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''[[AC:From the electronic logs of Galactic Observation Dominion agent #2192, Dr. Squid. BEGIN TRANSMISSION.]]''

Agent #2192 of the Galactic Observation Dominion, codenamed "Dr. Squid", has been assigned to observe the people of Earth, up close, from an unassuming house in suburbia. The good doctor, however, hates his assignment with a passion, and would rather destroy Earth, just to rid himself of the annoyance. He begrudgingly performs his task of interacting with the people of Earth, assisted by his hapless manservant Malachi, a reanimated, {{Restraining Bolt}}ed corpse. Occasionally, his boss, Lord Calimar, shows up to monitor Squid's progress and remind him that he is not amused with Squid's shenanigans.

''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on [=MrVorhias=]' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including [[Creator/AustinScholl ThornBrain]] from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

Check it out [[http://youtube.com/laserbucks here]].

!!Malachi, start the Troping process!
* AliensSpeakingEnglish:
--> "Ah ah ah! You are speaking ''Standard Galactic''. We had it first."
* AlienAbduction: To get test subjects.
* TheAllegedCar: Tinsley's car, which goes from being crushed by a transportation pod to being rebuilt by Squid, then driven straight into a tree at top speed.
* BlatantLies: "Lying. Lots of lying."
* BigShutUp: Squid to the mob outside his house in episode 10.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Quasars almighty!"
** "This is hardly ideal..."
** For Mr. Groenendyke: "Can do!"
* CloudCuckoolander: Mr. Groenendyke.
* CombatTentacles: Subverted. They can't flip switches.
* CuteKitten: Spider-cat.
* DropInCharacter: Mr. Groenendyke and Tinsley Limbeck.
* EldritchAbomination: The dread lord [[AC:Cosmodar]], who apparently sounds like Creator/ChristopherWalken.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Dr. Squid loathes his codename.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods
* FateWorseThanDeath: As mentioned in Episode 4, being sent to The Planet Of Noxious Fume People.
* FourOneNineScam: Dr. Squid thinks he's fooling the "Nigerian General" to appear in person to collect, so that he can capture him and use him for ransom.
* FreakLabAccident: When Spider-cat walks across the console.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Robot.
** WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Malachi is very incredulous about it.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Hannah, in a moment of awkwardness.
--> "Ding! Oh my, the roast is done. Gotta go!"
* InsistentTerminology:
** It's not a beard; they're his "faceticles".
** Also, this, from ep.9:
--> "COMPOUND! Don't you DARE use a pathetically humanoid term such as 'house' to describe my base of operations!"
* LargeHam: Dr. Squid.
* MediumAwareness: Heavily lampshaded.
--> "Too bad you can't see this, listeners, because it really is a sight to behold! My descriptions don't do it justice at all! I can't believe you don't get to see this, because it's astounding! SERIOUSLY!"
* MegaCorp: [=SmegCo=].
** ForInconveniencePressOne: The hold music is a cover of "[[Music/DaftPunk Around The World]]".
** OperatorFromIndia: Rajiv.
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName
--> "Scarcity is my middle name! Pieter Scarcity Groenendyke! ...or maybe it's Neville."
* NoIndoorVoice: Robot.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Squid doesn't want [[AC:Cosmodar]] to destroy Earth, because then he wouldn't get to do so.
* OnlySaneMan: Malachi.
* [[PrecisionFStrike Precision S Strike]]: By Robot, upon searching the internet for the meaning of "lawsuit".
* RunningGag: They just can't seem to get rid of Spider-cat.
* ScheduleSlip: Time between ep.8 and ep.9: 3 months. Between ep.9 and ep.10: 6 months.
* SharedUniverse: With ''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in Dr. Squid Episode 10 and a remark from Giroro in SFA Episode 18.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Episode 11 hints at Malachi's traumatic past as a [[spoiler:pizza delivery driver.]]
* SpiderLimbs: Spider-cat.
* ShoutOut:
** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], [[Franchise/StarWars the Gungans, the Jedi]], [[{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} the Imperium of Man]]...
** He ordered a Thermal Core Buster Starter Package from [[Series/RedDwarf Smeg]]Co.
** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from ''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].
** "[[Music/ThrobbingGristle Genesis Brand POrridge: it'll leave you throbbing!]]"
* TheStinger: Occasionally includes an additional scene or bloopers after the end credits.
* TechnoBabble: From episode 3.
--> "The tachyon anomaly oscillator is still shot, the interface sublimator is leaking in a few places, every time we try to activate the neutron transference module it gives off some thick black smoke, and the molecular omniprocessor is completely scorched."
* ToiletHumor: The Carl's Commodes fake ad spots.
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Switch the visual to stock footage of a badger while a bass line plays in the background, apparently.
** Or, overload the console.

