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* InsistentTerminology: The first episode of ''Street Frogs'' begins with Honey Love refusing to answer to her birth name of "Loretta" when Sam is trying to get her attention, instead of the aforementioned street name she picked as part of the titular group.


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* PetTheDog: Blanko is the first of the Mini Monsters to be friendly with new counselor Gary instead of trying to scare him away.
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* IneptMage: Melvin (son of Merlin) and Jynx (daughter of a witch), inherited magical powers from their respective parents, but being kids they have yet to master their powers.

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* IneptMage: Melvin (son of Merlin) and Jynx (daughter of a witch), inherited magical powers from their respective parents, but being kids they have yet to master their powers.abilities.
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* PungeonMaster: Wolfie of ''Camp Minimon'' seems to have a compulsion to tell constant horrible jokes, mostly revolving around puns.

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* PungeonMaster: Wolfie of ''Camp Minimon'' ''Mini Monsters'' seems to have a compulsion to tell constant horrible jokes, mostly revolving around puns.
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* FightingFromTheInside: After Captain Bizarrly used a jamming device to numb ''SARK'''s mind and control him, he's almost about to attack Octavia, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight Angel calls out to him and tells him what he's about to do]]. She manages to get through to him, and horror at the prospect of harming Ocativa allows the ship to fight the control enough to breach and sink at a speed which sweeps off the jammer.

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* FightingFromTheInside: After Captain Bizarrly used a jamming device to numb ''SARK'''s mind and control him, he's almost about to attack Octavia, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight until Angel calls out to him and tells him what he's about to do]]. She manages to get through to him, and horror at the prospect of harming Ocativa Octavia allows the ship to fight the control enough to breach and sink at a speed which sweeps off the jammer.
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** ''Karate Kat has Doctor Katmandu, who invents all manner of contraptions for the McClaw agency, and...probably Boom-Boom Burmese on the villain's side, who runs Big Pappa's chop shop.

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** ''Karate Kat has Doctor Katmandu, who invents all manner of contraptions for the McClaw [=McClaw=] agency, and...probably Boom-Boom Burmese on the villain's side, who runs Big Pappa's chop shop.
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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Averted. The food served at Camp Minomon appears to not be entirely compatible with normal human physiology.

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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Averted. The food served at Camp Minomon appears to not be entirely compatible with normal human physiology.physiology, requiring Sherman and Melissa to drink some potions to settle their stomachs after eating.
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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Averted. The food served at Camp Minomon appears to not be entirely compatible with normal human physiology.

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* BadassNormal: In spite of being normal kids in a camp full of super-powered monsters, Sherman and Melissa often end up saving the day on their own, including fending off an alien invasion by driving the vanguard away with pranks and annoying music.



* BrattyHalfPint: Downplayed. Twins Sherman and Melissa Baxter of ''Mini Monsters'' are actually decent kids with a somewhat bratty/hyper streak, but being stuck at home for another summer vacation led to them ramping up their rambunctiousness, destroying parts of their house and playing pranks on their parents until sent to the titular camp, where they find the new environment stimulating enough to calm down.



* GadgeteerGenius: The Tiger Sharks' Walro and Lorca.

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The Tiger Sharks' ''Tigersharks''' has Walro and Lorca.Lorca on the heroes' side.
** ''Karate Kat has Doctor Katmandu, who invents all manner of contraptions for the McClaw agency, and...probably Boom-Boom Burmese on the villain's side, who runs Big Pappa's chop shop.



* IneptMage: Melvin (son of Merlin) and Jynx (daughter of a witch), inherited magical powers from their respective parents, but being kids they have yet to master their powers.



* MageSpecies: Jynx and Melvin of ''Camp Minimon'' are the kids of a witch and a wizard respectively, and are folded into the category of non-humans/"monsters". Close inspection does reveal that they have pointed ears, at least. (Technically, Merlin was only half-human in the mythos, but that's not referenced).



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Unless Karate Kat was actually named that by his parents. It's not really the weirdest name in the show.



* PungeonMaster: Wolfie of ''Camp Minimon'' seems to have a compulsion to tell constant horrible jokes, mostly revolving around puns.



* RealIsBrown: The backgrounds for ''Karate Kat'' are done in multiple shades of brown, to the point that the rare alternate colors tend to pop out.



** Soulmate (Solemate?), a member of Captain Bizarrly's crew, is the only recurring evil female in ''Tigersharks''.
** Jynx is the only female monster camper.

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** Soulmate (Solemate?), Solemate, a member of Captain Bizarrly's crew, is the only recurring evil female in ''Tigersharks''.
** Jynx is the only female monster camper.
''Tigersharks''.
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* CaneFu: Walro on the Tigersharks uses a walking cane in human form, which he can defend himself with, and which also spray irritating gas from the bottom.

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* CaneFu: Walro on the Tigersharks of ''Tigersharks'' uses a walking cane in human form, which he can defend himself with, and which also spray irritating gas from the bottom.



* HarmlessFreezing: Prior to the Tigersharks series, the Waterians froze Captain Bizarrly and his cohorts into ice floes on their planet. After T-Ray sets them free, they have no ill aftereffects. Also, [[AndIMustScream they weren't unconscious]].

