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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated HorrorComedy series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation and distribution handled by Canada's Boat Rocker Media. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.

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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated HorrorComedy series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and fame (with help from Media World Production, Production), with animation provided by 12Field Animation and distribution handled by Canada's Boat Rocker Media. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.
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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated HorrorComedy series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.

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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated HorrorComedy series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation.Animation and distribution handled by Canada's Boat Rocker Media. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.
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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.

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''The Strange Chores'' is an Australian animated HorrorComedy series released in 2019 on Creator/ABCMe. Created by Creator/CharlieAspinwall and Creator/DaleyPearson, the show is produced by Creator/LudoStudio (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' fame) and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation. As with all Australian cartoons, production was funded by the Australian government.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Best friends Pierce and Charlie, along with ghost girl Que.
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The series follows the adventures of timid tech geek Pierce and wannabe popular kid Charlie, two friends who discover one day that their oddball neighbour Old Man Helsing (voice of Creator/NickTate) is in fact the world's greatest HunterOfMonsters. Helsing’s age is catching up to him however, and he won't be able to rid the world of vampires, werewolves, and other horrors for much longer. Deciding he needs somebody to succeed him soon, Helsing agrees to make Pierce and Charlie his apprentices, assigning them to complete various tasks around his home that he dubs "[[TitleDrop strange chores]]".

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The series follows the adventures of timid tech geek Pierce and wannabe popular kid Charlie, two friends who discover one day that their oddball neighbour Old Man Helsing (voice of Creator/NickTate) is in fact the world's greatest HunterOfMonsters. Helsing’s age is catching up to him however, and he won't be able to rid the world of vampires, werewolves, and other horrors for much longer. Deciding he needs somebody to succeed him soon, Helsing agrees to make Pierce and Charlie his apprentices, assigning apprentices in exchange for having them to complete carry out various tasks around his home that he dubs "[[TitleDrop strange chores]]".
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Que is able to transform her arms into tools or weapons to fight.

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* CountDracula: The vampire himself shows up a few times (unsurprisingly, as Helsing's archenemy).



* {{Dracula}}: He's a recurring character here, and (naturally) the most dangerous enemy of Helsing and the kids.

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* {{Dracula}}: He's a recurring character here, and (naturally) the most dangerous enemy of Helsing and the kids. However, his bald appearance in the series might remind one more of Nosferatu.

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* {{Dracula}}: He's a recurring character here, and (naturally) the most dangerous enemy of Helsing and the kids.



* FunWithFlushing: The plot of "Clean The Toliet" is kicked off when Charlie, being uninterested in going the whole way down to the archive, decides to flush a newly bottled monster down the toilet. This leads to it breaking free and him trying to deal with it without Helsing finding out.

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* FunWithFlushing: The plot of "Clean The Toliet" Toilet" is kicked off when Charlie, being uninterested in going the whole way down to the archive, decides to flush a newly bottled monster down the toilet. This leads to it breaking free and him trying to deal with it without Helsing finding out.

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* AlphaBitch: Season 2 introduces a trio of popular girls called The Bengals at Pierce and Charlie's school who become friends with Que. They're not really all bad however, even if they barely take any notice of Que's male friends.



%%* BigBrotherBully: Charlie's brother, seen in "Survive The Strange Loop."

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%%* * BigBrotherBully: Charlie's brother, seen in "Survive The Strange Loop."Loop". Every morning, he attempts to prank Charlie by ruining his breakfast.



* TheBully: Seasons 1 and 2 feature two different bully characters messing with Pierce and Charlie, with the former season having a girl named Daisy (who was heavily implied to be a LovingBully for Charlie) and the latter replacing her with the more straightforward Bad Tony.



* CatsAreMean: In the episode "Train Snorp" the cats team up and try to kill the gang as revenge for what Snorp frequently does to them (which can be seen in the image above).

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* CatsAreMean: In the episode "Train Snorp" the cats team up and try to kill the gang as revenge for what Snorp frequently does to menacing them (which can be seen in the image above).on a regular basis.



* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Several instances;

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Several instances;instances from Charlie;



* CowboyEpisode: In "Tame the Wild Wild Pest", the gang discovers a community of mutant humanoid flea cowboys living on Snorp's back after they accidentally turn him into a giant and are consequently roped into a Wild West-styled adventure.
* DemonicDummy: The trio befriends one they defeat in "Stop The Dummy's Dummy" even making him a member of their friendship circle and giving him ''his own'' dummy as a present. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:the dummy's dummy turns out to be one as well, and he's even eviler than the first one.]]



* GroundhogDayLoop: "Survive the Strange Loop" has Pierce create one using Helsing's Quantum Remote in order to make Que and Charlie remember his birthday.



* InvisibilityCloak: In "Destroy the Invisibility Jacket", Helsing assigns the kids to dispose of one that had been stolen by his previous apprentice.



* MiniMecha: Pierce dons one in "Wear a Mech Suit" to make himself feel more confident about giving an important speech to his school, much to the annoyance of Que, who had built it for Helsing to use in fighting monsters.



* NightmareFace: Que pulls these off pretty often and quite effectively too.



* ShoutOut: Helsing's name is a reference to Dr. Abraham Van Helsing of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. In fact, he's outright implied to be ''the'' Helsing on a few occasions, saying his friends call him "Abe" and being suggested in some throwaway lines to be Really700YearsOld

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Helsing's name is a reference to Dr. Abraham Van Helsing of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' fame. In fact, he's outright implied to be ''the'' Helsing on a few occasions, saying his friends call him "Abe" and being suggested in some throwaway lines to be Really700YearsOldReally700YearsOld.
** The Season 1 finale "Scare Helsing" introduced a race of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s called the Fear Bears, who are basically demonic parodies of the Franchise/CareBears.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Que is meant to be one, although her blue hair does obscure this somewhat.
* TalentContest: "Infiltrate the Talent Show" is naturally about one held at Pierce and Charlie's school. Helsing assigns the two to audition for it when it turns out somebody is passing around magical talent-granting lollipops to the participating students, needing them to find out who's behind it and why.
* TeachersPet: Season 2 introduces Malcolm, a goody two-shoes classmate of Pierce and Charlie who is class president, the top student, and an overall thorn in Charlie's side.

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** In "Finish The Mop's Bucket List", the trio has to help complete the bucket list of a mop that they bought to life.

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** In "Finish The Mop's Bucket List", the trio has to help complete the bucket list of a mop that they bought to life. Said mop goes on to become a recurring character in Season 2.



* ArtisticLicenseBiology: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Que; See OurGhostsAreDifferent below.
* {{Atlantis}}: It was apparently sunk when three kids prank called the Monster Frank.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] ** "Put the Barbarian Back in the Box" features sentient miniatures for a ''D&D''-styled tabletop RPG, with Que; See OurGhostsAreDifferent below.
said miniatures later reappearing in Season 2's "Stop the Noisy Neighbors".
* ArtificialLimbs: Pierce and Charlie's teacher at school has a mechanical arm.
* {{Atlantis}}: It was apparently sunk when three kids prank called the Monster monster Frank.



* BlobMonster:
** The monster slime that Pierce accidentally brings to life in "Stop The Monster Slime".
** The monster that continually attacks the gang in "Survive the Strange Loop."
** The monster that Pierce uses as a thinking chair in "Clean The Archive Room."

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* BlobMonster:
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BlobMonster: Many of these show up in the series, including, the monster slime that Pierce accidentally brings to life in "Stop The Monster Slime".
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Slime", the monster that continually attacks the gang in "Survive the Strange Loop.Loop", and the monster that Pierce uses as a thinking chair in "Clean The Archive Room."
** * BrainInAJar: The monster that Pierce uses as a thinking chair monsters captured by the characters are imprisoned in "Clean The Archive Room."special bottles, but Monster Head stands out in particular for being little more than a severed, still-sapient head who often taunts the characters or interacts with them from the confines of a jar filled with some sort of liquid.



