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1	[[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cairo_jim.png]]
2	''Cairo Jim'' is a series of children's novels by Geoffrey [=McSkimming=] starring the titular CaptainErsatz and AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/IndianaJones''. The AdventurerArchaeologist travels with [[PollyWantsAMicrophone Doris the Macaw]], a bird with a [[{{Omniglot}} gift for ancient languages]] and a fondness for Creator/{{Shakespeare}}, and [[IntellectualAnimal Brenda the]] [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands Wonder Camel]] around the world to locations such as Greece, Peru, Turkey and Crete, although they were based in Egypt.
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4	The series contained roughly 20 books published between 1991 and 2007, and established a cast of many recurring characters, including Jim's [[InsistentTerminology "good friend"]] Jocelyn Osgood, who received a few books of her own; Gerald Perry Esquire, Jim's financier and founding member of the [[BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats Old Relics Society]], and the [[ArchEnemy villainous]] [[RivalTurnedEvil Captain]] [[FatBastard Neptune]] [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes Flannelbottom]] [[CardCarryingVillain Bone]].
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6	[[folder:The books, in order:]]
7	* ''Cairo Jim on the Trail to [=ChaCha=] Muchos''
8	* ''Cairo Jim and Doris in Search of Martenarten''
9	* ''Jocelyn Osgood- After the Puce Empress''
10	* ''Cairo Jim and the Sunken Sarcophagus of Sekheret''
11	* ''Jocelyn Osgood and the Xylophones above Zarundi''
12	* ''Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of the Forgotten Gods''
13	* ''Cairo Jim and the Quest for the Quetzal Queen''
14	* ''Jocelyn Osgood in Ascent into Asgard''
15	* ''Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx''
16	* ''Cairo Jim Amidst the Petticoats of Artemis''
17	* ''Cairo Jim and the Lagoon of Tidal Magnificence''
18	* ''Cairo Jim and the Tyrannical Bauble of Tiberius''
19	* ''Cairo Jim and the Chaos from Crete''
20	* ''Cairo Jim and the Rorting of Ramses' Regalia''
21	* ''Cairo Jim and Jocelyn Osgood in Bedlam from Bollywood''
22	* ''Cairo Jim and the Sumptuous Stash of Silenus''
23	* ''Cairo Jim and the Crossroads of Orpheus''
24	* ''Cairo Jim and the Astragals of Angkor''[[/folder]]
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26	!!Tropes in this series include:
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28	* AlliterativeTitle: The titles of about half the books.
29	* AdventurerArchaeologist: Indiana Jones-style.
30	* AllMythsAreTrue: Let's see, we've got Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Indian, and that's just for starters.
31	* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Kevin and Abdullah.
32	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Joan]] in Ascent into Asgard.
33	** [[spoiler: Bone and Jim]] In the ending to the final book. ''[[AmbiguousEnding Maybe.]]''
34	* BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats: The Old Relics Society isn't ''exactly'' this, as it's not a secret, but it serves more or less the same purpose.
35	* CoolShades: Jim's signature sun-spectacles.
36	* CreepyCrows: Bone has the raven Desdemona as Doris' EvilCounterpart. She's filthy and flea ridden, and can't count.
37	* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Bone's middle name is Flannelbottom. The trope is somewhat averted in that no one ever comments on this.
38	* FatBastard: Again, Bone. He doesn't seem to eat a lot, he's just… large.
39	* FateWorseThanDeath: The ending to Bedlam from Bollywood.
40	* GoldfishPoopGang: Kelvin and Abdullah.
41	* IntellectualAnimal: Brenda knows large portions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
42	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Every other sentence Mrs Amun-Ra says.
43	* MotiveDecay: Bone's plans vary from world domination to get rich quick schemes to petty revenge against Jim.
44	* NearlyNormalAnimal: Brenda.
45	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Brenda tends to fall into this. Somewhat justified as she's a camel and wouldn't be able to say what powers she has. And any power that's used once will almost definitely come up again.
46	* NoodleIncident: Anything mentioned in one of Gerald Perry Esquire's {{Rambling Old Man Monologue}}s.
47	* {{Omniglot}}: Doris discovers a skill for ancient languages. Somewhat justified when you consider that she's a TalkingAnimal who learnt English quite quickly.
48	* OverlyLongGag: X looked at Y. Y looked at Z. Z looked at X. X looked at Z. Continue until you've exhausted every possible combination of characters.
49	* PaperThinDisguise: Some of the disguises Bone uses, especially when you take into account his [[VillainousGlutton size]] and [[FashionVictimVillain taste in fashion]].
50	* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Doris is a talking macaw.
51	** Also, Desdemona, Bone's raven.
52	* RamblingOldManMonologue: Members of the Old Relics Society tend to do this.
53	* RivalTurnedEvil: Before Bone turned evil, he used to be in Jim's archeology class.
54	* RunningGags: With Kevin and Abdullah, there's the typical identical twin gag of characters confusing the two.
55	** Also, them responding to sayings with 'Don't bring my <relative> <name that was just mentioned> into this!'
56	** Jim's poetry being terrible.
57	* SelfDeprecation: Some of the reviews the books cite are (apparently) written by Captain Bone, and say things like 'This is a terrible book. Don't read it.'
58	* SicklyNeuroticGeek: Pyrella Finch may not be a geek, but she's allergic to practically everything. Including ''the sun.''
59	* SignatureHeadgear: Jim's signature pith helmet.
60	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Kevin or Kelvin?
61	* SupremeChef: Mrs Amun-Ra's scones are to die for.
62	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Doris likes snails. Brenda eats worms. Desdemona likes seaweed.
63	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: A large part of Bone's motivation, especially in the second book, is his interest in Jocelyn.

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