Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara. Beyblade: V-Force was an animated television show.
   
“Bad Seed in The Big Apple” was the title of episode 29, and it originally aired in Japan on July 29, 2002, and in the United States on November 15, 2003. (The IMDb date of February 21, 2004 appears to be incorrect.) According to a YouTube description by BEYBLADE Official: “Max is entered in a tournament in New York City and as luck would have it, his first opponent turns out to be Alan!”
   
       
Wikip[edia: Beyblade
Beyblade (ベイブレード, Beiburēdo, diminutive Bey, from the diminutive of beigoma) is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara’s merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies around the world have licensed Beyblade toys for their own regions, including Hasbro in Western countries, Sonokong in South Korea, and Takara Tomy for Eastern countries.
 
Both the toys and their names were inspired by beigoma, a traditional spinning top. The concept is similar to Battling Tops, a board game developed by Ideal Toy Company in 1968. The toy line was introduced with an accompanying manga series of the same name in 1999. In 2002, Hasbro began to sell Beyblade toys internationally (under license from Takara) along with a coordinated country-by-country release of localized versions of the TV series.
 
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Beyblade: V-Force - Episode 29
Bad Seed in The Big Apple (マックス 友の叫び, Max, a Cry to a Friend) is the twenty-ninth episode of Beyblade: V-Force.
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Debut Airdate(s)
Japan July 29, 2002
United States November 15, 2003
 
IMDb
Beyblade (2001–2005)
Bad Seed in the Big Apple
TV-G | 22min | Animation, Action, Family | Episode aired 21 February 2004
A rock with special powers to capture your opponents Bit Beast has been stolen from the lab where Max’s mom Judy works at. Turns out that one of Max’s friends from his old neighborhood, Alan, is connected to the heist. Not only are the police involved, but the BladeBreakers want to get to bottom of it too! But before the case can be solved, Max is entered in a tournament in New York City and as luck would have it, his first opponent turns out to be Alan! Alan tells Max that if Max wins, he’ll explain why he agreed to steal the rock with a bunch of shady thieves. The battle is heated and Max is determined to win. After one draw and several close calls, Max finally wins. In the end Alan explains that he was approached by some underworld characters who convinced him if he stole the rock they would give him a new, more powerful Beyblade . But the new blade turns out to be a dud and Alan is left to explain why he did what he did to Max!
Directors: Satoru Kusuda, Yoshio Takeuchi
Writers: Terry Klassen (english script adaptation), Kôji Miura | 1 more credit »
Stars: Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin, Alex Hood, Daniel DeSanto | See full cast & crew »
     
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[ABC Family] Listings for 11/10 to 11/24
Tommy Lawson
Oct 31, 2003, 7:27:38 PM
Here are the listings for all ABC Family shows from Monday, November 10 to Sunday, November 24, the start of the week-long PRNS marathon on ABC Family. They’re starting from ‘Prelude to a Storm’ on Sunday, but will be skipping a few episodes, ending at Return of Thunder Part III. The daily run of PRNS finally makes sense during the week of 11/17, as of course, the 5 episodes before “Storm Before the Calm” are aired. Wild Force occupies the BoPR time slots.
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
7:00 am Digimon – “The Dark Heart of Friendship” DGI-4025
7:30 am Beyblade - “Hot Rock” BEY-2028
8:00 am Power Rangers Wild Force – “Never Give Up!” PRW-1204
8:30 am Power Rangers Ninja Storm – “Down and Dirty” PNS-1136
9:00 am Beyblade - “Bad Seed in the Big Apple” BEY-2029
9:30 am Digimon – “Zoe’s Ubnbelievable Adventure” DGI-4026
10:00 am Daigunder – “Too Many Robots Spoil the Brot” DAI-1015
10:30 am Digimon – “Stuck in Sakkakumon with You” DGI-4027
11:00 am Medabots – “A Night in the Medabot Junkyard” MDT-2014
11:30 am Spider Man – “Return of Hydro Man, Part 2” SPM-4011B
 
Sunday, November 16, 2003
7:00 am Digimon – “Stuck in Sakkakumon with You” DGI-4027
7:30 am Beyblade - “Bad Seed in the Big Apple” BEY-2029
     
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[animeontv.com] AnimeonTV now to November 23 (US)
DK
Nov 17, 2003, 8:40:38 PM
AnimeonTV recommends Geneshaft, premiering on TechTV Anime Unleashed
at 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. (Friday late night).
Showtimes http://www.animeontv.com/myStations.php3#TECHTV
The listings from http://www.animeontv.com
Anime on TV listings
US Television Stations
All Times Eastern
 
Sunday, November 16, 2003
07:00AM FAMILY Digimon “Stuck In Sakkakumon With You”
07:30AM FAMILY Beyblade “Bad Seed In The Big Apple”
 
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[ABC Family] Listings for 2/9 to 2/15 (DT Premiere Title and Short Summaries)
Tommy Lawson
Jan 28, 2004, 12:16:03 AM
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Thursday, February 12, 2004
7:00 am Digimon – “Old Reliable” DGI-2005
7:30 am Beyblade - “Bad Seed in the Big Apple” BEY-2029
 
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[ABC Family] Jetix Listings for 3/29 to 4/4 with DT Episode 9 Description
Tommy Lawson
Mar 12, 2004, 4:27:07 PM
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
7:00 am Digimon – “A Very Digi Christmas” DGI-2038
7:30 am Beyblade - “Bad Seed in the Big Apple” BEY-2029
   
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Thanara Corrêa
@thanaracorrea
Assisti a “Beyblade: A Friend’s Cry / Bad Seed in the Big Apple” s2ep29 http://j.mp/p9kCpo #orangotag
1:28 PM · Sep 16, 2011·Orangotag
   
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DarkJokers
@Darkjokerscom
Beyblade V-Force (s2) ep 29 Bad Seed in The Big Apple - tyson’s cheer http://bit.ly/P1FiwV
4:43 PM · Jul 2, 2012·twitterfeed
 
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DigiRanma
@DigiRanma
Up next, why did Max’s friend turn traitor? “Bad Seed In The Big Apple!” #BeybladeVForce
11:46 PM · Nov 13, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
YouTube
BEYBLADE VFORCE EN Episode 29: Bad Seed in the Big Apple
Jan 13, 2021
BEYBLADE Official
A rock with special powers to capture your opponents Bit Beast has been stolen from the lab where Max’s mom Judy works at. Turns out that one of Max’s friends from his old neighborhood, Alan, is connected to the heist. Not only are the police involved, but the BladeBreakers want to get to bottom of it too!
But before the case can be solved, Max is entered in a tournament in New York City and as luck would have it, his first opponent turns out to be Alan! Alan tells Max that if Max wins, he’ll explain why he agreed to steal the rock with a bunch of shady thieves. The battle is heated and Max is determined to win. After one draw and several close calls, he finally does. In the end Alan explains that he was approached by some underworld characters who convinced him if he stole the rock they would give him a new, more powerful Beyblade . But the new blade turns out to be a dud and Alan is left to explain why he did what he did to Max!