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* {{Adjusting Your Glasses}}: Teetor often does this

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* AHeadAtEachEnd: The vanterviper.


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Misuse of Getting Crap Past The Radar. See trope definition.


* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Are the kabumps....''their reproductive organs?''
** Shando and Eegee try to sneak into a club that's only for Gallavants with kabumps. They're trying to get into an ''adults-only club.''
** Shando, trying to get his kabump to pop out, does some rather ''suggestive'' thrusting.
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* AffablyEvil: Fice, the blue head of the Vanterviper, does intend on eating Shando, though he's a lot more polite and articulate than his harsh and hot-headed opposite end Edil.



* GenderBender: Played with the Vanterviper- Edil, the red head has a female voice, while Fice, the blue head, has a male voice.

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* GenderBender: Played with the Vanterviper- Edil, the red head has a female voice, while Fice, the blue head, has a male voice. However, Fice does address Edil as a 'he', so it may just be that both are indeed male, Edil just has a more feminine voice.



* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Edil & Wyce, the Vanterviper's heads.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Edil & Wyce, Fice, the Vanterviper's heads.heads. Edil is the angry, dominating one while Fice is like a HenpeckedHusband.


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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The Vanterviper does have some features of snakes, and is named after one, but overall looks more like a two-headed earthworm.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The baby Gallavants hatch as tiny versions of the adults, instead of as larvae, which pupate before becoming full-grown as with real ants.



* DrillSergeantNasty: Antonim seems to be this, as Teetor worries about the G.I.Ts if Antonim was ever to become their teacher.



* FeatherFingers: The Vanterviper's pointed noses are suprisingly expressive, and at one point Fice even uses his nose to accusingly point at Edil, like an index finger!



* GenderBender: Played with the Vanterviper- Edil, the red head has a female voice, while Wyce, the blue head, has a male voice.

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* GenderBender: Played with the Vanterviper- Edil, the red head has a female voice, while Wyce, Fice, the blue head, has a male voice.



** Shando and Eegee try to sneak into a club that's only for Gallavants with kabumps. They're trying to get into an ''adults-only club.''
** Shando, trying to get his kabump to pop out, does some rather ''suggestive'' thrusting.



* MeaningfulName: The vanterviper's heads, Edil & Wyce. ''Edelweiss'', get it? Inverted: They're far from sweet. There’s also Antonim, "the complete opposite to Teetor", and Antik, "the Queen’s court jester".

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* MeaningfulName: The vanterviper's heads, Edil & Wyce.Fice. ''Edelweiss'', get it? Inverted: They're far from sweet. There’s also Antonim, "the complete opposite to Teetor", and Antik, "the Queen’s court jester".jester".
* MouseWorld: Being about a society of ants, this is expected.



* OrganAutonomy: Shando's kabump is literally a piece of his abdomen that pops out and bounces around with a mind of its own.
** Justified in that it's a fake.

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* OrganAutonomy: Shando's kabump is literally a piece of his abdomen that pops out and bounces around with a mind of its own.
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kabump, though justified that it's a fake.really an enchanted egg that pretends to be his kabump, before he gets it for real.


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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Teetor and Antonim. Teetor tries to nurture and care for the young Gallavants, hoping that they will be inspired to work in the colony. Antonim, however, thinks that the youngsters are too soft and lazy, and need strict discipline to be made into functional citizens.


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** Antonim sings a song about Teetor being old and unfit for teaching,

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*FashionableAsymmetry: Babags wears a bow on one antenna.
*FourFingeredHands: The Gallavants have four of them.



* MeaningfulName: The vanterviper's heads, Edil & Wyce. ''Edelweiss'', get it? Inverted: Theyr'e far from sweet.

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* MeaningfulName: The vanterviper's heads, Edil & Wyce. ''Edelweiss'', get it? Inverted: Theyr'e They're far from sweet.sweet. There’s also Antonim, "the complete opposite to Teetor", and Antik, "the Queen’s court jester".
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A staple of mom-and-pop [=VHS=] rental stores and of {{Nickelodeon}}'s "Special Delivery", the Gallavants are still much-loved in their native Scandinavia but are known in America only for this movie. Which is, in case the plot description didn't clue you in, really weird. A review can be read [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/gallavants-review/ here]].

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A staple of mom-and-pop [=VHS=] rental stores and of {{Nickelodeon}}'s {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s "Special Delivery", the Gallavants are still much-loved in their native Scandinavia but are known in America only for this movie. Which is, in case the plot description didn't clue you in, really weird. A review can be read [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/gallavants-review/ here]].
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* {{British Accents}}: Gokin, one of the music ants, has a distinct Liverpool-ish accent
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An animated film from 1984, ''Gallavants'' follows the adventures of a member of a species of anthropomorphic ants called Gallavants, who live in a colony called Ganterville.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Peter "Optimus Prime" Cullen, as Chief Consult-ant Antonim
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Vanterviper.
** The scene of Shando being stricken blind. During his song we get several flashbacks to various points of his life, until you start wondering if this is actually the end of the movie...and then his tears "wash it away" and the movie proceeds as normal. Not really how that works.
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** The scene of Shando being stricken blind. During his song we get several flashbacks to various points of his life, until you start wondering if this is actually the end of the movie...and then his tears "wash it away." Not really how that works.

