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* ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'' gives us Deidre, the Rubbery Suffragette's talking pet octopus. She lives on her sunhat perpetually drinks fine wine along with her owner, and offers some of the most hilarious dialogues in the game. In the end, she along with her owner are the most lighthearted people you'll meet in the otherwise dreary and foreboding Eleutheria.
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* The Disney/{{Goofy}} short ''Aquamania'' has a long sequence of Goofy waterskiing with an octopus on his head. The octopus winds its tentacles around Goofy's head and even takes over holding the towline to keep the two of them alive.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' features the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter absolutely adorable]] [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus Purple Pentapus]] for one episode, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Five legged, purple cephalopods]] that cling to any surface steadfastly. Despite this, they're completely benign and can be dislodged by rubbing their heads a few times. [[FridgeBrilliance The show's Asian influence may have inspired the creature's ridiculous cuteness.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' features the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter absolutely adorable]] [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus Purple Pentapus]] for one episode, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Five legged, purple cephalopods]] that cling to any surface steadfastly. Despite this, they're completely benign and can be dislodged by rubbing their heads a few times. [[FridgeBrilliance The show's Asian influence may have inspired the creature's ridiculous cuteness.]]
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* Creator/{{Gobelins}} produced the short cartoon ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU Oktapodi]]'' in 2007, the story of a pair of octopi living contently in an aquarium, until one gets sold to a restaurant. It's up to the other octopus to effect a rescue. HilarityEnsues of course.
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* Creator/{{Gobelins}} produced the short cartoon ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU Oktapodi]]'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Oktapodi}}'' in 2007, the story of a pair of octopi living contently in an aquarium, until one gets sold to a restaurant. It's up to the other octopus to effect a rescue. HilarityEnsues of course.
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* The Curious Squid in ''Disceworld/{{Jingo}} has cephalopodian intelligence PlayedForLaughs; the squid are, as the name suggests, curious, about all kinds of things. What they aren't good at is making connections, which makes them very easy to catch.
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* The Curious Squid in ''Disceworld/{{Jingo}} ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'' has cephalopodian intelligence PlayedForLaughs; the squid are, as the name suggests, curious, about all kinds of things. What they aren't good at is making connections, which makes them very easy to catch.
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* The Kraken Surume of ''Manga/OnePiece''. He starts off as the legendary ship-devouring monster one would expect, but upon taking a beatdown from the Straw Hats, [[DefeatMeansFriendship he ends up befriending them]] and turns out to be pretty amicable. And {{Adorkable}}.
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** The Kraken Surumeof ''Manga/OnePiece''. He starts off as the legendary ship-devouring monster one would expect, but upon taking a beatdown from the Straw Hats, [[DefeatMeansFriendship he ends up befriending them]] and turns out to be pretty amicable. And {{Adorkable}}.{{Adorkable}}.
** Hacchan and his crush Octopako are cephalopod-fishmen and, after Hacchan stops being an enemy to the Straw Hats, the two of them live some rather mundane lives. For the both of them, their main gag is that they use far more of their many tentacle arms than necessary, such as Hacchan using all six of his arms in a thank-you gesture to someone helping him.
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** Hacchan and his crush Octopako are cephalopod-fishmen and, after Hacchan stops being an enemy to the Straw Hats, the two of them live some rather mundane lives. For the both of them, their main gag is that they use far more of their many tentacle arms than necessary, such as Hacchan using all six of his arms in a thank-you gesture to someone helping him.
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Did a little Beatles potholing; was missing from Octopus' Garden. :)
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* A nice one at any rate, in Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden". He'd let us in, knows where we've been. On a vacation in Greece, Ringo was told of their penchant for collecting objects to put around their homes. TruthInTelevision: aquariums often report that if they do not ''give'' their octopus shiny things to play with, it will often escape and ''steal'' them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Squidward varies from OnlySaneMan to ComedicSociopath between the episodes, being the foil to [=SpongeBob's=] wackiness and unstoppable cheer. Also, he's not quite as good at playing the clarinet as he thinks he is.
