!! 😕 :eek: