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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The author revealed that dragons exist in the world of ''Transmisson'' through the introduction of Leeroy, a Welsh dragon who takes the role of Zombie Korma's drummer after the original is let go. The dragons are depicted as favoring anything built of stone or other fire-resistant material (castles included), they can outgrow other animals - and yes, [[DragonHoard Dragon Hoards]] do exist.


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* SpeechImpediment: Simon, Trevor's friend and fellow musician, is a stutterer.

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** Jason uncle's henchdogs return after a several-arc absence in 'Geraldine' to get revenge on the Harveys, only to get killed by the titular car in a manner not dissimilar to what happened to Buddy Repperton and his gang in ''Literature/{{Christine}}'' - after having vandalized the car, no less. Zigzagged with Jason's uncle himself.

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** Jason Jason's uncle's henchdogs return after a several-arc absence in 'Geraldine' to get revenge on the Harveys, only to get killed by the titular car in a manner not dissimilar to what happened to Buddy Repperton and his gang in ''Literature/{{Christine}}'' - after having vandalized the car, no less. Zigzagged with Jason's uncle himself.



* CombatPragmatist: Randall rarely fights fair: for example, shooting an enemy in what was meant to be a knife fight.



** Charley and Sasha Slater had bad mouselinghoods:

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** Charley and Sasha Slater had bad mouselinghoods:mouselinghoods, which Sasha uses to justify their 'win at any cost' behavior in the Mexican rallycross:



*** Their mother turned to durgs and got arrested.

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*** Their mother turned to durgs and got arrested.arrested, before ending up in a battered women's shelter, 'and after that, Florida'.



*** The final straw that saw them turn to crime came when their father started sexually abusing Sasha. When Charley discovered it, [[BigBrotherInstinct he beat the father up.]]

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*** The final straw that saw them turn to crime become what they are now came when their father started sexually abusing Sasha. When Charley discovered it, [[BigBrotherInstinct he beat the father up.]]



** Randall rarely fights fair: for example, shooting an enemy in what was meant to be a knife fight.

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** Randall rarely fights fair: for example, shooting an enemy in what was meant is perfectly willing to be bring a gun to a knife fight.
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** 'Randall's Ransom' has Randall and his father attempt to rescue Randall's daughter after she is kidnapped by ruthless property developer Lyle Hudson in retribution for Randall chasing the panther's goons out of his store. The end result is that Lyle is killed in his own home and his son Brett is ChainedToARailway. In an earlier arc, Brett had been picking on Jason while the latter was at college, ultimately leaving the twins to arrange for Randall to abduct Brett and leaving in the desert wearing only his underwear.

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** 'Randall's Ransom' has Randall and his father attempt to rescue Randall's daughter after she is kidnapped by ruthless property developer Lyle Hudson in retribution for Randall chasing the panther's goons out of his store. The end result is that Lyle is killed in his own home and his son Brett is ChainedToARailway. In an earlier arc, Brett had been picking on Jason while the latter was at college, ultimately leaving the twins to arrange for Randall to abduct Brett and leaving leave him in the desert wearing only his underwear.underpants.
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** The kid who knocks his competitor out by crushing his boat in a model boat race only to have his boat sunk by Russell and Linda

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** The kid who knocks his competitor out by crushing his boat in a model boat race only to have his boat sunk by Russell and LindaLinda, who fired on the boat using cannons hidden in their model of the USS Iowa.
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** Blanco Zapka, the tiger antagonist of 'Enter the Vulpine', ends up getting fat and has to be rescued from his house by the L.A.C.F.D. - including Jason, no less.

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** Blanco Zapka, the tiger antagonist of 'Enter the Vulpine', ends up getting fat and has to be rescued from his house by the L.A.C.F.D. Los Angeles County Fire Department - including Jason, no less.

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** Linda's kidnappers get tortured by the twins after they defeat them, forcing them to listen to Jedward. The kidnappers are later killed off in the 'Randall's Ransom' story arc.

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** Linda's kidnappers get tortured by the twins (one of whom they had earlier stolen a car from) after they defeat them, forcing them to listen to Jedward. The kidnappers are later killed off in the 'Randall's Ransom' story arc.



