History WesternAnimation / TheFunkyPhantom

* {{Expy}}: Mudsy's voice is being done in the same way as WesternAnimation/{{Snagglepuss}}, down to the same verbal tics, even! But that is really as far as that goes between the two characters.

* {{Expy}}: Mudsy's voice is being done in the same way as WesternAnimation/{{Snagglepuss}}, even down to the same verbal tics. But that is really as far as that goes between the two characters.

* DistressedDude/DamselInDistress: All the characters have been captured by a bad guy at least once in the series run.

* GenerationXerox: In The Headless Horsemen episode, the town of Sleepy Hollow has it's own perfect equivalents to Ichabod, Katrina and Brom.

* BeachEpisode: "Haunt-In Inn" has a beach scene with the guys in swimsuits and April in a bikini.

* LoveTriangle: Possibly one of these with Augie, April, and Skip. Augie and Skip fight for April's attention and she seems attracted to them both to a certain extent.

* PunnyName: Henry Fowler, who runs Chicken Delicious, and Mr. Angus, who owns an angus and roast beef chain in "Who's Chicken"

* TwinSwitch: In "Heir Scare" in an attempt for the butler and maid to get an inheritance they switch the real heir with a fake twin.

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** Bonus for {{Fanservice}}, the same episode has April in a nightgown that appears just as short as her usual skirt

* FunWithAcronyms: April thinks up one on the spot as "The Young Person's League For the Perseveration of Historical Monuments". Skip later lampshades this as saying it is also known by it's phonetically spelt acronym as "yep-le-fuhm".

* TwinSwitch: The Hairy Scary Houndman dognaps Elmo instead of the prize winning dog.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Utilized to an extent but variable. In that Augie isn't always that dumb and that Skip isn't always that nerdy. As such Skip is actually quarterback of the high school football team, with Augie his receiver.

* OriginsEpisode: One episode features a flashback to show how Mudsy and Boo ended up in the clock.

* PunnyName: Henry Fowler, who runs Chicken Delicious, and Mr. Angus, who owns an angus and roast beef chain.

* ScoobyStack

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Utilized to an extent but variable. In that Augie isn't always that dumb and that Skip isn't always that nerdy.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent

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A Creator/HannaBarbera series [[FollowTheLeader similar to]] their earlier success ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', ''The Funky Phantom'' featured three teenagers — Skip, April and Augie — and their dog, Elmo. While trying to get out of a storm, they entered an old house where the longcase clock was wrong. Upon setting the clock to midnight, they released two ghosts: Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore, a ghost from UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, and his cat, Boo. The two of them allegedly hid inside the clock from the British during the Revolutionary War, but then couldn't get out and eventually died inside. Ever since being freed by their new friends, Mudsy and Boo have accompanied them on many mysteries, always giving an invisible helping hand.

!!This cartoon provides examples of:

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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Mudsy
** {{The Lancer}}s: Skip and Augie.
** TheSmartGuy: Skip
** TheBigGuy: Augie
** TheChick: April
** {{Team Pet}}s: Elmo and Boo.

* {{Expy}}: Mudsy voice is being done in the same way as ''WesternAnimation/{{Snagglepuss}}'' even down to the same verbal tics. But that is really as far as that goes between the two characters.

* FollowTheLeader: This show continues on the Meddling Kids train. Originally plot wise the show followed the ScoobyDooHoax formula but this was slowly played around with over the course of the season. Given some episodes there was no ScoobyDooHoax and in the last two the hoax is back burnered while the main plot of the episode involved Mudsy's past.
** On a rather unique side though the main cast tends to split the usual stock traits that usually would only go to one. April, Skip and Augie each respectively have times of leadership, being smart, cowardice and being the one needing help. Mudsy to a lesser extent follows Scooby's lead as the coward who can sometimes be brave. Elmo and Boo themselves tend to act a bit more usual for the silent pets.

