You know, if "Pokémon" hadn't been an instant hit, this would have been the last American episode (since this was the last one in the syndication package - after this, Kids' WB! bought the exclusive rights to the show).
Not a bad episode, what with Charmander evolving at the end and all. I had a feeling he would, since he gets a lot of exposure here and he was long overdue. But I was a little miffed that Exeggcute evolved without a Leaf Stone, especially considering that three episodes prior in "The Battling Eevee Brothers", an Exeggutor appeared among the multitude of Pokémon that need an elemental stone to evolve. Seems like the writers got lazy.