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-->'''Dave:''' If you can make them visible, ''why didn't you do that before?''\\

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-->'''Dave:''' If you can make them visible, ''why ''[[CouldveAvoidedThisWholePlot why didn't you do that before?''\\it before?]]''\\
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The show was created and written by Doug Langdale of ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' fame. It premiered on Creator/DisneyChannel on January 23, 2004; a year later, it began broadcasting on Creator/ToonDisney as well. In Latin America, the show was broadcasted on Jetix. While critically acclaimed, the show unfortunately didn't last beyond one season due to Disney just seemed to lose interest halfway into its run resulting in the show's cancellation.

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The show was created and written by Doug Langdale of ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' fame. It premiered on Creator/DisneyChannel on January 23, 2004; a year later, it began broadcasting on Creator/ToonDisney as well. In Latin America, the show was broadcasted on Jetix. While critically acclaimed, the show unfortunately didn't last beyond one season due to season, as Disney just seemed to lose interest halfway into its run run, resulting in the show's cancellation.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: While it's an obvious stand-in for a modern-day shopping mall, the Great Indoor Marketplace is actually one of the ''least'' anachronistic things about Udragoth - there were a great many medieval cities that contained designated buildings for marketplaces, and some are still in use today.
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* RecycledInSpace: Taken UpToEleven in "A Pig's Story":

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* RecycledInSpace: Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated in "A Pig's Story":
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* In "Band", Dave sings the lyrics in "Pancake Party" to the tune of the ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' theme.

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* ** In "Band", Dave sings the lyrics in "Pancake Party" to the tune of the ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' theme.
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** Irmaplotz (and later Dave) tormenting the filthy pixies with Ped Xing's bad poetry is rather reminiscent of the Vogons in ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.


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* In "Band", Dave sings the lyrics in "Pancake Party" to the tune of the ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' theme.
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* FearlessFool: Red Sweater of Courage does this to its wearers, granting them the courage and bravado to fight, but essentially causing their courage to override ''every other feeling'' in their brain, including logic and intelligence. Dave briefly wears it in an attempt to overcome his CowardlyLion disposition, and he does...[[GoneHorriblyRight but in the process]] it turns him into a reckless BloodKnight with no common sense to speak of. He arranges three of his worst foes to unite against him to fight. Instead of making a plan to beat them like normal, he just rushes into the fight head first and gets his butt handed to him.
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* LooneyLaws: In "King For a Day or Two," Dave institutes a CasualFriday for the whole kingdom. It's so popular that he becomes DrunkWithPower and starts instituting increasingly bizarre (and unpopular) laws, such as forcing all citizens to shave their cats and making them attend his original musical ''Oh, Pastry!''

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* LooneyLaws: LoonyLaws: In "King For a Day or Two," Dave institutes a CasualFriday for the whole kingdom. It's so popular that he becomes DrunkWithPower and starts instituting increasingly bizarre (and unpopular) laws, such as forcing all citizens to shave their cats and making them attend his original musical ''Oh, Pastry!''
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* LooneyLaws: In "King For a Day or Two," Dave institutes a CasualFriday for the whole kingdom. It's so popular that he becomes DrunkWithPower and starts instituting increasingly bizarre (and unpopular) laws, such as forcing all citizens to shave their cats and making them attend his original musical ''Oh, Pastry!''

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But they're the only ones we've got!"''

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But they're the only ones we've got!"''got!"\\
"Bejabbers!"''

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* DumbassHasAPoint: In "The Princess and the Peabrains", Chuckles tries to invade Udrogoth's castle with the help of his ditzy nephew Knuckles. After botching the first attempt, Knuckles asks Chuckles [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim why he doesn't just blast away the wall with his amulet]]. Chuckles is flabbergasted trying to come up with an excuse before begrudgily doing just that.

