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* AnAesop: Parodied in "The Awesomes Awesome Show", where [[spoiler:Frantic]] gets a gay action figure. When asked how he can tell it's gay he says "You can't, because at the end of the day, aren't we all the same?" complete with touching music. [[SubvertedTrope Also it comes with extra shoes and says "I am totally gay."]]
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jeremy and his father's surname actually is "Awesome." Frantic's real name is Zip Danger.
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** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. Given that he's also a young boy whose superpowered form is that of a grown adult, he could also count as one for [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]].

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** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. Given that he's also a young boy whose superpowered form is that of a grown adult, he could also count as one for [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]].
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* {{Expy}}: Seems inevitable in a superhero spoof, although most examples aren't too blatantly obvious:

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* {{Expy}}: Seems inevitable in Inevitable given this is a superhero spoof, parody of superheroes, although most examples aren't too blatantly obvious:



** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. Given that he's also a young boy whose superpowered form is that of a grown adult, he could also count as one for [[ComicBook/Shazam Billy Batson]].

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** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. Given that he's also a young boy whose superpowered form is that of a grown adult, he could also count as one for [[ComicBook/Shazam [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]].



** Gadget Gal is basically [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Sally Jupiter/Silk Specter]]. She's even more similar to Merry the Gimmick Girl and Merry's daughter Gimmix (of Grant Morrison's ComicBook/SevenSoldiers); she's basically Gimmix if she were her mother turned young again, instead of a LegacyHero using her mother's gadgets. Her look is a fusion of Merry's costume and Silk Spectre's hair and fishnets.

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** Gadget Gal is basically a mix of [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Sally Jupiter/Silk Specter]]. She's even more similar to Specter]], with elements of Merry the Gimmick Girl and Merry's daughter Gimmix (of Grant Morrison's ComicBook/SevenSoldiers); of Creator/GrantMorrison's ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiers''; she's basically Gimmix if she were her mother turned young again, instead of a LegacyHero using her mother's gadgets. Her look is a fusion of Merry's costume and Silk Spectre's hair Specter's hairstyle and fishnets.
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* ItsPronouncedTropay: Gadget Gal consistently calls Seaman "semen", leading to all sorts of {{Double Entendre}}s.
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* MirrorCharacter: Malocchio Jr. and Prock, to the point of WeCanRuleTogether.

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* MirrorCharacter: Malocchio Jr. and Prock, to the point of WeCanRuleTogether.



* NotSoDifferent: Malocchio Jr. and Prock, to the point of WeCanRuleTogether.
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* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. The aversion happens with Prock. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Gadget Gal, who wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he's fully armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.

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* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] {{Averted|Trope}} and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. The aversion happens with Prock.{{Inverted|Trope}} by Prock and Gadget Gal respectively. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Meanwhile, Gadget Gal, who Gal wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he's fully armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.
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Has been officially canceled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for other networks willing to pick the show up.

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Has been officially canceled cancelled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for other networks willing to pick the show up.



* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. [[spoiler: The aversion happens with Prock. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Gadget Gal, who wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he's fully armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.]]

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* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. [[spoiler: The aversion happens with Prock. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Gadget Gal, who wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he's fully armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.]]

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After Mr. Awesome, the world's most beloved superhero, announces he's retiring, he reluctantly passes the mantle and leadership of the eponymous team off to his son, Jeremy (aka "Prock"). Prock is incredibly intelligent, but he's not cut out for being a hero, being a [[SquishyWizard rather nonathletic wimp]] with no leadership experience. After all the other members leave, save Prock's only friend on the team, [[DumbMuscle Muscle Man]], Prock is forced to build the team back up so the US Government will continue funding them. After filling out his roster with an eccentric group of superheroes who had been previously rejected for a litany of reasons, Prock and the new Awesomes have to learn to be a good team and prove themselves to the public.

Has been officially cancelled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for other networks willing to pick the show up.

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After Mr. Awesome, the world's most beloved superhero, announces he's retiring, he reluctantly passes the mantle and leadership of the eponymous team off to his son, Jeremy (aka "Prock"). Prock is incredibly intelligent, but he's not cut out for being a hero, being a [[SquishyWizard rather nonathletic wimp]] with no leadership experience. After all the other members leave, save Prock's only friend on the team, [[DumbMuscle Muscle Man]], Prock is forced to build the team back up so that the US Government will continue funding them. After filling out his roster with an eccentric group of superheroes who had been previously rejected for a litany of reasons, Prock and the new Awesomes have to learn to be a good team and prove themselves to the public.