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''[[AC:From the electronic logs of Galactic Observation Dominion agent #2192, Dr. Squid. BEGIN TRANSMISSION.]]''

Agent #2192 of the Galactic Observation Dominion, codenamed "Dr. Squid", has been assigned to observe the people of Earth, up close, from an unassuming house in suburbia. The good doctor, however, hates his assignment with a passion, and would rather destroy Earth, just to rid himself of the annoyance. He begrudgingly performs his task of interacting with the people of Earth, assisted by his hapless manservant Malachi, a reanimated, {{Restraining Bolt}}ed corpse. Occasionally, his boss, Lord Calimar, shows up to monitor Squid's progress and remind him that he is not amused with Squid's shenanigans.

''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on [=MrVorhias=]' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including [[Creator/AustinScholl ThornBrain]] from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

Check it out [[http://youtube.com/laserbucks here]].

!!Malachi, start the Troping process!
* AliensSpeakingEnglish:
--> "Ah ah ah! You are speaking ''Standard Galactic''. We had it first."
* AlienAbduction: To get test subjects.
* TheAllegedCar: Tinsley's car, which goes from being crushed by a transportation pod to being rebuilt by Squid, then driven straight into a tree at top speed.
* BlatantLies: "Lying. Lots of lying."
* BigShutUp: Squid to the mob outside his house in episode 10.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Quasars almighty!"
** "This is hardly ideal..."
** For Mr. Groenendyke: "Can do!"
* CloudCuckoolander: Mr. Groenendyke.
* CombatTentacles: Subverted. They can't flip switches.
* CuteKitten: Spider-cat.
* DropInCharacter: Mr. Groenendyke and Tinsley Limbeck.
* EldritchAbomination: The dread lord [[AC:Cosmodar]], who apparently sounds like Creator/ChristopherWalken.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Dr. Squid loathes his codename.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods
* FateWorseThanDeath: As mentioned in Episode 4, being sent to The Planet Of Noxious Fume People.
* FourOneNineScam: Dr. Squid thinks he's fooling the "Nigerian General" to appear in person to collect, so that he can capture him and use him for ransom.
* FreakLabAccident: When Spider-cat walks across the console.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Robot.
** WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Malachi is very incredulous about it.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Hannah, in a moment of awkwardness.
--> "Ding! Oh my, the roast is done. Gotta go!"
* InsistentTerminology:
** It's not a beard; they're his "faceticles".
** Also, this, from ep.9:
--> "COMPOUND! Don't you DARE use a pathetically humanoid term such as 'house' to describe my base of operations!"
* LargeHam: Dr. Squid.
* MediumAwareness: Heavily lampshaded.
--> "Too bad you can't see this, listeners, because it really is a sight to behold! My descriptions don't do it justice at all! I can't believe you don't get to see this, because it's astounding! SERIOUSLY!"
* MegaCorp: [=SmegCo=].
** ForInconveniencePressOne: The hold music is a cover of "[[Music/DaftPunk Around The World]]".
** OperatorFromIndia: Rajiv.
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName
--> "Scarcity is my middle name! Pieter Scarcity Groenendyke! ...or maybe it's Neville."
* NoIndoorVoice: Robot.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Squid doesn't want [[AC:Cosmodar]] to destroy Earth, because then he wouldn't get to do so.
* OnlySaneMan: Malachi.
* [[PrecisionFStrike Precision S Strike]]: By Robot, upon searching the internet for the meaning of "lawsuit".
* RunningGag: They just can't seem to get rid of Spider-cat.
* ScheduleSlip: Time between ep.8 and ep.9: 3 months. Between ep.9 and ep.10: 6 months.
* SharedUniverse: With ''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in Dr. Squid Episode 10 and a remark from Giroro in SFA Episode 18.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Episode 11 hints at Malachi's traumatic past as a [[spoiler:pizza delivery driver.]]
* SpiderLimbs: Spider-cat.
* ShoutOut:
** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], [[Franchise/StarWars the Gungans, the Jedi]], [[{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} the Imperium of Man]]...
** He ordered a Thermal Core Buster Starter Package from [[Series/RedDwarf Smeg]]Co.
** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from ''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].
** "[[Music/ThrobbingGristle Genesis Brand POrridge: it'll leave you throbbing!]]"
* TheStinger: Occasionally includes an additional scene or bloopers after the end credits.
* TechnoBabble: From episode 3.
--> "The tachyon anomaly oscillator is still shot, the interface sublimator is leaking in a few places, every time we try to activate the neutron transference module it gives off some thick black smoke, and the molecular omniprocessor is completely scorched."
* ToiletHumor: The Carl's Commodes fake ad spots.
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Switch the visual to stock footage of a badger while a bass line plays in the background, apparently.
** Or, overload the console.
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** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], the [[Franchise/StarWars Gungans, and the Jedi]].

