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''A webcomic about friendship, life and the art of (not) eating squirrels.''

 

 

Though the story most often focuses on Sandra and Woo's misadventures, the story will, at times, turn to focus on one of Sandra's two best friends, [[Future Badass|Cloud]] and [[Chaotic Neutral|Larisa]], or Woo's adventures with his woodland friends, Shadow the fox and Sid the squirrel.

 

* [[Action Mom]]: Cloud's mom Ye Thuza is not only a loving mother and housewife, but also an urban ninja who single handily nails a tonberry (a dangerous monster in the [[Final Fantasy]] series) to a concrete wall with a wooden staff. Not to mention she's also a former [[Child Soldier]].

** Possibly a [[Deconstruction]] of the tropes. While certainly not a bad mom, her rebel experiences have left her [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/04/15/0155-rebel-heart/ "still somewhat messed up".]

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: We have believable names like Sandra and Larisa, and then we have Woo and Cloud. [[Justified Trope]] in that Woo is a pet and Cloud was named by [[Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy nerds]] and has a sister [[Theme Naming|named]] [[Final Fantasy X|Yuna]].

* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Zoey and her best friend Michelle.

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Common

* [[An Aesop]]: Quite common. Occasionally border on [[Anvilicious]] [[Author Tract|Author Tracts]], but so far the comic has never failed to return to lighthearted silliness very shortly afterward.

** [[Green Aesop]]: There's an arc of them.

*** Also crops up at the end of the insulin ban storyline, where Sandra's dad gives the [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] of "ducks are bad for you," with a beer bottle in his free hand and something hand-rolled in his mouth.

* [[Animal Talk]]: Woo and all other animals, including Woo's friends Shadow and Sid, speak the same language, but only Woo is able to communicate with humans. However, he's not talking to anyone but Sandra since he is afraid of [[They Would Cut You Up|ending up in a laboratory otherwise]].

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Sandra and Cloud's favorite political slogan: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/11/19/0113-freedom-justice-cookies/ "Freedom! Justice! Cookies!"].

* [[Bad Liar]]: Averted with Sandra. She's a surprisingly '''good''' one. She also can do it with minimal preparation.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Ralph the bully makes [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/01/22/0027-major-mistake/ this mistake with Cloud]. In fairness, Cloud doesn't ''[[Cute Bruiser|look]]'' particularly threatening.

** To be fair, Cloud [[Cute Bruiser|isn't as obvious a dragon]] as most examples.

* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: Both averted and played straight. Woo is friendly with Shadow, a fox, and Sid, a squirrel. They regularly try to eat each other, but as the tagline says, fail. This doesn't stop Woo and Shadow from eating ''other'' woodland creatures, ''successfully.''

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Woo's "Woo!" What Woo is named after, and his common reaction to pleasant surprises.

* [[Character Blog]]: Sandra has a [http://www.youtube.com/user/SandyTheThird YouTube channel], also going by her alter ego Sandy the Third, empress and supreme ruler of Northia, there.

* [[Crush Blush]]: Landon

* [[Cute but Troubled]]: Larisa

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Pain is [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/06/06/0279-special-attack-i/ painful].

* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]: Larisa grumbling.

* [[Don't Ask]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/11/20/the-moment-of-dawning-comprehension/ "What the hell?"]

* [[Eats Babies|Eats Puppies]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/04/30/0372-junk-food/ Ruth] [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant|claims to eat wolf pups]]. She's already proved surprisingly adept with a gun despite being a squirrel.

** [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/06/03/0170-slvt/ She was a bit annoyed about being called a slut. Sorta.]

** [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/03/03/0250-savior/ Flirty girl.] Leading to this gem by a commenter.

0 to Flirtatious in two seconds flat! }}

* [[First Kiss]]: [[Moment Killer|After three attempts were broken up]]--[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/05/17/0165-kissus-interruptus/ the first by] [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/12/13/0226-bulls-eye-i/ Cloud's sister and mother], [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/12/13/0226-bulls-eye-i/ the second by a soccer ball], [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/11/0289-moment-kisser/ and the third] [[Les Yay|by Larisa]]--[[Determinator|Sandra and Cloud got fed up]] [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/14/0290-the-kiss/ and made sure nobody would interrupt them again].

** Look at his '''mom''' and say his skills don't [[Justified Trope|make sense]].

* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: Brutally [[Subverted]]. After a recent adventure, Lily suggests Woo relax with "eating, sleeping and...cuddling". When they get to the "cuddling" strip, they show a tree and make it sound like Woo's having difficulty. {{spoiler|The comic shows they're playing billiards. But then comes [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/05/0305-cuddling/ this:]}}

{{spoiler|'''Woo:''' [[Big Yes|WOO!]]}} }}

* [[Intellectual Animal]]: Shadow might be the most prominent example for this trope since he's for example able to come up with a rhyming [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/07/02/0073-summer-by-the-lakeside/ carnivorous anthem].

** Woo is no slouch intellectually, either. He can speak to humans and attempted subliminal cookie acquisition.

* [[Jesus Was Way Cool]]: Sandra thinks that [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/11/30/0116-jesus-of-nazareth/ Jesus was a swell guy], but she can't stand his fanboys.

* [[Kids Prefer Boxes]] resp. Raccoons Prefer Bubble Wrap: Sandra gives Woo a [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/10/15/0103-the-new-toy/ cardboard box full of bubble wrap] as a gift.