** 'Randall's Ransom' has Randall and his father attempt to rescue Randall's daughter after she is kidnapped by ruthless property developer Lyle Hudson in retribution for Randall chasing the panther's goons out of his store. The end result is that Lyle is killed in his own home and his son Brett is ChainedToTheRailway. In an earlier arc, Brett had been picking on Jason while the latter was at college, ultimately leaving the twins to arrange for Randall to abduct Brett and leaving in the desert wearing only his underwear.

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** 'Randall's Ransom' has Randall and his father attempt to rescue Randall's daughter after she is kidnapped by ruthless property developer Lyle Hudson in retribution for Randall chasing the panther's goons out of his store. The end result is that Lyle is killed in his own home and his son Brett is ChainedToTheRailway.ChainedToARailway. In an earlier arc, Brett had been picking on Jason while the latter was at college, ultimately leaving the twins to arrange for Randall to abduct Brett and leaving in the desert wearing only his underwear.


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* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Or a baseball bat, as Reggie found out after his car was stolen.
** Randall rarely fights fair: for example, shooting an enemy in what was meant to be a knife fight.
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* CheatTheCheater: After witnessing some kid competing in the same race as them cheating by knocking out another of his competitors, Russell and Linda sink his boat by shooting at it with cannons hidden in their model of the USS Iowa. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome They get disqualified.]]
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* AssholeVictim:
** The homodical truck driver in 'Duel'.
** Linda's kidnappers get tortured by the twins after they defeat them, forcing them to listen to Jedward. The kidnappers are later killed off in the 'Randall's Ransom' story arc.
** The kid who knocks his competitor out by crushing his boat in a model boat race only to have his boat sunk by Russell and Linda
** Jason uncle's henchdogs return after a several-arc absence in 'Geraldine' to get revenge on the Harveys, only to get killed by the titular car in a manner not dissimilar to what happened to Buddy Repperton and his gang in ''Literature/{{Christine}}'' - after having vandalized the car, no less. Zigzagged with Jason's uncle himself.
** 'Randall's Ransom' has Randall and his father attempt to rescue Randall's daughter after she is kidnapped by ruthless property developer Lyle Hudson in retribution for Randall chasing the panther's goons out of his store. The end result is that Lyle is killed in his own home and his son Brett is ChainedToTheRailway. In an earlier arc, Brett had been picking on Jason while the latter was at college, ultimately leaving the twins to arrange for Randall to abduct Brett and leaving in the desert wearing only his underwear.
** Blanco Zapka, the tiger antagonist of 'Enter the Vulpine', ends up getting fat and has to be rescued from his house by the L.A.C.F.D. - including Jason, no less.


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* CheatTheCheater: After witnessing some kid competing in the same race as them cheating by knocking out another of his competitors, Russell and Linda sink his boat by shooting at it with cannons hidden in their model of the USS Iowa. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome They get disqualified.]]
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* DisappearedDad[=/=]MissingMom: Jason's parents were killed in a mall shooting when he was four.


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* FreudianExcuse:
** Charley and Sasha Slater had bad mouselinghoods:
*** Their father turned to alcoholism and became sexually abusive later on.
*** Their mother turned to durgs and got arrested.
*** Their older brother Adam was killed fighting in Afghanistan.
*** Their sister Ivy abandoned the family, and has since married twice.
*** The final straw that saw them turn to crime came when their father started sexually abusing Sasha. When Charley discovered it, [[BigBrotherInstinct he beat the father up.]]
** 'Enter the Vulpine' reveals it was the grief from the death of Jason's father that turned his brother into the monster he was when the Harvey twins encountered him. Jason's uncle was unable to stop the mall shooting that killed them despite working there because he was on his lunch break.


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* NakedPeopleAreFunny:
** While on honeymoon in Hawaii, Russell and Linda lose their clothes to the tides and try to hide it, only to get their pictures taken in a car and end up on the news.
** Jason loses his shirt and shorts after sinking in quicksand while hiking with Howard and the twins.
** Howard and Jeanette (Linda's sister) slide head first down the water slide (rather than feet first) and lose their bathing costumes on the way down.

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* CatsAreMean: Imelda, one half of the villian duo of the 'The Rusty Chef' arc.



