...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!
Heckle and Jeckle
- 187 statements
- 35 feature instances
- 67 referencing feature instances
Heckle and Jeckle | type |
TVTItem | |
Heckle and Jeckle | label |
Heckle and Jeckle | |
Heckle and Jeckle | page |
HeckleAndJeckle | |
Heckle and Jeckle | comment |
A classic series of Terrytoons cartoons, starring two identical wisecracking magpies, Heckle and Jeckle. One has a British accent, the other a New York one, and they are fast friends who are able to overcome foes by outwitting them, breaking the rules, and generally having fun at other people's expense.Many characters on other shows are known to enjoy watching Heckle and Jeckle, including Fonzie, Lenny and Squiggy, and Jack, while imprisoned by the Others.Together with the rest of the classic Terrytoons package, Heckle and Jeckle haven't been seen much on television lately, their last appearance in animation being Curbside, an unsuccessful pilot for an Animated Anthology series centered on Terrytoons characters that had the framing device of Heckle and Jeckle hosting a talk show, with Heckle voiced by Toby Huss and Jeckle voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait. | |
Heckle and Jeckle | fetched |
2024-01-20T07:02:01Z | |
Heckle and Jeckle | parsed |
2024-01-20T07:02:01Z | |
Heckle and Jeckle | processingComment |
Dropped link to DerangedAnimation: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
Heckle and Jeckle | processingComment |
Dropped link to HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Not a Feature - UNKNOWN | |
Heckle and Jeckle | processingComment |
Dropped link to TheCon: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
Heckle and Jeckle | processingUnknown |
HoistByTheirOwnPetard | |
Heckle and Jeckle | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15b09af9 | type |
Heel–Face Door-Slam | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15b09af9 | comment |
Heel–Face Door-Slam: In "Sappy New Year." The boys sign a pledge to give up practical jokes as a New Year's resolution, but when their attempts to do good deeds are misinterpreted as mischief, Heckle starts to revert back. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15b09af9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15b09af9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15b09af9 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15f76026 | type |
Inexplicably Identical Individuals | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15f76026 | comment |
Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Heckle and Jeckle look similar to the point of being mistaken for twin brothers by viewers. Even in earlier episodes where Jeckle didn't have a British accent, the only way to tell them apart is to listen to them speak, with Jeckle's voice usually sounding higher than Heckle's. This also extends to other magpies making appearances who all essentially look like clones of Heckle or Jeckle. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15f76026 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15f76026 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_15f76026 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_185ea595 | type |
The Trickster | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_185ea595 | comment |
The Trickster: And Con Man, with some Snake Oil Salesman | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_185ea595 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_185ea595 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_185ea595 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1aed264f | type |
Happy Rain | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1aed264f | comment |
Happy Rain: Done in The Rainmakers, when they make it rain after a drought, and are given a parade in the rain. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1aed264f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1aed264f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1aed264f | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1b65dfad | type |
The Cameo | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1b65dfad | comment |
The Cameo: Heckle and Jeckle have a guest appearance in the Filmation Mighty Mouse episode "Around the World in 80 Ways" and a cameo in the Bakshi episode "Mighty's Wedlock Whimsy." They also appear in The Simpsons episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" as mourners at Homer's funeral in an Imagine Spot. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1b65dfad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1b65dfad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1b65dfad | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1bdf123c | type |
Falling into Jail | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1bdf123c | comment |
Falling into Jail: "The Super Salesman" and "Out Again, In Again" end with Heckle and Jeckle falling into a jail cell. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1bdf123c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1bdf123c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1bdf123c | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1dfbbf31 | type |
Heterosexual Life-Partners | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1dfbbf31 | comment |
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Heckle and Jeckle are very close friends who are both male. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1dfbbf31 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1dfbbf31 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1dfbbf31 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1f14978d | type |
Talking Animal | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1f14978d | comment |
Talking Animal: They are talking magpies. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1f14978d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1f14978d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_1f14978d | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_27a58d30 | type |
Carnivore Confusion | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_27a58d30 | comment |
Carnivore Confusion: At least two cartoons, "The Stowaways" and "The Rainmakers", depict Heckle and Jeckle having eaten a roast chicken.note Note that in real life, magpies are known to prey on the chicks of other birds too. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_27a58d30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_27a58d30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_27a58d30 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_2a44ebfa | type |
Elevator Gag | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_2a44ebfa | comment |
