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* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Farquaad chose Shrek's swamp for his [[Fantastic Ghetto]] because he knew there was an ogre there and decided it's easier to move every other fairy tale creature to his place rather than taking pains to move ''him'' anywhere else.
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Farquaad chose Shrek's swamp for his [[Fantastic Ghetto]] because he knew there was an ogre there and decided it's easier to move every other fairy tale creature to his place rather than taking pains to move ''him'' anywhere else.
* [[Genius Bonus]] / [[Parental Bonus]]: Panicked citizens run right out of one Farbucks...[[Lewis Black|and into another Farbucks directly across the street]].
* [[Genius Bonus]] / [[Parental Bonus]]: Panicked citizens run right out of one Farbucks...[[Lewis Black|and into another Farbucks directly across the street]].
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]: In Russia, ''Shrek 4'' is the second-highest grossing movie OF ALL TIME, losing only to the inevitable ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]''.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]: In Russia, ''Shrek 4'' is the second-highest grossing movie OF ALL TIME, losing only to the inevitable ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: ''Shrek Forever After'' has AU!Puss being reduced to merely Fiona's pet - but after seeing his origins in the [[Darker and Edgier]] ''[[Puss in Boots]]'', can we really consider ''that'' as the 'bad' dimension?
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: ''Shrek Forever After'' has AU!Puss being reduced to merely Fiona's pet - but after seeing his origins in the [[Darker and Edgier]] ''[[Puss in Boots]]'', can we really consider ''that'' as the 'bad' dimension?
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: In the second movie, Shrek is disgusted by a poster of "Sir Justin" (who [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|looks like Justin Timberlake]]) on Fiona's ceiling. Come the third movie, where a teenage King Arthur is played by... Justin Timberlake.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: In the second movie, Shrek is disgusted by a poster of "Sir Justin" (who [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|looks like Justin Timberlake]]) on Fiona's ceiling. Come the third movie, where a teenage King Arthur is played by... Justin Timberlake.
** Even more hilarious: Justin and Cameron Diaz were dating at the time of ''Shrek 2''; by the time [[Cast Incest|Justin became her cousin]] they had broken up.
** Even more hilarious: Justin and Cameron Diaz were dating at the time of ''Shrek 2''; by the time [[Cast Incest|Justin became her cousin]] they had broken up.
** Look at the lineup of faux-[[Disney Princess|Disney Princesses]] - [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney)|Cinderella]], [[Sleeping Beauty]]... ''[[Rapunzel (Literature)|Rapunzel]]''? But that wasn't a Disney movie... [[Tangled|at the time]].
** Look at the lineup of faux-[[Disney Princess|Disney Princesses]] - [[Snow White (Disney film)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]], [[Sleeping Beauty]]... ''[[Rapunzel]]''? But that wasn't a Disney movie... [[Tangled|at the time]].
** One of the first things Shrek said to Fiona was "You were expecting Prince Charming?" And then...
** One of the first things Shrek said to Fiona was "You were expecting Prince Charming?" And then...
** Merlin helps Shrek see into... [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|the]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyC2ccF_-Pc FUTURE.]
** Merlin helps Shrek see into... [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|the]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyC2ccF_-Pc FUTURE.]
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Prince Charming. After enduring grief and humiliation now that he no longer has the power his mama gave him, all he wanted was his own Happily Ever After... which he probably would have gotten had he not stayed a [[Card-Carrying Villain|''villain'']] by choice.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Prince Charming. After enduring grief and humiliation now that he no longer has the power his mama gave him, all he wanted was his own Happily Ever After... which he probably would have gotten had he not stayed a [[Card-Carrying Villain|''villain'']] by choice.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: The Pied Piper. Anyone who can capture an army of rebels/insurgents while playing [[Crowning Music of Awesome|"Shake Your Groove Thing"]] [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|on a pipe]] deserves this.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: The Pied Piper. Anyone who can capture an army of rebels/insurgents while playing [[Crowning Music of Awesome|"Shake Your Groove Thing"]] [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|on a pipe]] deserves this.
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* [[Memetic Sex God]]: In-universe, Puss.
