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Bad is Good and Good is Bad
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: The Mirror World from "And Justice For Some" operates on this. So, Minoriteam ends up on trial for doing good deeds.


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* PlantPerson: The Plant is an anthropomorphic houseplant who plants evidence to frame innocent people.


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** In "And Justice For Some", White Shadow cites ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' as the inspiration for the episode's scheme.
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* MirrorUniverse: The plot of "And Justice For Some" revolves around White Shadow trapping Minoriteam in the "Mirror World", where everything is backward. This causes a lot of confusion among the characters.
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* MoneyFetish: Jewanco has one, which is best shown off in "Illegal Aliens".

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* MoneyFetish: Jewanco has one, which is best shown off in "Illegal Aliens". [[spoiler: He may or may work for the IRS, who the narrator says is [[FelonyMisdemeanor eviler than White Shadow]].]]
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* VictoryIsBoring: In VictoryIsBoring [[spoiler: the White Shadow Organization finds this is case after they get rid of the heroes.]]

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* VictoryIsBoring: In VictoryIsBoring "Illegal Aliens", [[spoiler: the White Shadow Organization finds this is case after they get rid of the heroes.]]
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* EnemyMine: When aliens kidnap them, Minoriteam and the White Shadow must team up to escape. Everyone is very uncomfortable about this.

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* EnemyMine: When aliens kidnap them, EnemyMine: In "Illegal Aliens", Minoriteam and the is kidnapped by aliens. [[spoiler: White Shadow must team up to escape. rescues them because of [[VictoryIsBoring how boring life is without them]].]] Everyone is very uncomfortable about this.
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** In "His Story", the Arc of the Covenant is opened and [[[RaidersOfTheLostArk kills all the bad guys present]].

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** In "His Story", Jewanco brings the Arc of the Covenant is opened to the Civil War to help Fasto and [[[RaidersOfTheLostArk Non-Stop. When he opens it, [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk the arc kills all the bad guys present]].
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** In "His Story", the Arc of the Covenant is opened and [[[RaidersOfTheLostArk kills all the bad guys present]].
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* HairTriggerTemper: Jewcano is extremely irritable.

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* HairTriggerTemper: Jewcano Fisto is extremely irritable.irritable as per his AngryBlackMan personality.



* KirbyDots: Show is rife with them, which makes sense since it is a Homage to Creator/JackKirby.

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* KirbyDots: Show is rife with them, which makes sense since it is a Homage homage to Creator/JackKirby.
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* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler: In "Illegal Aliens", White Shadow saves the heroes because VictoryIsBoring.]]
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** "Illegal Aliens" reveals Fasto's mother is like this.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: This is White Shadow and the White Shadow Organization's entire shtick. They are a [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} Legion of Doom]]-styled super villain team devoted to keep minorities down.

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** Racist Frankenstein is more or less based on Solomon Grundy from ''Challenge of the WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}''.



** Racist Frankenstein is more or less based on Solomon Grundy from ''Challenge of the WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}''.
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* MortonsFork: In "Illegal Aliens", Minoriteam are kidnapped by aliens and forced to go through a "labyrinth of terrors" that in 99 percent of case leads to death. Anyone who survives will be made slaves of the aliens. [[spoiler: White Shadow ends up saving them because they are bored.]]

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* MortonsFork: In "Illegal Aliens", Minoriteam are kidnapped by aliens and forced to go through a "labyrinth of terrors" that in 99 percent of case leads to death. Anyone who survives will be made slaves of the aliens. [[spoiler: White Shadow ends up saving them because they are bored.VictoryIsBoring.]]
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* MoneyFetish: Jewanco has one, which is best shown off in "Illegal Aliens".


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* MortonsFork: In "Illegal Aliens", Minoriteam are kidnapped by aliens and forced to go through a "labyrinth of terrors" that in 99 percent of case leads to death. Anyone who survives will be made slaves of the aliens. [[spoiler: White Shadow ends up saving them because they are bored.]]


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* VictoryIsBoring: In VictoryIsBoring [[spoiler: the White Shadow Organization finds this is case after they get rid of the heroes.]]
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* AnachronismStew: An InUniverse example in "His Story". A time-travelling Corporate Ladder mentions Jesus to Moses. Except since Jesus hasn't been born yet, Moses has no idea who he is talking about. Also, the same episode features John F. Kennedy as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

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* AnachronismStew: An InUniverse example in "His Story". A time-travelling Corporate Ladder mentions Jesus to Moses. Except since Jesus hasn't been born yet, Moses has no idea who he is talking about. Also, It is also PlayedForLaughs in the same episode features John F. Kennedy as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.rest of the episode.
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* FullBodyDisguise: [[spoiler: Jewcano]] uses one to disguise himself as [[spoiler: an IRS agent in "Tax Day".]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Tax Day", [[spoiler: Jewcano pretends to be an IRS auditor in order to get the financial information of White Shadow. In the process, he accidentally causes White Shadow to be late in picking his niece and nephew leading to their deaths.]] [[{{Jerkass}} The heroes don't seem too broke up about this.]]

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** Aside from Creator/JackKirby and comics in general, the show had a whole episode based on ''Film/GoodFellas''.

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** Aside from Creator/JackKirby and comics in general, the show had The general artstyle is clearly a whole episode based on ''Film/GoodFellas''.homage to Creator/JackKirby.



* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The plot of "His Story" is Minoriteam trying to undo the meddling of White Shadow's time travelling.



* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The plot of "His Story" is Minoriteam trying to undo the meddling of White Shadow's time travelling.

