History WesternAnimation / MrIncredibleAndPals

* AmbiguouslyBrown: The show's version of Frozone is still darker than Mr. Incredible, but still lighter than the real Frozone, which can't be fully explained by possible fading of the in-universe print. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the commentary, where the actual Mr. Incredible and Frozone aren't sure if he was [[RaceLift turned into a white guy]] or not.

* GratuitousAnimalSidekick: Mr. Incredible and Frozone suddenly have a cute rabbit sidekick named Mr. Skipperdoo. Mr. Skipperdoo would have absolutely no use whatsoever if the other characters didn't [[EpicFail epically fail]] their [[FailedASpotCheck pot checks]]. The real guys both hate him, Lucius especially; Bob keeps trying in vain to defend his inclusion before finally admitting he sucks.

* InsaneTrollLogic: How does Mr. Incredible know an abandoned amusement park is Lady Lightbug's lair? Because "evil lurks in dark, remote places. And this abandoned fairground is certainly dark and remote." Granted, he was right, but still...

* {{Retraux}}: It copies the art style of cartoons from the late 1950s, with fading and film grain to make it look suitably old.

It is a cartoon parodying the low-budget [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday morning cartoons]] of the [[TheFifties 50s]] and [[TheSixties 60s]] that used SynchroVox techniques such as ''WesternAnimation/ClutchCargo''. The background story is that Mr. Incredible and Frozone licensed their names and images to a TV animation company, before the banning of Supers. They [[{{MST}} provide commentary]] as they watch the unaired pilot for the first time. HilarityEnsues.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The cartoon Frozone's writing suggests the era's typically insensitive depiction of minorities: his skin color appears to be lightened considerably, his dialogue is a mess of TotallyRadical beatnik slang, [[AdaptationalWimp he's given equal billing to Mr. Skipperdoo]], and [[BlackDudeDiesFirst he immediately gets disabled when the fight breaks out.]] Understandably, the real Frozone is disgusted by this.

* StylisticSuck: It copies the LimitedAnimation and bad writing of particularly ''low-budget'' cartoons from the 60s, with ridiculous plots, silly animal sidekicks, and hardly any action.

* BigBad: Lady Lightbug.

* BreakingTheBonds: A shot of Mr. Incredible doing this is shown several times.

* CaptainObvious: Everyone in the cartoon itself, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools which adds to the hilarity]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Frozone, though he gets less deadpan as the cartoon goes on.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The cartoon Mr. Incredible's first line repeats all the points covered in the narrator's recap.

* GratuitousAnimalSidekick: Mr. Incredible and Frozone suddenly have a cute rabbit sidekick named Mr. Skipperdoo. Mr. Skipperdoo would have absolutely no use whatsoever if the other characters didn't [[EpicFail epically]] [[FailedASpotCheck fail their Spot checks]]. The real guys both hate him, Lucius especially; Bob keeps trying in vain to defend his inclusion before finally admitting he sucks.
* IdiotBall: Cartoon Mr. Incredible and Frozone could have found both Lady Lightbug and the Bridge in minutes had they actually ''searched'' the buildings (instead of searching under them) and had the presence of mind to notice the large and ''incredibly obvious'' bridge fragment without Mr. Skipperdoo having to point it out to them.

* InsaneTrollLogic: How does Mr. Incredible know an abandoned amusement park is Lady Lightbug's lair? Because "evil lurks in dark remote places. And this abandoned fairground is certainly dark and remote." Granted, he was right, but still...

* LightIsNotGood: Lady Lightbug.

* LimitedAnimation: Parodying the style of ''WesternAnimation/ClutchCargo''. Movement only happens when characters or objects slide across the frame, and actual moments of action (like Frozone creating a bridge with ice, or Frozone getting tied up with silk) are reduced to still pictures. The short has a very low framerate, and SynchroVox is used to save the trouble of animating lips.

* GratuitousAnimalSidekick: Mr. Incredible and Frozone suddenly have a cute rabbit sidekick named Mr. Skipperdoo. Mr. Skipperdoo would have absolutely no use whatsoever if the other characters didn't [[EpicFail epically]] [[FailedASpotCheck fail their Spot checks]].

* SynchroVox: Dialogue is shown by realistic lips moving on totally-still 2d characters. Frozone commenting on ''Mr. Incredible and Pals''[='=]s usage of it is the page quote.

* TotallyRadical: The cartoon Frozone is written as a late-50s version of a JiveTurkey. The real Frozone, commentating, complains that they made him sound like a {{beatnik}}.

