History WesternAnimation / TheSmoggies

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Two examples in this series:
** It's not clear if The Suntots are human or not; they ''look'' human but many seem baby-sized and can communicate with animals to a degree in a way regular humans seem not to. Also, they can fit on a turtle, pelican and shark. Even Princess Lila, the most human-like one may not be all that human. It isn't clear if they're humans with dwarfism or a HumanAlien species or something else entirely.
** Polluto has an ability to eat things a regular human could not, which calls into question if he's a regular human with abilities, or a "[[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual metahuman]]". However, he may just be a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Michel Lotito, aka Mr. Mangetout, who actually ''did'' do this sort of thing.

** It's not clear if The Suntots are human or not; they ''look'' human but many seem baby-sized and can communicate with animals to a degree in a way regular humans seem not to. Also, they can fit on a turtle, pelican and shark. Even Princess Lila, the most human-like one may not be all that human.
It isn't clear if they're humans with dwarfism or a HumanAlien species or something else entirely.
** Polluto has an ability to eat things a regular human could not, which calls into question if he's a regular human with abilities, or a "[[DiffentlyPoweredIndividual metahuman]]". However, he may just be a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Michel Lotito, aka Mr. Mangetout, who actually ''did'' do this sort of thing.

''The Smoggies'', known as ''Stop the Smoggies'' in the US, is a Canadian cartoon produced by Canada's Creator/GlobalTelevisionNetwork and Creator/{{CINAR}}. The Smoggies, including the vain, bossy Emma, the brilliant, henpecked Clarence, and the musclebound, childlike Polluto, are a trio of treasure hunters with no regards for the environment. They arrive at the beautiful Coral Island in pursuit of a magical coral that Emma believes will grant her everlasting youth. In fact, said coral doesn't exist, but she refuses to accept this fact.

* UnfortunateNames: The Smoggies' members include Polluto, and their ship is proudly named the S.S. Stinky Poo.

''The Smoggies'', known as ''Stop the Smoggies'' in the US, is a Canadian cartoon produced by Canada's Global Television Network and CINAR. The Smoggies, including the vain, bossy Emma, the brilliant, henpecked Clarence, and the musclebound, childlike Polluto, are a trio of treasure hunters with no regards for the environment. They arrive at the beautiful Coral Island in pursuit of a magical coral that Emma believes will grant her everlasting youth. In fact, said coral doesn't exist, but she refuses to accept this fact.

* ManChild: Polluto is a KindheartedSimpleton with an endearing childishness about him.

* Jerkass: The Smoggies pollute the island and destroy natural habitats often for no other reason than them wanting to. Emma especially fits this trope, being generally abusive towards her husband and Polluto.

* BambooTechnology: Most of the Suntot's machinery are this, although they rely on wind, water and solar power.

-->'''Polluto''': Who's going to want want invisible paint?
-->'''Clarence''': Well...um...people who can't decide what color to paint their houses!

* BunglingInventor[=/=]DitzyGenius: Clarance whose mishaps include stumbling on a size growth formula while he was trying to invent invisible paint.

-->'''Clarance''': Well...um...people who can't decide what color to paint their houses!

-->'''Clarance''': Well..um...people who can't decide what color to paint their houses!

* ComicTrio: The Smoggies, Emma is the leader, Clarence is smart but spineless, and Polluto is a big strong idiot.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Especially when your main objective doesn't exist...

* McGuffin: The entire series is built around the quest of the Smoggies for the magical youth-restoring coral that Emma is convinced lies in the waters off of Coral Island. Unfortunately for her, it doesn't exist.

** Polluto. He only harasses the "Sunsquirts" when Emma tells him to. Left to his own devices he's friendly towards them.
** And Clarence, most of the time. The show in general has some of the weakest villains in the history of television, considering how pleasant and likeable two of the three are.

* GratedDrug: Purple silly sauce, which was powerful enough to contaminate an eco system and cause whomever came into contact with it to involuntarily sing and dance perpetually, even in diluted amounts.

* GoKartingWithBowser: Despite officially being antagonistic towards each other, neither the Suntots nor the Smoggies bears any real hostility towards each other, and when given the chance they will interact peacefully. This is hinted at by the way they dance together in the opening credits. One notable example is during the episode in Polluto celebrates his birthday; when his bottle addressed to the "Faraway Fun Farm" asking for a bubble-blowing pipe winds up at the Suntots village, they decide to make one for him, since it is his birthday and it was bad luck that his message in a bottle went off course.

