History WesternAnimation / TheCupheadShow

** Ms. Chalice is not the first time Creator/GreyDeLisle has voiced [[WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera a spunky and rebellious little girl who occasionally being]] ToxicFriendInfluence.

** The final episode [[spoiler:turns it more into a StealthPrequel to the game, with the gang discovering that the Devil's Casino just opened and Cuphead just rushing there to gamble while Mugman and Ms. Chalice tries to stop him. However, some aspects like [[BroadStrokes how the brothers met Chalice remain different.]]]]

** The final episode [[spoiler:turns it more into a StealthPrequel to the game, with Cuphead discovering that the Devil's Casino just opened and running there to gamble. However, the circumstances of [[BroadStrokes how the brothers met Chalice remain different.]]]]

** Ms. Chalice is not the first time Creator/GreyDeLisle has voiced [[WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera a spunky and rebellious little girl]].

** Cala Maria is not the first time Natasia Demetriou has played a [[Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019 sultry monster with a mouth full of fangs.]]

* DenserAndWackier: While the game is more early Disney or ''Merrie Melodies'' whimsy, the show has more over-the-top ''Looney Tunes'' gags and slapstick violence.

* DevilButNoGod: The Devil appears to be free to work his mischief in the Inkwell Isles without interference from any sort of supernal beings, nor even the game's suggestion of a GreaterScopeParagon. That said, a conversation between Mugman and the Devil all but explicitly states that there is a heaven [[spoiler: and Henchman openly worries that keeping Mugman in the Underworld when he hasn't done anything to be down there will eventually anger Heaven for being "against the rules", though Cuphead manages to rescue him before we see any divine intervention]].

* DevilButNoGod: The Devil appears to be free to work his mischief in the Inkwell Isles without interference from any sort of supernal beings, nor even the game's suggestion of a GreaterScopeParagon. That said, a conversation between Mugman and the Devil all but explicitly states that there is a heaven.

''The Cuphead Show!'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} animated series based on the Creator/FleischerStudios-inspired run and gun platformer of [[VideoGame/{{Cuphead}} the same name]]. The series is created and executive produced by the game's creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, alongside Creator/KingFeaturesSyndicate. Creator/DaveWasson (''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'') serves as another major developer and producer for the series. King Features Syndicate president CJ Kettler (''WesternAnimation/TheTick'', ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'', ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'') also serves as Executive Producer. Animation services are provided by Lighthouse Studios, an Ireland-based division between Creator/MercuryFilmworks and Creator/CartoonSaloon.

* AdaptedOut: Djimmi the Great, Wally Warbles and his son don't appear in this show.

* WorldOfJerkass: Not quite as bad as some other cartoons, but a lot of the characters are shown to be very unfriendly, nasty and untrusting of each other in many episodes to a high {{Jerkass}} level. Not even the two main protagonists Cuphead and Mugman are immune to this, with the former being an ''extremely'' reckless IdiotHero, and the latter being a (sometimes) rude NervousWreck.

* WorldOfJerkass: Not quite as bad as some other cartoons, but a lot of the characters are shown to be very rude, nasty and untrusting of each other in many episodes to a high {{Jerkass}} level. Not even the two main protagonists Cuphead and Mugman are immune to this, with the former being an ''extremely'' reckless IdiotHero, and the latter being a (sometimes) rude NervousWreck.

* WorldofJerkass: Not quite as bad as some other cartoons, but a lot of the characters are shown to be very rude, nasty and untrusting of each other in many episodes to a high {{Jerkass}} level. Not even the two main protagonists Cuphead and Mugman are immune to this, with the former being an ''extremely'' reckless IdiotHero, and the latter being a (sometimes) rude NervousWreck.

* {{Facepalm}}: Several instances have the characters facepalm over something.

* PacifiedAdaptation: ''The Cuphead Show!'' has much less of a focus on combat and violence than the game it's based on, a frantic RunAndGun platformer. The titular duo of Cuphead and Mugman don't show any prowess for combat or firing cartoon bullets from their fingers, and even the game's bosses that appear pose a very downplayed physical threat. The final episode justifies this as it reveals the show is [[spoiler:a StealthPrequel to the game.]]

* PacifiedAdaptation: ''The Cuphead Show!'' has much less of a focus on combat and violence than the game it's based on, a frantic RunAndGun platformer. The titular duo of Cuphead and Mugman don't show any prowess for combat or firing cartoon bullets from their fingers, and even the game's bosses that appear pose a very downplayed physical threat. The final WhamEpisode justifies this as it reveals the show is [[spoiler:a StealthPrequel to the game.]]

* PacifiedAdaptation: ''The Cuphead Show!'' has much less of a focus on combat and violence than the game it's based on, a frantic RunAndGun platformer. The titular duo of Cuphead and Mugman don't show any prowess for combat or firing cartoon bullets from their fingers, and even the game's bosses that appear pose a very downplayed physical threat.

* ExcitedShowTitle: Officially, the show's referred to as "The Cuphead Show!" with the exclamation point.

* TraitorShot: A PlayedWith variation in [[spoiler:"In Charm's Way". Ms. Chalice makes a wide, evil-looking smile when she agrees to teach Cuphead and Mugman how to get free stuff. When they were trying (and failing) to manipulate a guard, however, she... helps them. When the police arrive to arrest them, however, she... [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaves them]]]].

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: "The I Scream Man" sees Mugman faking an illness solely to get Cuphead and Elder Kettle out of the house so he can read a [[ADateWithRosiePalms romance novel that he mentally inserts himself into]] and he gets increasingly unhinged each time he's interrupted. Well, when you're a growing mug who shares a room with his brother...

The series follows Cuphead (Creator/TruValentino) and Mugman (Creator/FrankTodaro), the two youthful brothers under the care of Elder Kettle (Joe Hanna). Despite their elderly advice and best judgment, the duo gets themselves into various misadventures across Inkwell Isle to break up their monotonous lives. These events include getting themselves at a soul-sucking carnival managed by The Devil (Luke Millington Drake), babysitting a rambunctious child, or being on a game show hosted by King Dice (Creator/WayneBrady). Cuphead and Mugman are also occasionally joined by a new friend on their adventures, Ms. Chalice (Creator/GreyDeLisle).[[note]]Originally the Legendary Chalice in the game, set to debut as Ms. Chalice in the ''Cuphead'' DLC, ''The Delicious Last Course'' in 2022.[[/note]]

-->--Excerpt from the ThemeSong

* KickTheSonOfABitch: While he's no saint himself, [[spoiler:the Devil does contribute to King Dice's HumiliationConga[[note]]he reprimands him, ignores his plea for another chance, strips him of his title as his [[TheDragon dragon]], and has [[AscendedFanboy Henchman]] replace him as the host of "Roll the Dice"[[/note]]]].

** King Dice is the main supplier of the Devil's souls here, which he does through a game show rather than a casino. His relationship with his boss is much more one-sided, the Devil barely acknowledging his existence and [[YouHaveFailedMe taking him out]] early on.