History WesternAnimation / TheNewAdventuresOfTheWonderTwins

-->'''Jayna:''' Well, I guess we all learned [[AnAesop a valuable lesson]]: that initiations are dangerous!\\

A series of 1-minute shorts created by Creator/AdultSwim parodying ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}''. They star the Wonder Twins in various adventures; however, unlike in their source cartoon, the twins are presented as incompetent superheroes. Wendy Harris and Marvin White appear in supporting roles.

* WhatTheHellHero: At her son's funeral, the grieving mother of a man who died due to Zan and Jayna using their powers incorrectly gives them a big TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before [[ArmorPiercingSlap slapping them]].

A series of 1-minute shorts created by Creator/AdultSwim parodying ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}''. They star the ComicBook/WonderTwins in various adventures; however, unlike in their source cartoon, the twins are presented as incompetent superheroes. Wendy Harris and Marvin White appear in supporting roles.

* FormerlyFit: Marvin grew up into a rather chubby adult. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Jayna: "Marvin got ''puffy.''"

** In "Make-Out Mountain", the Twins rush to the rescue when they hear a car with teenagers inside is precariously perched over a ravine. An eagle shows up, takes an interest in Jayna's transformed state, and distracts the two by humping her. Whey they finally reach Make-Out Mountain, the Twins encounter a cop who coldly informs them that the teens are "at the morgue by now."

-->'''Teenager''': ''(holding onto the edge of the bridge)'' The bridge is made of ice! AND THERE'S NO GUARDRAILS!

* RealityEnsues: Much of the shorts' humor derives from this trope.
** In "Initiation," the Twins try to stop a rampaging bear. Jayna becomes a gopher to dig a small trench around the bear, and Zan turns into water to fill the trench. After a pause, the bear simply ''walks over the moat'' and continues brutally killing the teenager in the cave.
** In "Joy Ride," the Twins try to save a pair of teenagers who have stolen a plane. The teens freak out at the sight of a talking eagle carrying a bucket of water that's ''also'' talking, and when Jayna and Zan try to assume new forms to help, the plane crashes because they took too long to choose.
** In "Drag Race," one of the cars in the titular race ends up dangling over an excavation pit. Jayna turns into an elephant to pull it back--so far so good--but then Zan becomes an "ice bridge" for the teens in the car to walk on. The ice, being, you know, ''ice'', is incredibly slippery and immediately sends one girl plummeting to her death. To make matters worse, Zan forgot to put guardrails on the bridge, and when he ''does'' add them, their sudden presence sends another teen over the edge. And the only teen that lives ends up with a broken ankle because her foot landed in Zan's mouth.
** In "Make-Out Mountain," the Twins rush to the rescue when they hear a car with teenagers inside is precariously perched over a ravine. An eagle shows up, takes an interest in Jayna's transformed state, and distracts the two by humping her. Whey they finally reach Make-Out Mountain, the Twins encounter a cop who coldly informs them that the teens are "at the morgue by now."
** In "Be Kind, Rewind," the Twins try to disguise themselves in the porn section of a video store by becoming "an ice chair" and "a very skinny bear" (to resemble a rug). Marvin immediately recognizes the two (when's the last time ''you'' saw a chair made of ice sitting over a bearskin rug in a porn shop?) and strikes up a conversation with them.

-->'''Jayna:''' Well, I guess we all learned [[AnAesop a valuable lesson]]: that initiations are dangerous!
-->'''Woman:''' I learned my lesson, too.
-->'''Zan:''' What?
-->'''Woman:''' I learned that a 1-inch-deep gopher moat won't contain a bear... Oh. I'm sorry, I already knew that. That's ''your'' lesson. You [Jayna] could have used your powers to turn into a dinosaur, or another bear to fight him off. Or you [Zan] an ice cage. But instead you dug a ''gopher moat''. And now my son is dead.

* BlackComedy: Almost every short features this.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: In one episode, the Wonder Twins try to save some teenagers whose car is dangling on the edge of an excavation pit. To help, Zan transforms into an ice bridge. As in, a bridge made of ''slippery ice.''

* FormerlyFit: Marvin grew up into a rather chubby adult.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Zan's power of being able to turn into water is barely useful, if at that.

* WhatTheHellHero: At her son's funeral, the grieving mother of a man who died due to Zan and Jayna using their powers incorrectly gives them a big speech before slapping them.
-->'''Jayna:''' Well, I guess we all learned [[AnAesop a valuable lesson]]: that initations are dangerous!

-->'''Woman:''' I learned that a 1-inch-deep gopher moat won't contain a bear... Oh. I'm sorry, I already knew that. That's ''your'' lesson. You [Jayna] could have used your powers to turn into a dinosaur, or another bear to fight him off. Or you [Zan] an ice cage. But instead you dug a ''gopher moat''. And now my son is dead.

* RealityEnsues: A large portion of the humor is derived from reality being ensued.

* {{Retraux}}: The shorts are in the style of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' cartoon

A series of 1-minute shorts created by Creator/AdultSwim parodying ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}''. They star the ComicBook/WonderTwins in various adventures however, unlike in their source cartoon, the twins presented as incompetent superheroes.

* BlackHumor: Almost every short features this.
* CringeComedy: "Be Kind, Rewind" lacks the usual dark comedy the other shorts have. Instead it's about the Wonder Twins accidentally running into the now-adult Marvin and Wendy at a video store. The twins try to avoid them but they end up wandering into the adult section and meet Marvin in it. The short combines the awkwardness of being caught in that section with the awkwardness of meeting an old aquaintence you didn't get along with before.

* PaperThinDisguise: Marvin doesn't even notice the Wonder Twins are in a disguise when he sees them in a video store. After all, an ice chair and a bear rug really stands out in such an environment.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction; {{Averted}}. While the twins are taking their free time saying their {{catchphrase}}s an airplane that is quickly crashing into the water crashes anyway.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: {{Averted}} in "Joy Ride". Zan and Jayna try to save two teenagers who have taken a faulty plane for a ride. When they see Jayna as a talking eagle carrying a bucket of ''talking water'' they freak out and [[FromBadToWorse cause their plane to fall into the ocean]]. Something similar happens in "Drag Race".

-->''Jayna'': Well, I guess we all learned [[AnAesop a valuable lesson]]: That initations are dangerous!
-->''Woman'': I learned my lesson too.
-->''Zan'': What?
-->''Woman'': I learned that a one inch deep gopher moat won't contain a bear... Oh. I'm sorry, I already knew that. That's ''your'' lesson. You could have used your powers to turn into a dinosaur, or another bear to fight him off. Or you an ice cage. But instead you dug a ''gopher moat''. And now my son is dead.

* {{Retraux}}: The shorts are in the style of the ''WesternAnimation/Superfriends'' cartoon

* CringeComedy
* DownerEnding: Every episode ends with someone dying.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: {{Averted}} in "Joy Ride". Zan and Jayna try to save two teenagers who have taken a faulty plane for a ride. When they see Jayna as a talking eagle carrying a bucket of ''talking water'' they freak out and [[FromBadToWorse cause their plane to fall into the ocean]].

* TalkingIsAFreeAction; {{Averted}}. While the twins are taking their free time transforming, an airplane that is quickly crashing into the water crashes anyway.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Zan's power of being able to turn into water is barely useful, if at that.