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* TakeThat: On September 2017, Javier Cárdenas, who hosts a talk show on another station on the same slot as ''El Hormiguero'', came under fire for giving voice to doubtful pseudo-scientific theories. A few days after the incident, Petancas ranted on ''El Hormiguero'' about how he believed cholesterol was an invention of pharmaceutical companies, and after Pablo Motos called him out for it, he said, "Hey, if Cárdenas can say what he feels like, so can I!"
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* BigOlUnibrow: Trancas and C.J. (who are explcitly stated to be father and son) sport unibrows, in a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having NoBrows.
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* BigOlUnibrow: Trancas and C.J. (who are explcitly explicitly stated to be father and son) sport unibrows, in a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having NoBrows.
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* BigOlUnibrow: Trancas and C.J. sport unibrows, in a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having NoBrows.
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* BigOlUnibrow: Trancas and C.J. (who are explcitly stated to be father and son) sport unibrows, in a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having NoBrows.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Petancas, the show also introduced a fourth ant, C.J., a baby that was said to be Trancas's son. He hasn't been seen in quite a while.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Petancas, the show also introduced a fourth ant, Carlos Jesús (usually shortened to C.J., ), a baby that was said to be Trancas's son. He hasn't been seen in quite a while.
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** Juan Ibáñez and Damián Mollá can easily become Juana and Damiana, respectively, when required in their sketches.
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** Juan Ibáñez and Damián Mollá can easily become Juana and Damiana, respectively, when required in their sketches. However, Juan's characterization never involved shaving his beard.
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{Flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he basically says "Donald Trump" over and over again {{to the tune of}} the anthem.
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{Flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he basically "sings" (or rather simply says "Donald Trump" over and over again {{to the tune of}} the anthem.anthem).
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* {{Meganekko}}: The show's newest collaborator, a Chinese girl called Yibing. She wears glasses, she's cute and is usually cheerful bordering on {{Adorkable}}... even if Pablo Motos says she looks like a ''Film/KillBill'' character when she takes them off.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man in Black". According to them, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan Cesar Millan]] obeys him, he travels in a convertible submarine, women's cleavages stare at his eyes, and he can sneak into [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s dreams, just to name a few examples.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man in Black". According to them, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan Cesar Millan]] obeys him, he travels in a convertible submarine, women's cleavages stare at his eyes, and he can sneak into [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s dreams, just to name a few examples.
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* {{Meganekko}}: The show's newest collaborator, a Chinese girl called Yibing. She wears glasses, she's cute and is usually cheerful bordering on {{Adorkable}}... even if Pablo Motos says she looks like a ''Film/KillBill'' character (refering to Gogo Yubari) when she takes them off.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man inBlack".Black", who tell downright Website/ChuckNorrisFacts-esque facts about him. According to them, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan Cesar Millan]] obeys him, he travels in a convertible submarine, women's cleavages stare at his eyes, and he can sneak into [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s dreams, just to name a few examples.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man in
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{Flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he sings "DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUUUUUUUUUMP...!!!"
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{Flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he sings "DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, basically says "Donald Trump" over and over again {{to the tune of}} the anthem.
-->"DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUUUUUUUUUMP...!!!"
-->"DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUUUUUUUUUMP...!!!"
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter [[RealLifeWritesThePlot after Trump's victory in the American presidential election]]. All of this CharacterDevelopment was undone when the pro-Trump gimmick was dropped in the spring of 2017.
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter [[RealLifeWritesThePlot after Trump's victory in the American presidential election]]. All of this CharacterDevelopment was undone when the pro-Trump gimmick was dropped shelved in the spring of 2017.
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* TheBigDamnKiss: Trancas sometimes finds himself on the receiving end of these. To name just two, he was kissed by actress Nerea Barros (justified since he's voiced by Nerea's RealLife boyfriend Juan Ibáñez) and also got one from Creator/CaraDelevingne after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQDw9Cr51U proposing to her]].
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* TheBigDamnKiss: Flirty as Trancas is, it's not so surprising that he sometimes finds himself on the receiving end of these. To name just two, he was kissed by actress Nerea Barros (justified since he's voiced by Nerea's RealLife boyfriend Juan Ibáñez) and also got one from Creator/CaraDelevingne after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQDw9Cr51U proposing to her]].
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter [[RealLifeWritesThePlot after Trump's victory in the American presidential election]].
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter [[RealLifeWritesThePlot after Trump's victory in the American presidential election]]. All of this CharacterDevelopment was undone when the pro-Trump gimmick was dropped in the spring of 2017.
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* {{Meganekko}}: The show's newest collaborator, a Chinese girl called Yibing. She's cute and she wears glasses... even if Pablo Motos says she looks like a ''Film/KillBill'' character when she takes them off.
