Line #4 VideoGame/PuttPutt


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2	[-[[caption-width-right:200:[[CatchPhrase Wowie zowie!]]]] -]
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5	->''"Don't worry. You can always count on me!"''
6	-->-- '''Putt-Putt,''' ''Saves the Zoo''
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8	''Putt-Putt'' is a series of [[PointAndClickMap point-and-click]] [[EdutainmentGame children's games]] developed by Creator/HumongousEntertainment. The series spans seven AdventureGames and five SpinOff Games.
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10	Putt-Putt is a [[SentientVehicle talking purple car]], in a universe with other talking cars, [[TalkingAnimal talking animals]], and [[AnimateInanimateObject talking objects]]. The series follows the adventures of Putt-Putt and [[CanineCompanion his brown dog]] Pep, [[FurryConfusion who can't talk for some reason]]. Putt-Putt is a NiceGuy who'll help anyone in need with a [[PerpetualSmiler smile on his face]], no matter the current wacky situation he's gotten himself into (willingly or unwillingly). In fact, each game title [[SpoilerTitle tells you]] exactly what said wacky situation will be.
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12	The AdventureGames, in order, are:
13	* ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'' (1992)
14	* ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' (1993)
15	* ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' (1995)
16	* ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' (1997)
17	* ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' (1998)
18	* ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus'' (2000)
19	* ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' (2003)
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21	The SpinOff Games, in order, are:
22	* ''Putt-Putt's Fun Pack'' (1993)
23	* ''Putt-Putt & VideoGame/FattyBear's Activity Pack'' (1994)
24	* ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'' (1996)
25	* ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'' (1996)
26	* ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop''
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28	The series also spawned multiple [[TieInNovel children's books]] (some unpublished), including ''Go, Go, Putt-Putt Go!'', ''On the Road With Putt-Putt'', ''Putt-Putt and Pep'', ''Putt-Putt Notebook'', ''Putt-Putt: Color and Activity Book'', ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', ''Putt-Putt: Race Against the Clock'', ''Putt-Putt: The Great Pet Chase'', and ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' (doubling as an AudioAdaptation). Additionally, the album ''Flabby Rode'' features an alternate version of the song "Welcome to the Zoo" from ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''.
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30	A demo version of every Putt-Putt adventure game can be [[https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#he downloaded]] from the MediaNotes/ScummVM site. Full-length versions can be purchased on [[http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42719/ Steam,]] [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/putt-putt-character-pack/id1029136703?mt=8 iTunes]] or [[https://play.google.com/store/search?q=putt-putt&c=apps&hl=en Google Play.]]
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32	JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the famous miniature golf chain.
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34	!!Tropes in the ''Putt-Putt'' series:
35	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' features a completely CG-produced race track, with the racers, the birds, and Redline Rick being the only non-CG produced things. Even the crowd is CG-produced.
36	* AccidentalPun: ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has an '''auto'''save feature.
37	* TheAhnold: Ivan the Semi-Strong Van in ''Joins the Circus'' sounds like Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
38	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'', tigers grab Pep and endlessly lick his face until Putt-Putt rescues him. If you wait long enough on the title screen, he does it even ''longer''.
39	* AllDesertsHaveCacti: TheWildWest in ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' and the TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'' are examples of this.
40	* AllFlyersAreBirds: Played literally in ''Travels Through Time'', where the ''Pteranodon'' is perched on two legs, nesting in a tree, watching over its hatchlings (which have stubby wings), and feeding them ''worms''.
41	* AlternateContinuity: The TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', a CompressedAdaptation of the game ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time''.
42	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: They are cars, after all, and many come in brighter colors than your standard factory paint. Made better by the fact you can [[CharacterCustomization change]] Putt-Putt's color in all of the adventure games and in ''Balloon-o-Rama''.
43	* AnachronismStew: ''Travels Through Time'' shows Jurassic animals (''Apatosaurus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', and ''Compsognathus'') living alongside Cretaceous ones (''Tyrannosaurus'', ''Triceratops'' and ''Pteranodon'') in the Mesozoic era, plus a tar pit and a sentient stone wheel.
44	* AnimalGenderBender: Averted in ''Saves the Zoo'' with the peahen that is dully-colored and lacks a train.
45	* AnimateInanimateObject: Besides the [[SentientVehicle cars]] themselves, ''Travels Through Time's'' intro cutscene has a group of singing clocks named The Continuums who tell Putt-Putt not to be scared of TimeTravel.
46	* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The Junior Arcade titles have a feature called the Junior Helper that serves to make the games easier for players who find themselves having trouble. The Junior Helper grants access to features such as unlimited tries, and an "easy catch" feature in the case of ''Balloon-O-Rama''.
47	* AntiSneezeFinger: In ''Saves the Zoo'', Putt-Putt covers Pep's nose with his tendril in the middle of an avalanche zone. [[SneezeOfDoom Followed by Putt-Putt sneezing.]]
48	* AquaticSauropods: Downplayed in ''Travels Through Time''; the ''Apatosaurus'' is shown standing in a lake. Averted with the ''Brachiosaurus'' as she is resting on dry land.
49	* ArtEvolution: ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' completely changed from having pixelated DOS graphics to the type that resembles a cartoon, and all future games kept this style.
50	%%* AttractMode: Featured in ''Balloon-o-Rama''. %% What happens?
51	* AudioAdaptation: The TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' came with a cassette tape of the same name.
