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5 | This syndicated AdventureSeries from 1959 is most remembered for its SynchroVox technique, in which the filmed lips of human actors were superimposed on static drawings. Otherwise the animation was ''[[ExaggeratedTrope extremely]]'' {{limited|Animation}}. We're talking one frame every two to three seconds. Incidentally, this is partly why Synchro-Vox was near-immediately discredited and is only used for comedic effect now. |
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7 | The hero, Clutch Cargo, was a brawny pilot who flew to various places around the world with his young ward, Spinner; Spinner's dog, Paddlefoot; and a bearded explorer, Swampy. The 52 stories were serialized into 26 half-hour episodes in five chapters of five minutes each. |
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10 | !!This series provides examples of: |
11 | * AlliterativeTitle: ''Clutch Cargo''. |
12 | * InvisibleParents: The number of times Spinner is put in danger while on adventures with Clutch really would make you ask, "Where are the parents?" |
13 | * LanternJawOfJustice: Clutch Cargo has one, as he is the titular hero of the show. |
14 | * LimitedAnimation: One of the most extreme cases. In some scenes you can even see animation cels being moved ''by hand.'' |
15 | * MotionlessChin: By way of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncro-Vox Syncro-Vox]]. Cambria Studios, the makers of ''Clutch Cargo'', also used Syncro-Vox in their other cartoons produced at the same time, ''Captain Fathom'' and ''Space Angel''. |
16 | * PunnyName: All the characters are named after their occupations. |
17 | * SamusIsAGirl: In the episode, "The Rustlers", Clutch Cargo takes Spinner to see an old friend named Tex, whom the latter thinks is a cowboy. To Spinner's surprise, Tex is actually a cowgirl. |
18 | * SilverFox: Clutch Cargo |
19 | * SynchroVox: The TropeCodifier, and also [[DeadUnicornTrope the reason why it's almost never been used seriously]]. |
20 | * TagalongKid: Spinner. |
21 | * WalkingTheEarth: Clutch, Spinner and Paddlefoot always found themselves in a different part of the world in every adventure they went on. |
22 | * WheelOFeet: Whenever Paddlefoot ran. |
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