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Road Rovers
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Road Rovers (1996-1997) was a short-lived Kids' WB! animated series (1 season, 13 episodes), which told the story of "The Road Rovers". They were (stop us if you think that you've heard this one before) a group of ordinary animals who become anthropomorphic superheroes and use their special abilities and gadgets to fight crime.Specifically, the Rovers were a group of stray dogs who are temporarily turned into Beast Man-like anthros by a mysterious scientist known as "The Master". They save the world from villains including General Parvo, who was trying to take over the world by turning dogs and other animals into monsters, while in their free time acting as the beloved pets of world leaders (such as Queen Elizabeth II and President Bill Clinton). The fact that the dogs were all pets of world dignitaries at least added an interesting twist, as they sometimes had to work in their 'civilian' identities to convince their owners not to go to war.After more than ten years, Road Rovers was finally given a DVD release, as of February 11, 2015, much to the delight of longtime fans of the show during its original run; like Hanna-Barbera's rough equivalent series, SWAT Kats (though that series predated Road Rovers by three years), it was released through Warner Home Video's "manufacture-on-demand" program, Warner Archive. | |
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Animal Superheroes | |
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Animal Superheroes: The Road Rovers are humanoid dogs that fight crime. | |
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Multinational Team | |
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Multinational Team: The Rovers came from the US (Hunter), the UK (Colleen), Germany (Blitz), Switzerland (Shag), and Russia (Exile). The Space Rovers (who are Exactly What It Says on the Tin) had a member who may have been from Sweden. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: Shag and Exile are at one point looking elatedly at a magazine fold-out, with Exile remarking "Look at those two". They turn out to be looking at a picture of two pine trees, but the scene is still played as if they were looking at porn. | |
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Boisterous Bruiser | |
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Boisterous Bruiser: Exile is very jovial and powerful. | |
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The Slow Path | |
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The Slow Path: When Professor Shepherd's past self receives the letter from Shag that saves his life, he keeps it, and in the present, he reveals that Shag's plan worked by presenting the now-tattered letter. | |
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Take Our Word for It | |
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Take Our Word for It: Whenever the Road Rovers sic Muzzle on the bad guys, we always cut to the rest of the team witnessing the carnage and making remarks about how grisly things are getting. | |
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Androcles' Lion | |
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Androcles' Lion: Save one wolf, the heroes get an army of them as a Deus ex Machina. | |
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Alternate Company Equivalent | |
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Alternate Company Equivalent: It somewhat resembles Hanna-Barbera's SWAT Kats, though there are obviously major differences; ironically, by the time Road Rovers premiered, Time Warner had merged with Turner Broadcasting and gained H-B. | |
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"Do It Yourself" Theme Tune | |
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"Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: The theme song is sung by the main cast. | |
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Heroic Dog | |
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Heroic Dog: Well, obviously yeah. While the team initially tries to back out on hearing that they'll be risking their lives, they ultimately decide to stay and fight to protect mankind from General Parvo, and continue to do so after that first mission. | |
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Oblivious to Love | |
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Oblivious to Love: Hunter. In the last episode it is made quite obvious that Colleen has a crush on him; she asks him if he would like to go for a walk on the beach, to which he responds with an enthusiastic "You bet!" Cut to Hunter as a regular dog with Colleen holding his leash. | |
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Lampshade Hanging | |
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Lampshade Hanging: Used liberally; arguably Better than a Bare Bulb. | |
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Ax-Crazy | |
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The Rovers releasing their Ax-Crazy friend, Muzzle, on the bad guys with a shout of "Let's Muzzle 'em!" Cue Gory Discretion Shot. Eventually the Rovers get bored watching Muzzle constantly maul the bad guys and engage in other activities, like watching TV or playing poker. Where they get these props from is never explained. | |
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Shipped in Shackles | |
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Shipped in Shackles: Muzzle, pretty much 24/7, except when he was needed. | |
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Uplifted Animal | |
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Uplifted Animal: The main characters are dogs who have been given humanoid forms. Nearly all of the goons used by Parvo and the Groomer are also dogs, cats, or even bugs who have been transmogrified, but not quite to the level of the Rovers. Parvo himself is actually a transmogrified house cat. | |
