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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Norton is executed by Lez and Cecil has his throat slashed by Warning Guy in Choomah Island 2. Lez and King Laranox die in the finale. Semi-retconned in the 2021 "behind the scenes" special where the characters are all shown to be actors on a set, although it's questionable if that's canon or not.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Norton is executed by Lez and Cecil has his throat slashed by Warning Guy in Choomah Island 2. Lez and King Laranox die in the finale. Semi-retconned in the 2021 "behind the scenes" special where the characters are all shown to be actors on a set, although it's questionable if that's canon or not.]] [[spoiler: It's later revealed in The Sassy Show that both are true, and the two are simply different universes in the 'mega multiverse'.]]
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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Warning Guy was attacked by the Kraken during Choomah Island 3 and hasn't appeared in any follow-up series or spinoffs since. In-universe, several characters claim he isn't dead and is simply missing in action (justified as he claims to have fought the Kraken before), possibly hinting at a return.]]


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Sergio Warnington disappears without explanation after Choomah Island 2 due to Izak Whear (his voice actor) moving away.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Sassy comes off as much more intentionally snarky than in the original show. Upon landing in a nonsensical acid trip dimension, Sassy has this to say:

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* DeadpanSnarker: Sassy comes off as much more intentionally snarky than in the original show.show, especially where the Area 51 interrogators are concerned. Upon landing in a nonsensical acid trip dimension, Sassy has this to say:


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* {{Prequel}}: With the first episode taking place millions of years before the first ''Big Lez'' episode, the series is set up to tell Sassy's origin story. [[spoiler:Well, sort of, but not really. [[MindScrew It's complicated.]] The show is actually both a prequel and sequel, with the final episode taking place after ''Mike Nolan's Long Weekend'', though a major plot point is Sassy constantly erasing his memory, time travelling with the grey aliens from the first episode, and reliving the entire Sassy/Big Lez/Mike Nolan storyline over and over again.]]
* SpotlightStealingSquad: [[spoiler: While melted as fuck after eating a Trippa Snippa that Sassy gave him in TheStinger of ''Mike Nolan's Long Weekend'', Donny breaks the fourth wall and accuses Mike Nolan of stealing the spotlight after having two of his own shows.]]
* TakeThatAudience: {{Averted}}. While show contains a few light digs against the fandom, namely those who mishear Sassy's catchphrases and act impatient for the next episode to come out, [[spoiler: the big reveal that Sassy constantly relives the story, which reflects fans who do the same in real life and refuse to let go of the show, isn't played off as a simple TakeThat. Sassy can't be condemned for wanting to relive all his happiest memories with his best friends, but eventually he does have to move on, though it's his choice to make when he's ready.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The Lantana Bush firearm stash that Nolan and Donny use on Clarence later comes in handy in ''The Big Lez Show'' proper, when Lez uses the ''Halo'' ray gun to destroy a bunch of Choomahs.

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* ChekhovsGun: The Lantana Bush firearm stash that Nolan and Donny use on Clarence later comes in handy in ''The Big Lez Show'' proper, when Lez uses the ''Halo'' ray ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' plasma gun to destroy a bunch of Choomahs.
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* TimeAbyss: Sassy and Donny have been around since the Cretaceous period and walked alongside dinosaurs. Sassy claims to be millions of years older than that. Sassy is so unfathomably old that when a military interrogator tries to get a simple answer about where he comes from, [[FogOfAges he genuinely doesn't have the first clue.]]

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* TimeAbyss: Sassy and Donny have been around since the Cretaceous period and walked alongside dinosaurs. Sassy claims to be millions of years older than that. Sassy is so unfathomably old that when a military interrogator tries to get a simple answer about where he comes from, [[FogOfAges [[TheFogOfAges he genuinely doesn't have the first clue.]]

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* YouALLLookFamiliar: The police officer, prison guard and nightclub bouncers that appear over the course of the series all have the same muscular body, sunglasses and short hair. However, it's unknown if they are implied to be the same person. [[spoiler:They are eventually revealed to be cyborg clones.]]

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* YouALLLookFamiliar: The police officer, prison guard and nightclub bouncers that appear over the course of the series all have the same muscular body, sunglasses and short hair. However, it's unknown if they are implied to be the same person. [[spoiler:They are eventually revealed to be identical cyborg clones.foot-soldiers.]]



* BaitAndSwitch: Season 2 has a few scenes teasing the then-upcoming ''Sassy the Sasquatch'' series which fans had been demanded since forever. In one scene, Mike breaks the fourth wall and asks what's going on with Sassy's spin-off show, to which Sassy just laughs and sighs, implying that it's not happening. Later, Sassy speculates that Nigel will definitely be the next protagonist. Nigel does appear in ''Sassy'', but only as a supporting character.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Season 2 has a few scenes teasing the then-upcoming ''Sassy the Sasquatch'' series series, which fans had been demanded since forever. In one scene, Mike breaks the fourth wall and asks what's going on with Sassy's spin-off show, to which Sassy just laughs and sighs, implying that it's not happening. Later, Sassy speculates that Nigel will definitely be the next protagonist. Nigel does appear in ''Sassy'', but only as a supporting character.




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* VerbalTic: Mike, Crazy Steve, Bill, pretty much every male character does the stereotypical Aussie "yeah nah yeah nah yeah nah" thing.



* DeadpanSnarker: Sassy comes off as much more intentionally snarky than in the original show.
* HiddenDepths: The show reveals that there's much more to Sassy than simply being a constantly stoned druggo.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Sassy comes off as much more intentionally snarky than in the original show. Upon landing in a nonsensical acid trip dimension, Sassy has this to say:
-->'''Sassy''': Finally, somewhere normal.
* HiddenDepths: The show reveals that there's more to Sassy than simply being a constantly stoned druggo.

