Line #48 Webcomic/PusheenTheCat


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2	Pusheen the Cat started out as a character in the now-defunct ''Everyday Cute'' Tumblr webcomic created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff in 2010 before being spun off into her own franchise with its own cast of new characters. This webcomic series featuring the chubby grey cat and her family and friends soon proves to be popular, spawning a picture book, messaging app stickers, merchandise and even themed cafés.
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4	The franchise's official website can be found [[https://pusheen.com/ here]].
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8	!!The world's fluffiest, meowiest tropes:
9	* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: Bo has a habit of developing crushes and ultimately never acting on them. If she does end up sending out any affectionate gesture via telecommunication, she'll scramble to undo it.
10	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: ''Pusheen's Purrfect Pairings''. [[UniformityException The last of said pairs]] however (Coffee & Donuts) is not alliterative.
11	* AlternateUniverse: The many official AU versions: Pugsheen, Mermaid Pusheen, Pusheenicorn, etc.
12	* AmusingAlien: The Pastel Pusheens are a trio of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pastel-colored cats who look just like Pusheen]], from the planet Koo-Kee, and they're just as cute and friendly as Pusheen and friends.
13	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Pip is the most hyperactive and often causes trouble for his sisters.
14	* ArtEvolution: Look at the current Pusheen, then look at her in her [[https://pusheen.com/pusheen-things/ very first appearance]].
15	* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Pusheen and co. eat and enjoy various human foods, e.g. cookies (with chocolate, which is poisonous to cats just as it is to dogs), ice cream and pies.
16	* BackhandedApology: [[https://pusheen.com/726-2/ Pusheen leaves a]] "sorry not sorry" note for eating all the roses in retaliation for giving her only one piece of chocolate on Valentine's Day.
17	* BaitAndSwitch:
18	** The episode on online shopping, in which Pusheen, Stormy and Pip order various goods online… only to not use them, instead playing with their packaging.
19	** ''Pusheen's Showdown'': Pip appears to be a dangerous criminal, with a wanted poster on the saloon wall. [[spoiler:He's a hired performer; the "wanted poster" is a partially obscured advertisement for his show.]]
20	* BeachEpisode: ''[[https://pusheen.com/630-2/ My Beach Essentials]]'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHcBOC2E8xY Beach Day]]'', ''[[https://pusheen.com/beach-day-with-pusheen-2/ Beach Day with Pusheen]]''.
21	* BigEater: Pusheen.
22	* BinomiumRidiculus: ''Pusheen's Scientific Names for Plants''.
23	* BirthdayEpisode: Each of the main six characters has their own official birth date, and so it's not uncommon for special comics to be made for the occasion; most of them involve the character's birthday being celebrated, but not always.
24	* BlackComedyCannibalism: Dec 22, 2013 Christmas strip: a gingerbread version of Pusheen stands next to a ''sentient'' gingerbread man. Within three panels, the gingerbread man is reduced to a pinch of crumbs next to a chewing gingerbread Pusheen. The OhCrap face the gingerbread man makes before getting eaten just seals it.
25	* BlandNameProduct: There are [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Nyantendo]] game consoles.
26	* BrokenRecord: [[https://pusheen.com/831-2/ A list of what Pusheen likes about fall]] consists of just pie, pie, pie, pie, pie, and of course, pie.
27	* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Everyday Cute'' is defunct with most of the strips lost, and all its characters except Pusheen and Stormy (e.g. Carmen, Socks and Beebs) are not acknowledged on the official Pusheen site.
28	* CarnivoreConfusion: Main characters in this IntellectualAnimal universe are depicted as eating meat (especially on Thanksgiving, with Pusheen hunting down a (deliberately badly drawn) turkey at one point) and fish. There are no explanations given.
29	* CatsAreLazy: The heroine Pusheen is a fat cat who sleeps frequently and can sleep anywhere.
30	* CatsHaveNineLives: The "age" section on Pusheen's official bio says she has "all 9 lives left".
31	* {{Crossover}}: Has done this with ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' of all things.
32	* CuteKitten: Pusheen and her siblings.
33	* DoesNotLikeSpam: Pusheen likes eating many foods but broccoli isn't one of them.
34	* ADogNamedDog: Pusheen's name is derived from the Irish word ''puisín'' meaning "kitten", her dog counterpart Pugsheen has "pug" in their name, and there's also Sloth the sloth.
35	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Pusheen's mother had yellow fur in her first appearance. In all later appearances, she has white fur.
