History Manga / FightingFoodons

Originally known as ''Martial Arts Cooking Legend Bistro-Recipe'' in Japan, it was one of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment[='s=] premiere anime on the Fox Box when they took over Creator/FoxKids. It was based on the video game of the same name.

Originally known as ''Martial Arts Cooking Legend Bistro-Recipe'' in Japan. And it was one of FourKidsEntertainment[='s=] premiere anime on the Fox Box when they took over FoxKids.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Beefsteak in episode 1 and Doughnasour in episode in episode 11... they even look similar perhaps unintentional.Tatertons could also count though its smaller than both of the example above.
* {{Badass}}: There are many in this series, Fried-Ricer, Sizzler, Sir Dumpling, Boulder Broth, Rap Scallion, Taquito And Shrimp Stompura are noteable examples.
* BadassAdorable: So Friggin' many! Omelet, Doughnut-So, Puddington, the Meatballs, the list goes on.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace
* BearsAreBadNews: Bearafooda

* BigBad: King Gorgeous Gorge
* BrooklynRage: Spagettdaboutit may be one; a more obvious example would be one of the Chowderheads
* ButtMonkey: The Meatballs Oh so much; on multiple occations they wind up trying to clog somebody's nose.
* BlobMonster: The Grease Blobs

* BrotherSisterTeam

* {{Expy}}: Again Doghnasour and Beefsteak, of Godzilla; Boulderbroth is one of Gamera. And the Burger Brigade is an expy of the PowerRangers.
* {{Cowboy}}: Hot Doggone It is of the gun-slinging variety and Cowboyritto uses his lasso to slam opponents into the ground.
* CuteWitch: Ham-Scam Witch, so much so that it is part of her attack stratedgy.
* DropTheHammer: squeaky hammers are comstantly used as weapons on this show.
* [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]]: Octopoison and Squid-vicous.

* FryingPanOfDoom:
--> "There are many uses for the common frying pan."

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: YMMV. When Chase finds out that Kayla, Pie Tin, and Oslo are kidnapped, he wonders if Kayla brought a change of clothes. Cue shot of Kayla's outfit.
* GiantEnemyCrab: Crab Quake, a foodonized crab cake with cannons and tentacles, is this at first, but when albert decides to help Chase and co. it fights alongside Chases foodons.
* GiantMook: Slop Suey
* HongKongDub
* HurricaneOfPuns: Settle down, kids. It's gonna be a loooong ride.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: The Burger Brigade

* LethalChef: Literally, as horrible food generally = very nasty monster.
* MadeASlave: Albert at one point.
* MagicFeather: "I'm afraid there's no such thing as a turbo-powered meal ticket..."
* {{Mooks}}: There are several foodons that fit the bill amoung them are Curry Ups, Tropical Punches, Pork Bullies and so on. There are even human examples in the Gormandizers

* MultipleHeadCase: The Chowderheads; one talks like John F. Kennedy, the other talks like Joe Pesci, it actually was intended to be very destructive, but it acts like a comic relief character. They are both so dysfunctional that they always end up fighting each other.

* TheObiWan: Oslow.

* OurMonstersAreWeird

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: In the dub, the ending of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4hs7vW8SV0 Orpheus in the Underworld]]" (Go to about the 7:30 mark to hear the familiar part.)

* QuirkyMiniBossSquad: King Gorgeous Gorge's Big 4

* TheRival: But of (main) course. Albert is certainly everything a shonen rival usually is in his first appearance: Cocky, smarmy, and begging to be taken down a notch. [[spoiler:However, he actually ''does'' get taken down a notch in the episode after he's introduced after learning his rival is the son of his idol, and becomes a nicer sort of foil.]] Also Coco at first.

* VillainSong: If You Scare Then We're The Reason sung perhaps by Slice and Le Toast in episode 4.

Has a character sheet heavily in the WIP Stage.

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''This is really mean cuisine!''

