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An annual tradition on AnimalPlanet, the Puppy Bowl is the SuperBowl [[PreciousPuppies WITH PUPPIES]]! ...That's pretty much all there is to it. Those who aren't interested in the main event during Super Bowl Sunday can [[NoHoperRepeat watch puppies play with football-themed toys on a faux football field]] for two hours, complete with a (human) referee and color commentary.
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An annual tradition on AnimalPlanet, Creator/AnimalPlanet, the Puppy Bowl is the SuperBowl [[PreciousPuppies WITH PUPPIES]]! ...That's pretty much all there is to it. Those who aren't interested in the main event during Super Bowl Sunday can [[NoHoperRepeat watch puppies play with football-themed toys on a faux football field]] for two hours, complete with a (human) referee and color commentary.
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From the second Puppy Bowl on, there's also a Kitty Halftime Show featuring a plethora of kittens playing with various toys, like balls, lasers, and various springy, bouncy, moving knick-knacks. Each show ends with a huge shower of confetti. Later installments have added new gimmicks like a canine tailgating section, a hamster-run blimp, cheerleader squads made up of bunnies, chicks, piglets, or hedgehogs, a 'Kiss Cam', and a cockatiel with a Twitter account.
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account, a hamster wheel powered backup generator and a hamster powered (again) scoreboard.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''Series/PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', the twins from ''Series/Pitbulls and Parolees'' and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''Series/PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', the twins from ''Series/Pitbulls and Parolees'' ''Series/PitbullsandParolees'' and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''Series/PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''Series/PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', the twins from ''Series/Pitbulls and Parolees'' and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* HamsterWheelPower: Used to restore power to the stadium lights during a blackout at ''Puppy Bowl X'', in an obvious parody of the real power outage at Super Bowl XLVII.
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* HamsterWheelPower: Used to restore power to the stadium lights during a blackout at ''Puppy Bowl X'', in an obvious parody of the real power outage at Super Bowl XLVII. It was used in the Puppy Bowls since to power a scoreboard they use to keep track of the scores of the two teams (a change that they decided to implement in Puppy Bowl XI - before, each individual puppy would have a score, but there weren't any teams).
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: For the Puppy Bowl XII Kitty Halftime Show, a miniature model of San Francisco was set up and kittens were loosed upon it, played off as an example of this trope.
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* SpinOff: The ''Puppy Games'', which aired opposite the 2008 OlympicGames opening ceremony.
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* SpinOff: The ''Puppy Games'', which aired opposite the 2008 OlympicGames UsefulNotes/OlympicGames opening ceremony.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', ''Series/PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* NoHoperRepeat
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* NoHoperRepeatNoHoperRepeat: Though in this case, they're very intentionally targeting people who don't want to watch what everyone else is watching.
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* HostileShowTakeover: Puppy Bowl XI had one right after the Kitty Halftime Show.
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** Also in 2014, [=NatGeo=] Wild debuted with a ''Fish Bowl.''
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* ShoutOut / WholePlotReference: The subplot of ''Puppy Bowl X'', which involves a puppy called Film/{{Rudy}} being benched until the end of the fourth quarter (thanks in part due to the "[=#PlayRudy=]" Twitter campaign).
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* ShoutOut / WholePlotReference: The subplot of ''Puppy Bowl X'', which involves a puppy called Film/{{Rudy}} being benched until the end of the fourth quarter (thanks in part due to the "[=#PlayRudy=]" Twitter campaign).
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* SpinOff: The ''Puppy Games'', which aired opposite the 2008 OlympicGames opening ceremony.
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* HamsterWheelPower: Used to restore power to the stadium lights during a blackout at ''Puppy Bowl X''.
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* HamsterWheelPower: Used to restore power to the stadium lights during a blackout at ''Puppy Bowl X''.X'', in an obvious parody of the real power outage at Super Bowl XLVII.
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* FollowTheLeader: In 2014, the Hallmark Channel debuted a "Kitten Bowl".
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* NoHoperRepeat
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ShoutOut / WholePlotReference: The subplot of ''Puppy Bowl X'', which involves a puppy called Film/{{Rudy}} being benched until the end of the fourth quarter (thanks in part due to the "[=#PlayRudy=]" Twitter campaign).
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* [[CuteKitten Everything's Cuter With Kittens]]: The Kitty Halftime Show.
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* [[PreciousPuppies Everything's Precious With Puppies]]PreciousPuppies
** CuteKitten: The Kitty Halftime Show.
** CuteKitten: The Kitty Halftime Show.
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* HamsterWheelPower: Used to restore power to the stadium lights during a blackout at ''Puppy Bowl X''.