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Most Common Card Game | |
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Most Common Card Game: Subverted; instead of Go Fish, the Rovers play poker, a surprisingly subtle C.M. Coolidge reference. | |
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Mad Scientist | |
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Mad Scientist: Dr. Eugene Atwater, who had the insane belief that humanity is better off being like bugs. Thankfully, he doesn't go any further than mutating three of his insect test subjects. | |
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Gratuitous German | |
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Gratuitous German: Averted with Blitz, who most of the time just talks like The Ahnold, but the chancellor of Germany in "Take Me To Your Leader" ordered his men over the phone to "stop the Blitzkrieg!". | |
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Stable Time Loop | |
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Stable Time Loop: In "Reigning Cats and Dogs", General Parvo is turned (back) into a house cat and sent back in time, with his memory implicitly erased. He's adopted and renamed by Professor Shepherd, who at the time was working on the Transdogmifier. Shepherd's colleague Otitis tries to kidnap Shepherd's dog, but settles for the cat instead, and uses Parvo to test his knock-off Transdogmifier. Parvo is changed back into his humanoid form (though to his memory it's for the first time). He then kidnaps Shepherd's dog, Scout, and accidentally mutates him into Muzzle. The Groomer appears, having followed him through time, gives him the name General Parvo and his signature helmet, and swears loyalty to him. The two of them try to ransom Scout/Muzzle back to Shepherd for the real Transdogmifier blueprints, when the Road Rovers appear, having followed the Groomer. During the ensuing chase, Shag sends a letter to Shepherd to warn him that Parvo will double-cross him at the ransom exchange, just before the present Master/Shepherd (somehow?) pulls the Rovers back to the present. The events of the series proceed from there unchanged, with Shepherd's survival of Parvo's double-cross now explained by Shag's letter. Logically, this means Parvo and the Groomer only exist because they went back in time, having no origin point outside of the loop, and they should not be able to exist outside it, though they appear in later episodes. Also, the Groomer should have, or have had, foreknowledge of all the events of the series that she's already lived through. Neither point is ever addressed. | |
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Fourth-Wall Observer | |
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Colleen, so often that she borders on a Fourth-Wall Observer. | |
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No Fourth Wall | |
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No Fourth Wall: Hunter especially, but everyone gets in on the act — most frequently to complain about a running gag. | |
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"I Can't Look!" Gesture | |
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"I Can't Look!" Gesture: "Storm Over the Pacific" combines this with Gory Discretion Shot after Hunter siccs Muzzle on the Villain of the Week and his cronies. Blitz lasts the longest in terms of watching the mayhem, initially cheering Muzzle on and telling him to "make sauerbraten out of them!" Shortly afterwards, he makes a face, covers it with one hand, and turns away while pointing with the other hand, remarking, "Ach... Now THAT is sick..." | |
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Screams Like a Little Girl | |
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Screams Like a Little Girl: Blitz. | |
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Gory Discretion Shot | |
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Gory Discretion Shot: Thankfully used almost all the time, especially as a Running Gag when Muzzle attacks. We say "thankfully" because it's heavily implied that most of the Road Rovers' enemies are killed in the most grisly ways possible, usually involving explosives or animal attacks. | |
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Big Good | |
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Big Good: The Master, since he created the Road Rovers and sends them out on their missions. | |
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Getting Crap Past the Radar | |
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Getting Crap Past the Radar: This show was rated TV-G, which means "no strong language". At one point, discussing Russian names, Blitz, Colleen, and Exile used the example of "Sonov". Add that to the patronymic suffix "-ovich" and you'll see why that song got cut for later airings, and is suspected by fans to be part of the reason it was cancelled. See the video here. | |
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Cats Are Mean | |
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Cats Are Mean: The Groomer's uplifted cats are pretty nasty. General Parvo is also an uplifted cat. | |
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Recycled IN SPACE! | |
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Recycled IN SPACE!: The short-lived toy line (and dropped TV show) K9 Corps, and BBC's ongoing Pet Squad, took the show's premise and shoved it all the way to either side of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism. | |
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War for Fun and Profit | |
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War for Fun and Profit: The conflict of "Where Rovers Dare" was revealed to be because of the villain planning to profit from the war between Eisneria and Katzenstok. | |
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The Smurfette Principle | |
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The Smurfette Principle: Colleen is the only female of the group. | |
