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* TheOtherDarrin: {{Invoked}}. After Batmite grows tired of hearing John [=DiMaggio=] as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted [=McGinley=] voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
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* TakeThat: Ace's nephew, Punchy-Cheeks, is an obvious riff on [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scrappy-Doo]].
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* TakeThat: Ace's nephew, Punchy-Cheeks, Punchichi, is an obvious riff on [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scrappy-Doo]].
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* TheCameo: The final scene is a wrap party in the Bat Cave attended by the various heroes and villains that appeared during the show's run.
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* GrandFinale: The final episode of the series, enforced by Bat-Mite deliberately trying to get the show cancelled.
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* ToTheBatnoun: "To the Bat Luge!"
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* CommonKnowledge: InUniverse, Creator/TedMcGinley notes that despite his association with JumpingTheShark, Series/MarriedWithChildren was on the air for seven years after he joined.
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* BigBadEnsemble: Bat-Mite is the biggest threat in the episode, but Batman and Aquaman are also trying to stop Gorilla Grodd (who is pretty much the only element of the episode Bat-Mite doesn't interfere with, funnily enough).
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* NonActionBigBad: Bat-Mite is the true villain of the episode, but he doesn't do any fighting and does his damage from behind the scenes. Instead, Gorilla Grodd and his minions provide source for the action.
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* PyrrhicVillainy: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''. But as a result, he can no longer exist.
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* RetGone: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''. However, as a result, he can no longer exist.
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* AnimatedActors / EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding: The series ends with a final scene of various characters attending a wrap party as the elements of the Batcave set are packed up and hauled away.
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* AnimatedActors / EveryoneComesBackFantasyPartyEnding: The series ends with a final scene of various characters attending a wrap party as the elements of the Batcave set are packed up and hauled away.
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* TheOtherDarrin: {{Invoked}}. After Batmite grows tired of hearing John [=DiMaggio=] as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted [=McGinley=] voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
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** Creator/TedMcGinley (once dubbed as "the patron saint of JumpingTheShark") and Creator/HenryWinkler (who, as noted above, was in the very scene that gave us the term "Jumping the shark") takes part in being one of the causes of a show's downfall.
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** Creator/TedMcGinley (once dubbed as "the patron saint of JumpingTheShark") and Creator/HenryWinkler (who, as noted above, was in the very scene that gave us the term "Jumping the shark") term) takes part in being one of the causes of a show's downfall.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Bat-Mite describes Aquaman as such and reasons that recasting such a beloved character is sure to hurt it.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Lampshaded in-universe by Bat-Mite. One of the ways he commends the show is for making Aquaman cool again.
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* SpecialGuest: Ted [=McGinley=] AsHimself playing Aquaman and Henry Winkler as Ambush Bug. Bat-Mite also notes the show has had an array of notable guest stars, such as Creator/AdamWest, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, and (really upping the fourth wall breaking) Creator/PaulReubens.
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* JumpingTheShark: Bat-Mite feels that the episode "Chill of the Night" was the height of the series before going back to his campiness. He decides to weaponize this trope by introducing other tropes to drive the show to cancellation.
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* JumpingTheShark: Bat-Mite feels that the episode "Chill of the Night" was the height of the series before going back to his campiness. He decides to weaponize this trope by introducing other tropes to drive the show to cancellation.
* LampshadeHanging:cancellation. Fittingly, Creator/HenryWinkler, who played [[Series/HappyDays Arthur "The Fonz/Fonzie" Fonzarelli]] and thus was involved in the very scene that spawned the term, appeared as Ambush Bug.
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* TheOtherDarrin: After Batmite grows tired of hearing John DiMaggio as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted McGinley voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
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* TheOtherDarrin: {{Invoked}}. After Batmite grows tired of hearing John DiMaggio [=DiMaggio=] as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted McGinley [=McGinley=] voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
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* CousinOliver: Parodied. One of the first changes is Batman being a father to an overly cute daughter named Kiki. Later, he gives Ace a nephew based on Scrappy-Doo (who was in himself a genuine example of this trope).