Elevator Gag: In "Pill Peddlers", Chesty chases the pair into an elevator car, then goes after them in another. From outside the window, the elevators are shown moving every which way. Heckle and Jeckle then take their car so far down it opens into Fire and Brimstone Hell ("Oops! Too low!"), and as they go up again, they crash into Chesty's car, breaking the skyscraper in two. The three fall on an empty lot, Chesty still holding the lever and calling out "Second floor, women's wear, stockings, girdles, garter belts..." | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_2a44ebfa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_2a44ebfa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_2a44ebfa | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_35543514 | type |
Just Eat Gilligan | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_35543514 | comment |
Just Eat Gilligan: Heckle and Jeckle could've gotten out of a jam if they just flew away since they're, you know, birds, but that would result in a shorter and less funny cartoon. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_35543514 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_35543514 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_35543514 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b4f620a | type |
No Fourth Wall | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b4f620a | comment |
No Fourth Wall: in Pirate's Gold, after making off with a buccaneer's treasure, the taxman comes in at the end and glomps 99% of it: The Lion Hunt has them changing scenes and modes of transportation four times in a fifteen second spurt en route to Africa: | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b4f620a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b4f620a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b4f620a | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b99a9e0 | type |
Reality Warper | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b99a9e0 | comment |
Reality Warper: The magpies realize in The Power of Thought that they're just in a cartoon, and can do anything they want. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b99a9e0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b99a9e0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3b99a9e0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3ff9ebb | type |
Rhyme Theme Naming | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3ff9ebb | comment |
Rhyme Theme Naming: The titular characters are a pair of twin magpies named Heckle and Jeckle. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3ff9ebb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3ff9ebb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_3ff9ebb | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_47fea76b | type |
Butt-Monkey | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_47fea76b | comment |
Butt-Monkey: The lugubrious Dimwit Dog. And to some extent, the bulldog (who was named Chesty in the St. John's comic books which were drawn by Terrytoons artists). | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_47fea76b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_47fea76b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_47fea76b | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4e3d253b | type |
Downer Ending | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4e3d253b | comment |
Downer Ending: "The Power of Thought" ends with Heckle and Jeckle being imprisoned, ironically because the policeman after them realized he could use the exact same Reality Warping as them and decided to do some thinking of his own. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4e3d253b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4e3d253b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4e3d253b | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: The first cartoon listed, "The Talking Magpies," was actually a Farmer Al Falfa cartoon. The two magpies shown at the start are a married couple whose squabbling over their nest disturbs Al Falfa and his dog (an early version of Dimwit). As Heckle and Jeckle took their more known forms in "The Uninvited Pests," they were voiced by Syd Raymond (Jeckle's voice wasn't the familiar British accent; that would come when Dayton Allen took over as the birds' voices). | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4f4372e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4f4372e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_4f4372e9 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_617f0563 | comment |
Heel–Face Turn: As much of con artists, vagabonds and reprobates they were depicted as, Heckle and Jeckle could also use their wiles to combat bad guys. "Blue Plate Symphony," "Sno Fun" and "Hair Cut-Ups" are good examples. "Hair Cut-Ups" had them as barbers in the old west facing the outlaw Dangerous Dan. As noted in verse three of the cartoon's song: | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_617f0563 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_617f0563 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_617f0563 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_7eb73553 | type |
Bullying a Dragon | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_7eb73553 | comment |
Bullying a Dragon: Granted he had no way of knowing what he was in for, but when a dinner-seeking cat laid an ad for songbirds, he really should have stuck to canaries and robins. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_7eb73553 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_7eb73553 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_7eb73553 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_884e513b | type |
Medium Awareness | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_884e513b | comment |
Medium Awareness: In the short, "The Power of Thought", Heckle and Jeckle realize they're cartoons, and that being aware of the medium they can manipulate the medium any way they see fit (one of them turns himself into a mouse and then a dog to prove it). They proceed to harass an anthropomorphic policeman dog with their newfound powers, but eventually the dog gets the upper hand, Breaking the Fourth Wall to tell the audience that he's realized he's also a cartoon character and has the same powers. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_884e513b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_884e513b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_884e513b | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_88cee6e2 | type |
Abhorrent Admirer | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_88cee6e2 | comment |
Abhorrent Admirer: The short "Trapeze, Pleeze" had Heckle and Jeckle try to get a hippo woman named Zelda a boyfriend by fixing her up with Dimwit Dog, who is horrified of Zelda's advances. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_88cee6e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_88cee6e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_88cee6e2 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8a9f6337 | type |
Vagabond Buddies | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8a9f6337 | comment |
