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* TheAlcoholic: Teleportation Larry can't stay off the sauce for more than a few minutes, which makes him a liabillity ''almost'' all the time.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Teleportation Larry's drunkeness renders him immune to Maloccio's mind control, and because he can still teleport despite being drunk, most of the team is able to escape thanks to him.
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* SuperSerum / PsychoSerum: Dr. Malocchio discovered a way to give himself and others superpowers, but it turns them evil.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Concierge is technically just the Awesomes' support staff--''all'' of the support staff--but is one of the most reliable and useful members of the team.
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* NoodleIncident: At some point, the Awesomes (or maybe just Muscleman) [[MonumentalDamage knocked the head off the Statue of Liberty]].
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* AllAsiansAreAlike: Averted - Tim's mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese but raised in California. However, they posed as Japanese immigrants with heavy accents when they took on civilian identities.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Averted - Tim's mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese but raised in California. However, they posed as Japanese immigrants with heavy accents when they took on civilian identities.
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* [[spoiler: BecomingTheMask: Hotwire is implied to be developing genuine feelings for Prock.]]
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* TheMole: There's a traitor on the team. Everything points to it being [[spoiler:Hotwire]].
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* TheMole: There's a traitor on the team. Everything points [[spoiler:Confirmed to it being [[spoiler:Hotwire]].be Hotwire]].
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* StressVomit: Muscleman reveals that he rarely freaks out due to long experience with the bizarre things that happen around superheroes, but when he does, he vomits. The episode then has him vomit repeatedly.
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Now has a [[Recap/TheAwesomes Recap page]].
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* LegacyCharacter: Muscleman appears to be this, with his father and grandfather before him being the previous Musclemans.
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* SuperHeroOrigin: Parodied in the third episode when the Awesomes share their stories campfire style.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Awesomes, our bar is lower.]]
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* AllAsiansAreAlike: Averted - Tim's mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese but raised in California.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[spoiler: Tomboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, who doesn't swing that way.]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[spoiler: Tomboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, who doesn't swing that way.]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
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* AllAsiansAreAlike: Averted - Tim's mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese but raised in California.
California. However, they posed as Japanese immigrants with heavy accents when they took on civilian identities.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[spoiler: Tomboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, [[IncompatibleOrientation who doesn't swing thatway.way]].]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
** If her slight nervous breakdown in "Robotherapy" is of any indication, [[spoiler: Concierge seems to have a slight crush on Prock as well.]]
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[spoiler: Tomboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, [[IncompatibleOrientation who doesn't swing that
** If her slight nervous breakdown in "Robotherapy" is of any indication, [[spoiler: Concierge seems to have a slight crush on Prock as well.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters, but Prock and Concierge are the one to most frequently fill out this role.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters, but Prock and Concierge are the one ones to most frequently fill out this role.
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* {{Expy}}: Seems inevitable in a superhero spoof, although most examples aren't too blantantly obvious:
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* WickedCultured: In addition to his interest in destroying the superheroes, Dr. Malocchio is quite the gourmet and an excellent cook.
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* WickedCultured: In addition to his interest in destroying the superheroes, Dr. Malocchio is quite the gourmet and an excellent cook.
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** 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:
--> '''Hotwire''': Sounds like they were trying ''really'' hard to make an acronym for "umbrella".
-->'''Impresario''': And umbrellas aren't even cool. Why not do "dragon"?
--> '''Hotwire''': Sounds like they were trying ''really'' hard to make an acronym for "umbrella".
-->'''Impresario''': And umbrellas aren't even cool. Why not do "dragon"?
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* WickedCultured: In addition to his interest in destroying the superheroes, Dr. Malocchio is quite the gourmet and an excellent cook.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[Spoiler: Tomnboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, who doesn't swing that way.]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[Spoiler: Tomnboy [[spoiler: Tomboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, who doesn't swing that way.]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Prock saves the world from the robotherapists with a RousingSpeech. Seconds later, he's back to being taunted for his emotional weakness and general uselessness.
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* WheresMyRespectDude: Prock saves the world from the robotherapists with a RousingSpeech. Seconds later, he's back to being taunted for his emotional weakness and general uselessness.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: The robotherapists, who acknowledge this trope and claim that isn't going to happen. [[spoiler: Subverted, they were deliberately created to be evil by Dr. Malocchio as part of his master plan.]]
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man. [[Spoiler: Tomnboy has pined for decades for Gadget Gal, who doesn't swing that way.]] [[spoiler: And apparently Joyce Mandrake secretly is very attracted to Prock, which everyone, including herself, finds disturbing.]]
* IgnoredExpert: [[TheSmartGuy Prock]] tries to tell everyone that trusting the robotherapists is a bad idea because of the whole "evil robot" thing. They don't listen.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Prock would really like his father to acknowledge him as a superhero. There are hints that Mr. Awesome ''would'' be proud of his son if Prock stuck to things he was actually good at, but that's not where Prock's heart is.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Prock would really like his father to acknowledge him as a superhero. There are hints that Mr. Awesome ''would'' be proud of his son if Prock stuck to things he was actually good at, but that's not where Prock's heart is.is.
