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* ForWantOfANail: The whole plot kicks off when some bugs try crossing the road right when Ted is doing a test drive. Ted swerves to avoid them, only to crash and be left a disembodied head, which leaves the Torso 9000 open for Junkman to take.
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See the video on [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuFEfxkY_I here,]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMKtzw4Wn18 here.]]

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See the video on [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuFEfxkY_I here,]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMKtzw4Wn18 See the video on YouTube here.]]
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* ImpairmentShot: We briefly see from Horst the janitor's point of view that even with glasses, he sees the world rather blurry, thus explaining why he mistook Junkman's head for Ted.

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CaptainCrash: Because they're living test dummies, all of the cast DrivesLikeCrazy and crash all of their vehicles, even when they're not testing them.

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* CaptainCrash: Because they're living test dummies, all of the cast DrivesLikeCrazy and crash all of their vehicles, even when they're not testing them.


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* SunroofShenanigans: The bomb-test for the president's limo sends Spare Tire flying through the open sunroof.
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* MadeOfIndestructium: the president's limo. It still fails when the bomb test sends Spare Tire through the sun roof.
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* EpicFail: When Slick and Spin march to Junkman's hideout, three of the Junkbots try to shoot them. Not only do the Junkbots miss, but get hit by the ricocheting shots!
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CaptainCrash: Because they're living test dummies, all of the cast DrivesLikeCrazy and crash all of their vehicles, even when they're not testing them.
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Featuring a cast of dummies. this CGI animation short was created as part of the Crash Dummies toy series, itself based on a [[Advertising/TheCrashDummies popular campaign]] of {{Public Service Announcement}}s.

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Featuring a cast of dummies. this CGI animation short was created as part of the Crash Dummies toy series, itself based on a [[Advertising/TheCrashDummies popular campaign]] of {{Public Service Announcement}}s.
Announcement}}s. The second wave of toys was given a Good vs. Evil storyline to try to spice it up, and an animated pilot was created for this premise.

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* OhCrap: Spare Tire has this reaction when Bull says that the President's new limo needs to go through a bomb test.

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* OhCrap: Spare Tire has this reaction when Bull says that the President's new limo needs to go through a bomb test.test, completely with a WildTake of his eyes bugging out.
-->'''Spare Tire:''' Yep, she's in-''(Realizes what Bull just said)'' [[DelayedReaction BOMB?!]]



* SuperStrength: As shown by Junkman hoisting an entire rocket car over his head, the Torso 9000 gives its user incredible strength.



* WeCanRebuildHim: Or rather, He Can Reassemble Himself. Due to only having a single arm and leg on the torso unit, Junkman compensated by making up the rest of his body from stolen junk parts.

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* WeCanRebuildHim: Or rather, He Can Reassemble Himself. Due to only having [[AnArmAndALeg a single arm and leg leg]] on the torso unit, Junkman compensated by making up the rest of his body from stolen junk parts.
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* DarthVaderClone: Junkman has the look and the voice down.
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* EvilIsDumb: Junkman's henchmen - Piston Head, Jack Hammer, and Sideswipe. When they try to shoot Slick and Spin who are on the way to Junkman's hideout, they just end up shooting each other without Slick and Spin even noticing.
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* LosingYourHead: Poor Ted spends most of the short as just a head, due to it being modified to fit only on the stolen Torso 9000. Oddly, Junkman seems dependent on his torso unit for power.

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* LosingYourHead: Poor Ted spends most of the short as just a head, [[CripplingOverspecialization due to it being modified to fit only on the stolen Torso 9000.9000]]. Oddly, Junkman seems dependent on his torso unit for power.
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Featuring a cast of dummies. this CGI animation short was created as part of the Crash Dummies toy series, itself based on a popular campaign of {{Public Service Announcement}}s.

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Featuring a cast of dummies. this CGI animation short was created as part of the Crash Dummies toy series, itself based on a [[Advertising/TheCrashDummies popular campaign campaign]] of {{Public Service Announcement}}s.
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* ForciblyFormedPhysique: Slick and Spin get compressed into cubes after getting caught in a trash compactor.
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Zub declared that the Torso 9000 would make a dummy "the most powerful dummy in the world"[[note]]Likely due to there being one a single one at the time[[/note]]. Unfortunately, the dummy that ends up getting it is Junkman.

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* WorldsStrongestMan: Zub declared that the Torso 9000 would make a dummy "the most powerful dummy in the world"[[note]]Likely world."[[note]]Likely due to there being one a single one at the time[[/note]]. time.[[/note]] Unfortunately, the dummy that ends up getting it is Junkman.
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* BigDamnHeroes: All of Slick and Spin's buddies suddenly crashing into Junkman's hideout and destroying his henchmen before they can blow the duo away.

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* BadBoss: Junkman regularly and without hesitation slaps around anyone he works with. Even his cat.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Junkman augments his parts with various pieces of metal, which makes him look tough, but makes him vulnerable to a magnetic crane at the end of the film.
* BadBoss: Junkman regularly and without hesitation slaps around anyone he works with. Even his cat. Given how dense they are, you can't blame him for being short-tempered.



* ButtMonkey: In a film full of them, Spare-Tire is possibly the champion of this trope. He's short, chubby and has facial features that bug out when he's surprised or damaged.



* DarthVaderClone: Junkman has the look and the voice down.



* ForWantOfANail: The whole plot kicks off when some bugs try crossing the road right when Ted is doing a test drive. Ted swerves to avoid them, only to crash and be left a disembodied head, which leaves the Torso 9000 open for Junkman to take.
* TheGadfly: Slick is the wiseguy of the main duo.



* GoodIsDumb: Slick and Spin, but also most of the dummies.

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* GoodIsDumb: Slick and Spin, Spin (Spin moreso), but also most of the dummies.



* MinionWithAnFInEvil: When your evil boss tells you to fire, you should assume he doesn't mean at himself.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Horst the near-sighted cleaner accidentally knocks Ted's head into a bin and mistakes the "dread-head" for Ted. Once Horst fixes it onto the Torso 9000, it becomes Junkman.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Junkman is frustrated by his minion's inability to do even the simplest of tasks, but Junkman himself crashes his aircraft and runs into several rock walls, not realising he was marching into the path of his own manget crane.



* VileVillainSaccharineShow: It's a pretty cheesy and light-hearted film, which makes Junkman's presence quite jarring.



* WeWillMeetAgain: After being foiled and escaping, Junkman vows to come back once he's regrouped. Averted when a magnetic crane lifts him and dumps him in what's implied to be a trash compactor.



* YouDontLookLikeYou: Although each character was recognizable for the most part. Sideswipe looks almost nothing like the action figure he was based upon.

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* YouDontLookLikeYou: Although each character was recognizable for the most part. Sideswipe looks almost nothing like the action figure he was based upon.upon, having a similar design to Piston-Head but less goofy-looking.
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* DescriptionCut: During the rocketsled test

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* ChekhovsGun: During the dummy meeting, