Rocky and Bullwinkle: Difference between revisions

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The Peabody and Sherman segments are full of this.

* [[Animated Anthology]]

* [[Art Evolution]]: Several of the characters looked a bit different in the beginning, but the one who has gone through the most recognizable changes is Fearless Leader. In his first appearance, he was thin with a trenchcoat, sunglasses, and a hat like Boris's. His next few appearances depicted him fat, in a uniform, no hat and no sunglasses. When Rocky and Bullwinkle arrived in Pottsylvania, Fearless Leader was slimmed down a little. And finally, when Boris meets up with him in person, Fearless Leader looks as he does today: skinny, given a hat, a differently shaped head, a scar on his face and a monocle.

** Alternatively, Pottsylvania goes through a lot of Fearless Leaders.

* [[Big Bad]]: Though Mr. Big is the ruler of Pottsylvania, Fearless Leader is shown to be more in charge.

* [[Big Guy Little Guy]]: Bullwinkle and Rocky respectively.

** Played with in one episode, when Natasha tells Boris to shut up his mouth as they fall off a cliff.

* [[Birthmark of Destiny]]: Bullwinkle has one of these on on the bottom of his foot/hoof. It's subverted at the end when it turns out that it's actually the design on his bathroom floor mat, imprinted when he stepped out of the tub.

* [[Call Back]]: In the ''Bumbling Brothers Circus'' story, Boris wears one of his disguises from the ''Upsidaisium'' story. Rocky mentions that they've met in one of their previous adventures.

** In a Mr. Know-It-All segment about magic, Bullwinkle is about to demonstrate pulling a rabbit out of his hat. Rocky remarks that this looks familiar. Bullwinkle proceeds to do his act and pulls ''[[Logic Bomb|himself]]'' out this time.

** ''Hail, Pottsylvania! Hail to the Black and the Blue! Hail, Pottsylvania, sneaky and crooked through and through...DOWN with the Good Guys, UP with the Boss: Under the sign of the Triple Cross (HAI!)...Hail, Pottsylvania...Hail, Hail, HAIL!!!''

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Rocky's "Again?" (which is a lot funnier if you say it in a Rocket J. Squirrel voice), usually his response to the [[Narrator]], or to Bullwinkle's "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" Also, "Hokey Smokes," (Rocky) and "Dahlink". (Natasha)

* [[The Ditz]]: Just about everyone, but especially Bullwinkle.

* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]]: One of the variants of the "rabbit out of the hat" sketches has Bullwinkle saying, "Don't know my own strength."

* [[Either or Title]]

* [[Everythings Nuttier With Squirrels]]: Amazingly [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] with Rocky being the most clever character in the show. And even he gets stuck with the [[Idiot Ball]] whenever the plot calls for it (or whenever it might be funny).

* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: Boris and Fearless Leader briefly fought over the Kirward Derby in ''Missouri Mish Mash''.

{{quote| '''Fearless Leader''': There has never been a way to actually kill a cartoon character until now. <br />

'''Pottsylvanian scientist''': What about that movie [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Roger Rabbit]]?<br />

 

{{quote| '''Natasha''': We have been blown back clear to beginning of movie! (''Boris and Natasha'')}}

* [[No Sense of Direction]]: The aptly named Capt. Peter "Wrong Way" Peachfuzz.

* [[Once an Episode]]:

{{quote| '''Rocky:''' That voice. Where have I heard that voice?<br />

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Keith Scott voiced the narrator, Bullwinkle and the cartoon versions of Boris and Fearless Leader in the movie.

* [[Out of Focus]]: Rocky could be considered this. Back when the show was still called ''Rocky and His Friends'', the plots were more centered around Bullwinkle. When the show was renamed ''The Bullwinkle Show'', it became apparent that Rocky was [[Demoted to Extra|demoted to sidekick status]].

* [[Parental Bonus]]:

{{quote| '''Rocky:''' What game can you play with girls?<br />

* [[Ruritania]]: Pottsylvania

* [[Save Our Team]]: Bullwinkle's throwing arm (And the fact that nobody argues with a moose who wants to make a running play) takes the Wassamatta U football team from dead last to undefeated.

{{quote| ''(Boris and Natasha are off to get an "A-bomb")''<br />

'''Rocky:''' Bullwinkle, do you know what "A-Bomb" means?<br />

* [[Species Surname]]: Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose.

* [[Spiritual Successor]] to Vaudeville, the golden age of radio and [[Crusader Rabbit]] (a show also made by Jay Ward). ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' also had its own Spiritual Successor in ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]''.

* [[The Starscream]]: Boris has attempted a few times to stab Fearless Leader in the back. Considering they're spies, what else would you expect?

* [[Stern Chase]]

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Surprisingly, Bullwinkle fulfilled this trope in [[The Movie]] when he fought off a whole gang of Pottslyvania spies and even sent Fearless Leader flying.

** Partially justified in that, by that point, Bullwinkle was ''really'' annoyed.

** During the story arc ''Bullwinkle's Testimonial Dinner'', Rocky and Bullwinkle do recognize the spies. And later are confronted by them.

{{quote| '''Rocky:''' Hokey smoke! It's our old nemesis!}}

* [[Vocal Evolution]]: In the beginning of the show, everyone (including the narrator) spoke in a very low tone. Also, Captain Peachfuzz had a high-pitch squwak-like voice that sounded like a typical cartoon parrot in ''Jet Fuel Formula''. After that story, his voice was then based on Ed Wynn.

* [[Wayback Trip]]: The Peabody segments are the [[Trope Namer]] and possibly the [[Trope Maker]].

* [[Zorro Mark]]: The Mark of Zero!