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* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude, they're like, asleep on sleeping pills]]: Habib considers doing it anywhere.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** The movie by the bucketloads: Ronnie [=McDoggell=] as Pizza's version of Ronald [=McDonald=] -- who is Greek; David Cockerfield as a perverted and [[TheVoiceless silent]] David Copperfield; Claudia (pronounced like Cloud-dia) [=MacPherson=] as a DumbBlonde Claudia [=McPherson=] who can't count higher than three; a version of Ivan Milat who is surrounded by idiots who can't realise he's a serial killer until they're dead; a Mahatma Gandhi who trash talks before participating in a ''boxing match'' and gets the tar beaten out of him to convert to his real life counterpart's philosophies; a version of [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Rocky Balboa]] whose verbal behaviour is ''heavily'' exaggerated; and a version of KFC's Colonel Sanders who just falls over and is beaten up by Pauly.
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* BodyHorror: Pauly's uncle's child. It's only an infant, and we never see it in its entirety, but there are warts and all sorts of skin defects.
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* GroinAttack: In TheMovie, Bobo's mother catches him having an erotic dream. She literally smacks the massive boner (thankfully hidden by the blankets) ''repeatedly''. It goes on for several seconds.


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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: It can be a frequent occurrence throughout the series. The most notable one is delivered to Sleek and Habib in the movie by two ethnic groups and ''their own cousins''.
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** The first season episode, Road Trip Pizza also counts.
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* Badass: Most of the senior members of the crew can kick considerable amounts of ass, and its required with the dangers they face.
* Badass Crew: Every member of Fat Pizza qualify for this; to date they have had encounters with aliens, killer kangaroos, bikies, bogans, petty criminals, muggers, drug dealers and/or addicts, dominatrices, celebrities, the CIA, ASIO, the Australian Tax Office, the New South Wales Police Force, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Army, Arab and Asian terrorists, organised crime gangs, and even evil Satanic forces that conspire to bring about the end of the world.

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* Badass: BadAss: Most of the senior members of the crew can kick considerable amounts of ass, and its required with the dangers they face.
* Badass Crew: BadassCrew: Every member of Fat Pizza qualify for this; to date they have had encounters with aliens, killer kangaroos, bikies, bogans, petty criminals, muggers, drug dealers and/or addicts, dominatrices, celebrities, the CIA, ASIO, the Australian Tax Office, the New South Wales Police Force, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Army, Arab and Asian terrorists, organised crime gangs, and even evil Satanic forces that conspire to bring about the end of the world.
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* Badass: Most of the senior members of the crew can kick considerable amounts of ass, and its required with the dangers they face.
* Badass Crew: Every member of Fat Pizza qualify for this; to date they have had encounters with aliens, killer kangaroos, bikies, bogans, petty criminals, muggers, drug dealers and/or addicts, dominatrices, celebrities, the CIA, ASIO, the Australian Tax Office, the New South Wales Police Force, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Army, Arab and Asian terrorists, organised crime gangs, and even evil Satanic forces that conspire to bring about the end of the world.


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* WorldOfBadass: The series goes to great lengths to show that Australia is the most dangerous place in the world to even go outside.
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** More recognisably, [[PitchPerfect Rebel Wilson]] plays Toula, Habib's 'fat bushpig' wife.
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** In TheMovie, Habib twice drives by police signs (that usually say things like "No Targeting: Speeding) that say "Now Targeting: Lebanese", and "Now Targeting: Habib"

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** In TheMovie, Habib twice drives by police signs (that usually say things like "No "Now Targeting: Speeding) that say "Now Targeting: Lebanese", and "Now Targeting: Habib"
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** In TheMovie, Habib twice drives by police signs (that usually say things like "No Targeting: Speeding) that say "Now Targeting: Lebanese", and "Now Targeting: Habib"

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** Pauly: "Stooge./!"
** Habib: "Uleh."

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** Pauly: "Stooge./!"
/!" (Same line with his teacher back in the 80's at High School.)
** Habib: "Uleh.", "Oh Mah God."



** Bobo: "Get to work!", "Shut up!"

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** Bobo: "Get to work!", "Shut up!"up!", "Fat Pizza Pizza's, they're big and they're cheesy."
** DJBJ: "You look like a poof, mate.", "DILDO UGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!", "Dickheads!"
** Aussie Pub Guy (from Beach Pizza, played by Craig Ward): "LET'S GET 'EM!!!"
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* BeachEpisode: A Season 5 episodes, Beach Pizza parts 1 & 2; Also in a Season 3 episode, Cult Pizza.
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I\'ve seen some characters from this tv show and Rocky, Bobo and some other characters looked grumpy

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* GrumpyBear: Most of the characters are like this, even for Rocky and Bobo.
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Succeeded by {{Spiritual Successor}}s ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' and ''{{Housos}}''.

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Succeeded by {{Spiritual Successor}}s ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' ''Series/SwiftAndShiftCouriers'' and ''{{Housos}}''.
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* Catchphrase:

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* Catchphrase:
** Pauly: "Stooge./!"
** Habib: "Uleh."
** Rocky: "Get the cousins!"
** Bobo: "Get to work!", "Shut up!"


