Line #20 WesternAnimation/Lascars


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"No vacation for true guys !"]]
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4	''Lascars'' is a French animated series created by Boris Dolivet a.k.a. El Diablo. It depicts with humor the misadventures of the youth subculture influenced by Hip-Hop, the series mostly uses ''verlan'' slang and adult humour, the episodes are usually short (1 minute). Two seasons (60 episodes) were made in 1998 and 2007, an unaired pilot was also made for a 20-minute series.
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6	The series also hit the cinema with an animated movie in 2009 which features the voices of Creator/VincentCassel and Creator/DianeKruger.
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9	!!''Lascars'' (the series) provides examples of:
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11	* ArtEvolution: The character design of the first season looks rather simple; in the second season, the character design becomes more caricatural. Finally, the movie has a better animation. To see the art evolution, [[http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3283/tonydesign.jpg look at the different design of Tony Merguez]].
12	%%* BadassBookworm: N'Cool, the graffiti guy in the episode "Pouilldé".
13	* CelebrityStar
14	** In the first season, there is an episode about the famous fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier.
15	** Also, in season two, the episode "Retour vers le vintage" portrays the French rapper [[Music/SupremeNTM JoeyStarr]] as an old man in the future.
16	* TheFuture: "Retour vers le vintage" in the second season.
17	* GrossOutShow: Gross moments appears sometimes in the series.
18	* HipHop: The whole series is influenced by this culture.
19	* MusicalEpisode: "Schlague Attack" in the second season.
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22	!!''Lascars'' (the movie) provides examples of:
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24	* ArtisticTitle: The opening sequence which introduce the characters in a different [[ArtShift art style]].
25	%%* AxCrazy: Zoran
26	%%* BerserkButton: Zoran and Manuela.
27	%%* ButtMonkey: Tony Merguez.
28	%%* ChainsawGood: Zoran
29	* ConeOfShame: The judge's dog wears one.
30	* CrossoverCameo: Look this scene and tell us, [[http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2336/lascarsairport.jpg where's Waldo]]? You can find WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob\|SquarePants}} and Anime/CrayonShinChan, too.
31	* InkSuitActor
32	** Samy and Narbé are dubbed by the comic duo Omar & Fred; these characters seem to be made for them.
33	** Also, one of [[MeaningfulName John Boolman's]] "actresses" is dubbed by Katsumi, a real porn actress.
34	%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Manuela is wildly attracted by Tony Merguez.
35	* LoversLedge: Subverted, where the man on the ledge is the actual boyfriend, trying to escape his enraged girlfriend after a misunderstanding (even has him in his underwear).
36	* PunnyName: Judge Santiépi which means "''sans pitié''" (no pity) in ''verlan'' slang.
37	* RecklessGunUsage: Zoran manages to shoot himself in the foot during a tantrum.
38	%%* SaunaOfDeath: An accidental example for Tony Merguez.
39	* UnluckyEverydude: Tony Merguez doesn't have luck with girls, even when he has a girlfriend.
40	%%* {{Yandere}}: Manuela, oh so much.

Context WesternAnimation / Lascars