History Anime / Yatterman

** Whenever Boyacky is complimented by Doronjo, a small mecha pig on the mecha's console climbs a coconut tree and says "Even pigs can climb trees." This is often given a motivational subtext. (Boyacky is able to be "the pig who climbs a tree" when Doronjo butters him up.) However, the live action movie gave it the [[DarkerAndEdgier Darker and Edgier]] subtext that the pig in a tree stands for Boyacky's erection.

* NoFourthWall: Taken to the extreme with the Doronbo gang. Not only do they seem to realize that they're in an anime, but they're also are aware of when they're appearing an another media or being remade, and make jokes about taking over when they defeat Yatterman. They also talk to the audience all the time, and even have relationships with their own voice actors and off-screen characters like the narrator and pre-show announcers. None of this ever seems to help them avoid their usual formulaic failure and misery, though. The actors who play the gang in the live-action film (Kyoko Fukada, Kendo Kobayashi, and Katsuhisa Namase) were in a special episode of the 2008 Yatterman that was about the Dorombo gang invading the filming of said movie and crossing paths with the actors.

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* OnceAnEpisode: The Doronbo Gang making some sort of scam to raise funds for their "evil" plans, Dokurobei's self-destructing messages (see below), the Yattermen needing to power up their mechas in the middle of the battle, the minature "bikkuri-dokkiri" mechas Yatterwan produces each week, the Doronbo Gang's mechas exploding in a skull-shaped atomic mushroom, their escape on a triple bicycle, and Dokurobei cruelly punishing them for their failure (or for the hell of it)... The episodes of this show pretty much followed all the same scheme. Oh, and Doronjo's ClothingDamage, which happens at least twice an episode.

** Again in the 2008 anime, episode 3 has Boyacky dressed as ''Franchise/{{Spiderman}}''.

** The Golden Week special features explicit advertising for the show's first tie-in videogame for UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and two then upcoming movies (the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/SpeedRacer'' and [[Anime/DetectiveConanFilm12FullScoreOfFear the twelfth]] ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' film).

* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Dorombo scams seem to frequently appear to be this.

* KansaiRegionalAccent:
** Tonzura speaks with one, a trait common to him and all his counterparts from the franchise.
** The 2008 remake gives a Kansai accent to the Yatter-Angler as well.
** Episode 33 of the 2008 series has the Dorombo Gang going back to the past and changing history so that Osaka becomes the capital of Japan. As a side effect, Gan and Ai speak with a Kansai accent for most of the episode.

* GagBoobs: In the original series, Doronjo's bust was often used for some gags as smacking her goons in the face or when she was wrapped in some rings which cinched her like a corset. More rare in the 2008 remake.

** The Golden Week special features explicit advertising for the show's first tie-in videogame for UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and two then upcoming movies (the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/SpeedRacer'' and [[Film/DetectiveConanFilm12FullScoreOfFear the twelfth ''Detective Conan'' film]]).

* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: The heroes wear jumpsuits, while the main female villain wears a revealing leather outfit. Her ugly cronies also have their [[BareYourMidriff midriffs bared]] [[FanDisservice at all times]].

** The Golden Week special features explicit advertising for the show's first tie-in videogame for UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and two then upcoming movies (the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/SpeedRacer'' and a ''Manga/CaseClosed'' movie).

** Multiple episodes of the 2008 series feature references to ''Manga/CaseClosed'', as it aired in the time slot right after ''Yatterman''. The Golden Week special actually has Dokurobei promoting the then latest movie based on the series, while the New Year episode features an appearance of Creator/AkiraKamiya (Kogoro's voice actor) AsHimself promoting a special episode that was going to air right after.

** In episode 59, the first two projects Boyakki gets from Kunio Okawara are blurred out, but it's made clear by how the Dorombos react that they're showcasing respectively [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} the RX-78-2 Gundam]] and Doraemon.

** Introduced in 2008 anime: [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks Yatter-Jinbee]], Yatter-Mogura and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Yatter-Dragon]].

* {{Gainaxing}}: Used as a gag in one episode when Doronjo, upon seeing Yatterman's pudding-themed minirobots, wonders why pudding... with the camera focused on her jiggling bust.

* TheyFightCrime: Even though those attempts to fight crime always lead to them fighting the Doronbo gang, Yatterman's battles focus more on righting wrongs instead of preventing Doronbo from getting their hands on the Dokuro Rings/Stones, and even though that's their main objective, it never stops Gan and Ai from helping others who need it or fighting the ocassional thief.

* ShockStick: Ai's WeaponOfChoice is the Shibire-Stick, an extending cane with a heart-shaped point that basically works like a taser.

** Also played with in the Italian dub of episode 26, when the Dorombos reunite their {{exp|y}}es from other ''Time Bokan'' series to form a baseball team: Sukadon from ''Yattodetaman'' gets pissed off when the narrator uses his original dub name (Ottobre), while Majo from the original ''Time Bokan'' is presented with both her original name and the Italian dub one (Lady Margot).

** The final episode of the 2008 series uses the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0O4ht1jlQ&feature=related original 1977 opening]], while the ending shows all the punishments the Dorombos got in both series.

* TheStinger: After the credits, the movie plays a faux "next episode preview" featuring Yatter-Pelican fighting against an improved version of the Dorombo's squid mecha, Doronjo wearing a white version of her usual outfit (described by Omocchama as being a wedding dress) and Dokurobei's brother taking revenge.

