Line #2 WesternAnimation/PurnoDePurno


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4	''Purno de Purno'' is a Dutch adult SurrealHumor computer-animated series created by Marcus Vlaar and Hans Wessels.
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6	The series is about a purple-suited man named Purno, who frequently finds himself in bizarre situations along with ''very'' strange individuals. The plot starts with a princess having her beauty stolen by a group of thieves, leading to Purno to go on a adventure to retrieve her beauty. After that ends... well, that's when it fully dives into MindScrew territory.
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8	Originally airing on VPRO in 1989, the surreal, bizarre exploits of the purple-suited man proved popular with adults, teenagers, ''and'' children alike (due to airing on a children's timeslot, of all things). The series would later continue until 2007, with a total of five shows.
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10	In 2001, VPRO aired a SpinOff called ''Purno Poseert'', which depicted a CGI Purno in the real world interacting with Dutch celebrities (serving as a crude documentary series).
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13	!!This work provides examples of:
14	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Various pre-rendered models appear in the series, with the most prominent being in the first series. This was rather significant in 1989, as Purno was one of the few fully CG shows at the time.
15	* AllJustADream: Most of the events in the second series' Episode 10 ''Special Offer'' were a dream, as Purno wakes up from his bed in the ending.
16	* AlliterativeTitle: The title of the SpinOff, ''Purno Poseert'', repeats the letter "P".
17	* AnimateInanimateObject: In the second series' Episode 4 ''Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees'', Purno finds himself in a laundry world populated by sentient clothes.
18	* ArtEvolution: Doubling as a ArtShiftedSequel, starting from the fourth series development of the series moved from the now-antiquated Amiga 2000 setup to modern computers. Thanks to the technical limitations being lifted, the animation and art evolved to a more "rounded" style. Compare [[https://i.imgur.com/VuqWwVY.jpeg here]] and [[https://i.imgur.com/eeoa0C5.jpeg here]].
19	* AscendedExtra: Sjakie and Kiet were originally just supporting characters. In the fourth series, they become main characters alongside Purno.
20	* AsianBuckTeeth: Dr. Ha Chiu dons one of these.
21	* AsianStoreOwner: Dr. Ha Chiu, who owns a Chinese store that sells various potion-like liquids.
22	* AttractiveBentGender: In ''Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees'', Purno drinks a potion that changes his gender.
23	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Certain other characters have used Purno's catchphrase "sapperedosio" at some points. For example, in "Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees", the plumber says this catchphrase after being hit by Purno, who has just emerged from Buuf's washing machine.
24	* BreakingTheFourthWall:
25	** In the first episode of the show, one of the three people who challenge Purno to a race punches the screen and cracks it at some point.
26	** Purno actually watches his own show in one episode. His television depicts exactly what is going on in the actual episode... which is literally just Purno watching himself watching himself. That is, until the TV loses signal and displays static.
27	* CameraAbuse: A character in the first episode punches the screen, causing it to sustain a big crack.
28	* CatchPhrase: Purno's is "Sapperedosio!", which is a neologism used in the manner of "Oh, wow!".
29	* CelebrityParadox: Played with. Purno watches his own show in one episode, implying that the companies that made the show in real life exist in the ''Purno'' universe.
30	* {{Cephalothorax}}: Sjakie initially has a typical body. Come the fourth series, his body now consists only of his head, which has arms and legs attached to it.
31	* CharacterInTheLogo: Most of the logo designs for the show feature Purno in the center of the logo.
32	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:
33	** Buuf disappears after the second series.
34	** Dr. Ha Chiu disappears after the third series.
35	* ADogNamedDog: Purno is of a species of humanoid called the Purnos. It's even in the show's title!
36	* DrosteImage: One episode features Purno watching his own show. The TV shows Purno watching his TV, and the TV shown on that TV depicts Purno watching his TV, and so on.
37	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Early on in the series, Sjakie and Kiet were more humanoid in appearance. In the fourth series, Sjakie became a ((Cephalothorax)) while Kiet's body was changed into something resembling a bowling pin.
38	* EndangeredSpecies: In "Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees", Purno states that his species, the Purnos, are an endangered species.