Has been officially cancelled canceled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for other networks willing to pick the show up.



* ArtEvolution: The animation in the second and third seasons are an obvious bit of a step up from the first.

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* ArtEvolution: The animation in the second and third seasons are an obvious bit of is a step up from the first.



* BadassNormal: Gadget Gal and Concierge. Gadget Gal [[WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys relies on (duh) gadgets]] to fight, while Concierge is more on [[TheSmartGuy the information gathering side of things]].

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* BadassNormal: Gadget Gal and Concierge. Gadget Gal [[WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys relies on (duh) gadgets]] to fight, while Concierge is more on [[TheSmartGuy the information gathering information-gathering side of things]].



** Season 2: [[spoiler:Maloccio Jr. and the PRICKS are stopped, Jaclyn is back to normal and on good terms with Prock, Prock and Hotwire are finally together, Malocchio Sr. is cured of his evil and Perfect Man not only saves the world from the invading aliens but fully admits Prock is a good hero. However Perfect Man's saving of the world overshadows the awesome's victory, Hot Wire is saddened by her failure to turn her brother back, France is destroyed, and , worst of all, the blood transfusion that cured Malocchio of his evil infects Mr Awesome with his evil super cells, turning Mr Awesome evil. ]]

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** Season 2: [[spoiler:Maloccio Jr. and the PRICKS are stopped, Jaclyn is back to normal and on good terms with Prock, Prock and Hotwire are finally together, Malocchio Sr. is cured of his evil and Perfect Man not only saves the world from the invading aliens but fully admits Prock is a good hero. However Perfect Man's saving of the world overshadows the awesome's victory, Hot Wire is saddened by her failure to turn her brother back, France is destroyed, and , and, worst of all, the blood transfusion that cured Malocchio of his evil infects Mr Mr. Awesome with his evil super cells, supercells, turning Mr Mr. Awesome evil. ]]



* DatingCatwoman: Subverted. Muscle Man scores a date with a sexy burglar named Catlady for Valentine's day... only it turns out, he was mistaken; Catlady is a CrazyCatLady the person he was thinking of was CatGIRL presumably a Catwoman/Black Cat expy. He calls off their date after realizing this.

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* DatingCatwoman: Subverted. Muscle Man scores a date with a sexy burglar named Catlady for Valentine's day... only it turns out, he was mistaken; Catlady is a CrazyCatLady while the person he was thinking of was CatGIRL Cat''GIRL'', presumably a Catwoman/Black Cat expy. He calls off their date after realizing this.



** Mr. Awesome and Perfect Man are both {{Superman}} expies.
** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk.

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** Mr. Awesome and Perfect Man are both {{Superman}} expies.
Franchise/{{Superman}} [[SupermanSubstitute copies]].
** Prock has a few elements of [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Mark Grayson/Invincible]].
** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. Given that he's also a young boy whose superpowered form is that of a grown adult, he could also count as one for [[ComicBook/Shazam Billy Batson]].



** Although his choice of costume is completely different, Impresario's power is basically the same as Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}'s (except that Impresario can't fly, and his constructs are purple ... and bear a disturbing resemblance to his mother).
*** His costume may draw some comparisons to Blue Raja from Film/MysteryMen.
** Gadget Gal is basically [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Sally Jupiter/Silk Specter]]. She's even more similar to Merry the Gimmick Girl and Merry's daughter Gimmix (of Grant Morrison's ComicBook/SevenSoldiers); she's basically Gimmix if she were her mother turned young again, instead of a LegacyHero using her mother's gadgets. Her looks is a fusion of Merry's costume and Silk Spectre's hair and fishnets.

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** Although his choice of costume is completely different, Impresario's power is basically the same as Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}'s (except that Impresario can't fly, and his constructs are purple ... purple... and bear a disturbing resemblance to his mother).
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mother). His costume may draw some comparisons to Blue Raja from Film/MysteryMen.
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** Gadget Gal is basically [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Sally Jupiter/Silk Specter]]. She's even more similar to Merry the Gimmick Girl and Merry's daughter Gimmix (of Grant Morrison's ComicBook/SevenSoldiers); she's basically Gimmix if she were her mother turned young again, instead of a LegacyHero using her mother's gadgets. Her looks look is a fusion of Merry's costume and Silk Spectre's hair and fishnets.