Vagabond Buddies: The pair are usually out on the streets. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8a9f6337 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8a9f6337 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8a9f6337 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8af1ce38 | type |
Bullet Seed | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8af1ce38 | comment |
Bullet Seed: In "Hair Cut-Ups", the villain, Dangerous Dan, eats a bullet and then spits it dozens of bullets like a machine gun, all just to scare a local rabbit. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8af1ce38 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8af1ce38 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_8af1ce38 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_a1d3ebd7 | type |
Furry Reminder | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_a1d3ebd7 | comment |
Furry Reminder: Heckle and Jeckle can sometimes be seen flying (which they rarely exploit), and one of the comics has Jeckle remind Heckle of the "strange noises" magpies make in order to scare away a fox who plans to have them sent to a pillow factory. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_a1d3ebd7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_a1d3ebd7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_a1d3ebd7 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_af98d5da | type |
Thieving Magpie | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_af98d5da | comment |
Thieving Magpie: They often try to swindle others. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_af98d5da | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_af98d5da | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_af98d5da | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_b06bbf4b | type |
Be Careful What You Wish For | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_b06bbf4b | comment |
Be Careful What You Wish For: "The Rainmakers" has Jeckle wish that it would never rain again, resulting in the entire world suffering a water shortage for weeks until he and Heckle do something to get it to start raining again. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_b06bbf4b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_b06bbf4b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_b06bbf4b | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_beb9a361 | type |
Anti-Hero | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_beb9a361 | comment |
Anti-Hero: When they're not being troublemakers or hecklers, they're just manic screwballs who can occasionally do a good deed, such as in "House Busters" or "Hair Cut-Ups". | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_beb9a361 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_beb9a361 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_beb9a361 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_cded37c7 | type |
Wheel o' Feet | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_cded37c7 | comment |
Wheel o' Feet: During any Chase Scene in the Filmation series. Complete with spinning sound effects. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_cded37c7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_cded37c7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_cded37c7 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_ce3f50f0 | type |
Clever Crows | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_ce3f50f0 | comment |
Clever Crows: While they're magpies and not crows, they're excellent examples of the trickster archetype, Heckle and Jeckle are able to overcome foes by outwitting them, breaking the rules, and generally having fun at other people's expense. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_ce3f50f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_ce3f50f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_ce3f50f0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_d3e9483a | type |
Non-Fatal Explosions | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_d3e9483a | comment |
Non-Fatal Explosions: In "Thousand Smile Check Up," the bullying rival gas station owner ends up on a missile originally meant for the magpies' station. After it floats long enough for them to clean it and fill it up, it and the bulldog disappears into the horizon, resulting a nuclear explosion complete with mushroom cloud. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_d3e9483a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_d3e9483a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_d3e9483a | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_db9032ab | type |
Finger-Snap Lighter | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_db9032ab | comment |
Finger-Snap Lighter: In "The Power Of Thought", Heckle and Jeckle demonstrate this to the bulldog cop in showing how anything is possible in a cartoon. When the cop tries it, his hand is caught on fire. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_db9032ab | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_db9032ab | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_db9032ab | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_e37f19 | type |
Disguised in Drag | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_e37f19 | comment |
Disguised in Drag: Heckle dresses Jeckle in drag to impersonate a millionaire's long-lost girl friend in "Blind Date." | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_e37f19 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_e37f19 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_e37f19 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fba75cf2 | type |
Name and Name | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fba75cf2 | comment |
Name and Name: The series' title is also the pairing's names, Heckle and Jeckle. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fba75cf2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fba75cf2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fba75cf2 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fd1f1a63 | type |
Ridiculously Cute Critter | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fd1f1a63 | comment |
Ridiculously Cute Critter: At the start of "McDougal's Rest Farm", we see a baby pig in a diaper unable to get milk from the mother pig nursing its siblings. The baby pig starts crying loudly but Dimwit the watch dog satisfies the hungry baby with a bottle of formula. | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fd1f1a63 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fd1f1a63 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_fd1f1a63 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | comment |
||
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heckle and Jeckle | hasFeature |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | |
Heckle and Jeckle / int_name | itemName |
Heckle and Jeckle |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.