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* BareYourMidriff: Lady Macbeth.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
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* AlternateHistoryDinosaurSurvival: The dinosaurs actually escaped extinction by fleeing underground where they became sapient and formed their own society.
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* OpeningNarration[=/=]FakeOutOpening: Creator/BillyWest starts out reading the opening narration as GKR, using a gravelly voice. Then, right when you think this show is an action drama à la ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', West ''flawlessly'' switches voices and reads the rest as Geeker.
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* OpeningNarration[=/=]FakeOutOpening: OpeningNarration: Creator/BillyWest starts out reading the opening narration as GKR, using a gravelly voice. Then, right when you think this show is an action drama à la ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', West ''flawlessly'' switches voices and reads the rest as Geeker.
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* BodyHorror: When Geeker realizes he only has four fingers, and [[VoluntaryShapeshifting grows more]] in an attempt to be more normal. He goes [[UpToEleven a bit overboard]].
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* BodyHorror: When Geeker realizes he only has four fingers, and [[VoluntaryShapeshifting grows more]] in an attempt to be more normal. He goes [[UpToEleven a bit overboard]].overboard.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Geeker takes this UpToEleven.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Geeker takes this UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: In one episode, when Geeker [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] to avert the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction of a sizable chunk of the planet]], his ever-begrudging caretaker Lady Macbeth (who had treated him more as stolen goods than a... er, [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman sort-of-humanoid companion]]) actually breaks down and cries at his [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat obvious and horrible destruction]]... only to have Geeker pop up behind her and ask why she's crying.
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* TyrannosaurusRex: Noah.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: From "Thing Called Love":
-->'''Geeker:''' Kissing? Is that some kind of wrestling?
-->'''Noah:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' Uh, why don't you take this one, Becky...
-->'''Geeker:''' Kissing? Is that some kind of wrestling?
-->'''Noah:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' Uh, why don't you take this one, Becky...
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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: From "Thing Called Love":
-->'''Geeker:''' Kissing? Is that some kind of wrestling?
-->'''Noah:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' Uh, why don'tGettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you take are reading this one, Becky...in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
-->'''Geeker:''' Kissing? Is that some kind of wrestling?
-->'''Noah:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' Uh, why don't
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*PaperThinDisguise: deliberately parodied when Geeker puts on a mask to "disguise" his identity as Geekman. Keep in mind that even the general public can instantly recognize him in his various forms due to his consistent color palette, and his Geekman costume is basically his standard outfit but with muscles.
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* ShadowDiscretionShot: in "Noble Savage" when a sewer gator presumably meets its end.
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* AffablyEvil: Moloch's two green henchmen.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Geeker is generally peaceful, but hurt his friends and he'll quickly become much more dangerous.
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* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
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* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.powers.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
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* NeverSayDie: a particularly egregious example, since the characters are usually in danger of being "destroyed" several times an episode.
* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
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* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.
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*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: one of the many, many things wrong with Geeker.
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* OneSteveLimit: Both creators have the first name Doug; in fact, a company they created was called Doug
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* OneSteveLimit: Both creators have the first name Doug; in fact, a company they created was called Doug
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* XMeetsY: WesternAnimation/AeonFlux (albeit a PG-rated version, at most) meets WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants.
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* EvilKnockoff: Eventually, Moloch creates another GKR closer to his original plan. [[spoiler: First it goes renegade. Then Geeker out-crazies it.]]
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* EvilKnockoff: Eventually, Moloch creates another GKR closer to his original plan. [[spoiler: First it goes renegade. Then Geeker out-crazies it.it, and defeats it by uploading some of his insanity into its mind causing it explode.]]
* InvincibleHero: Geeker is this due to his powers, but his inability to fully master his powers or reach his full potential prevent him from getting rid of any threat he comes across.
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* MadScientist: Doctor Maston, who is a ''mastodon'' MadScientist. So mad that when Geeker was going to explode in the first episode, he planned on dying with his creation, even though he already admitted the explosion would equal that of a thermonuclear bomb.
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* MadScientist: Doctor Maston, who is a ''mastodon'' MadScientist. So mad that when Geeker was going to explode in the first episode, he planned on dying with his creation, even though he already admitted the explosion would equal that of a small thermonuclear bomb.
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* PhysicalGod: Geeker has complete control over his molecular structure. That's [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]-level superpower. [[spoiler: The BadFuture episode shows just how unstoppable he could be if his abilities are ever used for evil.]]
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* NiceGuy: Geeker. Despite his insanity and power, he doesn't want to destroy or hurt anyone and simply wants to make friends with anyone he meets. He even refers to his enemies as friends who are trying to kill him. However, when his friends are hurt, he unleashes the darker aspects of his powers.
