Meaning of the word 水戸黄門. Is there a hidden nuance?


I was re-watching Usagi Drop. When the MC tries to unfold a plastic bag or
something, his hands are not slippery enough to separate the plastic handle.
After harassing him in a cute way, the little girl says:

> **あっ！ 『水戸黄門』**

I paused and checked the English subs to see what I missed. It was translated
as "Keep trying then"

This of course is not the literal translation, so I wanted to check if it
carried some hidden meaning. Turns out **水戸黄門** is a Japanese TV show which
used to run for quite a long time. Since every language has similar
connections of events to scenes from popular dramas, I was wondering if
someone could read between the lines and enlighten me




I checked the actual video (うさぎドロップ 第6話 わたしの木). The girl said "あっ、水戸黄門" simply
because the guy just said 黙らっしゃい like 水戸黄門. For now, you have to know nothing
about him other than that he is an old man in a samurai drama.

黙らっしゃい is one of the fixed ways to say "Shut up!", but it's uncommon and
sounds old-fashioned. It's basically part of 老人語 today. If a middle-aged guy
uses it like in this episode, it's probably a joke. Besides, the tone of his
voice was oddly husky and theatrical, which may also be a reason she was
reminded of 水戸黄門. Maybe they had seen the drama and the girl had learned
黙らっしゃい shortly before this scene.




I checked the actual video (うさぎドロップ 第6話 わたしの木). The girl said "あっ、水戸黄門" simply
because the guy just said 黙らっしゃい like 水戸黄門. For now, you have to know nothing
about him other than that he is an old man in a samurai drama.

黙らっしゃい is one of the fixed ways to say "Shut up!", but it's uncommon and
sounds old-fashioned. It's basically part of 老人語 today. If a middle-aged guy
uses it like in this episode, it's probably a joke. Besides, the tone of his
voice was oddly husky and theatrical, which may also be a reason she was
reminded of 水戸黄門. Maybe they had seen the drama and the girl had learned
黙らっしゃい shortly before this scene.

