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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} ''We're Just Like You!'' ''Greg The Bunny'' was a [[~~Sit Com~~Sitcom]] set in a world where humans and puppets coexist as sentient races and interact freely. '''Greg the Bunny''' is the starring puppet of a [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] to [[Sesame Street]]; the show focused on back-stage shenanigans. In this case, Greg and the others in the cast are much less innocent offstage than on, contrasting with both [[The Muppet Show]] and other puppet shows fully on the cynical end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]. (The series was something like [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]].) Extra drama was created because Greg is a relative newcomer to the cast - he replaced another rabbit because he was much cuter. Line 11: Greg and the crew return in the new [[MTV]] show ''[[Warren The Ape]]''. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This show provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Adult Child]]: Dottie's public persona; Her actual personality bounces between this and an average girl frustrated by [[Typecasting]] due to uneven characterization. * [[Affectionate Parody]]: Made up almost the entirety of the IFC series. Line 21 ⟶ 20: * [[Chekhov's Gun]]: [[It Makes Sense in Context\|Sammy Davis Jr.'s eyeballs]] in "The Jewel Heist." * [[Dirty Old Man]]: Count Blah. * [[The Ditz]]: Tardy the Turtle. So much so that you can say Tardy the Turtle's non sequiturs in [[The Simpsons (animation)\|Ralph Wiggum]]'s voice and it wouldn't seem out of character. ** Tardy's also an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]. * [[Engineered Public Confession]] * [[Executive Meddling]]: [[In -Universe]] ** Out of universe also. The network insisted on toning down the show's edgier aspects, making it much more "sitcommy" than the creators wanted. * [[Fake Nationality]]: Count Blah accuses [[Sesame Street\|Count von Count]] of this// {{quote\| '''Count Blah:''' He's not even Romanian, he's freaking Italian, and he knows it, blah!}} * [[Fantastic Racism]]: Greg the Bunny mentions in the first episode that puppets ("Fabricated-Americans") have trouble finding work and dating outside of their species because of their appearance. In fact, a lot of episodes (particularly "Sock Like Me" and "Greg Gets Puppish" on the FOX series) hammer this point home. * [[Fantastic Slur]]: "Sock" has the same racially offensive weight as, say, the n-word for black people. Greg at one point explicitly compares his usage of it to [[Richard Pryor]]'s usage of the n-word. Line 33 ⟶ 32: * [[Furry Confusion]] * [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Greg and Jimmy * [[Human -Focused Adaptation]]: The FOX series, thanks to [[Executive Meddling]]. * [[Jerkass]]: Warren * [[Loud of War]]: This is how Greg convinced Jimmy to help him get the job at [[Sweet Knuckle]] Junction. * [[Mooning]]: Count Blah in a clip shown as part of the opening credits. * [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]]: Both Junction Jack and Warren have traits of this, being friendly and jovial on-screen but being far less so off-screen. * [[Nice Guy]]: Greg, while not as sweet and innocent as his ''Sweetknuckle Junction'' on-screen persona, is still the nicest, least cynical person on the show, bordering on [[Wide -Eyed Idealist]] at times. * [[Noodle Incident]]: Several with Greg and Jimmy. Frequent references and flashbacks only giving snippets of what might have happened to their lives before and even during the show. {{quote\| ''Jimmy:'' You're the king of phases, Greg. Remember that time you tried Bhuddism?~~<br />~~ ''Greg:'' I achieved enlightenment, didn't I?~~<br />~~ ''Jimmy:'' Yeah. And then you traded it. For a clarinet. }} ** On the episode featuring [[Guest Star]] Corey Feldman, upon discovering himself chased by cops in Warren's car, he panics and states "I cannot be caught with puppet porn ''again''!" * [[Oh Crap]]: The look on Warren's face when he bends over and hears the distinct sound of tearing. * [[Operation: Jealousy]]: Jimmy attempts this by flirting with Susan (while female, similar in build and voice to Sweetums from the Muppets) to hopefully get Alison's attention. It doesn't work quite like he expected. * [[Paintball Episode]]: "The Jewel Heist" * [[Paste Eater]]: Tardy the Turtle has eaten everything from crayons, to drumsticks (the musical kind), to paintballs. {{quote\| '''Tardy''': "The green ones make me horny!"}} ** Said quote is a [[Shout -Out]] to an [[Urban Legends\|Urban Legend]] about green M&Ms. * [[Really Gets Around]]: Dottie certainly has this reputation, though it's probably exaggerated. * [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: {{spoiler\|on the episode, "Surprise!" Junction Jack comes to his own surprise party dressed as a woman after a fellow member of his gun club recommends cross-dressing to him as a way to be a better gunman}}. * [[The Roast]]: At {{spoiler\|Rochester}}'s funeral. ** [[The Fun in Funeral\|In all senses of the word.]] * [[Shout -Out]]: By the truckload, but most notable is the [[Reservoir Dogs]] bit in "The Singing Mailman. * [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Sweet Knuckle Junction''. We don't see much of it, but we're not missing much; it's just a saccharine kiddie show. * [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Warren [[De Montague]]. * [[Smelly Skunk]]: In the episode "Father & Son Reunion", Blah gets sprayed by a puppet skunk. * [[Verbal Tic]]: Count Blah, blah. ** Tardy makes a squeaking sound at the end of his sentences. * [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Jimmy shows shades of this in his more vulnerable moments. {{reflist}} [[Category:American Series]] [[Category:Puppet Shows]] [[Category:Greg ~~The~~the Bunny]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Puppet Shows of the 2000s]] [[Category:TV Series]]