* PhysicalGod: Geeker has complete control over his molecularstructure.structure and the ability to control other matter the same way. That's [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]-level superpower. In addition to being invulnerable to damage. [[spoiler: The BadFuture episode shows just how unstoppable he could be if his abilities are ever used for evil.]]
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* RealityWarper: It's implied that this is what Geeker would be if he wasn't a moron.
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* UltimateLifeForm: Geeker was intended to be this. ...Doesn't quite take. He's effectively invulnerable, doesn't even need to breathe, and is effectively immune to all disease, even bioengineered ones like Larry.
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* UltimateLifeForm: Geeker was intended to be this. ...Doesn't quite take. He's effectively invulnerable, doesn't even need to breathe, can manipulate all matter, can intuitively understand technology, and is effectively immune to all disease, even bioengineered ones like Larry.
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* MadScientist: Doctor Maston, who is a ''mastodon'' MadScientist.
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* TheVirus: Larry, an intelligent mutant cold virus sent to capture Geeker.
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* TheVirus: Larry, an intelligent mutant cold virus bioengineered by Moloch Industries sent to capture Geeker.Geeker. Anyone he spreads his virus towards has their mind possessed by Larry and displays trademark BlackEyesOfEvil
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* ArtificialLimbs: Becky's left arm.
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* BodyHorror: When Geeker realizes he only has four fingers, and [[VoluntaryShapeshifting grows more]] in an attempt to be more normal. He goes [[UpToEleven a bit overboard]].
--> '''Lady Macbeth''': Geeker, what's that on your arm?\\
'''Geeker''': [[CaptainObvious Um...a finger?]]\\
'''Noah''': [[SubvertedTrope No,]] ''[[SubvertedTrope next to]]'' [[SubvertedTrope the finger.]]
:: : Turns out [[spoiler: it's a clock, and it happens to be [[WhyAmITicking counting down to something.]]]]
--> '''Lady Macbeth''': Geeker, what's that on your arm?\\
'''Geeker''': [[CaptainObvious Um...a finger?]]\\
'''Noah''': [[SubvertedTrope No,]] ''[[SubvertedTrope next to]]'' [[SubvertedTrope the finger.]]
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* IdiotHero: Guess who.
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** Later that same episode, he receives a video message from Becky (who, for the record, is as human as ever), assumes she sent it psychically from her "mutated lobster brain," and [[RewindReplayRepeat replays it]] forwards, backwards, and upside down until it gives him something in the language of the "crab-men" (who may or may not exist InUniverse; [[MST3KMantra it's not important]]).
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* XMeetsY: WesternAnimation/AeonFlux (albeit a PG-rated version, at most) meets WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants.
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* OpeningNarration[=/=]FakeOutOpening: Creator/BillyWest starts out reading the opening narration as GKR, using a gravelly voice. Then, right when you think this show is an action drama à la ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'', West ''flawlessly'' switches voices and reads the rest as Geeker.
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* {{XmeetsY}}: Literature/{{Neuromancer}} meets Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit.
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* DarkerandEdgier: The atmosphere, setting and characters, all except Geeker.
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* BreakingtheFourthWall: Averted. This cartoon does not actaully have the same off-the-wall wacky cartooniness as [[WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim Earthworm Jim]].
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A twistedly brilliant Saturday morning cartoon by DougTenNapel (the same man behind ''EarthwormJim'') and Doug Langdale (who ironically helped make the ''Earthworm Jim'' cartoon, despite [=TenNapel=]'s opposition to it; he would later go on to create Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' and ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''), ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' ran for thirteen episodes in [[TheNineties the mid-90's]] on Creator/{{CBS}}. However it was doomed from the beginning because the FCC's new [[ExecutiveMeddling educational programming requirements]] came into effect in January 1997, just as its first season run was ending, and CBS couldn't see it meeting [[EdutainmentShow E/I]] guidelines well enough for a second season.
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A twistedly brilliant Saturday morning cartoon byDougTenNapel Creator/DougTenNapel (the same man behind ''EarthwormJim'') ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'') and Doug Langdale (who ironically helped make the ''Earthworm Jim'' ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' cartoon, despite [=TenNapel=]'s opposition to it; he would later go on to create Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' and ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''), ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' ran for thirteen episodes in [[TheNineties the mid-90's]] on Creator/{{CBS}}. However it was doomed from the beginning because the FCC's new [[ExecutiveMeddling educational programming requirements]] came into effect in January 1997, just as its first season run was ending, and CBS couldn't see it meeting [[EdutainmentShow E/I]] guidelines well enough for a second season.
A twistedly brilliant Saturday morning cartoon by
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The series' entire run was on {{Creator/Hulu}} and iTunes at one time, but has since disappeared.
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* PhysicalGod: Geeker has complete control over his molecular structure. That's [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]-level superpower. [[spoiler: The BadFuture episode shows just how unstoppable he could be if his abilities are ever used for evil.]]
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