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Time Skip | |
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Time Skip: A one-year time skip occurs in both "Dawn of the Groomer" and "Still a Few Bugs in the System". | |
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Ruritania | |
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Ruritania: The fictional nations Eisneria and Katzenstok in "Where Rovers Dare". | |
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Witch with a Capital "B" | |
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Witch with a Capital "B": In "The Dog Who Knew Too Much", hostage Olivia Peru calls the Groomer a witch. | |
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Please Keep Your Hat On | |
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Please Keep Your Hat On: In the episode "Dawn of the Groomer", it's revealed that the series' main villain General Parvo wears his metallic helmet to conceal cat ears. | |
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Heroic Comedic Sociopath | |
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Heroic Comedic Sociopath: Muzzle is completely crazy and will not be very merciful towards the dogs' enemies when he has a chance to attack them. Also Hunter and Colleen in "Still a Few Bugs in the System". | |
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Let's Split Up, Gang! | |
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Let's Split Up, Gang!: Hunter usually sticks with Colleen and makes Blitz go with Exile...possibly to get rid of him. | |
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Token Minority | |
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Token Minority: Luca, Oso's South American owner in "Gold and Retriever". He was also blind, which was probably to make him even more endearing and helpless. | |
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Mistaken Declaration of Love | |
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Mistaken Declaration of Love: Happens in "Where Rovers Dare". The Rover's plane is about to crash, and Blitz grabs the hand next to him and declares his love for Colleen. The hand was Exile's. His response? | |
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Relative Error | |
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Relative Error: In the last episode, Hunter tracked down and went to visit a female dog from his past. Everybody, particularly Colleen, thought she was an old girlfriend. Turns out she was his mother. | |
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Brainy Brunette | |
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Brainy Brunette: Colleen has her moments of this. | |
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Prophecies Rhyme All the Time | |
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Prophecies Rhyme All the Time: In "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You", the instructions given on curing werewolves are said in rhyme. | |
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Designated Girl Fight | |
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Designated Girl Fight: The only time Colleen and the Groomer fight each other is in "The Dog Who Knew Too Much". | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: General Parvo is the series' main antagonist. | |
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Who's on First? | |
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Who's on First?: Hunter and Blitz do a funny bit in "Where Rovers Dare" when Blitz sees enemies approaching and Hunter offers him a doggy treat: | |
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It's Personal | |
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It's Personal: Exile interprets Shag as saying this when the Road Rovers speculate that aliens could be after their food in "Take Me To Your Leader". | |
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Hermit Guru | |
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Hermit Guru: The Road Rovers consult one on how to cure werewolves in "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You." | |
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Expository Theme Tune | |
| Road Rovers / int_aec3d8b2 | comment |
Expository Theme Tune: Tells us how the dogs all got here, tells us what all their names are, what their super powers are, where they are from, and their personality all at INCREDIBLY rapid speed. Seen here. | |
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Catchphrase | |
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Catchphrase: Hunter had a ton of catch phrases, including "I would not have predicted this!" and "[X], Cool." | |
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I Ate WHAT?! | |
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I Ate WHAT?!: In "Storm from the Pacific", Shag cooks food for the rest of the Road Rovers. After asking him about his secret, Hunter informs the other dogs that Shag cooks his food with toilet water, grossing them out. | |
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Take That! | |
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Take That!: In "Dawn of the Groomer", Hunter fires a bazooka at the Groomer and ends up hitting a billboard advertising Cats by mistake. He and Colleen simply smile and make a remark about how they like it when things work out. | |
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Dogs Are Dumb | |
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Dogs Are Dumb is averted though, if anything it's more like "Dogs are a little weird." | |
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Shout-Out | |
| Road Rovers / int_c75df49a | comment |
Eventually the Rovers get bored watching Muzzle constantly maul the bad guys and engage in other activities, like watching TV or playing poker. Where they get these props from is never explained. | |
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Freudian Excuse | |