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* HarmlessFreezing: Prior Years prior to the Tigersharks ''Tigersharks'' series, the Waterians froze Captain Bizarrly and his cohorts into ice floes on their planet. After T-Ray sets them free, they have no ill aftereffects. Also, [[AndIMustScream they weren't unconscious]].

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* CaneFu: Walro in human form uses a walking cane, which he can defend himself with, and which also spray irritating gas from the bottom.

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* CaneFu: Walro in human form on the Tigersharks uses a walking cane, cane in human form, which he can defend himself with, and which also spray irritating gas from the bottom.



* IfItSwimsItFlies: The Tiger Sharks spaceship the SARK which can be a submarine and travel in space.

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* IfItSwimsItFlies: The Tiger Sharks spaceship spaceship, the SARK ''SARK'' which can be a submarine and travel in space.



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Honey Love for the Street Frogs.

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: TheSmurfettePrinciple:
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Honey Love for the Street Frogs. Frogs.
** Soulmate (Solemate?), a member of Captain Bizarrly's crew, is the only recurring evil female in ''Tigersharks''.


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* TwoGirlsToATeam: The Tigersharks have Octavia and Angel.
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* CaneFu: Walro in human form uses a walking cane, which he can defend himself with, and which also spray irritating gas from the bottom.


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* MagicAIsMagicA: The Fish Tank shifts the Tigersharks from a human form into an aquatic form, and from an aquatic form into a human form. In one episode, when T-Ray and his crew of aquatic people get access to it, it turns them into human forms which can survive out of the water.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: Sonic wave blasters seem to be ''SARK'''s main weapon, or at least the one it uses most when on Water-O.


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* ShockAndAwe: T-Ray's ship is equipped with "Lighting Rods" which work the opposite of what their name implies, shooting blasts of electricity. It's ''red'' electricity, too, 'cause he's evil.


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* SuperHearing: As might be expected, Dolph of the Tigersharks is particularly sensitive to sound when transformed into a dolphin-man.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Tigersharks are ostensibly humans from Earth, but in their non-transformed forms, Lorca and Octavia have lavender and green skin, and most of them have pointed ears.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Tigersharks are ostensibly humans from Earth, but in their non-transformed forms, Lorca and Octavia have lavender and green skin, skin. Octavia's hair is also teal with streaks of light blue-silver and most she has black lips. Most of them the team also have pointed ears.ears, even the ones who appear closest to baseline human.



* BenevolentAI: The Tigersharks' ship ''Sark'', is a friendly member of the team.

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* BenevolentAI: The Tigersharks' ship ''Sark'', ''SARK'', is a friendly member of the team.



* DistressCall: The Tigersharks can mentally send a distress signal ("Tiger tiger by the tail!"), which shows up on ''SARK'''s monitors with their location. They may receive an answer sent from ''SARK'' ("Hold on, Tiger Tiger!"). It's not exactly clear how this works, though since it seems limited to those phrases it might be some sort of mentally-activated radio implant.



* FightingFromTheInside: After Captain Bizarrly used a jamming device to numb ''Sark'''s mind and control him, he's almost about to attack Octavia, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight Angel calls out to him and tells him what he's about to do]]. She manages to get through to him, and horror at the prospect of harming Ocativa allows the ship to fight the control enough to breach and sink at a speed which sweeps off the jammer.

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* FightingFromTheInside: After Captain Bizarrly used a jamming device to numb ''Sark'''s ''SARK'''s mind and control him, he's almost about to attack Octavia, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight Angel calls out to him and tells him what he's about to do]]. She manages to get through to him, and horror at the prospect of harming Ocativa allows the ship to fight the control enough to breach and sink at a speed which sweeps off the jammer.



* NoManOfWomanBorn: The Spellbinder is a strangely shaped wand which emits soundwaves that take over men's minds. That is, biological men, not ''Sark'' or the female members of the Tigersharks.

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* NoManOfWomanBorn: The Spellbinder is a strangely shaped wand which emits soundwaves that take over men's minds. That is, biological men, not ''Sark'' ''SARK'' or the female members of the Tigersharks.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Tigersharks are ostensibly humans from Earth, but in their non-transformed forms, Lorca and Octavia have lavender and green skin, and most of them have pointed ears.



* BenevolentAI: The Tigersharks' ship ''Sark'', is a friendly member of the team.



* FightingFromTheInside: After Captain Bizarrly used a jamming device to numb ''Sark'''s mind and control him, he's almost about to attack Octavia, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight Angel calls out to him and tells him what he's about to do]]. She manages to get through to him, and horror at the prospect of harming Ocativa allows the ship to fight the control enough to breach and sink at a speed which sweeps off the jammer.



* HarmlessFreezing: Prior to the Tigersharks series, the Waterians froze Captain Bizarrly and his cohorts into ice floes on their planet. After T-Ray sets them free, they have no ill aftereffects. Also, [[AndIMustScream they weren't unconscious]].
* HypnoticGaze: T-Ray's henchman Wall-Eye can mesmerize people with his whirling eyes, freezing them in place.



