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* AccidentalProposal: In episode 3, Wallace accidentally proposes to Miss Flitt while picking up a lugnut that she mistakes for a wedding ring. Sorting this out takes up a good part of the plot of episode 4.
* BeeAfraid: "Fright of the Bumblebees".

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* AccidentalProposal: In episode 3, Wallace accidentally proposes to Miss Flitt while by picking up a lugnut that she mistakes for a wedding ring. Sorting this out takes up a good part of the plot of episode 4.
* BeeAfraid: "Fright of the Bumblebees".Bumblebees" is named as such for a reason.



* BizarreAndImprobableGolfGame: "The Bogey Man" involves a golf game occurring ''through the middle of town'' because ''it was built on top of the Golf Course''. Out of both mercy and arrogance, Wallace's opponent changes the rules after the sixteenth hole so that that whoever is first to finish the last two holes in either order is the winner. Play goes through the sewers, through buildings, and at one point involves a squirrel. Success even involves [[spoiler:using a legendary grip which sends the ball straight up and mailing the ball across town, respectively]].

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* BizarreAndImprobableGolfGame: "The Bogey Man" involves a golf game occurring ''through the middle of town'' because ''it was unknowingly built on top of the Golf Course''. Out of both mercy and arrogance, Wallace's opponent changes the rules after the sixteenth hole so that that whoever is first to finish the last two holes in either order is the winner. Play goes through the sewers, through buildings, and at one point involves a ball-stealing squirrel. Success even involves [[spoiler:using a legendary grip which sends the ball straight up and literally mailing the ball across town, respectively]].



* DeepFriedWhatever: "Muzzled!" features a deep-frying machine. Sadly, Gromit won't put anything in there that won't contribute to solving a puzzle.

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* DeepFriedWhatever: "Muzzled!" features a deep-frying machine. Sadly, neither Wallace nor Gromit won't will put anything in there that won't contribute to solving a puzzle.



* GoneHorriblyRight: Wallace's attempt to pump up some honeybees with Muscle-Gro to make them super-efficient honey-producers, [[spoiler:which wound up making giant bees that rampaged all over town]].

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* GoneHorriblyRight: Wallace's attempt to pump up some honeybees with Muscle-Gro to make them super-efficient honey-producers, [[spoiler:which which wound up making ''making giant bees that rampaged all over town]].town''.



* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Goodman Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace and Gromit, respectively.

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* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Goodman Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace and Gromit, respectively. (Although Rory is explicitly Duncan's ancestor, the heritage of the others is unknown.)



* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Episode 2 introduces the brash suitor of Miss Flitt, Duncan McBiscuit.

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* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Episode 2 introduces the brash suitor of Miss Flitt, Duncan McBiscuit.[=McBiscuit=].


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** It's telling that Mr. Gabberly's dialogue portrait ''is literally a window''.
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* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Mr. Nutters the squirrel, who causes trouble for Wallace and Gromit by stealing from them.
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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by Creator/TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.

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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by Creator/TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade.Arcade, followed by a rerelease on Steam in 2020. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.

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* ViolentGlaswegian: Duncan [=McBiscuit=] from ''Grand Adventures''.

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* ViolentGlaswegian: Duncan [=McBiscuit=] from ''Grand Adventures''.[=McBiscuit=].


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* YouCantGetYeFlask: Gromit is unable to tell you why your puzzle solutions won't work. Wallace isn't much better, especially in the last episode.
** Which makes for a sense of irony- [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner the trope namer]] ''also'' [[VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople had a video game from Telltale]].

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* CoolOldLady: With her kind disposition, witty tongue, and clever mind, Mrs. Gabberly fits the bill, especially when she manages to outdo Major Crum in the pie-eating contest.



* FauxAffablyEvil: Monty Muzzle. In his first scene, he seems kind but has an off-putting air due to some of his words. This facade instantly crumbles though when you interact with him as Gromit at his funfair.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: Major Crum is prone to being this, given his old age and (former) status as a military man. While his intentions are pure gold, his executions come off as more copper than anything else, often holding up progress or being brash towards others with the justification being his "major" status.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Miss Felicity Flitt, despite sometimes being a diva and unnecessarily rude to our heroes, isn't a bad person by any means. A lot of the time she shows her best in the worst of times.
** P.C. Dibbins is this in spades! Although his by-the-book way of operating can cause some headaches, he naturally is a morally sound officer of the law and simply wants the best for his town.
** Duncan is a bit of a downplayed example. While he does rescue Wallace in ''The Last Resort'', he still maintains a gruff persona that continues through the rest of the series.



