Line #185 Music/TheAquabats


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Aquabats!, Let's Go![[note]]Left to Right: [[SuperSpeed Ricky Fitness]], [[InstrumentOfMurder Eaglebones Falconhawk]], [[TheLeader The MC Bat Commander]], [[TheBigGuy Crash McLarson]], [[TheSmartGuy Jimmy The Robot]][[/note]]]]
3	->''We are your average ordinary, SUPERHUMAN\
4	Punishers of evil rock and roll band''
5	-->-- '''The Aquabats!''', "Awesome Forces!"
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7	The Aquabats! (and yes, [[InsistentTerminology the exclamation mark is necessary]]) are an American comedy rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1994. The band started out as an eight-or-nine-piece {{ska}} band before shifting its sound towards a more New Wave-influenced style of rock and punk in the early 2000s.
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9	The most distinctive -- and most {{Troperiffic}} -- aspect of The Aquabats! is their prominent superhero theme. The band bills themselves as a ragtag group of superhero rock musicians, traveling the world on a quest to fight evil and rock out in equal proportion. Many of The Aquabats' songs revolve around this theme, featuring lyrics detailing the band's adventures and battles with their RoguesGallery of villains, as well as their theatrical stage shows which include comic skits and fight scenes with costumed villains and monsters.
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11	Accordingly, each member of the band has their own [[StageName superhero persona]]; as of 2006, The Aquabats consist of singer and TheFace the MC Bat Commander, bassist Crash [=McLarson=], keyboardist Jimmy the Robot, drummer Ricky Fitness and guitarist [=EagleBones=] [=FalconHawk=].
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13	After years in DevelopmentHell, The Aquabats succeeded in producing their own starring television series, ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow''.
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15	Also notable is the fact that Christian Jacobs, the MC Bat Commander, is the co-creator, writer, and voice actor of the children's show ''Series/YoGabbaGabba''.
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18	[[AC:The Aquabats! Members:]]
19	* The MC Bat Commander (Christian Jacobs) - lead vocals
20	* Crash [=McLarson=] (Chad Larson) - bass guitar, DJ
21	* Jimmy the Robot (James Briggs) - keyboards/saxophone
22	* Eaglebones Falconhawk (Ian Fowles) - guitar
23	* Ricky Fitness (Richard Falomir) - drums
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25	[[AC: Former members:]]
26	* Chainsaw, the Prince of Karate (Corey Pollock) - guitar
27	* Catboy (Boyd Terry) - trumpet
28	* Ultra Kyu (Charles Grey) - guitar/synth
29	* The Baron von Tito ([[Music/Blink182 Travis Barker]]) - drums
30	* Doctor Rock (Gabe Parkin) - drums
31	* Nacho (Chad Parkin) - keyboards
32	* Prince Adam (Adam Deibert) - trumpet/synth/guitar
33	* Ben the Brain (Ben Bergeson) - guitar
34	* Roddy B. (Rod Arellano) - drums
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36	[[AC: Discography:]]
37
38	* 1996 - ''The Return of the Aquabats!''
39	* 1997 - ''Music/TheFuryOfTheAquabats''
40	* 1999 - ''The Aquabats! vs. the Floating Eye of Death! and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 1''
41	* 2000 - ''Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2''
42	* 2005 - ''Charge!!''
43	* 2011 - ''Hi-Five Soup!''
44	* 2020 - ''Kooky Spooky... in Stereo!''
45	* 2024 - ''Finally!''
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48	!!Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Tropes, Vol. 2
49	* AlbumIntroTrack:
50	** "Robot Theme Song!" from ''Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures''
51	** "Now Stand Back, For Your Own Safety!" from ''Charge!!''
52	* AllJustADream: Implied with "Lotto Fever!"
53	-->When I woke up\
54	I found the bottle was gone\
55	Someone took it away
56	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Story of Nothing!"
57	-->True love, the birds would sing\
58	And trees would call her name as she walked by\
59	Love was grand\
60	Until the magic day she turned me into\
61	Nothing!
62	* AnimatedAdaptation: As part of ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'', featuring standalone shorts featuring their Lil' Bat mascot, Pablo, and episodic shorts with the Aquabats animated like out of an old-school anime (featuring character designs from long-time fan, Pey).