** Concierge's appearance, voice, personality, and background are all uncannily similar to that of Alice Tompkins from ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. The freckles and red hair, however, as well as job description, may be a nod to ComicBook/IronMan's gal Friday/sometime lover Pepper Potts.

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** Concierge's appearance, voice, personality, and background are all uncannily similar to that of Alice Tompkins from ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. The freckles and red hair, however, as well as her job description, may might be a nod to ComicBook/IronMan's gal Friday/sometime lover GirlFriday and occasional LoveInterest Pepper Potts.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mr. Awesome's favoritism of Perfect Man over Prock and their similar powers were all hints that [[spoiler:Mr. Awesome is Perfect Man's father]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mr. Awesome's favoritism of Perfect Man over Prock and their similar powers were all hints that hinted to the reveal [[spoiler:Mr. Awesome is Perfect Man's father]].



** Joyce Mandrake works to G.O.O.S.A (Government Office Of Superhero Affairs).
** U.M.B.R.E.L.L.A., which stands for Ultimate Military But Really Extremely Low Level Acknowledgement. This name is promptly lampshaded by Prock's teammates:

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** Joyce Mandrake works to for G.O.O.S.A (Government Office Of Superhero Affairs).
** U.M.B.R.E.L.L.A., which stands for Ultimate Military But Really Extremely Low Level Low-Level Acknowledgement. This name is promptly lampshaded by Prock's teammates:



* GoKartingWithBowser: Mr Awesome and Malocchio [[spoiler:in season 2 pass the time by playing Scrabble]].
* GreatDetective: Black Irish. "You don't find him, he deduces that you need to talk to him and ''he finds '''you'''. ''"

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* GoKartingWithBowser: Mr Mr. Awesome and Malocchio [[spoiler:in season 2 pass the time by playing Scrabble]].
* GreatDetective: Fitting with his being a Batman copy, Black Irish. As Prock puts it, "You don't find him, him; he deduces that you need to talk to him and ''he he finds '''you'''. ''"you."



* KangarooCourt: Perfect Man is accused of treason in Season 2 and the prosecutor flagrantly manipulates him, badgering him into saying he sided with Malocchio of his own accord (when he was actually mind controlled). The judge makes no effort to intervene, and the jury immediately declares him guilty, very obviously because they don't like him (he's [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero a teensy bit racist]]).

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* KangarooCourt: Perfect Man is accused of treason in Season 2 and the prosecutor flagrantly manipulates him, badgering him into saying he sided with Malocchio of his own accord (when he was actually mind controlled).mind-controlled). The judge makes no effort to intervene, and the jury immediately declares him guilty, very obviously because they don't like him (he's [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero a teensy bit racist]]).



* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Prock is a lawyer and [[NotThatKindOfDoctor some sort of doctor]], who's also got expertise in computer programming and advanced technology design (as he designed the hologram room to block all of the Awesomes powers).
* PowerAtAPrice: If Prock uses his time stopping abilities too much, it could kill him. He still uses them, though sparingly.

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* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Prock is a lawyer and [[NotThatKindOfDoctor some sort of doctor]], who's also got expertise in computer programming and advanced technology design (as he designed the hologram room to block all of the Awesomes Awesomes' powers).
* PowerAtAPrice: If Prock uses his time stopping time-stopping abilities too much, it could kill him. He still uses them, though Thus, he has to use it sparingly.



* {{Pride}}: Black Irish's self-described greatest weakness. It caused him to abandon the Awesomes when Prock became the leader, and later lured him into Dr. Malocchio's trap.

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* {{Pride}}: Black Irish's self-described greatest weakness. It caused him to abandon the Awesomes when Prock became the leader, and later lured him into in to Dr. Malocchio's trap.



* RacistGrandma: Gadget Gal has some outdated attitudes about race, and her looking like a twenty-five year old means she doesn't get as much of a pass. Lampshaded in "The Awesomes Awesome Show" in regards to [[spoiler: Frantic's homosexuality]].

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* RacistGrandma: Gadget Gal has some outdated attitudes about race, and her looking like a twenty-five year old twenty-five-year-old means she doesn't get as much of a pass. Lampshaded in "The Awesomes Awesome Show" in regards to [[spoiler: Frantic's [[spoiler:Frantic's homosexuality]].



