Time Trouble Tondekeman! - A thorough review of the fusion of time travel and adventure

"Tondekeman" is a time machine created by local inventor Dr. Leonardo. It is a unique machine that is shaped like a kettle and can speak. One day, while experimenting with the machine, Tondekeman activates, and Hayato and Yumi time travel to 9th century Baghdad. When they arrive, they get separated from Tondekeman and are unable to return to the present. By chance, they rescue Princess Sharara who is being chased, and he and Prince Dandan help them search for Tondekeman. But... Will they be able to get back Tondekeman, which is stolen by Abdullah, who is after the princess, while causing chaos every time, and return safely to the present? Come on! A time-and-space adventure story with unique characters begins!

・Tondekeman, Professor Leonardo / Shigeru Chiba ・Hayato / Yuji Mitsuya ・Yumi / Kumiko Nishihara ・Dandan / Akira Kamiya ・Aladdin / Yuko Mita ・Shalala, drum score / Ray Sakuma ・Abdullah / Junpei Takiguchi ・The Genie of the Lamp, Oratoru / Shigezo Sasaoka

Produced by: Atsuyoshi Numata (FCI), Sumiaki Ueno (Fuji Television), Masao Takiyama (Fuji Eight), Toshihiko Sato; Planning by: Masashi Oka (Fuji Television)
・Screenplay/Junki Takegami ・Director/Kunihiko Yuyama ・Character design/Toyo Ashida ・Art director/Torao Arai ・Color setting/Michiaki Nakano ・Sound director/Fusanobu Fujiyama ・Director of photography/Takeshi Fukuda ・Editors/Toshio Henmi, Kazuhiko Seki, Hiroshi Furuhashi ・Music/Noriyuki Asakura, Jun Irie ・Producers/Kenji Shimizu, Yuko Kato (Fuji Television), Hiroshi Kato ・Production/Fuji Television, FCI, FCC, Ashi Productions

・Tondekeman／
A kettle-shaped time machine invented by Dr. Leonardo. For some reason, it speaks the Kansai dialect fluently, recognizes the person holding it as "master", and only listens to what the master says, making it both an ally and enemy. Time travel is created by the hot water coming from the Tondekeman's hot water outlet. It travels through a time tunnel called "Tokigen no Ana".
・Hayato the Prodigy／
A boy who loves soccer and aspires to become a professional soccer player in the future. He is sent back in time by Professor Leonardo's Tondekeman experiment and is unable to return to present-day Japan.
・Yumi Shinmai／
She is a girl who loves music and aspires to become a professional in the future, and is in a rock band. She is good friends with Hayato, but she happens to be present during Professor Leonardo's Tondekeman experiment and is sent back in time, unable to return to present-day Japan.
・Dandan/
The foolish prince of Baghdad. He is madly in love with Princess Sharara.
・Princess Shalala／
Princess of Baghdad. Is she engaged to be with Dandan, who is from a wealthy family? She's quite an airhead.
・Aladdin /
A child not yet 10 years old who has a fire-breathing dragon called "Drumsuko" with him. He respects Hayato as his big brother.
・Abdullah /
A cunning villain, he is ordered by a mysterious man called Grand Duke Orator to capture Princess Sharara.
・Dr. Leonardo／
As the creator of Tondekeman, he is also the one who used Hayato and Yumi in his experiments. But his true identity is...
・Genie of the Lamp／
The genie of the lamp, visible only to Superman, appears when you rub the lamp and takes you anywhere.

Episode 1: Okami-san, it's a kettle! (1989/10/19)
Episode 2: Genius Comes When You Forget About It (1989/10/26)
Episode 3: The Trojan Horse is Troy (1989/11/02)
Episode 4: The Sphinx is Dead! (1989/11/09)
Episode 5: Poseido Adventure (1989/11/16)
Episode 6: Do your best with the Emperor Drink (1989/11/23)
Episode 7: Amazoness vs. Mr. Lady (1989/11/30)
・Episode 8: Dragon Quest Legend!? (1989/12/07)
Episode 9: Fake Tondekeman Appears!! (1989/12/14)
Episode 10: Princess Sharara's Star is Born! (1989/12/21)
Episode 11: The Secret Plan to Banish Dandan!? (1990/01/11)
Episode 12: The Untouchables' Big Uproar! (1990/01/18)
Episode 13: The Big King is a Viking!? (1990/01/25)
Episode 14: The Earth is Moving After All (1990/02/01)
Episode 15: The Abnormal Love of Dr. Edison (1990/02/08)
Episode 16: Dracula Comes to the Capital! (1990/02/15)
Episode 17: Back to the West (1990/02/22)
・Episode 18: Secret of the Mana Sword Ex-Calibaa (1990/03/01)
Episode 19: Big Eruption! Bombay Escape Plan (1990/03/08)
Episode 20: How many ninjas are there in total? (1990/03/15)
Episode 21: Napoleon is weak to gals (1990/03/22)
Episode 22: Three Hundred Million Years in Search of Mother? (1990/03/29)
Episode 23: Burn! The Fiery Martial Arts Marathon! (1990/04/13)
・Episode 24/Secret Report! The Legend of Cleopatra (1990/04/20)
Episode 25: The Greatest Race in History! (1990/04/27)
Episode 26: Runaway Train (1990/05/11)
Episode 27: Oxygen Deprivation! A Space Journey in 2101 (1990/05/18)
・Episode 28: The Extraordinary Adventure of Detective Sherlock Holmes (1990/05/25)
・Episode 29: The Original Top Gun: An Unusual Battle (1990/06/01)
Episode 30: The Untouchables II (1990/06/08)
Episode 31: 20,000 Miles Under the Sea! An Extraordinary Journey (1990/06/15)
Episode 32: Princess Sharara's Roman Holiday (1990/06/22)
Episode 33: The Abnormal Rose of Versailles? (1990/07/08)
Episode 34: Explosion! The Great Dandan Mine Operation (1990/07/15)
Episode 35: Moving! A home run to the sun! (1990/07/29)
Episode 36: The Microscopic Princess Sharara (August 5, 1990)
Episode 37: Shalala's Love in Venice (1990/08/19)
Episode 38: Big Explosion! The Last Time Journey (1990/08/19)
Episode 39: A huge mess! The last day of the Earth!? (Final episode) (1990/08/26)