63	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
64	** The liner notes for "Fury of the Aquabats!" lists some of the villains that went after the Aquabats after Space Monster M put a bounty on their heads: "Gas Face, the Powdered Milk Man, The Zorilla, El Demonico the Silver Skull, The Specter, Grungor, the Sandfleas, and even Grandma Peterson".
65	** "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!" features the following list of torments visited upon the victims of the Midget Pirates: "Slashing at us with their swords, gutting our bellies, poking our bums, clipping our knees!"
66	* ArtifactTitle: Originally the band was supposedly humanoid, aquatic bat creatures from the island of Aquabania. That has since been almost completely fazed out of their mythos, leaving their name unique, but somewhat of a mystery.
67	* AscendedExtra: One of the monsters in their earlier videos shows up later as Muno in ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'', albeit bumpier.
68	* AutoTune: Used in "B.F.F.!" as a joke.
69	* BadassBoast: Unsurprisingly common for a band of superheroes.
70	** "Awesome Forces" serves as an extended one for the 'Bats themselves.
71	--> We have been chosen, the lone protectors
72	--> To rescue those who can't survive
73	--> The onslaught of those Trojan horses
74	--> We cannot die, we will not be broken
75	** From "Look at Me, I'm a Winner!", directed towards the listener.
76	-->Four radios blastin' classic rock
77	-->And they're pointing at you
78	-->With your fist raised high
79	-->and a hitch in your step
80	-->You've got it all
81	-->I've got no reason to lie
82	** "Karate Body" opens with a good one.
83	-->Stand back man, I don't wanna hurt you...
84	--> ...too much.
85	* [[invoked]] BellisariosMaxim: The narrator of "Stuck in a Movie!" tells the listener:
86	-->If you want to know if this is imitation of something real\
87	If you want to be here in my feature film\
88	Well take your brain and shut it off.
89	* BirdsOfAFeather: The narrator of "Magic Chicken!" ends up marrying a girl who's just as crazy about chicken as he is.
90	-->When I first met my baby\
91	I was sipping chicken gravy\
92	And I thought I'd have to close up shop\
93	Now we're wedding in the chapel\
94	Eating chicken, drinking Snapple\
95	Our chicken love you just can't stop
96	* BodyHorror:
97	** "Amino Man!" is about a bodybuilder whose obsession with getting huge turns him into an overly-muscled monstrosity.
98	--->Where are his eyes, where are his eyes?!\
99	Something's got to give!
100	** "Radiation Song!" features jolly lyrics about radiation poisoning and hideous mutations.
101	--->The toxic waste in synthetic place\
102	Can add an eyeball to your face
103	* BSODSong: "Meltdown!". The main character can't endure the pressures of his everyday life any longer, despite his best efforts, and so "the nachos in [his] head explode".
104	* CallASmeerpARabbit: The narrator's NonHumanSidekick in "Sandy Face!" is referred to as a "dog", but the description is rather unusual:
105	-->There's a one-eyed dog with horns like a yak\
106	Wax lips, and a broken back\
107	His feet in front face the opposite\
108	Of his hind legs in the back.
109	* CatsAreMean: "The Cat With Two Heads!" Of course, if you spent most of your life kept in a box while being bombarded with radiation until you turned into a two-headed mutant, you'd be pretty mad too.
110	* {{Crossover}}: Strong Bad and WebAnimation/HomestarRunner both make an appearance in "Pink Pants!" Christian Jacobs and H*R co-creator Matt Chapman both work on ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' Matt is also one of the lead writers for ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' and portrays Carl the Wizard, who is basically [[{{Expy}} a live-action version of Strong Bad]], in the season one episode "Cobraman!".
111	* DaysOfTheWeekSong: "Pizza Day", a nostalgic ode to, of all things, school-lunch menus.
112	--->Monday, hot dogs\
113	Tuesday, tacos\
114	Wednesday, hamburgers, and chocolate milk\
115	Thursday, sloppy joes, burritos in a bag\
116	Friday was pizza day, the best day of the week
117	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
118	** From the intro to "Pool Party!": "There's gonna be food, and girls, and more food...".
119	* DepravedDwarf: The eponymous Midget Pirates from "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!"
120	* DirtyCoward: "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!" ends with [[spoiler: Captain Hampton "triumphantly" running away while the Midget Pirates overwhelm his crew.]]
