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* LighterAndSofter: Than the ''Life of Larry'' short.
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* LighterAndSofter: Than the ''Life of Larry'' short. And ''definitely'' than ''Family Guy''.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Steve is ''quite'' the sarcastic dog towards Larry and pretty much everyone. (Justified that he was the answer to [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Brian Griffin]].)
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: At the pound, Steve's bars are clearly wide enough that he could squeeze through if he tried.
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: At the pound, Steve's bars are clearly wide enough that he could squeeze through if he tried.tried.
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* BlackComedy: While not as crude as the ''Life of Larry'' short, the cartoon does feature people getting crushed by falling billboard letters and Steve being subject to AmusingInjuries.
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* BlackComedy: While not as crude as the ''Life of Larry'' short, the cartoon does feature people getting crushed by falling billboard letters and Steve being subject subjected to all kinds of AmusingInjuries.
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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: When Steve notices that Larry's driver's license is suspended, Larry responds that "they only took it away temporarily."
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* ShoutOut: When Larry supercharges a lamp with an 800 watt bulb and causes it to shoot light so powerful it can cut through things, he says "[[Franchise/StarWars Luke, this is your landlord. You still haven't returned by weed wacker]]".
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* ShoutOut: When Larry supercharges a lamp with an 800 watt bulb and causes it to shoot light so powerful it can cut through things, he says "[[Franchise/StarWars Luke, this is your landlord. You still haven't returned by my weed wacker]]".
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* MadeOfIron: Steve endures a lot of abuse throughout the cartoon, crashing into TNT, getting eat up by a malfunctioning massage bed, and getting stuck on the tip of a plane as it crashes into a mall. It's a wonder he can still go on.
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* MadeOfIron: Steve endures a lot of abuse throughout the cartoon, crashing into TNT, getting eat beat up by a malfunctioning massage bed, and getting stuck on the tip of a plane as it crashes into a mall. It's a wonder he can still go on.
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* EpicFail: At the end of the cartoon, when Larry tries to tighten Steve's tripod, he somehow causes the camera to go out.
-->'''Larry:''' Whoops.\\
'''Steve:''' Idiot.
-->'''Larry:''' Whoops.\\
'''Steve:''' Idiot.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: "That's cute! Your dog walks on two legs".
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: UnusuallyUninterestingSight:
** "That's cute! Your dog walks on twolegs".legs".
** And then when Larry's car is bisected laterally by a literal [[VisualPun fork in the road]] and Steve's side crashes through the house of an old couple playing Scrabble.
--> '''Old Man''': What was that?
--> '''Old Woman''': Half an Oldsmobile.
--> '''Old Man''': [[TemptingFate Well as long as it doesn't go near the chickens.]]
--> (''SmashCut of Steve's side of the car crashing through chicken coops'')
** "That's cute! Your dog walks on two
** And then when Larry's car is bisected laterally by a literal [[VisualPun fork in the road]] and Steve's side crashes through the house of an old couple playing Scrabble.
--> '''Old Man''': What was that?
--> '''Old Woman''': Half an Oldsmobile.
--> '''Old Man''': [[TemptingFate Well as long as it doesn't go near the chickens.]]
--> (''SmashCut of Steve's side of the car crashing through chicken coops'')
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* BlackComedy: While not as crude as the ''Life of Larry'' short, the cartoon does feature people getting crushed by falling billboard letters and Steve being subject to AmusingInjuries.
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* AnimalsFearNeutering: Averted. Steve admits that he's neutered and shows no issue with it.
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* MadeOfIron: Steve endures a lot of abuse throughout the cartoon, crashing into TNT, getting eat up by a malfunctioning massage bed, and getting stuck on the tip of a plane as it crashes into a mall. It's a wonder he can still go on.
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* LampshadeHanging: While the car is driving out-of-control towards a stack of TNT, Steve interrupts his scream to point out: "Wait a minute, isn't that a little contrived?"
