History WesternAnimation / YvonOfTheYukon

No relation to ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatACartoon Yoink Of The Yukon]]''.

* CanadaEh: The show is produced in Canada ''and it shows''. Canadian stereotypes and jokes run rampant, and the snowy setting full of moose, bears, beavers, and walruses is very classically Canadian.

And that's the premise behind ''Yvon of the Yukon'', an award-winning UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian animated GrossoutShow created by voice actors Creator/IanJamesCorlett and Terry Klassen, both of whom are most famous for their work in dubbing anime for Creator/TheOceanGroup.[[note]]Yup! Goku and Krilin created a cartoon about a French guy in his underwear running around the Arctic![[/note]] Produced by Creator/StudioBProductions, this quirky little series of the Great White North ran from April 28, 2001, until January 24, 2005, on Creator/{{YTV}} for a grand total of 52 episodes split over 3 seasons. A beloved and iconic series in YTV's lineup of original productions, ''Yvon of the Yukon'' can perhaps serve as one of the crowning examples of quintessentially Canadian animated programming.

And that's the premise behind ''Yvon of the Yukon'', an award-winning UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian animated GrossoutShow created by voice actors Creator/IanJamesCorlett and Terry Klassen, both of whom are most famous for their work in dubbing anime for Creator/TheOceanGroup.[[note]]Yup! Goku and Krilin created a cartoon about a French guy in his underwear running around the Arctic![[/note]] Produced by Creator/StudioBProductions, this quirky little series of the Great White North ran from April 28, 2001, until January 24, 2005, on Creator/{{YTV}} for a grand total of 52 episodes split over 3 seasons. A beloved and iconic series in YTV's lineup of original productions, ''Yvon of the Yukon'' can perhaps serve as an idiosyncratic example of what Canada's cartoons have to offer.

* AnachronismStew: The tricolor became the French flag during the 18th-century UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution.
* BerserkButton: Do not insult King Louie with Yvon close by. [[InvokedTrope A button Tommy continuously pushes]] to get Yvon in a scrappy mood when Yvon became a wrestler while accusing the enemy of slander.
* BigBeautifulWoman: Big Mary, at least to Harland and Yvon.
* ButtMonkey: Yvon, both in the past and in the present day.
* CampGay: Gary
* CanadaEh: It's Canadian ''and it shows''.

* DisneyAcidSequence: In the MusicalEpisode mentioned below where Yvon's visit to Easter Island gets warped compared to other areas he visited. Complete with a living Chocolate Bunny and Maoi statues shaped like the Duke.

* ExposedToTheElements: Yvon never wears any pants, only having his underwear on. Despite living in the tundra.
* ExpositoryThemeTune

* FakeCrossover: With ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' during Creator/{{YTV}}'s "Big BBQ Blowout", though they only interact during the bumpers rather than either show.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Yvon, one example is that he still thinks that "King Louis" still runs France.
* FrenchJerk: King Louis whenever we see him in Yvon's flashbacks.
* GRatedDrug: One episode had Yvon addicted to coffee when a Starbucks {{Expy}} moved into town.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Literally.
* GrossoutShow: The bread and butter for the show's humor.
* HumanPopsicle: Of the [[InstantIceJustAddCold instant ice cube]] variety.
* IceCreamKoan: Bill Tukyuk (Tommy's father) often tells his son some stories for guidance and advice. Much to Tommy's annoyance.
* IndianBurialGround: One of the main characters brings a visitor on a tour of his town, noting a ridiculous amount of buildings built upon an 'ancient Indian burial ground.' The one thing that wasn't was the modern Indian burial ground, which uses the latest in technology to ensure nobody can build on top of it.
* InstantIceJustAddCold: "Yvon's navigation would soon cost a price / He was knocked overboard and turned into ice!"
* IntergenerationalFriendship: An exaggerated case with Tommy (A 21st-Century Teen) and Yvon (A 17th-Century Frenchman).
* KidSidekick: Tommy Tukyuk.

* MusicalEpisode: "A Beautiful Day to be French." An episode which chronicles Yvon's trip from France to Upper Mukluk.

* NeverSayDie: Averted.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Willy Tidwell.
* QuirkyTown: Upyermukluk.

* ShamingTheMob: One episode had Tommy calling out the townspeople for trying to [[ItMakesSenseInContext destroy a Woolly Mammoth.]] Just to be interrupted by Luba (the town cop) to point out there is a rule saying to destroy what they do not know.
* StartMyOwn: Yvon had started his own restaurant serving French cuisine after Bill barred him from the Mad Cossack for Yvon's complaints.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Chuck and Dill. Harland and the Duke in some occasions.
* ToiletHumor: Lots and lots of it. The whole premise of the show is that Yvon was unfrozen from being peed on by Tommy's dog!
* TongueOnTheFlagpole: Harland and the Duke find themselves lost in the middle of the arctic tundra when they come across a set of train tracks. Wondering if a train is coming, Harland gives the sage advice: "If you stick your tongue to the train track and it doesn't stick, then a train has gone by, and if it does stick, then a train is coming." The Duke tries this and naturally gets his tongue stuck to the tracks.

Thus HilarityEnsues as Yvon, who believes that France is still being ruled by his beloved King Louis, attempts to adjust to life in the Yukon alongside his colorful new neighbors, who are happy to accept the presence of this strange little man from another era (and his lack of good hygiene)... so long as his antics don't cause ''too much'' trouble.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: %%One of the characters is almost always barefoot.

* WeaponizedStench: In "License to Smell," Yvon recounts how his beloved King Louis would use his body odor as a weapon, [[OneManArmy personally defeating the whole armies of his enemies]]. Yvon himself receives the titular license after his own rank stench -- which is bad enough to peel paint, make fish crawl out of the water, evoke a respectful salute from a [[SmellySkunk skunk]], and generate a forcefield-like bubble around his house -- ends up saving the town from a huge swarm of killer bees.

* GettingCrapPast TheRadar: Literally.