Shubunkin Shubunkin The Shubunkin was created by Yoshigoro Akiyama （, by crossing Calico telescope eye with a Comet goldfish and a Common goldfish. Shubunkins are similar to the common goldfish and comet goldfish in appearance. They were first bred in Japan, from mutations in telescope eye goldfish (Demekins) "c." 1900. They have streamlined bodies with well-developed and even fins. However, the Shubunkins are calico goldfish; they possess nacreous scales (an intermediate between metallic and transparent scales that are pearly in appearance). The overlapping patches of red, white, blue, grey and black (along with dark speckles) normally extend to the finnage of
A Kind of a Stopwatch episode of the Cartoon Network series "Johnny Bravo" written by Seth MacFarlane, is a loose parody of "A Kind of a Stopwatch" and also mentions "The Twilight Zone" by name. UK children's drama series "Bernard's Watch" ran from 1997 to 2005, and revolved around a young boy who found a pocket watch that could stop time. A similar premise saw use in the 2002 movie "Clockstoppers". The "Simpsons" 2003 Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror XIV" features a segment called "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", in which Bart and Milhouse buy a stopwatch that stops time. They use