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* ChildProdigy: Despite being a 11-years-old kid, Bruno is smart and skilled enough to create an adult avatar of himself, fight various criminals, pilot jets and save the world on daily basis. This is in large part the reason Jarlesburg and Harris are willing to swallow he was recruited in Globe.

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* ChildProdigy: Despite being a 11-years-old 11-year-old kid, Bruno is smart and skilled enough to create an adult avatar of himself, fight various criminals, pilot jets and save the world on daily basis. This is in large part the reason Jarlesburg and Harris are willing to swallow he was recruited in Globe.
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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of its time, having only lasted one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes out of print now]].

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If your you're having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of its time, having only lasted one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes out of print now]].
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* BedlahBabe: In part 2 of the 3-parter episode called "Bye Bye Jarly", when Bruno and Harris are in a cafe trying to find Couscous, they meet a harem girl known as Popic, and Bruno asks her where he is.
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* BigBad: There wasn't really one, as most of the villains are one-shot, but Professor Von Trapp & Laszlo Gigahertz are the most frequent recurring antagonists. Mostly Von Trapp, as he led the other villians when they formed a LegionofDoom.

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* BigBad: There wasn't really one, as most of the villains are one-shot, but Professor Von Trapp & Laszlo Gigahertz are the most frequent recurring antagonists. Mostly Von Trapp, as he led the other villians when they formed a LegionofDoom.LegionOfDoom.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Well, not to a great extent, but people did actually die on the show. Agent 86 (whom Bruno replaced) was killed in the first episode, and several of the one-shot villains occasionally died as well.



* TheFaceless: Bruno's bosses' faces are never actually shown onscreen; whenever they appear, they always are in a dark room obscuring their faces.

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* EnemyMine: "Revenge of the Giganerd" has Bruno teaming with Lazlo to foil another guy who stole Laszlo's latest invention for his own evil purposes.
* TheFaceless: Bruno's bosses' faces are never actually shown onscreen; whenever they appear, they always are in a dark room [[FaceFramedInShadow obscuring their faces.]]



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Couscous, one of the recurring villains, sounded like Sydney Greenstreet.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Couscous, one of the recurring villains, sounded like Sydney Greenstreet. Greenstreet.
** Recurring villain Armando Castrado is a parody of Fidel Castro.


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* RecycledPremise: Nearly every episode plot was "villain seizes some kind of dangerous weapon/device and blackmails the world with it."
* SendInTheClones: The plot of one episode had Von Trapp creating clones of famous world leaders so he could access their Swiss bank accounts.
* StrictlyFormula: Every episode was basically as such- Bruno & Leecy would be doing something, either at school or elsewhere, when Jarlsburg would appear in disguise to tell Bruno to call GLOBE, which he would do in some background based on wherever he was at the time. After securing an alibi for his disappearance, he'd meet up with Harris to get gadgets, [[ChekhovsGun which would turn out to be useful later]] foil the villain's plan, then come back with no one the wiser.
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* AuctionOfEvil: The very first episode "The Adventure Begins" revolved around one of these.


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* BigBad: There wasn't really one, as most of the villains are one-shot, but Professor Von Trapp & Laszlo Gigahertz are the most frequent recurring antagonists. Mostly Von Trapp, as he led the other villians when they formed a LegionofDoom.


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* HerrDoktor: Professor Von Trapp, due to his thick German accent supplied by the late great Kenneth Mars.


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* LegionOfDoom: In "Bye Bye Jarly" Von Trapp organizes several of Bruno's villains into one in order to TakeOverTheWorld.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Couscous, one of the recurring villains, sounded like Sydney Greenstreet.


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* PunnyName: Several among the villains, including Cy Cologone, Aunt T. Mahyem & Armand Geddon.
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* VaporWear: Leecy in "Chip Happens". As a result of a goof, there's a brief view up her skirt as she holds Bruno too tightly.

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* VaporWear: Leecy in "Chip Happens". As a result of a goof, there's a brief view up her skirt that reveals she's not wearing underwear at all as she holds Bruno too tightly.

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* TeenSuperspy: Bruno (although, okay, technically not a ''teen'').

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* PantyShot: Leecy in "The A-maze-ing Adventure". As she climbs into Bruno's bedroom, her panties are seen from behind and match her purple skirt.
* TeenSuperspy: Bruno (although, okay, technically not a ''teen'').''teen'').
* VaporWear: Leecy in "Chip Happens". As a result of a goof, there's a brief view up her skirt as she holds Bruno too tightly.
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* BellyDancer: In “North by Southwest”, Bruno and Jarlesburg disguise themselves as friends of Couscous, an oil tycoon, in order to find out more about his shady dealings. Jarlesburg’s cover get blown, forcing him to cross dress as a dancer to warm Bruno before both get outed for their betrayal.
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Never Say Die is not an Omnipresent Trope, so aversions aren't listed.


* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WouldHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways. Several of their villainous schemes are also confirmed to threaten millions of people and [[AMillionIsAStatistic these too are shrugged off as irrelevant.]]
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* GreenAroundTheGills: Jarlesburg in "North By Southwest", after eating some bad falafels.
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** One is heavily implied to be a case of ElvisLives, another appears to be HMTheQueen

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'''''Bruno the Kid''''' is a cartoon starring Creator/BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).

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'''''Bruno ''Bruno the Kid''''' Kid'' is a cartoon starring Creator/BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).
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** One is heavily implied to be a case of ElvisLives, another appears to be HMTheQueen
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The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by Creator/TonyJay) and Harris (MarkHamill), are unaware that Globe do not know Bruno's actual age, and assume that the organization must know what they are doing sending the boy into dangerous situations.