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** The ref has also made appearances on two other Animal Planet series; ''America's Cutest Cat'' and ''America's Cutest Dog''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''MyCatFromHell'', ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* ProductPlacement: The arena is plastered with banner ads, and before each commercial break, they like to remind you of the various products they're hawking. The Kitty Halftime Show, for instance, always ends with a huge burst of confetti, followed by briefly showing the ref vacuuming. ''Puppy Bowl VII'' had the referee regularly taking a break to enjoy ''breath mints''.
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* ProductPlacement: The arena ("Geico Arena", as of ''Puppy Bowl IX'') is plastered with banner ads, and before each commercial break, they like to remind you of the various products they're hawking. The Kitty Halftime Show, for instance, always ends with a huge burst of confetti, followed by briefly showing the ref vacuuming. ''Puppy Bowl VII'' had the referee regularly taking a break to enjoy ''breath mints''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Shorty Rossi & Hercules from ''PitBoss'', Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* CrossOver: ''Puppy Bowl IX'' had cast members from other popular Animal Planet series, including ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'''s Turtleman, Brett Raymer & Wayde King from ''Tanked'', the main cast from ''Finding Bigfoot'', Jackson Galaxy from ''MyCatFromHell'', and "Showtime" Eric Young from ''Off the Hook: Extreme Catches''.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: The commentary tries so hard to make it sound like the puppies are actually ''trying'' to score touchdowns...
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An annual tradition on AnimalPlanet, the Puppy Bowl is the SuperBowl [[PreciousPuppies WITH PUPPIES]]! ...That's pretty much all there is to it. Those who aren't interested in the main event during Super Bowl Sunday can [[NoHoperRepeat watch puppies play with football-themed toys on a faux football field]] for two hours, complete with a (human) referee and color commentary.
From the second Puppy Bowl on, there's also a Kitty Halftime Show featuring a plethora of kittens playing with various toys, like balls, lasers, and various springy, bouncy, moving knick-knacks. Each show ends with a huge shower of confetti. Later installments have added new gimmicks like a canine tailgating section, a hamster-run blimp, cheerleader squads made up of bunnies, chicks, or piglets, a 'Kiss Cam', and a cockatiel with a Twitter account.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first Puppy Bowl didn't have a Kitty Halftime Show.
* [[CuteKitten Everything's Cuter With Kittens]]: The Kitty Halftime Show.
* [[PreciousPuppies Everything's Precious With Puppies]]
* ProductPlacement: The arena is plastered with banner ads, and before each commercial break, they like to remind you of the various products they're hawking. The Kitty Halftime Show, for instance, always ends with a huge burst of confetti, followed by briefly showing the ref vacuuming. ''Puppy Bowl VII'' had the referee regularly taking a break to enjoy ''breath mints''.
** ''Puppy Bowl VIII'' had the breath mint breaks returning. The referee also left to seek a missing flag with the dogs from the sponsoring movie, ''Treasure Buddies''.
* ReactionShot
* RuleOfCute
* NoHoperRepeat
* [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]]: The commentary tries so hard to make it sound like the puppies are actually ''trying'' to score touchdowns...
From the second Puppy Bowl on, there's also a Kitty Halftime Show featuring a plethora of kittens playing with various toys, like balls, lasers, and various springy, bouncy, moving knick-knacks. Each show ends with a huge shower of confetti. Later installments have added new gimmicks like a canine tailgating section, a hamster-run blimp, cheerleader squads made up of bunnies, chicks, or piglets, a 'Kiss Cam', and a cockatiel with a Twitter account.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first Puppy Bowl didn't have a Kitty Halftime Show.
* [[CuteKitten Everything's Cuter With Kittens]]: The Kitty Halftime Show.
* [[PreciousPuppies Everything's Precious With Puppies]]
* ProductPlacement: The arena is plastered with banner ads, and before each commercial break, they like to remind you of the various products they're hawking. The Kitty Halftime Show, for instance, always ends with a huge burst of confetti, followed by briefly showing the ref vacuuming. ''Puppy Bowl VII'' had the referee regularly taking a break to enjoy ''breath mints''.
** ''Puppy Bowl VIII'' had the breath mint breaks returning. The referee also left to seek a missing flag with the dogs from the sponsoring movie, ''Treasure Buddies''.
* ReactionShot
* RuleOfCute
* NoHoperRepeat
* [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]]: The commentary tries so hard to make it sound like the puppies are actually ''trying'' to score touchdowns...
