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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
2** Eek's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqNyc8XdmA&ab_channel=SkullyTheHypnoSkull rockin' theme song]].
3** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_zRjzIwYbY Release the Lawyers!]]
4** "Can't Stop The Bugs" from ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3m7hGgNagQ OutbrEek]]''
5** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfuz7FfM-I The Thunderlizard's theme, as sung by Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister]].
6** Klutter's cheerful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExN2LZmsuIU theme]].
7** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QISdkNSH0s SNES game's soundtrack]] is surprisingly amazing and easily one of the hidden gems of the 16-bit era. The game itself is an obscure and NintendoHard platformer that somehow manages to have its entire gameplay revolve around {{Escort Mission}}s.
8* CultClassic: Thanks to years of airing on Fox Kids, then vanishing after the Disney buyout, it's definitely this.
9* DuelingShows: Had many similarities to ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' (see FollowTheLeader): besides the talking cats, also had a similar [[ThreeShorts two-story]] format.
10* FridgeBrilliance: The title of the prehistoric segment "The Terrible Thunder Lizards" is actually deeper than it looks. On the surface, it suggests that they are fearsome creatures -- which, in a sense, they are, given they are giant ruthless dinosaur warriors, and in-universe they ''do'' scare the humans they're chasing. But it also has the deeper meaning that Doc, Squat and Cutter are "terrible thunder lizards" in the sense that they are terrible at ''being'' thunder lizards -- which is born out by how they repeatedly fail to achieve their mission. Even the opening theme plays on this ambiguous syntax to emphasize the dual meanings, with the last lines of the song being a refrain of the phrase "they're terrible thunder lizards" -- the first coming when they try to blast the humans with a bee bomb mortar, and the second coming after the humans accidentally knock the bomb back at them, so it's the dinosaurs who get hurt.
11* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
12** Sharky and Eek hugging at the end of "The Great [=Eekscape=]". Sharky is the one who '''actually initiates the hug'''. This was right around where the writers started giving Sharky more depth.
13** After everything a starving Eek goes through in "Misereek", his family welcomes him home with a basket of food.
14* HilariousInHindsight:
15** [[spoiler:In "Eek Space 9", [[Series/TheXFiles Scully realises Mulder was right all along]] when an alien spaceship crashes in her office; this was during the 1995-96 season, several years before Scully's conversion became canon on the live-action show! Made even funnier by Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/GillianAnderson voicing their characters.]]
16** Also, General Galapagos was voiced by Creator/KurtwoodSmith- in a sense, being neighbors with Don Stark (who voiced The Rhino in ''WesternAnimation/SpidermanTheAnimatedSeries'' at the same time on Fox Kids) before ''Series/That70sShow'' came along (which also aired on Fox, to add to the irony).
17** Creator/CurtisArmstrong voices Scooter, the nice guy in a duo with the mean, grouchy Bill. A few decades later, Armstrong would play another cartoon character in a similar duo in ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''... except this time, he plays the mean guy, Dan.
18* JerkassWoobie: [[BewareOfViciousDog Sharky]]. There are episodes where he maims and attacks Eek but he gets abused more than any other character in the show. He is horribly abused in "Shark Therapy", forced into being nice in "A Sharkwork Orange", and bullied by mailmen in "The Gradueek". Most of his translated dialogue consists of sarcastic jabs at Eek or "Why me?" before he receives inevitable harm. Also, his soft, puppylike whimpers when he gets hurt will make you pity him in spite of the fact that he's a bloodthirsty guard dog.
19* JustHereForGodzilla: Scooter and Bill are the best things about the Terrible Thunderlizards segments. Many viewers have compared them to [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob and Squidward]].
20* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The series had a miserable platformer for the [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] released by Ocean Software in 1994. Rather than simply move Eek! through the various levels as one might expect to do, Eek! has to safely guide an NPC to the exit by kicking or pushing him or her out of harm's way. This is easier said than done since the NPC constantly walks forward. Combined with miserable controls, the game is jam-packed with FakeDifficulty. Additionally, the game features some of the [[https://s.mprd.se/Super%20Nintendo/Snaps/Eek!%20The%20Cat%20(U).png darkest, dingiest graphics]] to ever disgrace the SNES. Finally, to add insult to injury, the game is little more than a mere DolledUpInstallment of an Platform/{{Amiga}} game called ''Sleepwalker'', with only one original level up its sleeve.
21* QuirkyWork: You've got: a series about a stupidly optimistic yet accident prone cat who gets caught up in all manner of fantastical scenarios; a series about three incompetent dinosaurs trying engage in genocide of humanity; and a series about a group of average teens getting into weird situations with their best friend, an mass of clothing and other bits and bobs brought to life by static electricity.
22* UglyCute: Sharky again. Also Klutter, from his segments.
23* TheWoobie: You have to feel bad for Sharky sometimes. Could also qualify as a JerkassWoobie. Eek and Bill also qualify.

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