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* KarmaHoudini: Pamela repeatedly avoids being exposed as the BigBad, with her only punishment usually being her latest scheme failing, as well as being the victim of some slapstick or humiliation. Even when she's finally exposed in the final episode, she's given the choice of prison or demotion to traffic warden, and of course she chooses the latter.
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* DoorSlamsYou: Doors are being violently swung open quite often, and even more often characters find themselves on the wrong side when it happens. Especially Pamela.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The show rarely pulled punches on Carmen and you can make entire drinking games about how often Pamela gets [[DoorSlamsYou smacked by opening doors]].
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'''Patrol 03''' (''Patrouille 03'') is a French animated television series that aired in 1997 and was broadcast on Pop in the United Kingdom.
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* BadCopIncompetentCop: The main trio are treated like this by the rest of their department. Although they're actually the most competent policeman there. They do use this to their advantage, so as to continue monitoring Bondani's schemes.
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* BadBoss: Pamela is fairly uncaring of her police force, and usually misleads and often victimizes them in the course of her schemes.
* BadCopIncompetentCop: The main trio are treated like this by the rest of theirdepartment. Although department, although they're actually the most competent policeman there. and most effective. They do use this to their advantage, so as to continue monitoring Bondani's schemes.
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* ExitPursuedByABear: Molo and Joe Bull's associates are chased off by the vehicle-possessing monster, after it undergoes a HeelFaceTurn. Another episode ends with Molo being pursued by a royally PO'd Bondani, after his experiment of the episode left her disfigured.
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* ExitPursuedByABear: Molo and Joe Bull's associates are chased off by the vehicle-possessing monster, after it undergoes a HeelFaceTurn. Another episode ends And two other episodes end with Molo being pursued by a royally PO'd Bondani, after his experiment of the episode left her disfigured.disfigured and/or humiliated.
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* TheJinx: Another of Molo's monsters is a tiny, pterodactyl-like creature that inflicts bad luck onto those it makes eye contact with. Molo weaponizes it through a camera, and even recorded footage of the monster carries the same effect.
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* NightmareFace: This was the most obvious clue to the vehicle monster's possession. Some of Pamela's [[Slasher Smile Slasher Smiles]] also amount to this.
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* NightmareFace: This was the most obvious clue to the vehicle monster's possession. Some of Pamela's [[Slasher Smile [[SlasherSmile Slasher Smiles]] also amount to this.
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* EdibleAmmunition: One of Molo's non-monster schemes involved a robotic duplication of Mayor Walrus, which would fire cakes at a famous opera singer, which would ruin his reputation. Amusingly, it's tested twice on Pamela.
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* EdibleAmmunition: One of Molo's non-monster schemes involved a robotic duplication of Mayor Walrus, which would fire cakes at a famous opera singer, which would singer and ruin his reputation. Amusingly, it's tested twice on Pamela.
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* EvilIsHammy: Molo and Pamela both take turns in this department.
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* EvilIsHammy: Molo and Pamela both take turns in this department. Sometimes, it escalates to HamToHamCombat.
* FightingYourFriend: Happens on the occasions where one monster possessed Carmen's wheelchair, and another possessed Wilfred
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* NightmareFace: This was the most obvious clue to the vehicle monster's possession. Some of Pamela's [[Slasher Smile Slasher Smiles]] also amount to this.
* OhCrap: Pamela exhibits amusing reactions to when she's in trouble, having a rather expressive face.
* OhCrap: Pamela exhibits amusing reactions to when she's in trouble, having a rather expressive face.
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* AndIMustScream: The fate of Diabolik, trapped in the conch shell that summons him and launched into space
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* EdibleAmmunition: One of Molo's non-monster schemes involved a robotic duplication of Mayor Walrus, which would fire cakes at a famous opera singer, which would ruin his reputation. Amusingly, it's tested twice on Pamela.
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* {{Thememobile}}: Molo once kidnaps the Mayor using a flying machine bearing a motif of his face.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In addition to possessing people, Diabolik could also make his hosts grow to gargantuan size.
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* BadCopIncompetentCop: The main trio are treated like this by the rest of their department. Although they're actually the most competent policeman there.
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* BadCopIncompetentCop: The main trio are treated like this by the rest of their department. Although they're actually the most competent policeman there. They do use this to their advantage, so as to continue monitoring Bondani's schemes.
** TokenGoodTeammate: They're also this to the Los Diablos Police Department, given Bondani's BigBad status and her rather {{Jerkass}} police force.
** TokenGoodTeammate: They're also this to the Los Diablos Police Department, given Bondani's BigBad status and her rather {{Jerkass}} police force.