52	* AutoScrollingLevel: The entirety of "Bear Stormin'" in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' and "Circus Stormin'" in ''Putt-Putt & VideoGame/FattyBear's Activity Pack'', where the flying character must move vertically to avoid obstacles.
53	* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Putt-Putt (who admittedly is a sentient car who may not need oxygen) and Pep are somehow able to breathe on the moon. Pep is wearing a space helmet in space, but loses it on the moon.
54	* BigEater: The ''Triceratops'' in ''Travels Through Time'' does nothing but eat.
55	* BigNo:
56	** In ''Goes to the Moon'', Mr. Firebird does one of these upon Pep leaping onto the "DO NOT TOUCH!" lever.
57	** In ''Travels Through Time'', Putt-Putt does one of these upon Pep getting sucked into the time machine.
58	* BigRedButton: ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' features a big red lever, which is how he winds up on the moon.
59	* BirthdayEpisode: ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' is all about Putt-Putt preparing for [[NonHumanSidekick Pep's]] birthday.
60	* BitingTheHandHumor: A billboard in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' has a slide that reads "Shameless Humongous Entertainment self promotion to be placed here."
61	* TheBigRace: ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', as advertised, involves Putt-Putt collecting a series of items he needs to take part in the Cartown 500. Once all the items are collected, the player gets to play the race.
62	* BlandNameProduct: Carbucks Coffee in ''Pep's Birthday Surprise''. The employees are [[PunnyName caristas]].
63	* BlobMonster: ''Dog On a Stick'' features a green Goo Monster as an enemy in certain levels. Their slimy body prevents them from being affected by environmental hazards such as oil or sticky green slime, and they cover Pep in slime if they catch him.
64	* BrandX:
65	** Tire-O's cereal in ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade''.
66	** Cheese Squigglies in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''.
67	---> '''Putt-Putt''': "I love Cheese Squigglies!"
68	* BreakingOut: SpinOff ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'' is a block-breaking game. Or rather, balloon-popping.
69	* CallBack: In ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', both Rover from ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'', and Outback Al from ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' return. Rover himself is the one who provides the Milk Shakes, which Putt-Putt needs to fetch, and lets Putt-Putt have them on the house, as thanks for bringing him back from the Moon.
70	* CanineCompanion: Putt-Putt's dog Pep.
71	* CanonDiscontinuity: Putt-Putt creates the stories in ''One-Stop Fun Shop'''s storytime coloring book, so the five stories are most likely not canon.
72	* CanonForeigner: These characters weren't in the games:
73	** From the TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: The Great Pet Chase'', Smokey's pet Dalmatian puppy Sparky, Putt-Putt's friend Ruby, Ruby's pet kitten Fuzzy, and some of the wildlife near Putt-Putt's house.
74	** From the TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', [[RobotDog robotic dog]] Winks and the mountain lion.
75	* CartoonDogBreed: Pal is a small brown dog with slightly darker ears. He's got no defined breed.
76	* CatchPhrase: Putt-Putt's "Wowie zowie!" and "Hot ziggity!"
77	* CharacterCustomization: In every game, Putt-Putt can change his [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation paint color]], sometimes free of charge. No one ever notices except for Smokey in the first game ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', not even to pay him a compliment.
78	* ChristmasEpisode: The TieInNovel / AudioAdaptation ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'', in which Putt-Putt and Pep [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]].
79	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: In ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', Putt-Putt needs a flag, which he is able to get from Outback Al, who is currently trying to feed one of his Animals. Outback Al says that he's more than happy for Putt-Putt to have the flag, but Putt-Putt feels he should help feed the animal first, before taking the flag.
80	* CircusEpisode: In ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus'', Putt-Putt goes to watch a circus show but ends up having to help the problem-ridden performers instead. Putt-Putt [[SpoilerTitle joins the circus]] act at the end, believe it or not.
81	* CompanyCrossReferences: In ''Saves the Zoo'', clicking on the radio enough times allows you to hear a show talking about the opening of the zoo. One of the call-in guests is VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug, asking if it would be a good idea to take a Junior Field Trip to the zoo.
82	* CompressedAdaptation: The AlternateContinuity TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', based on the game ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time''.
83	* ContinuityNod: In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', there is a crossed-out sign at the beginning of the game that says Fireworks Factory on the way to Firebird's lab, referencing his fireworks mishap in ''Goes to the Moon''.
84	* CoveredInGunge: In ''Dog on a Stick'', if Pep gets caught by the Goo Monster enemy, they will tackle him, covering him in green slime.
85	* CrateExpectations: Levels 51-60 of ''Dog on a Stick'' are set in a crate factory. This is also one of the themes that can be used in the game's level creator.
86	* {{Crossover}}: MinigameGame ''Putt-Putt & VideoGame/FattyBear's Activity Pack'' is the only Humongous game to go further than simple [[TheCameo cameos]].
87	* CueTheSun: Every game except for ''Goes to the Moon'' and ''Saves the Zoo'' starts off with a [[TheFaceOfTheSun smiling]] sun, rising for Putt-Putt's great morning. That is, great unless he's headed to [[ReluctantMadScientist Firebird's]].
88	* CutesyNameTown: Putt-Putt hails from Cartown, whose residents are all {{Sentient Vehicle}}s.
89	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' changed the "skip cutscenes" key from Escape to Enter (with Escape now functioning as an additional way to show or hide the Main Menu Bar), making the possibility to skip cutscenes not obvious.