* WheresMyRespectDude: Prock saves the world from the robotherapists with a RousingSpeech. Seconds later, he's back to being taunted for his emotional weakness and general uselessness.
* WheresMyRespectDude: Prock saves the world from the robotherapists with a RousingSpeech. Seconds later, he's back to being taunted for his emotional weakness and general uselessness.
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* AllAsiansAreAlike: Averted - Tim's mother is Korean, and his father is Japanese but raised in California.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jeremy and his father's surname actually is "Awesome."
* BattleCouple: Dine and Dash [[spoiler:Sumo's parents]] met while trying to steal the same thing, and soon became really good at fighting as a team.
* BattleCouple: Dine and Dash [[spoiler:Sumo's parents]] met while trying to steal the same thing, and soon became really good at fighting as a team.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jeremy and his father's surname actually is "Awesome."
" Frantic's real name is Zip Danger.
* BattleCouple: Dine andDash Dash, [[spoiler:Sumo's parents]] met while trying to steal the same thing, and soon became really good at fighting as a team.
* BattleCouple: Dine and
* ButchLesbian: Gadget Gal's archnemesis, Tomboy, was an ArmoredClosetGay case of this, topped off with [[spoiler: actually having a crush on Gadget Gal herself]].
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* [[AmericansHateTingle French People Hate Perfectman]]: We don't know exactly why, but Perfectman is much less beloved in France than he is elsewhere.
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* [[AmericansHateTingle French People Hate Perfectman]]: InUniverse - We don't know exactly why, but Perfectman Perfect Man is much less beloved in France than he is elsewhere.elsewhere.
* FunWithAcronyms: Joyce Mandrake works to G.O.O.S.A (Government Office Of Superhero Affairs).
* FunWithAcronyms: Joyce Mandrake works to G.O.O.S.A (Government Office Of Superhero Affairs).
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Gadget Gal was a member of the original Awesomes who retired due to old age. After being hit with a rejuvenation ray, she's turned back into a sexy twenty-five year old.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Gadget Gal was a member of the original Awesomes who retired due to old age. After being hit with a [[FountainOfYouth rejuvenation ray, ray]], she's turned back into a sexy twenty-five year old.
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* MirrorUniverse: Earth-4, where the heroes are the bad guys and vice versa.
* TheMole: There's a traitorin on the team. Everything points to it being [[spoiler:Hotwire]].
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Dr. Malocchio has publicly pulled off a HeelFaceTurn, but it's clear to the audience and to Prock that he's still scheming to take over the world.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Dr. Malocchio has publicly pulled off a HeelFaceTurn, but it's clear to the audience and to Prock that he's still scheming to take over the world.world.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Prock would really like his father to acknowledge him as a superhero. There are hints that Mr. Awesome ''would'' be proud of his son if Prock stuck to things he was actually good at, but that's not where Prock's heart is.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Prock would really like his father to acknowledge him as a superhero. There are hints that Mr. Awesome ''would'' be proud of his son if Prock stuck to things he was actually good at, but that's not where Prock's heart is.
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* SmugSnake: Dr. Malocchio. Especially when he says "All is going according to plan".
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* EvilCounterpart: The Astoundings of Earth-4. [[spoiler: The Hotwire of that Earth is a hero, so what does that make ''our'' Hotwire?]]
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* {{Expy}}: Seems inevitable in a superhero spoof, although most examples aren't too blantantly obvious:
** Mr. Awesome and Perfect Man are both {{Superman}} expies.
** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of TheIncredibleHulk.
** SuperSpeed is not an unusual superpower, but Frantic's similarity to TheFlash is reinforced by the fact that he wears a yellow costume similar to one of the Flash's early ones.
** Although his choice of costume is completely different, Impresario's power is basically the same as GreenLantern's (except that Impresario can't fly).
** Mr. Awesome and Perfect Man are both {{Superman}} expies.
** Sumo is a CaptainEthnic version of TheIncredibleHulk.
** SuperSpeed is not an unusual superpower, but Frantic's similarity to TheFlash is reinforced by the fact that he wears a yellow costume similar to one of the Flash's early ones.
** Although his choice of costume is completely different, Impresario's power is basically the same as GreenLantern's (except that Impresario can't fly).
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* LoveAtFirstSight: A couple of seconds after seeing Hotwire for the first time, Prock announces to himself: "Okay, this is the woman of your dreams, and you're going to marry her. That much is clear."
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* SmugSuper: Perfect Man.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: Dr. Malocchio's plan involves convincing Earth's superheroes to do this to ''themselves''.
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From the comedic minds of SethMeyers (''Series/SaturdayNightLive'') and Mike Shoemaker (''[[LateNight Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'') comes '''The ''The Awesomes'', a new animated show for adults streaming on {{Hulu}}, about the greatest superhero team ever – after all the good members quit. Showcasing the voice talents of current and past SNL stars, ''TheAwesomes'' ''The Awesomes'' introduces a group of not-so-super heroes who just might find a way to save the world. The show premiered in August 2013.
