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* AmusingInjuries: Apart from the various cartoon-violence mishaps that befall Mr. Linea, there is an episode that ends with Mr. Linea being taken out in an explosion, and when the cartoonist's hand comes on screen to write "FINE" it's burned and swathed in bandaged.
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* AmusingInjuries: Apart from the various cartoon-violence mishaps that befall Mr. Linea, there is an episode that ends with Mr. Linea being taken out in an explosion, and when the cartoonist's hand comes on screen to write "FINE" it's burned and swathed in bandaged.bandages.
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* AmusingInjuries: Apart from the various cartoon-violence mishaps that befall Mr. Linea, there is an episode that ends with Mr. Linea being taken out in an explosion, and when the cartoonist's hand comes on screen to write "FINE" it's burned and swathed in bandaged.
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* MetaphoricMetamorphosis: In one episode, the cartoonist draws a lion in Mr. Linea's path, which roars at him. After he recovers from the initial shock, Mr. Linea responds by roaring back, which causes the lion to transform into a mouse and run away in fear.
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* SpeakingSimlish: This was done so the shorts could be broadcast throughout Europe without dubbing.
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* SpeakingSimlish: This was done so the shorts could be broadcast throughout Europe and the world without dubbing.
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* TheEnd: Early episodes write in the word "FINE", variations included "ENDE" or "FIN". Sometimes there was post-text action, such as a character being upset about an unresolved situation. The later episodes instead have the hand drag away the scene.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck" and "WesternAnimation/RabbitRampage," two WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes episodes where Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny respectively are constantly arguing with their trickster animators.
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* AuthorsRetaliation: Happens on occasion in when the cartoonist becomes fed up with Mr. Linea's HairTriggerTemper. He will draw what appears to be the solution to Linea's current problem, only for it to turn out to be a BoobyTrap.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Duck Amuck" and "Rabbit Rampage," two WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes episodes where Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny respectively are constantly arguing with their trickster animators.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Duck Amuck" "WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck" and "Rabbit Rampage," "WesternAnimation/RabbitRampage," two WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes episodes where Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny respectively are constantly arguing with their trickster animators.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Duck Amuck" and "Rabbit Rampage," two LooneyTunes episodes where Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny respectively are constantly arguing with their trickster animators.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Duck Amuck" and "Rabbit Rampage," two LooneyTunes WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes episodes where Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny respectively are constantly arguing with their trickster animators.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In a couple of episodes, Mr. Linea is confronted by one, but only its foot is seen.
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* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La Sexilinea'', where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
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* SignatureLaugh: Mr. Linea's "Pffffffft HA HA HA HA HA HA".
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''La Linea'' (The Line) is a series of Italian shorts created by Osvaldo Cavandoli that aired from 1969 to 1986. It focuses on a stick figure man known as Mr. Linea, who is subjected to antics either by his animator or by his own doings.
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''La Linea'' (The Line) ("The Line") is a series of Italian shorts created by Osvaldo Cavandoli that aired from 1969 to 1986.1986. American viewers may recognize it from ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster''. It focuses on a stick figure man known as Mr. Linea, who is subjected to antics either by his animator or by his own doings.
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!!La Linea provides examples of:
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* BlackComedyRape: ''Eros Linea'' has an elephant suck on Mr. Linea's nose with it's trunk and later he is raped by the devil and inflated into a balloon.
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* BlackComedyRape: ''Eros Linea'' has an elephant suck on Mr. Linea's nose with it's trunk its trunk, and later he is raped by the devil and inflated into a balloon.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Most of the shorts end with these.
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* JerkAss: Mr. Linea often gets into trouble due to bullying other people and animals, and in some cases where he's romantically involved he ditches his love interest if he's found someone more attractive or if they had children with him.
* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea has also been in ads for the now defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La Sexilinea'' where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once more.
* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea has also been in ads for the now defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La Sexilinea'' where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once more.
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* JerkAss: Mr. Linea often gets into trouble due to bullying other people and animals, and in animals. In some cases where he's romantically involved involved, he ditches his love interest if he's found someone more attractive or if they she had children with him.
* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea has also been in ads for thenow defunct now-defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
* SpeakingSimlish: This was done so the shorts could be broadcast throughout Europe without dubbing.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''LaSexilinea'' Sexilinea'', where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute oncemore.more.
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* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea has also been in ads for the
* SpeakingSimlish: This was done so the shorts could be broadcast throughout Europe without dubbing.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once
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* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea
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* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. LineaLinea has also been in ads for the now defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La Sexilinea'' where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
* TalkingToHimself: All the characters in the shorts are voiced by Carlo Bonomi, with the exception of ''La Sexilinea'' where an uncredited voice actress voiced the female characters.
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''La Linea'' (The Line) is a series of Italian shorts created by Osvaldo Cavandoli that aired from 1969 to 1986. It focuses on a stick figure man known as Mr. Linea, who is subjected to antics either by his animator or by his own doings.
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!!La Linea provides examples of:
* BilingualBonus: Although Mr. Linea constantly speaks gibberish, occasionally an Italian or English word will slip in.
* BlackComedyRape: ''Eros Linea'' has an elephant suck on Mr. Linea's nose with it's trunk and later he is raped by the devil and inflated into a balloon.
* ButtMonkey: The entire premise of nearly every short is Mr. Linea being tormented by his surroundings and even directly by Cavandoli himself sometimes.
* HotterAndSexier: The special episodes ''La Sexilina'' and ''Eros Linea''.
* JerkAss: Mr. Linea often gets into trouble due to bullying other people and animals, and in some cases where he's romantically involved he ditches his love interest if he's found someone more attractive or if they had children with him.
* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once more.
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!!La Linea provides examples of:
* BilingualBonus: Although Mr. Linea constantly speaks gibberish, occasionally an Italian or English word will slip in.
* BlackComedyRape: ''Eros Linea'' has an elephant suck on Mr. Linea's nose with it's trunk and later he is raped by the devil and inflated into a balloon.
* ButtMonkey: The entire premise of nearly every short is Mr. Linea being tormented by his surroundings and even directly by Cavandoli himself sometimes.
* HotterAndSexier: The special episodes ''La Sexilina'' and ''Eros Linea''.
* JerkAss: Mr. Linea often gets into trouble due to bullying other people and animals, and in some cases where he's romantically involved he ditches his love interest if he's found someone more attractive or if they had children with him.
* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea
* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once more.