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* FourFingeredHands: Everyone has them.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: "That's cute! Your dog walks on two legs".
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* NeverSayDie: It's stated on an intercom that Steve would be "destroyed" if he wasn't adopted at the last minute.
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* EasilyForgiven: A pilot gives a plane's controls to his son, and he ends up crashing the plane into a mall. The pilot instantly forgives his son after he makes a sad face.
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* RulesOfTheRoad: After Larry and Steve pass a sign warning of a fork in the road, they crash into an actual giant fork.
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* ShoutOut: When Larry supercharges a lamp with an 800 watt bulb and causes it to shoot light so powerful it can cut through things, he says "[[Franchise/StarWars Luke, this is your landlord. You still haven't returned by weed wacker]]".
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* HeldBackInSchool: Larry spent 6 years in kindergarten. He insists it wasn't because he was stupid, as he did not get held back, but he [[DistinctionWithoutADifference got his foot stuck in a radiator and it took 6 years for him to get out]].
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* HeldBackInSchool: Larry spent 6 12 years in kindergarten. He insists it wasn't because he was stupid, as he did not get held back, but he [[DistinctionWithoutADifference got his foot stuck in a radiator and it took 6 12 years for him to get out]].
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* RuleOfFunny: Larry somehow got his foot stuck in a radiator at school and took 6 years to get out. Somehow, nobody ever came and found him in all that time, and he did not starve to death.
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* RuleOfFunny: Larry somehow got his foot stuck in a radiator at school and took 6 12 years to get out. Somehow, nobody ever came and found him in all that time, and he did not starve to death.
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* TookALevelInDumbass: Larry is much dumber here than in the ''Life of Larry'' short.
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* TookALevelInDumbass: Larry is much dumber here than in the ''Life of Larry'' short.short.
* WidelySpacedJailBars: At the pound, Steve's bars are clearly wide enough that he could squeeze through if he tried.
* WidelySpacedJailBars: At the pound, Steve's bars are clearly wide enough that he could squeeze through if he tried.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Larry speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Larry speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.Dutch.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Larry is much dumber here than in the ''Life of Larry'' short.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Larry is much dumber here than in the ''Life of Larry'' short.
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* HeldBackInSchool: Larry spent 6 years in kindergarten. He insists it wasn't because he was stupid, as he did not get held back, but he [[DistinctionWithoutADifference got his foot stuck in a radiator and it took 6 years for him to get out]].
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* RuleOfFunny: Larry somehow got his foot stuck in a radiator at school and took 6 years to get out. Somehow, nobody ever came and found him in all that time, and he did not starve to death.
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* ButtMonkey: Steve. He gets injured all throughout the cartoon.
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* NegativeContinuity: This cartoon and the ''Life of Larry'' short cannot exist in the same continuity, because even if you were to try and consider this as a prequel, in the first short, Larry was married, had a son, and lived in a house instead of an apartment.
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* CurseCutShort: It's implied Steve was about to swear at the store employee before it switched to her perspective where she just heard barking.
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* TheDitz: Larry. He is noted by Steve to be an idiot, and his stupidity causes Steve misfortune.
* LighterAndSofter: Than the ''Life of Larry'' short.
* LighterAndSofter: Than the ''Life of Larry'' short.
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''Larry & Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve.
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''Larry & Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. the mid-1990s. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry Steve and his dopey owner, Steve.Larry.
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''Larry and Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve.
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''Larry and & Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve.
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The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Steve has the same voice and characteristics as Brian and Larry has the same voice and characteristics as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for the first two ''Family Guy'' episodes as well.
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The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. The short is a sequel to a 1995 short film done as a thesis film by Creator/SethMacFarlane. It doesn't have Larry's son Milt and Larry's wife Lois in it, but Larry and Steve are mostly the same as they were in the previous short. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, successor, but the similarities are still clear. Steve has the same voice and characteristics as Brian and Larry has the same voice and characteristics as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for the first two ''Family Guy'' episodes as well.