36	* ExpospeakGag: ''Nicknames for Your Cat'', after giving the nickname ideas "bun", "roll", and "loaf", gives one more nickname alongside an image of a confused Pusheen: "A baked mixture of flour, water, and a leavening agent such as yeast".
37	* FeministFantasy: The series has a female protagonist, and all characters regardless of gender are depicted as engaging in a wide range of activities without conforming to any particular gender stereotype. Only one female character (Bo) pursues romance, and even then it's not much of a focus.
38	* FreezeFrameBonus: In ''Player 2'', when Stormy is fast-forwarding through the game's dialogue, pausing it at the right times reveals that the princess in the game is scolding her for trying to skip the dialogue, pointing out that she's going to miss important information and that the game has no walkthrough.
39	* GainaxEnding: [[https://pusheen.com/726-2/ Valentine's Day 2013 strip]], in which Pusheen makes a card asking for food, receives exactly one piece of chocolate, and then goes off to eat ''roses''. It's a quite creative resolution.
40	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Of the six main characters, Pusheen, Stormy, and Bo are female, and Pip, Cheek, and Sloth are male.
41	* GiftShake: ''Pip's Present'': Pip does this to the Christmas gift Pusheen gives him; his guesses go from roast turkey to a full playground set to a ''car''. [[spoiler:Becomes even more hilarious when the box is revealed to be empty.]]
42	* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Pusheen and Stormy are portrayed as this in a few strips e.g. ''The joys of having a younger sibling''.
43	* HashtagForLaughs: ''#Slothcare'', ''[=#GhostPerks=] With Boosheen the Ghost''.
44	* HolidayEpisode: Many strips and web episodes are made to tie in with holidays. You can even sort strips by holiday on the official site.
45	* HollywoodGenetics: Pusheen's mother and father have white and brown fur, respectively, and yet Pusheen and her siblings have fur colors in different shades of grey (or black, in Pip's case). Neither parent has any sign of Stormy or Pip's fluffy fur styles, either.
46	* HotOnHisOwnTrail: [[https://pusheen.com/434-2/ Both]] [[https://pusheen.com/232-2/ times]] Pusheen tries to investigate who ate her cookies, she comes across bits of crumbs pointing to herself as the one eating them.
47	* HotSpringsEpisode: Pusheen is [[https://pusheen.com/capybara-hot-spring/ depicted]] taking a ''yuzuyu'' bath with a capybara in a hot spring.
48	* HyperactiveSprite: The webcomics are not still; they're all constantly animated [=GIFs=].
49	* ImagineSpot: A number of strips, such as ''Kitten Adventures with Pusheen the Kitten'' and ''The Adventures of Pip and Cheek'', depict characters imagining themselves going on fantastical adventures, juxtaposing it with what they're actually doing in real life.
50	* IntellectualAnimal: The characters are non-anthropomorphic animals who can cook, celebrate holidays, use the Internet, etc.
51	* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: The buttered cat problem is given a shout-out in one of the earliest strips (still part of ''Everyday Cute''): Pusheen defies gravity by jumping off a window with a piece of buttered toast strapped to her back, causing her to spin endlessly in mid-air.
52	* {{Iyashikei}}: A Western example. The web series is just a cast of {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s in a loosely established universe without much of a plot, whose sole purpose is being lighthearted and cute.
53	* {{Keet}}: Pip; he's hyperactive, can be a troublemaker and likes adventure.
54	* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: Happens during ''Meowgical Girl'' [[spoiler:when Stormy and Pip walk in on Pusheen daydreaming]].
55	* {{Mockumentary}}: ''[[https://youtu.be/HU5Qq97cxvU Pusheen Breads: A Documentary]]'', the first ever voiced ''Pusheen'' short. It features loaves of Pusheen bread engaging in antics accompanied by a [[TheComicallySerious completely straight-faced narration]] as if it was a nature documentary. It's even watermarked with the logo of "[[Creator/NationalGeographicChannel Nyational Biographic]]".
56	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Or in this case, naked cats.
57	** In the ''Sweater Weather'' strip, Stormy doesn't wear any clothes, with the caption saying "all natural". She even turns her tail to the camera and winks. Of course, she's also covered in very thick fur.
58	** The last panel of ''A Cat's Guide to the Arts'' shows Pusheen demonstrating "performance art" - that is, grooming herself, with one of her back stripes conveniently looking like a CensorBox.
59	* NeverTrustATitle: At no point in ''Pusheen's Showdown'' is there a fight or confrontation, and Pusheen spends most of the short being scared by the appearance of a seemingly intimidating figure.
