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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The compositions played during the challenges. There was BackgroundMusic that matched every possible type of challenge (dangerous, funny, underwater, industrial, etc.) , not unlike a great number of {{Video Game}}s. Not only that, the composers ''never'' used the same challenge music twice in one episode except for maybe the first couple of shows. In addition, the composers usually played their keyboards along with the background music, ensuring that a piece would never sound the same twice and at times even providing VariableMix.
2** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BtCjctIC0&t=05m04s suspense theme]] and its more rarely-used [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ubcs4CspA&t=02m10s superhero remix]].
3** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZMk0yp6dt0&t=03m21s aerial theme]], which you have to wonder if it inspired [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU5po3U-TGo this track]] from ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (the major differences are the rhythm and where it starts in the chord progression).
4** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bS6IPCYE-o&t=06m29s Maxtor's theme]], which screams "boss battle" as much as any video game music out there.
5** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtpffXTOw4&t=02m59s The "creepy crawly" music.]]
6** One of the later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6nVetOSspQ&t=04m20s adventure-type themes]], which always had VariableMix heavily applied.
7** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVRg3ihKK8M&t=04m18s "in danger" music]], to which a later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSeFEt-tZTY level theme]] from ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'' is remarkably close. Again, VariableMix was used particularly extensively with this one.
8** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXsIyOWAaQ&t=01m48s weapon challenge theme]] and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlllvqlRVzY&t=02m45s full percussion version]].
9** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZuinArLPg&t=01m55s factory theme]]. The premiere featured a [[https://youtu.be/NbAikYywYUU?t=1762 drums-only version]], which actually sounds much more foreboding.
10* GrowingTheBeard: It didn't take long. The challenges on the first show were quite simple compared to the ones created even two or three episodes in. Flequi began taking part in some of the ''[[BonusRound Reocas]]'', other ''Reocas'' sent the contestant to the United States, and one of the male assistants who only made an occasional appearance was transformed into [[ScaryBlackMan Maxtor]].
11* NauseaFuel: ''El mimoso pringoso'' — a fat man made up to have horrible personal hygiene and ate spaghetti like a two-year-old, who would kiss either the contestant or the hostess depending on whether or not the player got the question right.
12* NightmareFuel: The "death" space. Quite a few of the challenges qualify as well.
13* RecursiveImport: The show originated in Italy as ''Il grande gioco dell' oca''. The Spanish version was the first to use a barber (an idea of Emilio's). The next season in Italy, they had a barber.
14* SeasonalRot / TheyChangedItNowItSucks: They replaced nearly everyone for Season 2, slashed the budget, added lots of [[{{Unwinnable}} laughably impossible]] challenges, and made it resemble the original Italian version instead of letting it continue to develop into its own series. Season 3 resembled the Italian version almost exactly, and they also made the mistake of trying to do it ''live''.
15* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The song sung when a contestant lands on an ''Oca'' space is based on the melody of "Camptown Races".
16** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7UjLo5GW5s&t=02m40s This challenge track]] resembles the theme to ''Series/TheNewlywedGame''.
17* {{Troperrific}}: The show used so many and to such an extent that it was almost (if not directly) an invitation for contestants to test their skills against the raw elements of every movie and TV show ever produced.
18* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The theme song, the logo, and the set all look very juvenile. The rest of the show, well...isn't, almost going into SubvertedKidsShow territory and definitely diving headlong into CrapsaccharineWorld.

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