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* NotSoAboveItAll: Occasionally Prometheus will give up on whatever lesson he's trying to teach and join in on the antics of Bob and the Monkey:
** "Leverage" has him make a seesaw and play with the Monkey after he's freed from being stuck under a rock.
** "Laundry" he decides to relax in a hot spring instead of showing Bob how to wash clothes.
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* SqueakyEyes: Henry, June, Sniz, Fondue, and the Off-Beats all frequently have side effects to go with their blinking.

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* SqueakyEyes: Henry, June, Sniz, Fondue, and the Off-Beats all frequently have side sound effects to go with their blinking.
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* SqueakyEyes: Henry, June, Sniz, Fondue, and the Off-Beats.

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* SqueakyEyes: Henry, June, Sniz, Fondue, and the Off-Beats.Off-Beats all frequently have side effects to go with their blinking.
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''[=KaBlam=]!'' is an AnimatedAnthology show designed to show off more animated shows (mostly failed {{pilot}}s and experimental pieces), and the first spin-off of ''Series/AllThat''.

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''[=KaBlam=]!'' - "where cartoons and comics collide" - is an AnimatedAnthology show designed to show off more animated shows (mostly failed {{pilot}}s and experimental pieces), and the first spin-off of ''Series/AllThat''.
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* CheerfulChild: Loopy.

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* CheerfulChild: Loopy.Loopy is a very excitable kid who is energetic and eager to play and go on adventures.
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* InjuredLimbEpisode: ''The Off-Beats'' segment "Betty-Anne's Sprain" has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Betty-Anne Bongo sprain her wrist]] while playing her bongoes. Despite all the attention she gets (including a Grubby Groo [[GiantFood Junkyard Sundae]]), she's depressed since she can't play her bongoes with her right arm in a cast. The Populars are jealous of Betty-Anne's sundae and [[WoundedGazelleGambit try faking being injured so they can get a Junkyard Sundae]] as well.


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* TheMasquerade: In ''The Off-Beats'' segments, the mean and snooty Populars put on [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily large phony smiles]] and pretend to be very nice whenever an adult is nearby, but Grubby Groo secretly knows they're just hiding their true nature.
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* EmbarrassingOldPhoto:
** In "Cramming Cartoons Since 1627", Henry's mom shows June and her father (and since they're on a show, EVERYONE) pictures of Henry in a Pilgrim costume for his elementary school Thanksgiving pageant. Not to be outdone, June's dad shows off home movies of baby June taking a bath.
** In "Going the Extra Mile", when [[LoonyFan Ryan]] wins a contest to spend the day with Henry and June, he shows the viewers rare footage of the duo when they were little. June is shown in a diaper commercial, while Henry is shown getting kicked by a cow on ''[[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos America's Nuttiest Home Videos]]'', which are embarrassing to them.

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* {{Tsundere}}: June.

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* UnexplainedRecovery: In "Tastes Like Paper", while trying to make the show more action-packed, Henry and June are disintegrated by aliens who take over the comic book. By the next segment, Henry and June are completely fine with no explanation as to how they recovered.
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-->''"He's a burning rubber bunny with the need for speed,\\
but he's always got time for anybody in need!"''

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* LatexPerfection: The ''Action League Now'' episode "Thunder and Lightning" has Thunder Girl unmask Lightning Lady at the end to reveal [[spoiler: [[UnsettlinGenderReveal the Mayor]], done by placing a hollow Barbie doll-like head over the Mayor figure's head onto a super heroine figure's body]]; "Just Chillin'" has Creator/JonVoight wear a Mr. Foot mask in a spoof of ''Film/MissionImpossible'', as part of Henry and June attempting to make the show more action-packed.

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The ''Action League Now'' episode "Thunder and Lightning" has Thunder Girl unmask Lightning Lady at the end to reveal [[spoiler: [[UnsettlinGenderReveal the Mayor]], done by placing a hollow Barbie doll-like head over the Mayor figure's head onto a super heroine figure's body]]; body]].
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"Just Chillin'" has Creator/JonVoight wear a Mr. Foot mask in a spoof of ''Film/MissionImpossible'', as part of Henry and June attempting to make the show more action-packed.