* MrViceGuy: Mr. Paneer, despite sometimes being a bit touchy (given his status as ButtMonkey, we can't blame him), is genuinely a pleasant person, often greeting Wallace & Gromit politely and helping them when he can.



* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands
* NoMouth: Gromit

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* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands
NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Episode 2 introduces the brash suitor of Miss Flitt, Duncan McBiscuit.
* NoMouth: GromitGromit, naturally.



* SilentPartner: Gromit.

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* SilentPartner: Gromit.Gromit, as per series tradition.



* TheVoice: Mr. Gabberly.

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* TheVoice: Mr. Gabberly.Gabberly, who hides in his room and can only be heard because of his open window. He and his wife make constant banter between themselves.
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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring Franchise/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by Creator/TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.

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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring Franchise/WallaceAndGromit.WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by Creator/TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.
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* PropRecycling: A cow in "Muzzled!" is the same cow from the "Midtown Cowboys" segment of ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''. Although it's only briefly seen, and hidden behind a door, the recycling is noticeable because the two games have distinct visual styles.
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* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Goodman Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace, and Gromit, respectively.

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* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Goodman Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace, Wallace and Gromit, respectively.
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* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace, and Gromit, respectively.

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* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Goodman Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace, and Gromit, respectively.
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* BerserkButton: Miss Flitt's dogs won't let ''anyone'' touch their chew toy. [[spoiler:Duncan [=McBiscuit=] found this out the hard way.]]
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* BeeAfraid: "Fright of the Bumblebees".


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* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Mr. Nutters the squirrel, who causes trouble for Wallace and Gromit by stealing from them.
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* DramaticIrony: Both Gromit and the Player know [[spoiler: who attacked Duncan {{McBuiscit}}]] from the start of the mystery, but because Gromit can't speak, he can't expose the attacker(s) himself, so he has to give hints to Wallace to help him figure it out.

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* DramaticIrony: Both Gromit and the Player know [[spoiler: who attacked Duncan {{McBuiscit}}]] [=McBiscuit=]]] from the start of the mystery, but because Gromit can't speak, he can't expose the attacker(s) himself, so he has to give hints to Wallace to help him figure it out.
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* DramaticIrony: Both Gromit and the Player know [[spoiler: who attacked Duncan {{McBuiscit}}]] from the start of the mystery, but because Gromit can't speak, he can't expose the attacker(s) himself, so he has to give hints to Wallace to help him figure it out.

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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring Franchise/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.

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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring Franchise/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by TelltaleGames Creator/TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.



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* ICantUseTheseThingsTogether: Lampshaded by being used in two separate puzzle solutions.

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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In these games alone, Wallace has been a beekeeper, runner of an indoor holiday resort, ice-cream vendor and detective.



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: In these games alone, Wallace has been a beekeeper, runner of an indoor holiday resort, ice-cream vendor and detective.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Felicity Flitt has a thing for Wallace, even commenting on how she likes his kindness and selflessness, while rejecting the attentions of the JerkAss Duncan [=McBiscuit=]. [[spoiler:Subverted; in the end goes for Duncan, to Wallace's relief]].

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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Felicity Flitt has a thing for Wallace, even commenting on how she likes his kindness and selflessness, while rejecting the attentions of the JerkAss Duncan [=McBiscuit=]. [[spoiler:Subverted; in the end she goes for Duncan, to Wallace's relief]].
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* {{Miracle-GroMonster}}: In "Fright of the Bumblebees", Wallace makes flowers grow to absurd proportions by a homemade fertilizer he creates out of the active ingredients of body-builder's weight gain formula, then the bees who who are fed pollen from the flowers grow to enormous size, with the queen ending up the size of his truck. One has to wonder if there were any side effects from eating the honey that the bees produced...

