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Ah yes, the kangaroo. Perhaps one of the silliest looking animals around: It hops around on two huge feet, it has a thick tail and, of course, it has a pouch. Because of their almost cartoonish nature, kangaroos are certainly ubiquitous in fiction. Sort of another animalistic [[Rule of Cool]], if you will. Maybe it's just that exotic feel that Australia gives — after all, this is the country that's also home to the trope-worthy [[Everything's Better with Platypi|platypus]]. If the work is set in Australia, this is commonly a way to say "Hey! We're in Australia, ''mate''!" |
Ah yes, the kangaroo. Perhaps one of the silliest looking animals around: It hops around on two huge feet, it has a thick tail and, of course, it has a pouch. Because of their almost cartoonish nature, kangaroos are certainly ubiquitous in fiction. Sort of another animalistic [[Rule of Cool]], if you will. Maybe it's just that exotic feel that Australia gives — after all, this is the country that's also home to the trope-worthy [[Everything's Better with Platypi|platypus]]. If the work is set in Australia, this is commonly a way to say "Hey! We're in Australia, ''mate''!" |
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* ''[[Flash Forward 2009]]'' liked to show a random kangaroo hopping around after flash forwards, as a [[Book Ends]] sort of thing. |
* ''[[Flash Forward 2009]]'' liked to show a random kangaroo hopping around after flash forwards, as a [[Book Ends]] sort of thing. |
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* One episode of ''[[ER]]'' features news reports about an escaped kangaroo, with Jerry the Receptionist listening to them and planning how to capture/kill it. At the very end of the episode, one of the main characters is walking home when they see the kangaroo in an alleyway. |
* One episode of ''[[ER]]'' features news reports about an escaped kangaroo, with Jerry the Receptionist listening to them and planning how to capture/kill it. At the very end of the episode, one of the main characters is walking home when they see the kangaroo in an alleyway. |
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* There are a good number of videos featuring people bothering and then getting kicked by kangaroos on ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. No, they're not always [[Groin Attack |
* There are a good number of videos featuring people bothering and then getting kicked by kangaroos on ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. No, they're not always [[Groin Attack]]s. |
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* ''[[Goodness Gracious Me]]'' had "Skipinda the Punjabi Kangaroo", which was a [[Gag Dub]] of ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo|Skippy]]''. |
* ''[[Goodness Gracious Me]]'' had "Skipinda the Punjabi Kangaroo", which was a [[Gag Dub]] of ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo|Skippy]]''. |
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* Whazzat Kangaroo from ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''. She's a cool kangaroo in her own right, and boy, can she sing! |
* Whazzat Kangaroo from ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''. She's a cool kangaroo in her own right, and boy, can she sing! |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* ''[[Bomberman]]'' from ''Bomberman '94''/''Mega Bomberman'' onward has [[Spell My Name with an "S"|roois/ruis/Looeys/Louies]], which can be found inside [[Whale Egg|spotted eggs]] and provide [[Powerup Mount|a ride]] when found. In later games like ''Super Bomberman 5'', they each have unique abilities, depending on color. And like almost everything else in the game, they're [[Ridiculously Cute Critter |
* ''[[Bomberman]]'' from ''Bomberman '94''/''Mega Bomberman'' onward has [[Spell My Name with an "S"|roois/ruis/Looeys/Louies]], which can be found inside [[Whale Egg|spotted eggs]] and provide [[Powerup Mount|a ride]] when found. In later games like ''Super Bomberman 5'', they each have unique abilities, depending on color. And like almost everything else in the game, they're [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]s. |
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* Kangaskhan is a kangaroo [[Pokémon]]. Naturally, it's [[Always Female]] and always depicted as carrying a joey even after it... um, hatches. Wow, that's a lot of [[Fridge Logic]]. |
* Kangaskhan is a kangaroo [[Pokémon]]. Naturally, it's [[Always Female]] and always depicted as carrying a joey even after it... um, hatches. Wow, that's a lot of [[Fridge Logic]]. |
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** Naturally, its move set includes punch-type attacks. |
** Naturally, its move set includes punch-type attacks. |
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