Follow TV Tropes

Following

History WesternAnimation / MonkeyDust

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Clive isn't just ''bad'' at lying, he's so outrageously bad that he gives BaronMunchausen a run for his money.

to:

** Clive isn't just ''bad'' at lying, he's so outrageously bad that he gives BaronMunchausen Literature/BaronMunchausen a run for his money.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NegativeContinuity: Taken to extremes. One sketch features a character that commits suicide each week. Another features a character who, every week, is released from prison after locked up for 25 years for a crime he didn't commit.

to:

* NegativeContinuity: Taken to extremes. One sketch features a character that commits suicide each week. Another features a character who, every week, is released from prison after being locked up for 25 years for a crime he didn't commit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DwindlingParty: "Roy of the Roasters" has members of Warchester F.C. getting arrested for rape, grevious bodily harm and drug possession on the way to an away match, until Roy Rogers is the only one left. He still manages to win 9-10.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AbortedArc: The Broody Woman sketches have no real conclusion. [[spoiler: After stealing a man's sperm and believing she successfully inseminated herself the final sketch has her in a breastfeeding class with a cat, seeming to imply that she wasn't successful.]]

to:

* AbortedArc: The Broody Woman sketches have no real conclusion. [[spoiler: After stealing a man's sperm and believing she successfully inseminated herself the final sketch has her Mandy in a breastfeeding class with a cat, seeming to imply that she wasn't successful.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AbortedArc: The Broody Woman sketches have no real conclusion. [[spoiler: After stealing a man's sperm and believing she successfully inseminated herself the final sketch has her in a breastfeeding class with a cat, seeming to imply that she wasn't successful.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Ivan Dobsky: "The Meat Safe Murderer" a wrongly convicted man held in prison for ~25 years that has become completely dependent on the prison's rules, structure and brutality. Once released with [[PsychopathicManchild the mental age of a four year old]], he's unable to adapt to the changes since the [[TheSeventies 1970s]], and is confused by the new currency and fashions, so he turns to his old friend "[[CompanionCube Mr. Hoppy]]" ([[Literature/{{Flatland}} a space hopper]]) for advice which almost always results in a murder and being back in prison.
* Divorced dad (with Timmy): Divorced father gets custody of his son for the night and tries to impress and please Timmy with his outdated knowledge of this son. Timmy will then go into a long list of why Roger (his mother's new boyfriend) is so great. Ends with the father committing suicide shortly before Timmy admits that he really loves his dad and Roger isn't that great after all. Also Roger [[spoiler:is implied to be Timmy's biological father]].
* Internet Paedophile: Where an old, heavy smoking man attempts to lure a young girl to meet up to him under the guise of 13-year-old Benji. Often he doesn't get the latest slang and lets slip his true age, or says something unusual to make the girl lose interest. He eventually meets up with the young girl... [[spoiler:[[FlockOfWolves who turns out to be another paedophile]].]]

to:

* Ivan Dobsky: "The Meat Safe Murderer" Murderer," a wrongly convicted man held in prison for ~25 years that who has become completely dependent on the prison's rules, structure and brutality. Once released with [[PsychopathicManchild the mental age of a four year old]], four-year-old]], he's unable to adapt to the changes since the [[TheSeventies 1970s]], and is confused by the new currency and fashions, so he turns to his old friend "[[CompanionCube Mr. Hoppy]]" ([[Literature/{{Flatland}} a space hopper]]) for advice which almost always results in a murder and being back in prison.
* Divorced dad (with Timmy): Divorced father gets custody of his son for the night and tries to impress and please Timmy with his outdated knowledge of this son. Timmy will then go into a long list of why Roger (his mother's new boyfriend) is so great. Ends with the father committing suicide shortly before Timmy admits that he really loves his dad and Roger isn't that great after all. Also Also, Roger [[spoiler:is implied to be Timmy's biological father]].
* Internet Paedophile: Where an An old, heavy smoking man attempts to lure a young girl to meet up to him under the guise of 13-year-old Benji. Often Often, he doesn't get the latest slang and lets slip his true age, or says something unusual to make the girl lose interest. He eventually meets up with the young girl... [[spoiler:[[FlockOfWolves who turns out to be another paedophile]].]]paedophile]]]].



* Omar, Abdul and Shafiq, the incompetent terrorists: A group of British born Muslims intent on bringing death to the infidels and to the decadent west. However the young bombers seem more interested in sports and TV programs than blowing themselves up. For them, terrorism is more of a leisure activity.

to:

* Omar, Abdul and Shafiq, the incompetent terrorists: A group of British born British-born Muslims intent on bringing death to the infidels and to the decadent west. However the young bombers seem more interested in sports and TV programs than blowing themselves up. For them, terrorism is more of a leisure activity.



