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* GriefInducedSplit: Echo reveals in the final episode that [[spoiler:he lost his infant daughter to cystic fibrosis,]] causing him and his wife Jean to divorce.
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* WretchedHive: Weird River. A shantytown in a nearby river culvert, populated by a plethora of homeless dregs and criminals.
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* WretchedHive: Weird River. A shantytown in a nearby river culvert, populated by a plethora of homeless dregs and criminals.criminals.
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* StylisticSuck: "Your TV Doesn't Love You", the opening theme. It's Echo singing in his trademark raspy voice about how [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin your television doesn't love you]] due to it being a machine, but ''he'' does since he's a living, breathing human being.
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Cancelled after just one season, The entire series is available on [[http://www.tbs.com/shows/tarantula TBS.Com]]
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* ComfortFood: For Echo, it's the cheap macaroni salad from a local GreasySpoon. As he explains to Booty, [[spoiler:he was in alcoholic pit of nihilism after his divorce.]] And the salad always made his day just a tiny bit better. After [[spoiler:his BungledSuicide]], it seems to be Booty's now too.
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* ComfortFood: For Echo, it's the cheap macaroni salad from a local GreasySpoon. As he explains to Booty, [[spoiler:he was in an alcoholic pit of nihilism after his divorce.]] And the salad always made his day just a tiny bit better. After [[spoiler:his BungledSuicide]], it seems to be Booty's now too.
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The Tiera Chulla Hotel. AKA, [[InSeriesNickname The Tarantula]]. A resident hotel off the side of a dusty desert road.
Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, FatBestFriend Booty and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
Echo shares these stories with various passersby, tattoo recipients, or anyone willing to listen. Whether these stories have a point is up to the listener. But for Echo, it's just another day at the Tarantula.
The entire first season is available on [[http://www.tbs.com/shows/tarantula TBS.Com]]
Cancelled after 1 season.
Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, FatBestFriend Booty and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
Echo shares these stories with various passersby, tattoo recipients, or anyone willing to listen. Whether these stories have a point is up to the listener. But for Echo, it's just another day at the Tarantula.
The entire first season is available on [[http://www.tbs.com/shows/tarantula TBS.Com]]
Cancelled after 1 season.
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The Tiera Chulla Hotel. AKA, [[InSeriesNickname The Tarantula]]. A Tarantula]]: a resident hotel off the side of a dusty desert road.
road. Living here is Echo Johnson. An Johnson, an oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, FatBestFriend Booty and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
Bess. Echo shares these stories with various passersby, tattoo recipients, or anyone willing to listen. Whether these stories have a point is up to the listener. But listener, but for Echo, it's just another day at the Tarantula.
Cancelled after just one season, The entirefirst season series is available on [[http://www.tbs.com/shows/tarantula TBS.Com]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Echo has been through the rough stuff. Namely [[spoiler:losing his infant daughter to cystic fibrosis.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Echo has been through the rough stuff. Namely Homelessness, divorce and [[spoiler:losing his infant daughter to cystic fibrosis.]]
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Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, musician/bread truck driving FatBestFriend Booty, and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
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Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, musician/bread truck driving FatBestFriend Booty, Booty and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: The Shitmen are an over the top parody of outlaw motorcycle gangs.
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* CoolCar: [[Music/DavidBowie Starman]],Lucas's vintage convertible. Getting a ride in it is considered quite a treat.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Echo has been through the rough stuff. Namely [[spoiler:losing his infant daughter to cystic fibrosis.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: When [[spoiler:Seesaw's actual owner takes him back]] in the season 1 finale, Echo goes on a complete bender.
* DrowningMySorrows: When [[spoiler:Seesaw's actual owner takes him back]] in the season 1 finale, Echo goes on a complete bender.
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* TeamMom: Bess frequently occupies this role, in her own abrasive, tough-talking way.
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* TeamMom: Bess frequently occupies this role, in her own abrasive, tough-talking way.way.
* WretchedHive: Weird River. A shantytown in a nearby river culvert, populated by a plethora of homeless dregs and criminals.
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* ComfortFood: For Echo, it's the cheap macaroni salad from a local GreasySpoon. As he explains to Booty, [[spoiler:he was in alcoholic pit of nihilism after his divorce.]] And the salad always made his day just a tiny bit better. After [[spoiler:his BungledSuicide]], it seems to be Booty's now too.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: As revealed in "Macaroni Salad", this is what brought Booty to the Tarantula. Naturally, it goes poorly.
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A Creator/{{Tbs}} animated comedy from creator Carson Mell.
The Tiera Chulla Hotel. AKA, [[InSeriesNickname The Tarantula]]. A resident hotel off the side of a dusty desert road.
Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, musician/bread truck driving FatBestFriend Booty, and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
Echo shares these stories with various passersby, tattoo recipients, or anyone willing to listen. Whether these stories have a point is up to the listener. But for Echo, it's just another day at the Tarantula.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Echo is a bit of an odd guy. But his sick tattooing skills are without debate.
* GiftedlyBad: From what little we see of his writing, it's fairly obvious Lucas is this.
* MushroomSamba: When Echo and Booty go looking for [[FungusHumongous gigantic, trippy dream inducing mushrooms]], they go on a heck of a trip when they touch it. [[spoiler:And turns out the entire episode is a latent samba, with Echo telling this story to his dog while he draws on him with lipstick.]]
* TeamMom: Bess frequently occupies this role, in her own abrasive, tough-talking way.
The Tiera Chulla Hotel. AKA, [[InSeriesNickname The Tarantula]]. A resident hotel off the side of a dusty desert road.
Living here is Echo Johnson. An oddball freelance tattoo artist, and general mellow kind of guy. Echo has a plethora of stories about the other off-kilter residents of the hotel. Like struggling sci-fi writer Lucas, musician/bread truck driving FatBestFriend Booty, and tough-as-nails single mom, Bess.
Echo shares these stories with various passersby, tattoo recipients, or anyone willing to listen. Whether these stories have a point is up to the listener. But for Echo, it's just another day at the Tarantula.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Echo is a bit of an odd guy. But his sick tattooing skills are without debate.
* GiftedlyBad: From what little we see of his writing, it's fairly obvious Lucas is this.
* MushroomSamba: When Echo and Booty go looking for [[FungusHumongous gigantic, trippy dream inducing mushrooms]], they go on a heck of a trip when they touch it. [[spoiler:And turns out the entire episode is a latent samba, with Echo telling this story to his dog while he draws on him with lipstick.]]
* TeamMom: Bess frequently occupies this role, in her own abrasive, tough-talking way.
