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* DeepSouth: Presumably where the Hillbilly Hills are located.
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* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampshaded}} by Shag, who compares the episode's events with a story he heard once.

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* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampshaded}} by Shag, who when Shag compares the episode's events with [[Literature/{{Goldilocks}} a story he heard once.once]].
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* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampshaded}} by Shag, who compares the episodes' events with a story he heard once.

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* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampshaded}} by Shag, who compares the episodes' episode's events with a story he heard once.
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* {{Slapstick}}: Frequently, with Paw receiving most of the AmusingInjuries.
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** Happens to Paw again when he eats Maw's red hot grits in "Goldilocks and the Four Bears" This kicks off the plot--the Ruggs take a walk to let the grits cool off, allowing Tuesday Goldihooks to come in and make herself at home.

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** Happens to Paw again when he eats Maw's red hot grits in "Goldilocks and the Four Bears" Bears". This kicks off the plot--the Ruggs take a walk to let the grits cool off, allowing Tuesday Goldihooks to come in and make herself at home.
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** Happens to Paw again "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", which kicks off the plot--the Ruggs take a walk to let Maw's grits cool off, allowing Tuesday Goldihooks to come in and make herself at home.
* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampsahded}} by Shag, who compares the episodes' events with a story he heard once.

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** Happens to Paw again when he eats Maw's red hot grits in "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", which Bears" This kicks off the plot--the Ruggs take a walk to let Maw's the grits cool off, allowing Tuesday Goldihooks to come in and make herself at home.
* FracturedFairyTale: The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family is out for a walk. {{Lampsahded}} {{Lampshaded}} by Shag, who compares the episodes' events with a story he heard once.
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* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, Paw originally couldn't be understood at all at the beginning, but became more intelligible in later episodes and his appearances on other series.

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* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, Paw originally couldn't be understood at all at all, which left the beginning, but other characters having to repeat and/or explain everything he said. No wonder he became more intelligible in later episodes and his appearances on other series.
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* AlienAbduction: Happens to Paw in "Saucy Saucers", courtesy of two aliens who want to study Earth creatures. Their experiments leave him giving off XRaySparks--so Maw uses him to [[MundaneUtility power a floor lamp]].

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* FireBreathingDiner: This happens to Paw Rugg in "Going Going Gone Gopher" after he dipped some turnips in spicy mustard to try and get rid of a gopher, after seeing it have no effect on the gopher he tries on resulting in this.
* FracturedFairyTale: Paw and the family got in the middle of one when an actress named Goldy Looks showed up.

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* FireBreathingDiner: FireBreathingDiner:
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This happens to Paw Rugg in "Going Going Gone Gopher" after he dipped some turnips in spicy mustard to try and get rid of a gopher, after seeing it have no effect on the gopher he tries on resulting in this.
** Happens to Paw again "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", which kicks off the plot--the Ruggs take a walk to let Maw's grits cool off, allowing Tuesday Goldihooks to come in and make herself at home.
* FracturedFairyTale: Paw The plot of "Goldilocks and the Four Bears", in which vacationing starlet Tuesday Goldihooks takes over the Ruggs' house while the family got in is out for a walk. {{Lampsahded}} by Shag, who compares the middle of one when an actress named Goldy Looks showed up.episodes' events with a story he heard once.

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After their own series ended, the Ruggs guest starred in several of H-B's MassiveMultiplayerCrossover projects, such as ''WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark'', ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''. To date, the family's most recent full appearance is an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', although Paw and Shag do a {{Cameo}} in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017''.

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After their own series ended, the Ruggs guest starred in several of H-B's MassiveMultiplayerCrossover projects, such as ''WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark'', ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''. To date, the family's most recent full appearance is an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', although Paw and Shag do have a {{Cameo}} in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017''.

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* EpisodeTitleCard: Features the promo image seen above, accompanied by a brief rendition of "[[PublicDomainSoundtrack Turkey in the Straw]]".



* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Courtin' Disaster", Maw goes along with Paw Hopper's attempt to call a truce, but she hits Paw with the same frying pan he was going to use on Claude--and starts the feud again after Claude [[LethalChef insults her cooking]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Courtin' Disaster", Maw goes along with Paw Hopper's attempt to call a truce, but she hits Paw with the same frying pan he was going to use on Claude--and [[StatusQuoIsGod starts the feud again again]] after Claude [[LethalChef insults her cooking]].cooking]] ("those aren't biscuits, them is cannonballs!").



* NiceHat: Maw is the only Rugg who doesn't wear one.

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* NiceHat: Maw is the only Rugg who doesn't The Ruggs and Hoppers all wear one.them except for the mothers in each family, who prefer bonnets.