* HiddenDepths: The show reveals that there's much more to TimeAbyss: Sassy and Donny have been around since the Cretaceous period and walked alongside dinosaurs. Sassy claims to be millions of years older than simply being that. Sassy is so unfathomably old that when a constantly stoned druggo. military interrogator tries to get a simple answer about where he comes from, [[FogOfAges he genuinely doesn't have the first clue.]]

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Over the course of the series, the plot changes from a series of random vignettes into a story that involves Aliens, Mysterious islands, space travel, the fate of the entire world and a familial dispute

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Over the course of the series, the plot changes from a series of random vignettes into a story that involves Aliens, Mysterious aliens, mysterious islands, space travel, and the fate of the entire world and a familial disputeworld.



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!!See the troper, mate?:!!''The Big Lez Show'' tropes:



** In general, stoner culture. It was initially depicted in an irreverent and joking fashion, but as the creators grew up and had more life-altering experiences on harder drugs, the series gradually started to take itself more seriously in terms of reflecting the real life culture.



* BreakoutCharacter: Sassy is extremely popular amongst the show's fanbase. For a while, the creators even sold T-shirts with his likeness on it through the show's Facebook page.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Sassy is extremely popular amongst the show's fanbase. For a while, the creators even sold T-shirts with his likeness on it through the show's Facebook page. Naturally, he got his own spin-off series.



** Clarence's ButtMonkey nature on the show was played for laughs in the first 3 seasons, but after [[spoiler: it's revealed he accidentally warped himself from a handsome, successful scientist to a shriveled up potadahead who constantly suffers in unending pain despite powerful regenerative capabilities]] you can't help but feel a little bit sorry for him [[spoiler: even if it was technically his own negligence that led to this point]].

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** Clarence's ButtMonkey nature on the show was played for laughs in the first 3 seasons, but after [[spoiler: it's revealed he accidentally warped himself from a handsome, successful scientist to a shriveled shrivelled up potadahead who constantly suffers in unending pain despite powerful regenerative capabilities]] capabilities,]] you can't help but feel a little bit sorry for him him, [[spoiler: even if it was technically his own negligence that led to this point]].point]].
** The seriousness arguably peaks in ''Choomah Island 2''. Lez has an extremely psychotropic drug trip which is, for once, played completely seriously and results in a genuine epiphany about the nature of his reality. He also [[spoiler:brutally murders Norton, casting a dark shadow over the rest of the series.]]



* YouALLLookFamiliar: The police officer, prison guard and nightclub bouncers that appear over the course of the series all have the same muscular body, sunglasses and short hair. However, it's unknown if they are implied to be the same person.

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* YouALLLookFamiliar: The police officer, prison guard and nightclub bouncers that appear over the course of the series all have the same muscular body, sunglasses and short hair. However, it's unknown if they are implied to be the same person. [[spoiler:They are eventually revealed to be cyborg clones.]]

!!''The Mike Nolan Show'' tropes:
* AxCrazy: During an RBT inspection, Mike Nolan verbally assaults the cop conducting the search and casually shrugs off a taser shock in order to prove his innocence.
* BaitAndSwitch: Season 2 has a few scenes teasing the then-upcoming ''Sassy the Sasquatch'' series which fans had been demanded since forever. In one scene, Mike breaks the fourth wall and asks what's going on with Sassy's spin-off show, to which Sassy just laughs and sighs, implying that it's not happening. Later, Sassy speculates that Nigel will definitely be the next protagonist. Nigel does appear in ''Sassy'', but only as a supporting character.
* BeardedBaby: The series reveals that Nolan has had a full beard since he was a toddler and has been working in construction since that age, smoking without exhaling all the way through.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: About as much as ''The Big Lez Show''. In one episode, Mike and Crazy Steve have an extended conversation about why the show's creators haven't outsourced the illustrating or animation, and whatever happened to the Comedy Central deal (the first season was partially produced by them).
* ChekhovsGun: The Lantana Bush firearm stash that Nolan and Donny use on Clarence later comes in handy in ''The Big Lez Show'' proper, when Lez uses the ''Halo'' ray gun to destroy a bunch of Choomahs.
* LighterAndSofter: The show is more relaxed and grounded than ''Big Lez'', with most episodes simply following Nolan's day-to-day life with few to no alien or supernatural events.
* {{Prequel}}: The first season is a direct prequel to ''Big Lez'', with the final episode showing Nolan's first ever encounter with Lez at the Lantana Bush. {{Averted}} with the second season, which takes place after the ''Big Lez'' finale.

!!''Sassy the Sasquatch'' tropes:
* DeadpanSnarker: Sassy comes off as much more intentionally snarky than in the original show.
* HiddenDepths: The show reveals that there's much more to Sassy than simply being a constantly stoned druggo.
* WalkingTheEarth: Most episodes feature Sassy aimlessly wandering about and taking in the natural beauty of his surroundings. The episode titled "[[Film/{{Walkabout}} Walkabeet]]" appropriately focuses entirely on this.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1n0r3UnpeY&list=PLiLgN7FlRfle7fmJUpK4oZsnwo3QF6PUl The Big Lez Show]]'' is an Australian web cartoon, created by Jarrad Wright, Izak Whear & Tom Hollis.

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1n0r3UnpeY&list=PLiLgN7FlRfle7fmJUpK4oZsnwo3QF6PUl com/c/THEBIGLEZSHOWOFFICIAL The Big Lez Show]]'' is an Australian web cartoon, created by Jarrad Wright, Izak Whear & Tom Hollis.

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