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* {{Meganekko}}: The show's newest collaborator, a Chinese girl called Yibing. She's She wears glasses, she's cute and she wears glasses...is usually cheerful bordering on {{Adorkable}}... even if Pablo Motos says she looks like a ''Film/KillBill'' character when she takes them off.
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* {{Meganekko}}: The show's newest collaborator, a Chinese girl called Yibing. She's cute and she wears glasses... even if Pablo Motos says she looks like a ''Film/KillBill'' character when she takes them off.
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* MsFanservice: Noticeably averted with Anna Simon, who keeps popping up in rankings of Spain's sexiest women but was never seen in the show wearing any particularly revealing outfit. It was parodied when she tested live a "home-made" bath tub, and took off her white robe... to reveal an OldTimeyBathingSuit under it.
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* PunnyName: The abbreviation C.J. in Spanish is pronounced "cejota", which would be translated as "big eyebrow", and the kid sported a big unibrow on his eyes.
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* PunnyName: The abbreviation C.J. in Spanish is pronounced "cejota", which would be translated as "big eyebrow", and the kid baby ant sported a big unibrow BigOlUnibrow on his eyes.
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* MadScientist: In the early seasons, the science section was hosted by a character named Flipy, played by Enrique Pérez Vergara, who was a non-villainous version. He sported a white lab robe, security glasses and an impossibly spiky hair.
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* MadScientist: In the early seasons, the science section was hosted by a character named Flipy, played by Enrique Pérez Vergara, who was a non-villainous version. He sported Naturally complete with a white lab robe, security glasses and an impossibly spiky hair.robe.
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* AmbiguousGender: The jury's still out on whether Barrancas is a male or a female.
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* FourOneNineScam: Pablo Motos once discussed live on the show what happened after he replied to an e-mail version of this. Long story short, his computer had been rendered useless.
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter after Trump's victory in the American presidential election.
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter [[RealLifeWritesThePlot after Trump's victory in the American presidential election.election]].
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* BigOlEyebrows: Trancas and C.J.'s unibrows, a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having no eyebrows at all.
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* BigOlEyebrows: BigOlUnibrow: Trancas and C.J.'s sport unibrows, in a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having no eyebrows at all.NoBrows.
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* BigOlEyebrows: Trancas and C.J.'s unibrows, a stark contrast to Petancas and Barrancas having no eyebrows at all.
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* BottleEpisode: Inverted with the episodes that are filmed outside the usual set in Madrid due to the guest not having enough time in their promotional tour to make it to Spain. London is the most recurring destination for these specials, but the show has also travelled to Paris and Berlin.
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* BoyBand / GirlGroup: During the 2013-2014 season, music producer and longtime ''El Hormiguero'' collaborator Carlos Jean held live castings on the show to form BoyBand Why Five and GirlGroup Check Baby Check. Both bands flopped, but CBC alum Tamy Nsue would later find success as one third of Music/SweetCalifornia.
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* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter after Trump's victory in the American presidential election.
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he sings "DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUUUUUUUUUMP...!!!"
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* IncomingHam: As part of the character's {{flanderization}}, {{Flanderization}}, music, dance and special lighting were incorporated into Petancas's entrance. After becoming a Trump supporter, he now comes out to the American anthem, to which he sings "DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUMP-DO-NALD-TRUUUUMP, DO-NALD-TRUUUUUUUUUMP...!!!"
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Man in Black]]". Flipy referred to him this way on his first appearance, and it stuck.
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* TheStoic: "The Man in Black" has never been seen smiling on air. Music/DavidGuetta once tried to make him laugh, and failed miserably.
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* TheBigDamnKiss: Trancas sometimes finds himself on the receiving end of these. To name just two, he was kissed by actress Nerea Barros (justified since he's voiced by Nerea's RealLife boyfriend Juan Ibáñez) and also got one from Creator/CaraDelevingne after proposing to her.
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* TheBigDamnKiss: Trancas got one from Creator/CaraDelevingne after proposing to her.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Pablo Motos, Barrancas, Petancas and Trancas.]]
Spanish comedy-variety-talk show hybrid hosted by Pablo Motos and a pair of purple ant {{muppet}}s. It premiered on 2006 as a weekly Sunday afternoon show on Cuatro before becoming a Monday-to-Thursday prime time lead-in from its second season and {{channel hop}}ping to Antena 3 in 2011, where it's still running.
The usual structure of the show is as follows: Motos and the ants interview the celebrity guest of the day before a bunch of sections that can involve science experiments, magic tricks, and pretty much anything in between, ensue.
!!Tropes seen in this show:
* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter after Trump's victory in the American presidential election.
* BigEater: Petancas often talks about the huge meals he eats.