** Literal version implied with Woo and Lily.

* [[Layman's Terms]]: Inverted in [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/10/28/0212-techno-babble/ this strip]. "These are management consultants. From IBM. They don't understand your "[[Techno Babble]]"."

* [[Like You Were Dying]]: Larisa's antics get more disturbing as the reader gets more hints about her condition.

* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: How is taking food about to be given to a hungry fox ''not'' your fault when said fox angrily chases you?

** Videogame characters will soon be indistinguishable from real life, therefore, we are video game characters.

* [[Loves Me Not]]: Played with [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/12/02/0222-plucking-daisies-i/ here]

* [[Major Injury Underreaction]]: The eagle [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/04/14/0262-predator-and-prey/ here] is only ''mildly'' annoyed that Woo is eating her offspring.

* [[Medium Awareness]]: The characters [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/11/20/the-moment-of-dawning-comprehension/ apparently] know the comic's {{spoiler|update schedule.}}

* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In universe, a video of Cloud taking down a thug was "more popular than free bacon." {{spoiler|It turns out that this was all part of Larisa's [[Batman Gambit]] to help out her dad's website.}}

** Earlier than that with [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/05/17/0165-kissus-interruptus/ Yuna and Ye Thuza].

** [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/11/0289-moment-kisser/ Who else but Larisa?]

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Particularly where [[Child Soldier|Ye Thuza]] is concerned. Also, the last strip of the "insulin" storyline, when Larisa {{spoiler|sneaks off to take some kind of pill}}.

* [[Name and Name]]

* [[Nerf Arm]]: Cloud has a wooden katana.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Do we really want to know how {{spoiler|playing "Truth or Dare" with Larisa}} can cause [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/19/0309-important-advice/ psychological trauma?]

* [[Open-Minded Parent]]: Cloud's mother seems to have no problem with having her son explore abandoned factories for treasure, [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/10/0119-the-departure/ unless he forgets to pack the rope]. Of course, these are the same parents that sign him up for [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/12/22/0018-cloud/ sword training].

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Subverted. Landon clearly thinks he's about to get the [[If You Ever Hurt Her]] speech, but then Ivan [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/05/17/0377-serious-talk/ gives him advice on the kind of gifts and outings Larisa likes]. "Better you as her boyfriend than some thug."

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/08/09/0189-shows-over/ Done by someone less than ten.]

** Followed immediately by an apology when she learns how rude it was.

'''Yuna''': Mommy, what does "motherfucker" actually mean? }}

* [[Product Placement]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/03/02/0038-product-placement/ Oreos], saving squirrels from being eaten since 1912.

* [[Running Gag]]: Sid is friends with Woo and Shadow which does not stop them from trying to eat him on a constant basis.

* [[Scenery Censor]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/03/04/0143-love-at-first-sight/ This one], censoring Woo's thoughts with shrubbery.

** Not even sure ''which'' ship [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/02/10/0244-a-new-adventure/ they want.] That Larisa mention is just confusing.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Frequently to ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', and many more to video games, namely ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. A couple even named their two younger children Cloud and Yuna after the game.

** Many of the posters and filer strips give to an artist, movie, television series or other comics.

** This [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/14/0120-i-hope-you-like-long-sentences/ strip] is a nod to this famous ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' [http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10 strip.]

* [[Stock Animal Name]]: Woo is initially christened 'Rascal'. He isn't pleased.

* [[Stuffed Into a Trashcan]]:

** A sufficiently angered Sandra does this to Larisa after [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/02/08/0136-theres-still-hope/ one biting remark too many.]

* [[Take That]]:

** [[Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird|A certain bird]] thought he was safe in his cage and could insult Woo with impunity. [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/03/26/0045-the-dark-side-of-the-force/ Raccoons have lockpicks for claws]. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Reader commentary was overwhelmingly favorable]].

{{quote|'''Sandra''': I have no idea what you did, but it was as if one voice was suddenly silenced, and millions suddenly cried out in joy.}}

* [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]: Lily [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/03/22/0148-damn-instincts/ here]

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Yes, Tom the Talking Toast. [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/01/26/0345-the-contender-iii/ Play yourself up in front of a girl who can't decide what she wants for breakfast.]

* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]]:

** Larisa carries a lighter just to set random fires, jokes about being a "junkie" when she injects insulin, accuses a teacher of molesting her to get out of a homework assignment (and has to be warned against molesting her guide on the camping trip), and [[Fille Fatale|flirts with the boys]] at an... adult level. Apparently, ''all'' the girls have been warned about her. {{spoiler|Suggestions that she's got [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/01/04/0126-secrets/ bigger problems than diabetes] [[Like You Were Dying|put this in a more disturbing light]].}}

** "[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/28/0294-homecoming-ii/ You're still] a ''virgin'', right?" And remember. This is her mother.

** Larisa is explicitly stated to be twelve [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/11/01/0425-pervy-perv/ here].

* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/04/11/0261-rule-number-one/ This page] takes it as a given that the reader knows why running blindly through tall grass and bushes is an unsafe idea. Unfortunately, most of those readers don't seem to go outside very often, as it went over everyone's head.

* [[Write What You Know]]: The writer of Sandra and Woo is very interested in raccoons and wrote several Wikipedia articles about the species.

 

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