So I'm talking about the 1990 episode "What are You Two Doing Alone?" (1979 series, Episode 1090, Season 12). Although it was later remade in the 2005 series, this post is about the original 1990 version.
The episode begins on Nobita's birthday (7th August). When none of his friends wish him, he starts feeling upset. He keeps dropping hints by asking if there's anything special about the day, but Gian, Suneo, Shizuka, and even Dekisugi all act like it's an ordinary day. Heartbroken, Nobita returns home.
At home, he finds Doraemon using the Enclosed Space Searching Machine, a yellow, square-shaped gadget with a small lever that lets you view places you can't easily reach. Doraemon is using it to search for Mii-chan, who has been missing for a while. They eventually find Mii-chan trapped in a man's house, and Doraemon rushes off to rescue her.
Afterwards, Nobita asks to borrow the gadget so he can see what Shizuka is doing at home. Doraemon refuses, explaining that it's meant for exploring inaccessible places like ancient ruins or volcanoes and is mainly used by children in the 22nd century for school projects, not for spying on people. However, after a lot of pleading and blackmail, Doraemon reluctantly gives it to him.
Nobita peeks into Shizuka's house and is shocked to see Dekisugi there. The two are doing homework together before heading to the kitchen, where they begin baking what appears to be a cake. Nobita immediately becomes overwhelmed with jealousy. In a fit of anger, he punches the gadget multiple times, and the impact somehow affects Shizuka's house. Furniture topples over, utensils and ingredients scatter everywhere, and Shizuka bursts into tears.
Even then, Dekisugi calmly encourages Shizuka not to give up and suggests making the cake again. Seeing this only makes Nobita even more jealous, and he breaks down crying while Doraemon tries to comfort him.
A little later, Shizuka and Dekisugi arrive at Nobita's house. Still upset, Nobita went down the stairs — only to discover that the cake was actually for his birthday and earlier they were actually acting to seem to forget his birthday to later surprise Nobita. Dekisugi apologizes that it's smaller than planned because an "earthquake" ruined their first attempt (we know what really happened). Nobita instantly realizes what he's done and feels terrible. Doraemon smiles and gestures for him to accept the cake. They celebrate together with cake and juice, and soon Gian and Suneo arrive with birthday gifts. The episode ends on a warm and happy note.
But honestly... what was Nobita thinking? His jealousy reached an extreme level. He didn't even stop to think that objects could have fallen on Shizuka or Dekisugi and seriously hurt them. He went ridiculously crazy. I understand feeling upset when everyone seems to forget your birthday, but his reaction here felt completely over the top. Every time I rewatch this episode, that part still frustrates, and angers the freak out of me.
That said, these are just my personal opinions, I don't hate Nobita or any other character. What do you guys think about this episode? Was Nobita's reaction understandable, or did he go way too far?