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* DumbassHasAPoint: In "The Princess and the Peabrains", Chuckles tries to invade Udrogoth's castle with the help of his ditzy nephew Knuckles. After botching the first attempt, Knuckles asks Chuckles [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim why he doesn't just blast away the wall with his amulet]]. Chuckles is flabbergasted trying to come up with an excuse before begrudgily begrudgingly doing just that.that.
* EatingTheEnemy: In "A Pig's Story", Chuckles the Silly Piggy brings an army of Pretzel Men to destroy the barbarians. Not even Dave is afraid of the giggling, wide-eyed snack people. Oswidge swiftly defeats the Pretzel Men with a jar of mustard and his appetite.
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** Subverted with Faffy, who's adorable but shown to have a very indeterminate, [[Franchise/{{Kirby}}Kirby-esque]] appetite.

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** Subverted with Faffy, who's adorable but shown to have a very indeterminate, [[Franchise/{{Kirby}}Kirby-esque]] [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kirby-esque]] appetite.

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* FluffyTheTerrible: The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy is a cute little piggy, but also a powerful and evil dark lord.

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* FluffyTheTerrible: FluffyTheTerrible:
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The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy is a cute little piggy, but also a powerful and evil dark lord.lord.
** Subverted with Faffy, who's adorable but shown to have a very indeterminate, [[Franchise/{{Kirby}}Kirby-esque]] appetite.
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* HeirClubForMen: {{Averted}}. Candy, the first born child of the royal family, is first in line to the throne of Udragoth, rather than Dave, the only son.
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** Candy's a martial arts expert and a capable fighter in her own right--and she's regularly shown to be arguablly just as strong as her brother (if not stronger). However, she has little interest in fighting villains and usually only ever helps when others point out that the antagonists' actions will somehow prevent her from shopping.

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** Candy's a martial arts expert and a capable fighter in her own right--and it's been shown plenty that she's regularly shown to be arguablly (arguably) just as strong as her brother (if not stronger).''stronger''). However, she has little interest in fighting villains and usually only ever helps when others point out that the antagonists' actions will somehow prevent her from shopping.



* AmazonianBeauty: [[MeaningfulName Bicepia]]. After seeing Bicepia, Candy uses [[AppliedPhlebotinum Magic Broccoli]] to become buffer... but keeps using it and quickly goes from AmazonianBeauty to a unholy combination of {{Gonk}}, DumbMuscle and BrawnHilda (don't worry, there is a ResetButton).
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Almost every human characters' skintone is no lighter than tan. Oswidge, Queen Glimia, Candy and Princess Irmaplotz are a few of notable examples.

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* AmazonianBeauty: [[MeaningfulName Bicepia]]. After seeing Bicepia, Candy uses [[AppliedPhlebotinum Magic Broccoli]] to become buffer... but keeps using it and quickly goes from AmazonianBeauty to a unholy combination of {{Gonk}}, DumbMuscle and BrawnHilda (don't worry, there is a ResetButton).
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Almost every human characters' skintone is no lighter than tan. Oswidge, Queen Glimia, Candy and Princess Irmaplotz are a few of the notable examples.



* DarkSecret: In one episode, when Dave was snooping around to see who stole his cookbook, he sees Oswidge watching a soap opera, Candy shaving her beard, Fang secretly playing with dolls, and Faffy playing Go Fish with some other dragons, talking about how the 'Big Chump' hasn't discovered he can talk yet. Dave wonders out loud who said Big Chump could possibly be...

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* DarkSecret: In one episode, when Dave was snooping around to see who stole his cookbook, he sees Oswidge watching reading a soap opera, romance novel, Candy shaving her beard, off a bunch of facial hair, Fang secretly playing with dolls, and Faffy playing Go Fish with some other dragons, talking about how the 'Big Chump' hasn't discovered he can talk yet. Dave wonders out loud who said Big Chump could possibly be...



* EvilIsHammy: Chuckles is definitely, literally (since he's a pig) and figuratively (as he's a Dark Lord of Evil).

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* EvilIsHammy: Chuckles is definitely, definitely this, both literally (since he's a pig) and figuratively (as he's a Dark Lord of Evil).



