Redwall the Abridged Series: Difference between revisions

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Played for laughs. All kinds of pop-culture references, from movies to video games, but all the technology used by the characters is [[Medieval Stasis|medieval]].

* [[Animal Stereotypes]]: Played with. This is ''[[Redwall]]'', after all.

'''Abbot Mortimer''' Have you ever watched [[The Secret of NIMH]]? }}

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Matthias. There is really very little that is actually heroic about him.

'''Redtooth:''' The French [[Lampshade Hanging|don't say thaaaaaat]]! }}

* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: The series begins with a [[Lampshade Hanging]] and keeps going from there.

* [[Black Comedy]]: Plenty. Methuselah's death is [[Crowning Moment of Funny|particularily noteworthy]].

* [[Bow Chicka Wow Wow]]: By Cluny's horde after Sela says she wishes to be left alone with him.

* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: Asmodeaus.

'''Matthias:''' I didn't think it was that funny either. }}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Matthias.

** Then there's King Bull: "The feathered version of Boss Nass from ''[[The Phantom Menace]]''".

* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuFcZ-avc28&feature=relmfu Episode 6].

* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilariously]] by Basil in his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuc9r0kaILo comment special].

* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: Episode 8 crosses over with [[Ghostbusters]]!

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: The series practically runs on this.

* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Lampshaded by Matthias in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuFcZ-avc28&feature=relmfu Episode 6].

* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Par for the course in an [[Abridged Series]].

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: The villians try this in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuFcZ-avc28&feature=relmfu Episode 6]. Unfortunately, the troops really are that stupid.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: In Episode 8, {{spoiler|Cheesethief discovers Cluny's plan to kill him, and decides to turn from Cluny and become a rat of peace. Cue giant crossbow}}. This kind of thing actually happens quite often in [[Redwall|the books]].

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Cluny in Episode 1.

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Kilconey and Darkclaw.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Cluny's horde among others.

** Later in the same episode:

** Ragear (That rat that gets eaten by Asmodeus) deserves a special mention. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] ([[Better Than a Bare Bulb|Of course]]).

* [[The Stinger]]: Most episodes have one, usually parodies of other shows and movies.

* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The random bits of pop music that play when you'd least expect.

* [[The Unintelligible]]: Fangburn. The subtitles help.

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