90	* ADayInTheLimelight: In ''Dog on a Stick'', [[NonHumanSidekick Pep]], not Putt-Putt, is the sole playable character.
91	* DeliciousDistraction: In one path for ''Travels Through Time'', Putt-Putt's history report ends up under a foot of the ''Triceratops''. Since the ceratopsian is too preoccupied with eating, Putt-Putt has to lure him with hay so he can step off of the history report.
92	* DependingOnTheArtist:
93	** Mr. Fenderbender got a minor redesign and a new paint job in ''Enters the Race''.
94	** Marvin the Marvelous and Chuck Wagon were redesigned in ''Pep's Birthday Surprise''.
95	* DevelopersForesight:
96	** In ''Joins the Parade'', you don't have to get a carwash if you get a new paint job.
97	** In ''Enters the Race'', there is a chance that a small shed will be on fire, with a pay phone conveniently right next to it. The idea was a subtle lesson about how dialing 911 is the first thing you should do in such a situation, but a player might easily think to just go and talk to Smokey about it. If you do, he'll turn out to be out to lunch, with a note on his door essentially telling the player exactly what to do "in case of fire."
98	** In ''Saves the Zoo'', some of Putt-Putt's dialogue with the baby animals is changed depending on whether he has previously talked to their parents.
99	* DisembodiedEyebrows: Putt-Putt's eyebrows always float.
100	* DownloadableContent: ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop'' had additional art that could be downloaded from Humongous' website.
101	* DubNameChange: The [[SameLanguageDub UK version]] of ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' altered several character names:
102	** Smokey is known as Bernie.
103	** Betsy Bulldozer is known as Bella Bulldozer.
104	** Mr. Fenderbender is known as Mr. Bumperthumper.
105	** Chuck is known as Tony.
106	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
107	** The first two adventure games, as well as ''Fun Pack'', were originally made for MS-DOS, and use a more basic, pixelated art style with simplistic animations. All games from ''Saves the Zoo'' onward were made after Humongous started using fully hand-drawn animation for their games. Additionally, they are the only two adventure games in the series to lack a musical number sequence, as those were introduced starting with ''Saves the Zoo''.
108	** ''Joins the Parade'' is the only game in the series where Putt-Putt getting a paint job is actually relevant, as it's one of the tasks he needs to complete to be allowed to enter the Pet Day parade. In all later games, changing his color is an optional cosmetic choice.
109	* EasterEgg: In ''Enters the Race'', clicking on the green car at the speedway while holding SHIFT skips to the race.
110	* EdutainmentGame: These are children's games, after all. But Creator/HumongousEntertainment goes for a different approach, rather than forcing kids to solve math and learn spelling, they've claimed to [[ViewersAreGeniuses trust that children can use]] problem-solving skills and memory to help Putt-Putt puzzle through his adventures. There are however hundreds of clickable-caused animations [[ViewersAreMorons for the youngest kids.]] Going to the observatory in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' provides some information about the planets in the Solar System, and clicking on the speakers throughout the zoo in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' provides some trivia about the nearby animals. In ''Travels Through Time'', the dinosaurs will provide some facts about their respective genera, and Putt-Putt will also spout facts about desert animals in the Wild West.
111	* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: In ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', when Putt-Putt finds Jambo the baby elephant, Jambo is cowering in fear from a mouse that lives in a nearby tree. To get the mouse to move, Putt-Putt has to give him cheese squigglies.
112	* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: The dancing penguins in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''. You can even change their dance cycles. Putt-Putt and Pep also join in after the music has been playing for ten seconds, Pep doing a "swimming" dance. [[LamePunReaction Doggie paddle?]]
113	* EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture: According to ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', in the future we can teleport, have very high-tech battery makers, make our own books, make food for any animal of any sort, and things like [[NoPaperFuture newspaper]] are ancient artifacts.
114	* ExcusePlot: The Junior Arcade games have their entire plots shown in the intro and ending cutscenes.
115	** ''Balloon-O-Rama'': Putt-Putt and Pep accidentally lose a bundle of balloons they were carrying, so now they have to pop them all.
116	** ''Dog on a Stick'': Putt-Putt and Pep go to the local dump to dispose of some recyclables, and Pep finds a pogo stick while taking them in.
117	* ExpandedUniverse: The [[TieInNovel Tie-In Novels]] and AudioAdaptation have {{Canon Foreigner}}s and GeographicFlexibility.
118	* ExtremeOmnivore: Pep, especially in ''Dog on a Stick''. In addition to the typical dog bones, he can also eat a variety of other things that real dogs can't eat, including fruit, ice cream (in both vanilla and chocolate flavors), and hot chocolate.
119	* TheFaceOfTheSun: Every Putt-Putt game except ''Saves the Zoo'' begins with a smiling sun. Usually made complete with chirping birds and happy flowers.
120	* FanOfThePast: In ''Travels Through Time'', there's a museum dedicated to anything at all from the past. Putt-Putt's lunchbox, calculator, and history report all have a chance of landing in here, and Putt-Putt will need to trade the curator a similar item to replace it in order to get them back.
121	* FirstPersonSnapshooter: In ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', Putt-Putt receives a camera and can snap any animals. It's completely optional and has no effect on gameplay.
122	* FishEyes: In ''Dog on a Stick'', Putt-Putt often has these.
123	* FloatingContinent: ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' has a floating town in TheFuture.
124	* FlyingCar: Miss Electra from ''Travels Through Time'' is this, and also the only vehicular citizen of TheFuture Putt-Putt arrives at.