| Road Rovers / int_c868a42a | comment |
Freudian Excuse: "Dawn of the Groomer" has General Parvo shoot down the Groomer's idea to mutate cats, resulting in her leaving him. After the two villains reunite, it is revealed that Parvo himself is actually a mutated cat and he apparently didn't want other felines to suffer like he did. | |
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Magic Pants | |
| Road Rovers / int_c949edd4 | comment |
Magic Pants: Used in "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You" when Colleen becomes a werewolf. When we first see her transform onscreen, she tears through her uniform, yet she somehow still wears it when she returns to normal after being cured. | |
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Theme Tune Roll Call | |
| Road Rovers / int_cacf4db7 | comment |
Theme Tune Roll Call: The theme song rapidly introduces and describes every member of the team. | |
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CloudCuckooLander | |
| Road Rovers / int_d46ddfa2 | comment |
Cloud Cuckoolander: Many characters qualify for this, but Hunter and Colleen specifically stand out in this area. While shooting down enemy planes: | |
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Unusual Euphemism | |
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Unusual Euphemism: Exile frequently says "bolshoi" in place of a certain swear word that sounds very similar. | |
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Elaborate Underground Base | |
| Road Rovers / int_daef39ee | comment |
Elaborate Underground Base: The Master has one with various entrances around the world, and he summons the future Road Rovers to some of these entrances for their first transformation. | |
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Leaving Audience | |
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Leaving Audience: "Still a Few Bugs in the System": The wacko of the week talks about how bugs have lived for millions of years, and people leave as he talks about humans becoming bugs to allow for longer life. | |
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Family-Friendly Firearms | |
| Road Rovers / int_e466ae41 | comment |
Family-Friendly Firearms: Extremely obvious in the second episode, where two attack helicopters are fitted with rocket pods. Guess what they shoot? Lasers. Mildly subverted in episode 6 when three F/A-18/Su-25 lookalikes open fire on our heroes with regular machine guns. They're about as realistic as a potato in a root beer factory, but they're there. | |
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Mandatory Twist Ending | |
| Road Rovers / int_e4eb20fa | comment |
Mandatory Twist Ending: Expect Hunter to call out "Yet another unexpected twist! Bummer!" or "I would not have predicted this!" every single time there is a plot twist. | |
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Aside Glance | |
| Road Rovers / int_e8e3807 | comment |
Aside Glance: Colleen, so often that she borders on a Fourth-Wall Observer. Hunter does it too, usually when delivering one of his catch phrases. | |
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Right-Hand Hottie | |
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Right-Hand Hottie: The Groomer is Parvo's right-hand and very attractive. | |
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Dog Stereotype | |
| Road Rovers / int_ead9bc9 | comment |
Dog Stereotype: For instance, Hunter (a Retriever mix) is an upbeat, gung-ho sort while Exile is a Husky Russkie in more ways than one. Dogs Are Dumb is averted though, if anything it's more like "Dogs are a little weird." | |
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Groin Attack | |
| Road Rovers / int_eaf5a1ac | comment |
Groin Attack: In "Where Rovers Dare", Hunter kicks a goon between the legs. | |
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Crossover Punchline | |
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Crossover Punchline: "Take Me To Your Leader" ends with Captain Zachary Storm being incarcerated in an insane asylum for megalomaniacs. Storm and the other inmates end up yelling at each other from their cells, arguing about who is going to rule the world, until at the end a familiar voice is heard... | |
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Malicious Misnaming | |
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Malicious Misnaming: Colleen frequently trolls Blitz by deliberately getting his name wrong. | |
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Our Werewolves Are Different | |
| Road Rovers / int_f8b3fa5d | comment |
Our Werewolves Are Different: Well, for one, even humanoid canines can become werewolves (if that sounded like it didn't make any sense, don't think too much on it). | |
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Running Gag | |
| Road Rovers / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: Several. Blitz expressing a desire to bite the rumps of his enemies, which Exile always responds to with "Don't be a weird boy." Shag constantly pointing weapons backwards. Subverted when he has it right to begin with and someone tells him to turn it around, which he blithely does. The Rovers releasing their Ax-Crazy friend, Muzzle, on the bad guys with a shout of "Let's Muzzle 'em!" Cue Gory Discretion Shot. Eventually the Rovers get bored watching Muzzle constantly maul the bad guys and engage in other activities, like watching TV or playing poker. Where they get these props from is never explained. Colleen pretending not to know Blitz's name and instead calling him other more amusing B names — and other names, like "Lord Stuffington Fluffypants" — until the last episode. And then there's General Parvo... | |
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Beware the Nice Ones | |
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Beware the Nice Ones: Never make the Rovers mad. Especially not Hunter, Colleen, or Shag. | |
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