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The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by Creator/TonyJay) and Harris (MarkHamill), (Creator/MarkHamill), are unaware that Globe do not know Bruno's actual age, and assume that the organization must know what they are doing sending the boy into dangerous situations.
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'''''Bruno the Kid''''' is a cartoon starring BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).

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'''''Bruno the Kid''''' is a cartoon starring BruceWillis Creator/BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).
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* {{Egopolis}}: Parodied; in one episode, Bruno and Jarlesburg, looking for a dictator known as El Presidente, ask to someone where they can find him. The man then starts to list all the places named "El Presidente" in the town, much to Bruno's confusion.
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* TheComicallySerious: A big part of Jarlesburg's humor comes from how he keeps acting serious even in all the absurd situations he and Bruno go through.

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* ChildProdigy: Despite being a 11-years-old kid, Bruno is smart and skilled enough to create an adult avatar of himself, fight various criminals, pilot jets and save the world on daily basis. This is in large part the reason Jarlesburg and Harris are willing to swallow he was recruited in Globe.



* TheFaceless: Bruno's bosses.

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* TheFaceless: Bruno's bosses.bosses' faces are never actually shown onscreen; whenever they appear, they always are in a dark room obscuring their faces.
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* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WouldHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways.

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* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WouldHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways. Several of their villainous schemes are also confirmed to threaten millions of people and [[AMillionIsAStatistic these too are shrugged off as irrelevant.]]
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* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WoludHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways.

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* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WoludHurtAChild [[WouldHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways.

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* TheFaceless: Bruno's boss.

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* TheFaceless: Bruno's boss.bosses.


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* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}}. Despite it being a kids show, words like "kill" and "die" are thrown around casually, and the villains have zero qualms about explicitly trying to kill [[WoludHurtAChild an 11 year old boy]], often in ''very'' gruesome ways.

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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of it's time, having only lasted one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes out of print now]].

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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of it's its time, having only lasted one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes out of print now]].
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* TeenSuperspy: Bruno (although, okay, technically not a ''teen'').

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* HindenburgIncendiaryPrinciple: In one episode, during a firefight, the villain turns to his henchman and carefully asks if their zeppelin is filled with helium or hydrogen. In answer, the zeppelin explodes.
* TeenSuperspy: Bruno (although, okay, technically not a ''teen'').
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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of it's time. Having only last one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are out of print now.

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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of it's time. Having time, having only last lasted one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes out of print now.
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''Bruno the Kid'' is a cartoon starring BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).

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''Bruno '''''Bruno the Kid'' Kid''''' is a cartoon starring BruceWillis as the voice of an 11-year old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis).
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If your having trouble remembering it, don't be surprised. The show was syndicated and one of the lesser known ones of it's time. Having only last one season and 39 episodes. It had a few VHS releases which of course are out of print now.
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The episodes consist of Bruno managing to live a double-life without his parents' or friends' knowledge. In one episode, he tells his parents that he is camping in the garden and he sets up a torch to project a fake silhouette of himself onto the side of the tent so that it looks like he is inside it. Meanwhile, with an alibi set up, Bruno will be out saving the world or foiling a major heist with the aid of his British spy partner Jarlesburg. Along the way they usually meet Harris (a spoof of the character 'Q' in the JamesBond books and films) who supplies Bruno with gadgets which Bruno usually finds a use for later on in the episode. As well as voicing the title character, Willis was one of the executive producers and also co-wrote and sang the theme song for the show with backing singers.

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The episodes consist of Bruno managing to live a double-life without his parents' or friends' knowledge. In one episode, he tells his parents that he is camping in the garden and he sets up a torch to project a fake silhouette of himself onto the side of the tent so that it looks like he is inside it. Meanwhile, with an alibi set up, Bruno will be out saving the world or foiling a major heist with the aid of his British spy partner Jarlesburg. Along the way they usually meet Harris (a spoof of the character 'Q' in the JamesBond ''Franchise/JamesBond'' books and films) who supplies Bruno with gadgets which Bruno usually finds a use for later on in the episode. As well as voicing the title character, Willis was one of the executive producers and also co-wrote and sang the theme song for the show with backing singers.
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The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by TonyJay) and Harris (MarkHamill), are unaware that Globe do not know Bruno's actual age, and assume that the organization must know what they are doing sending the boy into dangerous situations.

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The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by TonyJay) Creator/TonyJay) and Harris (MarkHamill), are unaware that Globe do not know Bruno's actual age, and assume that the organization must know what they are doing sending the boy into dangerous situations.

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The episodes consist of Bruno managing to live a double-life without his parents' or friends' knowledge. In one episode, he tells his parents that he is camping in the garden and he sets up a torch to project a fake silhouette of himself onto the side of the tent so that it looks like he is inside it. Meanwhile, with an alibi set up, Bruno will be out saving the world or foiling a major heist with the aid of his British spy partner Jarlesburg. Along the way they usually meet Harris (a spoof of the character 'Q' in the JamesBond books and films) who supplies Bruno with gadgets which Bruno usually finds a use for later on in the episode. As well as voicing the title character, Willis was one of the executive producer and also co-wrote and sang the theme song for the show with backing singers.

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The episodes consist of Bruno managing to live a double-life without his parents' or friends' knowledge. In one episode, he tells his parents that he is camping in the garden and he sets up a torch to project a fake silhouette of himself onto the side of the tent so that it looks like he is inside it. Meanwhile, with an alibi set up, Bruno will be out saving the world or foiling a major heist with the aid of his British spy partner Jarlesburg. Along the way they usually meet Harris (a spoof of the character 'Q' in the JamesBond books and films) who supplies Bruno with gadgets which Bruno usually finds a use for later on in the episode. As well as voicing the title character, Willis was one of the executive producer producers and also co-wrote and sang the theme song for the show with backing singers.


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