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Oh, and they have eight or ten arms ([[FourLeggedInsect except when they are drawn with fewer]]). Comedy gold.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lp5a-r3MJU Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock]]" by Music/ParryGripp is about a tiny, cute octopus crawling over a rock to get to the sea.
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* In ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics,'' T-Rex's unseen neighbors are cephalopods. He's scared of them, but we the readers are certainly amused by them.
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* ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi's'' Admiral Ackbar is certainly a good guy, but not deliberately funny. Then MemeticMutation set in. All together now, "It's a trap!" Ackbar's notable for being one of the only squid creatures you'll ever see who's squid-like because of his ''face,'' not having multiple limbs. Jabba's guest Tessek (aka [[{{Chtulhumanoid}} Squidhead),]] on the other hand, is not a nice guy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' has an octopus working the wet bar of the Ink And Paint Club, where he mixes drinks, serves patrons, polishes glassware and examines notes for counterfeits all at once.
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** Opens up the first issue with a man wrestling a giant space squid. For no real reason.
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* Reg the Octopus from the BBC's ''Ceefax'' service.
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* Theater manager Buster Moon from Creator/IlluminationEntertainmant's ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' hires two hundred deep-sea squid to [[BioluminescenceIsCool add their bio-luminescence to his stage and backdrop to create a living light show]]. Of course, Buster soon learns why it's a bad idea to enclose several thousand gallons of water with [[TemptingFate ordinary window glass]].
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* One ''Characters/FelixTheCat'' cartoon is "Neptune Nonsense," which features an octopus working as a traffic cop on the sea floor. This octopus tickles Felix for bumping into him.
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* Creator/{{Gobelins}} produced the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Oktapodi}}'' in 2007, the story of a pair of octopi living contently in an aquarium, until one gets sold to a restaurant. It's up to the other octopus to effect a rescue. HilaryEnsues of course. Viewable here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU]]
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Octopuses are soft and lack bones, which, along with their regenerative ability, makes them easy to be the victim of AmusingInjuries. Their HollywoodChameleon ability can also make them a comical MasterOfDisguise. Plus there's the inherent funny-ness in the squishy, tentacled body that is able to contour and squeeze through narrow places.
Heck, even "octopus" and "squid" themselves can be seen as {{Inherently Funny Word}}s.
For tropes about other comical animals, see BearyFunny and CluckingFunny.
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* The Magic World of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has the pseudo-octopus called Cerberus [[ClothingDamage Cloth Eater, which only eats and dissolves your clothes]], but is still greatly feared by travelers since it licks them thoroughly then leaves them naked in the jungle. Poor [[PlayfulHacker Chisame]] encountered one.
* ''Manga/ShinryakuIkaMusume''. The eponymous IneffectualSympatheticVillain [[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]] Squid Girl is a humanoid (whether she has a backbone is not mentioned). She has several squid traits, specifically Bioluminescence, CombatTentacles, the ability to spit (or WaterfallPuke) ink, and TentacleRope.
* The Kraken Surume of ''Manga/OnePiece''. He starts off as the legendary ship-devouring monster one would expect, but upon taking a beatdown from the Straw Hats, [[DefeatMeansFriendship he ends up befriending them]] and turns out to be pretty amicable. And {{Adorkable}}.
* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime, James' Inkay gets in on the slapstick and mischief as much as any Team Rocket member.
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* ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy'':
** Opens up the first issue with a man wrestling a giant space squid. For no real reason.
** And then there's the character Horror, who's actually pretty squidish himself, [[TentacleRope for obvious reasons]].
* ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Sam & Max get rescued from pirates in "Hit the Road" by "Ratso" and his "howling band of cephalopods." Sam comments on how their floppy heads look gross on land.