--> '' '''"Random caller":''' (misunderstood by the answering 'machine' voice menu several times after being in a waiting loop for the whole evening) Listen, can I just talk to a real fucking person?!''
--> '' '''"Guy":''' I am a real, fucking, person.''
* The {{Paedo|Hunt}}finder General: A parody of The Witchfinder General where a ghoulish, frightening man dressed in a cloak and a pointy hat goes around convicting and executing potential paedophiles on little grounds and with no authority or non-circumstantial evidence... and having his actions [[VillainWithGoodPublicity applauded by onlookers]]. Often a TakeThat against the British media, especially the tabloids.
* Noodles the Rabbit: a fairly transparent WesternAnimation/BugsBunny {{Expy}} hired by a biochemicals company to test chemicals on, since his AmusingInjuries always [[NegativeContinuity heal instantly]], letting them use him again, and again, and again.

to:

--> '' '''"Random caller":''' (misunderstood -->'''Random caller:''' ''[misunderstood by the answering 'machine' voice menu several times after being in a waiting loop for the whole evening) evening]'' Listen, can I just talk to a real fucking person?!''
--> '' '''"Guy":'''
person?!\\
'''Guy:'''
I am a real, fucking, person.''
person.
* The {{Paedo|Hunt}}finder General: A parody of The Witchfinder General ''Film/WitchfinderGeneral'' where a ghoulish, frightening man dressed in a cloak and a pointy hat goes around convicting and executing potential paedophiles on little grounds and with no authority or non-circumstantial evidence... and having his actions [[VillainWithGoodPublicity applauded by onlookers]]. Often a TakeThat against the British media, especially the tabloids.
* Noodles the Rabbit: a A fairly transparent WesternAnimation/BugsBunny {{Expy}} hired by a biochemicals company to test chemicals on, since his AmusingInjuries always [[NegativeContinuity heal instantly]], letting them use him again, and again, and again.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* SuddenNameChange: For some reason Mr. Jennings from the Ivan Dobsky sketches was renamed to Mr. Drummond in series 3.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Whenever Clive Pringle arrives home late (except for his final skit where his wife has had enough and left him) there's an uneaten plate of bangers and mash on the table.

to:

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Whenever Clive Pringle arrives home late (except for his final skit where his wife has had enough and left him) two appearances) there's an uneaten plate of bangers and mash on the table.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* LimitedWardrobe: Clive's wife never changes out of her bathrobe.

to:

* LimitedWardrobe: Clive's wife never changes out of her bathrobe.bathrobe, except for her final appearance where she goes out to meet a friend in a turtleneck and a long jacket.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Whenever Clive comes home late (except for his final skit where his wife has left him) there's an uneaten plate of bangers and mash on the table.

to:

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Whenever Clive comes Pringle arrives home late (except for his final skit where his wife has had enough and left him) there's an uneaten plate of bangers and mash on the table.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Whenever Clive comes home late (except for his final skit where his wife has left him) there's an uneaten plate of bangers and mash on the table.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FaceFramedInShadow: The side of the room Clive's wife is on is always dimly lit, leaving her face mostly in shadow.


Added DiffLines:

* LimitedWardrobe: Clive's wife never changes out of her bathrobe.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheStoic: Clive's wife just sits in a chair with a blank expression as he gives his excuses. The most emotion she shows is when she's crying in bed in the first episode's montage.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: By the fifth Ivan Dobsky skit Mr. Jennings is sick of the routine and goes through the process of releasing Ivan from prison as fast as he can.
--> '''Ivan Dobsky:''' I'm gonna miss you, Mr. Jennings! I've been here twenty-seven year!
--> '''Mr. Jennings:''' Yes, yes, Ivan. You didn't do the Meatsafe Murders, DNA's proved you innocent, hundred and thirty thousand pound compensation, 70s memorabilia and one space hopper. Now fuck off.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NoNameGiven: Clive's long-suffering wife is never named.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MisplacedRetribution: Whenever Ivan Dobsky is conned out of his money and wants to go back to jail he'll always murder some innocent person instead of the person who stole his money.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AbsurdlyLongWait: As part of the show's BlackComedy approach to a CrapsackWorld, one scene has people waiting at a bus stop with a display reading "NEXT BUS: 3 MONTHS".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Clearly not aimed at a family audience


* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The horrifying death of the scientist who has been experimenting on Noodles [[AmusingInjuries episode]] [[{{Slapstick}} after]] [[FateWorseThanDeath episode]] is treated in a very realistic manner, including the shock and grief of his colleagues.

Top