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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bamination.png]]
2''Bamimation'' was a cartoon {{pilot}} pitched to Creator/{{MTV}} in 2006, created by and starring Bam Margera, and animated by 6 Point Harness. The series would've followed the usual hijinks of Bam Margera and his friends and family, coupled with CartoonPhysics and gags.
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4In the pilot, Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn discover a shrink ray invented by Rake Yohn, which they use to stir up havoc. But when they hear that Rake is going on a date with his repulsive girlfriend (whom Bam and friends nicknamed "Scabriella"), they shrink themselves into his body, and do everything they can to get the two to break up. HilarityEnsues.
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6You can watch the full pilot [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xvZuvzFA8 here]]
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8!!The pilot contains examples of:
9* ButtMonkey: Phil Margera (obviously) and Rake Yohn.
10* ChainsawGood: At the beginning, Bam and Ryan both take a ride on skateboards that have chainsaws attached.
11* CloudCuckoolander: Dico wears a pirate costume and the only reason his friends are surprised because they thought Saturday was Franchise/{{Batman}} day.
12* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:To reverse the shrink ray's effects, all that needed to be done was to destroy the shrink ray.]]
13%%* ExpositoryThemeTune
14* FantasticVoyagePlot: The whole plot of the pilot. Unlike most examples of this trope, in which the protagonist(s) enter through an orifice in the head, and leave through the head or anus, Bam and Ryan drive through the anus and escape through the mouth [[spoiler:(well, Bam anyway. Ryan ends up leaving through the...[[AnuscapePlan usual route]].)]]
15* GroinAttack: When Bam and Ryan enter Rake's body, the first thing they do is punch his testes.
16%%* GrossOutShow
17* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:The fate of Scabriella.]]
18* NoOntologicalInertia: Everyone returns to their normal size when the shrink ray is destroyed.
19* {{Pun}}: Bam pulls a "Mind Control" book out of {{Hammerspace}} when he manipulates Rake's brain.
20* ShoutOut:
21** The art style is reminiscent to that of Creator/HannaBarbera, right down to the SkintoneSclerae.
22** The scene where Bam's coach walks down the street and looks at women is a homage to ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', right down to using [[Music/TheBeeGees "Stayin' Alive"]]
23** When Bam and Ryan beat up Rake's testes, [[Film/RockyIII "Eye of the Tiger"]] begins to play.
24* TeenyWeenie: Implied when it's said that Rake made the shrink ray way while trying to build an enlargement ray "for obvious reasons".
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