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* The pet squid in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'' is a good example, inasmuch as he's supposed to be so cool primarily because he's a squid.
* The giant squid in ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'' is Sherman's SitcomArchNemesis.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'': One of Nemo's classmates is a young, somewhat nervous octopus ([[BowelBreakingBricks "Aw, you made me ink!"]]).
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'': Hank, the octopus Dory meets at the Institute, is pulled into her wacky hi-jinks. He tends to be more of a StraightMan than funny on his own, though he does have his moments, such as disguising himself as a baby.
* In ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', one performer in the BadGuyBar is an octopus clown, juggling three balls between his tentacles. He becomes the victim of ProducePelting from the patrons of the bar who are unsatisfied with his act.
* Creator/{{Pixar}}'s feature ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has an octopus-like sushi chef working in the restaurant named [[InJoke Harryhausen's]]. Like all the patrons, this octopus character is terrified of the human toddler Boo.
* [[TomTheDarkLord Dave]] the octopus from ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'' may be the BigBad, but he's quite FauxAffablyEvil at times, which, combined with his [[EvilIsHammy sheer ham]], makes him a very entertaining character. His octopus {{Mooks}} are even funnier, with their silly antics such as sleeping on the job or starting fights with each other, their "blub" language, and their tendency to fall victim to AmusingInjuries more than any other character in the movie.
* Theater manager Buster Moon from Creator/IlluminationEntertainmant's ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' hires two hundred deep-sea squid to [[BioluminescenceIsCool add their bio-luminescence to his stage and backdrop to create a living light show]]. Of course, Buster soon learns why it's a bad idea to enclose several thousand gallons of water with [[TemptingFate ordinary window glass]].
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* Ed Wood's ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' makes use of a prop octopus that gets Bela Lugosi in its clutches (though Bela has to toss the tentacles over himself for the effect). Supposed to be "evil" but clearly in the "comical" category.
* ''WesternAnimation/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' has an octopus working the wet bar of the Ink And Paint Club, where he mixes drinks, serves patrons, polishes glassware and examines notes for counterfeits all at once.
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* The [[DarkIsNotEvil friendly]] monster Sketchy from ''Literature/WarrenTheThirteenth'' heavily resembles an octopus.
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* Henry the Octopus, a supporting cast member of Music/TheWiggles. Known for breakdancing with all his legs.
* A nice one at any rate, in Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden". He'd let us in, knows where we've been. On a vacation in Greece, Ringo was told of their penchant for collecting objects to put around their homes. TruthInTelevision: aquariums often report that if they do not ''give'' their octopus shiny things to play with, it will often escape and ''steal'' them.
* Takoluka, a parody illustration of one of the newer Music/{{Vocaloid}}s, Megurine Luka, as a ''very'' cute octopus.
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* ''WebSite/GaiaOnline'':
** Aquarium Cuttlefish are as difficult to please as they are adorable. One of the items they can drop when they die suggests that they are {{Emo}}. In addition, the Squid set and The Experiment play tentacles [[BlackComedyRape for laughs]].
** The Yemaya's Pearl item has a pose in which purple tentacles replace the wearer's legs. Yeah.
* Blooey the Blooper from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' is of the comical variety. Unlike Mario's partners, who followed Mario out of respect or another benevolent reason, Blooey, as well as the rest of Luigi's partners (excluding Hayzee), follows Luigi around out of a desire for revenge after Luigi accidentally threw him into lava.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Octodad}}'' games are about an amiable cephalopod and his clumsy attempts to pass himself off as a StandardFiftiesFather.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}} 2: Judgment Clay'', there's Octohead and his EvilTwin (and less funny) Jack.
* Onionsan from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a GiantSquid-like creature who initially seems threatening... until he reveals his onion-shaped head and comical {{Animesque}} facial expressions.
* The [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain antagonistic but incompetent]] Ultros/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Orthros]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' is a large purple octopus prone to {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s and pathetically easy {{Boss Battle}}s.
