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* Padding: The first third, which focuses on finding a magical toucan, is ''loaded'' with padding.
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* TheMovie: For the Happy Cricket character first seen in Sharp Electronics commercials in the '80s.
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* SugarBowl: The protagonists are constantly upbeat, even when [[spoiler: Wartlord dies in front of them]].

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* HumanAliens: Linda



* OffModel: Happens frequently throughout most of the film.



* HumanAliens: Linda
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[[TheHero Christopher]] is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin happy cricket]] who spends his days playing his [[MacGuffin magic stringless guitar]] for his friends. But, his peace is interrupted when a purple lizard named [[BigBad Wartlord]] bans music, kidnaps [[DistressedDamsel Linda the Night Star]], and tries to take over the world ForTheEvulz.

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[[TheHero Christopher]] is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin happy cricket]] who spends his days playing his [[MacGuffin magic stringless guitar]] for his friends. But, his peace is interrupted when a purple lizard named [[BigBad Wartlord]] bans music, kidnaps [[DistressedDamsel music. Making matters worse, [[MacGuffinGirl Linda the Night Star]], Star]] falls from the sky. Making matters worse, Wartlord, having mistaken the star for a diamond, is also searching for her. Thus, it's up to Christopher and tries his friends to take over rescue the world ForTheEvulz.
night star, and stop Wartlord.
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* TooDumbToLive: The toads

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* TooDumbToLive: The toadstoads, who mistake Christopher, Barnaby and Leonardo for ghosts when they're breaking into the castle.
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** MacGuffinGirl: Linda is a variant.
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* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler: Linda brings all the plants back to life after returning to the sky.]]
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* CheckovsGun: The slingshot

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* CheckovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The slingshot
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* CheckovsGun: The slingshot
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* TooDumbToLive: The toads
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* RidiculouslyHumanAliens: Linda

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* RidiculouslyHumanAliens: HumanAliens: Linda
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* RidiculouslyHumanAliens: Linda
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The elderly snail
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The elderly snail
* '''ConspicuousCG'''
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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: When Christopher plays his guitar for Linda, the star glows so brightly it forces Wartlord over the edge of his castle and into the flames below.]]
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* TheKiddieRide
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I still have never seen this movie. All I know about it is what I heard from a review from that monotone guy. I might not be the best person to work on this page.

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[[TheHero Christopher]] is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin happy cricket]] who spends his days playing his [[MacGuffin magic stringless guitar]] for his friends. But, his peace is interrupted when a purple lizard named [[BigBad Wartlord]] bans music, kidnaps [[DistressedDamsel Linda the Night Star]], and tries to take over the world ForTheEvulz.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Trailers for the sequel spoil the revelation that [spoiler: the titular 'giant bugs' are mechanical].

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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Trailers for the sequel spoil the revelation that [spoiler: [[spoiler: the titular 'giant bugs' are mechanical].mechanical]].
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Still haven\'t seen either film. Could somebody who has take over, please?

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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Trailers for the sequel spoil the revelation that [spoiler: the titular 'giant bugs' are mechanical].
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* SimpletonVoice: Buffuno
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* IAmSong: "Come On, Let's Dance"

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* IAmSong: "Come On, Let's Dance"Dance" serves as this for Christopher
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* IAmSong: "Come On, Let's Dance"
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* GreenAesop: "The Earth is not blue anymore! It must be because of this pollution thing!"
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* AwardBaitSong: Attempted with "Night Star".


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* {{Expy}}: Christopher and Linda seem to be based on Jiminy Cricket and the Blue Fairy, respectively.


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* NoExportForYou: The sequel, ''The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs'', along with most of the television series.


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* RecycledTheSeries
* VillainSong: "Majesty Rap" and "Jungle's Rap", both preformed by Wartlord's minions.
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Still haven\'t seen the movie. Don\'t want to, either.

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* DistressedDamsel: An unusual case is Linda the Night Star.
* LimitedAnimation: The short ''The Solar Eclipse'' has this, along with a recycled soundtrack.
* MacGuffin: The guitar.
* NumberTwoForBrains: Buffuno.
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!!''WesternAnimation/TheHappyCricket'' contains examples of:
* ObviouslyEvil: Wartlord.

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!!''WesternAnimation/TheHappyCricket'' !!''The Happy Cricket'' contains examples of:
* ObviouslyEvil: Wartlord.Wartlord.
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!!''TheHappyCricket'' contains examples of:

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!!''TheHappyCricket'' !!''WesternAnimation/TheHappyCricket'' contains examples of:
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After 20 years of development, and 30 months in production, the film known as ''The Happy Cricket'' finally saw the light of day in the year 2001.

This is... a movie.

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!!''TheHappyCricket'' contains examples of:
* ObviouslyEvil: Wartlord.

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