History WesternAnimation / TheBiskitts

''The Biskitts'' was a cartoon show produced by Creator/HannaBarbera that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} in the 1983/84 season. It followed the adventures of miniature anthropomorphic canines, set in medieval times.

%%* GangOfCritters

* AngryGuardDog: Fang and Snarl, King Max's guard dogs

* SmallNameBigEgo: Shiner
* SycophanticServant: Shecky, to King Max.

* TalkingToHimself: Both Spinner and Bump are voiced by Bob Holt.
** King Max and Fang are voiced by Kenneth Mars.
** Scratch, Snarl, and the Biskitt, Rover, are voiced by Peter Cullen.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: In "The Biskitt Who Cried Woof," Wiggle develops a major crush on Waggs, but Waggs doesn't return the feelings being that he only has eyes for his girlfriend, Sweets.

* BigEater: Mooch

* FriendtoAllLivingThings: Sweets
* TheEeyore: Downer

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Shiner - Shiner tends to be selfish, but in the episode 'Turnaround Hound' Shiner helps Snarl get better.
* KidAppealCharacter: [[UnfortunateNames Scat]] - the youngest of the Biskitts who is brave but tends to be a bit foolhardy.
* LeaderWannabe: Shiner has made clear he does ''not'' approve of Waggs giving orders and believes that he himself is more suitable to lead the Biskitts. In "Moving Day," he puts himself in charge when the Biskitts are trying to move their treasure chest on a rainy day, much to the other Biskitts' dismay. His poor leadership helps King Max steal the treasure from them, but fortunately they succeed in getting it back. At the end of the episode, Shiner, as usual, [[GlorySeeker attempts to take full credit]], which results in the other Biskitts [[NeverLiveItDown telling him off and reminding him of how he screwed up]]. Shiner, though, [[NeverMyFault brushes it off]].
* LovableCoward: Both Shiner and Downer can be described as this, though Shiner's usually more of a DirtyCoward.
* MentorArchetype: Spinner plays this part for the Biskitts and has a [[GreatBigBookofEverything useful book]]. Pendora plays a similar role among the Whiskers with her [[CrystalBall crystal ball]].
* MilesGloriosus: Shiner again

* SmallNameBigEgo: Again Shiner

* YouAreInCommandNow: Sweets takes over and leads the Biskitts in "The Bone in the Stone" after Waggs is injured trying to stop a dragon named Pyronce.

* LeaderWannabe: Shiner has made clear he does ''not'' approve of Waggs giving orders and believes that he himself is more suitable to lead the Biskitts. In "Moving Day," he puts himself in charge when the Biskitts are trying to move their treasure chest on a rainy day, much to the other Biskitts' dismay. His poor leadership helps King Max steal the treasure from them, but fortunately they succeed in getting it back. At the end of the episode, Shiner, as usual, [[GlorySeeker attempts to take full credit]], which results in the other Biskitts [[NeverLiveItDown telling him off and reminding him of how he screwed up]].

** In "The Princess and the Plea," Princess Biskitt is captured by King Max. The male Biskitts (Waggs, Bump, Shiner, Downer, Scat, and Mooch) set off to rescue her and leave behind the female Biskitts (Sweets, Lady, and Wiggle) because saving princesses is "guys' work." The girls, suspecting something wrong, follow anyway. The boys wind up getting captured and imprisoned along with the princess, but fortunately the girls arrive in time to save them and help them escape.

* TheScapegoat: Usually whenever one of his schemes would fail, King Max would immediately blame Shecky, his court jester. ("This is all your fault, Shecky!")
** Shiner is the same with Waggs. Being jealous of the Biskitt leader, he would often blame Waggs whenever something goes wrong for no reason.

* YouAreInCommandNow: A dragon named Pyronce steals the Biskitts' treasure in "The Bone in the Stone". With Waggs injured, Sweets takes over and leads the Biskitts to his cave.

** In "The Bone in the Stone," Waggs is injured after Pyronce the dragon attacks and takes their treasure. The Biskitts are forced to journey to the dragon's cave without him. On their way, they find the legendary "bone in the stone" (clearly a dog version of the "Sword in the Stone"), which could aid anyone who could pull it out. When the boys all fail at the attempt, Sweets volunteers to try. Shiner scoffs at the idea that a girl could succeed where a guy couldn't, but ends up eating those words when [[TheChosenOne Sweets succeeds in pulling the bone out]]. With Sweets now leading, the Biskitts are able to locate the Pyronce's cave and retrieve their treasure.

* LeaderWannabe: Shiner has made clear he does ''not'' approve of Waggs giving orders and believes that he himself is more suitable to lead the Biskitts. In "Moving Day," he puts himself in charge when the Biskitts are trying to move their treasure chest on a rainy day, much to the other Biskitts' dismay. His poor leadership helps King Max steal the treasure from them, but fortunately they succeed in getting it back. At the end, Shiner, as usual, [[GlorySeeker attempts to take full credit]], which results in the other Biskitts [[NeverLiveItDown telling him off and reminding him of how he screwed up]].

** In "The Bone in the Stone," Waggs is injured after Pyronce the dragon attacks and takes their treasure. The Biskitts are forced to journey to the dragon's cave without him. On their way, they find the legendary "bone in the stone" (clearly a dog version of the "Sword in the Stone"), which could aid anyone who could pull it out. When the boys all fail at the attempt, Sweets volunteers to try. Shiner scoffs at the idea that a girl could succeed where a guy couldn't, but ends up eating those words when [[TheChosenOne Sweets succeeds in pulling the bone out]]. With Sweets now leading, the Biskitts are able to locate the dragon's lair and retrieve their treasure.

** In "The Bone in the Stone," Waggs is injured after a dragon attacks and takes their treasure. The Biskitts are forced to journey to the dragon's lair without him. On their way, they find the legendary bone in the stone, which could aid anyone who could pull it out. When the boys all fail at the attempt, Sweets volunteers to try. Shiner scoffs at the idea that a girl could succeed where a guy couldn't, but ends up eating those words when Sweets succeeds in pulling the bone out. With Sweets now leading, the Biskitts are able to locate the dragon's lair and retrieve their treasure.

* TheScapegoat: Usually whenever one of his schemes would fail, King Max would immediately blame Shecky, his court jester. ("Shecky, this is all your fault!")
** Shiner is the same with Waggs. Being jealous of the Biskitts' leader, he would often blame Waggs whenever something goes wrong for no reason.

** In "The Princess and the Plea," Princess Biskitt is captured by King Max. The male Biskitts (Waggs, Bump, Shiner, Downer, Scat, and Mooch) set off to rescue her, leaving behind the female Biskitts (Sweets, Lady, and Wiggle) because saving princesses is "guys' work." The girls, suspecting something wrong, follow anyway. The boys wind up getting captured and imprisoned along with the princess, but fortunately, the girls arrive in time to save them and help them escape.

* YouGoGirl: In "The Princess and the Plea," Princess Biskitt is captured by King Max. The male Biskitts (Waggs, Bump, Shiner, Downer, Scat, and Mooch) set off to rescue her, leaving behind the female Biskitts (Sweets, Lady, and Wiggle) because saving princesses is "guys' work." The girls, suspecting something wrong, follow anyway. The boys wind up getting captured and imprisoned along with the princess, but fortunately, the girls arrive in time to save them and help them escape.

* LovableCoward: Both Shiner and Downer can be described as this, though Shiner's usually more of DirtyCoward.

* TheScapegoat: Usually whenever one of schemes would fail, King Max would immediately blame Shecky, his court jester. ("Shecky, this is all your fault!")