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* One of the secondary characters in ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'' has a pet miniature tentacle monster, {{Genre Savv|y}}ily named Rape-kun. Despite the name, he is completely harmless, and oddly cute. It's mentioned that the owner doesn't have the password to unlock Rape-kun's "Adult Mode". Make of that what you will.
* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}''. Despite being a MobileSuitHuman most of the time, Sam is a LovableRogue who is said to be [[StarfishAliens not remotely humanoid]] in his true form. According to [[AllThereInTheManual the creator]], his species is inspired by the intelligence and dexterity that octopodes often show.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
** [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Squiddles]], adorable octopuses that star in a [[SugarBowl disgustingly cutesy cartoon.]] [[spoiler: They're actual humanity's subconscious representation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]], which take this trope and kick it all the way over to the "bizarrely and terrifyingly alien" side instead.]]
** Also, Feferi's cuttlefish.
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* Zelig, the vaguely cuddly coconut octopus on ''Webcomic/{{Academia}}'', who functions as a sort of TeamPet.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Squidward varies from OnlySaneMan to ComedicSociopath between the episodes, being the foil to [=SpongeBob's=] wackiness and unstoppable cheer. Also, he's not quite as good at playing the clarinet as he thinks he is.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Zoidberg isn't a Cephalopod, he's an Arthropod. He does, however, have cephalopodian features, such as his facial tentacles and ink-producing abilities. And his younger stages include a cuttlefish-like form (as well as a bivalve, a hydra, a sponge, and just about every other kind of aquatic invertebrate).
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' features the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter absolutely adorable]] [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus Purple Pentapus]] for one episode, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Five legged, purple cephalopods]] that cling to any surface steadfastly. Despite this, they're completely benign and can be dislodged by rubbing their heads a few times. [[FridgeBrilliance The show's Asian influence may have inspired the creature's ridiculous cuteness.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}''. Preschool character Oswald the Octopus is an extremely cute and friendly octopus. With a literal wiener dog for a pet, who wears a hot dog bun. Yes.
* Creator/{{Gobelins}} produced the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Oktapodi}}'' in 2007, the story of a pair of octopi living contently in an aquarium, until one gets sold to a restaurant. It's up to the other octopus to effect a rescue. HilaryEnsues of course. Viewable here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU]]
* Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/SquiddlyDiddly'' is an octopus (with six arms) who lives in the Bubbleland marine park. He wants to be a musician and his comic adventures occasionally involve him escaping from Bubbleland in an attempt to become a star.
* One ''Characters/FelixTheCat'' cartoon is "Neptune Nonsense," which features an octopus working as a traffic cop on the sea floor. This octopus tickles Felix for bumping into him.
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* [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328480/Otto-the-octopus-wrecks-havoc.html Otto the octopus]], who is known for stunts like juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass, or totally rearranging his tank's scenery. His best prank involved shorting out the lights of the aquarium by shooting water at them (they have since moved the lights so he cannot do that anymore).
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Octopus Paul the Octopus]], who successfully predicted the results of the 2010 Football World Championships in Germany.
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Heck, even "octopus" and "squid" themselves can be seen as {{Inherently Funny Word}}s.
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* The Magic World of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has the pseudo-octopus called Cerberus [[ClothingDamage Cloth Eater, which only eats and dissolves your clothes]], but is still greatly feared by travelers since it licks them thoroughly then leaves them naked in the jungle. Poor [[PlayfulHacker Chisame]] encountered one.
* ''Manga/ShinryakuIkaMusume''. The eponymous IneffectualSympatheticVillain [[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]] Squid Girl is a humanoid (whether she has a backbone is not mentioned). She has several squid traits, specifically Bioluminescence, CombatTentacles, the ability to spit (or WaterfallPuke) ink, and TentacleRope.
