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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.[[note]]Credited at the time as "Ralph"[[/note]]

It stars Mr. and Mrs. Fathead, a [[BlatantLies happily]] married couple who engage in wacky antics such as whacking each other with their trademark parking meters.

WordOfGod says that the two were [[WriteWhoYouKnow modeled off of her parents]]. The series ran for a [[LongRunner successful 893 episodes]] before ending and being replaced with a SpiritualSuccessor called ''JustForFun/WackyDelly''.

[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead]]. Originally, the plans were for Leon and Chuck Chameleon to direct the special using modern computer-generated animation, but these plans were scrapped after a disastrous test screening, and Rachel Bighead was instead hired to oversee the project.


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!!Contains examples of:
* AccidentalMisnaming: The maitre d' introducing the show gets beaten with a parking meter by Mr. Fathead for erroneously referring to the couple as the Boneheads.
-->'''Mr. Fathead''': It's the ''Fat''heads, you dolt!
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The Fathead's pet fly acts just like a small dog, walking on a leash, and sometimes getting [[ThatCameOutWrong a bit too affectionate]] with Mr. Fathead.
--> '''Mr. Fathead''': Get this flying disease [[LargeHam OFF MY HEAD!]]
* AmusingInjuries: The characters constantly hurt other people or each other, and it's hilarious!
* AnthropomorphicFood: Melon Man is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a man made out of watermelons]].
* AsideGlance: The characters often turn and smile at the camera when they deliver a punchline.
* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' smash Mr. Fathead's eye. You will anger both him ''and'' [[spoiler:his eye elf]].
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mr. and Mrs. Fathead have a pet giant fly whom they walk on a leash like a dog.
* CartoonCreature: The titular couple look like slimy green things. They were modeled off of the parents of the creator, who were toads.
%% * CrapsackWorld
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The backgrounds are all black-and-white.
* DerangedAnimation: The intro shows a cage crashing onto people, and leads to the Fatheads beating each other up with parking meters.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Fathead can be one.
-->'''Mrs. Fathead''': Guess what I got?\\
'''Mr. Fathead''': A lobotomy?!
* TheDitz: How stupid is Rollo, exactly? He doesn't know how to use his hands. He knocks by bashing his head against the door.
* EyeScream: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead whacks her husband in the head, causing his eye to literally shatter like glass.
* FullNameUltimatum: Mrs. Fathead exclaims "Edward Elias Fathead!" when she catches her husband eating a girl scout that tried to sell him cookies.
* {{Gonk}}: Rollo, even by the [[GrotesqueGallery standards of this series]], fits this trope to a T.
* GrossoutShow
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mrs. Fathead. [[JerkAss Mr. Fathead]] is debatable, though.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Rollo is the nicest, most polite character in the show. He's also, by far, the densest.
* TheKlutz: Rollo is an idiot who slams his head into ''everything'', and of course, messes up the Fatheads' cheesecake.
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: Both characters, but ''especially'' Mr. Fathead.
* LaughTrack: This one is different in that instead of a whole crowd of people, you hear one man [[LaughingMad laughing insanely]] in the background. Somehow that makes it funnier.
** It gets even better when we learn that the lone deranged laugher is [[spoiler:Heffer]].
* LongRunner: In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS3E10WackyDelly Wacky Delly]]", we find out that it ran for ''893 episodes''.
* MadeOfExplodium: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead buys some melons from Melon Man, which explode in her and Mr. Fathead's faces.
* NoNameGiven: The Fathead's pet fly, who just stands there on a leash.
* NoodleIncident:
** The beginning of Rollo's introductory episode. How did Mrs. Fathead [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext get her feet in Mr. Fathead's nostrils]]? And what was that "bake sale" Mr. Fathead was talking about?
** In the same episode, when Mrs. Fathead offers Rollo some cheesecake, Mr. Fathead yells, "Don't give him anything!" as if she's tried giving Rollo food before.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Mr. Fathead]] is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when his [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].
-->'''Elf''': Somebody's gonna pay for that glass!
* PigMan: Two appear at the beginning of the opening theme, only to be crushed by a falling cage.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Rollo, whose only introduction in his debut episode is Mr. Fathead referring to him as an annoying neighbor.
* ScoutOut: The girl scout who gets eaten by Mr. Fathead in one episode.
* SimpletonVoice: Rollo is an idiot who talks in an exaggerated Australian accent.
%% * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitely on the cynical side.
* VerbalTic: [[TheKlutz Rollo]] has an Australian accent, and thus, as part of the common stereotype, ends all of his sentences with "mate".
* WouldHurtAChild: In one episode, a girl scout walks up to Mr. Fathead and asks him if he would like to buy some cookies. Mr. Fathead responds by [[spoiler:snatching her up in his jaws and chewing her up. You can even hear her bones crunching! Thankfully, Mrs. Fathead pulls her out, and she's okay.]]

