History WesternAnimation / WidgetTheWorldWatcher

* ScienceMarchesOn - In one episode, red kangaroos are said to be an endangered species, which was true when it aired in 1990. Thankfully, they were removed from the list of endangered and threatened species in 1995, and are currently thriving.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology - In one of the episodes, red kangaroos are said to be endangered species. They're not.

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* DastardlyWhiplash - Although it's more in appearance. Both heads of Flim Flam Mc Sham indeed look like a cross between [[WackyRaces Dick Dastardly]] and [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight Snidely Whiplash]].

* InsufferableGenius: Both Widget and Mega Brain do have their smug moments from time to time, [[PunyEarthlings lecturing humans on their own mistakes]] while failing to appreciate the local customs involved. Que [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Mega Brain hiding]] and Widget bring forced to correct the mistake he created.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology - In one of the episodes, red kangaroos are said to be endangered species.

* HumanityIsInsane: Earth has been a huge problem to the Watchers, and they can't ever see to make things right there. Widget is the latest in the line of aliens assigned to trying to keep humans from destroying themselves and their planet with them.

* DastardlyWhiplash - Although it's more in appearance. Both heads of Flim Flam Mc Sham indeed look like a cross between [[WackyRaces Dick Dastardly]] and [[DudleyDoRight Snidely Whiplash]].

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Not that things were ever especially grim, but for the first few episodes Widget and his human friends battle rather mundane antagonists for the first few episodes while he's acclimating to Earth and seems to still be figuring out his powers. The first episode has them taking on a whaling fleet, then a pair of hyenas, a caretaker at a marine zoo who's just doing his job trying to keep the animals from escaping, etc. It's only after a while that "true" supervillains start becoming Widget's opponents.

* TalkingAnimal

The show was produced by Calico Creations to teach children about the dangers of pollution. In each episode, Widget contended with a villain wishing to exploit Earth's environment or natural resources, like Dr. Dante, Mega Slank and Widget's evil twin, Ratchet the World Trasher. In this respect, ''Widget, the World Watcher'' is very similar to ''CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', both heroes attempting to save the Earth from ecological harm.

* HeyItsThatVoice - Widget is Gonzo from Muppet Babies (Russi Taylor), and Mega Brain is Darkwing Duck (Jim Cummings).

''Widget, the World Watcher'' is a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon. The show originally ran in {{syndication}} from September 29, 1990 to December 3, 1991; reruns continued until 1997.

* BrokenAesop - One episode featured Widget and his friends releasing a domesticated whale that had never known the ocean from its tank in a marine park. As the lesson of [[DownerEnding real-life whale Keiko taught us]], this... wouldn't end well...
** More of a case of ScienceMarchesOn; nobody ''knew'' that would happen when this show was made.

* AchillesHeel - Widget [[WeaksauceWeakness can't shapeshift when being upside down]].

* MyNameIsNotDurwood - In almost every episode, Widget gets a message from two of his planet's elders that give him his mission. The male elder almost never gets Widget's name right, and the one time he DOES, Widget can't believe it.
-->Male Elder: World Watcher Widget...
-->Widget: At your servi...Jumping Jupiter! You got my name right!!
-->Male Elder: Huh? Oh...

** MisappliedPhlebotinum - You know all those ShapeShifting aliens who hang out in human form for no reason (outside of [[CoconutSuperpowers saving a bunch of money on special effects]])? Yeah. Well, instead of hanging out in human form, Widget would disguise himself as a human by [[RummageFail wearing a goofy disguise]]. The fact that Widget doesn't change color when he changes shape was probably [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith for the very young viewer's benefit]]. There is an episode where he changes himself into one of Ratchet's goons. He's [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight still bright purple]], but it fools Ratchet.

''Widget, the World Watcher'' is a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon. The show originally ran in {{syndication}} from September 29, 1990 to June 6, 1994; reruns continued until 1997.

''Widget, the World Watcher'' is an animated television series which debuted on September 29, 1990, and ended on June 6, 1994. This show ran in syndication for 65 episodes; reruns continued until 1997.

* BiologicalMashUp - Ratchet's minions, the Half-and-Half Mutants

* RoguesGallery: Recurring villains included the alien bandit Mega Slank, the human poachers Bob and Betty, human MadScientist Dr. Dante, the alien circus maestros Flim Flam McSham and Widget's EvilCounterpart Ratchet the World Trasher.

* BigBad - Widget faces many villains, but the ones that appear the most frequently are Ratchet, Mega Slank and Flim Flam Mc Sham.