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*** Nothing about the commen''taters'' in ''Math''?
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** ''The Muncher Trail'' is not only one for the short lived 1970's show, but to MECC's own ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. It even uses the ''Oregon Trail II''s theme music!
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** ''The Muncher Trail'' is not only one for the short lived 1970's show, [[CompanyCrossReferences but to MECC's own own]] ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. It even uses the ''Oregon Trail II''s theme music!
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* BigEater: The games take Muncher's habits from his classic era and cranks it UpToEleven. Muncher will eat everything… except brussels sprouts.
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* BigEater: The games take Muncher's habits from his classic era and cranks it UpToEleven.up to eleven. Muncher will eat everything… except brussels sprouts.
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''Mega Munchers Deluxe'' is a trilogy of [[EdutainmentGame Edutainment Games]] for the PC and Mac published by MECC and later The Learning Company. The games consists of ''Math Munchers Deluxe'', ''Word Munchers Deluxe'' and ''Trivia Munchers Deluxe''[[note]]Rereleased as ''Knowledge Munchers Deluxe''[[/note]]. They serve as a ReTool to the classic [[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Munchers]] games keeping the basic aspects of gameplay with a few touch ups (i.e. the board is now 3D as opposed to flat and the mouse can be used). The actual presentation couldn't be more different though.
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''Mega Munchers Deluxe'' is a trilogy of [[EdutainmentGame Edutainment Games]] for the PC and Mac published by MECC and later The Learning Company.Creator/TheLearningCompany. The games consists of ''Math Munchers Deluxe'', ''Word Munchers Deluxe'' and ''Trivia Munchers Deluxe''[[note]]Rereleased as ''Knowledge Munchers Deluxe''[[/note]]. They serve as a ReTool to the classic [[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Munchers]] games keeping the basic aspects of gameplay with a few touch ups (i.e. the board is now 3D as opposed to flat and the mouse can be used). The actual presentation couldn't be more different though.
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For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, [[FoodEatsYou the Crumbly Sisters]], [[GiantSpider Spidey]], [[FlyingSaucer Mel the Alien]], Eggy, Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out cookies for the Muncher to become invincible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
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For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, [[FoodEatsYou the Crumbly Sisters]], [[GiantSpider Spidey]], [[FlyingSaucer Mel the Alien]], Eggy, [[EggFolk Eggy]], Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out cookies for the Muncher to become invincible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Literature/{{Aladdin}}'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Literature/{{Aladdin}}'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power power, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis; the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.language.
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Noting how certain Troggles behave.
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For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, [[FoodEatsYou the Crumbly Sisters, Spidey, Sisters]], [[GiantSpider Spidey]], [[FlyingSaucer Mel the Alien, Alien]], Eggy, Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out cookies for the Muncher to become invisible.invincible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
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* EggFolk: Eggy is essentially an egg with hands and a face that hops around with the intent of [[SquashedFlat crushing the Muncher]] underneath him.
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* EggFolk: Eggy is essentially an egg with hands and a face that hops around with the intent of [[SquashedFlat crushing the Muncher]] (or possible answers) underneath him.
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* HelpfulMook: Downplayed. Eggy, Alfonzo, Mel, Spidey, and Ned can all remove answers from the board, which is helpful if you're just trying to clear the level without dying, but can be a pain if you're going for a high score.
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* EggFolk: Eggy is essentially an egg with hands and a face that hops around with the intent of crushing the Muncher underneath him.
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For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, the Crumbly Sisters, Spidey, Mel the Alien, Eggy, Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out [[CaptainObvious cookies]] cookies for the Muncher to become invisible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
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** It's everyone's favorite show, ''[[LiveActionTV/TheBradyBunch Muncher Bunch]]''.