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** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], the [[Franchise/StarWars the Gungans, and the Jedi]].Jedi]], [[{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} the Imperium of Man]]...
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* EldritchAbomination: The dread lord [[AC:Cosmodar]], who apparently sounds like ChristopherWalken.

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* EldritchAbomination: The dread lord [[AC:Cosmodar]], who apparently sounds like ChristopherWalken.Creator/ChristopherWalken.
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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on [=MrVorhias=]' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on [=MrVorhias=]' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain [[Creator/AustinScholl ThornBrain]] from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

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* TheAllegedCar: Tinsley's car, which goes from being crushed by a transportation pod to being rebuilt by Squid, then driven straight into a tree at top speed.



* TheStinger: Occasionally includes bloopers after the end credits.

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** "[[Music/ThrobbingGristle Genesis Brand POrridge: it'll leave you throbbing!]]"
* TheStinger: Occasionally includes an additional scene or bloopers after the end credits.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Episode 11 hints at Malachi's traumatic past as a [[spoiler:pizza delivery driver.]]
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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' [=MrVorhias=]' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.
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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[SgtFrogAbridged The Midnight Frogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[SgtFrogAbridged The Midnight Frogs]]) [[WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged TheMidnightFrogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.



* SharedUniverse: With ''SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in Dr. Squid Episode 10 and a remark from Giroro in SFA Episode 18.

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* SharedUniverse: With ''SgtFrogAbridged''.''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in Dr. Squid Episode 10 and a remark from Giroro in SFA Episode 18.



** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from ''SgtFrogAbridged''. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].

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** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from ''SgtFrogAbridged''.''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged''. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].
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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[SgtFrogAbridged The Midnight Frogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.

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''The Audio Logs of Dr Squid'' started as a series of written articles on MrVorhias' DeviantArt Website/DeviantArt [[http://mrvorhias.deviantart.com/gallery/29231417 page]], but became SuddenlyVoiced when [=MrVorhias=] enlisted a few fellow voice actors (including Tropers/ThornBrain from [[SgtFrogAbridged The Midnight Frogs]]) and a few local friends, to read them and post the resulting audio on Website/YouTube.
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* SharedUniverse: With ''SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in episode 10.

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* SharedUniverse: With ''SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in episode 10.Dr. Squid Episode 10 and a remark from Giroro in SFA Episode 18.
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** For Mr. Groenendyke: "Can do!"

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* CatchPhrase: "Quasars almighty!"

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* CatchPhrase: CatchPhrase:
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"Quasars almighty!"

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* BigShutUp: Squid to the mob outside his house in episode 10.



** This is hardly ideal..."

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** This "This is hardly ideal..."



* InsistentTerminology: It's not a beard; they're his "faceticles".

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* InsistentTerminology: InsistentTerminology:
**
It's not a beard; they're his "faceticles".



* SharedUniverse: With ''SgtFrogAbridged''. Hinted at with Carl's Commodes, made official with Keroro's cameo in episode 10.



** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], and the [[Franchise/StarWars Gungans]].
** Ordered a Thermal Core Buster Starter Package from [[Series/RedDwarf Smeg]]Co.
** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from SgtFrogAbridged. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].

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** He apparently lives in the same universe as, and has had contact with, the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]], the [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Irkens]], the [[WesternAnimation/ExoSquad Neosapiens]], and the [[Franchise/StarWars Gungans]].
Gungans, and the Jedi]].
** Ordered He ordered a Thermal Core Buster Starter Package from [[Series/RedDwarf Smeg]]Co.
** The Carl's Commodes commercials are this to Todd's Toilets from SgtFrogAbridged.''SgtFrogAbridged''. The second commercial directly references Todd, though in a more TakeThat [[PrecisionFStrike fashion]].

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