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* HeyItsThatGuy: Australian former international cricketer Merv Hughes plays Ivan Milat in the movie.
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* AcceptableTargets: The Tax Office. Bobo blows it up. No one cares.
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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. Set in Western [[{{UsefulNotes/Sydney}} Sydney]].

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. Set in Western [[{{UsefulNotes/Sydney}} Western Sydney]].
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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. Set in Western [[UsefulNotes/Sydney Sydney]].

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. Set in Western [[UsefulNotes/Sydney [[{{UsefulNotes/Sydney}} Sydney]].
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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural.

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural.
supernatural. Set in Western [[UsefulNotes/Sydney Sydney]].
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* AcceptableTagets: The Tax Office. Bobo blows it up. No one cares.

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* AcceptableTagets: AcceptableTargets: The Tax Office. Bobo blows it up. No one cares.
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* AcceptableTagets: The Tax Office. Bobo blows it up. No one cares.
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* TheAlcoholic: Kev the Kiwi.

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* TheAlcoholic: Kev the Kiwi. He often bludges off work to go have a drink.



* BadBoss: Bobo.
* BlackComedy
* BurgerFool: The main cast work a tedious job for a terrible boss who pays $3 AUD an hour (and often docks them too). Yet they still get into some of the craziest adventures.

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* BadBoss: Bobo.
Bobo, to a near unbelivable (and criminal) degree.
* BlackComedy
BlackComedy: '''''WHERE TO BEGIN!?'''''
* BurgerFool: The main cast work a tedious job for a terrible boss who pays $3 AUD AUS$3 an hour (and (The minimum wage is AUS$15) and often docks them too).too for things such a toliet paper.. Yet they still get into some of the craziest adventures.



* ComedicSociopathy

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* ComedicSociopathyComedicSociopathy: Oh dear God in heaven; yes.



* FiveManBand

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* FiveManBandFiveManBand: Paulie, Sleek the Elite, Habib Halal Habib, David 'Davo' Dunkum, and Bobo.



* TheStoner: Davo Dinkum.

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* TheStoner: Davo Dinkum.Davo, oh Gods, Davo.

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. While rather lowbrow and very, ''very'' Australian, which can cause a lot of values dissonance with international audiences, ''Pizza'' is a satire of lower-class/working-class Australians, and is worth a look. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VBI8Itklg Here is the first episode, and a good spot from there to find different episodes.]]

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. supernatural.

While rather lowbrow and very, ''very'' Australian, which can cause a lot of values dissonance with international audiences, ''Pizza'' is a satire of lower-class/working-class Australians, and is definitely worth a look. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VBI8Itklg Here is the first episode, and a good spot from there to find different episodes.]]]]

Succeeded by {{Spiritual Successor}}s ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' and ''{{Housos}}''.
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* CorruptCop: Murray the Cop, who tries to make Pauly's life a living hell by detaining his cars for false excuses such as 'lacking an anti-hoon emissionary filter'.
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* TheMovie: A full length, theater released movie was released in 2003 in Australia, at the height of the series' popularity.

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* BurgerFool: The main cast work a tedius job for a terrible boss who pays $3 AUD an hour (and often docks them too). Yet they still get into some of the craziest adventures.

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* BurgerFool: The main cast work a tedius tedious job for a terrible boss who pays $3 AUD an hour (and often docks them too). Yet they still get into some of the craziest adventures.


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* DumbassDJ: DJBJ, although to be fair, everyone else treats him like crap.

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* BurgerFool: The main cast work a tedius job for a terrible boss who pays $3 AUD an hour (and often docks them too). Yet they still get into some of the craziest adventures.



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* HairTriggerTemperHairTriggerTemper: A trait of some of the characters, to parody the nature of Australians themselves.
* HotBlooded: Junior sure has a lot of energy for a pizza chef apprentice from the Pacific Isles.
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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. While rather lowbrow and very, ''very'' Australian, which can cause a lot of ValuesDissonance with international audiences, ''Pizza'' is a satire of lower-class/working-class Australians, and is worth a look. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VBI8Itklg Here is the first episode, and a good spot from there to find different episodes.]]

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A cult Australian comedy series created by Paul Fenech, ''Pizza'' is about the local Fat Pizza shop, staffed by a RagtagBunchOfMisfits like you've never seen. The gang, Pauly, Sleek (PutOnABus after TheMovie), Bobo, Habib and others, get into crazy antics involving drugs, police, bikers and even the supernatural. While rather lowbrow and very, ''very'' Australian, which can cause a lot of ValuesDissonance values dissonance with international audiences, ''Pizza'' is a satire of lower-class/working-class Australians, and is worth a look. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VBI8Itklg Here is the first episode, and a good spot from there to find different episodes.]]



* AcceptableTargets: No event in Australia escapes this show's eye when it comes to satire. Special mention goes to the Cronulla Riots, which in ''Pizza'', is caused by a mix of [[YouNoTakeCandle Habib's thick accent]] and Pauly's interview, with the media splicing it all up to stir up the riots.

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