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{{quote|'''Conroy''': It says here that "Fish Hooks is one of the most original, inventive animated series on television".<br />

'''Doggy''': How can a show taking place in school be inventive? ''(Lists long list of shows occurring in high schools)''<br />

 

''Fish Hooks'' (2010) is a cartoon on [[Disney Channel]], created by Noah Z. Jones (whose other claim to fame is ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]''). The show deals with three fish: Milo, his brother Oscar, and their "overly dramatic" friend Bea, as they attend school in an aquarium at a pet store. The series chronicles their daily lives as they deal with various things, such as friendships, dating, and sports, as well as [[Blatant Lies|typical t(w)een issues]] such as giant lobster attacks and field trips to the hamster cages.

* [[And You Were There]]: Oscar hits his head and wakes up in a fantasy kingdom populated by fish that look like people he knows. He thinks it's all a dream, but Milo and Bea find him and tell him he was just moved to another fish tank. Turns out a lot of fish look alike.

* [[Animals Not to Scale]]: Keep in mind these guys live in a pet store aquarium... and yet it seems like they have a whole town inside it.

** Semi-justified as there are other species around the pet shop, a point brought up in "Hooray for Hamsterwood".

* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]: Milo in "Big Fish", complete with [[Shout-Out]] to [[Ghostbusters|Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man]].

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Bea

* [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: Kevin. [[Played for Laughs]] since he's a one-time character, and [[Defied Trope|defied]] since he didn't show any clear signs of hating them.

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Koi

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: This wouldn't have been that big a deal if it wasn't on Disney, but in "Fish Out of Water", the teacher, a seahorse, starts ranting:

* [[Jerkass]]: Randy Pincherson

* [[Jerk Jock]]: "JOCKTOPUS WILL BE PUNCHING YOU NOW!"

* [[Karma Houdini]]: Randy Pincherson in the Christmas Episode. He admits out loud that he was only doing the job for money, he treated kids like crap all day, and he even tried to quit before his job was done. Unfortunately, when Bea snapped and tried to get the Santa costume off of him, she got fired after Randy made it seem like it was her fault. He never gets his comeuppance.

* [[Keet]]: Milo

* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Super Mario Brothers]]; one episode has Oscar liken himself to a plumber, Bea to a princess, and their dilemma to a gorilla in a tank top throwing barrels at them.

** "Hooray for Hamsterwood" has Milo saying that Pamela Hamster is the finest hamster actress of their generation, immediately followed by Pamela (on the TV show) saying, "Science class is [[Sonny With a Chance|so random]]!"

** ''Pamela Hamster Returns'' mentions [[High School Musical|Hamster School Musical]] and [[Wizards of Waverly Place|Hamsters of Hamsterly Place]]. ** "Just One of The Fish" has Oscar making the "[[Oh Crap]]" face.

* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]]: During "Two Clams in Love", the gang had played a video game. Oscar told Milo to hit the B button on his controller. Instead, he [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hit Bea]].

** There was a string of episodes where Clamantha fell victim to this.

* [[Somebody Doesn't Love Raymond]]: "Fishing for Compliments: The Albert Glass Story"

{{quote| '''Clamantha''': Love the new 'do, Oscar!<br />

'''Oscar''': It's not a new 'do. Combs just stick to me and never let go.<br />

'''Clamantha''': I'll be your comb... }}

* [[Temporary Love Interest]]: Played [[Up to Eleven]] with Bea's boyfriends in "Doris Flores Gorgeous". She wasn't replacing her boyfriends rapidly because she's [[Really Gets Around|promiscuous]], but rather because she thinks that's what high school girls are supposed to do.

* [[Third Person Person]]: Jocktopus