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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.[[note]]Credited at the time as "Ralph"[[/note]]

It stars Mr. and Mrs. Fathead, a [[BlatantLies happily]] married couple who engage in wacky antics such as whacking each other with their trademark parking meters.

WordOfGod says that the two were [[WriteWhoYouKnow modeled off of her parents]]. The series ran for a [[LongRunner successful 893 episodes]] before ending and being replaced with a SpiritualSuccessor called ''JustForFun/WackyDelly''.

[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead]]. Originally, the plans were for Leon and Chuck Chameleon to direct the special using modern computer-generated animation, but these plans were scrapped after a disastrous test screening, and Rachel Bighead was instead hired to oversee the project.


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!!Contains examples of:
* AccidentalMisnaming: The maitre d' introducing the show gets beaten with a parking meter by Mr. Fathead for erroneously referring to the couple as the Boneheads.
-->'''Mr. Fathead''': It's the ''Fat''heads, you dolt!
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The Fathead's pet fly acts just like a small dog, walking on a leash, and sometimes getting [[ThatCameOutWrong a bit too affectionate]] with Mr. Fathead.
--> '''Mr. Fathead''': Get this flying disease [[LargeHam OFF MY HEAD!]]
* AmusingInjuries: The characters constantly hurt other people or each other, and it's hilarious!
* AnthropomorphicFood: Melon Man is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a man made out of watermelons]].
* AsideGlance: The characters often turn and smile at the camera when they deliver a punchline.
* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' smash Mr. Fathead's eye. You will anger both him ''and'' [[spoiler:his eye elf]].
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mr. and Mrs. Fathead have a pet giant fly whom they walk on a leash like a dog.
* CartoonCreature: The titular couple look like slimy green things. They were modeled off of the parents of the creator, who were toads.
%% * CrapsackWorld
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The backgrounds are all black-and-white.
* DerangedAnimation: The intro shows a cage crashing onto people, and leads to the Fatheads beating each other up with parking meters.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Fathead can be one.
-->'''Mrs. Fathead''': Guess what I got?\\
'''Mr. Fathead''': A lobotomy?!
* TheDitz: How stupid is Rollo, exactly? He doesn't know how to use his hands. He knocks by bashing his head against the door.
* EyeScream: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead whacks her husband in the head, causing his eye to literally shatter like glass.
* FullNameUltimatum: Mrs. Fathead exclaims "Edward Elias Fathead!" when she catches her husband eating a girl scout that tried to sell him cookies.
* {{Gonk}}: Rollo, even by the [[GrotesqueGallery standards of this series]], fits this trope to a T.
* GrossoutShow
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mrs. Fathead. [[JerkAss Mr. Fathead]] is debatable, though.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Rollo is the nicest, most polite character in the show. He's also, by far, the densest.
* TheKlutz: Rollo is an idiot who slams his head into ''everything'', and of course, messes up the Fatheads' cheesecake.
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: Both characters, but ''especially'' Mr. Fathead.
* LaughTrack: This one is different in that instead of a whole crowd of people, you hear one man [[LaughingMad laughing insanely]] in the background. Somehow that makes it funnier.
** It gets even better when we learn that the lone deranged laugher is [[spoiler:Heffer]].
* LongRunner: In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS3E10WackyDelly Wacky Delly]]", we find out that it ran for ''893 episodes''.
* MadeOfExplodium: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead buys some melons from Melon Man, which explode in her and Mr. Fathead's faces.
* NoNameGiven: The Fathead's pet fly, who just stands there on a leash.
* NoodleIncident:
** The beginning of Rollo's introductory episode. How did Mrs. Fathead [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext get her feet in Mr. Fathead's nostrils]]? And what was that "bake sale" Mr. Fathead was talking about?
** In the same episode, when Mrs. Fathead offers Rollo some cheesecake, Mr. Fathead yells, "Don't give him anything!" as if she's tried giving Rollo food before.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Mr. Fathead]] is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when his [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].
-->'''Elf''': Somebody's gonna pay for that glass!
* PigMan: Two appear at the beginning of the opening theme, only to be crushed by a falling cage.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Rollo, whose only introduction in his debut episode is Mr. Fathead referring to him as an annoying neighbor.
* ScoutOut: The girl scout who gets eaten by Mr. Fathead in one episode.
* SimpletonVoice: Rollo is an idiot who talks in an exaggerated Australian accent.
%% * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitely on the cynical side.
* VerbalTic: [[TheKlutz Rollo]] has an Australian accent, and thus, as part of the common stereotype, ends all of his sentences with "mate".
* WouldHurtAChild: In one episode, a girl scout walks up to Mr. Fathead and asks him if he would like to buy some cookies. Mr. Fathead responds by [[spoiler:snatching her up in his jaws and chewing her up. You can even hear her bones crunching! Thankfully, Mrs. Fathead pulls her out, and she's okay.]]

