The CN Movie/Tropes

The CN Movie is a 2021 live-action/animated film, based on the Cartoon Network network. This serves as another film with hand-drawn animated characters in a live-actionsetting. And surprisingly enough, it's produced by Warner Bros., making it the third traditional animation/live-action hybrid after Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action. The movie depicts the network's characters as actors that interact with each other outside their universes.

After eight long years, Finn decides to reunite with his old friends Chowder and Flapjack. After a good reunion, Finn suggests on getting the two a movie to bring them back to the public. Now, they have to save the Cartoon Network studio after blindingly signing away the rights to a Warner Bros. studio exec. Jeremy Shada voices Finn, Thurop Van Orman (director of the film) voices Flapjack, and Raymond Ochoa voices Chowder; with B.D. Wong as WB executive Dan Manson, Tina Fey as receptionist Sandra Alexander, and Zachary Levi as Manson's assistant Andrew Neilly.

This film is meant to re-introduce the old Cartoon Network shows that have been taken off the air, concluded happily, or just been ignored by the studio.

The CN Movie contains examples of:

 * Actor Allusion:
 * During the flashback prologue, Clarence has a few ideas with his revival idea as his show reaches cancellation. Clarence: How about this? An episode where Jeff gets casted for a show taking place in the '80s? Jeff: Clarence. Clarence: [sadly] I know.
 * One scene has Flapjack speaking in a southern accent, as well as saying "Lil 'ol me" in another scene.
 * Chowder mistakes Beth Tezuka's voice for Panini's. Chowder: You sound like someone I know back where I come from. Beth: Yeah, and everybody says I sound like that dumb blonde from that slice-of-life family show, even though I came out way before she did.
 * The epilogue has Ami talking to Madame Foster in the background. Does it ring any bell that their voice actresses have been on a show together?
 * Adaptational Badass: Flapjack. As much as he's a soft cream puff in-universe, he's a little short-tempered, danger-hungry powerhouse who pretends to be stupid for appearances out-of-universe. He's still a nice guy all-in-all.
 * Advertised Extra: Any one of the Cartoon Network characters you can name. In the actual movie, they just have supporting roles and minor roles.
 * Animated Actors: From seeing the Crystal Gems (other than Amethyst) eating, to CJ and Margaret as friends, to some dumb characters actually smart, or maybe selfish characters are actually kind off-set, they're a good qualification. Although some of them retain their perks.
 * Animation Bump: The CN characters move as they do in their respective homes, but in the real world, they move more fluently.
 * As Himself:
 * Thurop Van Orman, Pendleton Ward, and Carl Greenblatt. However, they were just disguises the trio uses to get inside the Warner Bros. studio.
 * Japanese rock duo Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura of Puffy AmiYumi voice their animated counterparts at the start of the credits.
 * Big Bad: Dan Manson.
 * Big, Thin, Short Trio: Finn's the tall one, Flapjack's the skinny one, and Chowder's the shortest of the two.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: Usually done throughout the movie by Chowder and the narrator.
 * Butt-Monkey: Andrew Neilly. Being Manson's assistant, he's his right-hand man, but he barely gets any respect from him and just takes him for granted. At the climax, Neilly helps the boys to save the studio after Manson's intentions were too ambitious.
 * The Cameo: Surprisingly several.
 * Tom Cavanaugh as a WB studio security guard.
 * Timothy Dalton, Kathleen Turner, Wayne Knight and Randy Quaid who have previously had roles in other live-action/animated films.
 * The Slo Mo Guys in one scene where the boys get sent to London.
 * Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the people getting off the plane the trio takes.
 * Jason Bateman and Kristen Wiig as a couple that helps the trio get to WB Studios.
 * Hell, even Chris, Beth, Danny, Wallow, and Catbug appear for a brief scene when the trio arrives at Warner Bros. for the first time.
 * Conspicuous CG: When the animated characters hold live-action objects.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Manson. His ambitions in buying the rights to the Cartoon Network studio is mostly because he needs a piece of land to build his own studio, so he can make his own movies after his ideas were torn down by so many companies.
 * Crapsaccharine World: CN Studios. Many or few shows have ended or been taken off the air from decisions from the execs or low ratings. Or the creators and writers wanting to wrap things up on their shows.
 * Creator Cameo: See "As Himself" above.
 * Dance Party Ending: At the start of the end credits.
 * Deadpan Snarker: The narrator. The trio has their moments, too.
 * Drives Like Crazy: Chowder in the car chase scene.
