Line #4 WesternAnimation/LaLinea


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3	''La Linea'' ("The Line") is a series of Italian shorts created by Osvaldo Cavandoli that aired from 1969 to 1986. American viewers may recognize it from ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster''. It focuses on a stick figure man known as Mr. Linea, who is subjected to antics either by his animator or by his own doings.
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5	!!''La Linea'' provides examples of:
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7	* AmusingInjuries: Apart from the various cartoon-violence mishaps that befall Mr. Linea, there is an episode that ends with Mr. Linea being taken out in an explosion, and when the cartoonist's hand comes on screen to write "FINE" it's burned and swathed in bandages.
8	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In a couple of episodes, Mr. Linea is confronted by one, but only its foot is seen.
9	* AuthorsRetaliation: Happens on occasion in when the cartoonist becomes fed up with Mr. Linea's HairTriggerTemper. He will draw what appears to be the solution to Linea's current problem, only for it to turn out to be a BoobyTrap.
10	* BilingualBonus: Although Mr. Linea constantly speaks gibberish, occasionally an Italian or English word will slip in.
11	* BlackComedyRape: ''Eros Linea'' has an elephant suck on Mr. Linea's nose with its trunk, and later he is raped by the devil and inflated into a balloon.
12	* ButtMonkey: The entire premise of nearly every short is Mr. Linea being tormented by his surroundings and even directly by Cavandoli himself sometimes.
13	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Most of the shorts end with these.
14	* HotterAndSexier: The special episodes ''La Sexilina'' and ''Eros Linea''.
15	* JerkAss: Mr. Linea often gets into trouble due to bullying other people and animals. In some cases where he's romantically involved, he ditches his love interest if he's found someone more attractive or if she had children with him.
16	* MetaphoricMetamorphosis: In one episode, the cartoonist draws a lion in Mr. Linea's path, which roars at him. After he recovers from the initial shock, Mr. Linea responds by roaring back, which causes the lion to transform into a mouse and run away in fear.
17	* ProductPlacement: The series originally began as commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. Mr. Linea has also been in ads for the now-defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
18	* SignatureLaugh: Mr. Linea's "Pffffffft HA HA HA HA HA HA".
19	* SpeakingSimlish: This was done so the shorts could be broadcast throughout Europe and the world without dubbing.
20	* TheEnd: Early episodes write in the word "FINE", variations included "ENDE" or "FIN". Sometimes there was post-text action, such as a character being upset about an unresolved situation. The later episodes instead have the hand drag away the scene.
21	* ThrowTheDogABone: Episode 224 has Mr. Linea using a flute to befriend animals and fight off a hunter. It ends with him happily walking away with the animals while playing the flute once more.

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