121	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: The fashion-obsessed teenagers(?) in "Fashion Zombies!".
122	-->And this horror-like production\
123	Takes total dedication\
124	Of black clothes and pale complexions\
125	Rock jet black hair to match their makeup
126	* EmotionBomb: "The Thing in the Bass Amp!" is about a town overcome with malaise and apathy thanks to the eponymous Thing.
127	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: "I'm a shark fighter! I fight sharks!"
128	* ExactWords: In "Poppin' A Wheelie!", MC Bat Commander asks "Who likes popping a wheelie?" and gets [[FlatJoy some half-hearted cheering]]. He gets [[BigYes a much more enthusiastic response]] when he asks "Who ''loves'' popping a wheelie?"
129	* ExpositoryThemeTune:
130	** "Theme Song!" explores the (then) backstory of the Aquabats, explaining how they were driven out of their homeland by Space Monster M.
131	** "The Wild Sea!" is written in the style of one.
132	--->Sailing on and on and on and on\
133	Into the ocean, into the sun\
134	Our boat, a Viking, my dad, and me\
135	On the Wild Sea!
136	* FanOfUnderdog: The narrator's girlfriend in "Look At Me (I'm a Winner)!"
137	-->Someone once told me you can't lose 'em all\
138	And that someone was you\
139	But when I nail-gunned my hand to the wall\
140	I started to wonder if that could be true
141	* FacelessEye: The Floating Eye of Death.
142	* FakeTwinGambit: In "Hot Summer Nights (Won't Last Forever)!", Elizabeth pretends to be her twin sister "Liz" when she accidentally bumps into the narrator again, to fend off his affections. He falls for it completely. Later, she pulls it off a ''second'' time by pretending to be her "identical cousin", "Beth".
143	* FatBestFriend: "B.F.F.!" mixes this trope with BigFun and TheBigGuy
144	* GenieInABottle: "Lotto Fever!"
145	-->''In a bottle of noodles\
146	I found a small green fish\
147	Who told a fish story\
148	He could grant me any wish\
149	"Okay", I said, "That sounds great\
150	I think I understand."\
151	The fish rolled up his sleeves\
152	And said "Your wish is my command!"''
153	* GenreMashUp: The band will sometimes mix up their ska-punk/pop-punk sound with other genres. ''Music/TheFuryOfTheAquabats'' alone has influences from doo-wop ("Red Sweater!"), tango ("Attacked By Snakes!"), and bluegrass ("Lobster Bucket!").
154	* GenreRoulette: InUniverse, the movie (movies?) that the guy from "Stuck in a Movie!" is stuck in. He describes a mishmash of action, horror, and fantasy, but none of the pieces seem to be connected to each other; it's more of a montage.
155	* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The alien from "Martian Girl!" has "big orange eyes and green skin".
156	* GrowingUpSucks: They have a few songs about this. "Pizza Day!" off of "Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Adventures!" ends with the narrator, now grown up and out of high school, jobless and wondering where life went wrong. "Playdough!" from "Return" and "[[Music/TheFuryOfTheAquabats Fury]]" is about how the song's narrator lost the toys he was fond of as a little kid and thinks back on how good his childhood was.
157	* HeroesLoveDogs: "Canis Lupus!" is one long love letter to dogs.
158	* HiddenTrack:
159	** "Theme Song!" from "Music/TheFuryOfTheAquabats" ends with extended silence followed by a re-recorded version of "Playdough!", a leftover song from "The Return of The Aquabats!" that now includes a [[SpokenWordInMusic monologue about The Aquabats and their lair]] at the start.
160	** "The Wild Sea!" from ''Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures'' ends with an extended period of silence, then a conversation between Danger Woman and MC Bat Commander, [[CallForward a conversation we hear a snippet of]] at the start of the song "Danger Woman".
161	** "Karate Body, Part 2!" from ''Kooky Spooky... In Stereo!'' ends with several seconds of silence, then a bonus song.
162	* {{Hikkikomori}}: The narrator of "Pajamazon!" is obsessed with the idea of staying at home all day and doing all his shopping online.
163	* HumongousMecha: "Giant Robot-Birdhead!" and "Mechanical Ape!"
164	* IAmGreatSong: "Awesome Forces!"
