Line #10 WesternAnimation/LilBush


1	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/518Bj26p6vL__SX500__6780.jpg]][[caption-width-right:233:From left to right: [[TheLeader Lil' George,]] [[TheDragon Lil' Rummy,]] Lil' Condi, [[TheAce Lil' Cheney]], [[SixthRanger Jeb]]]]
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3	''Lil' Bush'' began life as a series of five-minute videos distributed on Amp'd Mobile cell phones before moving to Creator/ComedyCentral in a longer and more elaborate format. It is essentially a SpinoffBabies work for RealLife.
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5	It features George W. Bush, his cronies, and various other political figures as SuperDeformed grade-school versions of themselves. This show takes place in an AlternateUniverse where most current American politicians are children, the elder George Bush is President, and currently current issues are introduced in accordance with the RuleOfFunny.
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7	Almost every corner of the show is crammed with references to current (and not-so-current) political events, as well as pop-culture [[ShoutOut shout-outs]] and exactly one musical number. Even though many jokes walk the line between RefugeInAudacity and DudeNotFunny; when it's good it's really good. ''Lil' Bush'' did not fare well with critics, but it did manage to turn many of its characters, especially the four main kids, into interesting and entertaining characters in their own right. Unfortunately it managed to get put on the air just as Bush's administration was wrapping up, and Barack Obama becoming president, [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece making the show no longer relevant, and its expiration date set]]. The show holds up much better now that there is some time put between it and the many other Bush satires of the time, this paired with the unique art style and appealing character designs has gained it a small [[CultClassic cult following]].
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10	!!This work contains examples of the following tropes:
11	* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: More precisely, an absurdly powerful Hall Monitor, and some kind of student media organization that apparently has its own channel.
12	* AbusiveParents: Li'l Rummy's dad. In one episode when Li'l Condie asks if anyone has plans for Saturday, Li'l Rummy replies "My dad said he's gonna chain me to the radiator and throw beer cans at me all weekend."
13	* AbnormalAmmo: Mardi Gras beads in "Katrina".
14	* AuthorAppeal: Punk and alternative rock. The Lil' Bush Band's music videos often pay tribute to bands like the Sex Pistols, Wham, and Guns and Roses. Guest voices have included members of Good Charlotte, the Grateful Dead and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, among others. Not to mention Iggy Pop as a main cast member.
15	%%* BrainWashedAndCrazy: Lil' John Mc Cain.
16	* ButLiquorIsQuicker: Attempted on [[spoiler: Lil' Rummy and Lil' Cheney]].
17	* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Subverted in "Hot Dogs". The kids get splattered with cows blood, look at each other and shrug it off.
18	%%* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Bush's and the Rumsfeld's.
19	%%* ComedicSociopathy
20	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The owner of the "Drugzall" pharmaceutical company. [[spoiler: He uses his power to trick children into taking prescription medication they really don't need. When George, Condi, Rummy and Cheney realize how the pills are drastically changing there personalities, he prescribes them more pills to balance out the side effects.]]
21	%%* DomesticAbuse: Rummy's dad.
22	%%* DistantDuet: In "Crony Breakup".
23	%%* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Rummy's dad.
24	%%* DownerEnding: "Big Pharma."
25	* EnfanteTerrible: Most of the cast, particularly Lil' Cheney and Lil' Rummy.
26	%%* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether
27	%%* EggSitting: Or watermelons in this case.
28	%%* FeudEpisode: "Crony Breakup"
29	%%* GayConservative: Lil' Tony Blair
30	%%* GranolaGirl: Lil' Hillary and Lil' Pelosi
31	%%* GrossOutShow
32	%%* GovernmentDrugEnforcement
33	* HippieTeacher: The camp councillor, nicknamed Stinky by Lil' George.
34	%%* IAmSong: "The Decider"
35	* KarmaHoudini: For a show that makes fun of Bush, the kid gets away with almost all of his antics.
36	* KidsAreCruel: The only kids that don't fit the trope are Jeb, Tiny Kucinich and Lil' Laura.
37	* LoveTriangle: Condi likes George, George likes Laura. And Tony likes George, while George likes Laura.
38	* LampshadeHanging: In one episode they have a viewer mail segment, where they read letters asking why Condi and Rummy's parents are merely larger versions of themselves, and why the show is set in the present yet Bush Sr. is president.
39	%%* NewTransferStudent: Lil' Kim Jong Il and Lil' Tony Blair.
40	* OnceAnEpisode: Most episodes feature a musical performance by the Lil' Bush Band.
41	%%* RippedFromTheHeadlines
42	%%* ScareCampaign:
43	* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Part of an extended AffectionateParody of WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo.
44	%%* ScoobyStack
45	* SchoolNewspaperNewsHound: Lil' versions of media figures are portrayed like this.
46	* StPatricksDayEpisode: In "St. Patrick's Day," the Lil' Gang doesn't want the Lil' Dems to ruin St. Patrick's Day with their liberal and tolerant St. Patrick's Day float. They enlist the help of Lil' Karl Rove, who gives them advice and does some bad rapping as his alter-ego [=MC=] Rove. Meanwhile, first lady Barbara gets a tanning bed and inadvertently cooks her liver.
47	* StrawFeminist: Lil' Hillary Clinton.
48	* StrawmanPolitical: One guess as to why.
49	* TakeThat: Pretty much the entire purpose of the show.
50	* TheUnintelligible: Lil' Cheney, whose dialogue consists mostly of "rabba rabba rabba".
51	* TheVillainSucksSong: Used to mock terrorists and evolutionists, among others.
52	* ToHellAndBack: Lil' Cheney goes to Hell after dying of a heart attack, but is exiled and resurrected because he nearly takes over.
53	%%* TheGraduateHomageShot: In "First Kiss."
54	%%* TimeTravelEpisode: "Global Warming."
55	* WellDoneSonGuy: The cronies (except for Cheney) are really just desperate for their parents approval.
56	%%* YoungFutureFamousPeople
57	* VomitChainReaction: In "Crony Break-up", Lil' Bush gets sick on a fair ride and barfs on one of his cronies. Causing the crew to puke on one another, until there is puke everywhere.

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