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* StalkerWithACrush: Nelson is one to Destiny.
** More like a DoggedNiceGuy.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Nelson is one to Destiny.
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Destiny to various extents, from being more like a DoggedNiceGuy.DoggedNiceGuy to being especially creepy like when it's revealed he keeps track of her ovulation cycles.
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** Marion making a statement, then adding the complete opposite of that statement behind his hand. Example: "[[{{Hamlet}} To be or not to be, that is the question.]]" *behind hand* "That is ''not'' the question."
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* LyricalDissonance: More often than not for the songs. Examples include Nelson's "Breaking Up Is Such a Faff", a MeatLoaf-style power ballad about how he hates his wife but is too lazy to divorce her, and Rob's sensitive ballad about wanting to murder JustinBieber.
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* YouNoTakeCandle: Subverted. Nelson uses this to communicate with Rob the chimpanzee when they first meet, leading Rob to think that Nelson doesn't know normal English and respond in the same way.
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* ShoutOut: The second episode in season two has Nelson and Marion as SimonPegg and NickFrost in ''ShaunOfTheDead''. Also, name of the Richard O'Brien-voiced dog doing the [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Time Warp]] parody was Riff Raff.

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* ShoutOut: The second episode in season two has Nelson and Marion as SimonPegg and NickFrost Nick Frost in ''ShaunOfTheDead''. Also, name of the Richard O'Brien-voiced dog doing the [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Time Warp]] parody was Riff Raff.

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* StalkerShrine: In "Nelson and the Human", Neil has one for the blonde girl, including a half-eaten biscuit she's bitten. [spoiler]It also turns out that Nelson has one of Destiny.[/spoiler]

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* ShoutOut: The second episode in season two has Nelson and Marion as SimonPegg and NickFrost in ''ShaunOfTheDead''. Also, name of the Richard O'Brien-voiced dog doing the [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Time Warp]] parody was Riff Raff.
* StalkerShrine: In "Nelson and the Human", Neil has one for the blonde girl, including a half-eaten biscuit she's bitten. [spoiler]It [[spoiler:It also turns out that Nelson has one of Destiny.[/spoiler]]]

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* CuteKitten: Subverted with Marion, and parodied with his barely legal girlfriend.



* CuteKitten: Subverted with Marion, and parodied with his barely legal girlfriend.
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* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: Subverted with Marion, and parodied with his barely legal girlfriend.

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* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: CuteKitten: Subverted with Marion, and parodied with his barely legal girlfriend.
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Probably not the right trope


* GenerationXerox: Marion's son Leslie looks and acts pretty much exactly like Marion.
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* GenerationXerox: Marion's son Leslie looks and acts pretty much exactly like Marion.


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* GoldDigger: In the episode "Nelson and the Human", Destiny marries an old, mean-spirited and half-blind dog for his squeaky toy pig.


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* StalkerShrine: In "Nelson and the Human", Neil has one for the blonde girl, including a half-eaten biscuit she's bitten. [spoiler]It also turns out that Nelson has one of Destiny.[/spoiler]


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* StalkingIsLove: Used in-universe in the episode "Nelson and the Human": Nelson considers Neil's obsession to be the stuff of romantic comedy and tries to get Neil and the girl together. It doesn't end well.
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* BerserkButton: Nelson and [[GrammarNazi poor grammar]], see [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008xy8j here]].

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* BerserkButton: Nelson and [[GrammarNazi poor grammar]], see [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008xy8j here]]. Also, Vince if anyone ever so much as insinuates that he may be a c***, or insults his mother.
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* DepravedBisexual: Possibly Marion, especially after offering a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean circle stroke]] to Nelson, and later in the episode looking forward to being [[ItsNotRapeIfYouEnjoyedIt gang stroked,]] not to mention what he did with the [[spoiler: scare(lesbian)crow at the end]], and the CutawayGag with George Best.

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* DepravedBisexual: Possibly Marion, especially after offering a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean circle stroke]] stroke to Nelson, and later in the episode looking forward to being [[ItsNotRapeIfYouEnjoyedIt gang stroked,]] not to mention what he did with the [[spoiler: scare(lesbian)crow [[spoiler:scare(lesbian)crow at the end]], and the CutawayGag with George Best.
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** In Season 2 Episode 5, Kali wonders if a plot about Nelson's lost vegetables is a good way to "start it this week".
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** In Season 2, a terminally ill beagle asks Nelson to mercy kill him. [[spoiler: Surprisingly, Nelson actually succeeds.]]
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\"Animal equivalent of sex\" just sounds off, especially in a show that regularly depicts animals having actual sex


** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]/parodied in Episode 3, with petting as the animal equivalent of sex.

