History WesternAnimation / AlbertTheFifthMusketeer

* BedsheetGhost: Milady uses such a disguise to scare the hell out of the king in the episode "Ghost, You Said?".

* AdaptationalDumbass: D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and even King Louis XIII. The aformentioned Musketeers are so stupid and clueless (unlike their novel versions) that they can't manage to do anything without Albert's help, and King Louis is just a capricious adult RoyalBrat[=/=]{{Manchild}} who regularly throws tantrums and doesn't seem to even reign (unlike his novel counterpart).

* AdaptationalDumbass: D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and even King Louis XIII. The aformentioned Musketeers are so stupid and clueless (unlike their novel versions) that they can't manage to do anything without Albert's help, and King Louis is just a capricious adult RoyalBrat[=/=]{{Manchild}} who doesn't seem to even reign (unlike his novel counterpart).

''Albert the Fifth Musketeer'' (''Albert le cinquième Mousquetaire'') is a [[TheNineties 1990s]] French-Canadian animated series. It's essentially ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' meets ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''.

* TrapDoor: When the Cardinal calls for Milady, she often falls from the ceiling through a trap door in front of him. And he disposes of her once his orders are given through yet another trap door, on the floor this time. It's a wonder how nobody ever notices so much trap doors in the Louvre palace.

* DaChief: Monsieur de Tréville, the captain of the musketeers. He berates the musketeers sometimes.

* AdaptationalDumbass: D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and even King Louis XIII. The aformentioned Musketeers are so stupid and clueless (unlike their novel versions) that they can't manage to do anything without Albert's help, and King Louis is just an adult RoyalBrat who doesn't seem to even reign (unlike his novel counterpart).

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Queen Anne is the sweet-natured and amiable Light Feminine, Milady De Winter is the seductive villainous Dark Feminine.

* DarkChick: Milady de Winter. She is the EvilCounterpart to the Queen in size and role, and the trope applies even better when she's seen with the four guards of the Cardinal who have about the same size and haircuts as the musketeers.

* SneezeOfDoom: Porthos' sneezes are powerful enough to send multiple guards flying.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The only main character to not experience any form of slapstick is the Queen. Everyone else, however, is fair game.

* WeaponOfChoice: Albert's [[{{BFG}} musket]]. He loads it with various sorts of projectiles, the most famous being spaghetti with Bolognese sauce. He can also use it as a GrapplingHookPistol.

It takes place in a cartoonish early 17th century France during the reign of King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII, and centers on the adventures of Albert de Parmagnan, [[SixthRanger a new member]] of the Royal Musketeers. While the four other musketeers (Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan) are all [[BumblingSidekick bumbling and incompetent]], Albert is [[ShorterMeansSmarter short but quick-witted and clever]], creating many inventions to get the others out of trouble and save the day by thwarting the Cardinal's {{Evil Plan}}s to take over the Kingdom of France.

* EvilCounterpart: Each one of the five musketeers has a guard of the Cardinal looking like him. And Milady is this for the Queen.
* EvilLaugh: The Cardinal and Milady laugh evilly at least once per episode. The Cardinal also often rubs his hands when laughing.

* HandRubbing: The Cardinal, when gloating about his evil plans or when things seem to go his way. Often accompanied with an EvilLaugh.

* GadgeteerGenius: Albert builds various sorts of gadgets, his bread-and-butter being his blunderbuss (he can load it with various things from grappling hooks to Bolognese sauce bombs).

* SwissArmyGun: Albert's musket is a {{BFG}}, and he can load it with a multitude of projectiles, including his trademark Bolognese sauce bombs and {{grappling hook|Pistol}}s.

* SwissArmyGun: Albert's musket is a {{BFG}}, and he can load it with a multitude of projectiles, including {{grappling hook|Pistol}}s.

* PopCulturalOsmosis: To many young viewers who saw this show this was the first (and sometimes only taste) of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers''.

** English people wearing bowler hats and drinking tea in early 17th century England. Tea was introduced circa 1660, at least two decades after the end of Louis XIII's reign (he died in 1643), and the custom of afternoon tea appeared in the 1840s. Bowler hats appeared circa 1850.

** Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan, from swashbuckling badasses in the novels of Alexandre Dumas to {{Bumbling Sidekick}}s, {{Idiot Hero}}es and {{The Fool}}s.

* BeautyMark: Albert has one. He's clearly fond of it, as he will sometimes says 'I'd bet my mole' when he's absolutely sure of something.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Albert is pronounced "Al-bear" in English.