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'''''King Arthur's Disasters''''' (2005-2006) is a British cartoon about King Arthur but having ''very'' little to do with actual [[King Arthur|Arthurian Legend]], it features the voices of [[Rik
King Arthur loves Princess Guinevere, unfortunately she's a [[Rich Bitch]]/[[Upperclass Twit]] and he's a complete ''moron'' (in fact no one in this show is very bright). His attempts to woo her (usually by being sent on some deadly [[Fetch Quest]] by her) are aided by Merlin, a nervous wizard who [[Only Sane Man|tries in vain]] to stop Arthur from going through with these promises. Arthur is opposed by two wayward Knights, Lancelot and Martyn and [[The Ditz|eternally cheerful but dim]] [[Robin Hood]] and his ever suffering Merry Men and Women (well, Woman).
Of course even if Arthur gets the item Guinevere requested [[Failure Is the Only Option|she never returns his affections]]. The show is [[Strictly Formula]] but the gags are good enough to maintain it anyway.
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* [[Ambiguously Brown|Ambiguously Asian]] - Sir Martyn is portrayed as being a Japanese samurai. Then again, his full name is Sir Martyn the May Tin Gong which sounds Chinese.
** Phonetically at least, it sounds a lot like Sir Martyn's calling himself "Before the Sky's Bright".
** [[Word Salad Title|Exactly.]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay]] - Robin Hood
* [[Anachronism Stew]] - Played for humor; for example, in one episode King Arthur and Merlin land on the moon.
* [[As Long
* [[Bishonen]] - Lancelot.
* [[Butt Monkey]] - Arthur, Robin Hood, Lancelot, Martin, WHO ISN'T A BUTT MONKEY IN THIS SHOW?!?!
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* [[Estrogen Brigade]] - An in-universe example: Lancelot has his own little group of fangirls following him around in "Mission: Implausable" and "The Yodeling Dolphin of Kirkwall."
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]] - Lancelot.
* [[
* [[
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]
* [[Fetch Quest]]
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** A more firmer example would be in the final episode where right after Lancelot flirts with Lady M. Martyn says "We're here to marry Princess Guinevere" to which Lancelot replies "Yes, but it wouldn't hurt to have a backup plan." Hmmmmm.....
* [[Gonk]] - Petal, Lady Griselda and one time character Rachel. Morgan Le Fay certainly counts. Also the old lady seen flirting with Lancelot at the beginning of "The Yodeling Dolphin of Kirkwall."
* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AWcg490CzY wizard spa worker Wanda] (Safe For Work)
* [[Harmless Villain]] - Lancelot, Martyn and Robin Hood.
* [[Having a Gay Old Time]] - "Oh Blow!" That is all.
* [[Hey,
* [[Ho Yay]]: In "The Surpripse Quest," Arthur has only one last chance to use the love cream on Guinevere. When an owl lands on his shoulder, he accidentaly hits Splag. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
** Let's not forget the scene where a French fashion designer lifts Merlin's robe admiring its silk.
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* [[Rich Bitch]]: Guinevere.
* [[Secret Identity]] - 'Sir Margaret', the most capable knight (indeed most capable character generally) is clearly really Lady M, Arthur's sister. Naturally, no one ever realises this.
* [[Shout
* [[Strictly Formula]]
* [[Thick Line Animation]] - In fact, to some extent it feels like a [[Butch Hartman]] show (if he'd been British).
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* [[X Meets Y]] - Cake Entertainment (distributor of the series) described it as "Shrek meets Monty Python".
* [[You Fail Biology Forever]] - In one episode, Petal's sister Tatiana shows a deep concern for her apes. Yeah, Tatiana? APES DON'T HAVE TAILS!
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when King Arthur states that whales aren't fish - they're mammals.
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