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->''"[[TitleThemeTune Here comes the Grump!]]\\
[[TitleDrop Here comes the Grump!]]\\
[[RuleOfThree Here comes the Grump!]]"''
-->-- '''The ThemeSong'''

''Here Comes the Grump'' is a Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises SaturdayMorningCartoon that ran in 1969/70 on Creator/{{NBC}}. [[PrincessClassic Princess Dawn]], her NonHumanSidekick Bip, and ordinary Earth teenager [[TheEveryman Terry Dexter]] are being [[SternChase chased]] by the villainous Grump and his [[TheKlutz klutzy]] [[TheAllegedSteed Dragon]]. Each episode takes them to a new locale, where the heroes [[MagneticHero enlist the aid of the locals]] to try and get The Grump off their trail and maybe learn where to find the magical [[MacGuffin crystal key]] that will lift the Grump's spell of gloom from Princess Dawn's kingdom.

The series has NoEnding, though see the note below as to how rumor has it it was supposed to end.

A Mexican-British CGI movie based on the series was released in the year 2018, under the name ''A Wizard's Tale''.

Not to be confused with the Music/AdamAnt [[Music/FriendOrFoe song]].
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!!''Here Comes the Grump'' provides examples of:
* AdventureTowns
* TheAllegedSteed: Grump's dragon, [[RuleOfFunny but only when it's funny]].
* AmusingInjuries: The Grump is a frequent victim.
* AshFace: Happens to Grump in just about every episode. Typically caused by the dragon's [[SneezeOfDoom Sneezes of Doom]].
* BizarreAlienBiology: Bip turns around by pulling in his head and tail, then popping them out again on the opposite sides. He can also detach his nose like a remote probe; occasionally it even goes walkabout on its own!
* BottomlessMagazines: Grump's bow appears to have a bottomless quiver.
* ButtMonkey: The Grump, and how! Fitting, since he's an {{Expy}} of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]].
* CoolAirship: The heroes travel around in a very unusual hot air balloon, reminiscent of the B-Liner from ''In Search of the Most Amazing Thing'', or any one of a number of Jules Verne {{Balloonac|y}}ies. Given as a reward by the Bloonies for winning "The Bloonywoonie Battle" against the Grump.
* CurbStompBattle: "The Bloonywoonie Battle". The Bloonies attack the Grump with toy popguns. He responds with ''arrows''. Needless to say, even with Terry and Dawn constantly patching and re-inflating the soldiers, it's no contest until the protagonists get the bright idea to steal the Grump's quiver.
* DamselInDistress: Princess Dawn, when captured.
* DubNameChange: Terry was renamed ‘Ronnie’ in the Hebrew dub.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: OncePerEpisode.
* ExpositoryThemeTune:
--> In a magic place
--> There's a princess caught in a chase
--> But no matter how fast she goes, right on her heels and toes
--> Here comes the Grump! Here comes the Grump! Here comes the Grump!
* {{Expy}}: The Grump is heavily based on [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]], another Creator/FrizFreleng character. The dragon is based on Sam's dragon from "Knighty Knight Bugs".
** The Shushers are quite obviously a LawyerFriendlyCameo of Franchise/TheSmurfs, especially if you're familiar with their pre-television incarnations (e.g. pointed hats); indeed, the entire episode "The Grump Meets the Grouch-Grooch" is based on an old Peyo Smurf comic arc.
** A couple of things look like they come straight out of Oz; Bip looks first cousin to Oz's Wogglebug, and the Bloonies closely resemble the Loons of Oz (with the same WeaksauceWeakness, even!).
* HereWeGoAgain: An atypical case in that the Grump usually catches up with our heroes again at the ''beginning'' of the episode, rather than the end.
* IronicEchoCut: From "The Lemonade Sea":
--> '''Princess Dawn:''' Do you suppose we've given Grump the slip?
--> ''(cut to Grump)''
--> '''Grump:''' You will ''never'' give Grump the slip!
* {{Kick the D|og}}ragon: The Grump literally can't go five minutes without cussing out his poor dragon, usually over something he has no control over.
* MagneticHero: The protagonists often seek aid and shelter from the new characters they meet in each episode, and seldom fail to get anything but an open-armed welcome.