125	* FreeRangeChildren: Putt-Putt is explicitly a child car due to the fact he's shown to go to school in ''Travels Through Time'', but there are no signs of him having parents.
126	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Putt-Putt is kind to animals as he is to fellow vehicles.
127	* FurryConfusion:
128	** [[NonHumanSidekick Pep]] can't talk, not even in ''Saves the Zoo'' or ''Joins the Circus'', where every other animal can talk.
129	** In ''Enters the Race'', two car characters have pets, a cat and a dog. They can't talk, despite being in the same game that has a pair of talking squirrels who tell each other jokes.
130	** SantaClaus' sleigh from the TieInNovel / AudioAdaptation ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' is not a SentientVehicle.
131	** In ''Travels Through Time'', non-avian dinosaurs plus a claw-winged avian can talk while modern birds do not, despite also being dinosaurs and the other games having ones that do talk. Pterosaurs also do not talk either. In the other time periods, there is only one talking animal, Virgil Clyde the horse in TheWildWest.
132	* FutureSlang: In ''Travels Through Time'', clicking on the Radio in TheFuture yields a few terms like how the Future's radio station is KVRR (Kool Virtual Reality Radio), a radio advertisement for "Space Travel Vacations", and an announcement for the final playoffs for a generically named futuristic sport called [[{{Calvinball}} Laserball]].
133	* GameBreakingBug: The 1999 version of ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' adds a glitch that wasn't in the original 1995 release. If you are on the raft and click on the land (without going somewhere else) and skip it while Putt-Putt is talking, the raft disappears and you have no way of getting it back. And you can't have lowered the drawbridge beforehand--unless you immediately skip the animation, in which case the glitch doesn't happen for some reason. The [=iOS=] port worked around it by [[ObviousRulePatch making this scene impossible to skip.]]
134	* GameWithinAGame: Arcade machines for "Bear Stormin'" in ''Goes to the Moon'', and for "Squoosh" in ''Travels Through Time''.
135	* GenialGiraffe: Masai and her mother from ''Saves the Zoo'' are both friendly giraffes.
136	* GentleGiantSauropod: Both the ''Brachiosaurus'' and ''Apatosaurus'' in ''Travels Through Time'' are gentle giants who will help out Putt-Putt.
137	* GeographicFlexibility: All games that take place in Cartown change the design each time.
138	* TheGoodKingdom: In ''Travels Through Time'', TheMiddleAges is a small medieval town ruled over by King Chariot, whose daughter is the [[PrincessClassic kind Princess Chassis]]. They live in a castle with [[YeGoodeOldeDays happy]] wooden wagons as subjects. Expect lute-playing and dragons.
139	* GreenGators: The alligator in ''Saves the Zoo'' is green.
140	* GuideDangIt:
141	** The digging minigame in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' only seems like a LuckBasedMission, to the avail of many {{Website/YouTube}}rs. Instead of just spamming holes, you're supposed to [[spoiler:listen to Ralphie's barks]].
142	** In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', there are two puzzles that require Putt-Putt to pay a nickel: buying a suit of armor and buying a newspaper. You're only allowed to carry one nickel at a time, so if both of these puzzles appear, you have to purchase something with the nickel you have before Toby will let you earn another one. It's never made obvious that Toby will give you more than one nickel.
143	* HairTriggerAvalanche: In ''Saves the Zoo's'' Arctic Land, Putt-Putt warns Pep not to make loud noises in fear of avalanche, and uses an AntiSneezeFinger (or antenna) on him. Promptly after, [[SneezeOfDoom Putt-Putt sneezes]] and an avalanche ensues.
144	* HelicopterPack: Putt-Putt's propeller attachment from both ''Activity Pack's'' "Circus Stormin'" and ''Dog on a Stick''.
145	* HeroesLoveDogs: Putt-Putt serves as our main hero in the series and is never seen without his dog Pep.
146	* HiddenDepths: During ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'', Ms Goodbake shares how outside of baking, her other interest is gardening.
147	* HollerButton:
148	** In ''Joins the Parade'', clicking Putt-Putt's horn will honk at a cow or flock of birds to move out of the way, and honk for help after he runs over some nails. Clicking his radio will play music for a mouse marching band to march out of the way.
149	** In ''Goes to the Moon'', clicking Putt-Putt's horn will honk for help after he falls in some moon goo.
150	* HollywoodChameleon: In ''Saves the Zoo'', at the broken bridge there is a chameleon which changes from invisible to visible when clicked on.
151	* HonorableElephant: Baby Jambo and his mother Mombasa from ''Saves the Zoo'' and ''Joins the Circus''. Both elephants are {{Gentle Giant}}s.
152	* IdiosyncraticWipes: The ending of ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' does this once, using an image of Pep's head.
153	* InconvenientItch: The ''Apatosaurus'' in ''Travels Through Time'' suffers an itch on his back where he can't reach, so Putt-Putt has to scratch it for him.
154	* InnocentAliens: In ''Goes to the Moon'', Putt-Putt meets space aliens who are all friendly.
155	* InvincibilityPowerUp: The Super Pep cape in ''Dog on a Stick'' allows Pep to turn the tables on the rascally critters and remove them from the stage by jumping into them.
156	* {{Irony}}: In ''Travels Through Time'', there's a dinosaur that will mistake Putt-Putt for a vicious creature about to attack. The dinosaur in question? A ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
157	* JetPack: One enemy in ''Dog on a Stick'' is a pig wearing a jet pack. The jet pack prevents them from falling off the stage, and allows them to move around on empty tiles.
