History WesternAnimation / TheDayMyButtWentPsycho

* AndroclesLion: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the episode ''Legend of the'' ''[[{{Bigfoot}} Butt-Squatch]]'' when Zack removes a giant splinter from the titular Butt-Squatch's back - only for the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero beast to unfurl it's previously-stuck wings and eat Zack]] as well as Deuce and Elanor, who tagged along to find the creature.

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went'' ''[[ExcitedShowTitle Psycho!]]'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the [[TheEvilPrince Prince]] and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between [[Creator/JohnKricfalusi John Kricfalusi]]'s [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[{{Pun}} puns]] just because they can.

* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Grandma]]: [[spoiler: Gran Freeman, aka The Pincher.]]

* LongLostRelative: This version of Elanor actually has a butt name Smellanor who ran away from home at birth because she thought Silus, who was merely bringing his new-born baby girl and her butt home, had kidnapped her from the hospital. [[spoiler: Too bad she's [[EvilCounterpart evil]] and has Elanor [[Brainwashed brainwashed]].]]

* {{Badass}}: If the fact that even the most inexperienced buttfighters shown in the show are capable of taking on the Great White Butt's army of robo-butts is any indication, this is a prerequisite for being a

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Zack, Elanor, and Deuce wish Gran Freeman's butt, a [[DrillSergeantNasty]] par excellence, would loosen up so they can watch the evening's Bummy Rippa marathon, [[spoiler: Zack and Deuce find a way to give them their wish by transforming Gran Freeman's butt into a [[LifeOfTheParty fun-loving butt]].]] However, [[spoiler: Gran's butt]] immediately organizes a massive party which not only prevents them from watching the marathon, but also causes Deuce to go buttserk and destroy the house.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Zack, Elanor, and Deuce wish Gran Freeman's butt, a [[DrillSergeantNasty]] par excellence, would loosen up so they can watch the evening's Bummy Rippa marathon, Zack and Deuce find a way to give them their wish by transforming Gran Freeman's butt into a [[LifeOfTheParty fun-loving butt]]. However, Gran's butt immediately organizes a massive party which not only prevents them from watching the marathon, but also causes Deuce to go buttserk and destroy the house.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Gran Freeman's butt is revealed to be this when she is left to babysit Zack and Deuce in her first appearance. However, the duo transform her into a [[LifeOfTheParty fun-loving butt]] in the same episode, so she ceases exhibiting this trope in subsequent episodes.

* MissingMom: Like Zack's parents, Elanor's mom is never mentioned nor seen in the show, likely due to the fact she's dead and [[NobodyCanDie nobody dies in the show]].

* {{Foil}}: Richard Fancypants to Elanor Stern. He's [[SpoiledBrat spoiled rich]], brags about the fact his father's money can buy him almost anything, and [[{{Jerkass}} has absolutely no empathy towards anyone]]; in contrast, Elanor, while also rich, doesn't brag about her wealth, is best friends with Zack and Deuce, frequently has them over to her [[BigFancyHouse house]], and otherwise chooses to live a normal life when not [[NonIdleRich training to be a buttfighter]].

* SpoiledBrat: Richard Fancypants, who lives next door to Zack, can get almost anything he wants, whether it be through his father's outrageous wealth or his robo-buttler, and rubs it in everyone's face.

* WriteBackToTheFuture: In ''The Flushinator'', Zack, currently trying to stop an {{Expy}} of {{Film/TheTerminator the Terminator}} writes a message in wet cement, asking his future self to travel back in time and hide a futuristic freeze ray in the bushes beside the sidewalk. He then reaches into the bushes and finds the freeze ray there.

* {{Badass}}: If the fact that even the most inexperienced buttfighters shown in the show are capable of taking on the Great White Butt's army of robo-butts is any indication, this is a prerequisite for being a buttfighter.
* BigFancyHouse: The Sterns own one.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Silus occasionally dabbles in this, best demonstrated when he wore a ''very'' girly pink dress for the Buttfighter's Ball.

* BadassNormal: A prerequisite for being a buttfighter.

