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* DropTheHammer: Frequently employs a Laser Hammer to deal with trouble. Yes, a hammer that shoots laser beams.

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* IdiotHero: WordOfGod is that it's left intentionally ambiguous as to whether he's this, or merely ObfuscatingStupidity.

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* IdiotHero: WordOfGod is that Maybe. He seems a bit absent-minded, but it's left intentionally ambiguous as to whether he's this, or merely ObfuscatingStupidity.ObfuscatingStupidity.
* InexplicablyAwesome: It's never made clear where all his magic powers come from.
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* AfraidOfDoctors: In "Doctor Visit" he gets terrified of going to the doctor. However Mr. Gus put a tie in Uncle Grandpa's eyes pretending that the latter would visit to the ice cream parlor when in reality he takes him to the hospital, then when the nurse hears that the doctor is coming, he gets terrified and Mr. Gus names the doctor "Dr. Ice Cream". With that doctor's name, Uncle Grandpa isn't too terrified until the part in where a kid says that the doctor is about to give a shot medicine to him. [[AfraidOfNeedles Uncle Grandpa sees the doctor with a syringe which causes him to get scared]] [[{{Manchild}} even he's an adult]]. However, at the end of the episode, the doctor gives a shot to him the he transforms from a human into a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin literal ice cream and gives him and Mr. Gus, well, ice cream.]]
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As was the case with Jerome from Family Guy, Kevin Michael Richardson cited Music/Barry White as the inspiration for Mr. Gus’s voice.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As was the case with Jerome from Family Guy, Kevin Michael Richardson cited Music/Barry White Music/BarryWhite as the inspiration for Mr. Gus’s voice.
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Kevin Michael Richardson confirmed that Mr. Gus’ voice was inspired by Barry White in two interviews
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Kevin Michael Richardson confirmed this in two in
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Kevin Michael Richardson confirmed this in two in
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As was the case with Jerome from Family Guy, Kevin Michael Richardson cited Music/Barry White as the inspiration for Mr. Gus’s voice.
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* One-ManArmy: He's particularly badass in "The History of Wrestling", in which he wins a fight against 10,000 wrestling fans at once.

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* One-ManArmy: OneManArmy: He's particularly badass in "The History of Wrestling", in which he wins a fight against 10,000 wrestling fans at once.

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It would make more sense to add this to the One-Man army trope


* BadassBaritone: He's particularly badass in "The History of Wrestling", in which he wins a fight against 10,000 wrestling fans at once.


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* One-ManArmy: He's particularly badass in "The History of Wrestling", in which he wins a fight against 10,000 wrestling fans at once.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: While the experience is still painful, the segment in "In the Clouds" actually ends in Hot Dog Person's favor, as he gets totally jacked at the gym.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Beary Nice starts acting more overtly antagonistic toward Hot Dog Person as the segments go on.
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* ManChild: He dresses like a child, acts like a child, sleeps in a race car bed, is SuperGullible and needs a babysitter. This is especially egregious since he's immortal, having lived since the Stone Age.

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* ManChild: He dresses like a child, acts like a child, sleeps in a race car bed, throws tantrums at the very thought of going to the doctor, is SuperGullible and needs a babysitter. This is especially egregious since he's immortal, having lived been around since the Stone Age.
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* LegoBodyParts: He can pop off any parts of body when he wants.
* ManChild: Case in point: He sleeps in a race car bed and needs a babysitter.

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* LegoBodyParts: He can pop off any parts of body when he wants.
wants. This is especially handy since [[MesACrowd copies of himself tend appear]] and they are capable of swapping parts.
* ManChild: Case in point: He dresses like a child, acts like a child, sleeps in a race car bed bed, is SuperGullible and needs a babysitter.babysitter. This is especially egregious since he's immortal, having lived since the Stone Age.

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Grumpy Bear is no longer a trope and a character can only be an Expy of one other character.


* ActorAllusion: Creator/{{Adam Devine}}'s character in ''Series/{{Workaholics}}'' in the form of a talking pizza.



* {{Expy}}:
** Just envision WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo as a pizza slice and you're pretty damn close to his personality.
** Adam Devine's character in ''Series/{{Workaholics}}'' in the form of a talking pizza.

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* {{Expy}}:
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{{Expy}}: Just envision WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo as a pizza slice and you're pretty damn close to his personality.
** Adam Devine's character in ''Series/{{Workaholics}}'' in the form of a talking pizza.
personality.



* GrumpyBear: A mild example, but he's by far the least cheery person (err... life form) on the RV.
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* TookALevelInDumbass: Later episodes/skits (starting somewhere around the short "Cutting the Wire") have him either further detached from reality.

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* TookALevelInDumbass: Later episodes/skits (starting somewhere around the short "Cutting the Wire") have him either further detached from reality.
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Badass Mustache and Badass Beard were merged into Manly Facial Hair. Examples that don't fit or are zero-context are removed. Having facial hair is not enough to qualify. To qualify for Manly Facial Hair, the facial hair must be associated with manliness in some way. Please read the trope description before re-adding to make sure the example qualifies.


* BadassMoustache: Sports a brown one. He can even take it off at will.
%% NOTE: is he really badass? And does his mustache really say "I'm a badass"?
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "[[TheReturnOfAuntGrandma]]", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "[[TheReturnOfAuntGrandma]]", appearance, "The Return Of Aunt Grandma", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]
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* ColorfulContrails: She a always leaves a rainbow trail behind her. In one episode, this trope is exploited when the other characters follow Tiger's trail to find her.
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "[[TheReturnofAuntGrandma]]", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "[[TheReturnofAuntGrandma]]", "[[TheReturnOfAuntGrandma]]", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "The Return of Aunt Grandma", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "The Return of Aunt Grandma", "[[TheReturnofAuntGrandma]]", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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Adorkable cleanup.