* LethalChef: Winifred the witch on ''Mini-Monsters'', as her concoctions caused severe bellyaches to her fellow campers in one episode. Also the Street Frogs in an episode of their show are catering to a wedding, but the sandwiches and drinks they prepare cause the consumers to ''change color'' and collapse.

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* LethalChef: LethalChef:
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Winifred the witch on ''Mini-Monsters'', as her concoctions caused severe bellyaches to her fellow campers in one episode. Also the episode.
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Street Frogs in an episode of their show are catering to a wedding, but the sandwiches and drinks they prepare cause the consumers to ''change color'' and collapse.



* NoManOfWomanBorn: The Spellbinder is a strangely shaped wand which emits soundwaves that take over men's minds. That is, biological men, not ''Sark'' or the female members of the Tigersharks.



* SaturdayMorningCartoon

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* SaturdayMorningCartoonSaturdayMorningCartoon: Actually, as it was syndicated, it had a good chance of coming on any day at any time.



* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon

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* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoonSixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: Just enough for syndication.



* TransformationSequence: Karate Kat, combined with ByThePowerOfGrayskull. The Tiger Sharks also had a transformation sequence wherein they used a special device called the "Fish Tank" to transform into their marine forms and back again.
** Karate Kat's "transformation" was little more than a costume change (he used the same name in both outfits and gained no new abilities) with a touch of LetsGetDangerous.

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* TransformationSequence: TransformationSequence:
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Karate Kat, combined with ByThePowerOfGrayskull. ByThePowerOfGrayskull, although the "transformation" was little more than a costume change (he used the same name in both outfits and gained no new abilities) with a touch of LetsGetDangerous.
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The Tiger Sharks also had a transformation sequence wherein they used a special device called the "Fish Tank" to transform into their marine forms and back again.
** Karate Kat's "transformation" was little more than a costume change (he used the same name in both outfits and gained no new abilities) with a touch of LetsGetDangerous.
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* RapidAging: A "Tiger Sharks" episode of is centered around what looks like a [[AllThatGlitters hoard of golden spheres]], but is actually dangerous toxic waste causing this in anyone touching it. Both the heroes and one of the major villains have a problem because of it... the other villain learned his lesson many years ago.
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* FiveManBand: The Street Frogs.
** TheHero: Dr. Slick (the one in the orange jumpsuit)
** TheLancer: Moose the Loose (the one in the black jacket)
** TheBigGuy: Spider (the second-youngest of the group, though he was actually quite short)
** TagalongKid: Big Max
** TheChick: Honey Love
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* DistressedDude: Lorca of the Tiger Sharks is already on Water-O when the show begins, but that also means he gets captured by the villains and takes two episodes to get rescued and get his own mutant form.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The Tiger Sharks all have names related to the animal they turn into before the element that does that's even introduced.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: The Tiger Sharks all have names related to referencing the animal they turn into before the element that does that's even introduced.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The Tiger Sharks all have names related to the animal they turn into before the element that does that's even introduced.
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* AllForNothing: Most ''Street Frogs'' episodes, as their comedic antics somehow always ruin their chances to make money.
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* SumoWrestling: The schtick of one of the evil henchmen from ''Karate Kat'', Sumo Siamese.
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* SwissArmyWeapon: Walro's cane.
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** Jynx is the only female monster camper.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Almost every Karate Kat episode title has the word "Kaper" in it.


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* OddlySmallOrganization: Big Papa only has Sumo Sy and Boom-Boom Burmese working for him.
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* CardCarryingVillain: As with most 80's cartoons, the morality was pretty stark.

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* CardCarryingVillain: As with most 80's cartoons, the morality was pretty stark.villains were clear and proud of their intentions.
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* CardCarryingVillain: As with most 80's cartoons, the morality was pretty stark.
--> '''Captain Bizarrly''': What cause do you serve?
--> '''T-Ray''': ''Evil!'' What other cause ''is'' there?
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* PunnyName: The ''Tigersharks'' "villain", you might generously call him, Carper. He constantly complains. That is, he constantly carps.
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* VileVillainLaughableLackey: T-Ray on ''Tigersharks'' is played as a pretty serious threat. He has two minions named Carper and Weakfish who don't do anything but complain and run away at the first sight of the heroes.
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The premise: four different cartoons (with different animation styles) were shown in rotation sequence, with two of the four appearing in roughly 12-minute slots per 30-minute episode.

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The premise: four different cartoons (with different animation styles) were shown in rotation sequence, with two of the four appearing in roughly 12-minute slots per 30-minute episode.
episode. An animated variant of the live-action WheelProgram, essentially.



* ''Tiger Sharks'', showing a team of human/marine hybrids and their underwater adventures. Of the four, this was the only cartoon to be consistently shown in two-part episodes. This series had an animation style similar to the earlier-produced ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'' that distinguished it from the other three shows in the line-up.

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* ''Tiger Sharks'', ''[=TigerSharks=]'', showing a team of human/marine hybrids and their underwater adventures. Of the four, this was the only cartoon to be consistently shown in two-part episodes. This series had an animation style similar to the earlier-produced ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'' that distinguished it from the other three shows in the line-up.
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