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* InformedSpecies: Downplayed as Stinky is recognizable as a skunk thanks to his tail, but if you take it away, he literally just looks like a monkey.
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They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) (Creator/HowieMandel) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.




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* BiggerOnTheInside: Both Li'l Howie's house and Alphabot/Digibot are this. The house contains a masaive library and plenty of crazy rooms, while Alphabot/Digibot is smaller than the other characters on the outside, but a CoolSpaceship on the inside.

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\n* BiggerOnTheInside: Both Li'l Howie's house and Alphabot/Digibot are this. The house contains a masaive massive library and plenty of crazy rooms, while Alphabot/Digibot is smaller than the other characters on the outside, but a CoolSpaceship on the inside.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Tuneland''. The game does not feature any of [[IconicSequelCharacter the supporting cast]] or setpieces from the later games in the series, being all about Li'l Howie messing around in Old [=McDonald=]'s Farm. The artstyle and Li'l Howie's design are also a little different and not as cartoony.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Tuneland''. The game does not feature any of [[IconicSequelCharacter the supporting cast]] or setpieces from the later games in the series, being all about Li'l Howie messing around in Old [=McDonald=]'s Farm. The artstyle art style and Li'l Howie's design are also a little different and not as cartoony.



* TrappedInThePast: Happens to Stinky after getting trapped in a time machine. He gets sent to different time periods in the past and you've got to input the exact day and time using a clock and calendar in the machine in order to rescue him.

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* TrappedInThePast: Happens This happens to Stinky after getting trapped in a time machine. He gets sent to different time periods in the past and you've got to input the exact day and time using a clock and calendar in the machine in order to rescue him.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: Li'l Howie claims this of you when you input your age at the beginning (no matter the age you input). He then clarifies it's a compliment.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Li'l Howie claims this of you when you input your age at the beginning (no matter the age you input). He then clarifies it's a compliment.compliment.
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---> '''Howie''': If you are what you eat, then Stinky's a sundae!
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---> '''Howie''': You remember Alphabot from The Great Word Adventure, don't you? Well, Digibot is his twin brother. And instead of words, this guy loves numbers.

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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy introduces Digibot in ''The Great Math Adventure'', stating that he is the twin brother of Alphabot from ''The Great Word Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Word Adventure'', but Digibot starting with ''The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Tuneland''. The game does not feature any of [[IconicSequelCharacter the supporting cast]] or setpieces from the later games in the series, being all about Li'l Howie messing around in Old [=McDonald=]'s Farm. The artstyle and Li'l Howie's design are also a little different and not as cartoony.
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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.



* ''Tuneland'' (MS-DOS, 1993)
* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
* ''The Great Math Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)
* ''The Great Reading Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)



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* ''Tuneland'' VideoGame/TuneLand (MS-DOS, 1993)
* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
* ''The Great Math Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)
* ''The Great Reading Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)


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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.



* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
* ''The Great Math Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)
* ''The Great Reading Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)

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* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
* ''The Great Math Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)
* ''The Great Reading Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Adventure'', but Digibot starting with ''The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Word Adventure'', but Digibot starting with ''The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.
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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].
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* TheChewToy: Stinky gets abused in humorous ways in almost every scenario. He's been turned into a weapon, used as a hammer, given baths against his will, an DisguisedInDrag, among other things.

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* TheChewToy: Stinky gets abused in humorous ways in almost every scenario. He's been turned into a weapon, used as a hammer, given baths against his will, an and DisguisedInDrag, among other things.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Adventure'', but Digibot starting with '"The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Adventure'', but Digibot starting with '"The ''The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Humongous Entertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Humongous Entertainment, Creator/HumongousEntertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].



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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Utterly smashed. The games have a lot of fun with the concept, One of the very first things Li'l Howie says in some of the games is that he needs no introduction because "[he's] in the cover".

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* BalloonBelly: Stinky inflates a lot after gorging on ice cream in The Ice Cream Room. He then has trouble fitting back into Digibot.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Both Li'l Howie's house and Alphabot/Digibot are this. The house contains a masaive library and plenty of crazy rooms, while Alphabot/Digibot is smaller than the other characters on the outside, but a CoolSpaceship on the inside.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Utterly smashed. The games have a lot of fun with the concept, concept. One of the very first things Li'l Howie says in some of the games is that he needs no introduction because "[he's] in the cover".



* FrenchJerk: Alphabot/Digibot has such an accent.

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* FourSeasonsLevel: {{Downplayed}} as it's merely aesthetic, but the outside of Li'l Howie's house and the comments he makes upon booting up the games change with the seasons.
* FrenchJerk: Alphabot/Digibot has such an accent.accent, paired with him being a ServileSnarker.
* GameShowAppearance: You! Catch a Match is styled as a game show. It's a match game where you must match (simple) math operations with their answers. Li'l Howie is the GameShowHost... while Stinky plays the LovelyAssistant.



