You know what I always found to be odd? Ash Katchem's mom. From time to time she seems to pop into the show, and honestly, I don't know whether she's as high as a kite, or hiding a vibrator somewhere. On top of which, she never comes to any of the championship battles that Ash enters into. She never sends much mail, and yet when ever she's on screen, she looks bored. Mr Mime always has this "I'm tapping this" expression on his face, and she's always sweeping something. Is she hiding bodies, and trying to clean it up like, "I can still see the blood stains." I don't really know what her purpose is in the over all show, other than the fact that Ash has a mom that he rarely sees. The only time you ever see Ash's mom giving a shit, is when the world hangs in the balance, and Ash has to save everyone. "You can do it sweetie. I'm counting on you so I still have a home to go back to, to bang Mr Mine in." She disgusts me beyond reason.