** Introduced in 1977 anime: Yatta Pelican, Yatter-Angler, [[BearsAreBadNews Yatter-Panda]], [[AngryGuardDog Yatter-Bull]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Yatter-Dozilla]], Yatter-Yokozuna and [[WarElephants Yatter-Phant]]

** Episodes 42 and 58 feature explicit references to UsefulNotes/McDonalds.
** Episode 57 has Odate Buta being briefly replaced by Kobuta, the pig mascot of Acecook noodles, who offers his cup ramen to the Dorombo Gang.

* SpecialGuest: Multiple episodes feature Japanese celebrities appearing in the show as themselves.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Up until episode 14 of the original series, never before had the Doronbo Gang nor the audience seen Dokurobei's masked appearance; just small hints of it. In this episode, though, we finally see him...in an unusual way: [[spoiler: he's in a painting in the background of the jewlery store where the Doronbo gang is having an auction. Quite appropriately, this is the first episode to feature a REAL dokuro stone]].

* GratuitousEnglish: In the 2008 remake, Yatter-pelican drops the occasional English sentence.

* HumiliationConga: While the Doronbo Gang are rarely far from this trope, episode 25.5 of the 2008 series occupies a special place insofar as the gang repeatedly fail even at being themselves in their own anime. [[spoiler:They have several encounters with the actors playing themselves in the 2009 live-action movie, who are wildly adored (and have made Doronbo a popular name), but the real Doronbos are never recognised, treated with scorn, and are for once falsely accused of operating a scam business simply for attempting to "pose" as themselves. They even get into a mecha showdown with their actor counterparts, who completely manage to kick their arses. To top it all off, it turns out at the end that Dokurobei knew all along he had sent them on a wild goose chase this time, as the ring they had been seeking was just a trinket he himself had planted very recently. Presumably, he just wanted to see them suffer as much as the fanbase ...]]

** Episode 27 is a WholeEpisodeReference to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. The Dorombo's mecha of the week is a giant replica of Japanese comedian Harumi Edo that is powered by the real Harumi inside an Entry Plug-like battery, while Boyakki keeps doing impressions of Gendo Hikari while talking to and about her.

* TheStinger: After the credits, the movie plays a faux "next episode preview" featuring Yatter-Pelican fighting against an improved version of the Dorombo's squid mecha, Doronjo wearing a white version of her usual outfit (described as being a wedding dress) and Dokurobei's brother taking revenge.

* DressUpMachine: The Yatter-Jinbee version of the transformation sequence has Gan and Ai being stripped out from their regular clothes while falling down chutes, being shot inside their Yatttermen costumes and then landing inside their boots.

** Omotchama's "da koron", and Dokurobei's "da bei", as well as Tonzura's "man-nen"[[note]]Which was also done by his aforementioned Time Bokan predecessor.[[/note]]

* CrossOver: Being a comedy show, Yatterman has not only run across all the other ''Time Bokan'' characters, but also every character in the Tatsunoko library particularly favoring [[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]], Polymar, and Anime/SpeedRacer. The Time Bokan OVA and the 2008 remake's "Golden Week" special was essentially one cameo after another.

* GratuitousEnglish: In the 2008 remake, Yatterpelican drops the occasional English sentence.

*** A young Hideyori Toyotomi appears in episode 33 and is given the appearance of Komaro from ''Yattodetaman'', complete with his signature mask on a stick that uses to make people believe he's a small-sized adult.

* TheDogBitesBack: The climax of the live action movie sees the Doronbo Gang teaming 's seup with Yatterman to defeat Dokurobei. Highlights include Doronjo [[GroinAttack kicking him in the groin]] as a payback for years of abuse.

* BleachedUnderpants: The 2008 remake. Due to standards changing since 1977, Doronjo habit of smoking and losing her clothes were toned down.

* {{Callback}}: The final episode of the 2008 series uses the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0O4ht1jlQ&feature=related original 1977 opening]].
** They also add to the end credits a count of the number of times the Doronbo gang has been maimed in various ways during both series to the closing credits.
** Each episode also has its title card done in exactly the same style as the original series, complete with [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming each episode]] including "da koron" (Omotchama's VerbalTic) as part of the title.

* MythologyGag: The 2008 series features multiple references to the entire ''Time Bokan'' as a whole.
** The Dorombo mechs feature appearances of many of the small robots from other ''Time Bokan'' series alongside the classic pig. Examples include the "Almost got it" alien from ''Zenderman'', the snarky eel and the meteo computer from ''Anime/TimePatrolTaiOtasukeman'', the turnip lady from ''Yattodetaman'' and the kettle from ''Ippatsuman''.
** Episode 26 features the Dorombo Gang forming a baseball team alongside some of their counterparts from the other ''Time Bokan'' series (Majo from ''Time Bokan'', Donjuro from ''Zenderman'', Atasha from ''Otasukeman'', Sukadon from ''Yattodetaman'', Kosuinen from ''Ippatsuman'' and Dasainen from ''Itadakiman'').
** Reporter Sasayaki from ''Yattodetaman'' appears in episodes 28, 35 and 42.
** TimeTravel episodes involve the characters using time tunnels identical to those from the first ''Time Bokan'' series, complete with a recreation of the Scanimation effects used in the original show to make the mechs distort in the tunnel.
** A young Hideyori Toyotomi appears in episode 33 and is given the appearance of Komaro from ''Yattodetaman'', complete with his signature mask on a stick that uses to make people believe he's a small-sized adult.

* {{Callback}}:
** The first Dorombo mech seen in the film, Daidokoron, is the same one from the very first episode of the 1977 series.
** The film's final scene is a shot by shot recreation of the final scene from the original show.
** While most of the film's imagery is taken from the 77 series, the 2008 remake also gets a nod by featuring a recreation of the sequence of the surprise robots being created inside Yatterwan.