* CrazyPrepared: When Zombie Korma stayed in Chicago, they were assigned a 'rockstar's suite' where the television and the furniture was bolted down, [[StealingFromTheHotel least anyone staying there got tempted]]. Bolting everything down can be seen as this on the part of the hotel staff.

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** When their drummer was stopped at Canadian customs over [[ItMakesSenseInContext a decades-old accusation that he desecrated a war memorial when he was two]], Simon mentions having insisted on packing a drum machine he calls 'Winston', and they use it to salvage the concert.
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* [[I'mAHumanitarian I'm A Carnivore]]: Randall

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* DrugsAreBad: One story arc sees the twins attempt to get rid of half a ton of cannabis (marijuana) that had been cultivating in their cupboard (courtsey of Trevor), lest they get arrested for possession of drugs. This ultimately leads to a trip to the incinerator and the production of smoke that leaves Russell and Nick (plus a couple of crows) stoned.
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* SeperatedByACommonLanguage: The twins have difficulty adjusting to American dialects at first, as shown [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/26 here]] and [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 here]].

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* SeperatedByACommonLanguage: SeparatedByACommonLanguage: The twins have difficulty adjusting to American dialects at first, as shown [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/26 here]] and [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 here]].

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* BearsAreBadNews: Downplayed. When Reggie and Randall go hiking in Washington State, the guidebook mentions grizzly bears in the woods, which worries Reggie. After the duo actually get there, they are startled to find a bear roaring at them while ripping their tent and run, but it quickly turns out the bear is one of the anthropomorphic kinds and just wanted a word with them about camping in 'his yard'. The bear later tracks them down to Puget Sound and [[PetTheDog returns their gear]] (minus Randall's last Honey-Nut bar).



* CrazyPrepared: When Zombie Korma stayed in Chicago, they were assigned a 'rockstar's suite' where the television and the furniture was bolted down, [[StealingFromTheHotelRoom least anyone staying there got tempted]]. Bolting everything down can be seen as this on the part of the hotel staff.

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* CrazyPrepared: When Zombie Korma stayed in Chicago, they were assigned a 'rockstar's suite' where the television and the furniture was bolted down, [[StealingFromTheHotelRoom [[StealingFromTheHotel least anyone staying there got tempted]]. Bolting everything down can be seen as this on the part of the hotel staff.



* GlobalIgnorance: Randall seemed to think a hiking site he was headed to with Reggie was east of the Mississippi. As Reggie points out, California (where they originated from), Oregon (which they pass through) and Washington State (where they are heading) are west of the Mississippi. Randall seems to have mixed up Washington State and Washington DC - you'd think an American wouldn't make this mistake.
** Randall was right on one thing, though - the natural range of the grizzly bear does not extend beyond the Mississippi.



* SeperatedByACommonLanguage: The twins have difficulty adjusting to American dialects at first, as shown [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/26 here]] and [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 here]].



* WholePlotReference: The 'Duel' and 'Geraldine' story arcs reference ''Film/{{Duel}}'' and ''Literature/{{Christine}}'', respectively. Lampshaded in the latter arc.

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* WholePlotReference: The 'Duel' and 'Geraldine' story arcs reference ''Film/{{Duel}}'' and ''Literature/{{Christine}}'', respectively. Lampshaded in the latter arc.arc, which references [[Creator/StephenKing the book's author]].

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* AnimalStereotypes: One of the strips has a non-anthro squirrel collecting nuts and stashing them. As it does, the author comments on it. In the second panel, he says 'Some squirrels evolved, but stereotypes remain at large...' The last panel shows a dog attempting to pay for Reggie's services in nuts.



* CrazyPrepared: When Zombie Korma stayed in Chicago, they were assigned a 'rockstar's suite' where the television and the furniture was bolted down, [[StealingFromTheHotelRoom least anyone staying there got tempted]]. Bolting everything down can be seen as this on the part of the hotel staff.



* FakeBand: Trevor's group Zombie Korma, who occasionally get ADayInTheLimelight when they become the focus of the strip.

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** One of the recent strips revealed that the boys' father Tony was the bassist in an Music/AdamAndTheAnts {{Expy}} in the 80's.
* FantasticRacism: Implied in the third arc. When Russell attempts to start a minicab service in Los Angeles, he gets a customer who asks for his service. When Russell asks the customer for their species, he is told the customer is a grey squirrel. The next panel shows Russell telling Reggie he didn't get any fares.