165	-->Well have you seen us?\
166	We summon awesome forces\
167	We are the ones that myths and legends talk about\
168	We're so far beyond your definitions\
169	We cannot die, we will not be broken!
170	* InMediasRes: The title of their first album "Return of the Aquabats!", as well as the first episode of their TV series that references events in the "prior episode".
171	* InstrumentOfMurder: Used to fend off attacking monsters during their live shows. On ''The Aquabats! Super Show'', Eaglebones Falconhawk's guitar can shoot [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].
172	* ItsAllAboutMe: The narrator of "Pink Pants!" is incredibly self-absorbed and likes to surround himself with sycophants.
173	-->We can talk about me (Yeah!)\
174	And then we'll talk about you (Uh, no)\
175	And I will tune that part out (Oh yeah!)\
176	As I know you will too
177	* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: In "Pizza Day!", the narrator blames his malaise and inability to hold down a job on skipping lunch during middle school.
178	* KayfabeMusic: They're not just a rock band, they're a team of superheroes.
179	** RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: In the case of Jimmy the Robot.
180	* LaughingMad: The narrator of "The Man With Glooey Hands!" ends the song with a bout of maniacal CryLaughing.
181	** The ending of "The Thing On The Bass Amp!" has the narrator doing this in-between shouts of [[Film/Frankenstein1931 "IT'S ALIVE!"]] and "IT'S A LIE!"
182	* LighterAndSofter: The band was always goofy, but their music has leaned more towards children over time, with less adult references in the lyrics.
183	** A specific example with ''Martian Girl.'' The original version of the song has her reveal her sharp teeth by kissing the protagonist and making them bleed. The song was revised for ''Fury,'' where it was changed to her merely smiling at him.
184	* {{Lilliputians}}: "Tiny Pants!" tells the story of a man's encounter with a race of gibberish-spouting tiny people.
185	* LittleKnownFacts: "Worms Make Dirt!" claims, among other things, that geothermal radiation is caused by a chipmunk living in the center of the Earth baking desserts.
186	* LyricalDissonance:
187	** "The Story of Nothing!" is a bouncy ska tune about the sting of unrequited love.
188	** "Chemical Bomb!", a mellow and cheerful tune about the narrator fantasizing a rather violent apocalypse.
189	** "Hello, Goodnight" has a soothing and mellow tune, but the lyrics are about coping with disaster, misfortune, and the impending mortality of you and everyone you know and love.
190	** "Radiation Song!" is a jaunty show-tune about living in an irradiated, post-apocalyptic wasteland.
191	* MadeASlave: The fate of the title character of "Sandy Face!" is to be sold into "hippie slavery", serving grilled-cheese sandwiches at Grateful Dead concerts.
192	* {{Mascot}}: Pablo the Aquabat, who even gets his own solo cartoons on the Supershow! Despite being non-vocal, he's a BadassAdorable little guy who does stuff like kicking sharks in the face and using their heads as surfboards after they break his original one.
193	* MoodWhiplash: ''The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death!'' is full of this. Dark and serious songs like "[[TimeCrash Sequence Erase!]]", "Monster Wedding!", and "[[LyricalDissonance Chemical Bomb!]]" and the thoughtful and slow-tempoed "Hello, Good Night" definitely stand out from songs like "Giant Robot-Birdhead!", "Lovers of Loving Love!" and "Tiny Pants!".
194	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The Aquabats seem to love writing epic songs about relatively mundane things.
195	** "CD Repo Man!" is about a ruthless mercenary who will stop at nothing... to get back the compact discs your friends borrowed but never returned.
196	** "Dear Spike!" is about the narrator writing an epic thank-you letter to the delivery guy who finally brought him his fan club package, based on a real letter written by an Aquacadet.
197	** "I Fell Asleep on My Arm!" is a nu-metal parody about a teenager freaking out after he falls asleep in class and his arm goes numb.
198	** "The Baker!" is a song that makes being a baker sound bad-ass.
199	--->''Up in the morning to start my work\
200	I cannot help wanting to bake a dessert\
201	Like a gladiator about to meet his fate\
202	I enter the arena, bow my head, and start to bake''
203	** "Poppin a Wheelie!" is a song about a guy who is really enthusiastic about popping wheelies on his bicycle.