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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The plot of "His Story" is Minoriteam trying to undo ShoutOut:
** In "Tax Day",
the meddling of White Shadow's time travelling.Shadow Organization tries to kill Jewanco [[Film/TheGodfather by planting a car bomb, which ends up killing his girlfriend instead of him.]]
** A whole episode is based on ''Film/GoodFellas''.
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* EvilVersusEvil: Parodied in "Tax Day", where the White Shadow Organization is opposed by the IRS, who are said to be even eviler than White Shadow.

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* AnachronismStew: An InUniverse example in "His Story". A time-travelling Corporate Ladder mentions Jesus to Moses. Except since Jesus hasn't been born yet, Moses has no idea who he is talking about. Also, the same episode features John F. Kennedy as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.



* MightyWhitey: Parodied. In "His Story", a time-travelling White Shadow manages to convince the Atzecs to make him their king by showing them a lighter.

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* MightyWhitey: Parodied. In "His Story", a time-travelling White Shadow manages to convince the Atzecs to make him their king by showing them a lighter. Later on, the Corporate Ladder convinces the Moses he is the ladder of Jacob.


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Doctor Brilliant is clearly a parody of Stephen Hawking.


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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The plot of "His Story" is Minoriteam trying to undo the meddling of White Shadow's time travelling.


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* TimeTravel: "His Story" revolves around the members of White Shadow travelling through time to undo events important to minorities.
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* Main/{{Kaiju}}: "El Dia Gigante" features a giant, rampaging pinata that spews sasha.


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* MightyWhitey: Parodied. In "His Story", a time-travelling White Shadow manages to convince the Atzecs to make him their king by showing them a lighter.


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* VillainHasAPoint: El Yo from "El Dia Gigante" accuses his son of promoting stereotypes of Mexican culture and people. Even the fact that the entire point of the show is how all the main characters are over-the-top stereotypes of minorities, he's not terribly wrong.

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* MaskedLuchador: El Jefe's father, El Yo.

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* MaskedLuchador: El Jefe's father, El Yo. He even challenges his son to a match with the fate of Jewcano and Fasto at stake.


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* StopBeingStereotypical: El Yo became a villain because he views his son as [[EthnicScrappy a corporate sell-out who promotes sterotypes of Mexican culture]].
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* MistakenForGay: When El Jefe explains he can't El Yo because [[ArchnemesisDad El Yo is El Jefe's dad]], the kid assumes this is a "gay thing" much to El Jefe's anger.
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%%* AngryBlackMan: Fasto

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%%* * AngryBlackMan: Fasto



%%* BadassIsraeli: Jewcano

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%%* * BadassIsraeli: Jewcano



%%* ChineseLaunderer: Guess where the team meets?

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%%* * ChineseLaunderer: Guess where the team meets?



%%* FiveTokenBand: The Minoriteam, natch.
%%* GeniusCripple: Dr. Wang.

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%%* * FiveTokenBand: The Minoriteam, natch.
%%* * GeniusCripple: Dr. Wang.



%%* JerkAss: Dr. Wang is a Class A asshole through and through.

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%%* * JerkAss: Dr. Wang is a Class A asshole through and through.



%%* LargeHam: The White Shadow.
%%* MaskedLuchador: El Jefe's father, El Yo.

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%%* * LargeHam: The White Shadow.
%%* * MaskedLuchador: El Jefe's father, El Yo.



%%* NoIndoorVoice: Jewcano.

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%%* * NoIndoorVoice: Jewcano.



%%* PlayingWithFire: Jewcano.
%%* PsychopathicManchild: Racist Frankenstein.

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%%* * PlayingWithFire: Jewcano.
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PsychopathicManchild: Racist Frankenstein.



%%* ShiksaGoddess: Jewcano's girlfriend again.

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%%* * ShiksaGoddess: Jewcano's girlfriend again.



%%* YesMan: The Corporate Ladder

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%%* * YesMan: The Corporate Ladder
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* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: In "Heaven Can Wait", Fasto ends up in [[Myth/NorseMythology Vahalla]] and learns he is the prophesied "man of charcoal" who will [[MundaneMadeAwesome open the 10,000 doors of Vahalla]]. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Norse Gods was expecting Fasto to [[SelfImmolation burn himself alive]] so the Norse Gods can use [[HumanResources his bones to make the keys]] to open the doors. Needless to say, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Fasto is not pleased]].]]

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* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: In "Heaven Can Wait", Fasto ends up in [[Myth/NorseMythology Vahalla]] and learns he is the prophesied "man of charcoal" who will [[MundaneMadeAwesome open the 10,000 doors of Vahalla]]. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Norse Gods was were expecting Fasto to [[SelfImmolation burn himself alive]] so the Norse Gods can use [[HumanResources his bones to make the keys]] to open the doors. Needless to say, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Fasto is not pleased]].]]
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* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: In "Heaven Can Wait", Fasto ends up in [[Myth/NorseMythology Vahalla]] and learns he is the prophesied "man of charcoal" who will [[MundaneMadeAwesome open the 10,000 doors of Vahalla]]. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Norse Gods was expecting Fasto to [[SelfImmolation burn himself alive]] so the Norse Gods can use [[HumanResources his bones to make the keys]] to open the doors. Needless to say, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Fasto is not pleased]].]]
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* SimSimSalabim: Non-Stop's appearance is deliberately crafted to fit this image.
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%%* BadassBeard: Jewcano and Non-Stop



%%* BadassMustache: El Jefe.
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* AllStereotypeCast: An Asian, a Mexican, an African-American, a Jew, and an Indian team up. TheyFightCrime.

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* AllStereotypeCast: An Asian, a Mexican, an African-American, a Jew, and an Indian team up. TheyFightCrime.TheyFightCrime
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* {{Oireland}}: Seamus McFistycuffs, a member of The White Shadow, is this shade of racism.

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* {{Oireland}}: Seamus McFistycuffs, [=McFistycuffs=], a member of The White Shadow, is this shade of racism.

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