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Western Animation: Project G.e.e.K.e.R.
aka: Project Geeker

A twistedly brilliant Saturday morning cartoon by Doug TenNapel, Project G.e.e.K.e.R. ran for thirteen episodes in the mid-90's on CBS. However it was doomed from the beginning because the FCC's new educational programming requirements came into effect in January 1997, just as its first season run was ending, and CBS couldn't see it meeting E/I guidelines well enough for a second season.

In an ambiguously future time, Moloch Industries and its CEO, Mister Moloch owns most of the solar system, yet even that is not enough. In order to gain total power, Moloch initiated Project GKR (Geno-Kinetic Research). The aim of Project GKR was to create the perfect corporate warrior; an artificial human with complete control over his molecular structure, whom Moloch could use to crush all who opposed him.

All that was needed was the loyalty program. But then Project GKR was stolen by an Action Girl named Lady Macbeth and Noah, her intelligent Tyrannosaurus pal. Due to the loyalty program having all the intelligence, they end up saddled with Geeker, a Cloudcuckoolander to the extreme who has no real idea just how powerful he really is.

The series' entire run was on Hulu at one time, but has since disappeared. It's now available in the iTunes store.

Tropes:

Aerial Canyon Chase: Geeker (of all people) does this in the second episode, by way of flying a commandeered shuttle straight downward and into a subway tunnel in order to shake off a Pinker fighter. And surprisingly, he pulls it off perfectly. He didn't even realize what he was doing.
Bad Future: The plot of the final episode.
Bait and Switch: Probably not played for comedy, but worth a mention. Every time Geeker says "I am so on top of that!", he performs his task successfully and perfectly. You would think someone like him would screw it up all the time.
Bare Your Midriff: Lady Macbeth.
Catch Phrase: Geeker's "I am so on top of that!" and "Neato torpedo!".
- Lady Macbeth frequently says "I hate you" to Geeker and "It's Lady Macbeth!" every time he calls her Becky.
- Noah has "This can't possibly be good."
- Moloch's angry "Geeker..." each time his plan is foiled.
Cloudcuckoolander: Geeker takes this Up to Eleven.
"I LIKE MARMALADE!"
Corrupt Corporate Executive: Moloch
Creepy Monotone: How Mr. Moloch speaks.
Deadpan Snarker: Mostly Noah, though Lady Macbeth and Moloch have their moments.
Disproportionate Retribution: Invoked:
Moloch: Once we use Geeker's power to conquer the world, remind me to have anyone who leaves humorous answering machine messages eliminated.
Every Episode Ending: At the end of each episode, Moloch's plans will have been foiled, and he will utter an angry, "Geeker..."
Everything's Better with Dinosaurs
Evil Knockoff: Eventually, Moloch creates another GKR closer to his original plan. First it goes renegade. Then Geeker out-crazies it.
Future Me Scares Me: In the final episode, Becky, Noah, and Geeker travel 100 years into the future, and see a world where a nightmarish Geeker has enslaved the galaxy, and Noah has become an elderly, senile captive. It turns out that Geeker and Moloch had switched minds at some point, though this future was averted by the end of the episode.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: From "Thing Called Love":
Geeker: Kissing? Is that some kind of wrestling?
Noah: [Beat] Uh, why don't you take this one, Becky...
How Do I Shot Web?: Geeker often stumbles upon new applications of his powers by accident.
Insane Troll Logic: In one episode, Geeker goes in search of Becky and Noah, who have gone missing. Geeker rides a water ride at a broken down carnival, sees the letters S and K fall off of a sign, assumes that they stand for "Special friend" (Becky) and "Kool" (Noah), and uses these "clues" to break into a seafood restaurant and rescue two lobsters from the lobster tank, under the assumption that Becky and Noah had been "lobsterized."
Involuntary Shapeshifter: Geeker. Constantly.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: The show has never seen a proper DVD release. The series used to be available on Hulu, but it's been taken down. It is in the iTunes store, however.
Keet: Geeker.
Large Ham: Doctor Maston. Hey, it's Charlie Adler, what did you expect?
Mad Scientist: Doctor Maston, who is a mastodon Mad Scientist.
My Name Is Not Durwood: Lady Macbeth prefers not to be called "Becky".
Nonstandard Character Design: Everyone (even Noah the dinosaur) is drawn in a fairly realistic style...except for Geeker.
Opening Narration/Fake Out Opening: Billy West starts out reading the opening narration as GKR, using a gravelly voice. Then, right when you think this show is an action drama à la X-Men, West flawlessly switches voices and reads the rest as Geeker.
Punch Clock Villain: In one episode, the Pinkers decide not to pursue Geeker in the middle of a very dangerous situation, because they aren't paid enough.
Reality Warper: It's implied that this is what Geeker would be if he wasn't a moron.
Stable Time Loop: Implied in "12 Chocolate Monkeys," and it's because of this that Noah loses the will to fight Moloch. However, it is later averted.
Super Zeroes: Of the "has great powers, but no talent to use them" type. Still manages to foil the bad guy, somehow.
Trademark Favorite Food: Noah really likes breath mints. Says they're the best thing humans ever invented. For Geeker, it's chocolate monkeys.
Used Future: Neo-Denaire, where the main characters live, is a prime example of this.
Vitriolic Best Buds: (Type 1) Becky and Geeker. She hates being the nanny of a super-powered moron, and lets him know about it all the time. Geeker never gets it.
- One episode, in which she believed Geeker had died, finally had Becky cry and admit that he was her friend.
The Virus: Larry, an intelligent mutant cold virus sent to capture Geeker.
Why Did It Have To Be Worms: Becky really hates worms.