Editing Iron Chef (section)

===United States reception===
Starting around 1997, ''Iron Chef'' was shown, on [[KTSF]] in [[San Francisco]], [[KSCI]] in [[Long Beach]], as well as stations in [[Hawaii]] and the [[New York City]] area, in its original Japanese version with English subtitles, and quickly became a cult hit.<ref name="Battle Iron Chef">{{Cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Battle-Iron-Chef-3077244.php|title = Battle Iron Chef|access-date = 2022-06-16|author=Tim Goodman|website = SFGate| date=7 July 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-30-me-17876-story.html| title = Japanese Cooking Show Hot Stuff in U.S.|author=Anne M. Peterson|access-date = 2022-06-16|newspaper = LA Times| date = 30 August 1998}}</ref> In summer of 1998, the show stopped using subtitles;<ref name="Battle Iron Chef" /> [[Fuji TV]] released a statement saying that the show was intended as a "service to the Japanese community abroad" and due to Japanese copyright laws were to be aired without subtitles, which had previously been provided "inadvertently".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/subtitle/index.html|title=Regarding Subtitles of our TV Program Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000611161758/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/subtitle/index.html|archive-date=2000-06-11}}</ref>

While always a success in Japan, ''Iron Chef'' became a surprise hit in the United States when it was picked up by the [[Food Network]] in 1999, beginning on July 9,<ref>{{cite news|work=NY Daily News|location=New York City, New York|title=2 Shows that play with food|date=July 7, 1999}}</ref> and [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] into English, continuing to do so until December 3, 2004.<ref>{{cite news|work=Austin American-Statesman|location=Austin, Texas|title=Saturday Prime Time|date=November 28, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/13/cool-japan-why-japanese-remakes-are-so-popular-on-american-tv-and-where-we%E2%80%99re-getting-it-wrong/ |title=Cool Japan: Why Japanese remakes are so popular on American TV, and where we're getting it wrong |publisher=AsianWeek |access-date=2008-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915232726/http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/13/cool-japan-why-japanese-remakes-are-so-popular-on-american-tv-and-where-we%E2%80%99re-getting-it-wrong/ |archive-date=2008-09-15 }}</ref> Part of the U.S. appeal was due to the dubbing, which gave the show a [[camp (style)|campy]] charm that evoked English-dubbed Chinese [[Kung fu film|kung fu movies]] of the 1970s. Audiences also found amusing some of the over-the-top culinary concoctions regularly featured on the show, eventually leading to a spoof on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/iron-chef-american-bachelor-chef/2861379|title = Charlie Sheen - Iron Chef|access-date = April 12, 2020|website = NBC}}</ref>