* DidntThinkThisThrough: After all the work Bat-Mite does to get the show cancelled, Ambush Bug reminds him that he's one of the show's fictional characters and would have no place in a DarkerAndEdgier production.
-->'''Ambush Bug:''' You didn't just end ''The Brave and the Bold''; you ended yourself, too. Adios, partner.
-->'''Ambush Bug:''' You didn't just end ''The Brave and the Bold''; you ended yourself, too. Adios, partner.
* IWarnedYou: Ambush Bug tells Bat-Mite to stop interfering with the show and warns him that he is messing with forces beyond his comprehension. After the plug is pulled on ''The Brave and the Bold'' and a new, darker show is previewed, Ambush Bug appears to remind Bat-Mite that he's also a character in the show he just got cancelled and thus gonna fade away, too.
* MerchandiseDriven: Parodied. One of the ways that Bat-Mite irritates the fans is by having Batman engage in product placement ordered by toy companies' meddling. Cue Neon-talking Super-Street Bat Luge.
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* SelfDeprecation: Ted [=McGinley=] (once dubbed as "the patron saint of JumpingTheShark") takes part in being one of the causes of a show's downfall.
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* SelfDeprecation: SelfDeprecation:
** Ted [=McGinley=] (once dubbed as "the patron saint of JumpingTheShark") takes part in being one of the causes of a show'sdownfall.downfall.
** After Bat-Mite makes various changes, the episode cuts to a father and son watching the show. The father (voiced by series star Diedrich Bader) remarks the show has taken a nosedive this season.
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** After Bat-Mite makes various changes, the episode cuts to a father and son watching the show. The father (voiced by series star Diedrich Bader) remarks the show has taken a nosedive this season.
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* StudioAudience: When Batman is given a wife and daughter, we suddenly hear these reactions.
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* ToTheBatnoun: "To the Bat Luge!"
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "How am I gonna convince [[Franchise/{{Batman}} you]] of what's real or not when you don't even know [[BatmanGrabsAGun you'd never use a gun]]?"
* TheCameo: The final scene is a wrap party in the Bat Cave attended by the various heroes and villains that appeared during the show's run.
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** Bat-Mite remarks that Ambush Bug is an obscure character even for this show.
** Ambush Bug points out Ace may be ridiculous, but he's still an accepted part of the mythos.
** Bat-Mite remarks that Ambush Bug is an obscure character even for this show.
** Ambush Bug points out Ace may be ridiculous, but he's still an accepted part of the mythos.
* LighterAndSofter: Bat-Mite notes how fans initially panicked over the show being "a lighter incarnation" before seeing that it was "a love letter to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age comics]]." While he feels this worked for a time, he wants to get the show cancelled so that a darker Batman show will be made.
* MythologyGag: Aquaman tells Batman to make use of his [[Film/BatmanTheMovie shark repellent]].
* MythologyGag: Aquaman tells Batman to make use of his [[Film/BatmanTheMovie shark repellent]].
* SelfDeprecation: Ted [=McGinley=] (once dubbed as "the patron saint of JumpingTheShark") takes part in being one of the causes of a show's downfall.
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* TakeThat: Ace's nephew, Punchy-Cheeks, is an obvious riff on [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scrappy-Doo]].
* TheOtherDarrin: After Batmite grows tired of hearing John DiMaggio as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted McGinley voice Aquaman (albeitbriefly)briefly)
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Batman questions the point of his actions since he's not actually real.
-->'''Ambush Bug:''' Here's the thing, Batman: there's a lot of people out there, people who believe in you. Real or not, what you do in here matters.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Batman questions the point of his actions since he's not actually real.
-->'''Ambush Bug:''' Here's the thing, Batman: there's a lot of people out there, people who believe in you. Real or not, what you do in here matters.
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* DeadpanSnarker: After hearing Aquaman say his signature catchphrase "Outrageous!", Bat-Mite says it as well, but in a sarcastic, less enthusiastic way.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Bat-Mite longs for a more serious Batman show, leading to the episode's plot. While the new show centers around Batgirl, Batman will still be involved and the atmosphere matches the moodiness he hoped for.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Bat-Mite longs for a more serious Batman show, leading to the episode's plot. While the new show centers around Batgirl, Batman will still be involved and the atmosphere matches the moodiness mood he hoped for.
