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{{quote|'' "Wake up the masses! Assume the crash position. Hold on tight, take a deep breath for a new kind of cartoon show. It's KaBlam! Where cartoons and comics collide."''|the show's [[Opening Monologue]]}}
 
{{quote|'''Chris:''' We crammed more cartoons into a half hour than anyone else.
'''Will:''' That was our promise, right?|[[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb]], show co-creators, on ''[[Ka Blam!]]'', from ''Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons''}}
|[[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb]], show co-creators, on ''[[KaBlam!]]'', from ''Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons''}}
 
''[[Ka Blam'KaBlam!]]''' (''Kablam! Theater'' in pre-production) was an animated anthology show designed to show off more animated shows, and the first spin-off of ''[[All That]]''. Running only a half-hour, it crammed in four two-to-five minute programs per episode as well as various miscellaneous animated short series that would come and go. It spawned two spinoffs, ''[[Action League NOW]]'' (which was the centerpiece of '''KaBlam!''' throughout its run) and ''[[Angela Anaconda]]''. It was masterminded by [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi]], the creators of ''[[The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]'' (McRobb also wrote for Nick's original ''[[Doug]]'' and ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]''), as well as Robert Mittenthal, who co-created Nickelodeon's incarnation of ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)||Double Dare]]''. It aired on Nickelodeon from 1996-2000, with many episodes left unaired. It's more less-remembered than any other Nicktoon save ''[[Oh Yeah Cartoons]]'', [[Screwed by the Network|but there's somewhat of a reason there]].
 
It was hosted by [[Chew Toy|Henry]] and [[Little Miss Snarker|June]], who resided inside a comic book (which was more notable earlier on; season four toned down most of the comic book refrences except for "turning the page") in which they frequently [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|broke the fourth wall]], [[Lampshade Hanging|mocked tropes]], and got into their own adventures.
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* ''Surprising Shorts'', which had no recurring characters or plot or art style but seemed to be the overarching title given for a series of one-off cartoons. It appeared occasionally during the first two seasons.
** There were some one-off cartoons that did not fall under the ''Surprising Shorts'' title, but were presented as their own entities.
* ''The Offbeats'', a traditionally-animated series created by Mo Willems of ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]'', about a group of unpopular kids. Occasionally replaced ''Life with Loopy'' during the first two seasons. Although it was considered one of ''[[Ka BlamKaBlam!]]!'''s best shorts, it was the first of the regulars to end because of Willem's creating Sheep In The Big City for ''[[Cartoon Network]]''.
* ''Race Rabbit'', which was a live-action show about a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|rabbit who races.]]
* ''JetCat'', about a girl with a cat-themed superhero alter ego. It, along with ''Race Rabbit'', replaced ''Sniz and Fondue'' when it left and stayed for the rest of the series.
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Despite the show's lack of commercial success (no VHS/DVD releases; all tie-in merchandise was released silently) and low ratings (though critics liked it), it has a strong cult following among fans of [[The Nineties|'90s]] Nickelodeon, and is fondly remembered for its clever comedy, likable and endearing characters, [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|lots of crap snuck past the radar]], and [[Nightmare Fuel|at least one freaky scene an episode]].
 
