History WesternAnimation / BensCity

** According to WordOfGod, Splendid, the star depicted in "The Cloud" and getting a haircut at Sophie's Salon, is a reference to [[LadyGaga Lady Gaga]]. Splendid's songs have no intelligence value whatsoever, being only long series of onomatopeas in rythm with the music.

* NoBudget: Near the end of Season 2, the Prime Minister of Quebec has a big project to be remembered in history. Then comes this exchange. It's safe to assume they don't have enough money for anything...

** {{Word of God}} says Splendid, the star depicted in "The Cloud" and getting a haircut at Sophie's Salon, is a reference to [[LadyGaga Lady Gaga]]. Splendid's songs have no intelligence value whatsoever, being only long series of onomatopeas in rythm with the music.

A second season began in May 2013.

* {Expy}: The villain in the finale of Season 2 is built up to be one of Darth Vader; we see from his point of view, people seem scared of him, and he has the mettalic voice, the heavy breathing... Subverted later when it's revealed to be actually a normal man speaking in a can of soup all the time.

** There are Freaking Transformers in the first episode of Season 2.

* TakeThat: Directed at golf. Yes, golf. The preceding Minister of Environment is seen playing golf and [[BerserkButton losing his temper]] when he fails considerably. Made even worse when Henry calls him, distracting him and making him fail again. {{Word of God}} says it's a common plague for golf players to become irate when they are not so talented and frequently miss. The scene can be viewed in its French original version [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJzktt218Ew here]].

* BatmanGambit: Those are often pulled by the villains, who are usually people trying to pollute the environment.

** Freaking Transformers in the first episode of Season 2.

* FiveManBand: They form a rather bizarre Five-Man Band as they're all main characters of the series, though at different levels and not in a "team", per se. As an eample, Henry Wallet and Mrs. Shrink hardly meet.
** TheLeader: Ben Hardy
** The Lancer: Scott Gardner
** TheSmartGuy: Sophie N'Guyen
** TheBigGuy: Henry Wallet
** TheChick: Mrs. Shrink

** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] subversion for Sophie at first, seeing as she was pregnant at the end of the first season and had the round belly during the first episode of the second season, being in the advanced stages of her pregnancy; her original outfit was clearly too small for her at the moment.

* {{Masquerade}}: In "The Debris", the government tries to keep the discovery of an extraterrestrial debris under wraps. They also keep as secret as possible a meeting with the aliens to give them their item back.

** Seeing Henry Wallet, one of the nicest characters of the show, grabbing a set of metal bars to attack same protester while screaming also turns this one section into NightmareFuel.

* CarryTheOne and IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect:

''Ben's City'' is a Creator/{{CBC}} WebAnimation series that airs in [[CanadaEh Canada]]. It depicts the adventures of NiceGuy Ben Hardy through his everyday life. Ben juggles his romance with his Asian girlfriend Sophie, his friendship with publicist Scott Gardner, and his job as counselor for Quebec's Minister of Environment, [[MeaningfulName Henry Wallet]]. Scott also frequently helps his neighbor, Mrs. Shrink, whose husband was an inventor.

''Ben's City'' is a Creator/{{CBC}} WebAnimation series that airs in [[CanadaEh Canada]]. It depicts the adventures of NiceGuy Ben Hardy through his everyday life. Ben juggles his romance with his [[AsianGalWithWhiteGuy Asian girlfriend Sophie]], his friendship with publicist Scott Gardner, and his job as counselor for Quebec's Minister of Environment, [[MeaningfulName Henry Wallet]]. Scott also frequently helps his neighbor, Mrs. Shrink, whose husband was an inventor.

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Played with. In "The All-Inclusive", people answer to a question from the main cast, which results in a "No" montage consisting of only people answering no to their question. Last to answer is a bear, who then explains his answer a little more, and is then told by the producer to shut up. The bear immediately takes on an angry face and srtars menacing the producer, effectively scaring him; then, the bear gets back to being joyful, lectures the producer on being more polite next time, and leaves.
** Inverted in “The Ice”, when an ice-breaker has to take hitchhiking polar animals (including bears) due to the very little amount of ice left. The bear actually acts like he's on vacation, complete with sunglasses and earphones, and travels with a cub.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Subverted. Luke, Sophie's co-owner of the hair salon, is totally gay. Everything about this character just [[CampGay screams gay in the most clichéd manner.]] However, played straight in the Season finale, when a famous hairdresser named [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Sigourney Cutter]] comes to a concurrent hair salon, only to turn against them and help Sophie's. The whole episode gives next to no clue on this, but at the end she reveals to be homosexual.