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* OldTimeyCinemaCountdown:
** The opening wraparound to "I Just Don't Get It" has Henry presenting his and June's audition tapes [[AnimatedActors for hosting the series]]. Henry's tape opens with such a countdown showing the numbers 2 and 1, complete with movie projector StockSoundEffect (despite already being mentioned it's a videotape). Strangely, while June's audition tape opens with the projector sound effect, there isn't any countdown at the start.
** In the ''Stewy the Dog Boy'' short, a stereotypical boring [[EducationalShort educational classroom film]] the homeroom teacher shows Stewy's class on the first day of school opens with [[MediumBlending an actual universal countdown leader]] displaying the numbers 4, 3, and 2.
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** In ''Fuzzball'', the titular character accidentally breaks her father's trophy and goes to the bowling alley in an attempt to win a new one. She is inexperienced and ends up causing a lot of damage to the alley in her attempts to bowl. Eventually, the manager of the bowling alley gives her a trophy just to get her to leave. Unfortunately for Fuzzball, the trophy had a lady on it instead of a man.
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** Prometheus celebrates Bob's birthday in the ''Prometheus and Bob'' short, "Bob's Birthday".
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* HereWeGoAgain: The ''Sniz and Fondue'' episode, "Rat in the Hat" involves Sniz borrowing Fondue's hat, resulting in him becoming popular. The episode ends with Sniz trying out another new look, this one being Bianca's hairdo.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Near the end of the ''Sniz and Fondue'' short, "Crustacean Sensations", Sniz buys a tainted shrimp from a child's food stand and eats it. The next scene takes place at a funeral, where a coffin is being lowered into a grave, implying that Sniz died from food poisoning. The camera then zooms out to reveal that said funeral is being played on a television show, and that Sniz is alive and watching it from his hospital bed.
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** ''Life With Loopy'' was the most gender neutral short, although it had a female protagonist. It had 2 main females (Loopy and her mom) and 2 main males (Larry and his dad). The other characters were minor/one shot characters.

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** ''Life With Loopy'' was the most gender neutral gender-neutral short, although it had a female protagonist. It had 2 main females (Loopy and her mom) and 2 main males (Larry and his dad). The other characters were minor/one shot minor/one-shot characters.



*** Speaking of spin offs, did you know that Sniz & Fondue was a spin off of the short cartoon "Psyched For Snuppa"?

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*** Speaking of spin offs, spin-offs, did you know that Sniz & Fondue was a spin off spin-off of the short cartoon "Psyched For Snuppa"?



** It's taken to an extreme in "Just Chillin'", when the show ends up going overbudget as part of trying to be too epic and action-packed, when Henry and June are reduced to ''popsicle-stick puppets'' [[MediumBlending rendered in live-action!]]

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** It's taken to an extreme in "Just Chillin'", when the show ends up going overbudget over budget as part of trying to be too epic and action-packed, when Henry and June are reduced to ''popsicle-stick puppets'' [[MediumBlending rendered in live-action!]]



* TraintopBattle: Seen in "Just Chillin'", as part of Henry and June attempting to make the show more epic and action-packed [[RatingsStunt to improve the viewership]], the duo are seen engaged in this at one point, fighting with Mr. Foot who's then SuddenlySpeaking and [[LatexPerfection peels off his ape mask]] to reveal Creator/JonVoight, and there's a tunnel approaching. But then Mr. Stockdale reveals the show has gone overbudget and so they are slashing budgets and cutting departments, including the animation budget, resulting in everything stopping right before anyone can be hit by the tunnel.

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* TraintopBattle: Seen in "Just Chillin'", as part of Henry and June attempting to make the show more epic and action-packed [[RatingsStunt to improve the viewership]], the duo are seen engaged in this at one point, fighting with Mr. Foot who's then SuddenlySpeaking and [[LatexPerfection peels off his ape mask]] to reveal Creator/JonVoight, and there's a tunnel approaching. But then Mr. Stockdale reveals the show has gone overbudget over budget and so they are slashing budgets and cutting departments, including the animation budget, resulting in everything stopping right before anyone can be hit by the tunnel.



* WouldntHitAGirl: Mr. Foot never hurts June, except for one time offscreen in "Timeless." Henry, however, is fair game all the time. Although, this might be less from Foot having a code against harming girls and more that he loaths Henry more.

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* WouldntHitAGirl: Mr. Foot never hurts June, except for one time offscreen in "Timeless." Henry, however, is fair game all the time. Although, this might be less from Foot having a code against harming girls and more that he loaths loathes Henry more.

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* BowlingForRatings: One ''Prometheus and Bob'' short is titled "Bowling", where Prometheus tries to teach Bob how to bowl, with the monkey setting the pins up. First, Bob walks across the lane and hits the pins with the ball while still holding it. Then, the monkey won't get off the lane, so Bob tosses the ball into the air. Then, when Bob tries to roll the ball, the monkey gets it to roll off of a ribcage bone. Finally, Bob gets his tongue caught in one of the ball's finger holes and Prometheus has to get it unstuck.