* [[Memetic Sex God]]: In-universe, Puss.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Seen in the flashback in the alternate-universe when Rumpelstiltskin {{spoiler|is shown completing the deal with Fiona's parents to make "their problems go away", doing so by making ''them'' go away.}} That would have also happened if {{spoiler|the messenger had arrived a few seconds later}} at the beginning of the movie, but we don't know that at the time. When we see {{spoiler|the king and queen's looks of indescribable horror as they realize they're being erased from existence}}, Rumpelstiltskin crosses the line from just a simple trickster who wanted to rule the kingdom into utterly, irredeemably evil.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Seen in the flashback in the alternate-universe when Rumpelstiltskin {{spoiler|is shown completing the deal with Fiona's parents to make "their problems go away", doing so by making ''them'' go away.}} That would have also happened if {{spoiler|the messenger had arrived a few seconds later}} at the beginning of the movie, but we don't know that at the time. When we see {{spoiler|the king and queen's looks of indescribable horror as they realize they're being erased from existence}}, Rumpelstiltskin crosses the line from just a simple trickster who wanted to rule the kingdom into utterly, irredeemably evil.
** Don't forget the scene {{spoiler|where he summons a council of witches where he first starts out as a loving patron, scolds them about letting Shrek escape and finally ''snaps'' into rage, killing one of them on screen by pouring water onto her. [[I'm Melting|We all know what]] [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Literature)|water does to witches...]] }} That just doesn't mark him evil, but a batshit insane [[Axe Crazy]].
** Don't forget the scene {{spoiler|where he summons a council of witches where he first starts out as a loving patron, scolds them about letting Shrek escape and finally ''snaps'' into rage, killing one of them on screen by pouring water onto her. [[I'm Melting|We all know what]] [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|water does to witches...]] }} That just doesn't mark him evil, but a batshit insane [[Axe Crazy]].
** {{spoiler|By threatening Shrek's life and then Fiona's freedom, Lord Farquaad was pretty much asking for his [[Just Desserts]] (courtesy of Dragon).}}
** {{spoiler|By threatening Shrek's life and then Fiona's freedom, Lord Farquaad was pretty much asking for his [[Just Desserts]] (courtesy of Dragon).}}
** Heck, the first thing he does in the film is have the poor Gingerbread Man waterboarded in milk as an interrogation technique.
** Heck, the first thing he does in the film is have the poor Gingerbread Man waterboarded in milk as an interrogation technique.
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*** '''DA DA.'''
*** '''DA DA.'''
** The DVD menus for ''Shrek the Third'', especially the main menu. A bunch of curtains open, a bunch of fake clouds descend on THOUSANDS of strings (looking eerily like marionettes), and all you see is the blank, gloomy-looking, huge and [[Uncanny Valley|not quite real-looking]] stage where Charming's play takes place. No characters, no voiceovers, just that enormous and clearly artificial stage, engulfed in darkness, with sinister music playing in the background. The submenus (for extras, language selection, etc.) sort of subvert this by having some of the main characters present, but the huge menu titles meant to look like suspended stage props are still kinda creepy.
** The DVD menus for ''Shrek the Third'', especially the main menu. A bunch of curtains open, a bunch of fake clouds descend on THOUSANDS of strings (looking eerily like marionettes), and all you see is the blank, gloomy-looking, huge and [[Uncanny Valley|not quite real-looking]] stage where Charming's play takes place. No characters, no voiceovers, just that enormous and clearly artificial stage, engulfed in darkness, with sinister music playing in the background. The submenus (for extras, language selection, etc.) sort of subvert this by having some of the main characters present, but the huge menu titles meant to look like suspended stage props are still kinda creepy.
* [[The Problem With Licensed Games]]: Many of the games based on Shrek franchise aren't exactly critically acclaimed.
* [[The Problem with Licensed Games]]: Many of the games based on Shrek franchise aren't exactly critically acclaimed.
* [[The Scrappy]]: The ogre babies in the third movie; they only appeared near the end of the movie, but many people dismissed them as a kid-oriented [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] marketing gimmick. Arguably [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]] in the fourth movie.
* [[The Scrappy]]: The ogre babies in the third movie; they only appeared near the end of the movie, but many people dismissed them as a kid-oriented [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] marketing gimmick. Arguably [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]] in the fourth movie.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: When the first ''Shrek'' movie came out, it was considered a witty and refreshing break from the then-formulaic [[Disney Animated Canon]] fare, and it put [[Dreamworks Animation]] on the map. Nowadays ''Shrek'''s often blamed for killing traditional animated films and starting a trend of rather mediocre [[All CGI Cartoon|CGI fims]] overly reliant on [[Anachronism Stew]] and [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. It didn't help that Dreamworks would not only give Shrek four sequels, but rehash the formula for [[Shark Tale|most]] [[Madagascar|of]] [[Over the Hedge (Film)|their]] [[Flushed Away|other]] [[Bee Movie|films]] until they [[Growing the Beard|Grew the Beard]] with ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: When the first ''Shrek'' movie came out, it was considered a witty and refreshing break from the then-formulaic [[Disney Animated Canon]] fare, and it put [[Dreamworks Animation]] on the map. Nowadays ''Shrek'''s often blamed for killing traditional animated films and starting a trend of rather mediocre [[All CGI Cartoon|CGI fims]] overly reliant on [[Anachronism Stew]] and [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. It didn't help that Dreamworks would not only give Shrek four sequels, but rehash the formula for [[Shark Tale|most]] [[Madagascar|of]] [[Over the Hedge (animation)|their]] [[Flushed Away|other]] [[Bee Movie|films]] until they [[Growing the Beard|Grew the Beard]] with ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''.
