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6	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px-Fred_title.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:250:From left to right: Penelope, Benji, [=GG=], Fred, Fabienne, Anette]]
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9	''Fred's Head'' (''Blaise le Blasé'', or ''Blaise the Jaded'', in its original French) is a [[FrenchSeries Franco]]-[[CanadianSeries Canadian]] UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash-animated show created by Benoît Godbout and Malorie Nault-Cousineau. The show was made for Creator/{{Teletoon}} and France 2 by the Quebec-based Canadian animation studio Spectra Animation (''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'', ''ComicBook/KidPaddle'') and the French studio Galaxy 7 (with most of the production taking place in Canada).
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11	The show follows Fred [=LeBlanc=] (Blaise [=LeBlanc=] in French), a cynical and apathetic 15-year-old DeadpanSnarker from UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}} who finds himself with serious reservations about adult life and its trials. Uncertain and unenthusiastic about life and his personal goals, Fred finds himself pulled in many different directions by the eccentric people around him as he navigates the tribulations of adolescence. Sometimes, he finds his best friends, [[DeadpanSnarker Fabienne Ledger]] (Fabienne Lajoe in French) and [[CloudCuckoolander Gregory Gilbert "GG" Pyrowski]] (Gaetan-Gilbert Pirowski in French), dragging him into weird adventures; other times, he finds his [[DotingParent overly-doting parents]] driving him nuts with their sunshine-and-rainbows attitude to life; and still other times, he runs into the resident cheerleader and her jock boyfriend trying to teach him to see the bright side of life. But whether he's dealing with bumps in longtime friendships and getting gruelling summer jobs or trying to impress the girl of his dreams, Anette, and putting up with the school psychologist's obsession with him, Fred finds that everyday problems in his not-so-normal life can be as challenging as they are enlightening for a moody young man on the cusp of entering adulthood like him.
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13	One of the very few Canadian cartoons to have been produced in French first for a Quebec-based audience before then being adapted for the Anglophone market, ''Fred's Head'' is also noteworthy for being one of the very few cartoons specifically aimed at teenagers rather than children or adults. As a result, it doesn't shy away from directly depicting certain issues specific to teenagers, such as alcohol or cheating, but never ventures VerySpecialEpisode territory despite that. There is also some light cursing and a few allusions to sexual situations in the series, making it much more mature than many similarly teen-oriented cartoons or even kids' shows that have gained strong appeal with teens and young adults. [[ValuesDissonance While some of this can be pinned on what Canadian kids' TV deems acceptable compared to the US]], ''Fred's Head'' still stands out in how [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids one could be forgiven for mistaking it for an adult cartoon when compared to other Canadian cartoons made for the same demographic]].
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15	The show made its debut in October 2007 on the French-language version of Creator/{{Teletoon}}, arriving in Anglophone Canada a bit later in January 2008. The final episodes of the show aired in July 2008, concluding the series run at [[ShortRunners 26 episodes over a single season]]. Reruns of the series however continue to be a thing in Francophone Canadian television, and France has also received a complete DVD release of the series in its original French language.
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17	A [[Characters/FredsHead character sheet]] is in the works.
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19	!!Tropes:
20	* ACupAngst: All the teenage girls, except [[BuxomBeautyStandard Beatrice]].
21	-->'''Jody:''' "And a little more up here ..."
22	* AllThereInTheManual: The official website has some info thats not presented in the show, such as character last name.
23	* AmateurFilmMakingPlot: One episode centers around GG and Fred's attempt to make a horror film to advertise Anette's art exhibition.
24	* AmbiguouslyGay: Fabienne. Many, many jokes and comments are made about her not being attracted to men, and GG's brother refers to her as "never having a boyfriend," and that he'd know why when he's older. Her first kiss with Fred has her thinking they don't play on the same team.
25	* AmbiguousGender: Panook, which is the subject of interest of almost every student at Saint-Judes. Getting a girlfriend hasn't helped.