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** It's everyone's favorite show, ''[[LiveActionTV/TheBradyBunch ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch Muncher Bunch]]''.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Main/{{Aladdin}}'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Main/{{Aladdin}}'' ''Literature/{{Aladdin}}'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
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''Mega Munchers Deluxe'' is a trilogy of Edutainment Games for the PC and Mac published by MECC and later The Learning Company. The games consists of ''Math Munchers Deluxe'', ''Word Munchers Deluxe'' and ''Trivia Munchers Deluxe''[[note]]Rereleased as ''Knowledge Munchers Deluxe''[[/note]]. They serve as a ReTool to the classic [[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Munchers]] games keeping the basic aspects of gameplay with a few touch ups (i.e. the board is now 3D as opposed to flat and the mouse can be used). The actual presentation couldn't be more different though.
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''Mega Munchers Deluxe'' is a trilogy of [[EdutainmentGame Edutainment Games Games]] for the PC and Mac published by MECC and later The Learning Company. The games consists of ''Math Munchers Deluxe'', ''Word Munchers Deluxe'' and ''Trivia Munchers Deluxe''[[note]]Rereleased as ''Knowledge Munchers Deluxe''[[/note]]. They serve as a ReTool to the classic [[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Munchers]] games keeping the basic aspects of gameplay with a few touch ups (i.e. the board is now 3D as opposed to flat and the mouse can be used). The actual presentation couldn't be more different though.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Literature/Aladdin'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
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* AnachronismStew: This happened a few times during the cutscenes for ''Trivia'', though those were PlayedForLaughs:
** During the lecture about the original American flag, one of the flags Cookie sews up has a peace symbol on it, and Muncher briefly turns into a hippie in response. That trend wouldn’t catch on until two centuries later.
** In the UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison episode, Doggle uses the phonograph as a DJ controller, wearing a gangster guise no less!
** At the end of the Alexander Graham Bell segment, as Muncher Bell utters the famous line “Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you!” into the first telephone, he gets a (baffling) response from a modern operating system… [[TechnologyMarchesOn for 1996 that is]].
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the''Literature/Aladdin'' ''Main/{{Aladdin}}'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
** During the lecture about the original American flag, one of the flags Cookie sews up has a peace symbol on it, and Muncher briefly turns into a hippie in response. That trend wouldn’t catch on until two centuries later.
** In the UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison episode, Doggle uses the phonograph as a DJ controller, wearing a gangster guise no less!
** At the end of the Alexander Graham Bell segment, as Muncher Bell utters the famous line “Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you!” into the first telephone, he gets a (baffling) response from a modern operating system… [[TechnologyMarchesOn for 1996 that is]].
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dear God, the Muncher! In addition to having a huge appetite, he hops around, dances whenever he's in a safe zone, mocks the Troggles, and yells and laughs widely like a maniac!
*RhymesOnADime: The announcer swiftly did this when reciting the Pony Express trail.
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* TrappedInTVLand: A common theme in each game. ''Math'' has the Muncher and Troggles play this trope straight via MuncherTV, ''Word'' has them stuck in a storybook, and ''Trivia'' has them in a time machine.
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* ShownTheirWork: The cutscenes in ''Trivia''. This is an educational game after all.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Well, kinda. While the narrators usually gave the Muncher and Troggles voices in the ''Word'' cutscenes, for the ones in ''Trivia'' they have actual, albeit changing, speaking roles.
* TrappedInTVLand: A common theme in each game. ''Math'' has the Muncher and Troggles play this trope straight viaMuncherTV, [=MuncherTV=], ''Word'' has them stuck in a storybook, and ''Trivia'' has them in a time machine.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Well, kinda. While the narrators usually gave the Muncher and Troggles voices in the ''Word'' cutscenes, for the ones in ''Trivia'' they have actual, albeit changing, speaking roles.
* TrappedInTVLand: A common theme in each game. ''Math'' has the Muncher and Troggles play this trope straight via
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''Mega Munchers Deluxe'' is a trilogy of Edutainment Games for the PC and Mac published by MECC and later The Learning Company. The games consists of ''Math Munchers Deluxe'', ''Word Munchers Deluxe'' and ''Trivia Munchers Deluxe''[[note]]Rereleased as ''Knowledge Munchers Deluxe''[[/note]]. They serve as a ReTool to the classic [[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Munchers]] games keeping the basic aspects of gameplay with a few touch ups (i.e. the board is now 3D as opposed to flat and the mouse can be used). The actual presentation couldn't be more different though.