204	** "Food Fight on the Moon!" is a song about some bored astronauts having a FoodFight [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin on the Moon]].
205	* MusicalAssassin:
206	** Former member Baron von Tito, the mysterious drumming mercenary.
207	** "Danger Woman!" is also known as "the Songbird Avenger".
208	* NewSoundAlbum: Starting with their 1999 album ''The Aquabats! vs. the Floating Eye of Death!'', the band shifted away from ska-punk towards a New Wave-influenced pop-punk sound. They dropped their brass section entirely with their 2005 album ''Charge!!''
209	* NoodleIncident: The bridge to "The Wild Sea!" alludes to a number of crazy misadventures the captain and his crew have been on, including ones involving "the mysterious island of bigfoot women" and "the underwater bison family".
210	* NostalgiaFilter: "Playdough!" is a song about a guy waxing nostalgic about his favorite childhood toys and cartoons.
211	* NuclearMutant: "The Cat With 2 Heads!" was mutated by "the power of atomic energy".
212	* OperationBlank: Mentioned in the final refrain of "Super Rad!"
213	-->Feel the wrath\
214	Of Mission Codename: Applesauce, Applesauce, Applesauce!
215	* ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest: The narrator of "Sneak Attack!" brags about being good at scaring people, but also admits to being scared people will try to get back at him.
216	-->''I go to sleep with one eye open. I contemplate my end\
217	Now that I’ve become the grand scaremaster I’ll never sleep again!''
218	* PissTakeRap: Pretty much any rap performed during one of their songs, such as "Pool Party!", "I Fell Asleep on My Arm!", and "Hey Homies!"
219	* ThePowerOfRock: One of the band's powers, naturally.
220	* ProudToBeAGeek: Touched on in a number of songs, but especially in "Nerd Alert!"
221	* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Jimmy the Robot. His [[DeadpanSnarker snarky tendencies]] are considered a noteworthy breakthrough achievement in robotic technology.
222	* RocketPunch: One of the features of Giant Robot-Birdhead.
223	-->''This was the dream\
224	Don't cross the streams\
225	Jumbo machine\
226	Can launch a rocket punch into the eye-yai-yai-yai!''
227	* SanitySlippageSong: "Meltdown!"
228	* ScaryStingingSwarm: The villain of "Sandy Face!" kills the narrator's dog sidekick with his "beard of bees".
229	* ScienceIsBad: Zig-zagged in "Cat With 2 Heads!"; the opening verse talks about how "Science brings gifts of convenience to the modern man", but the rest of the song talks about the horrors of the eponymous mutant feline.
230	* SelfTitledAlbum: ''The Return of the Aquabats'' (which was actually their ''first'' album), ''The Fury of the Aquabats!'', and ''The Aquabats! vs the Floating Eye of Death''
231	* ShockAndAwe: In addition to his rapport with striped big cats, Miklik the Tiger Rider from "Tiger Rider vs. the Time Sprinkler!" has powers of lightning control.
232	-->Grab a hold of the lighting bolt\
233	And you pull down the lightning (Ride the lightning!)
234	* ShoutOut:
235	** "Idiot Box!" name-drops Casper the Friendly Ghost, Scooby Doo, Mr. Magoo, and (in the version from ''Return of the Aquabats!'') Mickey Mouse.
236	** "Marshmallow Man!" describes the subject of the song as a "little man with a gun in his hand", a nod to "Little Man with a Gun in His Hand" by Music/TheMinutemen.
237	** The opening of "Powdered Milk Man!" is a reference to the opening of "Iron Man" by Music/BlackSabbath.
238	** "Giant Robot-Birdhead!" features the line [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} "Don't cross the streams".]]
239	** "Hey Luno!" is a reference to the Terrytoons series ''Luno the White Stallion''.
240	** "Adventure Today!" is inspired by ''Film/TheGoonies'', and thus loaded with subtle and not-so subtle references to the movie (references to a wishing well and an underground water slide, and a fellow named Willie who "don't got an eye").
241	** "Radiation Song!" contains references to ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'' (including Humongous as a vaudeville M.C.).
242	** "Danger Woman!" is a tribute to the Blog/{{Feedbackverse}} character of the same name.