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* TorchesAndPitchforks: Zombie Korma get chased by Christian rock fans after Trevor said he owed his music to Buddha of all people. [[LowSpeedChase While riding what looks like a golf cart]]. Bonus points for the panel actually including torches and pitchforks.


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* WholePlotReference: The 'Duel' and 'Geraldine' story arcs reference ''Film/{{Duel}}'' and ''Literature/{{Christine}}'', respectively. Lampshaded in the latter arc.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Randall more or less fills this role for the main cast. A fair amount of his actions are morally questionable, but he's a loyal friend to The Twins and can be relied upon in situations where violence is deemed necessary.

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* AmusingInjuries: Nick often breaks his hand when he is teaching more risky stunts in martial arts.

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* CoolCar: The red Plymouth Belvedere GTX muscle car that Russell drives.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Russ, Eurasian red squirrel, and Linda, a ferret. Prior to this Russ had romanced a grey timberwolf named Tiffany.

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* [[StupidSexyFlanders Stupid Sexy Otter]]: Regular ladies' squirrel Reggie gets a tad distracted by surf coach Howard's shapely, [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/267/ tail]].

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* [[StupidSexyFlanders Stupid Sexy Otter]]: StupidSexyFlanders: Regular ladies' squirrel Reggie gets a tad distracted by surf coach Howard's shapely, [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/267/ tail]].
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** Occasionally the comic refers to real life music groups and other webcomics.

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** Occasionally the comic refers to real life music groups and other webcomics.webcomics and other forms of media.

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Trevor

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: TrevorTrevor.



* DarkChick: Sasha

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* DarkChick: SashaSasha.



* FeatherFingers: Lampshaded [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/251 here]]

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* FakeBand: Trevor's group Zombie Korma, who occasionally get ADayInTheLimelight when they become the focus of the strip.
* FeatherFingers: Lampshaded [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/251 here]]here]].
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Most of the comic's story arcs revolve around British and American cultural divisions, but also around the characters love of motoring and exploration. The comic was inspired by the author's own trips to America.

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Most of the comic's story arcs revolve around British and American cultural divisions, but also around the characters characters' love of motoring and exploration. The comic was inspired by the author's own trips to America.

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* TheCameo: A grown-up Millie from ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' makes an appearance [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/111 here]], and other characters belonging to furry artists the author knows appear in the background occasionally.
** At [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/269/ one point]] Reggie wonders what "[[http://woodsforthetrees.thecomicseries.com/comics/449/ that stoner dog]] from Webcomic/WoodsForTheTrees" would say.

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* TheCameo: A grown-up Millie from ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' makes an appearance [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/111 here]], and other Various characters belonging to from other furry artists webcomics have made cameo appearances in some of the author knows appear in the background occasionally.
** At [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/269/ one point]] Reggie wonders what "[[http://woodsforthetrees.thecomicseries.com/comics/449/ that stoner dog]] from Webcomic/WoodsForTheTrees" would say.
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* RankUp: When Tim first appeared in comic he was a traffic cop. As of "D-Fence" he's a detective sergeant.
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* BritishAccents: [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/54/ During the Vegas arc]] the twins remind some of the Britannia's staff that Posh and Cockney aren't the only dialects in England.
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* BalloonBelly: After a few months of American fast food the twins have some trouble [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/27/ fitting into their seats]]. Whereas Linda's waistline busts after her first time trying [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/430 fish and chips]].
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* BarefootCartoonAnimals: Averted; practically the entire cast tend to [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes wear shoes]].
* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted. The twins, who are Midlanders, take offence to the staff in a British themed Las Vegas casino who are putting on fake posh accents.

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* BarefootCartoonAnimals: Averted; practically the entire cast tend to [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes wear shoes]].
* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted. The twins, who are Midlanders, take offence to the staff in a British themed Las Vegas UsefulNotes/LasVegas casino who are putting on fake posh accents.


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* FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: Practically the entire cast.
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* SpotOfTea: The twins offer Tim's family some "good old English tea", which Becky (and her mom) think [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/419 tastes like pee]].
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* DarkChick: Sasha

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