Line #18 WesternAnimation/HotRodDogsAndCoolCarCats


1	[[quoteright:289:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hot_rod_dogs_and_cool_car_cats_6900.jpg]]
2
3	''Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats'' is a 1995 animated series. It takes place in the world of Autopia, which is populated by two races: dog-cars and cat-cars. The main characters are Hot Rod and his friends Carbs, Doggone and Benz, who are on the run from Autopia's tyrannical ruler, The Crusher, and his henchman, Scarhood.
4
5	-----
6	!!Tropes
7	* AbnormalAmmo: Hot Rod's SuperMode allows him to fire gears at his enemies.
8	* TheAllegedCar: Benz. He is constantly falling apart while driving, and is in regular need of spare parts.
9	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Both dogs and cats come in all kinds of colors.
10	* AnimalVehicleHybrid: The inhabitants of Autopia consist of canines and felines who have wheels instead of paws, engines, and other vehicular traits (such as [[GlowingEyes headlights in their eyes]]).
11	* TheAtoner: Gus, the mechanic who built the Crusher, helps the team out to make up for his mistake.
12	* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Hot Rod and Carbs become this whenever Baby Bumpers shows up in their hideout, constantly having to keep him from hurting himself - and getting hurt themselves in the process.
13	* BigBad: The Crusher is the tyrannical ruler of the setting, the main antagonist, and the one in charge of the villains.
14	* BlindedByTheLight: Carbs' SuperMode includes high-intensity headlights that temporarily blind her opponents.
15	* BountyHunter: Scarhood, who was called in by the Crusher to capture Hot Rod and his friends. His minions, the Choppers, also qualify.
16	* TheChosenOne: Suggested. Both Gus and the Crusher hinted that Hot Rod is "special", but this was never elaborated on.
17	* CoolBigSis: Carbs' sister, Spare Parts.
18	* CoolOldGuy: Doggone.
19	* TheDragon: Scarhood is this to the Crusher.
20	* EnmityWithAnObject: After an attempt at crushing the heroes is foiled by getting a "crank popper" stuck in his inner workings, the Crusher announces that he has a new mission... to destroy all crank poppers.
21	* EvilMinions: The Choppers, Scarhood's henchmen. They attack other cars, looking to strip them down for parts.
22	* EvilOverlord: The Crusher is the evil ruler of the setting.
23	* FantasticRacism: Sometimes seen between the cats and the dogs.
24	* FlyingCar: One of the abilities of Hot Rod's customised form.
25	* GadgeteerGenius: Both Gus and Spare Parts qualify.
26	* GeniusBruiser: Gus. A brilliant mechanic, and he can hold his own in a battle with Scarhood.
27	* GeniusLoci: The Crusher is a sentient trash compacting complex.
28	* GlowingEyes: All characters have these, by virtue of being part-car. At night, or at times of low visibility, they can activate their eye lights to see where they're going.
29	* GoneHorriblyWrong: The Crusher, who went from being a glorified garbage disposal to the unquestioned, tyrannical ruler of Autopia.
30	* HypnoticEyes: The OneShotCharacter Jag possessed these.
31	* InterspeciesRomance: Hot Rod, a dog-car, and Carbs the cat-car, have a mutual crush on each other.
32	* KickTheDog: After Hot Rod falls off a cliff, seemingly dead, Scarhood tells the others that [[BlatantLies he ran away and abandoned them]].
33	* TheMentor: Doggone has shades of this regarding Hot Rod.
34	* TheMole: In one episode, [[spoiler:a young dog-car named Towhead]] is sent to infiltrate Hot Rod's group and lead them into a trap.
35	* NearVillainVictory. In one episode, the Crusher succeeds in trapping the heroes within his inner workings. He is on the verge of crushing them when a "crank popper" Doggone had gotten for Benz falls into his workings, disrupting them enough for the heroes to escape.
36	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Carbs. Her full name is [[PunnyName "Carburetta"]], but no-one ever calls her that.
37	* PoliceAreUseless: The Gridlockers, Autopia's police force, are utterly incapable of catching Hot Rod and his friends.
38	* PinkMeansFeminine: Carbs.
39	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Gridlocker #6, having read the files on Hot Rod, has doubts over how much of a criminal he really is. After he saves her from falling, she reinflates his punctured tire and allows him to escape in return.
40	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Scarhood has these, reinforcing his villainous nature.
41	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Baby Bumpers.
42	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Scarhood is introduced in the second episode of the series, called in by the Crusher to capture Hot Rod and his friends after the Gridlockers failed to accomplish this task.
43	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Carbs is the only female of the main characters.
44	* SuperMode: Hot Rod and Carbs both get one, courtesy of Gus.
45	* WallCrawl: Carbs' SuperMode comes with spikes in the tires that allow her to drive up walls.

Context WesternAnimation / HotRodDogsAndCoolCarCats