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** The scene of Shando being stricken blind. During his song we get several flashbacks to various points of his life, until you start wondering if this is actually the end of the movie...and then his tears "wash it away." away" and the movie proceeds as normal. Not really how that works.
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** The scene of Shando being stricken blind. During his song we get several flashbacks to various points of his life, until you start wondering if this is actually the end of the movie...and then his tears "wash it away." Not really how that works.
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* FantasticRacism: Is it just me or does "Shando" sound Korean?
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*AHeadAtEachEnd: The vanterviper.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The Vanterviper.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife:Orange ants? A purple amphisbaena? Yup!


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* DisneyAcidSequence: Shando goes blind and sings a creepy song on how he'll never see the light of day again.
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** [[FurryConfusion However, the ants are the ''main characters'', so...

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* GenderBender: Played with the Vanterviper- Edil, the red head has a female voice, while Wyce, the blue head, has a male voice.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Are the kabumps....''their reproductive organs?''



* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Eedle & Fyse, the Vanterviper's heads.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Eedle Edil & Fyse, Wyce, the Vanterviper's heads.



* MeaningfulName: The vanterviper's heads, Edil & Wyce. ''Edelweiss'', get it? Inverted: Theyr'e far from sweet.



* OrganAutonomy: The kabump is literally a piece of their abdomen that pops out and bounces around with a mind of its own.

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* OrganAutonomy: The Shando's kabump is literally a piece of their his abdomen that pops out and bounces around with a mind of its own.own.
** Justified in that it's a fake.


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* SadlyMythtaken: Averted with the Vanterviper, who is as close to the mythical amphisbaena as it can be- right down to being an ant-eater!
** [[FurryConfusion However, the ants are the ''main characters'', so...
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* FantasticRacism: Is it just me or does "Shando" sound Korean?


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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Eedle & Fyse, the Vanterviper's heads.


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* OrganAutonomy: The kabump is literally a piece of their abdomen that pops out and bounces around with a mind of its own.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Vanterviper.
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* {{Multiple Head Case}}: The Vanterviper

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An animated film from 1984, ''Gallavants'' follows the adventures of a member of a species of anthropomorphic ants called Gallavants, who live in a colony called Ganterville.

Like real ants, they have a highly structured society where every individual has a role to play in the colony. Also, like real ants, they are ruled by a queen. All Gallavants are born from eggs and raised by the Attend-ants (if you're not prepared for a lot of [[HurricaneOfPuns bad ant puns]], stop reading now), the resident nanny ants. Once they reach a certain age, they are taught by the local Major Mentor, who makes it his job to teach them the ins and outs of Gallavant society. A Gallavant is considered to be an adult when he or she receives a 'kabump'. This takes place at a large ceremony where all Gallavants of a certain generation receive their kabumps. Or so that's how it's supposed to go...

One certain Gallavant, named Shando, is convinced that he doesn't need lessons to find his place in the colony. He desires to be a music ant but is too lazy to put any effort into learning what he's supposed to learn.

He gets into a series of misadventures, which include a failed attempt at getting a kabump and nearly getting eaten by a Vanterviper. Ultimately, he is able to earn his kabump and fulfill his dream of being a music ant.

A staple of mom-and-pop [=VHS=] rental stores and of {{Nickelodeon}}'s "Special Delivery", the Gallavants are still much-loved in their native Scandinavia but are known in America only for this movie. Which is, in case the plot description didn't clue you in, really weird. A review can be read [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/gallavants-review/ here]].

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* {{Action Girl}}: Eegee, a female Gallavant. Eventually joins the Enforce-ants, the group that protects the colony from Vantervipers
* {{Adjusting Your Glasses}}: Teetor often does this
* {{Big Eater}}: Bok, who at one point downs four drinks at one time
* {{British Accents}}: Gokin, one of the music ants, has a distinct Liverpool-ish accent
* {{Cool Teacher}} / CoolOldGuy: Major Mentor Teetor
* {{Fun With Acronyms}}: The term for young Gallavants is GIT, or Gallavant-In-Training
* HeyItsThatVoice: Peter "Optimus Prime" Cullen, as Chief Consult-ant Antonim
* {{The High Queen}}: Queen Mallikam
* InformedFlaw: Shando is supposed to be very lazy, but he actually applies himself quite rigorously to his music. In addition to constantly practicing his instrument, he actually takes the initiative to join a band and is shown to be rather proficient at the instrument they give him, thanks to a combination of talent and practice. While it makes sense that an industrial society like the Gallavants would frown upon having the arts as a life goal (the music ants are even stated to have gotten a special permit to be allowed to practice their craft), it doesn't make him seem lazy from an outsider's perspective. (There's also the fact that he uses his free time not spent practicing to tutor young [=GITs=].)
* {{Insect Gender Bender}}: Unlike real ants, both male and female Gallavants contribute to society.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Shando and his teacher were close throughout Shando's school life, but upon his graduation, they reflect upon the fact that Shando's adulthood lets them be proper friends without the separation of the school system.
* {{List Song}}: "Every Grant Serves Us All" lists the different roles of Gallavant society and gives a brief synopsis of what they do
* {{Multiple Head Case}}: The Vanterviper
* {{Pink Girl Blue Boy}}: Played straight for most Gallavants
** Averted with Queen Mallikam, who is purple. Then again, [[FridgeBrilliance the Queen is really the only ant who stands out in a real colony]].
* {{Rite of Passage}}: Kabumping Day, when all of the [=GITs=] of a generation receive their kabumps
* {{Theme Naming}}: Nearly every occupation in Ganterville conveniently ends with the suffix '-ant'
* {{Villain Song}}: "Two Heads Ain't Better Than One"
* WhiteGloves: All Gallavants wear them. It's actually shown that they receive them at birth.
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