** And after Dreamworks themselves grew the beard, other studios followed suit - instead of making ''Shrek'' ripoffs, they themselves started more frequently producing [[Bolt|original]] [[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs|and well-liked]] [[Despicable Me|CGI movies]].
** And after Dreamworks themselves grew the beard, other studios followed suit - instead of making ''Shrek'' ripoffs, they themselves started more frequently producing [[Bolt|original]] [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs|and well-liked]] [[Despicable Me|CGI movies]].
* [[Sequelitis]]: Fans are [[Broken Base|divided]] between whether ''Forever After'' is just as bad as ''Third'' or better. Reception has been much warmer than for ''Third'', however.
* [[Sequelitis]]: Fans are [[Broken Base|divided]] between whether ''Forever After'' is just as bad as ''Third'' or better. Reception has been much warmer than for ''Third'', however.
* [[Squick]]: at the end of ''Shrek 2'', Dragon shows up with several of her and Donkey's newborn children. You don't want to think too hard about how that happened.
* [[Squick]]: at the end of ''Shrek 2'', Dragon shows up with several of her and Donkey's newborn children. You don't want to think too hard about how that happened.
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*** That, however, doesn't prevent the Latin American localization from largely being a subversion, as it sports heavy Mexican accents, idioms, and at times jokes a little too localized, which made the movies right down unbearable for many of the non-Mexicans (arguably most of the targeted audience)...
*** That, however, doesn't prevent the Latin American localization from largely being a subversion, as it sports heavy Mexican accents, idioms, and at times jokes a little too localized, which made the movies right down unbearable for many of the non-Mexicans (arguably most of the targeted audience)...
**** The same problem occurred with the French version; while very well-localized for the French, it was considered incomprehensible by people in Quebec and even some parts of France (to the point that one Québécois politician attempted to pass a bill requiring Quebec French dubbing for all movies after seeing ''Shrek the Third'' in French).
**** The same problem occurred with the French version; while very well-localized for the French, it was considered incomprehensible by people in Quebec and even some parts of France (to the point that one Québécois politician attempted to pass a bill requiring Quebec French dubbing for all movies after seeing ''Shrek the Third'' in French).
** The Hebrew version is god-awful. But, then again, the only thing that's better in Hebrew is [[Crime and Punishment (Literature)|Crime and Punishment]], and that's because they replaced Crime with Sin.
** The Hebrew version is god-awful. But, then again, the only thing that's better in Hebrew is [[Crime and Punishment]], and that's because they replaced Crime with Sin.
** The Dutch version was also pretty good with the Woolseyism. Whether the original is better than the translation is subjective, though.
** The Dutch version was also pretty good with the Woolseyism. Whether the original is better than the translation is subjective, though.
** The Austrian version had a different voice Actor for the Fairy Godmother than the German version.
** The Austrian version had a different voice Actor for the Fairy Godmother than the German version.
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** Even Pinocchio and the Shoemaker's Elf - and the Sugar Plum Fairy and Tweedle Dum later - were sometimes given [[Last-Minute Hookup|Last Minute Hookups]].
** Even Pinocchio and the Shoemaker's Elf - and the Sugar Plum Fairy and Tweedle Dum later - were sometimes given [[Last-Minute Hookup|Last Minute Hookups]].
** Later, in one of the promotional materials, it was revealed that Gingy has a crush on the Elf.
** Later, in one of the promotional materials, it was revealed that Gingy has a crush on the Elf.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: "Who I'd Be", the "[[Wicked (Theatre)|Defying Gravity]]" of ''Shrek''.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: "Who I'd Be", the "[[Wicked (theatre)|Defying Gravity]]" of ''Shrek''.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Pinocchio. The mere fact that he was originally played by [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|John Tartaglia]] may or may not have a lot to do with it.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Pinocchio. The mere fact that he was originally played by [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|John Tartaglia]] may or may not have a lot to do with it.
* [[Ear Worm]]: ''"I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat! Yea-ah! Yea-ah! Yea-ah!"''
* [[Ear Worm]]: ''"I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat! Yea-ah! Yea-ah! Yea-ah!"''
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