* The Kraken Surume of ''Manga/OnePiece''. He starts off as the legendary ship-devouring monster one would expect, but upon taking a beatdown from the Straw Hats, [[DefeatMeansFriendship he ends up befriending them]] and turns out to be pretty amicable. And {{Adorkable}}.
* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime, James' Inkay gets in on the slapstick and mischief as much as any Team Rocket member.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy'':
** Opens up the first issue with a man wrestling a giant space squid. For no real reason.
** And then there's the character Horror, who's actually pretty squidish himself, [[TentacleRope for obvious reasons]].
* ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Sam & Max get rescued from pirates in "Hit the Road" by "Ratso" and his "howling band of cephalopods." Sam comments on how their floppy heads look gross on land.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* The pet squid in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'' is a good example, inasmuch as he's supposed to be so cool primarily because he's a squid.
* The giant squid in ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'' is Sherman's SitcomArchNemesis.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'': One of Nemo's classmates is a young, somewhat nervous octopus ([[BowelBreakingBricks "Aw, you made me ink!"]]).
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'': Hank, the octopus Dory meets at the Institute, is pulled into her wacky hi-jinks. He tends to be more of a StraightMan than funny on his own, though he does have his moments, such as disguising himself as a baby.
* In ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', one performer in the BadGuyBar is an octopus clown, juggling three balls between his tentacles. He becomes the victim of ProducePelting from the patrons of the bar who are unsatisfied with his act.
* Creator/{{Pixar}}'s feature ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has an octopus-like sushi chef working in the restaurant named [[InJoke Harryhausen's]]. Like all the patrons, this octopus character is terrified of the human toddler Boo.
* [[TomTheDarkLord Dave]] the octopus from ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'' may be the BigBad, but he's quite FauxAffablyEvil at times, which, combined with his [[EvilIsHammy sheer ham]], makes him a very entertaining character. His octopus {{Mooks}} are even funnier, with their silly antics such as sleeping on the job or starting fights with each other, their "blub" language, and their tendency to fall victim to AmusingInjuries more than any other character in the movie.
* Theater manager Buster Moon from Creator/IlluminationEntertainmant's ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' hires two hundred deep-sea squid to [[BioluminescenceIsCool add their bio-luminescence to his stage and backdrop to create a living light show]]. Of course, Buster soon learns why it's a bad idea to enclose several thousand gallons of water with [[TemptingFate ordinary window glass]].
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Ed Wood's ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' makes use of a prop octopus that gets Bela Lugosi in its clutches (though Bela has to toss the tentacles over himself for the effect). Supposed to be "evil" but clearly in the "comical" category.
* ''WesternAnimation/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' has an octopus working the wet bar of the Ink And Paint Club, where he mixes drinks, serves patrons, polishes glassware and examines notes for counterfeits all at once.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* The [[DarkIsNotEvil friendly]] monster Sketchy from ''Literature/WarrenTheThirteenth'' heavily resembles an octopus.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Henry the Octopus, a supporting cast member of Music/TheWiggles. Known for breakdancing with all his legs.
* A nice one at any rate, in Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden". He'd let us in, knows where we've been. On a vacation in Greece, Ringo was told of their penchant for collecting objects to put around their homes. TruthInTelevision: aquariums often report that if they do not ''give'' their octopus shiny things to play with, it will often escape and ''steal'' them.
* Takoluka, a parody illustration of one of the newer Music/{{Vocaloid}}s, Megurine Luka, as a ''very'' cute octopus.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''WebSite/GaiaOnline'':
** Aquarium Cuttlefish are as difficult to please as they are adorable. One of the items they can drop when they die suggests that they are {{Emo}}. In addition, the Squid set and The Experiment play tentacles [[BlackComedyRape for laughs]].