 * Dumbass Has a Point: Chowder makes a good one that nobody by today's standards would have interest in seeing him and Flapjack after eight years, even if there are people that still adore them.
 * Eureka Moment: Chowder has one in the car chase.
 * Everyone Has Standards: Chowder about his fourth wall abilities. Chowder: It's only for when the plot needs it. Or for when it needs to be broken. It's not for anytime.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: Discussed. Finn: The whole princess thing on my show, it's something, but I just don't think it was necessary.
 * Fanboy: Manson has enjoyed Chowder, Flapjack and Finn's shows ever since.
 * Free-Range Children: Chowder, Finn and Flapjack. Back in 2010, they were going around the studio and going around their respective homes without adult supervision.
 * Genre Savvy: Chowder.
 * Genius Ditz: Finn. Mostly Chowder.
 * Heel-Face Turn: Neilly helps the boys save their studio after having taken enough of his boss' abuse.
 * Interactive Narrator: The Powerpuff Girls ' narrator. The only person in the entire film he interacts with is Chowder, who's aware of the fourth wall.
 * It's Been Done: Chowder: Wonder why they didn't kill us. Narrator: As the "killing a cartoon character" premise has been done before.
 * Jerkass / Jerk with a Heart of a Jerk: Manson.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Flapjack. Despite his off-screen personality, he's still kind-hearted to people.
 * Lampshade Hanging: All over the place.
 * Logo Joke: In an homage to the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo, during the Warner Bros. Pictures logo, Bubbles, dressed in a tuxedo, steps out of the shield just as it finishes moving and eats a cookie.
 * London: Our heroes get sent to London by Manson in retaliation for them trying to steal the contract back.
 * Massive Multiplayer Crossover: Not only does this have almost every Cartoon Network character, it also includes five of the Bravest Warriors characters in one scene.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * During the prologue, Clarence meets Finn for the first time, but he calls him "Pen" by mistake; a nod to Finn's previous name in the Adventure Time short from 2007.
 * Near the end of the chase scene, Chowder uses spicy peppers (à la "The Fire Breather") and rockets their cart into the air to loose Manson.
 * Near the end... Narrator: So, the day is saved... thanks to Chowder, Flapjack, and Finn!
 * Narrating the Obvious: Lampshaded by Chowder. Chowder: You realize the audience already knows about this. Narrator: You wanna narrate this movie?  Chowder: No.
 * Not Growing Up Sucks: Bubbles utters this. Bubbles: We've turned 20 a few days ago. [everyone applauds] But even though we are 20, we're still little girls that still fight crime during the day before bedtime.
 * Not So Above It All: Most of the Cartoon Network characters.
 * Some characters don't have the ability to break the fourth wall, as their shows are more down-to-earth and mostly focused on reality. To be more specific, they're unaware of the fourth fall.
 * Even most characters, i.e. Panini, retain their common quirks.
 * Only Sane Man: Pretty much the narrator.
 * O.O.C. is Serious Business: Averted in most cases. And also because...
 * The Other Darrin: Chowder is voiced by Raymond Ochoa in this movie, due to Nicky Jones being too old for playing the title character. However, in one scene... Finn: We've been meaning to ask you. Flapjack: You sound different.  Chowder: Oh, yeah, after eight year, my old voice was getting older, so I got a new voice. [reverting to Nicky Jones' voice] But my old voice is still around.  [Finn and Flapjack look at him awkwardly ]  Chowder: You'll get used to my [reverting to Raymond Ochoa's voice] new voice, even if you'll miss my [with Nicky Jones' voice] old voice.  [with Raymond Ochoa's voice] New voice.  [with Nicky Jones' voice] Old voice.  [with Raymond Ochoa's voice] New voice.  [with Nicky Jones' voice] Old voice.  [with Raymond Ochoa's voice] New voice.  [with Nicky Jones' voice] Old voice.  [Finn covers his mouth]  Finn: Please, stop.  Chowder: [with Raymond Ochoa's voice] Sorry.
 * Overly Long Gag: The boys attempt to get inside the Warner Bros. studio, only to get thrown out by security. They use many disguises to get in, such as disguising as women; salesmen; the Three Stooges; and delivery boys. Their fifth attempt to get in was by disguising as their creators, which apparently worked.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: The receptionist (Tina Fey's character) gives a good reason on why the studio wouldn't wanna make a movie about either Chowder or Flapjack. Sandra: Let me give you a simple answer: You're not appealing to modern audiences. [Flapjack crosses his arms in response]  Chowder: And I thought I knew my show was bad.  Sandra: You guys are good for the younger demographic, but for the older demographic, not so much. [to Chowder] Your show consists of constant fourth-wall jokes, a few out-of-character moments, ridiculously named foods to differ from the characters... and let's not forget unaware potty humor.  [a toilet is heard flushing, then a man walks by holding a newspaper. Chowder chuckles]  Sandra: [to Flapjack] And yours has disturbing content that could scare a child and some female characters that are voiced by male actors.  Flapjack: Well, maybe my creator thought it would be funny or cost less.  Sandra: Look, your shows are okay; they have good morals from time to time, but what they lack is character development and there's barely any heart. So, the answer is "no". Need I go on?  Finn: Uh, yeah. How do you know about their shows?  Sandra: I watched some of their episodes with my kids.