* {{Motormouth}}: The Blabbermouth from "The Blabbermouth of Echo Island".
* NoEnding: Sadly, our heroes never do reach the Cave of the Whispering Orchids, or recover the Crystal Key.[[note]]There was a rumor that a finale had been storyboarded; the Whispering Orchids informed Dawn that the Grump was a projection of her own worst side; once she acknowledged this, the Crystal Key performed a FusionDance, re-uniting Dawn and the Grump as one and freeing her kingdom. She offers Terry a permanent place in her kingdom, but he professes homesickness and asks to be sent home instead. Since she now had the Grump's magic ability, she granted his wish, and Dawn, Bip, and poor beleaguered Dragon lived HappilyEverAfter! (It may have been a clue that the Grump wore pink robes that matched the highlights of Dawn's dress.)[[/note]]
* NonHumanSidekick: Bip.
* ParodyEpisode: "[[Literature/AliceInWonderland With Malice in Blunderland]]"
* PepperSneeze: Used to provoke the dragon's [[SneezeOfDoom explosive allergies]]. One episode even has a forest of pepper trees that grow pepper-shakers which sprinkle pepper on the dragon.
* PlanetOfHats: There's a town where everyone sleeps all day, a town where everyone has wheels, and many more.
* RidiculouslySmallWings: The Dragon has wings too small for his plump body, but they support his weight and Grump's on the air.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Dawn and her search for the [[MacGuffin Crystal Key]].
* RumpRoast: The Grump gets this treatment a couple of times; for example, in the beginning of "The Bloonywoonie Battle".
* RunningGag: The dragon sneezing on the Grump.
* SharkPool: In "The Eenie Meenie Miners," Grump tries to trick the heroes into falling into a pit of crocodiles. Naturally, he ends up falling into the pit himself.
* SkintoneSclerae: Played straight with Terry and Princess Dawn but averted with Bip, Grump, his dragon and most other characters.
* SneezeOfDoom: The dragon's sneezes are a frequent source of AmusingInjuries for the Grump.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Every time, they escape the Grump, but at the beginning of the next episode, the Grump's caught up to them yet again.
* SternChase: With the Grump trying to put them out of action to reach the Crystal Key first.
* SugarBowl: Dawn's kingdom is a pretty lighthearted and generally gentle place, despite the Grump.
* TeamPet: Bip, in all his Oz-like weirdness.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: The Grump and his dragon in the episode, "The Lemonade Sea". When their submarine periscope is corked, they're forced to turn back and resurface from the sea. Due to the lack of oxygen, the Grump is blue-faced and the dragon is blue all over, as they try to regain their breaths.
** Biff in "Sugar and Spite". He gets all pink-faced after his detached nose receives a kiss sent by one of the Valentinian hearts.
** The Grump in "The Wily Wheelies". He gets red-faced with anger after falling in and emerging from a manhole, as another one of his plans failed before he's cooled off by a rolling hydrant.
* TitleDrop: Right in the opening theme (and often to open the episodes as well).
* TitleThemeTune: Here comes the Grump!
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Terry comes from Earth, which allows him to play TheWatson for Princess Dawn to explain some aspect of the magical world neither he nor the audience would be familiar with.
* TheVillainSucksSong: The end credits tune is the same song as the opening tune, but with different lyrics. Where the opening tune was an ExpositoryThemeTune introducing the characters and situation, the ending tune is just about the Grump and how he just won't leave you alone.
--> Don't just sit and rest
--> Cause you're really not rid of that pest
--> If you think that you're safe and sound, take a good look around
--> Here comes the Grump! Here comes the Grump! Here comes the Grump!
* VoiceChangeling: The Blabbermouth of Echo Island uses this trick to play distracting pranks on the Grump and his dragon.
* WalkingTheEarth: Walking Princess Dawn's Kingdom: Rather like a low-key version of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', the series revolves around this.
* WraparoundBackground: The usual for 60s-70s animation.
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