History WesternAnimation / TheFoxbusters

* EnfanteTerrible: Genghis, especially in "Three Hens and a Baby"

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* ManipulativeBastard: Rotter the otter, especially in "The Trojan Chicken"

* DarkChick: Evita

* SiblingYingYang: Atilla is volatile and temperamental, while Evita is patient and practical.

* ShoutOut: In an attempt to make Voracious and Voracity rekindle their love (and theoretically become distracted by it), the Foxbusters set up the SpaghettiKiss and "Kiss the Girl" scenes from ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''.

** In "Peace", when Sims reluctantly gives Genghis back to the foxes, she asks them to encourage him to become a vegetarian. Her voice acterss, Joanna Lumley, is a vegetarian.

* UnexplainedAccent: Ransome.

* SlasherSmile: The foxes.

* SlasherSmile: The foxes.
** Ransome also gives a brief one in "The Long Walk Home" while throwing the goat's food at a rooster dressed up as a fox during their practice. Similar thing happens at the end of the episode with the animation recycled.

* EvilLaugh: Voracious gives one after being accidentally turned big with Sims' growth gun.

** When the sheep begin to follow Ransome around, Dog admits it's not as humiliating as that time [[Film/{{Babe}} they started following a talking pig]].
** "Day of the Hunter" ends with Ransome and Hunter recreating the end of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'', with Ransome acting as Rick and recanting the famous "You'll regret it" speech.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Ransome calls her brother Icky a "Dumb Cluck!" in one episode, for example. She also exclaims "Holy Grit!" in another. Some of the things Farmer Farmer says also count.
** In an attempt to prove he is the "wiliest", Todd mentions that he picked Evita and Attila's pockets while they were arguing. Attila flatly points out that foxes don't have pockets, which prompts a disgusted squeal out of Todd.
** During their TrojanHorse attempt in "The Trojan Chicken", while operating a giant chicken restaurant mascot costume that obscures everything but their legs, we get this bit from the foxes.
-->'''Attila''': I can't see where we're going.
-->'''Evita''': {''disdainful''} I feel stupid.
-->'''Todd''': No, you don't. You feel all soft and cuddly...
-->'''Evita''': {''beat, royally pissed off''} TODD, WILL YOU STOP THAT?!
** And then there's the unsubtle ShoutOut from the beginning of "Love Bites" (which also averted AnimalGenderBender):
-->'''Male Duck 1''': (in response to flirting) Hey! Leave off, I'm a fella!
-->'''Male Duck 2''': [[Film/SomeLikeItHot Well, nobody's perfect!]]

* {{Adorkable}}: On the heroic side, there's Jeffries. And on the antagonistic side, there's Todd. Both are rather precious when they speak.

* ShoutOut: In an attempt to make Voracious and Voracity rekindle their love (and theoretically become distracted by it), the Foxbusters set up the SpaghettiKiss and "Kiss the Girl" scenes from ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' and ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.

** Attila's sister Evita can sometimes be regarded as a Co-Dragon.

* TheDragon: Attila.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Ransome calls her brother Icky a "Dumb Cluck!" in one episode, for example. Some of the things Farmer Farmer says also count.

* KillerRabbit: Voracious and Voracity's son Ghengis is a cute fox kit with a sadistic habit of biting anything and anyone.

* SimpleYetAwesome: Volpone is often ridiculed by the younger foxes because he insists that a simple trap will work against the Foxbusters rather than the more complicated and elaborate schemes the other foxes favour.

Despite being a critical success, the show did not enjoy the same level of commercial success as some of its competitors and ended in 2000 after just two series. Despite this, the series is still fondly remembered by fans.

* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Vlad, wanting to butter his mate up, tells Evita that he loves the idea of having kids. Attila, who was saddled with Genghis shortly before, passes him onto Evita to watch over. Seeing this, Vlad tells Evita he "has a badger on the grill" and bails.

** And then there's the remarkably overt and open moment from the beginning of "Love Bites" (which also averted AnimalGenderBender):

-->'''Male Duck 2''': Well, nobody's perfect!

* KillerRabbit: Ghengis. He might look cute and cuddly but he will sadistically bite ''anything and anyone''!

** "Day of the Hunter" ends with Ransome and Hunter recreating the end of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}, with Ransome acting as Rick and recanting the famous "You'll regret it" scene.

* VillainEpisode: Todd is the central character in "Winging It", and a number of other episodes revolve around Voracious.