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* OffModel: What few design notes remain of the intented Chameleon Brothers remake shows heavy use of poorly designed CGI models, none of whom look anything like the character. The same complaint has been made towards the otherwise popular Fatheads Ice Cream Pops.
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%% * TheKlutz: Rollo.

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%% * NoNameGiven: The Fathead's pet fly.fly, who just stands there on a leash.



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[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]] Originally, the plans were for Leon and Chuck Chameleon to direct the special using modern computer-generated animation, but these plans were scrapped after a disastrous test screening, and Rachel Bighead was instead hired to oversee the project.

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[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]] Fathead]]. Originally, the plans were for Leon and Chuck Chameleon to direct the special using modern computer-generated animation, but these plans were scrapped after a disastrous test screening, and Rachel Bighead was instead hired to oversee the project.



-->'''Mr. Fathead''': It's the ''Fat''heads, you dolt!



* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' smash Mr. Fathead's eye. You will anger both him ''and'' [[spoiler:his eye elf.]]

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* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' smash Mr. Fathead's eye. You will anger both him ''and'' [[spoiler:his eye elf.]]elf]].



* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Mr. Fathead]] is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when his [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].

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* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Mr.[[spoiler:Mr. Fathead]] is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when his [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].
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%% * AnthropomorphicFood: Melon Man.

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%% * AnthropomorphicFood: Melon Man.Man is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a man made out of watermelons]].



* LongRunner: In "JustForFun/WackyDelly", we find out that it ran for ''893 episodes''.
%% * MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler: Melon Man's watermelons.]]

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* LongRunner: In "JustForFun/WackyDelly", "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS3E10WackyDelly Wacky Delly]]", we find out that it ran for ''893 episodes''.
%% * MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead buys some melons from Melon Man's watermelons.]]Man, which explode in her and Mr. Fathead's faces.
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* GrotesqueGallery: The characters are either this or UglyCute.
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* EyeScream: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead whacks her husband in the head, causing his eye to literally shatter like glass. See OurElvesAreBetter below for what happens next.

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* EyeScream: In one episode, Mrs. Fathead whacks her husband in the head, causing his eye to literally shatter like glass. See OurElvesAreBetter below for what happens next.



* OurElvesAreBetter: [[spoiler: Mr. Fathead is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when Mr. Fathead's [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].]]

