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[[File:Problem_Solverz_cast_photo_1418.png|frame|If you got a problem, yo, they'll solve it.]]
 
''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' is an [[Animated Show]] that currently airsran on [[Cartoon Network]] from 2011 to 2013. Created by artist Ben Jones, it was originally pitched to [[Adult Swim]] as ''[[Neon Knome]]'', but rejected and instead refitted for a younger audience. The series follows the incredibly [[Surreal Humor|surreal]] adventures of three friends whose job it is to [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|solve problems]]: Horace, an [[Every Man]] with a bad buzz cut; Roba, a [[Nerd]] who dresses as a robot; and Alfe, an infantile part-dog, part-anteater, part-human who [[Big Eater|really likes pizza]]. Along the way, they are aided by Tux Dog, a wealthy canine who advises them on cases.
 
The show is noted for its incredibly bright, flashy animation style and very crude, poorly drawn character designs, giving it the look of an '80s video game in the vein of ''[[Code Monkeys]]'', while also bearing similarities tonally to [[Adult Swim]] shows like ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''. Much of the show's humor is derived from its quirky visual style, in addition to sheer randomness and meta references.
 
It premiered on [[Cartoon Network]] on April 4, 2011.
 
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* [[Adorkable]]: Roba.
* [[An Aesop]]: Parodied at the end of "Videogamez":
{{quote| '''Horace''': Well, I learned a very valuable lesson today about the danger of video games. They're awesome, but if you play them too much--<br />
'''Alfe''': BO-''RIIIIIIIIIIING''!<br />
'''Roba''': Sorry, Horace, he's right. }}
** Parodied again in "Breakfast Warz".
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* [[Animal Jingoism]]: Tux Dog and Bad Cat are enemies.
* [[Aren't You Forgetting Someone?]]: In "Zoo Cops", after Dork Face is caught the first time, Agent Lidget gives a speech in front of the town:
{{quote| '''Lidget''': I just wanna say, there's three people I need to thank. Because without them, I never would have solved this problem.<br />
'''Alfe''': Hey guys, we're about to be famous...<br />
'''Lidget''': They are the mayor and his two deputy mayors!<br />
'''Alfe''': What the--<br />
'''Roba''': Hold on!<br />
'''Lidget''': And I should also mention... the Problem Solverz. Hahahahaha! You guys are pathetic! From now on, stay out of zoo police business! }}
* [[Art Shift]]: In "Videogamez", after the trio is sucked into ''Tomb of Nefertiti'', the art style becomes very blocky and pixellated.
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* [[Battle Cry]]: "ALFEEEEEE!"
** This is lampshaded in "Fauxboro":
{{quote| '''Alfe''': Look, I got a theory, well, it's more of a single word yelled loudly. It's pretty cool, I think you should hear it.<br />
'''Roba''': Is it "Alfeeeee"?<br />
'''Alfe''': No--wait, that might work! ALFEEEEEE! }}
** Also, "MOMMY!"
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* [[Big Red Button]]: The magic clock has a red button on it that can rip a hole in the space-time continuum if it is pressed. All the more reason for Katrina to steal it and use it as a threat to marry Roba.
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]: Mr. Creame's ice cream factory had a ''butt''.
{{quote| '''Horace''': Why would an ice cream factory have a butt?<br />
'''Roba''': More things are getting butts. Butts are becoming mainstream. I'm thinkin' about growin' mine bigger and decorating it with ''stickers''!<br />
'''Alfe''': Hey, Roba, we should put a butt on our house, that way we won't wake up the landlord when we come home late. }}
* [[Boot Camp Episode]]: In "Problem Solverz Academy", Tux Dog sends the Problem Solverz back to training school after they let another bad guy get away. They then have to put up with Sergeant DOG, who gives high school-like social rankings to each of them, with Roba being the cool kid, Alfe being army obsessed, and Horace being the dork.
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* [[Fartillery]]: In "Awesome Banditz", Alfe forces Roba to do this in order to give the racing elevator a speed boost.
* [[Feud Episode]]: In "Breakfast Warz", Roba and Alfe fight over who gets the new science officer position in the group, causing Horace to mediate between them.
{{quote| '''Horace''': Fighting is never the answer!}}
* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Many characters from previous and future episodes appear in the audience at the funny face show in "Funny Facez". [http://i53.tinypic.com/2uxzpyb.png Have a look.]
** Likewise, in "Badcat" several of the same characters can be found in the casino.
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** Roba's "one-of-a-kind narrator doll" in "Puffy Puppiez" is a reference to the narrator at the end of ''[[Neon Knome]]''.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Completely averted, particularly in "Videogamez":
{{quote| '''Horace''': Oh, and remember, you have three lives. If you lose them all, then you lose a life in real life. Which means you gain a death. A real death. You die.}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: In "The Mayan Ice Cream Caper", the trio stops Mr. Creame from destroying his ice cream factory, believing that he's an insane villain. Turns out he was trying to get rid of the mind-control ice cream and his daughter was the evil one.
** In "Breakfast Warz", the Problem Solverz get more of Professor Sugar Fish's cereal for Danny, until Danny's mom shows up and tells them she banned the cereal because it made kids disobey authority figures. This is then parodied in a second case identification card:
{{quote| Case # 740-B: The case of the kid who wanted more cereal then we gave it to him and he ran away and now the Mom is mad at us.}}
* [[Nightmare Face]]: This is invoked throughout "Funny Facez", but the characters find the faces hilarious. At the end of the episode, Alfe makes the "funniest" one.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: According to the official site, Alfe is half man, half dog, and ''half anteater''.
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* [[Pac-Man Fever]]: ''Tomb of Nefertiti'' has 2D pixel graphics.
* [[Pants-Free]]: The veterinarian in "Fauxboro". Roba is not pleased.
{{quote| '''Roba''': I find the sight of underwear very rude!}}
* [[Paper People]]: The Flatland dimension in "Zoo Cops" turns everyone into these.
{{quote| '''Horace''': [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|It's like we're]] ''[[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|cartoons]]''! [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|How horrible!]] }}
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Alfe and Roba go undercover and wear jean shorts and jackets in "Awesome Banditz". It doesn't take long for the elevator bandits to realize they're Problem Solverz.
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: In "Puffy Puppiez", when Roba is left to care for the puppies after the house has been torn apart, one of the puppies looks at him longingly, and Roba realizes that the puppies need a better place to live.
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