* CoolCar: Van Helsing's car. It even has its own theme tune.

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* CoolCar: Van Helsing's car. It even has its own theme tune.tune.
* CoolOldGuy: Helsing, a semi-retired monster hunter who serves as a mentor and grandfather figure to the kids while also still knowing a thing or two about fighting demons, undead, {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, and other supernatural monstrosities.
* CountDracula: The vampire himself shows up a few times (unsurprisingly, as Helsing's archenemy).
* FatAndSkinny: Pierce and Charlie, respectively, the former being rather short and tubby and the latter being tall and gangly.



* FunWithFlushing: The plot of "Clean The Toliet" is kicked off when Charlie, being uninterested in going the whole way down to the archive, decides to flush a newly bottled monster down the toilet. This leads to it breaking free and him trying to deal with it without Van Helsing finding out.

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* FunWithFlushing: The plot of "Clean The Toliet" is kicked off when Charlie, being uninterested in going the whole way down to the archive, decides to flush a newly bottled monster down the toilet. This leads to it breaking free and him trying to deal with it without Van Helsing finding out.out.
* FutureBadass: "Meet Future You" sees Charlie encounter his future self, who has become this. Deconstructed as Charlie learning about his future self causes him to become lazy as he now believes he no longer has to work hard because of what he'll be like in the future [[spoiler:except it turns out Future Charlie has become both very evil and very stupid.]]



* {{Hellhound}}: Or rather, a "heckhound". In the episode "Mind the Heckhound", Charlie is tasked with taking care of one, the classic three-headed Cerberus-styled type. However, "heckhounds" are not to be fed human food, as it makes them bigger, stronger, and more dangerous.



* HunterOfMonsters: Old Man Helsing is one of these, and Charlie dreams of becoming the greatest one ever.

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* HunterOfMonsters: Old Man Helsing is one of these, and Charlie dreams of becoming the greatest one ever.



* {{Mummy}}: The episode "Babysit the Mummy" sees the gang take care of one. Said mummy has the ability to steal the senses of living beings (eyes, noses, ears, etc.), robbing the victim of their sense and using it to indulge in its own pleasures.



* OurGnomesAreWeirder: As seen in "Coach the Gnomes", gnomes in the series are less magical fairy beings, more living versions of the classic garden decorations. Pierce accidentally shatters their leader, but he's able to glue her back together, and her fragments can still speak and interact with her surroundings.
* PeopleJars: Monsters captured by the characters are magically shrunk down by their specialized firearms to be imprisoned in specialized bottles where they float in brightly colored liquid. They can still talk to the characters or each other, but unless the jar is broken or someone releases them, they are completely powerless and unable to move their limbs around much.



* PrankCall: The trio use the opportunity in "Call A Monster" to prank call each monster in the monster phonebook. This backfires on them when they prank call Frank, the only monster that Van Helsing fears.
* SealedEvilInACan: The bottled monsters serve this role, with a fair amount of each episode's plots is them escaping, usually accidentally, and causing havoc.

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* PrankCall: The trio use the opportunity in "Call A Monster" to prank call each monster in the monster phonebook. This backfires on them when they prank call Frank, the only monster that Van Helsing fears.
* SealedEvilInACan: The bottled monsters serve this role, with a fair amount of each episode's plots is involving them escaping, usually accidentally, and causing havoc.



* ShoutOut: Van Helsing's name is a reference to Dr. Abraham Van Helsing from Literature/{{Dracula}}.

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* ShoutOut: Van Helsing's name is a reference to Dr. Abraham Van Helsing from Literature/{{Dracula}}.of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. In fact, he's outright implied to be ''the'' Helsing on a few occasions, saying his friends call him "Abe" and being suggested in some throwaway lines to be Really700YearsOld


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* WolfMan: Wolf Man himself shows up from time to time. Despite the gang's numerous efforts to rehabilitate him, they never succeed.
* ZombieApocalypse: "Stop the Zombies", of course, thanks to Pierce deciding to submit one of Helsing's masks as his school art project, not knowing it was cursed.

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