158	* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: In ''Saves the Zoo'', there are apparently kookaburras living in Jungle Land since their calls are heard there.
159	* JustAStupidAccent: GratuitousItalian Mr. Baldini.
160	* KingOfBeasts: The lion and lioness in ''Saves the Zoo'' sport crowns and have regal-sounding voices. Same goes for Reginald the Lion from ''Joins the Circus''.
161	* KleptomaniacHero: If Putt-Putt has never come across the nails on Red Street, when he sees a magnet in the toy store, he simply exclaims "So this is where I left my magnet!" and takes it. If he has, though, the toy store owner reveals that Putt-Putt [[HintSystem left his magnet at the toy store a week ago]].
162	* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HWa-uInYZtY#t=111s Levels 91-100 level end fanfare]] of ''Balloon-o-Rama'' does this. %% Describe "this"?
163	* LevelEditor: ''Balloon-o-Rama'' and ''Dog on a Stick'' %%Explain more?
164	* LivingToys: In ''Joins the Parade'', located in a small box in the toy shop is a group of joke-and-riddle-telling [[TalkingAnimal animal]] toys.
165	* LongSongShortScene:
166	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB5TpsG78tc The music for blasting off into outer space]] in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon''. More than a quarter of it is unheard in-game.
167	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VshAqbRtn4w Rover's story]] from the same game. It's cut off halfway through.
168	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElmRJ4Wtkig Land selection]] in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' mostly gets drowned out from the waterfalls in the background. It also only plays on one screen, so the only way to hear it in full is to stand there the whole time.
169	** ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'' has this for just about every song. Every level is usually finished before it ends up until 101-110. But it is possible to listen to the music by waiting before launching Pep.
170	* LostInTranslation:
171	** Due to the fact that the first two games had [[NoExportForYou few translations]], a lot of the {{Continuity Nod}}s and {{Call Back}}s were lost when the other games were translated. The DOS game coding was very complex by comparison of later games, so most companies didn't bother with them.
172	** In the UK English SameLanguageDub of ''Joins the Circus'', during the "Animals in the Circus" musical number, there's a set of lines that originally rhymed "cotton candy" with "spaghetti". "Cotton candy" was changed to "candy floss" and left alone, leaving a stanza that doesn't rhyme!
173	* LovedByAll: There is hardly anyone in the series who has a dislike to Putt-Putt, mostly due to everything he has done to help them all.
174	* MadLibsDialogue: Inserted dialogue happens most often when observing variable items.
175	** In ''Joins the Parade'', "I have...four...coins."
176	** In ''Goes to the Moon'', "I have...nine...moon crystals."
177	* TheManInTheMoon:
178	** Played literally in ''Goes to the Moon'' by a crescent moon-headed, yellow-skinned man with a WizardBeard and wizardly clothing. His introduction is "I am a man in the moon." And he's been looking for a picture of himself for ten thousand years.
179	** At the end of ''Goes to the Moon'', a smiling moon rises and [[BreakingTheFourthWall winks at the player.]]
180	* MeaningfulName: The majority of the characters in Putt Putt have a name that's based on what sort of vehicle they are or what job they do.
181	** Cartown's resident fire engine is named Smokey. Smoke is created by fire.
182	** ''Saves the Zoo'' introduces Outback Al, the owner of the zoo, who speaks in an Australian accent. The Outback is a term referring to the remote inland regions of Australia.
183	** In ''Enters the Race'', the Cartown 500 is run by Redline Rick. Redline is a term referring to an engine driving at or above its rpm (revolutions per minute).
184	** This is even mentioned in ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' when Ms Goodbake became a baker because of it being in her name.
185	* MinigameGame: ''Fun Pack'' consists of six mini-games. ''Putt-Putt and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack'' is an UpdatedRerelease that combines it with ''Fatty Bear's Fun Pack'', and adds a few more mini games.
186	* MonkeyMoralityPose: The beatnik monkey trio in ''Saves the Zoo'' do this as they think of rhyming words.
187	* MotionParallax: The DOS update of the ''[=Bear Stormin'=]'' minigame has scrolling grass, following the original demo version's lead which had much more simplified graphics.
188	* MultipleEndings: ''Enters the Race'' has four possible endings, depending on whether you placed first, second, third, or fourth and below. The first three have Putt-Putt receive a trophy on the winners podium, while the last has him merely receiving a ribbon.
189	* MultipleHeadCase: The alien selling the rocket in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' has two heads.
190	* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: In ''Saves the Zoo'', underneath the broken bridge is a pool inhabited by an alligator, making this seem like a hazard. But this is actually averted; the gator is not hostile at all and is just a background character who watches Putt-Putt.
191	* NeverTrustATrailer: The "Invitation" Musical intro in ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' itself claims that the party guests will include "the limo from the mansion" and "some Martians from a ''Putt-Putt'' [[BreakingTheFourthWall game that you have played before]]." Neither the characters nor the mansion are seen thereafter, and the Martians aren't even from a previous game.
192	%%* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands
193	* NintendoHard: The minigame "Bear Stormin'" (later rebranded as "Circus Stormin'" in ''Putt-Putt & VideoGame/FattyBear's Activity Pack'') has near-impossible later levels. You can't forget a single balloon, or hit a single enemy otherwise you're guaranteed a death. Did we mention no continues? That is, unless you [[SaveScumming abuse]] the internal save feature of ''Goes to the Moon'' for makeshift continues, which is not present in ''Activity Pack''.