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From the comedic minds of SethMeyers (''Series/SaturdayNightLive'') and Mike Shoemaker (''[[LateNight Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'') comes THE AWESOMES, '''The Awesomes'', a new animated show for adults streaming on {{Hulu}}, about the greatest superhero team ever – after all the good members quit. Showcasing the voice talents of current and past SNL stars, THE AWESOMES ''TheAwesomes'' introduces a group of not-so-super heroes who just might find a way to save the world. The show premiered in August 2013.
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 as to keep the US Government to 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.
!!! This show provides examples of:
* TheAce: Perfect Man is an especially [[{{Jerkass}} arrogant]] version of one.
* AffectionateParody: Of superhero stories and tropes.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Hotwire.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jeremy and his father's surname actually is "Awesome."
* BigBad: Dr. Malocchio.
* BlessedWithSuck: Prock's only power is being able to [[TimeStandsStill stop time]], but his doctor warns that using it too much ''will'' kill him eventually.
* CarpetOfVirility: Muscle Man possesses one.
* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters, but Prock and Concierge are the one to most frequently fill out this role.
* DumbMuscle: Muscle Man.
* FiveManBand: So far, the team comprises of...
** TheHero: Prock
** TheLancer: Frantic
** TheBigGuy: Sumo and Muscle Man share this role.
** TheSmartGuy: Impresario and Gadget Gal
** TheChick: Hotwire
** {{Team Mom}}/{{The Team Benefactor}}: Concierge
** TagalongKid: Tim, who's largely kept around because he can turn into Sumo.
* GadgeteerGenius: Gadget Gal.
* HypnoticEyes: Dr. Malocchio can mind control everyone he looks at, but both Mr. Awesome and Prock are immune to this.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Gadget Gal was a member of the original Awesomes who retired due to old age. After being hit with a rejuvenation ray, she's turned back into a sexy twenty-five year old.
* {{Keet}}: Frantic, to the point of being more than just a little crazy.
* MommasBoy: Impresario. Tim has some shades of this, though he's much more independent and it stems from his parents [[EducationMama placing a lot of emphasis on his academics]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Impresario's mother, to the point that his conjured constructs ''will'' look like her in some way.
* NoNameGiven: Most of the heroes, as well as Concierge.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Joyce Mandrake subverts this - while she certainly won't be easy on Prock and the new Awesomes, she has started to appreciate them and gain a soft spot for them.
* PowerAtAPrice: If Prock uses his time stopping abilities too much, it could kill him. He still uses them though.
* PsychicNosebleed: Both Prock and Dr. Malocchio get these if they overextend themselves.
* ProductPlacement: The endings will have the characters plugging Jack Link's Beef Jerky.
* SexySecretary: Concierge.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Dr. Malocchio has publicly pulled off a HeelFaceTurn, but it's clear to the audience and to Prock that he's still scheming to take over the world.
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 as to keep the US Government to 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.
!!! This show provides examples of:
* TheAce: Perfect Man is an especially [[{{Jerkass}} arrogant]] version of one.
* AffectionateParody: Of superhero stories and tropes.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Prock has a crush on Hotwire, but she's already dating Perfect Man.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Hotwire.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jeremy and his father's surname actually is "Awesome."
* BigBad: Dr. Malocchio.
* BlessedWithSuck: Prock's only power is being able to [[TimeStandsStill stop time]], but his doctor warns that using it too much ''will'' kill him eventually.
* CarpetOfVirility: Muscle Man possesses one.
* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters, but Prock and Concierge are the one to most frequently fill out this role.
* DumbMuscle: Muscle Man.
* FiveManBand: So far, the team comprises of...
** TheHero: Prock
** TheLancer: Frantic
** TheBigGuy: Sumo and Muscle Man share this role.
** TheSmartGuy: Impresario and Gadget Gal
** TheChick: Hotwire
** {{Team Mom}}/{{The Team Benefactor}}: Concierge
** TagalongKid: Tim, who's largely kept around because he can turn into Sumo.
* GadgeteerGenius: Gadget Gal.
* HypnoticEyes: Dr. Malocchio can mind control everyone he looks at, but both Mr. Awesome and Prock are immune to this.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Gadget Gal was a member of the original Awesomes who retired due to old age. After being hit with a rejuvenation ray, she's turned back into a sexy twenty-five year old.
* {{Keet}}: Frantic, to the point of being more than just a little crazy.
* MommasBoy: Impresario. Tim has some shades of this, though he's much more independent and it stems from his parents [[EducationMama placing a lot of emphasis on his academics]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Impresario's mother, to the point that his conjured constructs ''will'' look like her in some way.
* NoNameGiven: Most of the heroes, as well as Concierge.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Joyce Mandrake subverts this - while she certainly won't be easy on Prock and the new Awesomes, she has started to appreciate them and gain a soft spot for them.
* PowerAtAPrice: If Prock uses his time stopping abilities too much, it could kill him. He still uses them though.
* PsychicNosebleed: Both Prock and Dr. Malocchio get these if they overextend themselves.
* ProductPlacement: The endings will have the characters plugging Jack Link's Beef Jerky.
* SexySecretary: Concierge.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Dr. Malocchio has publicly pulled off a HeelFaceTurn, but it's clear to the audience and to Prock that he's still scheming to take over the world.
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