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* GoodSmokingWvilSmoking: Paw and Maw Rugg both use corncob pipes.

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* GoodSmokingWvilSmoking: GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Paw and Maw Rugg both use corncob pipes.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: In "Courtin' Disaster", Maw goes along with Paw Hopper's attempt to call a truce, but she hits Paw with the same frying pan he was going to use on Claude--and starts the feud again after Claude [[LethalChef insults her cooking]].
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* GoodSmokingWvilSmoking: Paw and Maw Rugg both use corncob pipes.

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The Hillbilly Bears is a 1965-67 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera that first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow'' and was later added to syndicated reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits''.

Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.

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The ''The Hillbilly Bears Bears'' is a 1965-67 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera that first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow'' and was later added to syndicated reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits''.

Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it the series stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.


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* FeudingFamilies: The Ruggs' intermittent feud with the Hoppers is the focus of several episodes.


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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Although Paw Rugg and Paw Hopper frequently shoot at each other, neither of them ever hits anything.

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The Hillbilly Bears, a 1965-67 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera, first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''. Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.

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The Hillbilly Bears, Bears is a 1965-67 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera, Creator/HannaBarbera that first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''. ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow'' and was later added to syndicated reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits''.

Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.


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* BearyFunny: It's an animated comedy whose protagonists are bears.

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The Hillbilly Bears, a 1965 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera, first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''. Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.

After their own series ended, the Ruggs guest starred in several of H-B's MassiveMultiplayerCrossover projects, such as ''WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark'', ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''. To date, their most recent appearance is an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''.

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The Hillbilly Bears, a 1965 1965-67 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera, first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''. Set in the Hillbilly Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.

After their own series ended, the Ruggs guest starred in several of H-B's MassiveMultiplayerCrossover projects, such as ''WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark'', ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''. To date, their the family's most recent full appearance is an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''.
''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', although Paw and Shag do a {{Cameo}} in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017''.


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* SouthernBelle: Floral acts like one sometimes.

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After their own series ended, the Ruggs guest starred in several of H-B's MassiveMultiplayerCrossover projects, such as ''WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark'', ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''. To date, their most recent appearance is an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''.



* BarefootCartoonAnimal: None of the Rugg family wear shoes. Who needs them in the Hillbilly Hills? Might overlap with DoesNotLikeShoes and/or EarthyBarefootCharacter.

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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: None of the Rugg family Ruggs (or Hoppers) wear shoes. Who needs them in the Hillbilly Hills? Might overlap with DoesNotLikeShoes and/or EarthyBarefootCharacter.


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* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: In "Just Plane Around", Paw prevents a pair of Russian spies from stealing an experimental jet fighter--although as far as he knows, he's just putting a new convertible through its paces.


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* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: The Ruggs (and Hoppers) seem to be the only PettingZooPeople around; everyone else is either human or an ordinary animal.
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* NiceHat: Mw is the only Rugg who doesn't wear one.

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* NiceHat: Mw Maw is the only Rugg who doesn't wear one.



* TheUnintelligible: Paw for the most part talks in mumbles and at first was far harder to comprehend.

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* TheUnintelligible: Paw for the most part talks in mumbles and at first was far harder to comprehend. One wonders what a conversation between Paw and [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Boomhauer]] would be like...



-->'''Shag''': Paw whatcha doing down there?

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-->'''Shag''': Paw Paw, whatcha doing down there?
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* NiceHat: Mw is the only Rugg who doesn't wear one.

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The Hillbilly Bears is a FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera. Set in the Hillbilly Hills with a clan of well bears. Paw, Maw, Shag and Floral tried to live on with life but as usual comedy ensued.

The Hillbilly Bears was a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''.

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The Hillbilly Bears is Bears, a 1965 FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera. Creator/HannaBarbera, first aired as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''. Set in the Hillbilly Hills Hills, it stars a rural bear family called called the Ruggs--parents Paw and Maw, their young son Shag, and their teenage daughter Floral. Whether they're feuding with a clan of well bears. Paw, Maw, Shag and Floral tried to live on the rival Hopper family (despite Floral's romance with life the Hoppers' son Claude), dealing with the local wildlife, or encountering well-meaning but as usual comedy ensued.

The Hillbilly Bears was a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''.
disruptive city slickers, the Ruggs' lives are full of wacky misadventure.



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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: None of the family wear shoes.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Claude and Floral would like to have this if only Paw would stop trying to shoot the Hopper.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Who needs them in the hillbilly hills?
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: At first Paw's speech was completely jibberish but it soon changed into it's more recognizable mumble with words and laughs mixed in.
** As per most of the show the teenage son of the neighbors is refered to as Claude Hopper. His father is Paw Hopper. In Paw Hopper's earliest appearances he was also named Claude. However it is possible one is a Senior and the other a Junior.
* FireBreathingDiner: This happens to Paw Rugg in "Going Gopher" after he dipped some turnips in spicy mustard to try and get rid of a gopher, after seeing it have no effect on the gopher he tries on resulting in this.