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* OurElvesAreBetter: OurElvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Mr. Fathead Fathead]] is revealed to have an elf living in his eye in one episode. Of course, the elf grows extremely irate when Mr. Fathead's his [[EyeScream eye is smashed]].]]
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* AnthropomorphicFood: Melon Man.

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* DerangedAnimation

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* TheKlutz: Rollo.

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%% * TheKlutz: Rollo.



* MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler: Melon Man's watermelons.]]
* NoNameGiven: The Fathead's pet fly.

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%% * MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler: Melon Man's watermelons.]]
%% * NoNameGiven: The Fathead's pet fly.



* SimpletonVoice: Rollo.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitely on the cynical side.

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%% * SimpletonVoice: Rollo.
%% * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitely on the cynical side.
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* FullNameUltimatum: Mrs. Fathead exclaims "Edward Elias Fathead!" when she catches her husband eating a girl scout that tried to sell him cookies.

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[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]]

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[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later]], Rachel revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]]
]] Originally, the plans were for Leon and Chuck Chameleon to direct the special using modern computer-generated animation, but these plans were scrapped after a disastrous test screening, and Rachel Bighead was instead hired to oversee the project.


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--> '''Mrs. Fathead''': Guess what I got?
--> '''Mr. Fathead''': A lobotomy?!
* TheDitz: Rollo, oh so much.
** How stupid is Rollo, exactly? He doesn't know how to use his hands. He knocks by bashing his head against the door.

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--> '''Mrs. -->'''Mrs. Fathead''': Guess what I got?
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got?\\
'''Mr. Fathead''': A lobotomy?!
* TheDitz: Rollo, oh so much.
**
How stupid is Rollo, exactly? He doesn't know how to use his hands. He knocks by bashing his head against the door.



* NoodleIncident: The beginning of Rollo's introductory episode. How did Mrs. Fathead [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext get her feet in Mr. Fathead's nostrils]]? And what was that "bake sale" Mr. Fathead was talking about?

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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
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The beginning of Rollo's introductory episode. How did Mrs. Fathead [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext get her feet in Mr. Fathead's nostrils]]? And what was that "bake sale" Mr. Fathead was talking about?



** [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror But she didn't seem to be breathing. And we never see her again]].]]

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** [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror But she didn't seem to be breathing. And we never see her again]].]]
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* AccidentalMisnaming: They're the ''Fat''heads, not the ''Bone''heads.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: They're The maitre d' introducing the ''Fat''heads, not show gets beaten with a parking meter by Mr. Fathead for erroneously referring to the ''Bone''heads.couple as the Boneheads.



* AmusingInjuries

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* AmusingInjuriesAmusingInjuries: The characters constantly hurt other people or each other, and it's hilarious!
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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.[[note]]formerly known as "Ralph" [[{{Transgender}} before her transition]]

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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.[[note]]formerly known [[note]]Credited at the time as "Ralph" [[{{Transgender}} before her transition]]
"Ralph"[[/note]]



WordOfGod says that the two were [[WriteWhoYouKnow modeled off of his parents]]. The series ran for a [[LongRunner successful 893 episodes]] before ending and being replaced with a SpiritualSuccessor called ''JustForFun/WackyDelly''.

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WordOfGod says that the two were [[WriteWhoYouKnow modeled off of his her parents]]. The series ran for a [[LongRunner successful 893 episodes]] before ending and being replaced with a SpiritualSuccessor called ''JustForFun/WackyDelly''.
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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.

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''Meet the Fatheads'' is a ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' created by Rachel Bighead.
Bighead.[[note]]formerly known as "Ralph" [[{{Transgender}} before her transition]]



20 years later, Rachel ([[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling formerly known as Ralph but having since transitioned]])revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]]

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[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling 20 years later, later]], Rachel ([[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling formerly known as Ralph but having since transitioned]])revived revived the show for a one-off special that not only saw the return of Mr. and Mrs. Fathead but also [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter saw the arrival of a baby Fathead.]]

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