History WesternAnimation / Underdog

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Simon's "Phoney Booths" from the episode of the same name attack a siren like device to the head of anyone who goes inside one, making them his brainwashed minion. Shoeshine Boy mistakenly heads inside one to change into Underdog, turning Underdog into another of Simon's slaves. It's only after he tries to make Underdog hurt Sweet Polly that Underdog fights off the control and breaks free through HeroicWillpower.

** Batty Man is obviously a pun on ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}.

* FirstNameBasis: Cad is usually only called by his first name. His last name, "Lackey", is only mentioned once in the show, by Simon in "Weathering the Storm- part 1", when it's revealed that they hijacked the moon rocket Sweet Polly was on and were holding her hostage.

* AlliterativeName: An amnesiac Underdog lists many while trying to guess Sweet Polly's name in "The Forget-Me-Net, part 4".

* ContinuityNod: There are a few similarities between "The Big Shrink" and "The Tickle Feather Machine". In both stories, Simon discovers that using his inventions on one person at a time is too slow and he decides to use more efficient methods, and in part 4 of both arcs, he ends up tickled with a feather when his plan is foiled.

* SurprisinglySimilarStories: "Pain Strikes Underdog" and "Round and Round" have similar plots. They both involve Underdog getting afflicted with a strange condition thanks to something the villains left on him, and characters frequently repeat a rhyme he says describing his problem.

* SlipperySkid: In part 1 of "The Big Dipper", Simon's first attempt to suck up water with the eponymous machine only turns the water to ice, which Cad slips on as he notices this.

* DaywalkingVampire: Batty-Man apparently doesn't have any trouble with sunlight, as he's seen out in broad daylight in "The Vacuum Gun".

* EvilWearsBlack: Several villains include black in their ensembles, notable examples including Simon Barsinister, the witch of Pickyoon and Batty-Man.

-->'''Underdog:''' He's too big to be as fast as me/ And he can't fight what he can't see!"

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Underdog in "Forget-Me-Net." [[ItMakesSenseInContext It's a long story...]]

* AsideComment: In part 1 of "Simon Says- "No Thanksgiving!"", soon after Simon assures Cad that he has a plan to ensure the success of his takeover scheme, the latter faces the audience while voicing his concern about Simon's potential failure and humiliation.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Simon's "Phoony Booths" from the episode of the same name attack a siren like device to the head of anyone who goes inside one, making them his brainwashed minion. Shoeshine Boy mistakenly heads inside one to change into Underdog, turning Underdog into another of Simon's slaves. It's only after he tries to make Underdog hurt Sweet Polly that Underdog fights off the control and breaks free through HeroicWillpower.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Subverted. When Underdog is framed by Riff Raff and Tap-Tap and discovers the truth, he decides that he might as well join forces with Riff Raff for real since he's considered a criminal anyway. However, it turns out he was really faking teaming up with him to discover where Riff Raff hid the Hope Diamond.

* StealthInsult: At the time of the show, a Bar Sinister was thought to mean illegitimacy in heraldry. In other words, Simon Bar Sinister was "Simon the Bastard."

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Underdog in "Forget-Me-Net." [[ItMakesSenseInContext It's a long story...]]
* WeatherControlMachine: Simon had two. The first of which was his cloud-making machine in "The Big Shrink", which he used to make it rain his shrinking water over the city to shrink everyone to the size of his thumb. Later, in "Weathering the Storm", he combined this with an OminousPipeOrgan.

* WeatherControlMachine: Simon combined this with an OminousPipeOrgan in "Weathering the Storm".

* EvilTwin: Tap-Tap the Chisler, a criminal who looks exactly like Underdog. Upon discovering the similarity, Riff Raff dresses him up like Underdog and has him go on a crime spree to frame the real Underdog, who is currently incapacitated under some rubble. When the real Underdog breaks out, he's now hated by everyone thanks to Riff Raff and Tap-Tap's plan. Underdog eventually proves his innocence, but Tap-Tap eventually breaks out of prison in a later episode and attempts to blow both himself and Sweet Polly up in revenge against Underdog.

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In "Go Snow", "The Big Shrink" and "Weathering the Storm", Cad's complexion was pallid. Starting with "The Phoney Booths", he gained, among other design tweaks, a healthier complexion.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Before testing the Tickle Feather machine on Cad, Simon tests four other inventions on him to see what condition could prevent people from voting. The fourth invention tested, a large machine with robotic arms, is the only one that's not a gun.

* MeaningfulName: Simon Bar''sinister'' is the wickedest man in the world. Plus, his first name is a reference to the game "Simon Says", a phrase of which he prefaces his commands.