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!!Sennafranariggatropescallnawaanaincludediinnaggahehee:
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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: None of the Rugg family wear shoes.
shoes. Who needs them in the Hillbilly Hills? Might overlap with DoesNotLikeShoes and/or EarthyBarefootCharacter.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Claude and Floral would like to have this this, if only Paw their folks would stop trying to shoot the Hopper.
each other.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Who needs them in the hillbilly hills?
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
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At first Paw's speech was completely jibberish complete gibberish, but it soon changed into it's its more recognizable mumble with words and laughs mixed in.
** As per most of the show the teenage son of the neighbors is refered referred to as Claude Hopper. His father is Paw Hopper. In Paw Hopper's earliest appearances he was also named Claude. However However, it is possible one is a Senior and the other a Junior.
* FireBreathingDiner: This happens to Paw Rugg in "Going Going Gone Gopher" after he dipped some turnips in spicy mustard to try and get rid of a gopher, after seeing it have no effect on the gopher he tries on resulting in this.



* LessonsInSophistication: Paw receives them in an episode and they quickly wore off.
* PunnyName: The children are named Shag and Floral Rugg
** Claude Hopper is also a play on "clodhopper".

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* LessonsInSophistication: Paw receives them when Maw sends him to charm school in an episode and the ''Film/MyFairLady'' parody "My Fair Hillbilly", but they quickly wore wear off.
* PunnyName: The children are named Shag and Floral Rugg
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Rugg. Claude Hopper is also a play on "clodhopper".



* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, Paw originally couldn't be understood at all before it become it's usual routine for the rest of the series and the character's after-life.

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* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, Paw originally couldn't be understood at all before it become it's usual routine for at the rest of the series beginning, but became more intelligible in later episodes and the character's after-life.his appearances on other series.



-->'''Shag''': You putting indexes down there for tropers to find us better, that's a smart one Paw.

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-->'''Shag''': You putting indexes down there for tropers to find us better, that's better? That's a smart one one, Paw.
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* FireBreathingDiner: This happens to Paw Rugg in "Going Gopher" after he dipped some turnips in spicy mustard to try and get rid of a gopher, after seeing it have no effect on the gopher he tries on resulting in this.
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* FracturedFairyTale: Paw and the family got in the middle of one when an actress named Goldy Looks showed up.


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* TheUnintelligible: Paw for the most part talks in mumbles and at first was far harder to comprehend.
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The Hillbilly Bears is a FunnyAnimal series by Creator/HannaBarbera. Set in the Hillbilly Hills with a clan of well bears. Paw, Maw, Shag and Floral tried to live on with life but as usual comedy ensued.

The Hillbilly Bears was a segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''.

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!!SennafranariggaTropescallnawaanaincludediinnaggahehee:
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: None of the family wear shoes.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Claude and Floral would like to have this if only Paw would stop trying to shoot the Hopper.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Who needs them in the hillbilly hills?
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: At first Paw's speech was completely jibberish but it soon changed into it's more recognizable mumble with words and laughs mixed in.
** As per most of the show the teenage son of the neighbors is refered to as Claude Hopper. His father is Paw Hopper. In Paw Hopper's earliest appearances he was also named Claude. However it is possible one is a Senior and the other a Junior.
* FurryConfusion: Paw has trouble with regular animals as much as he does talking ones.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Maw Rugg just wears a bonnet and apron. Shag just wears a hat and a vest. Oddly averted with Paw who wears overalls and a shirt. Floral averted this with wearing a dress.
* HappilyMarried: For the most part despite the comedy, Paw and Maw seem happy. The Hoppers also count.
* LessonsInSophistication: Paw receives them in an episode and they quickly wore off.
* PunnyName: The children are named Shag and Floral Rugg
** Claude Hopper is also a play on "clodhopper".
* RememberTheNewGuy: In one episode when the Hoppers come out to shoot the Ruggs there is a younger daughter, who was never named, never appeared in any model sheet nor ever appeared anywhere again.
* TalkingAnimal: All of our main cast.
* ThreeShorts: The last on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''.
* VerbalTic: Paw and his mumbling.
* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, Paw originally couldn't be understood at all before it become it's usual routine for the rest of the series and the character's after-life.
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-->'''Shag''': Paw whatcha doing down there?
-->'''Paw''': Rennafrinnasoobbaputtingindexallaaarannnajinnadowntherehehehehee
-->'''Shag''': You putting indexes down there for tropers to find us better, that's a smart one Paw.
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