History Film / Marmaduke

* FirstGirlWins: Marmaduke gets together with Maisy in the end.

* GladIThoughtOfIt: Marmaduke tells Jezebel that Maisy's dinner idea was his own despite Maisy saying that it was her idea in the first place.

* {{Tomboy}}: Maisy

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* CanonForeigner: Everyone in this movie except for Marmaduke and his human family.

* FirstGirlWins: Marmaduke gets together with Mazie in the end.

* WhatTheHellHero: Maisy calls Marmaduke out on not hanging around with her and their friends anymore. Marmaduke, who wants to fit in with the pedigrees, says "I don't hang out with mutts".

* AnAesop: Marmaduke shouldn't lie and he should've got with Maisy because FirstGirlWins, not Richest Girl.

* ExiledToTheCouch: Marmaduke's owner Phil gets angry at Marmaduke for trashing the place and throws him outside in the rain, blaming him for all of his misfortunes. His wife, however, is displeased with this and says that Marmaduke was just a dog and doesn't know any better. In the end, she says "You want him in the backyard? ''Fine''. He may have the backyard...but you have the couch."

A 2010 film in which a suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their "large yet lovable" one-dog wrecking crew Great Dane.

* BetaCouple: Marmaduke's human sister and her crush to Marmaduke and his crush.
* BettyAndVeronica: The tomboy collie (Maisy) or the posh dog who serves as alpha female (Jezebel)? It's not clear whether Marmaduke gets with Maisy in the end or decides to be JustFriends with both of them, but Jezebel's gonna be pretty put out when Marmaduke tells her "I'm choosing the other one because I met her first, so we can force in AnAesop".
* BigBad: Subverted. "Chupadogra" was said to have killed his owner, striking fear into the local dogs. But later, it turns out that "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Buster who ran away from home and led a pack only to be kicked out by his own pack. He then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family and soon is finally accepted by the other dogs in the end.
* TheBully: Bosco.

* MustMakeAmends: After messing up big time, Marmaduke runs away...but not before arranging for Phil to listen to what his kids want and trying to make up with Maisy.

* ToiletHumour: A common canine watering hole

* YouNeedABreathMint: Maisy tells Marmaduke this after he accidentally breathes in her face, saying that it smelled like garbage. So he eats some minty toothpaste...with the help of Carlos.

* ExiledToTheCouch: Marmaduke's owner Phil gets angry at Marmaduke for trashing the place and throws him outside in the rain, blaming him for all of his misfortunes. His wife, however, is displeased with this and says that Marmaduke was just a dog and doesn't know any better. In the end, she says "Fine. He may have the backyard...but you have the couch."

* TheNicknamer: Bosco. His nicknames are mostly directed at Marmaduke, calling him "Marmapuke" or "Marmafake". There's also "Big-Ears" to count.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: After Bosco attacks Marmaduke after the latter wins in the surfing contest and chases him around, Marmaduke decides to stand his ground and growls at him. Bosco, however, pretends to be hurt, causing Marmaduke and Phil to be scolded.

* ChekovsGun: Marmaduke's fear of bees. Let's just say that Bosco shares the same problem at the end of the film.

* BigBad: Subverted. "Chupadogra" was said to have killed his owner and ran away to lead his own pack. But later, it turns out that "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Buster who was kicked out of the pack he led and then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family. In the end, he's finally accepted by the other dogs.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: A little jack russel terrier chirps like a gopher to show he can, and Bosco neighs like a horse to mock Marmaduke's size.

* BigBad: Subverted. "Chupadogra" was said to have killed his owner and was on the run. But "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Buster (voiced by Sam Elliot) who was left behind and then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family. In the end, he's finally accepted by the other dogs.

* BigBad: Subverted. "Chupadogra" was said to have killed his owner and was on the run. But "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Sam (voiced by Sam Elliot) who was left behind and then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family. In the end, he's finally accepted by the other dogs.

* ExiledToTheCouch: Marmaduke's owner Phil gets angry at Marmaduke for trashing the place and threatens to give him away. His wife, however, is displeased and kicks him to the sofa for the evening.

* ToiletHumour: One of the film's many shortcomings was that it relied on the cliched misconception that dogs drink out of toilets.

How would you like to see a HighSchoolAU of ''ComicStrip/{{Marmaduke}}'', with ToiletHumour, ConspicuousCG and unnatural moving lips on all the animal characters? You wouldn't? Oh.

It started Owen Wilson as Marmaduke [[note]]unless you count George the great dane and his doubles[[/note]] and was released in June 2010. Everyone pretty much agreed it was a stinkbomb (10% fresh on RottenTomatoes), despite the presence ([[MoneyDearBoy richly remunerated, we hope]]) of gifted actors like [[PushingDaisies Lee Pace]], [[{{Fargo}} William H. Macy]], and [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]], who (arguably) provided the film's only good feature with their acting.

It started Owen Wilson as Marmaduke [[hottip:*:unless you count George the great dane and his doubles]] and was released in June 2010. Everyone pretty much agreed it was a stinkbomb[[hottip:*:10% fresh on RottenTomatoes]], despite the presence ([[MoneyDearBoy richly remunerated, we hope]]) of gifted actors like [[PushingDaisies Lee Pace]], [[{{Fargo}} William H. Macy]], and [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]], who (arguably) provided the film's only good feature with their acting.

* BigBad: Subverted. "Cuphadogra" was said to have killed his owner and was on the run. But "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Sam (voiced by Sam Elliot) who was left behind and then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family. In the end, he's finally accepted by the other dogs.

* CompleteMonster: Subverted. "Cuphadogra" was said to have killed his owner and was on the run. But "Chupadogra" was in fact an old mastiff named Sam (voiced by Sam Elliot) who was left behind and then persuades Marmaduke to return to his family. In the end, he's finally accepted by the other dogs.

* MoneyDearBoy: Coming from two directions. William H. Macy is the dignified older actor phoning in for a paycheck. Lee Pace is the critically acclaimed young actor who still has to take what he can get.

How would you like to see a HighSchoolAU of ''Marmaduke'', with ToiletHumour, ConspicuousCG and unnatural moving lips on all the animal characters? You wouldn't? Oh.

It started OwenWilson and was released in June 2010. Everyone pretty much agreed it was a stinkbomb[[hottip:*:10% fresh on RottenTomatoes]], despite the presence ([[MoneyDearBoy richly remunerated, we hope]]) of gifted actors like [[PushingDaisies Lee Pace]], [[{{Fargo}} William H. Macy]], and [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]].

A live action/CGI movie that was released in June 2010, with Owen Wilson voicing the title character, {{Marmaduke}}.

Everyone pretty much agreed it was a stinkbomb[[hottip:*:10% fresh on RottenTomatoes]], despite the presence ([[MoneyDearBoy richly remunerated, we hope]]) of gifted actors like [[PushingDaisies Lee Pace]], [[{{Fargo}} William H. Macy]], and [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]].

* HollywoodCalifornia: The movie takes place mostly in Orange County

* ToiletHumour

Everyone pretty much agreed it was a stinkbomb[[hottip:*:10% fresh on RottenTomatoes]], despite the presence ([[MoneyDearBoy richly renumerated, we hope]]) of gifted actors like [[PushingDaisies Lee Pace]], [[{{Fargo}} William H. Macy]], and [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]].