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2 | A WebAnimation series by Bryan Waterman about {{Cloudcuckoolander}} slacker Waterman, his friend Pal, pseudo RobotBuddy Roy-Bot, love interest Ice Cream Girl and TheChewToy Mr. Dillo. |
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4 | The series started on [[Website/NewGrounds Newgrounds]] in 2003, and ran all the way to 2009, when production was [[{{Hiatus}} halted]]. Having a humor style similar to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''Waterman'' has had nine episodes produced, along with a short series of {{Fractured Fairy Tale}}s called ''Puppets in the Park'' and a few guest appearances on other animated web shows. The entire series was produced through Waterman Studios HD and used music by [[Music/ReelBigFish Reel Big Fish]]. |
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6 | [[TheMovie A movie]], appropriately titled ''The Waterman Movie'' has been in DevelopmentHell since 2007. The planned film is notably the last acting role of the late Creator/LeslieNielsen, with all his lines being recorded before his death in 2010. No information on the film's production or release has come up since 2011. |
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8 | The series is available on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WatermanStudiosHD here.]] |
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12 | * ArtEvolution: The series' production quality gets a bit better in the later episodes, compared to the very limited animation in the early ones. |
13 | %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Waterman and Roy-Bot. |
14 | * {{Crossover}}: The characters from ''Waterman'' appeared in one episode of ''WebAnimation/BonusStage''. |
15 | * CurseCutShort: Waterman almost tells his audience to take it up the ass before he is interrupted by the short film he found in his closet in ''Watergent''. |
16 | %%* CutawayGag: In very similar fashion to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' to boot. |
17 | %%* TheDitz: Pretty much everyone, really. |
18 | %%* DrivesLikeCrazy: Roy-Bot. |
19 | * EverybodyLaughsEnding: Episode VIII, including Music/ReelBigFish and the Donkster of the Deep. |
20 | * FakeBand: 16 Buttons of Justice. |
21 | * FiveTokenBand: In the pingpong tournament episode. Lampshaded when Waterman asks where the member with [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers the power of heart]] is. |
22 | %%* FunnyAnimal: Mr. Dillo. |
23 | %%* InverseNinjaLaw |
24 | * LimitedAnimation: Being a Flash web series from the early 2000s, this is to be expected. |
25 | %%* MsFanservice: Ice Cream Girl. |
26 | * TheMovie: ''The Waterman Movie''. |
27 | * {{Retraux}}: The strange film Waterman finds in his closet that his relatives made in ''Watergent'', done in a classic nineteen twenties style. |
28 | * RobotBuddy: A fake one in the form of Roy-Bot; however, the cast is later joined by Robotic Chuck Norris. |
29 | %%* ShoutOut: In spades. |
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