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[[File:Noozles_9630.jpg|frame|[[Bait and Switch Credits|Trust us, it isn't as boring as this picture suggests]].]]
 
Also known as ''The WonderousWondrous Koala Blinky'', '''''The Noozles''''' was a 26-episode series by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It was dubbed and shown in English beginning in 1988. It's mainly remembered today for being shown in seemingly endless reruns in the early days of [[Nickelodeon]], who would often eagerly snap up whatever animated series from around the world they could afford the rights to.▼
 
It is also known for starting out as just [[Sugar Bowl|your average cute cartoon about a girl and her koala buddy]] -- and—and then [[Cerebus Syndrome|suddenly taking a turn for the very]] '''[[Widget Series|very]]''' [[Deranged Animation|strange]]. It turns out that ''[[Star Blazers]]'' and ''[[Macross]]'' director Noboru Ishiguro was involved in the program, which might help explain some things.▼
▲Also known as ''The Wonderous Koala Blinky'', ''The Noozles'' was a 26-episode series by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It was dubbed and shown in English beginning in 1988. It's mainly remembered today for being shown in seemingly endless reruns in the early days of [[Nickelodeon]], who would often eagerly snap up whatever animated series from around the world they could afford the rights to.
 
▲It is also known for starting out as just [[Sugar Bowl|your average cute cartoon about a girl and her koala buddy]] -- and then [[Cerebus Syndrome|suddenly taking a turn for the very]] '''[[Widget Series|very]]''' [[Deranged Animation|strange]]. It turns out that ''[[Star Blazers]]'' and ''[[Macross]]'' director Noboru Ishiguro was involved in the program, which might help explain some things.
 
Here's the story. A little girl named Sandy lives with her [[Adults Are Useless|oblivious mother]] and [[Cool Old Guy|kindly grandmother]]. Out of the blue she receives a crate from her grandfather, who was believed to be lost at sea many years ago. The crate contains Blinky, who initially appears to be a magical stuffed toy that comes to life whenever Sandy rubs noses (or "Noozles") with him.
 
Soon Blinky's sister Pinky shows up. Pinky is [[Our Fairies Are Different|a little pink koala who can fly and has magical powers]]. For much of the series, she [[Trickster Archetype|gets in and out of trouble]] and / or causes Sandy and Blinky to get in and out of trouble with her powers. She insists that Blinky return with her to a place called "Koalawalla Land".
 
Do [[I Need a Drink|whatever you have to do to prepare]], because this is where things get ''weird''.
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The characters eventually make their way to Koalawalla Land around the middle of the series. It tuns out to be an alternate universe populated entirely by [[Funny Animal|anthropomorphic Australian animals]], who each live on tiny planets floating in a psychedelic space. Koalawalla Land has heard of your Earth-physics and wants nothing to do with them; the residents float free of gravity and are able to travel from planet to planet simply by flying.
 
Sandy quickly learns two unsettling things about Koalawalla Land. First off, apparently, the residents are all [[Designer Babies]]. We learn this when Blinky proudly introduces Sandy to his "momma" -- and—and she's an artificial incubator a la ''[[Splice]]''. Except in the shape of a giant pink koala.
 
Secondly, there is the High Dingy Doo. Sandy must wear an [[Paper-Thin Disguise|animal mask]] whenever she visits Koalawalla Land. This is because the High Dingy Doo despises humans. Humans are arrested and jailed on sight just for being in his domain. Some humans are trapped within The Crystal Place, which helps hold the universe together but will trap your soul forever if you touch it. And the way he enforces this law is with his air force of -- weof—we promise you we are not kidding -- [[Those Wacky Nazis|Nazi Koalas]].
 
It should be noted that this show had a small but loyal [[Periphery Demographic|cult following among older Anime fans]], simply because of these... ''unexpected'' plot elements. But what effect did all of this have on all the little kids who just wanted a cartoon about magic koalas?
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* [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song]]: That explains the [[Bait and Switch Credits]].
* [[And I Must Scream]]: For a point of reference, the editor who started this page has seen ''[[End of Evangelion]]''. She has seen ''[[FLCL]]''. And one late crazy night, she even watched ''[[Dead Leaves]]''. ''Nothing'' in any of those Anime series has been half as bizarre or disturbing as the sight of Nazi Koalas in little [[Futurama|Scootie-Puff Jr.]] planes chasing down a little girl with the intent to trap her soul forever in a magic crystal.
* [[Bait and Switch Credits]]: We think the editors at Saban (yes, [[Power Rangers|that]] Saban, see below) deserve a round of applause for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZVaD1psOE this one.] (Hideous [[Ear Worm]] warning.)
* [[Barefoot Cartoon AnimalsAnimal]]s
* [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]]: Happens [[Once Per Episode]], whenever Osgood the frill-necked lizard shows up.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Koalawallaland, in spades
* [[Creepy Doll]]: Blinky, sort of. He enters something called "Magic Sleepytime" to pose as a stuffed animal, which means he "sleeps" with his eyes open...
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