* SpannerInTheWorks: Teleportation Larry's drunkeness renders him immune to Malocchio's mind control (because he can't focus his eyes well enough to make actual eye contact), and because he can still teleport despite being drunk, most of the team is able to escape thanks to him.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Teleportation Larry's drunkeness drunkenness renders him immune to Malocchio's mind control (because he can't focus his eyes well enough to make actual eye contact), and because he can still teleport despite being drunk, most of the team is able to escape thanks to him.



* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. [[spoiler: The aversion happens with Prock. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Gadget Gal, who wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he’s fully-armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.]]

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* SweetOnPollyOliver: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with two respective characters. [[spoiler: The aversion happens with Prock. [[DramaticIrony While Prock hates Metalfella]] [[HateAtFirstSight at First Sight]] and soon warms up to him, [[HeterosexualLifePartners his feelings are completely platonic.]] The inversion happens with Gadget Gal, who wants to bang Metalfella immediately. While he’s fully-armored.he's fully armored. Yeah, if you’re reading this and [[DestructoNookie you know how this can work without Gadget Gal breaking more than five bones]] give us a call.]]



* WickedCultured: In addition to his interest in destroying the superheroes, Dr. Malocchio is quite the gourmet and an excellent cook (he manages to concoct something not only edible, but quite palatable, out of only the ingredients "beans, grapes, cinnamon and tobacco"). He's ''seriously'' offended that his minions want to order pizza instead of having his latest creation for dinner.

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* WickedCultured: In addition to his interest in destroying the superheroes, Dr. Malocchio is quite the gourmet and an excellent cook (he manages to concoct something not only edible, but quite palatable, out of only the ingredients "beans, grapes, cinnamon cinnamon, and tobacco"). He's ''seriously'' offended that his minions want to order pizza instead of having his latest creation for dinner.
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** Concierge's appearance, voice, personality, and background are all uncannily similar to that of Alice Tompkins from ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. The freckles and red hair, however, as well as job description, may be a nod to IronMan's gal Friday/sometime lover Pepper Potts.
** Metal Fella is a rather obvious take-off of IronMan. A genius billionaire playboy philanthropist who fights crime using a suit of PoweredArmor. [[spoiler: Or so we're led to believe. Turns out it's actually Hotwire.]]

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** Concierge's appearance, voice, personality, and background are all uncannily similar to that of Alice Tompkins from ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. The freckles and red hair, however, as well as job description, may be a nod to IronMan's ComicBook/IronMan's gal Friday/sometime lover Pepper Potts.
** Metal Fella is a rather obvious take-off of IronMan.Iron Man. A genius billionaire playboy philanthropist who fights crime using a suit of PoweredArmor. [[spoiler: Or so we're led to believe. Turns out it's actually Hotwire.]]
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* IdiotPlot: Though everyone should know that hypnosis is his power, Dr. Malocchio wasn't put in a position where his powers wouldn't work in prison, and everyone he meets doesn't panic or fight, so he can hypnotize them at his lesiure. This leads to him escaping prison by the first episode, and seen as fully reformed by the second episode.
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* IdiotPlot: Though everyone should know that hypnosis is his power, Dr. Malocchio wasn't put in a position where his powers wouldn't work in prison, and everyone he meets doesn't panic or fight, so he can hypnotize them at his lesiure. This leads to him escaping prison by the first episode, and seen as fully reformed by the second episode.
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''The Awesomes'' is an animated show for adults streaming on {{Creator/Hulu}}, about the greatest superhero team ever -- after all the good members quit. From the comedic minds of Creator/SethMeyers (''Series/SaturdayNightLive'') and Mike Shoemaker (''[[Series/LateNight Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''), and showcasing the voice talents of current and past SNL stars, ''The Awesomes'' premiered in August 2013 and was renewed for a third season in August 2014.

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''The Awesomes'' is an adult animated show for adults series streaming on {{Creator/Hulu}}, about the greatest superhero team ever -- after all the good members quit. From the comedic minds of Creator/SethMeyers (''Series/SaturdayNightLive'') and Mike Shoemaker (''[[Series/LateNight Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''), and showcasing the voice talents of current then-contemporary and past SNL stars, ''The Awesomes'' premiered in August 2013 and was renewed for a third season in August 2014.
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Has been officially cancelled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for networks willing to pick the show up.

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Has been officially cancelled by Hulu after the third season ended, though the creators are allegedly still looking for other networks willing to pick the show up.

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