* AndroclesLion: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the episode ''Legend of the'' ''[[{{Bigfoot}} Butt-Squatch]]'' when Zack removes a giant splinter from the titular Butt-Squatch's back - only for the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero beast to unfurl it's previously-stuck wings and eat Zack]] as well as Deuce and Elanor, who tagged along to find the creature.

* MissingMom: Like Zack's parents, Elanor's mom is never mentioned nor seen in the show, likely due to the fact she's dead and nobody dies in the show.

* ParentalAbandonment: Zack's parents are never mentioned nor seen in the show, effectively resulting in him and Deuce being raised by his grandmother. An odd example of an [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole adaptation-induced plot hole]] since unlike Elanor's mom, whose death in the source novels would conflict with the show being death-free, Zack's parents are alive and well as buttfighters.

* ActionGirl: Elanor Silus is this

** Given how Elanor is just plain better at buttfighting than Zack, this is a frequent reason behind Zack's buttfighting challenges to Elanor. While Zack frequently loses, [[TheWorfEffect something always happens afterwards]] which allows him to prove himself anyways.

* ParentalAbandonment: Zack's parents are never mentioned nor seen in the show, so he and Deuce are effectively living and being raised by his grandmother, Gran Freeman.

* NeverSayDie: One of the ways the show is [[LighterAndSofter lighter and softer]] than its source material.

* LighterAndSofter: Unlike the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy works which it's based on]], no-one dies ([[LighterAndSofter nor is the word "die" mentioned]]), and the main villains are far sillier and content with conquering Mabeltown instead of destroying humanity. However, this also causes some [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole weird problems plot-wise]] (see MissingMom and ParentalAbandonment).

* VillainsOutShopping: When they aren't trying to destroy or conquer Mabeltown, the villains, specifically the Great White Butt and his cronies, will be out doing mundane things, like eating burgers, organizing birthday parties, or learning to be cheerleaders, without displaying any malice towards the town, its populace, or their arch-nemeses. Despite how frequent the villains do this, though, Zack and company usually don't believe them; how much convincing it takes them to change their minds varies by episode.

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went'' ''[[ExcitedShowTitle Psycho!]]'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the Prince and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between [[Creator/JohnKricfalusi John Kricfalusi]]'s [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[{{Pun}} puns]] just because they can.

** An entire episode revolves around Zach attempting to avert this when discovers he's dead last in ''Buttfighter Monthly'''s Top 100 Buttfighters list - literally losing 99th place ''[[UpToEleven to a twig]]'' - by [[ItMakesSenseInContext becoming the owner of an ice cream shop]].

* [[BadassGrandpa BadassGrandma]]: [[spoiler: Gran Freeman, aka The Pincher.]]
* CityOfAdventure: Mabeltown is this, what with it being home to the greatest l buttfighters

* {{Foil}}: Richard Fancypants to Elanor Stern. He's [[SpoiledBrat spoiled rich]], brags about the fact his father's money can buy him almost anything, and [[Jerkass has absolutely no empathy towards anyone]]; in contrast, Elanor, while also rich, doesn't brag about her wealth, is best friends with Zack and Deuce, frequently has them over to her BigFancyHouse, and otherwise chooses to live a normal life when not [[NonIdleRich training to be a buttfighter]].

* LighterAndSofter: Unlike the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy works which it's based on]], ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho''

* Foil: Richard Fancypants to Elanor Stern. He's [[SpoiledBrat spoiled rich]], brags about the fact his father's money can buy him almost anything, and [[Jerkass has absolutely no empathy towards anyone]]; in contrast, Elanor, while also rich, doesn't brag about her wealth, is best friends with Zack and Deuce, frequently has them over to her house, and otherwise chooses to live a normal life when not [[NonIdleRich training to be a buttfighter]].

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the Prince and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between [[Creator/JohnKricfalusi John Kricfalusi]]'s [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[{{Pun}} puns]] just because they can.

** Given how Elanor is [[TheAce just plain better]] at buttfighting than Zack, this is a frequent reason behind Zack's buttfighting challenges to Elanor. While Zack frequently loses, [[DeusExMachina something always happens afterwards]] which allows him to prove himself anyways.