* FakeOutOpening: In one episode, we see what appears to be the King returning home, but after we see HowWeGotHere we know it's really Chuckles in disguise, and now "the King" suddenly has green glowing eyes and sounds like Chuckles.
* FangsAreEvil: Princess Irmoplotz and Queen Zonthara are evil sorceresses and have prominent canine teeth to emphasize their malevolent nature.

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* FakeOutOpening: In one episode, we see what appears to be the King Throktar returning home, but after we see HowWeGotHere we know find out that it's really Chuckles in disguise, and now "the King" suddenly has green glowing eyes and sounds like Chuckles.
* FangsAreEvil: Princess Irmoplotz Irmaplotz and Queen Zonthara are evil sorceresses and have prominent canine teeth to emphasize their malevolent nature.



* GenderBlenderName: The Pillage Master has a very intimidating, "dark and shadowed guardian" voice. And yet is called Gloria.

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* GenderBlenderName: The Pillage Master has a very intimidating, intimidating "dark and shadowed guardian" voice. And yet is called Gloria.



* GodOfEvil: Parodied with the villainous Quosmir, who is just the god of freshly laundered trousers and overused punctuation.

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* GodOfEvil: Parodied with the villainous Quosmir, who is just the god of freshly laundered trousers and overused punctuation.punctuation (and a bunch of other ridiculously random things).



* HighCollarOfDoom: Fang deduces that Malsquando is evil because he has a "pointy collar", among other things. Chuckles the Silly Piggy also prominently utilizes one.

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* HighCollarOfDoom: One of the things that makes Fang deduces deduce that Malsquando is Malsquando's an evil sorcerer is because he has a "pointy collar", among other things.one of these. Chuckles the Silly Piggy also prominently utilizes one.



* MumLooksLikeASister: Queen Glimia looks ''barely'' older than her teenager daughter Candy.

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* MumLooksLikeASister: Queen Glimia looks ''barely'' older than her teenager teenaged daughter Candy.



** Faffy is an adorably plump little critter who shoots lightning out his mouth, though there are plenty of standard issue dragons roaming around as well; Faffy (who is routinely mistaken for a flying potato) seems to have simply lost the genetic lottery, ''hard''.

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** Faffy is an adorably plump little critter who shoots lightning out his mouth, though there are plenty of standard issue dragons roaming around as well; well--it would seem that Faffy (who is (who's routinely mistaken for a flying potato) seems to have has simply lost the genetic lottery, ''hard''.



* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Irmaplotz uses a werecow "to make Dave look like a dork." Afterwards, anytime Dave gets bitten by something else, he turns into that. This leads to Dave turning into a cat, Oswidge, a hamster, an egg beater, Lula and a gym teacher. Eventually the situation is resolved when he is made to bite his own tongue, turning Dave into a Weredave, though it comes with the side-effect of turning everyone he bites into a weredave.

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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Irmaplotz uses a werecow "to make Dave look like a dork." Afterwards, anytime Dave gets bitten by something else, he turns into a werebeast-version of that. This leads to Dave turning into a cat, Oswidge, a hamster, an egg beater, Lula and a gym teacher. Eventually the situation is resolved when he is made to bite his own tongue, turning Dave into a Weredave, him back to normal, though it comes with the side-effect of turning everyone he bites into a weredave.



** "Bad Food", Oswidge, Candy, and Fang comes up with a plan to produce a loud noise to ruin the Armageddon Souffle.

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** In "Bad Food", Oswidge, Candy, Oswidge and Fang comes his nieces come up with a plan to produce a loud enough noise to ruin the Armageddon Souffle.



* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Ned's originally from the year 1994.

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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Ned's originally from the year 1994.1994 (about ten years before the show premiered on TV).



* YouMeanXmas: Harvest Day is the show's equivalent to UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} while the Harvest Hog is the holiday's equivalent to SantaClaus. This could possibly be a ShoutOut to Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', where our Christmas morphs into Hogswatch.

