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3->''Lovely!''
4--> -- Tippy - Earl Of Tippingdale
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6''[[http://propahjobstudios.co.uk/category/comedy/leftpoordead-series-i Left POOR Dead]]'' is a series by Propah Job Studios documenting two posh British aristocrats and
7 their adventures in a zombie apocalypse. Due to their quiet and cut off aristocrat lifestyles they end up with no knowledge of the doom going on around them, so when they leave their house to go to the country club they are in for a big surprise.
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9Reginald and Tippy (the aristocrats) end up in a town nearby and are puzzled when they come across a member of the infected... being morons they deduce that he is in fact a tramp who has wandered out from his hiding place. Before the zombie can rip them to shreds a man called Toby runs out and saves them.
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12!!This series provides examples of:
13%%* ActionSurvivor: Reginald and Tippy have certain elements of this.
14%%* BadassBiker: Toby in episode 5.
15%%* BattleButler: 'Butler'
16* BerserkButton: Dr. Smedly isn't UNREASONABLE! He's just being a dick!
17* BigNO: Reginald has not one but two of these during Tippy's 'death' scene
18* BreakingtheFourthWall: Frequently, examples include Dr. Smedly refering to himself as the antagonist and Tippy knowing Toby's name from seeing it in the opening credits
19%%* BritishStuffiness: Reginald and Tippy have this in spades
20%%* BulletTime: During Tippy's 'death'
21* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Reginald's signature pipe
22* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Tippy hears about their visit to Dr. Smedley's lab in one such dream
23* DreamSequence: As detailed in the above trope, this is how Tippy finds out about his visit to Smedley's lab.
24%%* {{Flashback}}: Invoked and Lampshaded in the last episode
25* ForTheEvulz: Smedley released the virus because he's a troll.
26* FriendVersusLover: Tippy hates Sylvia because he distracts Reginald from their friendship.
27* GhostTown: What Tippy and Reginald are greeted with thanks to them being unknowing of the apocalypse.
28* GlassCannon: The zombies are clearly dangerous, but never seem to manage to do any damage and are felled by even a gentle push.
29* HighClassGlass: If you couldn't tell that Tippy's an aristocrat, his monocle is there to pin that down.
30* ImprovisedWeapon: [[RollingPinOfDoom Rolling Pins]], [[InstrumentOfMurder violins]] and [[CaneFu walking sticks]].
31* KillerRabbit: In this case Mr. Snuffles who counts as a Killer Teddy Bear.
32%%* KindaBusyHere: George, every time Reginald and Tippy try to call him.
33* LaughablyEvil: Smedley is a very humorous but evil character.
34%%* MadScientist: Dr. Robert Smedley.
35%%* MeadowRun: During Reginald and Tippy's reunion
36%%* MindRape: Tippy after invoking the mushrooms. He seems to enjoy it though.
37* NotAZombie: They come across a zombie they believe is a polish builder.
38* NotUsingTheZWord: The main characters are convinced that the zombies are actually poor people.
39* OnlySaneMan: Toby seems to be the only one who knows about the zombies.
40* SanitySlippage: Tippy... not that he had much to begin with.
41* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: Reginald and Tippy live in a mansion, so they had no knowledge of the apocalypse.
42* TheyKilledKenny: George Waitingtrose 'dies' in every episode in gradually more horrifying/awesome ways.
43* TitleOfTheDead: Which also sounds coincidentally like ''VideoGame/Left4Dead''.
44* TooDumbToLive: Reginald and Tippy often put themselves right into danger.
45%%* WhyDontYouJustShootHim
46%%* ZombieApocalypse: Natch.

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