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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/swamp_critters.png]]
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3	''The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon'' is a live-action series with both costumed characters and puppets created by well-known country singer, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Goldsboro Bobby Goldsboro]].
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5	This show currently airs on Creator/{{TBN}}'s Smile of a Child once weekly, and on Tri-State Christian Teleivision's TCT Kids channel six days a week.
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7	This page is under construction; please go to its discussion page [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/remarks.php?trope=Main.SwampCritters here]].
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9	This series can be watched internationally on TBN's streaming site [[http://www.itbn.org/index/program/lib/programs/sublib/Swamp+Critters+of+Lost+Lagoon here]].
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11	!!The Tropes of Swamp Lagoon:
12	%% * AnAesop: Moreover, there are usually several different ones in the same episode.
13	%% * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Except for the "cartoon" part.
14	* BlandNameProduct: Big Al Gator plays a "Pineway" piano, a pun on the piano company "Steinway."
15	%% * ChristmasEpisode: Doubles as a MediumBlending to it.
16	%% * ConArtist: Phineas Phatrat
17	%% * DeepSouth: Moreover, some characters have typical "southern" names such as "Billy Bob" Possum and "Big Al" Gator.
18	* EdutainmentShow
19	** ReligiousEdutainment: Not the show itself necessarily, but there are some books, and other merchandise based on the show that have religious themes, possibly the reason why it can now be seen on various religions-based TV stations and networks.
20	* PunnyName: Ribbit E. Lee[[note]]Named for the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Confederate]] general Robert E. Lee[[/note]], Ima Dilla, and Gumbo the "Fiddler" Crab, as well as recurring character [[Music/ElvisPresley "Melvis Weasley"]], and of course Big Al Gator. There's also "Bobby Q" Pig, the chef's son.
21	* TheRunaway: One episode dealt with Bobby Q. Pig (the son of the chief cook at Big Al's) running away from home, and wanting to be a riverboat captain. like Ribbit E. Lee.
22	* RunningGag: Phineas Phatrat constantly calls Billy Bob Possum "Willy Bob". At least one episode has Billy Bob calling Phineas out on this.
23	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Ima Dilla is the only female member of the group, and the only one who is TheVoiceless.
24	* SpeciesSurname: Most of the cast, including some that double as [[PunnyName punny names]] (see above). The only exception appears to Ribbit E. Lee.[[note]]T-Bone Willy is a stage name. It's unknown if this trope also applies to him as well.[[/note]]
25	* ThemeTuneRollCall: Both the opening theme and the first ending theme.
26	* VerbalTic: "SON!", This is practically Ribbit E. Lee's trademark.[[note]]Morover, he calls everybody "son", even Ima Dilla.[[/note]]
27	** "Uh", don't forget Joe Raccoon as well.
28	** Big Al Gator does it too. "Ohhhhh!"
29	** T-Bone Willy also does this, "boy!"

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