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3''Kamen Norider'' is a series of skits parodying [[Series/KamenRider the original]] ''Franchise/KamenRider'' [[Series/KamenRider series]], starring the Japanese comedy duo Tunnels (Takaaki Ishibashi and Noritake Kinashi). The skits were broadcast on Tunnels's Fuji TV variety show ''Tunnels no Minasan no Okage desu'' ("Tunnels's Thanks to Everyone") from March 8, 1988 to May 5, 1990, with special episodes in 1992 and 1993.
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5While ''Kamen Norider'' was originally not officially sanctioned by Creator/{{Toei|Company}}, they later filed a trademark for the series in 2013, leading to Noritake Kinashi reprising his role as the eponymous protagonist in ''Film/KamenRiderZiOOverQuartzer''.
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7!!Tropes featured in ''Kamen Norider'' include:
8* AffectionateParody: To ''Kamen Rider'', particularly the original series.
9* AllThereInTheManual: As was done with the classic Kamen Riders, Kamen Norider's anatomy was revealed in a contemporary magazine.
10* AntagonistTitle: Episode titles bear the name of the MonsterOfTheWeek.
11* {{Expy}}: Takeshi Kinashi is the show's answer to Takeshi Hongo, the original Kamen Rider #1.
12* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Episode titles take the form of "Terrifying[[note]]Kyofu[[/note]] [MOTW]".
13* KidHero: Chibi Norider, Kinashi's younger incarnation.
14* MonsterOfTheWeek: Like Shocker, Jocker's monsters are humans with animal motifs and are named under the format "[animal] Man[[note]]Otoko[[/note]]".
15* NebulousEvilOrganization: Jocker, named in homage to ''Kamen Rider's'' Shocker.
16* ProtagonistTitle: Played straight for the show name, this being based on ''Kamen Rider''.
17* ShoutOut: There are many many shout-outs to classic tokusatsu shows and tropes, most prominently ''Kamen Rider'':
18** The debut of Chibi Norider is a parody on the capsule monsters from ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}''.

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