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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured. [[spoiler: Kangaroos who were in fact hired by the Kookaburra to do such a thing.]]

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* MonsterInTheIce: The Tall Poppy was first discovered in Antarctica in 1821 when explorers discovered him encased in ice. They realize he's a threat to humanity so they sent him to Dapto to ensure no one can know of his existence.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, bogan-like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured. [[spoiler: Kangaroos who were in fact hired by the Kookaburra to do such a thing.]]
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* BraggingThemeTune: Koala Man's finalized theme song is played during the credits of "Bin Day". Starting in Episode 2, only the instrumental version is played during the credits.
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* ArtisticLicenseSpace: In [=S1E8=], one [[spoiler:alternate Koala Man]] is claimed to be on a planet 958 trillion light years away. The observable universe is only 13.8 billion light years across.

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* ArtisticLicenseSpace: In [=S1E8=], one [[spoiler:alternate Koala Man]] is claimed to be on a planet 958 trillion light years away. The observable universe is only 13.8 93 billion light years across.across[[note]]The universe is only 13.8 billion years old, but the accelerating expansion of spacetime means we can see what has since moved farther away than that[[/note]].
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* ArtisticLicenseSpace: In [=S1E8=], one [[spoiler:alternate Koala Man]] is claimed to be on a planet 958 trillion light years away. The observable universe is only 13.8 billion light years across.
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* CouchGag: From episode two onwards, each episode ends the theme song with Koala Man walking on screen and reciting a rule from his “Koala Kode”.

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* CouchGag: From episode two onwards, each episode ends the theme song with Koala Man walking on screen and reciting a rule from his “Koala Kode”. The only exception is the season finale which doesn't have it.
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-->'''Spider:''' Yeah that actually makes me want it less mate.

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-->'''Spider:''' -->'''Kevin:''' Yeah that actually makes me want it less mate.
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* DoesNotLikeGuns: Kevin turns down a pistol from his friend Spider.
-->'''Spider:''' You need something to take your heroing to the next level... a gun. ''(shoves it in Kevin's face)''
-->'''Kevin:''' Uh no thanks Spider, I'm alright.
-->'''Spider:''' Could be like a new koala gadget though! The safety's jammed, so she's always ready to go.
-->'''Spider:''' Yeah that actually makes me want it less mate.
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* BlandNameProduct: Kevin's son plays a miniature war game called [=SwordStorm=], which seems to be based on ''TabletopGames/Warhammer40000''.

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* BlandNameProduct: Kevin's son plays a miniature war game called [=SwordStorm=], which seems to be based on ''TabletopGames/Warhammer40000''.''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''.
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* BlandNameProduct: Kevin's son plays a miniature war game called [=SwordStorm=], which seems to be based on ''TabletopGames/Warhammer40000''.
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* TimePolice: "Time Bobbies" arrest anyone who breaks the "Red Hot Rule" altering the past due to Australia being six hours ahead of America.

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* TimePolice: "Time Bobbies" arrest anyone who breaks the "Red Hot Rule" altering the past due to Australia being six fifteen hours ahead of America.
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* TimePolice: "Time Bobbies" arrest anyone who breaks the "Red Hot Rule" altering the past due to Australia being six hours ahead of America.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: As absurd and goofy as this show is the Kookaburra is a genuinely creepy villain.
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Kevin's last name is actually Williams.


Cusack portrays Kevin [=McKay=], an average Australian family man who must balance his family and career with his moonlighting as the superhero Koala Man. The series premiered on Creator/{{Hulu}} January 9, 2023.

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Cusack portrays Kevin [=McKay=], Williams, an average Australian family man who must balance his family and career with his moonlighting as the superhero Koala Man. The series premiered on Creator/{{Hulu}} January 9, 2023.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured. [[spoiler: Kangaroos who were in fact hired by The Kookaburra to do such a thing.]]

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured. [[spoiler: Kangaroos who were in fact hired by The the Kookaburra to do such a thing.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured. [[spoiler: Kangaroos who were in fact hired by The Kookaburra to do such a thing.]]
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* AwesomeAussie: Parodied with Big Greg, a buff blonde macho man who otherwise comes across as a bit of a blowhard. He's also voiced by Creator/HughJackman to complete the image.

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* AwesomeAussie: Parodied with Big Greg, a buff blonde macho man who otherwise comes across as a bit of a blowhard. He's also voiced by Creator/HughJackman to complete the image. However, he's inferior to his brother Huge Greg!
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kevin wouldn't have been carjacked by bogan like, muscular kangaroos if he hadn't stopped to check out one which looked injured.
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* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: In episode five Kevin stops to help a seemingly crippled kangaroo lying by the side of the road. Turns out he was bait to lure someone in for him and his muscle-bound, thuggish mates to carjack. According to Spider this a regular issue and most know better than to trust 'roos.
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* CouchGag: From episode two onwards, each episode ends the theme song with Koala Man walking on screen and reciting a rule from his “Koala Code”.

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* CouchGag: From episode two onwards, each episode ends the theme song with Koala Man walking on screen and reciting a rule from his “Koala Code”.Kode”.
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* CoolOldGuy: Maxwell broke Australia's time zone rule to save [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic ''the Titanic'']] and fought in the first Emu War, losing his legs in the process.

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* CoolOldGuy: Maxwell broke Australia's time zone rule to save [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic ''the Titanic'']] the Titanic]] and fought in the first Emu War, losing his legs in the process.
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* CrapsackWorld: Because of [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Maxwell]] this universe's version of North America is now an irradiated, wartorn shit hole.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Damo and Darren.
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** Chad Wagon is the very {{Fratbro}} esque owner of a 1950s American styled diner who acts like a character plucked right from Film/TheFastAndTheFurious.

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** Chad Wagon is the very {{Fratbro}} esque owner of a 1950s American styled diner who acts like a character plucked right from Film/TheFastAndTheFurious.Film/TheFastAndTheFurious and is [[spoiler: scheming to turn Australia into a second United States.]]
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** Chad Wagon is the very Fratbro esque owner of a 1950s American styled diner who acts like a character plucked right from Film/TheFastAndTheFurious.

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** Chad Wagon is the very Fratbro {{Fratbro}} esque owner of a 1950s American styled diner who acts like a character plucked right from Film/TheFastAndTheFurious.
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** Chad Wagon is the very Fratbro esque owner of a 1950s American styled diner who acts like a character plucked right from Film/TheFastAndTheFurious.
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* BloodKnight: General Peckmeister, leader of the emu army invading Dapto, is unable to contain his vicious enthusiasm over having so many humans to round up, torture and kill. Him [[ItsPersonal losing his left eye]] during the first Emu War might be why.


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* FantasticRacism: There's lots of bad blood between humanity and emus, it boiling over into a hellish war. Twice.
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* CoolOldGuy: Maxwell broke Australia's time zone rule to save [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic ''the Titanic'']] and fought in the first Emu War, losing his legs in the process.

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* OnlySaneWoman: Played with.
Vicky is the most stable, well adjusted person in her household. Yet she's [[NotSoAboveItAll still susceptible to insecurities and shenanigans like her family]].

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* OnlySaneWoman: Played with.
Vicky is the most stable, well adjusted person in her household. Yet she's [[NotSoAboveItAll still susceptible to insecurities and shenanigans like her family]].
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* OnlySaneWoman: Played with.
Vicky is the most stable, well adjusted person in her household. Yet she's [[NotSoAboveItAll still susceptible to insecurities and shenanigans like her family]].
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* PatrioticFervor: Kevin takes enormous pride in being Australian and frowns on Americans who immigrated there after their own country went to pot.

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