Previous:Next:First:With a name like "Helpy" he must be helpful, right? So here's Helpy lending a helping hand.The previous comic contains several references to Osamu Tezuka's mangaJack has an "assistant" named Pinoko who helps him in surgery and has a childish lisp, and when she's excited she exclaims the nonsense word "Acchonburike," which has sometimes been translated as "Ohmygewdness!" Oh, and Pinoko is something of an artificial construct; Jack built a shell of a body to give something I won't describe a chance to live as close to a normal human life as possible. But the shell is small, so Pinoko looks like a five-year-old no matter how long she lives. See any parallels?It's a pity thatisn't among the anime that has been brought over for American consumption. But someone has uploaded a bunch of subtitled episodes right here Oh, and here's a pic of Jack and Pinoko. Just because.