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'''''Sheep in the Big City''''' (2000-2002) is an original animated series from [[Cartoon Network]] [[Follow the Leader|in the mold of]] ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''. The titular Sheep fled to the titular [[The City|Big City]] in order to escape the sinister Secret Military Organization, who were seeking him to use in their [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum|sheep-powered]] ray gun. The various episodes revolved around Sheep adjusting to life in the Big City while trying to win over his love interest, Swanky the Poodle, and dodging such foes as General Specific (leader of the secret Military Organization still trying to track Sheep down) and Lady Richington (Swanky's ill-tempered, sheep-hating owner with a stainless steel wig). It was notable for humorous fake advertisements and variety sections before and after real commercial breaks, often being strange non-sequiturs and general weirdness.▼
▲''Sheep in the Big City'' (2000-2002) is an original animated series from [[Cartoon Network]] [[Follow the Leader|in the mold of]] [[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]. The titular Sheep fled to the titular [[The City|Big City]] in order to escape the sinister Secret Military Organization, who were seeking him to use in their [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum|sheep-powered]] ray gun. The various episodes revolved around Sheep adjusting to life in the Big City while trying to win over his love interest, Swanky the Poodle, and dodging such foes as General Specific (leader of the secret Military Organization still trying to track Sheep down) and Lady Richington (Swanky's ill-tempered, sheep-hating owner with a stainless steel wig). It was notable for humorous fake advertisements and variety sections before and after real commercial breaks, often being strange non-sequiturs and general weirdness.
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: One entire episode focuses on several bizarre plots that turn out to be dreams that the characters are having. This infuriates the Narrator… {{spoiler|though it turns out that the entire episode is all just a dream of his. When he wakes up, however, he finds himself in the exact position he was in at the end of the dream}}.
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** The Ranting Swede.
** The Angry Scientist. His grasp of English grammar is extremely limited.
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* [[Friends Rent Control]]: Lampshaded when the narrator [[Who Writes This Crap?|gets really annoyed at the idea Sheep could afford his pretty luxurious apartment]].
* [[Gag Series]]: Oh, ''Hell yes.''
* [[Gargle Blaster]]: A rare non-alcoholic version - Shrimpola Cola. It combines the taste of cola and 12-week old sun-dried shrimp and will burn your brain, as advertised by its rapping shrimp mascot Shrimpy.
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* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: In every episode, and every five minutes; [[Crosses the Line Twice|sometimes, even seconds]].
* [[Lemony Narrator]]: The Narrator more often than not will end up complaining about the script he's reading and the patent silliness of some situations. He is also essentially treated as a character both in the show and in the [[Show Within a Show]].
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: To say nothing of everyone else, the [[Plot Device]] is a robot that serves exactly that purpose.
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'''Pri. Public:''' The Plot Device told us!
'''Plot Device:''' Hello! }}
* [[Mega Corp]]: Almost all of the products in the fake commercials are sold by Oxymoron.
* [[Mister Muffykins]]
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Hilariously lampooned by the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2jOH8Q1DKk live-action trailer.]
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* [[Niche Network]]: ''The Watching Paint Dry Channel''.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
* [[Non Sequitur]]: Another frequent source of jokes, especially prevalent in the Oxymoron commercials.
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No.
Well neither do I, but I do have this extra mint chewing gum! }}
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: Happens quite frequently
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** "Great Scott!" "Yes?" Subverted only once when he was sick.
** "We used the Plot Device." "Hello."
* [[Spinoff Babies]]: Parodied in a fake commercial for ''Secret Military Organization Babies'', a fictional spin off wherein General Specific, Private Public, and the Angry Scientist were babies.
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: In the one episode where the secret military organization actually succeeds in kidnapping Sheep, General Specific declares that he will {{spoiler|fire the entire group after installing Sheep into the ray gun the next day. In order to keep their jobs, Private Public, Angry Scientist, and the Plot Device break Sheep out that night}}. The next morning, General Specific thinks Sheep escaped on his own and things are back as they were.
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** Same with the X-agent, which makes his reports to the general somewhat problematic.
* [[Viewers are Morons]]: They parodied the network's request that all on-screen text be read out loud by creating a character whose sole purpose was to show up out of nowhere, read on screen text, and then mention how much he enjoys doing so before leaving. He even takes over as narrator for the [[No Dialogue Episode|Silent Movie]] episode.
* [[Villain Ball]]: Played for laughs whens General Specific proposes a team up with very one-sided terms to Far Mer John, who responds by saying he needs to ask his shrink. John then lifts his hat to reveal a bird living under it and upon hearing the unintelligible bird noises agrees without hesitation.
* [[Visual Pun]]: Far, far too many to list.
* [[We Care]]: "Bio-Technical Corporate Concern Limited Company. We have no idea ''what'' we sell."
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