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** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]/parodied in Episode 3, with petting as the animal an equivalent of sex.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Apparently foxhunting beagles, even if they were just following orders, according to them.
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* TooSoon: Surprisingly for this show, but it was due to unforeseen consequences. During the second season's initial run on BBC Three, episode 5 was skipped over to play the next episodes before it, most likely due to the very recent death of beloved Welsh football manager Gary Speed.
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* FlockOfWolves: Sneaking into an office, Nelson [[ItMakesSenseInTheContext dresses up as a human]] in a moment of desperation to hide from an office worker, who turns out to be Tim the Badger...also dressed up as a human.

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* FlockOfWolves: Sneaking into an office, Nelson [[ItMakesSenseInTheContext [[ItMakesSenseInContext dresses up as a human]] in a moment of desperation to hide from an oncoming office worker, who turns out to be Tim the Badger...also dressed up as a human.
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* FlockOfWolves: Sneaking into an office, Nelson [[ItMakesSenseInTheContext dresses up as a human]] in a moment of desperation to hide from an office worker, who turns out to be Tim the Badger...also dressed up as a human.
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It was created by Adam Miller, who claims he wants 'to do for puppetry what American shows like ''TheSimpsons'' have done for animation'. The show's first season ran for eight episodes from June through August 2010, and the second season of nine episodes began with a double bill on the 7th of November 2011.

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It was created by Adam Miller, who claims he wants 'to do for puppetry what American shows like ''TheSimpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' have done for animation'. The show's first season ran for eight episodes from June through August 2010, and the second season of nine episodes began with a double bill on the 7th of November 2011.

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Thing was messing up in formatting for some reason (with the \"But played straight...\" bit going in quote-size text). Seems to fix itself if ** is used instead.


* CouchGag: Every episode (much in the vein of KingOfTheHill) has a soundbite played over the production date after the credits.

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* CouchGag: Every episode (much in the vein of KingOfTheHill) ''KingOfTheHill'') has a soundbite played over the production date after the credits.



** [[TropesAreNotBad Not that that's a bad thing of course.]]
* DeadBabyComedy: Literally, Vince EatsBabies (the first time his own) in at least two episodes.

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** ** [[TropesAreNotBad Not that that's a bad thing of course.]]
* DeadBabyComedy: DeadBabyComedy:
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Literally, Vince EatsBabies (the first time his own) in at least two episodes.



-->(After Nelson's wife dies) Marion: "Sorry about the ah, kids."
-->Nelson: No, turns out it's impossible to get pregnant, she penetrates ''you''
*** But played straight less than a minute later when Destiny uses powder on her fleas:
--->Flea: "MY BABY! SHE'S MELTING! I'M CRADLING A MELTING FLEA BABY, AAAAHHHHHH!"

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-->(After -->''(After Nelson's wife dies) Marion: "Sorry dies)'' '''Marion:''' Sorry about the ah, kids."
-->Nelson:
kids.
-->'''Nelson:'''
No, turns out it's impossible to get pregnant, pregnant if she penetrates ''you''
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''you''.
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But played straight less than a minute later when Destiny uses powder on her fleas:
--->Flea: -->'''Flea:''' "MY BABY! SHE'S MELTING! I'M CRADLING A MELTING FLEA BABY, AAAAHHHHHH!"
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* DeadlyDoctor: Tim the German Badger attends to the medical needs of the surrounding animals. He also appears to be a SerialKiller.
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* AscendedExtra: Season 2 saw some background characters getting some characterisation and more speaking role.
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** [[spoiler: Nelson And Vince]] get a lot of HoYay when they are stuck in the "Island" and actually end up having sex.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[CompleteMonster Vince]] draws the line at joining the BNP.
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* PeripheryDemographic: For understandable reasons, the show is quite popular among UK's FurryFandom.
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* PeripheryDemographic: For understandable reasons, the show is quite popular among UK's FurryFandom.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler: Vince]] certainly acts like a puppydog around his...[[BerserkButton until someone insults her]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: "Oh god, I'm part of the problem..."
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It was created by Adam Miller, who claims he wants 'to do for puppetry what American shows like ''TheSimpsons'' have done for animation'. The show's first season ran for eight episodes from June through August 2010, and has been commissioned for a second season.

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It was created by Adam Miller, who claims he wants 'to do for puppetry what American shows like ''TheSimpsons'' have done for animation'. The show's first season ran for eight episodes from June through August 2010, and has been commissioned for a the second season.
season of nine episodes began with a double bill on the 7th of November 2011.

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