Kodiak the Timestopper/Tropes

Kodiak: The Dog Timestopper is an American animated series created by Diana Uhlman. This page shows the Tropes.

Tropes

 * Actor Allusion:
 * In the episode, TBD, TBD jokingly called Tina Miki "Ocean". Does this sound familiar to you?
 * Awesome Art: Like her previous series.
 * Fictional Province: Novasburg is actually located in the state of New York.
 * Half-Dressed Cartoon Animals: Most characters in the series, heck, even girls.
 * Heel-Face Turn: [Mako]
 * Likes Older Men: Tina is this to Kodiak since he is two years older than her.
 * Official Couple:
 * Kodiak and Tina since S3.
 * Parental Substitute: Hiskers, while being a spiritual being and a mentor to Kodiak, is also like a father-figure to him.
 * Shout-Out:
 * [CTSB, his regular shoes and skateboard has Collin's head]
 * [CTSB, his regular shoes and skateboard has Collin's head]

Trivia

 * Adored by The Network: Similar to beloved shows like Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls, etc, Kodiak had marathons and was promoted a lot during its time.
 * Banned in China: [considering it was made by a lesbian creator]
 * Cash Cow Franchise: While not as popular as The Face Paint World Life, Kodiak did prove to become a sensation, spawning a toyline, new seasons, two video games, a comic book series and even the upcoming movie.
 * Comic-Book Adapation: Kodiak and The Heroic Novas.
 * Crossover: With The Cryptids.
 * Easter Egg:
 * In the episode TBD, a poster of the animalized Samurai Jack is in the background in a Novasburg building.
 * In the episode TBD, a background character resembles the talking dog from Dexter's Laboratory.
 * God Does Not Own the World: Despite Uhlman creating this series, Warner Bros. Entertainment (under Cartoon Network) owns the rights to the Kodiak IP, meaning they own the characters, stories and Novasburg.
 * Revival: The comic, and the upcoming 2021 HBO Max movie.
 * The Character Ice Cream Bar: Blue Bunny made a Kodiak-shaped ice cream bar, being Watermelon and Tropical Punch flavored.
 * The Movie: It's getting one for HBO Max in 2021.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * Diana originally considered proposing Kodiak to 4Kids, but when Cartoon Network contacted her to give her an opportunity to create a series on their channel, Diana decided to propose Kodiak to that channel instead.
 * Kodiak was originally going to be voiced by Jason Marsden, but due to scheduling conflicts, Quinton Flynn was confirmed to voice him.
 * Tina Miki was originally named Tikal Mikia.
 * Hiskers was originally planned to have white fur, like a Turkish Angora, but they thought a grey fur would be fun to use, so they sticked to that.
 * Kodiak was originally going to be named Jaxon.
 * Video Game: Kodiak: The Dog Timestopper: Dimension Chaos is this, being released in 2011.
 * Video Game: Kodiak: The Dog Timestopper: Dimension Chaos is this, being released in 2011.

YMMV

 * Fandom Rivalry:
 * Prior to the premiere, fans of The Face Paint World Life despised the show, mainly because it might surpass the former as the new popular show. However, as the series premiered, the rivalry calmed down.
 * [TFPG]
 * [Steven Universe due to the toxic fanbase]
 * Sonic the Hedgehog fans DEPISES the Kodiak fanbase due to TBD.
 * Friendly Fandoms:
 * Fans of The Face Paint World Life actually enjoy this series, mainly because Diana Uhlman created both shows.
 * Fans of this also liked the Peanut Butter & Jelly Coffee for similar reasons.
 * Fans of this and Onward actually likes each other's franchises. It helps that Diana Uhlman is producing a cartoon based off the latter.
 * [Skunk Fu]
 * Fans of this and Power Rangers get along with each other very well.
 * [Non-toxic Sonic fans]
 * [Pokemon or nah?]
 * [Kirby]
 * [a 4Kids show]
 * [Summer Camp Island or that belongs to Fandom Rivalry?]
 * Fans of this and Myth of the Monkey King, in contrast to TFPWL, actually gets along really well.
 * Fans of this and Chowder, Total Drama Island, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Dinosaur Crew, and Agent Foxy and Pounce the Cat have a rather special friendship with each other, since they're all highlights of the infamous CN Real era.
 * [Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, PPG, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Crimeopolis, Courage, Samurai Jack, Codename: KND, Billy and Mandy, Foster's Home, TAF, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, Gym Partner's a Monkey, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gumball, WBB, Mystery Manor, Apple and Onion, Craig of the Creek, Victor and Valentino, Stella, Mao Mao and Ryker]
 * [The Cryptids, since the crossover]
 * [Fluke, mainly due to the fact that Diana and Diane are good friends and for obvious reasons]
 * [Infinity Train]
 * [TVW]
 * [CTSB]
 * [Ferryman, for obvious reasons]
 * Despite the rivalry, half of fans of The Face Paint'nimal Gang actually enjoy this series.
 * [non-toxic Steven Universe fans]
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * Of course, the show had to also get the GoAnimate treatment. Mainly being used for [villain] gets Grounded videos.
 * [Tina Miki compared to Ocean, since both are from a Uhlman-created show and voiced by DiCicco]
 * Of course, the show had to also get the GoAnimate treatment. Mainly being used for [villain] gets Grounded videos.
 * [Tina Miki compared to Ocean, since both are from a Uhlman-created show and voiced by DiCicco]

WMV

 * There were rumors that Tina Miki got her name as a reference to the Oceantina scene from The Face Paint World Life, Uhlman's previous series.