* WhamLine: In episode 25, "Oil or Nothing", there are two from Emma in short order: "I want to leave", and "Maybe there ''is'' no magic coral". The latter is particularly shocking, because the Suntots have been trying to convince her that there's no such thing as Coral of Youth for the entirety of the series, to no avail.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: When Ralph gets caught in one of the tar-bubbles in the episode "Bubble Mania", Polluto goes charging off ''through'' the Stinky Poo's gunwale before swimming for dear life to try and rescue his avian friend. Much to the bewilderment of Captain Clarance.
-->''Captain Clarence:'' "He can't even swim!"
-->''Princess Lila:'' "True friendship, like love, conquers all."

* WhamLine: In episode 25, "Oil or Nothing", there are two from Emma in short order: "I want to leave", and "Maybe there ''is'' no magic coral". The latter is particularly shocking, because the Suntots have been trying to convince her that there's no such thing as Coral of Youth

''The Smoggies'', known as ''Stop the Smoggies'' in the US, is a Canadian cartoon produced by Canada's Global Television Network and CINAR. The Smoggies are a trio of treasure hunters with no regards for the environment, who have come to the beautiful Coral Island in pursuit of a magical coral that their leader, Emma, believes will grant her everlasting youth. In fact, said coral doesn't exist, but she refuses to accept this fact. The unwitting destruction that the Smoggies carry out is countered by the efforts of the Suntots, a race of seemingly eternally young, child-like people who have invented many brilliant, ecologically sustainable gadgets and gizmos that take advantage of the plentiful water, wind and solar power their home provides. They wish the Smoggies would leave Coral Island, but are too peaceful to use violence to drive them away. The Smoggies aired on the Global Television Network until August 1997.

The Smoggies are:

'''Emma''': The cruel and bossy leader of the Smoggies. Vain and superficial, her main goal in life is obtaining the Magic Coral of Youth, which she believes to be the source of the Suntots' everlasting youth. This coral doesn't actually exist, but Emma refuses to believe it.

'''Clarence''': Emma's long-suffering husband and the captain of the ''Stinky Poo'', the ship where the Smoggies reside. He's generally good-natured, but his loyalty to Emma blinds him to the harm she is having them do. An enthusiastic but incompetent inventor, whose gadgets often bring them trouble.

'''Polluto''': Clarence's large, oafish crewman, whose powerful muscles are balanced by the fact he has the mind of a jovial, dirt-loving child.

'''The Smoggies''' is a Canadian cartoon produced by Canada's Global Television Network and CINAR. The Smoggies are a trio of treasure hunters with no regards for the environment, who have come to the beautiful Coral Island in pursuit of a magical coral that their leader, Emma, believes will grant her everlasting youth. In fact, said coral doesn't exist, but she refuses to accept this fact. The unwitting destruction that the Smoggies carry out is countered by the efforts of the Suntots, a race of seemingly eternally young, child-like people who have invented many brilliant, ecologically sustainable gadgets and gizmos that take advantage of the plentiful water, wind and solar power their home provides. They wish the Smoggies would leave Coral Island, but are too peaceful to use violence to drive them away. The Smoggies aired on the Global Television Network until August 1997.

!!List of tropes in The Smoggies

'''The Smoggies''' is a Canadian cartoon produced by Canada's Global Television Network and CINAR. The Smoggies are a trio of treasure hunters with no regards for the environment, who have come to the beautiful Coral Island in pursuit of a magical coral that their leader, Emma, believes will grant her everlasting youth. In fact, said coral doesn't exist, but she refuses to accept this fact. The unwitting destruction that the Smoggies carry out is countered by the efforts of the Suntots, a race of seemingly eternally young, child-like people who have invented many brilliant, ecologically sustainable gadgets and gizmos that take advantage of the plentiful water, wind and solar power their home provides. They wish the Smoggies would leave Coral Island, but are too peaceful to use violence to drive them away. The Smoggies no longer aired on the Global Television Network until August 1997.

* GreenAesop: The Suntots use all-natural energy sources, while the Smoggies do nothing but pollute. A lot of plots revolve around preserving nature, and the Smoggies' desire to destroy it or otherwise pollute. Occasionally the Soggies will attempt something environmentally-friendly, like extracting salt from seawater to make freshwater baths for Emma, but they end up polluting anyway.

* GreenAesop: The Suntots use all-natural energy sources, while the Smoggies do nothing but pollute. A lot of plots revolve around preserving nature, and the Smoggies' desire to destroy it or otherwise pollute.

* GreenAesop: The Suntots use all-natural energy sources, while the Smoggies do nothing but pollute. A lot of plots revolve around preserving nature, and the Smoggies desire to destroy it or otherwise pollute.