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3 | ->''"Unlike me, you've only got one life."'' |
4 | -->-- '''Claude''' |
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6 | ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrtS334L3cg Claude the Cat]]'' or ''Claude the Safety Cat'', is a series of [=PSAs=] by New Zealand website Worksafe. |
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8 | Despite the site proper being about safety at work, the Claude the Cat [=PSAs=] teach about a variety of safety topics, such as gas heaters, electric blankets, and DIY. |
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10 | The [=PSAs=] feature a talking, safety-conscious cat named Claude who urges the viewers to look after "their only life". |
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12 | !! ''Claude the Cat'' provides examples of |
13 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Not usually, but... |
14 | ** In the video on beach safety, Claude wears sunglasses. |
15 | ** In the video on online shopping, Claude wears reading glasses. |
16 | ** In the video about keeping warm, Claude dons a gas mask. |
17 | * AgonyOfTheFeet: When Claude finds a too-hot area on his owner's electric blanket, it hurts his paw and then ''smoke comes off his paw''. |
18 | * BeachEpisode: One video is about summertime safety and features Claude at the beach. |
19 | * BreadEggsMilkSquick: Claude describes the signs a connection is loose as "if the plug is loose, the cord is frayed, sparks are coming out, or the bed suddenly catches fire". |
20 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: Claude speaks directly to the audience. |
21 | * ButtMonkey: Claude's owner is often seen having accidents (falling off his ladder, having trouble setting machines up, etc). |
22 | * CampingEpisode: One video is about how you shouldn't use gas in a tent and another is about not using it in a caravan. |
23 | * CanaryInACoalMine: Discussed when Claude says that you'll pass out and possibly die, just like a canary in a mine, if you use gas in a caravan |
24 | * CatsHaveNineLives: Claude references this trope by saying that, unlike him, humans have only one life. |
25 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Claude is a black-furred cat who warns viewers about potential dangers and how to avoid accidents. |
26 | * DeliciousDaydream: When Claude tells the viewers not to use a gas stove inside a sealed-off caravan or they'll pass out like a canary in a coalmine, he says, "Mmm, canaries!" while imagining one. |
27 | * {{Fainting}}: Claude's owner passes out once after installing his gas heater in his room. |
28 | * FurryReminder: Claude mainly talks, but in one PSA, he's heard screaming, "Reoww!" (the same sound effect used in ThatPoorCat) upon accidentally burning himself. |
29 | * MistakenForToilet: One PSA reveals that Claude thinks of the beach as a giant litterbox. |
30 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though possibly unintentional, Claude sounds ''very'' similar to Creator/StephenFry. |
31 | * NoNameGiven: Claude's owner and the man who helps him install his heater are unnamed. So is the mouse Claude tries to catch at one point. |
32 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Claude is pretty serious and at times acts unamused, but he does sometimes make jokes. |
33 | * OohMeAccentsSlipping: Claude has an English accent, but he sometimes lapses into his voice actor's New Zealand accent by mistake on the actor's part. |
34 | * {{Pun}}: In one video, Claude says not to let "do it yourself" turn into "do yourself in". |
35 | * SigningOffCatchphrase: Claude ends all his videos with "Unlike me, you've only got one life" or "Look after the only life you've got," followed by "Visit worksafe.com and look for me." |
36 | * TheSpeechless: Claude is the only character to speak, unless you count the scream his owner makes while falling off his ladder. |
37 | * TalkingAnimal: Claude occasionally makes humanlike gestures or puts on an accessory, but apart from that he acts the way a normal cat would if granted the power to talk and assigned the task to educate on safety. |
38 | * ThermalDissident: Being a cat, Claude loves heaters and electric blankets, and once stated that "being cold is not [his] idea of fun." |
39 | * ToiletHumour: |
40 | ** If the video is about gas, there will usually be a fart joke. |
41 | ** In the video on digging, Claude digs and then says, "So much for privacy", implying he wanted to do his business. |
42 | ** Claude describes the beach as a litter box in the summertime video. |
43 | * TooDumbToLive: Defied by Claude. His owner will often make some dopey mistake that leads to him almost dying, but Claude intervening. |
44 | * UnderwaterFartGag: Claude says that gas leaking from a tank produces bubbles "just like in the bath". |
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