The
Thumb Wrestling Federation is a
Show Within The Commercials that frames
Cartoon Network's
Saturday morning programming block, with a match at the halfway point of the block. It is a parody of
Professional Wrestling featuring two rival teams, the
Sinistras and the
Mighty Dexteras, with play-by-play by Dick Thompson and color commentary by retired thumb wrestler Colonel Cossack. Other behind-the-scenes shorts run between the other shows, though Dick and the Colonel are the only characters to appear in the mid-show
Ad Bumpers. Produced by
Animation Collective.
This series provides examples of:
- Action Girl: 8 female wrestlers so far through three seasons.
- Alliterative Name: Colonel Cossack, Hometown Huck, Pei Pei the Purple Panda, Senator Skull, Vini Vidi Victory — ah, screw it, just go to the official website
for a complete list. - The Bad Guy Wins: After the first two seasons' tournaments were won by Dexteras, a Sinistra, Bucks Gazillion, won in season 3.
- Canada, Eh?: Face-Off Phil
- Cloudcuckoolander: Colonel Cossack; Dwayne Bramage
- Channel Hop: Nicktoons to Cartoon Network
- Everything's Better With Princesses: Pei Pei the Purple Panda
- Evil Foreigner: what Colonel Cossack probably was during his thumb wrestling career
- Eviler than Thou: Bucks Gazillion forcibly takes over the Sinistras in season 3. Okay, more like buys the Sinistras.
- Face Heel Turn: With a name like "Evil Ira" (he initially wanted to be called "Good Ira", but it was already taken by some Identical Stranger), it was inevitable.
- Hot Blooded: Face-Off Phil has multiple Berserk Buttons, one of which is being called a hot-head. And he's one of the good guys. Also Colonel Cossack.
- The Hyena: Laughing Loony
- Only Sane Man: Dick Thompson
- Screwed by the Network: Originally shown in the US on Nicktoons Network and Kids' WB. Now, on neither. (Granted, the latter no longer exists...)
- Screw The Rules, I Have Money!: Bucks Gazillion. Oh, so much. Now that he's the leader of the Sinistras, it's been all but impossible for a Dextera to win in season 4.
- Serious Business: Senator Skull's main goal is (or was, anyway) to lead the Sinistras into winning the TWF championship and take over the world.
- Skyward Scream: Senator Skull after finding out that Bucks Gazillion has bought out the Sinistras.
- Stealth Pun: Sinister and Dexter are heraldic terms meaning, respectively, left and right.
- Surrounded by Idiots: Senator Skull, the (former) leader of the Sinistras.
- Warrior Poet: Wasabi, though she's more along the lines of Kirabi.
- Wearing a Flag on Your Head: James Montgomery Flag's mask is based on the American flag, and Face-Off Phil's is based on the Canadian flag.
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