[[AndThe theshow Fandomwas Rejoiced|Theconsidered show[[What isCould currentlyHave beingBeen|at consideredone forpoint]] for [[Teen Nick]]'s [[The 90s Are All That]] block. ([[Keep Circulating the Tapes|Hopefully...]])
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''' ''Note:'' [[Action League NOW]] ''and'' [[Angela Anaconda]] ''have their own pages. Any related tropes should be listed there.'' '''
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* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: The Henry & June shorts.
* [[Content Warnings]]: Being one of the first Nick shows (along with ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' and reruns of ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'') to be given a TV-Y7 rating when the ratings were introduced in 1997 (the rest were TV-Y and TV-G, or not rated like game shows and Kids Choice Awards), a parent warning was shown at the begining to remind parents of very young children to watch something else. It was dropped in 1998.
{{quote|'''Nickelodeon Announcer''': Sometimes on ''[[Ka BlamKaBlam!]]!'', things go "kablam!", and that's why it's rated Y7 (''cue to Henry struggling to hold up a very heavy TV-Y7 rating logo''). }}
* [[Cool Shades]]: The end title card for the episode "Harold's Glow In The Dark Brand Butter" features June looking very cool in shades while shilling the titular butter.
* [[Constantly Curious]]: Loopy.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Mr. Stockdale, the network executive in charge of ''[[Ka BlamKaBlam!]]'' in-universe. Though he's not malicious as much as he is senile and incompetent.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: The main kids in ''The Offbeats'' segments were voiced by young children, most notably [[The OC|Mischa Barton]] as Betty-Anne Bongo. The later episodes had several of the kids' voices sounding a bit lower, including the females (who were voiced by girls). The only adult voice actor was series creator Mo Willems, who voiced September the dog, and Grubby Groo. Not to mention that Henry and June were done by kids, along with Loopy and Larry.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Pretty much every character on Life with Loopy or the Henry and June shorts.
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** And the earlier version of June.
* [[Genre Busting]]
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: [[Ka BlamKaBlam!/Radar|Has its own page.]]
** The start would probably be naming the two leads after [[wikipedia:Henry Miller|Henry]] and [[wikipedia:June Miller|June Miller]]. Some of the gags involving references to these two (including the one under [[Even the Girls Want Her]]) straddles the line between this and [[Genius Bonus]].
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Loopy.
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** And June's been in a lot of ''[[Mad]]'' episodes. (Doubles as [[Production Posse]] a bit)
*** And in an episode of ''[[Judging Amy]]''.
** One-shot character Fuzzball is [[The Buzz on Maggie|Maggie!]] (as well as [[Bratz|Roxxi]], and [[The Mighty B!|Gwen]].)
** [[The Adventures of Pete and Pete|"Endless" Mike Helstrom]] is Sniz (also an example of [[Production Posse]])
** "Weird Ryan" is [[PB and J Otter|Peanut Otter!]]
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Henry and June LOVE doing this.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: June was actually kicked out of her "Firelog Girls" troop because she's such a terrible cook.
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Henry and June, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110918235116/http://s1.zetaboards.com/The_KaBlam_Forum/topic/4265635/1 according to] [[Word of God]].
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Every single character on the show. Larry of "Life with Loopy" actually had two regular outfits.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: Loopy.
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* [[The Ditz]]: Bob, the Action League, and June in season one.
** Don't forget Repunzel of ''The Off-Beats''.
* [[The Musical]]: Henry and June once advertised for ''[[Ka BlamKaBlam!]]! The Musical'' in season three.....it doesn't exist.
* [[The Renaissance Age of Animation]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Henry, Mr. Stockdale, Mr. Foot.......poor, poor June.
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** [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s review of this trope mentioned that the only Nicktoons with female protagonists were ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', and ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', except for ''Kablam!'', which had three and a half (June, Loopy, Thundergirl, the "half" could either be Bianca because she doesn't appear in every S&F short, or Jetcat, because she's not in every episode).
* [[They Might Be Giants]]: Did two music videos; "Why Does the Sun Shine?" and "Doctor Worm".
* ''[[KaBlam!]]'': Deconstructed in a [[Running Gag]] from the ''The Off-Beats''. The Populars regularly antagonize the socially awkward Off-Beats. One of the Populars, Billy, will often say something to contradict [[Alpha Bitch|the leader]], Tina. The Populars then throw him out of the group — literally, they send him flying and crashing into something. Since [[Reset Button|he's always back with the group by the next short]], it's not a stretch to infer that he has to regularly kiss up to them to work himself back into their good graces. The moral, of course, is that if you hang out with a group of people who will reject you for holding any kind of contrary opinion, [[With Friends Like These...|you need to find better friends]].
* [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]]: Billy from "The Off-Beats", The running gag in the series usually [[Played for Laughs|involved Billy]] saying something that would get Tina mad, and then the Populars would literally throw him out of the group, causing Billy to crash into something.
* [[Thick Line Animation]]: Henry and June, [[Depending on the Artist]].
* [[This Trope Is Bleep]]: One episode had Henry being bleeped randomly as a practical joke.
* [[Tsundere]]: June{{context}}
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly one-shot Dawn and tough-talking tomboyish main character June.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: Dear god, June. In Season 3, she becomes a lot more snarky, indifferent and, while nowhere near villainous, borderline [[Heroic Sociopath|sociopathic]]. However, [[Defrosting Ice Queen|she becomes a much nicer person in Season 4]].
* [[One-Episode Wonder|Two Episode Wonder]]: ''The Henry and June Show''.
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]. The references to popular culture and figures of the time - from ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' to Rosie O' Donnell to Moesha to rapper Busta Rhymes - make it pretty obvious that this is a product of the mid-to-late [[The Nineties|1990s]].
* [[Unmoving PlaidPattern]]: Tommy from "The Off-Beats" was the inspiration for starting the trope page in the first place. The cartoon did that with several other materials, too. September disguises himself as "the President," complete with wig with unmoving hair texture.
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: Slightly averted, as in the "Kablammy Awards" episode, June pulls the envelope (it says who won) out of the top part of her dress. However, since she's ten (and flat, [[Pokémon (anime)|unlike some ten-year-olds]]), it didn't get anything past the radar (unlike SOME stuff).
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Henry and June.
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