For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, the Crumbly Sisters, Spidey, Mel the Alien, Eggy, Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out [[CaptainObvious cookies]] for the Muncher to become invisible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
As all three games are nearly identical to each other, this page will cover them all. The name derives from a compilation rerelease TLC came out with in 1997.
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!!Can you munch all the tropes?
* AffectionateParody: All the cutscenes in ''Math'' and ''Word'', the former with TV commercials and the later with various works of literature.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Literature/Aladdin'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The cutscenes in ''Trivia'' consists of the Muncher and Troggles in a certain point of American history with a narrator giving brief facts about them. While not a lot of liberties have been taken, a lot of stuff had to be eliminated to fit the course of about 30 seconds. RuleOfFunny also plays a part here, especially at the end.
* BearsAreBadNews: In the “Old Mother Hubbard” skit, Old Muncher Hubbard and pet Doggle find their cupboard completely '''''[[{{Pun}} BEAR]]'''''!
* BigEater: The games take Muncher's habits from his classic era and cranks it UpToEleven. Muncher will eat everything… except brussels sprouts.
* {{Cutscene}}: This time with spoofs of TV shows, books and random moments of history.
* DenserAndWackier: These games are much more zany and wild than the original ''Number Munchers'' with the Muncher and Troggles' character traits being highly exaggerated for comedic purposes. And the slapstick is taken up a notch as well.
* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Troggles Have Standards]]: In the “Little Miss Muffet” skit, Cookie offers Spidey her curds and whey. Spidey responds by zipping back up in a frighten matter.
* FakeDifficulty: ''Trivia'' has a wide variety of subjects and even on a low difficulty level requires a ridiculous amount of knowledge on certain areas; especially animals.
* {{Flanderization}}: Muncher is much more crazy and loud here in addition to playing up his BigEater trait.
* FracturedFairyTale: The cutscenes in ''Word'' have the Muncher and Troggles in a wacky spin of various forms of fiction, including nursery rhymes, folk tales and some notable literature works.
* GoKartingWithBowser: The Troggles [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zag]] this trope. They could be out to get the Muncher at one moment and they could be hanging out with him in the next. This rings true to the cutscenes.
* ImAHumanitarian: Just like in the classic games, only certain Troggles can eat the other one. Slimey is fond of Doggle and Mel and Spidey will pick up just about the other ones on the board.
* OneHitPointWonder: Same as the predecessors.
* OneUp
* OutOfCharacterMoment: During the subject selection in ''Math'', Muncher ate a Troggle! Don't ask.
* PunnyName: Most of the Troggles.
** The commentators in ''Trivia'' are a painful example with Owl E. Gory and El E. Phant.
* ScoringPoints: As Cookie explains, “Have fun, play hard, get in the Hall of Fame!”
* ShoutOut: The spoofs in ''Math'':
** The sprouting Muncher Pet is one to the Chia Pet.
** Muncher Crunch cereal could be one to Cap'n Crunch.
** Don't be a slug. Drink Muncher Cola!
** The Muncher Home Shopping Network bumpers have credit cards for Sparkey (the main character in the spin-off ''Troggle Trouble Math'') and Snap Dragon.
** ''[[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids Honey I Shrunk the Troggles]]''
** It's everyone's favorite show, ''[[LiveActionTV/TheBradyBunch Muncher Bunch]]''.
** ''The Muncher Trail'' is not only one for the short lived 1970's show, but to MECC's own ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. It even uses the ''Oregon Trail II''s theme music!
* TrappedInTVLand: A common theme in each game. ''Math'' has the Muncher and Troggles play this trope straight via MuncherTV, ''Word'' has them stuck in a storybook, and ''Trivia'' has them in a time machine.