* HelloInsertNameHere: In order to prevent the voice actors from having to say a ridiculous number of names, the games let you pick from a handful of silly nicknames. You will be referred to as that by the characters.
* HintSystem: You can click on the stopwatch with the big S at the bottom left corner to summon Sarah, who acts as this.



* RhymesOnADime: In The Ballroom, you must match rhyming words. The character you've chosen to take this stage will sing a verse using the words when you choose them.
* RidiculouslyDifficultRoute: The intro features a quartet of animals taking lots of wacky twists and turns, and getting into a lot of trouble before reaching Li'l Howie's house.

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* RhymesOnADime: In The Ballroom, you must match rhyming words. The character you've chosen to take this the stage will then sing a verse using the words when you choose them.
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* RidiculouslyDifficultRoute: The intro features a quartet of animals taking lots of wacky twists and turns, and getting into a lot of trouble before reaching Li'l Howie's house.house.
* RubeGoldbergMachine: A number show up. Most notably the peanut machine in ''The Great Word Adventure'', but the ice cream and time machines in ''The Great Math Adventure'' also have elements of this.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: As seen in the rest of this page, Li'l Howie's RobotBuddy is called Alphabot in ''The Great Adventure'', but Digibot starting with '"The Great Math Adventure''. It was presumably done because the PunnyName [[TheArtifact wouldn't really make sense]] with the change of focus.
* TrappedInThePast: Happens to Stinky after getting trapped in a time machine. He gets sent to different time periods in the past and you've got to input the exact day and time using a clock and calendar in the machine in order to rescue him.
* WildTake: Li'l Howie and Stinky do a pretty good one whenever Alphabot/Digibot crashes into a new room.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Li'l Howie claims this of you when you input your age at the beginning (no matter the age you input). He then clarifies it's a compliment.

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* TheChewToy: Stinky gets abused in humorous ways in almost every scenario. He's been turned into a weapon, used as a hammer, given baths against his will, and Disguised in Drag, among other things.
* PopUpVideoGames: Especially in Tuneland, but all games have lots of fun stuff to click.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Utterly smashed. The games have a lot of fun with the concept, One of the very first things Li'l Howie says in some of the games is that he needs no introduction because "[he's] in the cover".
* CartoonCheese: Li'l Howie utilizes a robot to play whack-a-mole in a giant version of this. Stinky is the mallet.
* TheChewToy: Stinky gets abused in humorous ways in almost every scenario. He's been turned into a weapon, used as a hammer, given baths against his will, and Disguised in Drag, an DisguisedInDrag, among other things.
* FrenchJerk: Alphabot/Digibot has such an accent.
* GhostStory: The Scary Story Room is a HauntedHouse-style room where a living painting tells you one of these. You must find words in a crossword so he can continue the story.
* HatesBaths: Stinky, playing off his being a skunk. The goal of The Peanut Scale is to lower him into a bath, much to his displeasure.
* PopUpVideoGames: Especially in Tuneland, in ''Tuneland'', but all games have lots of fun stuff to click.click.
* RhymesOnADime: In The Ballroom, you must match rhyming words. The character you've chosen to take this stage will sing a verse using the words when you choose them.
* RidiculouslyDifficultRoute: The intro features a quartet of animals taking lots of wacky twists and turns, and getting into a lot of trouble before reaching Li'l Howie's house.
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* ''Tuneland'" (MS-DOS, 1993)

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* ''Tuneland'" (MS-DOS, ''Tuneland'' (MS-DOS, 1993)
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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for UsefulNotes/{{Microsoft}} operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Humongous Entertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LsMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for UsefulNotes/{{Microsoft}} for Microsoft operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Humongous Entertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LsMarche=], ([=LaMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.



* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNoted/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)

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* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNoted/MicrosoftWindows, Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
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''Li'l Howie's Fun House'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s for UsefulNotes/{{Microsoft}} operating systems in the vein of the offerings of Humongous Entertainment, but significantly more [[DerangedAnimation deranged]].

They star the happy-go-lucky bear Li'l Howie ([[CelebrityVoiceActor Howie Mandel]]) and his [[TheChewToy long-suffering]] pal Stinky the skunk (Creator/MauriceLaMarche) as they go on madcap adventures inside their RobotBuddy-slash-spaceship Alphabot/Digibot ([=LsMarche=], again). Along for the ride is also Li'l Howie's older sister, Sarah Bear, who provides hints for the player.

The series consists of four games:

* ''Tuneland'" (MS-DOS, 1993)
* ''The Great Word Adventure'' (UsefulNoted/MicrosoftWindows, 1995)
* ''The Great Math Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)
* ''The Great Reading Adventure'' (Microsoft Windows, 1996)

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* TheChewToy: Stinky gets abused in humorous ways in almost every scenario. He's been turned into a weapon, used as a hammer, given baths against his will, and Disguised in Drag, among other things.
* PopUpVideoGames: Especially in Tuneland, but all games have lots of fun stuff to click.
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