History WesternAnimation / WatchMyChops

'''Corneil:''' And much more, Bernie. But keep it to yourself\\

[[caption-width-right:350:"A talking dog! How absurd."[[note]]From left to right: Bernie and Corneil.[[/note]]]]

And surf the net all of the day and all of the night!"''

* {{Jerkass}}: Romeo and occasionally Bernie.

* RedOniBlueOni: Corneil (blue), Bernie (red).

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Bernie.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Bernie, Uncle Rico and Beth all have blue hair.

''Watch My Chops'' (also known as ''Corneil et Bernie'' and ''Corneil & Bernie'' in France and the USA respectively) is an [[AnimatedSeries animated television series]] about [[SmartAnimalAverageHuman Corneil, a highly intelligent dog who can talk, and Bernie, his dimwitted pet-sitter.]]

''Watch My Chops'' was produced, written and animated by ''Millimages'', a French animation and production studio. The English dub was done at ''The Sound Company Studios'' in London. It aired on France 3 in France, on [[Creator/TheBBC CBBC]] in the UK, and on Creator/{{Nicktoons}} in the USA. Only two seasons were initially produced (they were merged as one season in the UK run) with twenty-six episodes each.

The show was Uncanceled in 2014, with the new episodes being created by using Flash animation. While they were dubbed into English, the new episodes have only been shown in France and Australia.

!!''Watch My Chops'' provides examples of:

** Another episode has a cat picking on Corneil, and the [[AnimalJingoism two of them start fighting.]]
* TheCameo: In Who Said That, when Corneil and Bernie go to the animal shelter, you'll notice the elephant from ''WesternAnimation/SixtyFourZooLane'' and ''WesternAnimation/PabloTheLittleRedFox'' behind them. Both shows were also produced by ''Milimages''.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Happens to Corneil near the end of the episode "Finders Weepers" where he falls down the stairs (after faking an injury to convince Bernie that the watch he found is cursed with bad luck). Thinking he is dead Bernie throws the watch out the window in despair. But afterwards Corneil is revealed to be alive and Bernie couldn't be happier]].
* DogsAreDumb: Completely averted with Corneil who is highly intelligent. Although there is one episode that is titled "Dogs are Dumb".
* EasyAmnesia: One episode "Dogs are Dumb" has Bernie suffering a head injury and losing his memory, including knowing that Corneil can talk. Corneil tries to help Bernie get his memory back before the latter exposes his secret.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Bernie often receives misfortune, but he does deserves it most of the time like "By The Whisker".

* RedOniBlueOni: Corneil (blue), Bernie (red)
* ParentalAbandonment: Bernie is being raised by his uncle Rico. The whereabouts of his parents is never mentioned.
* PickyEater: Corneil is this as it is shown in "Dog's Dinner" where he refuses to eat canned dog food that Bernie is forcing him to eat after Corneil proves to be a very finicky eater at the super market.

* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Referenced in "Dogs are Dumb" when Corneil said to Bernie that he did not want anyone to know his secret for fear of being a laboratory specimen because he can talk.
--> '''Bernie:''' Surprise! And I'm gonna play the cassette to John and Beth and then, hello, evening news!
--> '''Corneil:''' Ah! And then, hello, animal research lab! Oh, Bernie! You can't! You mustn't!

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Bernie, Uncle Rico, and Beth all have blue hair.

* ThrowTheDogABone: "Finders Weepers", the only episode where everything goes right for Bernie; he finds a hat that he lost, scores a movie date with a beautiful girl called Cindy and wins a hockey game for Romeo's team.

* PickyEater: A dog example in "Dog's Dinner" where Corneil stubbornly refuses to eat canned Dog Food while staying over at Bernie's for the week after the latter got sick of him complaining a lot at the super market.

* DogsAreDumb: Completely averted with Corneil who is highly intelligent. There is one episode titled "Dogs are Dumb".

* LaserGuidedKarma: Bernie often receives misfortune, but occasionally it is very warranted like "By The Whisker".

* PickyEater: A dog example, in "Dog's Dinner" where Corneil stubbornly refuses to eat canned Dog Food while staying over at Bernie's when the latter got sick of him complaining a lot at the super market.

* PickyEater: A dog example, in "Dog's Dinner" where Corneil stubbornly refuses to canned Dog Food while staying over at Bernie's when the latter got sick of him complaining a lot at the super market.

* DogsAreDumb: Completely averted with Corneil who is highly intelligent.

Corneil is a hyper-intelligent dog, but has long come to the conclusion that his intelligence is best kept as a secret since he's already livng a very comfortable life as a pampered pet. His plans go awry when his owners hire Bernie as a pet sitter and Corniel ends up talking in front of him. [[SecretKeeper Bernie agrees to keep Corneil's secret]] since it lands him a comfortable and secure job, and the show chronicles their misadventures, such as with Bernie's personal life or Corneil having Bernie act as a chaffeur/proxy.

* ButtMonkey: Bernie. Not that he doesn't deserve it sometimes, mind you.

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* IdiotHero: Bernie
* IntellectualAnimal: Corneil
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bernie certainly has his moments of {{JerkAss}}ishness, but he's not so bad really.

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* AnimatedSeries

* {{Blackmail}}

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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Happens to Corneil near the end of the episode "Finders Weepers" where he falls down the stairs (after faking an injury to convince Bernie the watch he found is cursed with bad luck). Thinking he is dead Bernie throws the watch out the window in despair. But afterwards Corneil is revealed to be alive and Bernie couldn't be happier]].

* EasyAmnesia: One episode has Bernie suffering a head injury and losing his memory, including knowing that Corneil can talk. Corneil tries to help Bernie get his memory back before the latter exposes his secret.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan

* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Referenced when Corneil said to Bernie that he did not want anyone to know his secret for fear of being a laboratory specimen because he can talk.

--> '''Corneil:''' Ah! And then, hello, animal research lab! Oh, Bernie! You can't!

* EasyAmnesia: One episode has Bernie suffering a head injury and losing his memory, including knowing that Corneil can talk. Corneil tries to help Bernie get his memory back before the latter tries exposes his secret.

Corneil is a hyper-intelligent dog, but has long come to the conclusion that his intelligence is best kept as a secret since he's already livng a very comfortable life as a pampered pet. His plants go awry when his owners hire Bernie as a pet sitter and Corniel ends up talking in front of him. [[SecretKeeper Bernie agrees to keep Corneil's secret]] since it lands him a comfortable and secure job of watching over Bernie and the show chronicles their misadventures, such as with Bernie's personal life or Corniel having Bernie act as a chaffeur/proxy.

Corneil downplays his intelligence in front of his owners, John and Beth, so he can continue living as their spoilt and pampered pet, but his plans go awry when Bernie discovers that he can talk. [[SecretKeeper Bernie agrees to keep Corneil's secret]], but often takes advantage of knowing about his true nature. Despite this, they become close friends, and Corneil often helps Bernie out with his superior intelligence.

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The show was revived in 2014, with the new episodes being created by using Flash animation. While they were dubbed into English, the new episodes have only been shown in France and Australia.

* IdiotHero - Bernie
* IntellectualAnimal - Corneil

* RedOniBlueOni - Corneil (blue), Bernie (red)

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%%* IdiotHero - Bernie
%%* IntellectualAnimal - Corneil

%%* RedOniBlueOni - Corneil (blue), Bernie (red)

%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan

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