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Snap has one.
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Snap has one.one in the English dub.
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* ButtMonkey: The elephantine store owner, whose china shop is constantly demolished. Makes you wonder how he manages to stay in business.
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* DemonicPossession: One episode featured Diabolik, a Satan-like entity that possessed people, after getting them to laugh. He manages to possess Lt. Rhino, Wilfred, and Pamela in the course of the episode.
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** This became a plot point in the episode featuring Diabolik, where he would possess people after making them laugh. Rather fittingly, this is turned on Pamela, who can't resist laughing at his antics, making her look like an utter fool and ruining her campaign against the mayor.
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Snap has one.
* CoolCar: Patrol 03's squad car, which was formerly TheAllegedCar, after Snap's modifications
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* PoliceAreUseless: Somewhat justified by the fact that their chief is villainous and makes sure they don't mess with her contacts. Although many of their scenes show them to be [[JerkAss JerkAsses]].
** Played with in regards to Lt. Rhino. Despite being a {{Jerkass}} as well, Rhino does try to do his job and generally takes Patrol 03's reports seriously. Problem is, his proximity and tendency to report everything to Pamela makes him very easy to manipulate and mislead.
** Played with in regards to Lt. Rhino. Despite being a {{Jerkass}} as well, Rhino does try to do his job and generally takes Patrol 03's reports seriously. Problem is, his proximity and tendency to report everything to Pamela makes him very easy to manipulate and mislead.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Somewhat justified by the fact that their chief is villainous and makes sure they don't mess with her contacts. Although many of their scenes show them to be [[JerkAss JerkAsses]].
Jerkasses]].
** Played with in regards to Lt. Rhino. Despite also being a{{Jerkass}} as well, {{Jerkass}}, Rhino does try to do his job and generally takes Patrol 03's reports seriously. Problem is, his proximity and tendency to report everything to Pamela makes him very easy to manipulate and mislead.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Carmen is a greenish gray arctic vixen (although the "blue is gray" principle could apply).
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* CreepyCrossdresser: A few of Molo's schemes have involved disguising himself as a woman.
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** While Pamela's nephew shares her contempt for Mayor Walrus, it's largely just him imitating her. Of course, he still unwittingly launches Pamela out the window after messing with her swivel chair's adjustment lever.
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** While Also subverted with Pamela's nephew nephew, who shares her contempt for Mayor Walrus, it's but largely just from him imitating her. Of course, he still unwittingly launches Pamela out the window after messing with her swivel chair's adjustment lever.
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* GentleGiant:Wilfred.Wilfred, for the most part
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* MakesMeWannaShout: One of Molo's monsters is a babylike creature that emits loud noises when scared or angered, with enough force to bring down a building. Pamela found this out the hard way, when she ignored Molo's warnings and continued yelling at him.
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* MakesMeWannaShout: MakeMeWannaShout: One of Molo's monsters is a babylike creature that emits loud noises when scared or angered, with enough force to bring down a building. Pamela found this out the hard way, when she ignored Molo's warnings and continued yelling at him.
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** Pamela as well, since in the pilot she destroyed one of Molo's monsters with ''her bare hands''. Although her combat prowess varies from episode to episode.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Carmen is a greenish gray arctic vixen (although the "blue is gray" principle could apply).
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Carmen is a greenish gray arctic vixen (although the "blue is gray" principle could apply).
* CurbStompBattle: The pilot gives two examples, with Patrol 03's final exam/takedown of the heavyweight champion and Pamela's defeat of Molo's fly monster.
* EnfanteTerrible: Subverted with Molo's baby monster, who is pretty docile when not riled up.
** While Pamela's nephew shares her contempt for Mayor Walrus, it's largely just him imitating her. Of course, he still unwittingly launches Pamela out the window after messing with her swivel chair's adjustment lever.
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* IncrediblyObviousBug: In the final episode, Pamela gives Mayor Walrus a bugged painting-a painting of ''an ear''. Subtlety's not her thing.
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* IncrediblyObviousBug: In the final episode, Pamela gives Mayor Walrus a bugged painting-a painting of ''an ear''. Subtlety's not her thing.Walrus lampshades just how suspicious it is.
* InterspeciesRomance: Snap tries to start one of these with Carmen, to no success.
* InterspeciesRomance: Snap tries to start one of these with Carmen, to no success.
* MakesMeWannaShout: One of Molo's monsters is a babylike creature that emits loud noises when scared or angered, with enough force to bring down a building. Pamela found this out the hard way, when she ignored Molo's warnings and continued yelling at him.
