Loads of your favourite TV shows and movies are exported to many non-English speaking countries, and often the title has to be adapted to make sense to the people of that country. However, it seems quite often something gets lost in translation. Amongst the best example of this is the Japanese title for 'Jersey Shore', 〜マカロニ野郎のニュージャージー・ライフ〜, which loosely translates to 'The New Jersey life of the Macaroni Assholes'! A title that actually manages to be more offensive than the show itself.
So turn off that episode of 'Cube Heads', place the DVD of 'A Very Powerful Whale Runs To Heaven' back in it's case and take a seat, because we've gathered up a huge collection of the very best translated titles for you to marvel at. And when we're done, does anyone fancy binge watching 'In The Shoes Of Satan'?..
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HUNGARY
Doctor Who: Who Are You, Doc?
Game Of Thrones: Throne Fight
Die Hard: Give Your Life Expensive
The IT Crowd: Cube Heads
Lost: Infernal Paradise
Frasier: The Gossip Machine
The Powerpuff Girls: Tiny Policeman
Breaking Bad: Total Suckage
Parks & Recreation: Urban Development Department
True Blood: Drink And Let Live
ISRAEL
Knocked Up: The Date That Screwed Me
Superbad: Super Horny
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs: Cloudy With A Chance Of Falafel
SPAIN
Die Hard: Chrystal Jungle
The Dark Knight: Night Of The Knight
Knight Rider: The Fantastic Car
CHINA
Free Willy: A Very Powerful Whale Runs To Heaven
Austin Powers: Trump Card Big Liar
The Full Monty: Six Naked Pigs
The Blair Witch Project: Night In The Cramped Forest
As Good As It Gets: Mr Cat Poop
Pretty Woman: The Sparrow Becomes The Empress
Leon: This Hit Man Is Not as Cold as He Thought
Fargo: Mysterious Murder in Snowy Cream
Deep Impact: Earth And Comet Collide
Knocked Up: One Night, Big Belly
Nixon: The Big Liar
Doctor Who: Mysterious Professor
Risky Business: Just Send Him To University Unqualified
Boogie Nights: His Great Device Makes Him Famous
RUSSIA
Six Feet Under: The Customer Is Always Dead
The O.C.: Lonely Hearts
Glee: Losers
HONG KONG
American Pie: American Virgin Man
FINLAND
The Big Bang Theory: Spectacles Fogged Up
BULGARIA
Breaking Bad: In The Shoes Of Satan
JAPAN
Jersey Shore: The New Jersey life of the Macaroni Assholes
Army Of Darkness: Captain Supermarket
The Horse Whisperer: Held by Wind in Montana
Being John Malkovich : The Hole Of Malkovich
Jersey Girl: I Love My Dad The Best In The World
FRANCE
The Matrix: The Young People Who Traverse Dimensions While Wearing Sunglasses
The X-Files: At The Boundaries Of Reality
DENMARK
Die Hard With A Vengeance: Die Hard: Mega Hard
CZECH REPUBLIC
That 70's Show: Golden '70s
Bad Santa: Santa Is A Pervert!
Hot Shots! : Warm Shots
SWEDEN
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Swim Quietly, Larry
Arrested Development: Company Monkey Business & Construction
TAIWAIN
Get Smart: Is The Spy Capable Or Not
SERBIA
Mad Men: People In Manhattan
Die Hard: Die Manly
POLAND
Die Hard: The Glass Trap
GERMANY
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Buffy Under The Spell of Demons
K9: My Partner With The Cold Snout
Dragnet : Floppy Coppers Don’t Bite
The Parent Trap: A Twin Seldom Comes Alone
Die Hard: Die Slowly
Die Hard With A Vengeance: Die Slowly, Now More Than Ever
Two & a Half Men: My Cool Uncle Charlie
Dodgeball : Full Of The Nuts
Girl, Interrupted: Cuckoo
Animal House: I Think I'm Kicked By A Horse
Being Human: A Vampire, a Werewolf and a Ghost
SLOVENIA
House: Doctor's Conscience
Arrested Development: Reflected Family
BELGIUM
Scrubs: Doctor Or No Doctor
BRAZIL
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air: A Crazy In The Area
MEXICO
Juno: Juno: Grow, Run and Stumble.
Snatch: Pigs And Diamonds
ARGENTINA
Grease: Vaseline
PORTUGAL
Die Hard: Skyscraper Attack
Die Hard 2: Airport Attack
Lost In Translation: Meetings and Failures in Meetings
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