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The series details the adventures of various [[Funny Animal]] characters as they go about their lives. The series is known for having a [[Anvilicious|strong moral stance]], while at the same time often presenting rather dark issues or complex problems in a way suitable for very young children (A famous "Letter from the Editor"-page started with "Your parents don't want you to know about this just yet, but I think that it is important that you learn about this" and then moved on to explain ''the holocaust'' to children.)
The cast has gradually expanded as the series went on, the original [[Power Trio]] of Bamse the bear (mostly the [[Big Guy]] even though he's small... almost verging on a [[Cute Bruiser]] considering that most other adult characters are actually much larger and [[Gentle Giant]]) Skalman the turtle ([[Absent
Bamse is made super-strong by eating ''dunderhonung'' ("thunder honey"), a dish (which, according to [[Word of God]], is not just honey but includes a bunch of ingredients, including a secret plant and some pepper) that is brewed by his grandmother.
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* [[Bully Hunter]]: Many of the villains Bamse and his friends encounter think they can do whatever they want because they are stronger and bigger than the people they hurt. Bamse quickly shows them the error of their ways.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: A good chunk of Skutt's courtship of Nina Rabbit.
* [[Card
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Averted with Katten Jansson, who may occasionally be selfish and mischevious, but is genuinely kind and helpful in his role as [[Team Pet]], and even has a mouse as a best friend. Played straight with the bigger alley cats he sometimes tries to impress, though.
* [[Chaste Toons]]: Completely averted; both Bamse and Lille Skutt have over the course of the comic married and had children.
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** In the early TV movies, it was explicitly stated that Skalman does ''not'' have transoceanic steamships or lunar rockets tucked away in his shell (but hinted that he might have pretty much anything up to that).
** His own favourite is the "Food-and-Sleep clock" which always rings at inconvenient times, see [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]] below.
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** In fact,the Norwegian translator was so concerned about the implications that she changed the names to "Malonkus," "Milus" and "Nilus," which are pure fantasy names.
* [[G
** The text even says "That night, they hug for extra long". Which has actually become a euphemism in Swedish.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Very common, Vargen is probably the most famous example. Although he occasionally relapses, though his conscience will constantly bother him.
* [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]]: Skalman is intelligent, educated, has a lot of common sense, and access to tons of convenient gadgets, so technically he could solve any problem that comes along in a moment. To counter this, he also has an alarm clock that dictates when he'll eat and sleep, and which he'll obey obsessively; when it rings, he'll stop whatever he's doing (even stopping mid-sentence) and either eat or fall asleep, thus removing him from the situation and forcing the others to save the day (or at least have them deal with the situation until he wakes up again). {{spoiler|To this troper's knowledge, Skalman has only ignored the alarm clock once; at the time, the others were in abject danger and would've died if he'd fallen asleep.}}
** {{spoiler|Make that twice, he stayed awake for the birth of Bamse's kids too}}
*** He's ignored the clock several times, actually, not just these. "I can't sleep at a time like this" would be his [[Pre
*** He has fallen asleep during [[It Makes Sense in Context|the middle of a tournament in the Middle Ages]]. In full armour atop a charging horse. There is not neccessarily any great logic to when and how he will fall asleep or not.
*** Seems he'll stay awake under very exceptional circumstances. His own life being in danger apparently doesn't count as such. (Though one story reveals that sleeping pills or knockout drops will keep him awake against his will.)
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Back when Rune Andreasson (and Jan Magnusson after him) wrote the letter column, it would usually bring up serious issues like war and bullying, and handle them really well. Nowadays, the letter column is mostly about mundane things, like what kind of ice-cream the editor prefers. The stories themselves have always been very lighthearted however.
* [[Long Runner]]: Quite.
* [[Look Ma, No Plane]]: When Skalman's balloon outperforms a passenger jetplane, the pilot and co-pilot wonder why they are having the same hallucination.
* [[Meaningful Name]] and [[Species Surname]]: These are the most common naming conventions. Often combined in various ways. The oddest case is probably ''Vargen'' ("The Wolf"), the original villain, who has retained precisely that name, even as most others have gained more "full" names (although usually including some reference to their species). His origin story tries to explain this by claiming that his [[Abusive Parents|stepfathers simply never cared enough to bother giving him a proper name.]]
* [[Never Say That Again]]: Skalman really, really hates it when people tells him to hurry or hurry up and considers hurry to be the foulest word there is.
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* [[Power Trio]]: Bamse is the ego, Skalman is the superego and Lille Skutt is the id.
** Bamse's triplets form a somewhat different [[Power Trio]], with Teddy as the superego, Brum as the ego, and Nalle-Maja as the id.
* [[Power
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Skalman's age is unknown, but he has probably been alive for much, ''much'' longer than the rest of the main cast. In one throwaway line he mentioned that he taught [[The Three Musketeers (Literature)|The Three Musketeers]] to fence.
** In another story, they briefly visit some of his relatives. Their reactions would suggest that a period of ten years are like a weekend to them.
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