* VideoGameLives
* WidgetSeries
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For starters, the Muncher has been upgraded into a crazy frog like thing and he's up against a whole new cast of Troggles including Doggle, the Crumbly Sisters, Spidey, Mel the Alien, Eggy, Slimey, Zubb the Grubb, Alvanso the Flying Typewriter, and Ned the Platypus. There's also a friendly companion named Cookie who gives out [[CaptainObvious cookies]] for the Muncher to become invisible. Each game finds our misfits getting into all sorts of trouble in a bizarre learning environment and HilarityEnsues.
As all three games are nearly identical to each other, this page will cover them all. The name derives from a compilation rerelease TLC came out with in 1997.
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!!Can you munch all the tropes?
* AffectionateParody: All the cutscenes in ''Math'' and ''Word'', the former with TV commercials and the later with various works of literature.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the ''Literature/Aladdin'' spoof, genie Eggy grants Aladdin Muncher great wealth, great power and the longest word in English language. We'd rephrase that, but it's much too difficult to remember, let alone write down.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The cutscenes in ''Trivia'' consists of the Muncher and Troggles in a certain point of American history with a narrator giving brief facts about them. While not a lot of liberties have been taken, a lot of stuff had to be eliminated to fit the course of about 30 seconds. RuleOfFunny also plays a part here, especially at the end.
* BearsAreBadNews: In the “Old Mother Hubbard” skit, Old Muncher Hubbard and pet Doggle find their cupboard completely '''''[[{{Pun}} BEAR]]'''''!
* BigEater: The games take Muncher's habits from his classic era and cranks it UpToEleven. Muncher will eat everything… except brussels sprouts.
* {{Cutscene}}: This time with spoofs of TV shows, books and random moments of history.
* DenserAndWackier: These games are much more zany and wild than the original ''Number Munchers'' with the Muncher and Troggles' character traits being highly exaggerated for comedic purposes. And the slapstick is taken up a notch as well.
* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Troggles Have Standards]]: In the “Little Miss Muffet” skit, Cookie offers Spidey her curds and whey. Spidey responds by zipping back up in a frighten matter.
* FakeDifficulty: ''Trivia'' has a wide variety of subjects and even on a low difficulty level requires a ridiculous amount of knowledge on certain areas; especially animals.
* {{Flanderization}}: Muncher is much more crazy and loud here in addition to playing up his BigEater trait.
* FracturedFairyTale: The cutscenes in ''Word'' have the Muncher and Troggles in a wacky spin of various forms of fiction, including nursery rhymes, folk tales and some notable literature works.
* GoKartingWithBowser: The Troggles [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zag]] this trope. They could be out to get the Muncher at one moment and they could be hanging out with him in the next. This rings true to the cutscenes.
* ImAHumanitarian: Just like in the classic games, only certain Troggles can eat the other one. Slimey is fond of Doggle and Mel and Spidey will pick up just about the other ones on the board.
* OneHitPointWonder: Same as the predecessors.
* OneUp
* OutOfCharacterMoment: During the subject selection in ''Math'', Muncher ate a Troggle! Don't ask.
* PunnyName: Most of the Troggles.
** The commentators in ''Trivia'' are a painful example with Owl E. Gory and El E. Phant.
* ScoringPoints: As Cookie explains, “Have fun, play hard, get in the Hall of Fame!”
* ShoutOut: The spoofs in ''Math'':
** The sprouting Muncher Pet is one to the Chia Pet.
** Muncher Crunch cereal could be one to Cap'n Crunch.
** Don't be a slug. Drink Muncher Cola!
** The Muncher Home Shopping Network bumpers have credit cards for Sparkey (the main character in the spin-off ''Troggle Trouble Math'') and Snap Dragon.
** ''[[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids Honey I Shrunk the Troggles]]''
** It's everyone's favorite show, ''[[LiveActionTV/TheBradyBunch Muncher Bunch]]''.
** ''The Muncher Trail'' is not only one for the short lived 1970's show, but to MECC's own ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. It even uses the ''Oregon Trail II''s theme music!
* TrappedInTVLand: A common theme in each game. ''Math'' has the Muncher and Troggles play this trope straight via MuncherTV, ''Word'' has them stuck in a storybook, and ''Trivia'' has them in a time machine.
* VideoGameLives
* WidgetSeries
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