Line #3 WesternAnimation/YamRoll


1	[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/YamRoll_7109.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:307:Edamame, Yam Roll, Ebi, and Tamago]]
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4	->''"Yam Roll, are you there? You'd better not be using your special powers to have fun!"''
5	-->-- '''Katcho Miso''', Yam Roll's {{mentor}}
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7	''Yam Roll'' is a little-known Canadian animated series of 3-minute and 11-minute animated shorts chronicling, as the long title suggests, ''The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom''. It was created by Jono Howard (known for writing/co-writing many episodes of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' and later developing ''WesternAnimation/NumbChucks'') and Jon Izen and produced by March Entertainment, also known for ''WesternAnimation/DexHamiltonAlienEntomologist'' and ''WesternAnimation/ChillyBeach''.
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9	Happy Kingdom is a generally peaceful place inhabited by [[AnthropomorphicFood anthropomorphic Japanese food]], and the titular Yam Roll (voice of Creator/LeeTockar) is a well-meaning but reckless, cowboy-boot and -hat-wearing cab driver. His life can be a bit frustrating: his friends seem to cause more problems than they're worth, and the love of his life, the selfish spicy tuna roll Minamiko, barely knows that he exists. At the same time, he is gifted with seemingly limitless superpowers that permit him to fly and transform himself -- which his teacher has strictly forbidden him from using for his own gain. There's also the occasional [[{{Kaiju}} kingdom-ravaging monster]].
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11	The shorts were broadcasted on Creator/{{CBC}}'s KidsBlock on [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday mornings]], with a total of 39 shorts being produced throughout 2006. all of the episodes can be watched streaming from [[http://www.ilaugh.com/yam_roll iLaugh.com]] and [[http://www.hulu.com/yam-roll Hulu]].
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13	!!''Yam Roll'' contains examples of the following tropes:
14	* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Yam Roll becomes rather insufferable in "Moustache Friday" after having a sentient moustache affix itself to his face.
15	* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.yamroll.com/ official website]] has lots of interesting tidbits about the characters that are only alluded to in the show.
16	* AnotherDimension: Yam Roll thinks that he's sent to one after eating too much chocolate and speeding through a tunnel into the aftermath of a pie-eating contest.
17	* AnthropomorphicFood: The citizens of Happy Kingdom.
18	* BaguetteBeatdown: How else do you defend yourself against grocery store ninjas?
19	* BreakingTheFourthWall: "What's Wrong With This Picture" has Yam Roll invite the audience to count all of the mistakes in the episode. [[spoiler:There's only one mistake, and it's that Yam Roll isn't wearing the right hat.]]
20	* CarpetOfVirility: After Ebi successfully shaves off his evil moustache, Yam Roll asks him to shave ''his back''.
21	* CrossingTheDesert: Tamago and Yam Roll cross the desert of Tempura's lost and found in order to find Tamago's umbrella.
22	* DestructiveSaviour: Yam Roll, whenever there's a big monster involved.
23	* DrivenToVillainy: Yam Roll, after being mistreated despite being a decent guy, decides niceness isn't worth it and tries to become a bad boy by wearing black and putting on shades. No one is fooled.
24	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The dispatcher.
25	* EyedScreen: Parodied in "The Sand in Bikini Problem".
26	* GratuitousJapanese: Most character and place names are Japanese foods, phrases, or [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign just Japanese-sounding]], keeping with Happy Kingdom's general theme.
27	** Parodied a bit; Genki Desu's sister's name is Shmenki Desu.
28	* HarmlessFreezing: The air conditioning in Phil's spy-cab does this to Minamiko.
29	* {{Kaiju}}: The main reason Yam Roll fights them is to impress Minamiko.
30	* MistakenForGay: The monster from "Sand in Bikini Problem" chooses to cuddle with Frank the weiner at Yam Roll's behest.
31	* MorphicResonance: Whatever Yam Roll transforms into is usually orange and wearing a cowboy hat.
32	* MundaneUtility: Katcho Miso forbade Yam Roll from using his powers for this, but it doesn't stop him from trying...
33	* ObliviousToLove: Genki has a thing for Yam Roll, but he's too obsessed with Minamiko to notice.
34	* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Tamago was apparently born with them.
35	* RealMenHateSugar: In "The Short Short", Yam Roll freaks out at a waitress who offers him shortcake [[RealMenEatMeat in lieu of short ribs]].
36	* RentAZilla: The monsters that attack Happy Kingdom don't have a lot of impact on the plot except to introduce opportunities for Yam Roll to impress Minamiko.
37	* RhymesOnADime: During a game of Jabberwocky street hockey in "More Walkie, Less Talkie".
38	-->'''Yam Roll''': That's it, I quit. Look, it's too rocky to play socky hockey with a stocky cocky jockey knocking Yakotaki's walkie-talkie into Takoyaki's gawky, squawky hawk Butaki. Besides, it's 4 o'clocky, and I gotta go to my dry cleaner's and pick up my smocky.
39	* SatiatingSandwich: Yam Roll is often seen with one in hand.
40	* SelectiveObliviousness: Minamiko acknowledges (and manipulates) all of her suitors except Yam Roll.
41	* SignatureHeadgear: Yam Roll's cowboy hat.

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