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''Larry and Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve. Larry adopts Steve because he can understand his barking.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Larry has the same voice as Brian and Steve has the same voice as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for ''Family Guy'' as well.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Larry has the same voice as Brian and Steve has the same voice as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for ''Family Guy'' as well.
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''Larry and Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve.
It's Steve's last day at the shelter. He has one more chance to be adopted or he's euthanized. Thankfully, a man named Larry adopts Steve because he can understand his barking.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Steve has the same voice and characteristics as Brian and Larry has the same voiceas Brian and Steve has the same voice characteristics as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for the first two ''Family Guy'' episodes as well.
It's Steve's last day at the shelter. He has one more chance to be adopted or he's euthanized. Thankfully, a man named Larry adopts Steve because he can understand his barking.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Steve has the same voice and characteristics as Brian and Larry has the same voice
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* AnimalTalk: Larry speaks to the viewer but others, besides Larry, hear him as just barking.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Larry walks on two legs and can act human, but he's still a pet dog and is treated as such. It might be StylizedForTheViewer because all the other dogs are normal.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Steve speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Larry walks on two legs and can act human, but he's still a pet dog and is treated as such. It might be StylizedForTheViewer because all the other dogs are normal.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Steve speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
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* AnimalTalk: Larry Steve speaks to the viewer but others, besides Larry, hear him as just barking.
* CaptainObvious: At the start of "Larry and Steve":
--> '''Steve''': Hi. I'm a dog, in case you're... well... ''stupid''.
* CasualDangerDialog: In "Larry and Steve", while the car is driving out-of-control towards a stack of TNT, Steve interrupts his scream to point out: "Wait a minute, isn't that a little contrived?"
* CutawayGag: ''Larry and Steve'' had some. Justified in that Creator/SethMacFarlane was behind the cartoon and this would later be the hallmark for his more popular work, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal:Larry Steve walks on two legs and can act human, but he's still a pet dog and is treated as such. It might be StylizedForTheViewer because all the The other dogs are normal.
characters even see him walking bipedally, so it isn't StylizedForTheViewer.
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Steve treats the shelter he's in as similarly to a prison.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason,Steve Larry speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
* CaptainObvious: At the start of "Larry and Steve":
--> '''Steve''': Hi. I'm a dog, in case you're... well... ''stupid''.
* CasualDangerDialog: In "Larry and Steve", while the car is driving out-of-control towards a stack of TNT, Steve interrupts his scream to point out: "Wait a minute, isn't that a little contrived?"
* CutawayGag: ''Larry and Steve'' had some. Justified in that Creator/SethMacFarlane was behind the cartoon and this would later be the hallmark for his more popular work, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
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* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Steve treats the shelter he's in as similarly to a prison.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason,
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''Larry and Steve'' is a ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short from 199. It is about a bipedal dog named Larry and his dopey owner, Steve. Larry adopts Steve because he can understand his barking.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Larry has the same voice as Brian and Steve has the same voice as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for ''Family Guy'' as well.
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* AnimalTalk: Larry speaks to the viewer but others, besides Larry, hear him as just barking.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Larry walks on two legs and can act human, but he's still a pet dog and is treated as such. It might be StylizedForTheViewer because all the other dogs are normal.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Steve speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
The short is most famous for being a prototypical version of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Being aimed at kids, it lacks the vulgar humour of its source, but the similarities are still clear. Larry has the same voice as Brian and Steve has the same voice as Peter. Elements from the pilot were reused for ''Family Guy'' as well.
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!!This cartoon provides examples of:
* AnimalTalk: Larry speaks to the viewer but others, besides Larry, hear him as just barking.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Larry walks on two legs and can act human, but he's still a pet dog and is treated as such. It might be StylizedForTheViewer because all the other dogs are normal.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: For whatever reason, Steve speaks dog. Larry is not the exception because Steve mentions having another dog that spoke Dutch.