* MsFanservice: Carmen exploited this on one ocassion, to get Molo away from his mobile lab. She's also this to Snap, in-verse.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Molo tends to go into disguises that are little more than trading his labcoat for something else.
** Carmen also invokes this trope a couple of times, posing as a seductive lady and a talcum powder vendor. The former case was justified, due to her wearing makeup and obscuring her wheelchair, and Molo sees through the latter case and makes off with the powder.
** Carmen also invokes this trope a couple of times, posing as a seductive lady and a talcum powder vendor. The former case was justified, due to her wearing makeup and obscuring her wheelchair, and Molo sees through the latter case and makes off with the powder.
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** Carmen also invokes this trope a couple of times, posing as a seductive lady and a talcum powder vendor. The former case was justified, due toher wearing makeup and obscuring her wheelchair, and Molo sees through the latter case and makes off with the powder.
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** Played with in regards to Lt. Rhino. Despite being a {{Jerkass}}, Rhino does try to do his job and generally takes Patrol 03's reports seriously. Problem is, his proximity and tendency to report everything to Pamela makes him easy to manipulate and mislead.
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** Played with in regards to Lt. Rhino. Despite being a{{Jerkass}}, {{Jerkass}} as well, Rhino does try to do his job and generally takes Patrol 03's reports seriously. Problem is, his proximity and tendency to report everything to Pamela makes him very easy to manipulate and mislead.
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* AndroclesLion: The monster that possesses vehicles (and Carmen's wheelchair) undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, after Snap tends to a puncture in its tire (while possessing a tow truck).
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* AndroclesLion: The monster that possesses vehicles (and Carmen's wheelchair) undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, after Snap tends to a puncture in its lost tire (while possessing while it possessed a tow truck).truck.
* IncrediblyObviousBug: In the final episode, Pamela gives Mayor Walrus a bugged painting-a painting of ''an ear''. Subtlety's not her thing.
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* SuperCop: The trio are technically this due to their Franchise/{{Batman}}-esque gadgets and the fact that they fight off monsters.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Molo tends to go into disguises that are little more than trading his labcoat for something else.
** Carmen also invokes this trope a couple of times, posing as a seductive lady and a talcum powder vendor. The former case was justified, due to her wearing makeup and obscuring her wheelchair, and Molo sees through the latter case and makes off with the powder.
** Carmen also invokes this trope a couple of times, posing as a seductive lady and a talcum powder vendor. The former case was justified, due to her wearing makeup and obscuring her wheelchair, and Molo sees through the latter case and makes off with the powder.
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* TheChewToy: Let's just say that HoistByHisOwnPetard, HumiliationConga, and LaserGuidedKarma are common tropes for Pamela Bondani.
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* HandicappedBadass: Carmen is a paraplegic but is by far the most effective member of the patrol when dealing with monsters.
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* NowWhosLaughing: To quote Molo, "And they say mad science is a worthless degree!"
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* WhosLaughingNow: To quote Molo, "And they say mad science is a worthless degree!"
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Snap has a big crush on Carmen and does everything in his power to get her to like him back.
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** ThrowTheDogABone: That said, Carmen does sometimes thank Snap for what he does with pecks on the cheek (which, in true cartoon fashion, tend to floor him).
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** Pamela as well, since in the pilot she destroyed one of Molo's monsters with ''her bare hands''.
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* AndroclesLion: The monster that possesses vehicles (and Carmen's wheelchair) undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, after Snap tends to a puncture in its tire (while possessing a tow truck).
* AndroclesLion: The monster that possesses vehicles (and Carmen's wheelchair) undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, after Snap tends to a puncture in its tire (while possessing a tow truck).
* TheChewToy: Let's just say that HoistByHisOwnPetard, HumiliationConga, and LaserGuidedKarma are common tropes for Pamela Bondani.
* ExitPursuedByABear: Molo and Joe Bull's associates are chased off by the vehicle-possessing monster, after it undergoes a HeelFaceTurn. Another episode ends with Molo being pursued by a royally PO'd Bondani, after his experiment of the episode left her disfigured.
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* SuperCop: The trio are technically this due to their {{Batman}}-esque gadgets and the fact that they fight off monsters.
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* SlaveToPR: The reason the Mayor can't just fire Pamela despite her ObviouslyEvil ways, as he has no firm proof. Also, presumably why she believes she can get his job just by embarrassing him.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast/StandardCopBackstory: It's implied for Carmen, who mentions she used to be a dancer. [[AngstWhatAngst Doesn't seem to affect her sunny disposition.]]
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* TheGhost: Pamela's nephew. He does show up in the series finale though.
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* DirtyHarriet: A ([[GettingCrapPastTheRadar barely]]) G-rated version involving Carmen.
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