Punch and Judy
Punch - Voiced by: Tsutomu Taruki (Japanese), Paul St. Peter (English)
Judy - Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English)
Punch (パンチ, Panchi?) and Judy (ジュディ, Judi?) are the characters of the TV show Big Shot. They are named after the traditional English puppet show. The show provides information on various bounty heads, but is often unreliable. The Bebop crew often has the show playing in the background, but seldom pays close attention (they usually get their information from close contacts). Punch and Judy play the "cowboy" persona in a characteristic, over the top fashion. Punch adopts a mid-western drawl mixed with a Mexican accent (both faked), and uses random old-West sayings. Judy plays the stereotypical dumb blonde, and always appears in an open bolero jacket with nothing underneath, frequently wiggling her hips with excitement. Big Shot gets canceled towards the end of the series, and Punch (lacking accent and costume) makes a brief cameo revealing his and Judy's fates: Punch, whose real name is Alfredo, moves to Mars to take care of his mother, and Judy is engaged to marry her agent. In the last episode of Big Shot, it appears that Judy was not informed of the show's cancellation and shoved Punch out of the way as she said into the camera that " will hear from agent about this!" It would appear that her voice is also faked, as it becomes low and husky after this outburst.
Punch and Judy's appearances had no specific model; the characters had the style of typical television hosts.
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