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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.
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** [[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 as It Sounds Foreign]] - Arthur speaks fake Japanese to Sir Martin, much to his dismay.
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* [[The Unintelligible]] - Splag
* [[Unusual Euphemism]] - Lancelot's catchphrase "Oh Blow!" But Americans most likely see this [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|as something else....]]
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* [[William Telling]] - King Arthur becomes the target for one of these in "The Ice Palace". He has to stand with an apple on his head and be shot at in turn by [[Robin Hood]], [[William Tell]] and Sir Maragaret.
* [[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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