* {{Retraux}}: It copies the art style of cartoons from the 60s, with fading and film grain to make it look suitably old.

* TotallyRadical: The cartoon Frozone is written as a 60s version of a JiveTurkey. The real Frozone, commentating, complains that they made him sound like a {{beatnik}}.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The cartoon Frozone's writing suggests a lot of the usual racism of the era: his skin color is lightened considerably, his dialogue is a mess of TotallyRadical beatnik slang, [[AdaptationalWimp he's given equal billing to Mr. Skipperdoo]], and [[BlackDudeDiesFirst he immediately gets disabled when the fight breaks out.]] Naturally, the real Frozone is understandably disgusted by this.

->''"Are we still rolling?"''

'''Mr. Incredible:''' Well, a minute ago, you were complaining [[ButNotTooBlack they made you white!]]\\

* ButNotTooBlack: Watching the cartoon, Frozone complains about the apparent lightening of his animated counterpart's skin. The fading of the in-universe prints only excuses it so much.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The cartoon Frozone's writing suggests a lot of the usual racism of the era: [[ButNotTooBlack his skin color is lightened considerably]], his dialogue is a mess of TotallyRadical beatnik slang, [[AdaptationalWimp he's given equal billing to Mr. Skipperdoo]], and [[BlackDudeDiesFirst he immediately gets disabled when the fight breaks out.]] Naturally, the real Frozone is understandably disgusted by this.

* RaceLift: It's [[AmbiguouslyBrown dubious]] as to whether cartoon Frozone is a tanned white guy or just [[ButNotTooBlack a very pale black guy]], but he's definitely about ten shades lighter than the real deal (though his voice in real life is done by a black guy).

''Mr. Incredible and Pals'' is a 2005 animated (if you can call it that) short film (4 minutes), one of the WesternAnimation/PixarShorts. It was released as an extra on the DVD of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.

* AdaptationalWimp: Cartoon Frozone is Mr. Incredible's sidekick and is quickly taken out of action by Lady Lightbug. The cartoon can't even [[CoconutSuperpowers depict his superpower properly]]. Real Frozone was a longtime independent hero who participated in the final battle against [[spoiler: the Omnidroid]] and helped out quite a lot. Frozone's NSA profile even said how he and Mr. Incredible never had any formal team affiliation. They were just close friends even during their superhero days.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The 'live-action-lips-on-2d-animated-characters' technique actually existed, and was called SynchroVox.

* ILoveNuclearPower: Lady Lightbug's signature abilities are suggested to be the result of radiation--more specifically, "blue radioactivity". The characters also aren't remotely perturbed by being in contact with objects so radioactive they glow in broad daylight.

* CanonForeigner: In a sense. According to the commentary, there never was a supervillain who went by Lady Lightbug.

* ClicheStorm: {{Invoked|Trope}}. It's a parody of cartoons from UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation, and includes all their clichés (still shots instead of frame-by-frame animation, sidekick is immediately taken out of action to focus on the main hero, a vaguely communist villain, UnfortunateImplications, and a cute animal sidekick [[KidAppealCharacter only there to appeal to the kids]]).

* UnfortunateImplications: InUniverse. Frozone's complaints about the titular animated short include, along with the [[LimitedAnimation bad animation]], clunky plot, and inclusion of [[TheScrappy the rabbit]], that [[RaceLift they made him white]] (or at least [[ButNotTooBlack tan-ish]]), made him [[TotallyRadical talk like a beatnik]], and [[BlackDudeDiesFirst made him the]] BadassInDistress.

* CoconutSuperpowers: The InUniverse short appears not to have the budget to depict Frozone's superpowers to their fullest extent. When he temporarily fixes the bridge with ice, it focuses on his hands shooting a blue beam offscreen, before cutting to the finished bridge. The real Frozone is naturally put out by this.
* DarkIsEvil: The in-show Mr. Incredible states that the reason Lady Lightbug would hide at an abandoned amusement park is that "evil is attracted to dark, remote places".

* RaceLift: It's [[AmbiguouslyBrown dubious]] as to whether cartoon Frozone is a tanned white guy or just [[ButNotTooBlack a very pale Black guy]], but he's definitely about ten shades lighter than the real deal (though his voice in real life is done by a Black guy).

* UnfortunateImplications: InUniverse. Frozone's complaints about the titular animated short include, along with the [[LimitedAnimation bad animation]], clunky plot, and [[TheScrappy the rabbit]], that they made him [[ButNotTooBlack white (or at least tan-ish)]], made him [[TotallyRadical talk like a beatnik]], and [[BlackDudeDiesFirst made him the]] BadassInDistress.