26	* ButNotTooWhite: Penelope is constantly tan.
27	%%* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: [[SpoofAesop Parodied]].
28	%%* BigOlEyebrows
29	* BishieSparkle: Whenever anyone sees a person or object he likes, complete with its own {{Leitmotif}}.
30	%%* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Hart trio
31	%%* BreakingTheFourthWall: The only reason episode 25 exists.
32	%%* BubbleBoy: Nino.
33	* CantHoldHisLiquor: One sip and Fred is ''[[IntoxicationEnsues plastered]]''.
34	* CatchPhrase: "Moldy" and "I think not" for Fred, "Shooty!" and "Fizz!" for Penelope.
35	* CatsAreMean: The Beast. He enjoys attacking people who aren't in the family and knocking things over, for starters.
36	* CelibateHero: [=GG=], even though he's not the lead. He even dumped his ''perfect match'' because she [[SexIsEvil wanted to fool around with him]] even though they weren`t married.
37	* ChickMagnet: Fred has a few girls attracted to him, including his secret crush.
38	%%* ChristmasEpisode
39	* CloudCuckooLander: Madame Butterfly. Due to being an old woman who suffers from Alchiezmer's.
40	* CoolOldLady: Madame Butterfly when she was trying to protect Fred from Anemone Worrynaut when Anemone was trying to break in and enter into her apartment unannounced. "Get out Anemone! Or I will have the police arrest you for violating a Japanese household!"
41	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: The Hart Trio. Slightly off-putting since they have orange, yellow and burgundy hair, respectively.
42	* DancingTheme: The opening sequence has almost every character (save for Fred, Fabienne, and GG) doing a synchronized dance.
43	* DeadpanSnarker: Fred and Fabienne.
44	* DirtyOldWoman: Madam Butterfly has sex with her (dead) husband behind a park bush at least twice. Once during the day while people were there.
45	* DumbBlonde: Penelope. Not even dying her hair brown helped.
46	* EroticDream: In ''One Red Hair Away From Love'', Fred is woken up from an erotic dream by his mother. He covers his crotch and turns away from her, clearly embarrassed.
47	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Tamara [[spoiler:after Fred dumps her.]] It`s uncertain if she kept it since she wasn`t shown again after the makeover.
48	* FieryRedhead: Fabiene. {{Subverted\|Trope}}, as is a brunette that dyes her hair red.
49	* FiredTeacher: Attempted, as the sub wanted to get fired. It never happens.
50	* {{Flashback}}: Whenever Fanny appears, a few times with Fred, and the [[WholeEpisodeFlashback other reason why episode 25 exists]].
51	* {{Foreshadowing}}: ''One Red Hair Away From Love'' features two notable ones: Fanny says that she left her old school because of [[ExactWords harassment]] and Jody questioning Tamara if she has a crush on Fred, to which Tamara doesn't answer.
52	%%* FourFingeredHands
53	* GirlOfTheWeek: Poor [=GG=] and his quest to find true love. He even sings a song about it at the end of the series.
54	%%* GirlPosse: The "Hart" trio
55	%%* HairTriggerTemper: Fabienne.
56	%%* HalloweenEpisode
57	%%* HappilyAdopted: Fred's little brother, Boon-Mee
58	%%* HartmanHips
59	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Fred and GG. While they ''do'' have a somewhat strong bond (mostly on GG's part) to the point of questioning (enough to guarantee an entire episode revolving around MistakenForGay as mentioned below), they're still clearly interested in girls.
60	* ImagineSpot: Fred has several of these an episode. Hence, [[PunBasedTitle Fred's Head]].
61	* IWantGrandkids: [=GG=] is a weird and extreme variant. While he ''does'' want to have as many kids as possible with whomever he shall marry (playing the trope straight albeit at a much earlier period), he also expected Fred to be in the same situation and tries his best to keep whatever relationship his best friend has to last for the sake of aforementioned grandchildren.
