1 | While Nowak's other series O Walzer fuer die Luftwaffe and Ivanco No Goto are plays on the Slice of Life and Chop Sockey/Film Noir genres respectively, Gumshoe is a melting pot of a wide assortment of satires, mostly of 1970s pulp fiction and grindhouse cinema, all wrapped up in a Gag Series package. The combination of its unique, fast-paced humor and its unusual plots make for quite the memorable read. |
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4 | !! This series provides examples of: |
5 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Happens all the time. |
6 | ** A duo of background tenants get a plotline where they're revealed as secret agents. |
7 | ** The flophouse landlord. |
8 | ** Vitoria's younger sister Gemella. |
9 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: Vittoria is head over heels for Moe, but the guy could honestly care less for her. |
10 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: For how much the ensemble cast act as a constant nuisance towards each other, there are a couple of folks in the series who generally have great friendships. This includes Moe and Jeri, Cacao and Dolores, and Vitoria and Pelagatti. |
11 | * BigEater: The Fuori sisters, big time. They are so gluttonous that they get into highly choreographed battles for food, frequently pilfer the tenants of their pantry, and are a threat to restaurants everywhere. |
12 | * ButtMonkey: By all means Jeri, but to be fair a majority of the cast applies at one point or another. |
13 | * DropInCharacter: Quite a few examples. |
14 | ** Dolores, who suddenly appears to tidy up |
15 | ** Byron, who likes to disguise himself before meeting up with Stofer and Mel. |
16 | * EskimosArentReal: When Tupfen starts getting into astronomy, he admits that he thought that meteor showers were made up simply because he had never seen one. |
17 | * ShaggyDogStory: Many chapters spiral further and further out of control, oftentimes with nothing ever getting resolved in the end. Even so, by the next chapter everything will be back to normal. |
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