A Creator/HannaBarbera series [[FollowTheLeader much like]] their earlier success ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', ''The Funky Phantom'' featured three teenagers — Skip, April and Augie — and their dog, Elmo. While trying to get out of a storm, they entered an old house where the longcase clock was wrong. Upon setting the clock to midnight, they released two ghosts: Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore, a ghost from UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, and his cat, Boo. The two of them allegedly hid inside the clock from the British during the Revolutionary War, but then couldn't get out and eventually died inside. Ever since being freed by their new friends, Mudsy and Boo have accompanied them on many mysteries, always giving an invisible helping hand.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn:

* {{Expy}}: Mudsy is essentially Snagglepuss in the form of a human ghost from the American Revolution.

* HeadlessHorseman

* ScoobyDooHoax
** Averted in a few episodes, one of which had mundane thieves and another had a gimmick supervillain more in line with something out of ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder''.

* TitleScream

A Creator/HannaBarbera series [[FollowTheLeader not unlike]] their earlier success ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', ''The Funky Phantom'' featured three teenagers — Skip, April and Augie — and their dog, Elmo. While trying to get out of a storm, they entered an old house where the longcase clock was wrong. Upon setting the clock to midnight, they released two ghosts: Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore, a ghost from UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, and his cat, Boo. The two of them allegedly hid inside the clock from the British during the Revolutionary War, but then couldn't get out and eventually died inside. Ever since being freed by their new friends, Mudsy and Boo have accompanied them on many mysteries, always giving an invisible helping hand.

The show--Hanna-Barbera's first series with animation farmed out overseas (Air Programs in UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}}, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}})--aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1971. The voice of Mudsy, provided by Creator/DawsButler, was identical to his voice work for the character Snagglepuss. Butler went so far as to include Snagglepuss' {{catch phrase}}s, such as [[VerbalTic appending sentences with the word "even"]].

* BeachEpisode: Haunt-In Inn has a beach seen with the guys and swim suits and April in a bikini
** Bonus for {{Fanservice}} the same episode has April in a night gown that appears just as short as her usual skirt

* ExpositoryThemeTune: There were two--one performed by the kids and another (after three episodes) by some studio performers.

** [[TheLancer The Lancers]]: Skip and Augie.

** [[TeamPet Team Pets]]: Elmo and Boo.

* MagicSkirt: April jumps up and down wearing a pleated cheerleader skirt in "Pigskin Predicament," and it does not flip up.

** Averted in a few episodes one of which with run of the mill thieves and another with a gimmick super villian more in line with something out of WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder

* SmurfettePrinciple: April is the only girl in the group.

* ActorAllusion: Probably unintentional, but amusing enough--when Skip is hanging from a tree branch in the last episode, Augie remarks "I always knew he was part monkey." Micky Dolenz--most famous as the drummer for TheMonkees--voiced Skip.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Franchise/TheMonkees' Micky Dolenz was the voice of Skip.
** That's Daws Butler doing his Snagglepuss voice for Mudsy, right down to his verbal tics, even.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted as of 2010; the entire series was released on DVD through Warner Archive.

* Bonus for {{Fanservice}} the same episode has April in a night gown that appears just as short as her usual skirt

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Mudsy (along with several other Hanna-Barbera characters) appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' episode "[[Recap/ScoobyDooMysteryIncS1E14MysterySolversClubStateFinals The Mystery Solvers Club State Finals]]".

* ScoobyDooHoax

A Creator/HannaBarbera series [[FollowTheLeader not unlike]] their earlier success ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', ''The Funky Phantom'' featured three teenagers — Skip, April and Augie — and their dog, Elmo. While trying to get out of a storm, they entered an old house where the longcase clock was wrong. Upon setting the clock to midnight, they released two ghosts: Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore, a ghost from TheAmericanRevolution, and his cat, Boo. The two of them allegedly hid inside the clock from the British during the Revolutionary War, but then couldn't get out and eventually died inside. Ever since being freed by their new friends, Mudsy and Boo have accompanied them on many mysteries, always giving an invisible helping hand.

** TeamPets: Elmo and Boo.

* LoveTriangle: Possibly one of these with Augie, April, and Skip. Augie likes April, but she seems to like Skip, who is almost an older brother figure to her.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: April's got a pretty short skirt. [[ShesGotLegs Shows off her legs]], [[VerbalTic even]].

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