* {{Adorkable}}: Tiny Miracle is an adorable robot who is nerdy.



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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "The Return of Aunt Grandma", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandpa to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "The Return of Aunt Grandma", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandpa Grandma to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]

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Moved "Hilariously Abusive Childhood" to Pizza Steve. Was misfiled under Uncle Grandpa.


* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: It is shown in "Nacho Cheese" that [[FreudianExcuse his own father's narcissistic drive to upstage everybody around him (especially his own son)]] is what made Pizza Steve the [[AttentionWhore attention-seeking]], InferioritySuperiorityComplex-having slice of pie that he is today.


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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: It is shown in "Nacho Cheese" that [[FreudianExcuse his own father's narcissistic drive to upstage everybody around him (especially his own son)]] is what made Pizza Steve the [[AttentionWhore attention-seeking]], InferioritySuperiorityComplex-having slice of pie that he is today.
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** He looks like a human, yet frequently does things that would be impossible for a normal human. One might assume that this is just ToonPhysics, except that other characters who try to do these things will find it's impossible for them, unless he's around to help them. He's also claimed to be older than Mr. Gus, who predates the evolution of humans, and "Space Emperor" shows that there is at least one alien who looks identical to him apart from having a different-coloured moustache. "Christmas Special" confirms that he's as human as Santa Claus, [[NonAnswer which doesn't really answer the question.]]

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** He looks like a human, yet frequently does things that would be impossible for a normal human. One might assume that this is just ToonPhysics, except that other characters who try to do these things will find it's impossible for them, unless he's around to help them. He's also claimed to be older than Mr. Gus, who predates the evolution of humans, and "Space Emperor" shows that there is at least one alien who looks identical to him apart from having a different-coloured moustache. "Christmas Special" confirms that he's as human as Santa Claus, [[NonAnswer which doesn't really answer the question.]]]] "Uncle Easter" suggests that his powers might be mutations caused by repeated exposure to toxic radiation.

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* MsFanservice: She has an attractive design.
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[[folder: Pizza Steve]]

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[[folder: Pizza [[folder:Pizza Steve]]



[[folder: Mister Gus]]

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[[folder: Mister [[folder:Mister Gus]]



[[folder: Beary Nice and Hotdog Person]]
-->Voiced by: Audie Harrison (Beary Nice) and Creator/EricBauza (Hotdog Person)

Stars of the "New Experiences with Beary Nice and Hotdog Person" side-segments. An eternally optimistic (and ambiguously sadistic) teddy bear with a bow-tie, and a supremely unlucky talking hotdog.

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[[folder: Beary [[folder:Beary Nice and Hotdog Hot Dog Person]]
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-->Voiced by: Audie Harrison (Beary Nice) and Creator/EricBauza (Hotdog (Hot Dog Person)

Stars of the "New Experiences with Beary Nice and Hotdog Hot Dog Person" side-segments. An eternally optimistic (and ambiguously sadistic) teddy bear with a bow-tie, and a supremely unlucky talking hotdog.hot dog.



* AmbiguouslyEvil: The NightmareFace Beary Nice makes in "Pal.0" seems to suggest he might be torturing Hotdog Person on purpose.
* AnthropomorphicFood: Hotdog Person. Though he lacks legs and arms like Pizza Steve.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: The NightmareFace Beary Nice makes in "Pal.0" seems to suggest he might be torturing Hotdog Hot Dog Person on purpose.
* AnthropomorphicFood: Hotdog Hot Dog Person. Though he lacks legs and arms like Pizza Steve.



* ButtMonkey: Hotdog Person never escapes a new experience unscathed.

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* ButtMonkey: Hotdog Hot Dog Person never escapes a new experience unscathed.



* TheEeyore: Hotdog Person lives in fear majority of the time. A fear that is completely rational considering how every new experience ends with him suffering horrific physical harm.

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* TheEeyore: Hotdog Hot Dog Person lives in fear majority of the time. A fear that is completely rational considering how every new experience ends with him suffering horrific physical harm.



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* AmazonianBeauty: Parodied. She's got the body of a dude, and an obvious guys voice.

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* AmazonianBeauty: Parodied. BrawnHilda: She's got the body of a dude, and an obvious guys voice.



[[folder: Aunt Grandma / [[spoiler: Priscilla Jones]]]]

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->Voiced by: Adam Devine

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->Voiced by: Adam Devine
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[[folder: Aunt Grandma]]

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[[folder: Aunt Grandma]]Grandma / [[spoiler: Priscilla Jones]]]]


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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: Aunt Grandma's second appearance "The Return of Aunt Grandma", ends with Uncle Grandpa claiming that he sent Aunt Grandpa to a mental asylum, only for the viewer to find that he merely incarcerated one of her android duplicates, meaning that the REAL Aunt Grandma is still out there, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike again.]]
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** An example is the FakeCrossover with WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse ("[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E4SayUncle Say Uncle]]"), where the Crystal Gems are completely freaked out by Uncle Grandpa's [[WrongContextMagic powers]] and Pearl even calls him "a [[RealityWarping reality warping]] entity". Yes, even [[WizardsFromOuterSpace magical]], [[TimeAbyss thousands-of-years old]] aliens have a hard time figuring out what exactly he is.

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** An example is the FakeCrossover with WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' ("[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E4SayUncle Say Uncle]]"), where the Crystal Gems are completely freaked out by Uncle Grandpa's [[WrongContextMagic powers]] and Pearl even calls him "a [[RealityWarping reality warping]] entity". Yes, even [[WizardsFromOuterSpace magical]], [[TimeAbyss thousands-of-years old]] aliens have a hard time figuring out what exactly he is.

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