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* YouMeanXmas: Harvest Day is the show's equivalent to UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} while UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}}, with the Harvest Hog is being the holiday's equivalent to SantaClaus. This could possibly be a ShoutOut to Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', where our Christmas morphs into Hogswatch.

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** 'Girlfriend'
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].



** 'Girlfriend'
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].

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** 'Sweep Dreams'
-->'''Dave''': You're not dumping them in the soup you fiend!
-->'''Chuckles''': Why? Because they're your family and you care about them?
-->'''Dave''': Well yeah, there's that but-more importantly, I just washed that cauldron!



** Girlfriend

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** Girlfriend'Girlfriend'



-->'''Dave''': [[SuddenlyShouting My cupcakes!]]. I cannot stand idly by and let innocent baked goods come to harm!

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-->'''Dave''': [[SuddenlyShouting My cupcakes!]]. cupcakes!]] I cannot stand idly by and let innocent baked goods come to harm!

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** Termites of Endearment

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** Termites **'Termites of EndearmentEndearment'



** 'Girlfriend'
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return
library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].
** Horders and Sorcery

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** 'Girlfriend'
Girlfriend
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return
return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].
** Horders **'Horders and SorcerySorcery'



** Plunderball

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** Plunderball**'Plunderball'



---'''Fang''': Cupcakes!

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---'''Fang''': -->'''Fang''': Cupcakes!
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** Termites of Endearment'

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** Termites of Endearment'Endearment



** 'Horders and Sorcery'

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** 'Horders Horders and Sorcery'Sorcery



** 'Plunderball'

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** 'Plunderball'Plunderball

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**Termites of Endearment'



-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].

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**'Girlfriend'
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return return
library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].late]].
**'Horders and Sorcery'


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**'Plunderball'
-->'''Fang''': You have to protect your loved ones! Your family! You home! Your-
--> [Looks at cupcakes]
---'''Fang''': Cupcakes!
-->'''Dave''': [[SuddenlyShouting My cupcakes!]]. I cannot stand idly by and let innocent baked goods come to harm!

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** '''Dave''': You can take a man's shop, you can decimate his land, you can obliterate his family; his friends and all he cares for. [[SuddenlyShouting But do not fool around with his frozen yogurt!]]
** Irmaplotz claiming she has performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.

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** '''Dave''': -->'''Dave''': You can take a man's shop, you can decimate his land, you can obliterate his family; his friends and all he cares for. [[SuddenlyShouting But do not fool around with his frozen yogurt!]]
** Irmaplotz claiming she has performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.
yogurt!]]



** '''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] ''[mumble]'' Okay...''[Mumble]'' Giant Killer Bugs.''gasp'' Gold and jewels. ''[Exclaim]'' And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!

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** '''Malsquando''': [Read -->'''Malsquando''': [Reads a letter from Fang] ''[mumble]'' Okay...''[Mumble]'' Giant Killer Bugs.''gasp'' Bugs. Gold and jewels. ''[Exclaim]'' And jewels -And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!
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** '''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] [mumble] Okay...[mumble] Giant Killer Bugs.[gasp] Gold and jewels. [exclaim] And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!

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** '''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] [mumble] ''[mumble]'' Okay...[mumble] ''[Mumble]'' Giant Killer Bugs.[gasp] ''gasp'' Gold and jewels. [exclaim] ''[Exclaim]'' And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!
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** Irmaplotz claiming they have performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].

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\n** Irmaplotz claiming they have she has performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.'''Princess transgression.
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Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].
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** '''Dave''': You can take a man's shop, you can decimate his land, you can obliterate his family; his friends and all he cares for. But [[PunctuatedForEmphasis DO.NOT.]] fool around with his frozen yogurt!
Some of it consists of villains claiming they have performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.
** '''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].

