History Radio / TheFrantics

* PassedOverInheritance: Everyone of Arthur Muldoon's relatives in "Last Will and Temperament" (except his brother, Hedge who gets his wine cellar and three crates of whiskey). Though Arthur does leave them all a lifetime supply of ice cream. [[spoiler:Its "boot to the head" flavored.]]

* {{Slapstick}}: "Last Will and Temperament", a.k.a. the "boot to the head" sketch, where Arthur Muldoon's {{will}} consists almost entirely of him commanding boots to be repeatedly thrown at everybody in the room, whether for past slights or because Muldoon thought it would be funny.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** The "boot to the head" that [[GoldDigger Jenny, Hank]], [[TheSlacker He]][[TheAlcoholic dge]] and [[SpoiledBrat Ralston]] received are more or less literal examples. Subverted with Mrs. Mulroy, [[KickTheDog who did nothing to deserve it]].
** Ed Gruberman is another literal example.

* TheScrappy: In-universe; Mr. Muldoon ''really'' hated his sister Jenny and her wimpy husband Hank. Not without reason, mind you, since they were very obviously {{gold digger}}s.
-->'''The Lawyer''': And one for Jenny and the wimp!
-->'''Jenny''': OW!
-->'''Hank''': OW!

-->''And now for Tropers of Wiki/TVTropes. Who took their time to describe this article, made me laugh, [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruined]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick many lives]]. To Tropers of TV Tropes, I bequeath *{{beat}}* [[CatchPhrase a boot to the head]].''

* SoundToScreenAdaptation

* KarmaHoudini: Hedge, the alcoholic brother from "Last Will And Temperament", counts a little. Everyone else (even the sweet Mrs. Mulroy) gets nothing but a Boot To The Head. Hedge is not exempt from this, but actually gets something - Muldoon's wine cellar and three crates of fine whiskey. Possibly because Hedge is unrepentantly honest about who and what he is, not even bothering at the reading of his brother's will to disguise that he is anxious to head to the nearest bar. With all the dishonest money-grubbers around, Muldoon probably found his attitude refreshing.

-->''And now for Tropers of Wiki/TVTropes. Who took their time to describe this article, made me laugh, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruined]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick many lives]]. To Tropers of TV Tropes, I bequeath *{{beat}}* [[CatchPhrase a boot to the head]].''

* WidgetSeries: So very, very wickety.

Their trademark was off-the-wall and often surreal sketches that took advantage of the power of radio and audio recordings to produce imagery that would have been too expensive or simply impossible in a visual medium, such as the tales of their Canadian superhero, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLLaOyQfx8 Mr. Canoehead]], who had had an aluminum canoe [[LightningCanDoAnything welded to his head by a lightning bolt]]. (Attempts to recreate these sketches on television only reduced their comedic impact.) Their comedy was never dumbed down -- in fact, they respected and depended upon the intelligence of the audience, as seen in their sketches [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWNmqdLmAfc "You Were Speeding"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=aAa2UeuIMu0 "Human Race"]]. They were also talented musicians, as demonstrated by their numerous novelty songs. They are perhaps best known for their routines [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V1Mn5-xF0w "Last Will and Temperament"]] and "Ti Kwan Leep", both of which make frequent use of their most famous CatchPhrase, "Boot to the head!"

* TakeThat: "The story of Mr. Canoehead is so incredible that only Mormons would believe it!"

* PassedOverInheritance: Everyone of Arthur Muldoon's relatives in "Last Will and Temperament". Though Arthur does leave them all a lifetime supply of ice cream. [[spoiler:Its "boot to the head" flavored.]]

* DisgustingPublicToilet: "Gas Station Washroom" is all about one of these.

Their trademark was off-the-wall and often surreal sketches that took advantage of the power of radio and audio recordings to produce imagery that would have been too expensive or simply impossible in a visual medium, such as the tales of their Canadian superhero, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLLaOyQfx8 Mr. Canoehead]], who had had an aluminum canoe [[LightningCanDoAnything welded to his head by a lightning bolt]]. (Attempts to recreate these sketches on television only reduced their comedic impact.) Their comedy was never dumbed down -- in fact, they respected and depended upon the intelligence of the audience, as seen in their sketches [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWNmqdLmAfc "You Were Speeding"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=aAa2UeuIMu0 "Human Race"]]. They were also talented musicians, as demonstrated by their numerous novelty songs. They are perhaps best known for their routines [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kGUW6M7W0 "Last Will and Temperament"]] and "Ti Kwan Leep", both of which make frequent use of their most famous CatchPhrase, "Boot to the head!"

* EvilLawyerJoke: Presumably why the lawyer in "Last Will And Temperament" [[DisproportionateRetribution got a live, rabid Tasmanian Devil in his trousers]] instead of a boot to the head like everyone else; he must have done ''something'' to deserve it. [[note]]Based off the comments in the will leading up to it, it may be because he was willing to draft a will that involved booting so many people in the head[[/note]]

* MindOverMatter: Boot to the head!