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* {{Miracle-GroMonster}}: MiracleGroMonster: In "Fright of the Bumblebees", Wallace makes flowers grow to absurd proportions by a homemade fertilizer he creates out of the active ingredients of body-builder's weight gain formula, then the bees who who are fed pollen from the flowers grow to enormous size, with the queen ending up the size of his truck. One has to wonder if there were any side effects from eating the honey that the bees produced...
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* ButtMonkey: The local grocer, Mr. Paneer[[hottip:*:which means "cheese" in Hindi]]. No matter what kind of crazy plot Wallace and Gromit are caught up in, it always ends up inconveniencing ''him'' somehow. He lampshades this in the final episode.

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* ButtMonkey: The local grocer, Mr. Paneer[[hottip:*:which Paneer[[note]]which means "cheese" in Hindi]].Hindi[[/note]]. No matter what kind of crazy plot Wallace and Gromit are caught up in, it always ends up inconveniencing ''him'' somehow. He lampshades this in the final episode.
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* ShoutOut: "Loads of dogs around here this week. [[SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Even an Irish Wolfhound.]] [[FurryConfusion Shoulda seen the size of him!]] [[CallBack Went for me pork scratchings on top shelf!]]"

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* ShoutOut: "Loads of dogs around here this week. [[SamAndMaxFreelancePolice [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Even an Irish Wolfhound.]] [[FurryConfusion Shoulda seen the size of him!]] [[CallBack Went for me pork scratchings on top shelf!]]"
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* ShoutOut: "Loads of dogs around here this week. [[SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Even an Irish Wolfhound.]] [[FurryConfusion Shoulda seen the size of him!]] [[CallBack Went for me pork scratchings on top shelf!]]"
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* ICantUseTheseThingsTogether: Lampshaded by being used in two separate puzzle solutions.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In episode 3, Wallace accidentally proposes to Miss Flitt while picking up a lugnut that she mistakes for a wedding ring. Sorting this out takes up a good part of the plot of episode 4.

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* AccidentalMarriage: AccidentalProposal: In episode 3, Wallace accidentally proposes to Miss Flitt while picking up a lugnut that she mistakes for a wedding ring. Sorting this out takes up a good part of the plot of episode 4.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Ben Whitehead takes over as the voice of Wallace.
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* DevilInPlainSight: In "The Last Resort", Ms. Flit's cutesy dogs Poodgie-Woo and Tinkie-Wee are quickly revealed to be ill-tempered, mischievous mongrels with a collective mean streak twice as long as your arm.

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* DevilInPlainSight: In Ms. Flitt's dogs in "The Last Resort", Ms. Flit's cutesy dogs Poodgie-Woo and Tinkie-Wee are quickly revealed to be ill-tempered, mischievous mongrels with a collective mean streak twice as long as your arm.Resort".
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* AccidentalMarriage: In episode 3, Wallace accidentally proposes to Miss Flitt while picking up a lugnut that she mistakes for a wedding ring. Sorting this out takes up a good part of the plot of episode 4.
* BizarreAndImprobableGolfGame: "The Bogey Man" involves a golf game occurring ''through the middle of town'' because ''it was built on top of the Golf Course''. Out of both mercy and arrogance, Wallace's opponent changes the rules after the sixteenth hole so that that whoever is first to finish the last two holes in either order is the winner. Play goes through the sewers, through buildings, and at one point involves a squirrel. Success even involves [[spoiler:using a legendary grip which sends the ball straight up and mailing the ball across town, respectively]].


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* ChekhovsBoomerang: In "Muzzled!", the [[spoiler:birdseed]] is used in three separate puzzles.


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* DeepFriedWhatever: "Muzzled!" features a deep-frying machine. Sadly, Gromit won't put anything in there that won't contribute to solving a puzzle.
* DevilInPlainSight: In "The Last Resort", Ms. Flit's cutesy dogs Poodgie-Woo and Tinkie-Wee are quickly revealed to be ill-tempered, mischievous mongrels with a collective mean streak twice as long as your arm.
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* GoldenSnitch: In the golf game in "The Bogey Man", Wallace is rather absurdly behind (167 to 83, according to the scoreboard) by the sixteenth hole, so his opponent decides to humor him by offering to ignore the stroke count and declare Wallace the winner if he can ''complete'' the course first.


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* IdeaBulb: Played with twice in "The Last Resort". As Wallace gets an idea in the first act, a few sparks in the plug behind him go off above his head. In the second act, it's a sun lamp.