194	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Often.
195	** Mr. Fenderbender's voice is an imitation of Creator/DonKnotts' [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Barney Fife]].
196	** Marvin the Mavelous sounds like Creator/PeterLorre.
197	** Ivan The Semi-Strong Van is TheAhnold, sounding like Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
198	** Hank the Security Car's voice is patterned after Creator/JimmyStewart.
199	* NonHumanSidekick: Pep, who [[FurryConfusion can't talk]], but does help Putt-Putt now and then.
200	* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' doesn't follow the Putt-Putt Verbs the Noun structure.
201	* OncePerEpisode:
202	** Every adventure game but ''Goes to the Moon'' and ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has a set of characters who tell each other jokes. ''Joins the Parade'' has joking toy animals, ''Saves the Zoo'' has a pair of toucans, ''Travels Through Time'' has King Chariot and the three children, ''Enters the Race'' has a pair of squirrels, and ''Joins the Circus'' has a cat and mouse. Pep's Birthday Surprise slightly averts this with Marvin the Marvelous who only shares jokes to Putt Putt.
203	** Putt-Putt can [[CharacterCustomization change]] his [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation color]] in every game, but don't expect any sleek silver or black finishes.
204	** The beginning of every game except for ''Saves the Zoo'' features a [[TheFaceOfTheSun smiling sun]] who has normally [[CueTheSun just risen]].
205	** Each game from ''Saves the Zoo'' onward has a musical number sequence. They typically appear in one of the first rooms, and tend to serve as a preview for some of the things Putt-Putt will see during the adventure.
206	* OneSteveLimit: Averted--while not in the same game, the series has two characters named Reginald III: the circus lion Reginald Cornelius Andronocles III from ''Joins the Circus'', and the balloon inflator Reginald Windbag III from ''Pep's Birthday Surprise''. Both get called Reggie at least once.
207	* OrphanedEtymology: Putt-Putt says the StockPhrase "I can see again!" after scrubbing his windshield, which his eyes are nowhere near.
208	* PaletteSwap: The [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Carbucks Coffee Carista]] from ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' is Chuck Wagon with his "Cartown's Best" logo replaced by the Carbucks Cocoa logo.
209	* ParentalBonus: In ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', the music for the calm, swampy area you can enter while on the rapids is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgFJi7QSVs a sound-aline]] of "[[Film/{{Deliverance}} Dueling Banjos]]."[[note]]Sound designer Rhett Mathis made it all disturbing when he unofficially named the cue [[BlackComedy "Honk Like A Car."]][[/note]]
210	* PerpetualSmiler:
211	** Putt-Putt is smiling 99% of the time. In the original games, due to sprite limitations he can't stop smiling, even if something's wrong.
212	---> '''Putt-Putt''': "Oh my goodness, I'm on the moon!" (''Goes to the Moon'')
213	** [[HangingALampshade Lampshaded]] in the TitleThemeTune for ''Goes to the Moon'': "''We're glad that you're happy / But Putt-Putt, make it snappy!''"
214	** Mr. Firebird in ''Goes to the Moon'' continues smiling while Putt-Putt is blasting off on a firework, and in ''Travels Through Time'' his sprite is seen smiling after Pep was sucked into his time machine.
215	* PhotoMontage: The credits of ''Saves the Zoo'', ''Enters the Race'', ''Joins the Circus'', and ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' have this for the characters.
216	* PointAndClickMap: All of the adventure games utilize this.
217	* PolarPenguins: ''Saves the Zoo'' has several penguins living in Arctic Land.
218	* PortalToThePast: ''Travels Through Time'' and the TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'' both use portals to connect the past/future to the time machine.
219	* PostKissCatatonia: After helping Katie Cannonball in ''Joins the Circus'', she gives Putt-Putt a smooch in thanks, and his grin is particularly dopey for a while after.
220	* PrehensileTail: The many {{Sentient Vehicle}}s in this world use a long extendable, prehensile tendril to grab, hold and manipulate tools. One might think it's an antenna, since it extends from Putt-Putt's rear, but old-time vehicles like King Chariot and Princess Chassis have them too.
221	* ProductPlacement: PlayedForLaughs/parodied in a clickable in ''Saves the Zoo''; a billboard which changes every time you click it includes plugs for various other Humongous games, eventually leading to one that reads "Shameless ''Humongous Entertainment'' self-promotion to be placed here."
222	* ProtagonistTitle: Every game in the series starts with Putt-Putt, even ''Putt-Putt and [[ADayInTheLimelight Pep's Dog on a Stick]]''.
223	* PunnyName: Arthur T. Fact. [[DontExplainTheJoke But you can call him]] Art T. Fact.
224	* RecurringElement: Each one of the {{Adventure Game}}s have some sort of location where Putt-Putt can get a paint job and change his color. While doing this fulfills a task in ''Joins the Parade'', later games have this purely as an optional cosmetic change.
225	* RecycledSoundtrack:
226	** ''Fun Pack'' and its UpdatedRerelease ''Activity Pack'' reuse music from ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade''.
227	** ''One-Stop Fun Shop'' reuses music from ''Balloon-O-Rama''.
228	** ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' reuses music from ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''.
229	* ReluctantMadScientist: Mr. Firebird, who can't help but show off his cool gadgets that have {{Big Red Button}}s, which just happens to lead to Putt-Putt... ''Goes to the Moon'' and ''Travels Through Time''.