* HeyItsThatVoice: Just to make the Pokemon resemblances more obvious, this show shares a large portion of the former's voice cast.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: this series has NEVER seen any VHS/DVD releases, your best luck for finding this rare anime is YouTube or various torrents, but who knows how long they'll last. If you're lucky you may find the occasional bootleg DVD sets though. This is only for the 4KIDS dub, however, as the original Japanese doesn't seem to have any footage available.

* NamesTheSame: There's a Foodon named "Cinnamonkey." The ''VivaPinata'' franchise also happens to have a {{Mon}} named Cinnamonkey.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://fightingfoodons.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Observe:]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: this series has NEVER seen any VHS/DVD releases, your best luck for finding this rare anime is YouTube or various torrents, but who knows how long they'll last, if you're lucky you may find the occasional bootleg DVD sets though.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Sgt. Marinara [[spoiler: was last seen on the sea-based Glutton food lab where Pie Tin's parents were held. After Chef Jack blew up the lab, no mention of him was made again. It is possible that Marinara died in the explosion, but considering American networks frown on the idea of death unless it serves as a life lesson, Marinara's, and to a lesser extent, Shrimp Stompura's fate remains ambiguous to the viewers]]

* FantasticRacism: Dusty Town's populace treats foodons as slaves, and the creatures are forced to crack a smile while they do their labor or get kicked around. It gets so bad it sparks rebellion from Tacquito.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Oslo is thrown against a wall while captured by the Gormandizers is later seen in a cage with a cold ice pack on his hurt back. the Meatballs couldn't have gotten it, so the Gormandizers must have.
* FantasticRacism: Dusty Town's populace treats foodons as slaves, and the creatures are forced to crack a smile while they do their labor or get kicked around. it gets so bad it sparks rebellion from Tacquito.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: YMMV. When Chase finds out that Kayla, Pie Tin, and Oslo are kidnapped, he wonders if Kayla brought a change of clothes cue shot of Kayla's outfit.

* AnticlimaxBoss: Many main enemy foodons qualify; though it is probably due to time restraints for the show.

* FantasticRacism: Dusty Towns populace treats foodons as slaves, and the creatures are forced to crack a smile while they do their labor or get kicked around. it gets so bad it sparks rebellion from Tacquito.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Slice and Frenchy Le Toast who are actually foodons mourning thier creator. Definately Le Toast due to the way he scares others.

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Bearafooda

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Beefsteak, Boulderbroth, Applegator, and many more. Fowligator mixes it with EverythingsBetterWithChickens.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Sgt. Marinara [[spoiler: was last seen on the sea-based Glutton food lab where Pie Tin's parents were held. After Chef Jack blew up the lab, no mention of him was made again. It is possible that Marinara died in the explosion, but considering American networks frown on the idea of death unless it serves as a life lesson, Marinara's, and to a lesser extent, Shrimp Stompura's fate remains ambiguous to this day]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Sgt. Marinara [[spoiler; was last seen on the sea-based Glutton food lab where Pie Tin's parents were held. After Chef Jack blew up the lab, no mention of him was made again. It is possible that Marinara died in the explosion, but considering American networks frown on the idea of death unless it serves as a life lesson, Marinara's, and to a lesser extent, Shrimp Stompura's fate remains ambiguous to this day]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Sgt. Marinara [[spoiler;was last seen on the sea-based Glutton food lab where Pie Tin's parents were held. After Chef Jack blew up the lab, no mention of him was made again. It is possible that Marinara died in the explosion, but considering American networks frown on the idea of death unless it serves as a life lesson, Marinara's, and to a lesser extent, Shrimp Stompura's fate remains ambiguous to this day]]

* TheRival: But of (main) course. Albert is certainly everything a shonen rival usually is in his first appearance: Cocky, smarmy, and begging to be taken down a notch. [[spoiler: However, he actually ''does'' get taken down a notch in the episode after he's introduced, and becomes a nicer sort of foil.]] Also Coco at first.

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