The instrumental version of "El Chapulín Colorado" used in the opening. It was lifted from the score for The Ten Commandments (the parting/crossing of the Red Sea section), after all.
Los Chifladitos' instrumental intro.
Sequel Displacement: A lot of people are more aware of the 80s version than they are of the 70s. It doesn't help that the 70s version is rarely broadcasted due its amount of Missing Episodes.
They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: The Brazilian dub for the series, released in 2001 (albeit only the episodes from the 90s) received a large amount of criticism due to its several differences compared to the classic episodes of El Chavo del ocho and El Chapulín Colorado. Some of them include the largely different dubbing cast, especially for El Chavo himself; the absence of Carlos Villagrán and Ramón Valdés, with the latter already having passed away at this point; the completely different soundtrack; the more advanced age of the actors; and occasional use of crude jokes and vulgar language that weren't present in the original episodes. While the dub for the other characters besides Chavo and Chapulín was considered more acceptable, the two aforementioned characters are still the most iconic, so it impacted the audience negatively.
Values Dissonance: A certain moment in one of the Q&A segments of "Los supergenios de la mesa cuadrada" gives Doctor Chapatín the implication that he's attracted to minors. The moment is Played for Laughs!
María Antonieta: It is well-known that Doctor Chapatín can get the heart of any woman no matter the age difference. Would he marry a 28-year-old woman? Dr. Chapatín: I prefer two that are 14.
Doctor Chapatín
Harsher in Hindsight: In the 1976 version of Doctor Chapatín's skit "El Gato", the patient, played by Ramón Valdéz, asks Doctor Chapatín when he would recover from the accident, upon which Chapatín asks his nurse for a calendar of year 1988. Ramón Valdéz would die precisely in 1988.
The relationship between Chimoltrufia and Botija leads to some interpretations in regards to its nature. Some episodes show them as a loving couple, while in other Chimoltrufia is shown to be physically abusive towards Botija.
In the episode "La herencia del Botija (Parte 2)", when El Chompiras breaks happily the marriage documents that would have declared him legally married to Chimoltrufia, was he happy that he wouldn't be Chimoltrufia's husband? Or that Chimoltrufia and Botija ultimatly will remain married? Or both?
In "La herencia del Botija (Parte 2)", Chompiras and Chimoltrufia reclutantly nearly married each other so Botija can be declared single and inherit a huge amount of money. In real life, Chespirito and Flortinda Meza were already a couple by then, and eventually married.
In the 1993 version of the episode "Las Gemelas", Maruja's twin sister is seen by la Chimoltrufia stealing Hotel Lucho's money, and she accuses Maruja of the crine. The subsequent confusion leads to Botija concluding that Maruja has an Split Personality who stole the money. Botija then calls her "a woman multiplified by two", but el Chompiras says she's actually "cut in a half" (referring to the Maruja's short stature). Ironically, subsequent investigations proved that people with split personalities are indeed people psychlogically "cut in a half" (or in more parts), as their split personalities are actually fragmented parts of their psyche instead of added personalities. This means that, in a way, Chompiras was actually closer to accurately define split personalities than Botija.
In a few sketches, Botija or Chimoltrufia fake their deathsnote With the reason varying depending on the plot. In some is to avoid a debt, and in others is due to one of them believeing the other is having an affair.. As of writing, their actors (alongside Maria Antonieta de las Nieves and Carlos Villagran) would be the few members of Chespirito's trope to remain alive.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Despite Ramón Valdés' brief return in 1981, his character Peterete, from the original 70s incarnation, wasn't brought back. While Botija had already replaced him on the duo with Chómpiras, Peterete's return could have allowed them to interact as a trio, even if for only one episode. However, Valdés' only appearance in the 80s version of Los Caquitos had him play a police officer instead.
Values Dissonance: In "El empresario de boxeo", Chimoltrufia is harrassed by a boxer, but Licencuado tells ger the police can't help her. In modern times, especially after the rise of the #MeToo movement, would have gotten the boxer far bigger problems than just losing his boxing liscence.
Los Chifladitos
Ho Yay: Look at how Chaparrón says Licenciado, then look at Lucas' reaction.
Older Than They Think: "Los Chifladitos" actually predates El Chavo del ocho, but it was put on hold after Rubén Aguirre left the show for two yearsnote In fact, Los Chifladitos ending was one of the main reasons El Chavo was created in the first place, being made to fill in Aguirre's absence. Its few early episodes are mostly regarded as Missing Episodes, hence the mistake of thinking "Los Chifladitos" was created in the 80s.