60	* NoAntagonist[=/=]NoPlotNoProblem: The series has no conflict and near-total absence of plot.
61	* ParodyNames:
62	** ''Celebkitties'': [[Music/KatyPerry Kitty Perry]], [[Music/JustinBieber Fluffin Bieber]], [[Music/TaylorSwift Taylor Hissed]], [[Creator/ConanOBrien Conan O'Kitten]], [[Music/LadyGaga Lady Pawpaw]], [[Creator/SteveBuscemi Steve Pussemi]].
63	** ''Catoons'': ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Catbob Fluffypants]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Catventure Time]]'', ''[[Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls Powerpaw Girls]]'', ''[[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Mew]]''.
64	** ''Pusheen's Reading List for Thine Cat'': ''[[SherlockHomage Purrlock Holmes]]'', ''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeow and Juliet]]'' among others.
65	** The {{Mockumentary}} short is credited to [[Creator/NationalGeographicChannel Nyational Biographic]].
66	* PresentPeeking: ''Pip's Present'' short: Pusheen gives him a wrapped gift box with an express warning not to open before Christmas. Of course, he ends up opening it anyway [[spoiler:and finds out the box is empty. It's a decoy; Pusheen keeps the ''real'' present.]]
67	* {{Pun}}: Many strips rely on this, often cat-related.
68	* PunWithPi: ''How to Calculate Pi''.
69	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Stormy is not said to be Pusheen's younger sister in ''Everyday Cute''.
70	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Everyone.
71	* RhymesOnADime:
72	** Many strips have all their captions be rhyming words or phrases.
73	** [[https://youtu.be/QpQTGxuU-9s?si=ql3tToHDP0deLM6Q "A Pusheen Bakery Christmas"]] is written like a Creator/DrSeuss story.
74	* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: [[https://pusheen.com/726-2/ Valentine's Day 2013 strip]], ''[[https://pusheen.com/boetry-with-bo-the-bird/ Bo-etry with Bo the Bird]]''.
75	* SherlockHomage: Every time Pusheen tries to become a detective, she wears a checkered deerstalker cap. There's also [[https://pusheen.com/pusheens-reading-list-for-thine-cat/ "Purrlock Holmes"]].
76	* SkewedPriorities: ''Pip Asks: Can I eat it?'': he can chew on pretty much anything he likes, but eating Pusheen's food is a "NO!!"
77	* SluggishSloths: Sloth likes to "take his time in all things" and "laze around".
78	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Strips dealing with scientific topics (''How to Calculate Pi'', ''Pusheen's Scientific Names for Plants'') have Pusheen wear glasses and a bowtie.
79	* SpoilerTitle: ''Player 2'' – gives away the resolution that Stormy eventually gets a second console and a 2-player mode.
80	* SuddenlyVoiced: ''Pusheen Breads: A Documentary'' is the first voiced piece of Pusheen media after years of comic strips and unvoiced shorts.
81	* SweetBaker: Cheek the hamster loves to bake hamster-sized treats and share them with his friends.
82	* TransformationSequence: ''Meowgical Girl'' has Pusheen getting cookies late at night and daydreaming about transforming into Super Pusheenicorn in a typical MagicalGirl style [[spoiler:until Stormy and Pip interrupt her daydream and get some giggles at the sight]].
83	* UnconventionalFoodUsage: ''Practical Uses for Bread'', in which Pusheen uses different kinds of bread as bedding.
84	* UniformityException:
85	** The last dessert/drink pair in ''Pusheen's Purrfect Pairings'' is not [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal alliterative]].
86	** ''Catoons'': The last work listed (''[[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Mew]]'') is originally a ''manga'', not a cartoon.
87	** ''Pusheen's Reading List for Thine Cat'': One of the works listed (''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeow and Juliet]]'') is a play, while the rest are prose stories.
88	* TheUnReveal: ''Pip's Present'': [[spoiler:Even with the reveal that the first gift Pip gets is a decoy to counter PresentPeeking, we never know what gift he's actually given later.]]
89	* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Pusheen and Stormy are based on real cats the authors have owned. The original ''Everyday Cute'' comics are a fictionalized account of the authors' lives with their pets.
90	* VillainProtagonist: ''[[https://pusheen.com/which-rpg-baddie-are-you/ Which RPG Baddie are you?]]'' portrays Pusheen and co. as fantasy RPG villains and invites readers to see themselves as these villain types.
91	* VisualPun: Many strips rely on this e.g. ''How to Make Your Own Luck'': a horseshoe is literally a shoe with a horse face drawn on.

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