History WesternAnimation / King

Unfortunately, not everyone is too happy with this. In particular, Bob Wire (Creator/CalDodd), the guy who was acting as king until a new one arrived. He wants the crown back, and he won't rest until it sits atop his head again. There's also Cliff (Creator/RobertTinkler), a local bully who was the previous ruler of Under, and doesn't like that Russell took that from him, as well as Auntie First (Marnie [=McPhail=]), the despotic ruler of Near Under who is accompanied by her gentlemanly right-hand man Captain Darling (James Kee).

''King'' is a [[CanadianMedia Canadian]] animated series by Decode Entertainment (now part of Creator/WildBrain).

The series follows Russell Wright, a young boy who's recently moved into a new house. When his family first arrives, Russell sees a something strange in one of the windows. When he goes to the corresponding room, he finds a bed, where the strange thing ducks under. Russell follows it, and finds himself crawling through a tunnel to the land of Under, where he is then crowned the new king.

Unfortunately, not everyone is too happy with this. In particular, Bob Wire, the guy who was acting as king until a new one arrived. He wants the crown back, and he won't rest until it sits atop his head again. There's also Cliff, a local bully who was the previous ruler of Under, and doesn't like that Russell took that from him.

Thankfully, Russell isn't alone. With the help of his royal court, consisting of Vernon the android and Loopy the jester, the Ex-Princess of Near Under, Populah, and Gus, Russell's dog who followed him into Under (and can [[TalkingAnimal talk down there]]), Russell navigates the ins and outs of being a king, goes on adventures all throughout Under, and does all he can to keep Bob Wire, and other enemies of Under, from taking the crown.

The series aired on Creator/FamilyChannel from 2003 to 2005 for 52 episodes.

''King'' is a [[CanadianMedia Canadian]] animated series by Decode Entertainment.

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The series aired on Creator/FamilyChannel from 2003 to 2005.

* OneWordTitle: King, naturally.

** The title for the French dub averts this, being retitled to "Le roi, c'est moi" (The king is me).

* VerbalTic: Bob Wire's lackeys, the Frags, have one. Whenever one of them are talking, they'll randomly deepen their typically high-pitched voices, usually for emphasis, comedic timing, or as a sign that [[LetsGetDangerous they mean business]].

The series follows Russel Wright, a young boy who's recently moved into a new house. When his family first arrives, Russel sees a something strange in one of the windows. When he goes to the corresponding room, he finds a bed, where the strange thing ducks under. Russel follows it, and finds himself crawling through a tunnel to the land of Under, where he is then crowned the new king.

Unfortunately, not everyone is too happy with this. In particular, Bob Wire, the guy who was acting as king until a new one arrived. He wants the crown back, and he won't rest until it sits atop his head again. There's also Cliff, a local bully who was the previous ruler of Under, and doesn't like that Russel took that from him.

Thankfully, Russel isn't alone. With the help of his royal court (Vernon the android and Loopy the jester), and Gus, Russel's dog who followed him into Under (and can [[TalkingAnimal talk down there]]), Russel navigates the ins and outs of being a king, goes on adventures all throughout Under, and does all he can to keep Bob Wire, and other enemies of Under, from taking the crown.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Under's ruler is whoever enters through the portal above the king's throne. Under's had numerous kings before Russel, all of them kids.[[note]]A possible exception is King Rocko, who looked more teenage in stature[[/note]]

* TheBully: Cliff, the previous king of Under. He targets Russel specifically because Russel is the new king.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Auntie First, the ruler of Near Under, is a despotic tyrant. In her first episode, she forced everyone to vote no on letting all the pets in Near Under go free. When she discovered Russel voted yes on that, she kicked him out of Near Under.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Russel suffers this in "A Glass Of Memory", upon falling into the "[=GeeIForget=] River".[[note]]pronounced "Gee I Forget"[[/note]]

* SapientHouse: The Tower Of Derision in its titular episode. It's a tower where a face manifests on the wallsto whoever tries to climb it, and proceeds to hurl insults at them until they can no longer take it, and run out in tears.
* TheScapegoat: This trope is [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] on the Pubrick in "Never Be Nice To A Pubrick". When Russel makes a law forbidding people from blaming the Pubrick on stuff, he learns the hard way that Pubricks turn into giant monsters when they're not being blamed for everything.

* ViralTransformation: Monsteritis in its titular episode. It's contracted by being bit by a creature called a Frobish. It slowly turns its host into a monster over the course of a day. The only cure is eating the mouth slime of the Dongo Worm, which resides in the Uncertain City. Cliff gets it in "Monsteritis", spurring Russel to make the trip of the episode. [[spoiler:Loopy is revealed to have got it from the Frobish as well, and has to be fed a spoonful of the slime to return to normal.]]

* BottomlessPits: The Clockmaker moves into one in "The Monster That Wouldn't Arrive". Loopy describes it as the hottest new lifestyle choice.

* UngratefulBastard: Near Under is a kingdom full of them. When the people of Near Under seek asylum in Under, Vernon builds them all a place they can live in, only for them to complain about it. They also come running back to Near Under when Auntie First starts singing Near Under's anthem. Ex-Princess Populah cites this as the reason why she let Auntie First have the throne.

* AmericanAccents: Ex-Princess Populah speaks with a Southern Accent.

* AmericanAccent: Ex-Princess Populah speaks with a Southern Accent.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Under's ruler is whoever enters through the portal above the king's throne. Under's had numerous kings before Russel, all of them kids.[[note]]A possible exception is King Rocko, who looked more teenage in stature[[\note]]

* AChildShallLeadThem: Under's ruler is whoever enters through the portal above the king's throne. Under's had numerous kings before Russel, all of them kids.[[note}A possible exception is King Rocko, who looked more teenage in stature[[\note]]

* AChildShallLeadThem: Under's ruler is whoever enters through the portal above the king's throne. Under's had numerous kings before Russel, all of them kids.[[note}A possible exception is King Rocko, who looked more teenage in stature[[/note]]

The series aired on UsefulNotes/{{Family}} from 2003 to 2005.