243	** The bridge from "Fashion Zombies!" is a parody of the spoken-word outro from Music/MichaelJackson's "Thriller".
244	** "Radio Down!" cribs some lyrics from Music/BillyIdol's "Dancing With Myself".
245	** "Luck Dragon Lady!" is loaded with references to ''Film/TheNeverendingStory'', including an impressive impression of Falcor the Luck Dragon.
246	** The bridge from "Karate Body!" features a reference to "Panama" by Music/VanHalen.
247	** The bridge from "Pool Party!" quotes the chords and synthesizer riff to [[Music/MovingPicturesAlbum "Tom Sawyer"]] by Music/{{Rush\|Band}}.
248	* SillyLoveSongs: Emphasis on the ''silly''. "Lovers of Loving Love!" is probably the most blatant, but there's also songs like "Red Sweater!" and "The Legend Is True!"
249	* SlobsVsSnobs: "Anti-Matter!" has a definite "rich kids vs. poor kids" vibe to it.
250	--> Hey you, with the hand-me-downs\
251	Ripped up shoes and the Buster Browns\
252	No tattoos, you don't stand out\
253	It's all about the Lincolns in your bank account
254	* SnakesAreSinister: "Attacked by Snakes!" is about a guy who is awakened in the middle of the night to find his front yard infested with thousands of snakes.
255	* TheSomethingSong: "Fight Song!" and "Theme Song!" from ''Fury of the Aquabats'', and "Radiation Song!" from ''Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures''
256	* SpaceWestern: "Sandy Face!" is described as "a tale of lost love in the Old West... on another planet".
257	* SpokenWordInMusic: Used a few times, notably in "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!", which contains monologues regarding the eponymous group during breaks in the music.
258	** During the bridge in ''Super Rad!'': '''''Step off, homie!'''''
259	* StageName: As mentioned, each member of the band adopts a superhero "character" upon joining. It's part of their thing.
260	* StalkerWithACrush:
261	** "The Man With Glooey Hands!", whose idea of dealing with rejection is to glue his hands to the face of the one he loves.
262	--->Stuck together, you and me\
263	Always together, like honey and bees\
264	Forever and ever, can't you see?\
265	We were meant to be, but you tried to leave
266	** The narrator of "Hot Summer Nights (Won't Last Forever)!" comes across as a bit of this, with his persistent attempts to get in touch with his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth. It's no wonder she pretended to move to Alaska.
267	* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: In the second verse from "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!"
268	-->Now, seven weeks into the trip\
269	And Jim was sick to the death\
270	Of being sick\
271	Some kind of action he wanted\
272	As he searched the seas\
273	For everyday was the same old... ''[[CurseCutShort stuff]]''\
274	\
275	That night he felt like jumping ship\
276	But then he heard a crash\
277	Hit the starboard side of the ship\
278	And bumped him out of his bunk\
279	Onto his ''bottom''!
280	* TakeOverTheWorld: Oddly enough, this was the band's original In-Universe goal! The band originally set out to gather a massive following through their fans (and hypnotic suggestion through their songs) to raise an army to defeat Space Monster M.
281	* TakeThatAudience: Inverted in "Look at Me (I'm A Winner)", which seems to be mostly about how awesome the listener is.
282	* TallPoppySyndrome: Discussed in "Lobster Bucket!"
283	-->There are times when you find\
284	Lobsters in a bucket can't climb out\
285	Why won't they climb away?\
286	Because other lobsters pull them down!
287	* ThreateningShark: The idea behind "Shark Fighter!"
288	* TookALevelInBadass: The band seems to have done this, in song. Compare "The Aquabat March!", where apparently there aren't quite so bulletproof, and so beg any villains with guns not to shoot them, to the rather more boastful "Awesome Forces!".
289	* ToServeMan: The eponymous "Martian Girl!" "came from space to eat people meat".
290	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The narrator of "Magic Chicken!" is more than a little obsessed with chicken.
291	* TranslationYes: The name of the Tiger Rider from "Tiger Rider vs. the Time Sprinkler!"
292	-->His name is Miklik, which is translated\
293	To mean "the champion of hope and glory"
294	* TheVillainSucksSong: "Powdered Milk Man!"
295	* AWildRapperAppears: Featured in a couple of their songs, including one by guest singer Biz Markie on "Radio Down!"

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