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* BowlingForRatings: BowlingForRatings:
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One ''Prometheus and Bob'' short is titled "Bowling", where Prometheus tries to teach Bob how to bowl, with the monkey setting the pins up. First, Bob walks across the lane and hits the pins with the ball while still holding it. Then, the monkey won't get off the lane, so Bob tosses the ball into the air. Then, when Bob tries to roll the ball, the monkey gets it to roll off of a ribcage bone. Finally, Bob gets his tongue caught in one of the ball's finger holes and Prometheus has to get it unstuck.unstuck.
** In the ''Life with Loopy'' short, "Mother Nature Bowl Off", Loopy is awakened by a thunderstorm, and when her mom tells her that thunder is caused by Mother Nature bowling, Loopy takes on Mother Nature in a bowling game. If Loopy wins, then Mother Nature has to lay off bowling for the rest of the summer, and if Mother Nature wins, Loopy has to paint all the leaves brown in Fall. Loopy wins the game when she manages to make a spare from the 7/10 split, but Mother Nature does not take her loss well, and [[OcularGushers cries so hard that it rains for the rest of the summer]].
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* BigThinShortTrio: The three characters in ''Prometheus and Bob'' are Bob (Big), Prometheus (Thin), and the monkey (Short).
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* "The Life With Loopy Birthday Gala-Bration" had Henry and June hosting a gala event for Loopy's birthday as the wraparounds, and the majority of the special was a ClipShow compilation that showcased previous ''Life With Loopy shorts'' (as well as one new short, "Send In The Clones", which would air a month later on the series' third season premiere).

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* ** "The Life With Loopy Birthday Gala-Bration" had Henry and June hosting a gala event for Loopy's birthday as the wraparounds, and the majority of the special was a ClipShow compilation that showcased previous ''Life With Loopy shorts'' (as well as one new short, "Send In The Clones", which would air a month later on the series' third season premiere).



* BowlingForRatings: One ''Prometheus and Bob'' short is titled "Bowling", where Prometheus tries to teach Bob how to bowl, with the monkey setting the pins up. First, Bob walks across the lane and hits the pins with the ball while still holding it. Then, the monkey won't get off the lane, so Bob tosses the ball into the air. Then, when Bob tries to roll the ball, the monkey gets it to roll off of a ribcage bone. Finally, Bob gets his tongue caught in one of the ball's finger holes and Prometheus has to get it unstuck.the

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* BowlingForRatings: One ''Prometheus and Bob'' short is titled "Bowling", where Prometheus tries to teach Bob how to bowl, with the monkey setting the pins up. First, Bob walks across the lane and hits the pins with the ball while still holding it. Then, the monkey won't get off the lane, so Bob tosses the ball into the air. Then, when Bob tries to roll the ball, the monkey gets it to roll off of a ribcage bone. Finally, Bob gets his tongue caught in one of the ball's finger holes and Prometheus has to get it unstuck.the
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* BirthdayEpisode:
** In the wraparounds from "More Happiness Than Allowed By Law", Henry and June celebrate their birthday, which marks the anniversary of when they were first drawn (the episode actually aired a month before the show's actual anniversary). The main plot had June get Henry a present, [[ForgottenBirthday only for Henry to forget hers]].
* "The Life With Loopy Birthday Gala-Bration" had Henry and June hosting a gala event for Loopy's birthday as the wraparounds, and the majority of the special was a ClipShow compilation that showcased previous ''Life With Loopy shorts'' (as well as one new short, "Send In The Clones", which would air a month later on the series' third season premiere).



* BowlingForRatings: One ''Prometheus and Bob'' short is titled "Bowling", where Prometheus tries to teach Bob how to bowl, with the monkey setting the pins up. First, Bob walks across the lane and hits the pins with the ball while still holding it. Then, the monkey won't get off the lane, so Bob tosses the ball into the air. Then, when Bob tries to roll the ball, the monkey gets it to roll off of a ribcage bone. Finally, Bob gets his tongue caught in one of the ball's finger holes and Prometheus has to get it unstuck.the



* NoJustNoReaction: In the Prometheus and Bob short "Spear," Prometheus considers teaching Bob how to use the titular weapon The monkey walks up to him, grabs his arm and shakes his head. Seeing Bob wildly waving a stick around, and remembering their usual antics, Prometheus agrees and ends the tape there.

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* NoJustNoReaction: In the Prometheus and Bob short "Spear," Prometheus considers teaching Bob how to use the titular weapon weapon. The monkey walks up to him, grabs his arm and shakes his head. Seeing Bob wildly waving a stick around, and remembering their usual antics, Prometheus agrees and ends the tape there.
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* NoJustNoReaction: In the Prometheus and Bob short "Spear," Prometheus considers teaching Bob how to use the titular weapon The monkey walks up to him, grabs his arm and shakes his head. Seeing Bob wildly waving a stick around, and remembering their usual antics, Prometheus agrees and ends the tape there.
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''[=KaBlam=]!'' is an animated anthology show designed to show off more animated shows (mostly failed {{pilot}}s and experimental pieces), and the first spin-off of ''Series/AllThat''.

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''[=KaBlam=]!'' is an animated anthology AnimatedAnthology show designed to show off more animated shows (mostly failed {{pilot}}s and experimental pieces), and the first spin-off of ''Series/AllThat''.

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