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** '''Dave''': You can take a man's shop, you can decimate his land, you can obliterate his family; his friends and all he cares for. [[SuddenlyShouting But [[PunctuatedForEmphasis DO.NOT.]] do not fool around with his frozen yogurt!
Some of it consists of villains
yogurt!]]

** Irmaplotz
claiming they have performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.
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transgression.'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: A central part of the show's humor consists of villains claiming they have performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.
-->'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].
-->'''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] [mumble] Okay...[mumble] Giant Killer Bugs.[gasp] Gold and jewels. [exclaim] And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: A central part of the show's humor humor. Heroes and villains alike.
**'''Dave''': You can take a man's shop, you can decimate his land, you can obliterate his family; his friends and all he cares for. But [[PunctuatedForEmphasis DO.NOT.]] fool around with his frozen yogurt!
Some of it
consists of villains claiming they have performed legitimately heinous actions in the past, along with some minor transgression.
-->'''Princess **'''Princess Irmaplotz''': I do all the evil things. Destroy civilizations, torment innocent people, return library books (''{{Beat}}'') [[EvilIsPetty late]].
-->'''Malsquando''': **'''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] [mumble] Okay...[mumble] Giant Killer Bugs.[gasp] Gold and jewels. [exclaim] And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!
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-->'''Malsquando''': [Read a letter from Fang] [mumble] Okay...[mumble] Giant Killer Bugs.[gasp] Gold and jewels. [exclaim] And 'stuff'! I adore 'stuff'!
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--->''Oswidge'': TIMBER!
--->''Dave'': Say. This might hurt.

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--->''Oswidge'': --->'''Oswidge''': TIMBER!
--->''Dave'': --->'''Dave''': Say. This might hurt.



--->''Dave'': [Scream]MY TOE!

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--->''Dave'': --->'''Dave''': [Scream]MY TOE!



--->''Dave'': I was right. It did hurt.

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--->''Dave'': --->'''Dave''': I was right. It did hurt.



--->''Candy'': Time to Reverse the spell Uncle Oswidge!
--->''Oswidge'': [[spoiler: Applejuice!]]
--->''Candy'': Ooh...This very bad now.

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--->''Candy'': --->'''Candy''': Time to Reverse the spell Uncle Oswidge!
--->''Oswidge'': --->'''Oswidge''': [[spoiler: Applejuice!]]
--->''Candy'': --->'''Candy''': Ooh...This very bad now.
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** "Bad Food", Oswidge, Candy, and Fang comes up with a plan to produce a loud noise to ruin the Armageddon Souffle.
--->[Oswidge chops down a tree]
--->''Oswidge'': TIMBER!
--->''Dave'': Say. This might hurt.
--->[Tree slams Dave's toe]
--->''Dave'': [Scream]MY TOE!
--->[Souffle deflates]
--->''Dave'': I was right. It did hurt.
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** "Night of the Living Plush", Oswidge turns himself, Fang, Faffy, and Dave into[[spoiler: toddlers]] to fight the evil stuffed animals. Afterwards...

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** "Night of the Living Plush", Oswidge turns himself, Fang, Faffy, and Dave into[[spoiler: into [[spoiler: toddlers]] to fight the evil stuffed animals. Afterwards...
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** "Night of the Living Plush", Oswidge turns himself, Fang, Faffy, and Dave into a [[spoiler: toddlers]] to fight the evil stuffed animals. Afterwards...
--->"Candy": Time to Reverse the spell Uncle Oswidge!
--->"Oswidge": [[spoiler: Applejuice!]]
--->"Candy": Ooh...This very bad now.

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** "Night of the Living Plush", Oswidge turns himself, Fang, Faffy, and Dave into a [[spoiler: into[[spoiler: toddlers]] to fight the evil stuffed animals. Afterwards...
--->"Candy": --->''Candy'': Time to Reverse the spell Uncle Oswidge!
--->"Oswidge": --->''Oswidge'': [[spoiler: Applejuice!]]
--->"Candy": --->''Candy'': Ooh...This very bad now.

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