** The Yemaya's Pearl item has a pose in which purple tentacles replace the wearer's legs. Yeah.
* Blooey the Blooper from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' is of the comical variety. Unlike Mario's partners, who followed Mario out of respect or another benevolent reason, Blooey, as well as the rest of Luigi's partners (excluding Hayzee), follows Luigi around out of a desire for revenge after Luigi accidentally threw him into lava.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Octodad}}'' games are about an amiable cephalopod and his clumsy attempts to pass himself off as a StandardFiftiesFather.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}} 2: Judgment Clay'', there's Octohead and his EvilTwin (and less funny) Jack.
* Onionsan from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a GiantSquid-like creature who initially seems threatening... until he reveals his onion-shaped head and comical {{Animesque}} facial expressions.
* The [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain antagonistic but incompetent]] Ultros/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Orthros]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' is a large purple octopus prone to {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s and pathetically easy {{Boss Battle}}s.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* One of the secondary characters in ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'' has a pet miniature tentacle monster, {{Genre Savv|y}}ily named Rape-kun. Despite the name, he is completely harmless, and oddly cute. It's mentioned that the owner doesn't have the password to unlock Rape-kun's "Adult Mode". Make of that what you will.
* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}''. Despite being a MobileSuitHuman most of the time, Sam is a LovableRogue who is said to be [[StarfishAliens not remotely humanoid]] in his true form. According to [[AllThereInTheManual the creator]], his species is inspired by the intelligence and dexterity that octopodes often show.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
** [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Squiddles]], adorable octopuses that star in a [[SugarBowl disgustingly cutesy cartoon.]] [[spoiler: They're actual humanity's subconscious representation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]], which take this trope and kick it all the way over to the "bizarrely and terrifyingly alien" side instead.]]
** Also, Feferi's cuttlefish.
--->You capture and cage CUTTLEFISH by the thousands for their own good, and also because they are funny and colorful and you love them. They often swim through the bars of their cages, but that is fine.
* Zelig, the vaguely cuddly coconut octopus on ''Webcomic/{{Academia}}'', who functions as a sort of TeamPet.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Squidward varies from OnlySaneMan to ComedicSociopath between the episodes, being the foil to [=SpongeBob's=] wackiness and unstoppable cheer. Also, he's not quite as good at playing the clarinet as he thinks he is.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Zoidberg isn't a Cephalopod, he's an Arthropod. He does, however, have cephalopodian features, such as his facial tentacles and ink-producing abilities. And his younger stages include a cuttlefish-like form (as well as a bivalve, a hydra, a sponge, and just about every other kind of aquatic invertebrate).
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' features the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter absolutely adorable]] [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus Purple Pentapus]] for one episode, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Five legged, purple cephalopods]] that cling to any surface steadfastly. Despite this, they're completely benign and can be dislodged by rubbing their heads a few times. [[FridgeBrilliance The show's Asian influence may have inspired the creature's ridiculous cuteness.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}''. Preschool character Oswald the Octopus is an extremely cute and friendly octopus. With a literal wiener dog for a pet, who wears a hot dog bun. Yes.
* Creator/{{Gobelins}} produced the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Oktapodi}}'' in 2007, the story of a pair of octopi living contently in an aquarium, until one gets sold to a restaurant. It's up to the other octopus to effect a rescue. HilaryEnsues of course. Viewable here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU]]
* Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/SquiddlyDiddly'' is an octopus (with six arms) who lives in the Bubbleland marine park. He wants to be a musician and his comic adventures occasionally involve him escaping from Bubbleland in an attempt to become a star.
* One ''Characters/FelixTheCat'' cartoon is "Neptune Nonsense," which features an octopus working as a traffic cop on the sea floor. This octopus tickles Felix for bumping into him.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328480/Otto-the-octopus-wrecks-havoc.html Otto the octopus]], who is known for stunts like juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass, or totally rearranging his tank's scenery. His best prank involved shorting out the lights of the aquarium by shooting water at them (they have since moved the lights so he cannot do that anymore).
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Octopus Paul the Octopus]], who successfully predicted the results of the 2010 Football World Championships in Germany.
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