* RearWindowHomage: The episode ''Cheer Window'' is this (and also acts of a ParodyEpisode), with Elanor as L. B. Jeffries, cheerleader Chelsea as Lars Thorwald, and Zack and Deuce as Lisa Carol Fremont and Stella, respectively. [[spoiler: However, instead of Chelsea being wrongfully accused by Elanor of murdering someone, she's wrongfully accused of helping the Great White Butt take over Mabletown. [[VillainsOutShopping He just wants to learn cheerleading.]]]]
* SpoiledBrat: Richard Fancypants, who lives next door to Zack and can get almost anything he wants, whether it be through his father's outrageous wealth or his robo-buttler.

* BaddassNormal: A prerequisite for being a buttfighter.

->''Butts: always one step behind. Years ago, butts rose up to overthrow humanity. But humans fought back! Now, an uneasy peace remains as the world waits for the next great buttfighter!''

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Given how Elanor is [[TheAce just plain better]] at buttfighting than Zack, this is a frequent reason behind Zack's buttfighting challenges to Elanor.

* VillainsOutShopping: When they aren't trying to destroy or conquer Mabeltown, the villains, specifically the Great White Butt and his cronies, will be out doing mundane things, like eating burgers, organizing birthday parties, or learning to be cheerleaders, without displaying any malice towards the town, its populace, or their arch-nemeses. Despite how frequent the villains do this, though, Zack and company usually don't believe them; how much convincing it takes them to change their minds varies by episode.
* RearWindowHomage: The episode ''Cheer Window'' is this (and also acts of a ParodyEpisode), with Elanor as L. B. Jeffries, cheerleader Chelsea as Lars Thorwald, and Zack and Deuce as Lisa Carol Fremont and Stella, respectively. [[spoiler: However, instead of Chelsea being wrongfully accused by Elanor of murdering someone, she's wrongfully accused of helping the Great White Butt take over Mabletown. [[VillainsOutShopping He just wants to learn cheerleading.]]]]

* WholePlotReference: The episode ''Cheer Window'' of Film/RearWindow (overlaps with AffectionateParody), with Elanor as L. B. Jeffries, cheerleader Chelsea as Lars Thorwald, and Zack and Deuce as Lisa Carol Fremont and Stella, respectively. [[spoiler: However, instead of Chelsea being wrongfully accused by Elanor of murdering someone, she's wrongfully accused of helping the Great White Butt take over Mabletown. [[VillainsOutShopping He just wants to learn cheerleading.]]]]

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the Prince and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between John Kricfalusi's [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[{{Pun}} puns]] just because they can.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Given how Elanor is [[TheAce just plain better]] at buttfighting than Zack, this is a frequent reason behind Zack's buttfighting challenges to Elanor.

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the Prince and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[[[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between John Kricfalusi's [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[{{Pun}} puns]] just because they can.

Based on the [[GrossoutShow grossout]] book of the [[Literature/TheBumTrilogy same name]], ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho'' follows [[IdiotHero Zack Freeman]], his butt [[TheFool Deuce]], and their friend [[OnlySaneMan Elanor Stern]], daughter of legendary buttfighter [[TheAce Silus Stern]], as they battle the [[BigBad Great White Butt]] and his henchmen, the Prince and [[DumbMuscle Maurice]] - at least, when the three of them aren't busy [[VillainsOutShopping doing something non-villainous]] - [[DareToBeBadass prove just how awesome]] (or lame) [[[[DareToBeBadass they are as buttfighters]], and otherwise have all sorts of misadventures. Along the way, they'll [[LampshadeHanging lampshade a ton of tropes]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall frequently lean on the fourth wall]], and settle into an interesting hybrid between John Kricfalusi's [[DerangedAnimation art]] [[OffModel style]] and more traditional "on-model" shows, dropping all sorts of [[ToiletHumour butt and bathroom]] [[Pun puns]] just because they can.

* [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter]]: Given how Elanor is [[TheAce just plain better]] at buttfighting than Zack, this is a frequent reason behind Zack's buttfighting challenges to Elanor.