 * Roger Rabbit Effect
 * Self-Deprication:
 * During the first scene. Ms. Baker: That was nice of you to share your hard life, Finn. We've all had tough lives out of our shows. Bubbles: Yeah, we recently got a reboot, which depicted us horribly! [she fires her eye beams at a poster of the PPG reboot]  Ben: Look who's talkin'. I got one six months after you.  Sumo: Our show got canned thanks to those superhero jerks! We barely even got close to getting a crossover.  Johnny: I got a TV movie instead of an actual movie movie! But I don't blame the girls for their movie's box office flop.  Yumi: Our show got cancelled after our creator left. Even all the stuff that had us on the network's site was removed.
 * After the trio reunites. Finn: Hey, how about we re-introduce you guys with a movie? Chowder: Finn, as much as that sounds like a good idea, who, by today's standards, wants to see a movie about either a cat-bear-rabbit thing... even though I'm actually a cat, and a kid who wants to be an adventurer?
 * Even in the trailer... Trailer Narrator: This spring... The only hope in saving their home is a cat... [cut to Chowder] a young boy... [cut to flapjack] and an adventurer! [cut to Finn, followed by a group shot of all three of them] Jeff: Wait a minute! Of all the heroes anyone would expect, the Powerpuff Girls; the Crystal Gems; the Park crew; K.O.; or anyone else that's appealing, you choose these guys? I admit Finn's okay, but still, really?  Narrator: Well...  Flapjack: He's got a point.  Finn: Look, when the movie comes out It'll all make sense.  Jeff: I'm just saying. [he walks off] I'm just saying.
 * Shout-Out:
 * The boys get thrown out by one security guard reminiscent to another security guard that did the same thing to Porky Pig back in 1940.
 * When the boys meet the receptionist Sandra for the first time. Finn: Hello. We're here to meet the main executive of WB, please. Sandra: Ah, you must be the Looney Tunes.  Finn: Heard of those guys, but no, not really.  Sandra: Hmm, one of the Nicktoons?  Chowder: That's pretty much a different franchise.
 * At the start of the chase scene, they steal a security cart and accidentally hit one of the pillars of of the WB water tower. Causing a man to say, "Not again!"
 * Marceline sings Lindsay Lohan's "Ultimate" near the end credits.
 * Status Quo is God: Shown in the epilogue, all the defunct show characters are back in the studio, now interacting with the current running show characters.
 * Take That!:
 * This movie does some jabs at Cartoon Network's rival Nickelodeon a few times.
 * At the very start of the movie.. . Finn: When I first came to the studio, I really felt like I fit in. And who knows what it would have been like if I got aired on Nickel... Nickelback...? Nicholas? The company that aired my pilot.
 * When the boys meet the Bravest Warriors, Beth mentions that she came out four years before her other Liliana Mumy counterpart Leni Loud, talking down that Leni's more popular than her.
 * Bubbles shoots a poster of the Powerpuff Girls reboot with her eyebeams, serving as a nod to the original show's fans' dislike on its reboot.
 * As the boys drive back to the Cartoon Network studio, they crash through a Teen Titans Go! billboard on their way out.
 * Theme Tune Cameo: Finn, Chowder, and Flapjack sing their respective theme songs at the end credits.
 * Throw the Dog a Bone: In the epilogue, Finn decides to talk to the key people of the studio to give Clarence a revival.
 * Traveling at the Speed of Plot: Done twice.
 * When the boys start planning to go to Warner Bros. Studios at the beginning. Finn: How are we even gonna get to the studio? Chowder: Like this. [he pulls down the top of the screen and transitions to a view of the Warner Bros. studio]
 * When they travel back from London to Burbank, a map appears on-screen depicting the globe and has a line depicting the plane shown for at least 5 seconds when the line reaches the red dot on Burbank.
 * Cue Finn and Flapjack lampshading this. Flapjack: That was quick. Finn: Yeah, it took us, like, ten seconds to get here even though it was gonna be ten hours.  Chowder: That's the power of Hollywood time.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: The Adventure Time characters and the other CN characters call out the trio for blindingly signing away the studio's rights to Manson.