230	* RespawningEnemies: The beach balls in ''Dog on a Stick'' can only move downwards, but they always reappear at their spawn points whenever they fall off the stage.
231	* RetrauxFlashback: When ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' flashes back to when Putt-Putt first met Pep, the artstyle reverts back to that of DOS game ''Joins the Parade''.
232	* RhymesOnADime: The TieInNovel / AudioAdaptation ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' and the TieInNovel ''Go, Go, Putt-Putt Go!'' are narrated in rhyme.
233	* RobotDog: Winks from the AlternateContinuity TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time''.
234	* SameLanguageDub: There are UK English dubs of ''Travels Through Time'', ''Enters the Race'', and ''Joins the Circus''. Each comes with {{Dub Name Change}}s.
235	* SantaClaus: He and his flying reindeer have a cameo in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', and they make a full-fledged appearance in the TieInNovel / AudioAdaptation ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas''.
236	* SavingChristmas: Putt-Putt and Pep do this in the TieInNovel / AudioAdaptation ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas''.
237	* SentientVehicle: The titular character, Putt-Putt, and many other characters. He is [[CutesyNameTown from Cartown]], after all.
238	* ShoutOut: Creator/HumongousEntertainment LOVES these, and of course they're going to put them in any place they can. There could practically be [[http://humongous.wikia.com/wiki/Cameos a whole page]] with cross references in HE games. Just a few examples:
239	** In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', when talking to Art T. Fact, Putt-Putt can ask for [[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Man comic books]] or a VideoGame/SPYFox decoder ring.
240	** ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' is FILLED with ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'' references. There's an ad on the billboard for the first game, she makes a brief appearance in the zoo song, she and Luther pull the raft back to Putt-Putt when he's sunk down in the rapids, and one of the things you can see in the telescope is Freddi talking to Sam the pelican.
241	** ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has clickpoints that reference VideoGame/SPYFox, including a DummiedOut one that references practically every other Humongous series.
242	* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Levels 31-40 of ''Dog on a Stick'' take place atop large ice pillars in the arctic. Many of them even have oil slicks on them to simulate slippery ice.
243	* SluggishSloths: In ''Saves the Zoo'', there is a sloth sleeping in a tree in one section of the river area. Clicking on it will cause it to yawn and switch sleeping positions.
244	* SmellySkunk: One enemy in ''Dog on a Stick'' is a skunk that occasionally leaves a stinky green cloud on the tile it's on. If Pep jumps into it, he cannot move until the cloud dissipates, potentially leaving him vulnerable to getting caught.
245	* SnakesAreSinister: Averted in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''. Little Skeeter the boa constrictor and his mom are just as friendly as all the other animals.
246	* TheSomethingSong: The official name for ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo[='s=]'' song is "The Zoo Song".
247	* SpaceEpisode: ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin You guess what the game's about.]]
248	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: There are several places where the dash in Putt-Putt's name is missing, like on ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade[='s=]'' title screen.
249	* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Enters the Race'' has a large amount of returning characters and locations from ''Joins the Parade''.
250	* SpoilerTitle: Every AdventureGame is named after something plot-significant that Putt-Putt does in that game, but some of these namesakes are events that most of the game leads up to. Thus, there is no doubt that Putt-Putt will join the parade in ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', save the zoo in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', enter the race in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', and join the circus in ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus''.
251	* StickySituation: ''Dog on a Stick'' has green slime on certain tiles that acts as an environmental hazard. It slows Pep down when he jumps on it, leaving him vulnerable to getting caught by the rascally critters.
252	* StockFemurBone: In ''Joins the Parade'', Putt-Putt finds one and uses it to befriend Pep. Later, in ''Dog on a Stick'', Pep finds them all over the place.
253	* StoryBranching: In ''Travels Through Time'', ''Enters the Race'', and ''Joins the Circus'', each playthrough's story puzzles are randomly chosen automatically, without player input. It's usually some item Putt-Putt needs to find or [[DamselInDistress rescue]] and never affects a major plot point. Makes for great ReplayValue.
254	* SubliminalAdvertising: Parodied in ''Saves the Zoo'''s song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUY07oddBuw Topiary Creatures]]" with the NonSequitur lyric "and advertising tie-ins" which is accompanied with an image of various Humongous Entertainment T-shirts and other merchandise.
255	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Smokey has had two different Dalmatian puppies, Sparky from the TieInNovel ''Putt-Putt: The Great Pet Chase'' and Max from the game ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise''.
256	* SweetSeal: Sammy in ''Saves the Zoo'' and Sebastian in ''Joins the Circus'' are both friendly seals Putt-Putt has to help out.
257	* TakeYourTime:
258	** ''Joins the Parade'' is the only game in the series to actually make use of the gas gauge, but as in the later games, you cannot run out of fuel.
259	** ''Enters the Race'' will sometimes have a shed on fire. Despite the fact it's a really small shed and could burn in mere seconds, it never does. In fact, you have enough time to go back to Smokey only to find out he's out to lunch.
260	** ''Enters the Race'' and ''Joins the Parade'' both have Putt-Putt working under a theoretical deadline, as he has to collect everything before the race or parade begin. None of those events actually happen until everything is safely collected.
261	* TalkingAnimal:
262	** The zoo animals in ''Saves the Zoo'' and circus animals in ''Joins the Circus'' all talk. Strangely enough, Pep [[FurryConfusion can't talk]].
263	** Nearly every game has animals who tell each other jokes.
