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Porco
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Porco · Time Traveler?

A stranger keeps asking what the year, date and time are, so someone asks if they are a time traveler.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

I just couldn't figure out how to set my digital watch.

Textbookデジタル時計の設定が分からなかったんです。'分からなくて' becomes '分かんなくて': the 'ら' before 'な' turns into 'ん', a very common casual contraction.

Speed: fast
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Audience laughter in this scene0:17
Porco · I Love Zombie Movies

Asked to picture this time next year, one comedian imagines getting some attention and maybe even appearing on TV.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Next year you'll stink so bad it's no laughing matter.

Textbook来年は、もう笑えないくらい臭いですよ。Kansai 「へん」 replaces 「ない」: standard 「笑えない」 (can't laugh) becomes 「笑われへん」, built on the Kansai potential stem 「笑われ」.

Tone: Insult (between friends)Speed: fast
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Audience laughter in this scene0:16
Porco · Spy

Someone is bluntly listing another person's shortcomings while that person listens.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Both.

Textbookどちらもです。Polite 「どちら」 (which of two) becomes casual 「どっち」; 「どっちも」 = 「どちらも」, 'both of them'.

Speed: slow
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Audience laughter in this scene0:13
Porco · The Detective

Before a detective scene starts, one performer explains that everyone has agreed to act as if they're seeing it for the first time, and that the culprit isn't running away.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Yeah.

Textbookはい。Casual "うん" replaces polite "はい" as a quick "yeah, got it" acknowledgment.

Speed: fast
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