An Australian animated series starring Little Elvis Jones, a child prodigy guitarist and singer, and his
two best friends living in a small Outback town. Lil' Elvis was
dropped in a guitar case on the doorstop of a
Happily Married couple of Elvis fanatics running a truckstop, who looked out and saw a Cadillac vanishing into the night. Now he and his friends play in a band, and contend with the
Corrupt Corporate Executive W.C. Moore, who practically controls the town and is in a ruthless search for more of the
mysterious mineral known as
Berkonium.
Despite the fairly typical cartoon presentation, the show had an ongoing plot over W.C. Moore's search for Berkonium and attempts to completely control the town and the Truckstoppers, while the kids deal with the trials of growing up in a small town in the Australian outback.
Tropes evident in this series include:
- Doorstop Baby: Lil' Elvis Jones. While his adoptive parents are convinced he's the King's son, Lil Elvis isn't so sure.
- Electric Torture: Moore's special little remote...that activates Duncan's shock watch. Usually because Moore is annoyed and wants to take it out on someone.
- Empathic Weapon: Generally not used as a weapon, but W.C.'s Berkonium marble moves on its own and does whatever W.C. wills it to.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: An episode has the jumper shorts of Spike, the resident bully, slip down before snapping back up. If you freeze the frame at the right moment, you'll see that the artists actually drew his privates.
- Happily Adopted: Lil' Elvis.
- Humiliation Conga: W.C. Moore's ultimate fate.
- Land Down Under: A good example of Australians themselves gleefully invoking their own stereotypes.
- Once an Episode:
- Serious Business: Elvis, to the townsfolk at least. Even Moore wants to control the band, since they're a major source of income. Also, marbles.
- As well as the Handkerchief from the real Elvis that Little Elvis' mother owns. So much so that Little Elvis is interrogated when he is suspected of stealing it.
- Three Amigos: There's Little Elvis (guitarist and vocals), Janet (drums) and Lionel (didgeridoo).
- Unobtainium: Berkonium. W.C. theorises that it comes from outer space, supported by a mysterious device that is attracted to the stuff...
- WhyDidItHaveToBeFrogs: WC is terrified of them.
- Widget Series: Classic Aussie humour that only Australians will get.
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