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A webcomic about a polar bear and a penguin in Antarctica.

Wally and Osborne chronicles the many adventures of Osborne (a penguin) and Wally (a polar bear) in Antarctica. The format varies from gag-a-day to story arcs, but it's safe to say that the story never takes itself too seriously. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated in a little under four years, but there's still a decent archive to go through.

Tropes used in Wally and Osborne include:

• 419 Scam: Briefly mentioned here.
• A Crack in the Ice: Used with thin ice here.
• All Deserts Have Cacti: Antarctica has snow ones made by Wally.
• Beach Episode: With a rather disturbing twist...
• Blatant Lies: After Osborne first tries orange juice, finding he loves it, he remarks, "It's not very good. I don't think you'll want any."
  • "It's worse than I thought... *munch munch* He's evaporated!"
  • "Hi guys. I'm not with him."
• Blinded by the Light: Wally after staring at the sun for too long here.
• Bold Inflation: Often.
• Canis Latinicus: Invoked when Osborne names the frozen prehistoric penguin "Penguinus Maximus".
• Comedic Sociopathy: "At least he's not flailing about anymore."
  • "Well, that was kind of a neat trick, but you did miss some rocks."
  • "Okay, looks clear."
  • How to take care of two mouths to feed.
• Comically Missing the Point: Here:

Osborne: (after being spit out by Max) Thanks Wally. Any longer and that could have turned out bad. Wally: I know. Poor little guy could have choked to death.

• Everything's Better with Chocolate: Wally loves it.
• Everything's Better with Penguins: Osborne, naturally.
• Evil Tower of Ominousness: What?! Where are you going?! You didn't even throw a single snowball!"
• Filler Strip: This strip.
• Funny Background Event: Osborne getting tangled in the paddle ball string here.
• Getting Crap Past the Radar: Despite there not really being a radar, this definitely qualifies.
  • This strip briefly mentions size enhancement.
• Great Big Book of Everything: Antarctica's Big Book of Facts.
  • It may be sentient, if this strip is any indication.
• Harmless Freezing: The result of getting hit with a hot water balloon.
  • And staying out in a blizzard too long.
• Hollywood Skydiving: During the "BASE Jumping" arc.
• I Drank What?: Osborne here.
  • Also used with bellybutton lint.
• Impossibly Tacky Clothes: Wally here.
• Incredibly Lame Pun: Wally is a polar bear, native to the North Pole, in the South Pole. As Osborne puts it, he's bipolar.
  • The comic's original title, On the Rocks, might also count.
• Lemony Narrator: "This bird slips and falls on its heinie a lot."
• Nose Nuggets: One of these things is not like the others...
• Open Says Me: "I did jiggle the handle a bit... with that snow shovel."
• Orphaned Series: Hasn't updated since 2008.
• Polar Bears and Penguins: The polar bear population in Antarctica is exactly "one."
• Recursive Reality: Suggested in the author's notes of this strip.
• Riding Into the Sunset: Parodied here: since Wally and Osborne live in Antarctica, the sun won't set in five months.
• Running Gag: Water balloons, snowmen, and toboggans.
• Rock Bottom: Here.
• Shout-Out: "It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" ... "No, definitely a bird."
  • "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Wallace?
  • One of these things is not like the others...
• Shown Their Work: The author knows a lot about Antarctica.
• Snowball Fight: "I need to find some smaller friends."
• Tempting Fate: A perfect day... for a while.
• Toilet Humour: Here.
  • The Wally and Osborne comic... not above using potty humor.
  • "No, definitely a bird."
  • Poor Osborne...
  • "Waiting for Checkers" indeed.
• Underwear of Power: Wally and Osborne's superhero garb of choice.
• Unsound Effect: *push*
• Vomit Discretion Shot: Implied here.
• Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Here.
• Water Guns and Balloons: Though there are no water guns, water balloons show up quite often.
  • Their first appearance notes that the climate of Antarctica isn't suited for them.
  • Wally's attempt to rectify this mistake ends with Osborne frozen solid.
  • An attempt at using air balloons solidifies Osborne's Butt Monkey status.
  • Even more so with the helium balloon.
• Waxing Lyrical: "It's like rai-ai-ain on your wedding day!"