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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.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Everything's Worse
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]
* [[Fetch Quest]]
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* [[Harmless Villain]] - Lancelot, Martyn and Robin Hood.
* [[Having a Gay Old Time]] - "Oh Blow!" That is all.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: King Arthur is [[Drop Dead Fred]], Merlin is [[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum]], Guinevere is [[Peppa Pig|Mama Pig]] and Lancelot, Splag and Robin Hood are Murdoc Niccals of [[Gorillaz]]. [[Memetic Mutation|Mmmmmmm.......Motorola.]]
* [[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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* [[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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