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* {{Miracle-GroMonster}}: In "Fright of the Bumblebees", Wallace makes flowers grow to absurd proportions by a homemade fertilizer he creates out of the active ingredients of body-builder's weight gain formula, then the bees who who are fed pollen from the flowers grow to enormous size, with the queen ending up the size of his truck. One has to wonder if there were any side effects from eating the honey that the bees produced...
* MisterMuffykins: Poodgie-Woo and Tinkie-Wee, two Cavalier King Charles Spaniel-lookalikes owned by Wallace's snobbish, histrionic neighbor Miss Flitt. These yappers behave when their owner is around; otherwise they are vicious and inconsolable.
* TheMunchausen: Major Crum (he claims to have been in ''both'' the Army and the RAF, which makes his stories a bit suspect)


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* PropRecycling: A cow in "Muzzled!" is the same cow from the "Midtown Cowboys" segment of ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''. Although it's only briefly seen, and hidden behind a door, the recycling is noticeable because the two games have distinct visual styles.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Felicity Flitt has a thing for Wallace, even commenting on how she likes his kindness and selflessness, while rejecting the attentions of the JerkAss Duncan [=McBiscuit=]. [[spoiler:Subverted; in the end goes for Duncan, to Wallace's relief]].


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* UnconventionalSmoothie: In "Fright of the Bumblebees", Wallace makes plant growth formula by mixing a battery, a military ration bar, and a teabag in his blender.


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''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' is a series of adventure games featuring Franchise/WallaceAndGromit. The games were created by TelltaleGames and released in the spring/summer of 2009 for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. The games are notable for successfully replicating the look and feel of the films, to the point of having fingerprints and other clay modeling details visible on the characters.

[[AC: The ''Grand Adventures'' episodes are, in order:]]
* ''Fright of the Bumblebees'', in which Wallace's attempts to get into the honey business result in giant bees terrorizing the town.
* ''The Last Resort'', in which a rainy day prompts Wallace to construct a basement beach resort that becomes the site of a closed-circle thumping mystery.
* ''Muzzled!'', in which traveling philanthropist Monty Muzzle holds a fundraising fair to rebuild the local dog shelter... but Wallace and Gromit discover his intentions aren't exactly charitable.
* ''The Bogey Man'', in which Wallace tries to dodge a marriage proposal by joining the Prickly Thicket country club, and ends up in a game with much higher stakes than he bargained for.

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* BunglingInventor: Wallace.
* ButtMonkey: The local grocer, Mr. Paneer[[hottip:*:which means "cheese" in Hindi]]. No matter what kind of crazy plot Wallace and Gromit are caught up in, it always ends up inconveniencing ''him'' somehow. He lampshades this in the final episode.
* ContinuityNod: At least one item from a previous short is hidden in every episode.
* GeniusDitz / MadScientist: Wallace's inventions range from malfunctioning Rube Goldberg-esque devices to clever and groundbreaking gadgets -- which also have a tendency to malfunction.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Wallace's attempt to pump up some honeybees with Muscle-Gro to make them super-efficient honey-producers, [[spoiler:which wound up making giant bees that rampaged all over town]].
* {{Hammerspace}}: As befitting the trope, the games feature this, truly reaching a ridiculous point when Wallace ''uproots incredibly large flowers '''and somehow stuffs them into his pockets'''.''
* {{Hikikomori}}: Mr. Gabberly, although he is willing to shout at people quite a bit. His hobby thus far seems to be raising birds.
* HomemadeInventions: The series trademark, and the propellant for most of the plots.
* IdenticalGrandson: The Prickly Thicket Country Club has portraits of people involved in the founding of the club centuries before: Rory [=McBiscuit=], the Duchess Flitt, Witlace and Gimlet. They look remarkably similar to Duncan [=McBiscuit=], Felicity Flitt, Wallace, and Gromit, respectively.
* ManInAKilt: Duncan [=McBiscuit=].
* NewNeighborsAsThePlotDemands
* NoMouth: Gromit
* OopNorth: Specifically, Oop in Lancashire (though Wallace's accent is actually Yorkshire).
* TheOtherDarrin: Ben Whitehead takes over as the voice of Wallace.
* SilentPartner: Gromit.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cheese, particularly Wensleydale, is Wallace's favorite.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Duncan [=McBiscuit=] from ''Grand Adventures''.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: In these games alone, Wallace has been a beekeeper, runner of an indoor holiday resort, ice-cream vendor and detective.
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