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* AllForNothing: Ambush Bug manages to get Batman's attention about the changes Bat-Mite was doing and together fight back. Despite successfully returning the plot to normal, the show's executives decide it was time to end it.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Bat-Mite longs for a more serious Batman show, leading to the episode's plot. While the new show centers around Batgirl, Batman will still be involved and the atmosphere matches the moodiness he hoped for.
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* JumpingTheShark: Bat-Mite feels that the episode "Chill of the Night" was the height of the series before going back to his campiness. He decides to weaponize this trope by introducing other trope to drive the show to cancellation.
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** Bat-Mite learns that the new Batman show promoted will be too serious for him to exist and with ''The Brave and the Bold'' ending, he would soon cease to exist.
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** Bat-Mite learns from Ambush Bug that the new Batman show promoted will be too serious for him to exist and with ''The Brave and the Bold'' ending, he would soon cease to exist.
* PyrrhicVillainy: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''. But as a result, he can no longer exist.
* PyrrhicVillainy: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''. But as a result, he can no longer exist.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Or rather Bat-Mite gives him two. Ambush Bug enters the show to tell him something was off, and Batma realizes he would never resort to firearms.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Or rather Bat-Mite gives him two. ''two''. Ambush Bug enters the show to tell him something was off, and Batma Batman realizes he would never resort to firearms.
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* {{Cancellation}}: Bat-Mite wants to cancel ''The Brave and the Bold'' so make room for a new Batman show, and does everything to make it happen. He succeeds in the end, but at the cost of his very existence.
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* {{Cancellation}}: InUniverse. The plot involves Bat-Mite wants wanting to cancel ''The Brave and the Bold'' so to make room for a new Batman show, and does everything to make it happen. He succeeds in the end, but at the cost of his very existence.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Bat-Mite takes the role of antagonist and successfully cancels ''The Brave and the Bold''.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: Or rather Bat-Mite gives him two. Ambush Bug enters the show to tell him something was off, and Batma realizes he would never resort to firearms.
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* GracefulLoser: Bat-Mite of all characters who accepts his fate as his body slowly starts to disappear.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Bat-Mite longs for a more serious Batman show, leading to the episode's plot.
* GracefulLoser: By helping to cancel the show, Bat-Mite
* JumpingTheShark: Bat-Mite feels that the episode "Chill of the Night" was the height of the series before going back to his campiness. He decides to weaponize this trope by introducing other trope to drive the show to cancellation.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The entire episode revolves around Bat-Mite and Ambush Bug fighting for the show's existence, with Bat-Mite twisting the show's plot.
* PuffOfLogic: All of Bat-Mite's changes are undone when Batman discovers he's in a TV show and Ambush Bug reassures him that he matter to the viewers.
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* BigDamnReunion: The show's closing party which consists of heroes and villains alike such as Plastic Man, Booster Gold, Joker, the list goes on.
* GracefulLoser: Bat-Mite of all characters who accepts his fate as his body slowly starts to disappear.
* SigningOffCatchPhrase: Batman gets one last one in at the end of the episode.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the real Abraham Lincoln who did not survive, the Abraham Lincoln here survives thanks to Batman's timely arrival during John Wilkes Booth's attempt on Abraham's life.
* TheOtherDarrin: After Batmite grows tired of hearing John DiMaggio as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted McGinley voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
* GracefulLoser: Bat-Mite of all characters who accepts his fate as his body slowly starts to disappear.
* SigningOffCatchPhrase: Batman gets one last one in at the end of the episode.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the real Abraham Lincoln who did not survive, the Abraham Lincoln here survives thanks to Batman's timely arrival during John Wilkes Booth's attempt on Abraham's life.
* TheOtherDarrin: After Batmite grows tired of hearing John DiMaggio as the voice of Aquaman, he has Ted McGinley voice Aquaman (albeit briefly)