* {{Crossdresser}}:
** Enrique Pérez Vergara when playing Flipy's twin sister Flipa.
** Juan Ibáñez and Damián Mollá can easily become Juana and Damiana, respectively, when required in their sketches.
* ForeignRemake: The format has been adapted in Portugal, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil; however, none of the adaptations came even close to matching the success of the original. The rights have also been sold to China, where the science bit was made into a section in ''Happy Camp'', and Creator/WillSmith has expressed interest in producing an American remake.
* MadScientist: In the early seasons, the science section was hosted by a character named Flipy, played by Enrique Pérez Vergara, who was a non-villainous version. He sported a white lab robe, security glasses and an impossibly spiky hair.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man in Black". According to them, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan Cesar Millan]] obeys him, he travels in a convertible submarine, women's cleavages stare at his eyes, and he can sneak into [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s dreams, just to name a few examples.
* {{Muppet}}: The show's had four, Trancas, Barrancas, Petancas and C.J.
* TheMusical: Motos and his crew sometimes do comedy musicals parodying movies. He justifies it saying that he does it for his mother, who understands the plot much better if it's in song and dance.
* PunnyName: The abbreviation C.J. in Spanish is pronounced "cejota", which would be translated as "big eyebrow", and the kid sported a big unibrow on his eyes.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Trancas often shows a [[TheCasanova Casanova]]-like demeanor when the guest is a beautiful woman, while Barrancas is shown to be more introverted and shy, so Trancas would be the Manly Man to Barrancas's Sensitive Guy.
* ThemeNaming: The two original ants, Trancas and Barrancas, get their names from the Spanish idiom "a trancas y barrancas", roughly meaning "in fits and starts".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Petancas, the show also introduced a fourth ant, C.J., a baby that was said to be Trancas's son. He hasn't been seen in quite a while.
[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Pablo Motos, Barrancas, Petancas and Trancas.]]
Spanish comedy-variety-talk show hybrid hosted by Pablo Motos and a pair of purple ant {{muppet}}s. It premiered on 2006 as a weekly Sunday afternoon show on Cuatro before becoming a Monday-to-Thursday prime time lead-in from its second season and {{channel hop}}ping to Antena 3 in 2011, where it's still running.
The usual structure of the show is as follows: Motos and the ants interview the celebrity guest of the day before a bunch of sections that can involve science experiments, magic tricks, and pretty much anything in between, ensue.
!!Tropes seen in this show:
* AttentionWhore: In 2012, the show introduced a third ant, Petancas, who constantly craves for the spotlight, has a habit of not letting Barrancas speak, and considers himself [[SmallNameBigEgo the real star of the show]]. This trait was progressively [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] until late 2016, when he was turned into a loud, obnoxious Creator/DonaldTrump supporter after Trump's victory in the American presidential election.
* BigEater: Petancas often talks about the huge meals he eats.
* {{Crossdresser}}:
** Enrique Pérez Vergara when playing Flipy's twin sister Flipa.
** Juan Ibáñez and Damián Mollá can easily become Juana and Damiana, respectively, when required in their sketches.
* ForeignRemake: The format has been adapted in Portugal, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil; however, none of the adaptations came even close to matching the success of the original. The rights have also been sold to China, where the science bit was made into a section in ''Happy Camp'', and Creator/WillSmith has expressed interest in producing an American remake.
* MadScientist: In the early seasons, the science section was hosted by a character named Flipy, played by Enrique Pérez Vergara, who was a non-villainous version. He sported a white lab robe, security glasses and an impossibly spiky hair.
* MemeticBadass: Invoked by the ants on Pablo Ibáñez aka "The Man in Black". According to them, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan Cesar Millan]] obeys him, he travels in a convertible submarine, women's cleavages stare at his eyes, and he can sneak into [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s dreams, just to name a few examples.
* {{Muppet}}: The show's had four, Trancas, Barrancas, Petancas and C.J.
* TheMusical: Motos and his crew sometimes do comedy musicals parodying movies. He justifies it saying that he does it for his mother, who understands the plot much better if it's in song and dance.
* PunnyName: The abbreviation C.J. in Spanish is pronounced "cejota", which would be translated as "big eyebrow", and the kid sported a big unibrow on his eyes.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Trancas often shows a [[TheCasanova Casanova]]-like demeanor when the guest is a beautiful woman, while Barrancas is shown to be more introverted and shy, so Trancas would be the Manly Man to Barrancas's Sensitive Guy.
* ThemeNaming: The two original ants, Trancas and Barrancas, get their names from the Spanish idiom "a trancas y barrancas", roughly meaning "in fits and starts".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Petancas, the show also introduced a fourth ant, C.J., a baby that was said to be Trancas's son. He hasn't been seen in quite a while.
