C'est pô juste...One of the most popular
Franco-Belgian Comics,
Titeuf, created in 1992 by the Swiss cartoonist Philippe Chappuis, aka
Zep (as in
Led Zeppelin), tells the everyday life of the 8-year-old Titeuf and his buddies, specifically on their... confused views regarding the adults and the world. It frequently plays with the
Children Are Innocent trope: The kids are far more aware of sex, drugs and the like than the adults would believe, but almost always by
Comically Missing the Point, especially Titeuf himself. A translated version appeared for a short while in
The Dandy.
Titeuf provides examples of:
- Aerith and Bob: Titeuf (from "Tête d'Oeuf", "egghead", according to Word Of God) versus the rest of the cast.
- All Men Are Perverts
- Animated Adaptation: A TV series and a movie.
- Anime Hair: Titeuf's blond lock, taking the Idiot Hair trope to a whole new level by being his only hair, and nearly as tall as his body.
- Asleep In Class: Though not asleep per se, the children are really, really bored in class, and it shows.
- Author Avatar: Titeuf's father strongly resembles Zep.
- Children Are Innocent: As already mentioned, Double Subverted.
- Cluster F-Bomb
- Everyone Calls Him Barkeep: Titeuf's parents are only addressed as such, but the trope is generally averted with the other adults.
- Five-Man Band
- From the Mouths of Babes
- Hospital Hottie: The busty school nurse.
- Kids Are Cruel
- Known Only by Their Nickname: Dumbo, named for her big nose and ears.
- Precocious Crush: Titeuf toward Nadia.
- Stern Teacher
- Vitriolic Best Buds
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Hervé, aka "Vomito", as this as his hat.
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