264	** In ''Travels Through Time'', there are talking dinosaurs in the Mesozoic Era and a talking horse in the Old West.
265	* TauntButton: Putt-Putt's speedometer, the gas gauge in ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'', and the horn are animated but useless almost 98% of the time.
266	* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: Discussed and then subverted in ''Travels Through Time''. When coming across a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Putt-Putt will make a comment about hoping the dinosaur's not too mean and nasty. However, this ''T. rex'' turns out to be cowardly and freaks out upon seeing Putt-Putt, but is ultimately friendly after being assured by Putt-Putt that he means no harm. He is still very strong though, able to lift large rocks with his small arms (which is TruthInTelevision as the arms of ''Tyrannosaurus'' are actually powerful for their size).
267	* TemperCeratops: The ''Triceratops'' in ''Travels Through Time'' averts this by being a BigEater oblivious to his surroundings.
268	* TheEnd: In ''Joins the Parade'' and ''Saves the Zoo'', right before the credits, one of these appears on-screen.
269	* TieInNovel: Many children's books were made, including AlternateContinuity ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time''. See description for a list.
270	* TimeMachine: Mr. Firebird's time portal, which is operated via inserting nickel into [[HomemadeInventions laundry machine]], and is actually... rocket-shaped.
271	* TimeTravelEpisode: In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', Putt-Putt freely travels between TheFuture, TheWildWest, TheMiddleAges, and the dinosaur ages.
272	* TitleDrop: In Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo, Outback Al says, "Congratulations! Putt-Putt, you saved the zoo!"
273	* TitleThemeTune: From ''Goes to the Moon'' to ''Enters the Race'', there is an opening song where the game's namesake will be said or repeated.
274	--> ''"Putt-Putt travels through tiiiiime!"''
275	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Betsy Bulldozer really loves milkshakes. When she's not working, she'll be drinking them. One of your potential quests is to get her a Giant Jumbo Milkshake for her break so you can use her shovel.
276	* TrialAndErrorGameplay: "Bear Stormin'" (or "Circus Stormin'") has one level where there is a cannonball attached ''right inside a balloon''. There is no clear indication of this either, and if you fall for it, you lose a life.
277	* UpdatedRerelease:
278	** ''Putt-Putt & VideoGame/FattyBear's Activity Pack'', which combines the six games from the former and the five games from the latter into the same disc, with four exclusive games.
279	** The ''[=Bear Stormin'=]'' mini-game from ''Goes to the Moon'' received its own separate DOS release, although it was only a demo title. It was updated with [[MotionParallax scrolling grass]] and PasswordSave.
280	** "Circus Stormin'", a [[PaletteSwap reskin]] of "Bear Stormin'", is one of the exclusive games in ''Activity Pack''; making it a re-release within a re-release. Ironically, neither the [[MotionParallax scrolling grass]] nor the PasswordSave of the original demo release are featured in it.
281	* TheUnintelligible: Honko the Clown in ''Joins the Circus'', who only speaks in clown horn honks. Putt-Putt needs to find a Honkish dictionary to communicate with him.
282	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Putt-Putt, himself, is this in ''Travels Through Time''. Nobody in any time period he visits is surprised when Putt-Putt tells them he's from their past or future.
283	* UrineTrouble: Mildred almost has this happen in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' when [[ToiletHumour Pep lifts up his back-left leg next to her wheel]]. She tries to get out as quick as possible from this.
284	* VegetarianCarnivore: In ''Saves the Zoo'', Little Skeeter the Snake drinks hot cocoa to warm up. Cocoa is a plant product, by the way.
285	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: In ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', there's some nails on Red Street. You can actually make Putt-Putt run over them and ''kill his tires''. Finding it entertaining gives reason to do it on purpose.
286	* ViewersAreGoldfish: At the beginning of ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'', Mr. Kibble lists off all of the new flavors of dog food for Pep. Less than a minute later when Pep is testing them, Mr. Kibble feels it important enough to list off all of the flavors...''again''.
287	* ViewersAreMorons: Just about everything on the screen can be clicked on to produce an animation that's entertaining and usually mind-blowingingly insane. According to manuals, it's for the youngest children who may prefer this over puzzle-adventuring.
288	* VirtualPaperDoll: The salon in ''Goes to the Moon'' allows choosing from different heads, bodies, and legs to create an alien. Hilarious results likely, or otherwise.
289	* VoiceForTheVoiceless: In ''Travels Through Time'', the ''Triceratops'' is too busy eating to even notice Putt-Putt, so his ''Compsognathus'' buddy does the conversation for him.
290	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Judging from Rover's backstory, humans don't consider the sapient vehicles any less expendable than the non-sapient ones.
291	* WhatYearIsThis: In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', he'll ask this upon entering TheFuture or chatting with the dinosaur in the prehistoric era.
292	* WhiteAndGreyMorality: In ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'', the enemies don't really try to intentionally hurt Pep. The bear hugs you and supposedly chokes you, the penguin grabs you and dances, the skunk [[SmellySkunk we can all guess]], and the tiger [[AllAnimalsAreDogs licks Pep's face]].
293	* AWinnerIsYou:
294	** In the SpinOff game ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'': "Great job, Pep! Pep, you're the greatest balloon-poppin' pup I know!" barks jumps to pop balloon "Hooray!"
295	** Winning the "Bear Stormin'" mini-game from ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' rewards you with a "GAME OVER." The... same thing that happens [[NintendoHard when you lose]].
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