39	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The name "Buuf" is extremely close to the Dutch word for "neighbor", referring to how she's Purno's neighbor.
40	* ExtremelyShortIntroSequence: The intro used in the third series is about 15 seconds long.
41	* FantasticRacism: In "Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees", Sunil Baba's ultimate goal is to eliminate all clothes that are any color besides white.
42	* GenderBender: Purno turned into a girl after drinking a gender-bending potion in one episode.
43	* GiantWoman: A naked one appears in "De Grote Blote Vrouw". [[spoiler:It's actually a big disguise worn by a ton of mini Sjakies who come from Sjakiestan.]]
44	* GratuitousEnglish: Characters occasionally use English in the series, e.g. Purno says "It was one of those nights..." in a couple of episodes.
45	* InstrumentalThemeTune: The theme song for the first series has no lyrics, with only Purno's distinctive laugh in the end being any sort of vocals.
46	* LivingMuseumExhibit: Purno and the gang become these in "Homomuseum".
47	* LongRunner: The show's total runtime was from 1989 to 2007, a total of 18 years.
48	* LostWorld: Purno, Sjakie, and Kiet end up discovering a prehistoric world while trying to find a caveman that escaped the Homomuseum.
49	* LoveInterest: Purno had a girlfriend named Buuf (literally "the neighbor" in Dutch) in the second series.
50	* MindScrew: ...Oh, boy. ''Where'' do we begin.
51	** The series is full to the brim with strange scenarios, random incidents with no further explanation, surreal imagery and character designs, and all joined together into a hodgepodge of strange events.
52	** The first series has Episode 2 starting off with Purno being chased by a pair of teeth in the desert, where he finds himself near a labyrinth. After being greeted by a laughing skull, he gets lost in the maze. There, he tries to get out by singing notes that become solid, [[CuttingTheKnot so that he can walk on them]] to the top.
53	* MultilingualSong: The otherwise Dutch full version of "Si Sa So Sapperedosio", the theme song for the fifth series, contains entire verses that are in English.
54	* NoPlotNoProblem: Starting in the second series and onwards, ''Purno de Purno'' became purely a surreal romp across strange situations with no real rhyme or reason.
55	* RogerRabbitEffect: ''Purno Poseert'' has Purno appear alongside real people.
56	* ShoutOut:
57	** Purno's hometown, Hootchie Cootchie Town, gets its name from one of the names the Purno team used, Hootchie Cootchie Cartoons.
58	** One of the humans in the Homomuseum is called the ''Homo [[Platform/PlayStation Playstationus]]''. He even has the [=PlayStation=] controller's buttons as toenails!
59	** The name of the episode "[[Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves Sunil Baba and the Forty Degrees]]".
60	** Similarly, the name of the episode "[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Beauty on the Beach]]".
61	** At the beginning of "Coconut Sjakie", Purno says "[[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Now you're playing with power!]]"
62	** Later on in "Coconut Sjakie", WesternAnimation/BugsBunny of all people pops out and helps Purno and Sjakie to find their way out of the video game.
63	* SurrealHumor: Surrealism is ''the'' staple for Purno de Purno.
64	* ThemeTuneExtended: An extended version of the fifth series' theme song was featured on a CD.
65	* VagueAge: It's never explained how old Purno is in the show. According to [[http://www.purnodepurno.nl/epages/64518790.sf/nl_NL/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64518790/Categories/AboutUs Marcus Vlaar]], Purno doesn't really have a age.
66	--->''Purno lives alone, but he's not really an adult. How old is he?''
67	--->'''Hans:''' He's not a child.
68	--->'''Marcus:''' We don't know. See, that's the weird thing about Purno is that he's really ageless. He could be 15, but he could also be 35.
69	--->'''Hans:''' He was created in 1988, so you do the math.
70	--->'''Marcus:''' He has something childish, but indeed lives independently. But Purno doesn't have a realistic character, so he doesn't have to be of age. He remains virtual.
71	* WinToExit: Subverted. Purno gets trapped in a video game, but Buuf literally pulls him out of the game before he has a chance to win.

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