History WesternAnimation / Underdog

* AndThenWhat: In one ''Klondike Cat'' cartoon, Klondike actually succeeds in capturing Savoir Faire at the beginning of the episode rather than the end. However, Savoir points out that catching him is the only job Klondike's ever had, and if he's in jail then there's nothing for him to do. Klondike then spends the rest of the episode trying and failing to break his nemesis out of jail.

* BuffoonishTomcat: Klondike Kat that is the [[ButtMonkey bumbling,]] [[TheKlutz clumsy,]] [[TheFool and lucky]] {{Comedic Hero}}.

* IAmVeryBritish: Klondike Kat's superior officer, Major Minor, is this, being a rare good guy caricature of Creator/TerryThomas, right down to the [[BritishTeeth gap-toothed smile]].

* LetsGetDangerous: Klondike Kat's traps for Savoir Faire would usually fail, often in hilarious fashion, but the moment Klondike Kat gets so frustrated that he exclaims, "I'll make mincemeat outta that mouse!" you can almost be certain his next trap will work.

* HeroInsurance: Few superheroes cause more collateral damage than Underdog. He'll even do things like break off the top of a skyscraper to use as a weapon against [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever some giant monster]], or use his supersonic whistling to shatter every item made of glass in the city (including pickle jars) if it means disabling a rampaging robot. Underdog frequently lampshades this destructiveness, especially in early episodes, and openly refuses to do anything regardless of the outrage against him.

* HeroInsurance: Few superheroes cause more collateral damage than Underdog. He'll even do things like break off the top of a skyscraper to use as a weapon against [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever some giant monster]]. Underdog frequently lampshades this destructiveness, especially in early episodes.

* OmnicidalManiac: The Magnet Men.

You might've heard the theme song thanks to being SampledUp by Music/WuTangClan on their "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit", which was created as part of a bunch of 90s acts redoing old cartoon themes. Parts of the ''Underdog'' theme song could also be heard in ''Wheels!'', an UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh game aimed at disabled children.

* RememberTheNewGuy: "Simon Says 'Be My Valentine!'" has Simon and Cad working with two other crooks who were neither working with them before this arc, [[WhathappenedToTheMouse nor are they shown again after it]].

* ShoutOut: While amnesiac, Underdog thinks he's "Apple Mary", a name shared with an old apple-seller from a 1930s comic strip of the same name.

* MeaningfulName: Simon Bar Sinister's first name is a reference to the game "Simon Says", a phrase with which he prefaces his commands. As a sort of BilingualBonus and GeniusReference, in heraldry a "bar sinister" is a diagonal bar imposed over a noble coat of arms to indicate that the bearer is a recognized but illegitimate son of the noble, i.e. a bastard child. Hence, Simon Bar Sinister's name means "Simon the Bastard" as a delightfully obscure in-joke.

* MeaningfulName: Simon Bar''sinister'' is the wickedest man in the world. Plus, his first name is a reference to the game "Simon Says", a phrase with which he prefaces his commands.