Line #12 WesternAnimation/KungFuDinoPosse


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3	-->''"Gonna tell you a story and it's vaguely true,''
4	-->''about butt-kicking dinos who know kung fu"''
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6	''Kung Fu Dino Posse'' was a short-lived and mostly unknown AnimalSuperheroes cartoon from the early 2010s produced by Creator/SunwooEntertainment with origins from all over the map like Germany, Singapore, South Korea and Canada.
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8	In the city of Megalopolis, six dinosaurs are thawed out in the basement of the museum when young aspiring paleontologist and technological genius Edgar Chudley accidentally causes a city wide blackout. One year later, Edgar discovers that four of the dinos, Kane (a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''), Jet (a ''Pteranodon''), Chow (a ''Stegosaurus'') and Lucy (a ''Triceratops'') have been living in the museum basement and have taught themselves kung fu. They befriend Edgar and the group now work together to foil the plans of the other two dinos, raptor brothers evil Skor and dimwitted Skrap, who hunt for crystals that contain mutant DNA with which Skor can create monstrous dinosaurs to conquer the world. Compare/contrast with other dinosaur shows like ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeDinosaurs'', ''WesternAnimation/DinoSquad'', ''ComicBook/JurassicStrikeForceFive'' and ''Anime/DinoZaurs''.
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10	!! ''Kung Fu Dino Posse'' contains examples of:
11	* AbortedArc: In the first half of the series, the Posse tried to obtain the crystals before Skor could get them. After a while, this was dropped and Skor would just always have a crystal on hand to create a monster.
12	* AllYourPowersCombined: The Posse have the ability to fuse together into the Combosaur, a gigantic dinosaur with all of their attributes.
13	* BetterThanABareBulb: This show lampshades ''everything''.
14	* BigEater: Chow
15	* BondVillainStupidity: In "Mindless Fun" Skor has three members of the Posse under mind control and is able to access the safe where the keep the fossilized mutants. Instead of reviving them, he uses the fossils as decorations.
16	* BrattyHalfPint: Jimmy Riley from Digging for Dinos. The MonsterOfTheWeek, Brattysaurus, is based off of him.
17	* TheBusCameBack: After a long absence, Polly reappeared in "Attack of the Were-Dino". Professor Daniels says that she'd been studying abroad.
18	* CardboardPrison: The one time Skor and Skrap are sent to jail, they dig their way to freedom under the wall in broad daylight with no guards around.
19	* CartoonCreature: Skor and Skrap don't look like any real dinosaur-- not even by the show's low standards of accuracy.
20	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Dino Might!", "Kung Fu Dino Posse Rules!"
21	* CollectorOfTheStrange: Agatha Dimplecorn collects brains.
22	* CoolCar: The Posse and Skor each had their own personalized vehicles.
23	* DemotedToExtra: The first few episodes made it seem like Polly would be a regular ally like Edgar but as the show went on, her appearances became more and more sporadic.
24	* EvilIsPetty: When no one came to his birthday party, Skor swore to conquer the world so he could force everyone to come to his parties.
25	** In "The Mayor of Skoropolis" Skor infects the mayor with a prehistoric disease and takes over the city as deputy mayor simply because he felt the people of Megalopolis didn't appreciate him (not sending him any fan mail and only getting hits from unknown people on his blog).
26	* {{Fartillery}}: The episode ''Silent But Dino'' is about Chow getting terrible gas after eating food that Skor secretly gave him. Chow ends up weaponizing his farts and using them to fly in order to fight Skor's giant gas monster.
27	* InsaneTrollLogic: In "Jet Lays an Egg", Jet accidentally brings an egg mutated by Skor home with him and becomes convinced he laid it. When his friends point out the biggest reason why that can't be true, Jet's defense is this: he has wings, as do birds. Birds also lay eggs, therefore he laid the egg.
28	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jet
29	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Skor's M.O. He'll zap a crystal with a special ray gun, the crystal apes the attributes of whatever's nearby and transforms into a giant mutant dinosaur with powers based on that object.
30	* MyLittlePhony: Chow was a fan of the show ''My Lost Pony''.
31	* NearVillainVictory: In the episode "Mindless Fun", Skor summoned a mutant that put Kane, Lucy and Chow under mind control by shooting brain worms at them, allowing him to take control of the museum and obtain the fossilized mutants. He would've succeeded completely if Jet hadn't avoided being hit by the worms.
32	* NoHuggingNoKissing: Despite being the only female dino left in existence, none of the male dinos showed an interest in Lucy nor did she show any interest in them. It must have something to do with the fact they are each a different genus.
33	* PretendToBeBrainwashed: "Mindless Fun", has most of the dinos getting brainwashed except for Jet who does a horrible job of faking.
34	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: One has to wonder why Edgar wants to be a paleontologist, given that he's capable of creating technological wonders like the Posse's tools, weapons and even their vehicles.
35	* ShoutOutThemeNaming: The posse's members are all named after martial artists - [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kane]] [[Series/UltramanTheUltimateHero Kosugi]], Creator/JetLi, Creator/StephenChow, and Creator/LucyLiu.
36	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lucy is the only female dino left.
37	* TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats: In one episode, the Posse watch a show starring teenage mutant spy chickens.
38	* ToiletHumor : There's a fair amount of it, but it's taken to an extreme in ''Silent But Dino'', which is a '''whole''' episode about fart jokes.
39	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Taquitos for the Links, to the point they'll rebel if they're given something else.
40	* TwoDecadesBehind: The entire show would've fit in well in the nineties, being TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats with a dash of TotallyRadical.
41	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The people of Megalopolis don't bat an eye at the sight of talking anthropomorphic dinosaurs walking around town.
42	* VisualPun: Kane is a dinosaur in both senses of the word and the show won't let you forget.
43	* WeaponBasedCharacterization: Kane had Steggers (miniature throwing axe blades), Jet had the Lava Laser (a heat blaster), Chow had the Brea Bomber (a bazooka that fired blobs of tar) and Lucy had the Freeze Blaster (ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin). Their vehicles had their respective weapons as well.
44	* WhoWritesThisCrap: The guy rapping in the theme song has this reaction to having to say the word "''Pteranodon''."
45	--> Kane is the hot shot, what a ''T. rex''
46	--> There’s ''Stegosaurus'' Chow, ''Triceratops'' Lucy
47	--> Don't forget Jet, a Pterana - a pyjama, Tijuana
48	--> ...do you expect me to say this??
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