62	%%* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Fred and Anette in the final episode.]]
63	* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler:Fanny is hinted to have become this when she lost all her hair and started wearing wigs. Since there isn't a second season, we don't know for sure.]]
64	* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: In [[spoiler:the finale]].
65	-->'''Fabienne:''' "What the heck are you doing? Turn that music down!"
66	-->'''[=GG=]:''' "That's out of the question! [[LampshadeHanging This is just like in the movies]]!"
67	* {{Leitmotif}}: Whenever Anette shows up.
68	%%* LimitedWardrobe
69	%%* LovableAlphaBitch: Penelope and Tamara
70	%%* LovableJock: Benji
71	%%* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Among Tamara, Fred and Anette.]]
72	%%* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Oh, Fred.
73	* MeaningfulName: In the French version, Soya's last name is ''Plante'' ("Green" in the English version), the principal's is ''Poisson'' ("fish"), and Jody's is ''Joliecœur'' ("Prettyheart").
74	* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Madam Butterfly
75	%%* MistakenForGay: The entirety of episode 12.
76	%%* MyBelovedSmother: Carole, Fred's mom
77	%%* NewTransferStudent: Fanny in her introduction episode.
78	* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Fred and his two best friends count as this.
79	** Nice: GG. He's cheerful, extroverted, and loyal, and has a passion for meat and his future marriages.
80	** Mean: Fabienne. She's a fan of scary and violent horror movies, and is the most short-tempered and aggressive.
81	** In-between: Fred. He's blasé, cynical, and sarcastic, but he is also a nice, perceptive and helpful friend.
82	%%* NightmareFetishist: Fabienne
83	* TheNoseless: Fabienne, the Hart trio, Soya and Sophie. They're visible only from the side.
84	* NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat: Some supporting characters, as well as Fred himself, use this to defend themselves in "Fred TV" after a reality TV show makes it appear Fred is gay. Despite his best efforts, it doesn't work for Fabienne, [[spoiler:who is hurt by Fred's "intolerance" and stops being friends with him, though they make up by the end of the episode.]]
85	%%* PottyEmergency: Happens to Penelope lots.
86	* PerpetualFrowner: Fred most of the time. One episode focuses on trying to get him to smile and show more emotion.
87	* PrecisionFStrike: Everything but the f-word (and S-word) itself.
88	* SameLanguageDub: Aside from the original Quebecois dub, a French dub also exists for the European market.
89	%%* ShirtlessScene: Just about every guy on the show.
90	%%* SickeninglySweethearts:
91	%%** Penelope and Benji, by default.
92	%%** [[spoiler: Tamara and Fred]] in the middle of the series.
93	* ScatterbrainedSenior: Fred's neighbor, Madame Butterfly, is this. She regularly enters his house mistaking it for her own and forgets her husband is dead.
94	* ShipperOnDeck: GG for Fred and Anette
95	* SmugSnake: Jody. She'll even go as far as to bad talk her friends and spread rumors.
96	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some fans spell Jody with an I and Yohan with a J.
97	%%* StraightGay: Rudolf
98	* ThoseTwoGuys: Yohan and Manny, who are {{Jerk Ass}}es
99	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The school psychologist is a short blue-skinned woman with a huge forehead. and the science teacher is an armless man who has a small pink monkey that helps him. No one mentions or notices this.
100	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Inverted, it's Penelope who obsesses over her boyfriend. Benji just goes along with it to make her happy. [[spoiler:This doesn`t stop Benji from eyeballing a cute blonde near the end of the series.]]
101	%%* WorldOfSnark
102	* {{Yandere}}: [[ClingyJealousGirl Fanny]], [[LoveMakesYouCrazy so]] [[StalkerWithACrush much]].
103	** GG, when it came to getting a pet that would love him unconditionally. He gets two love birds and purposely releases the other one just so he can force the one he has to love only him.

Context WesternAnimation / FredsHead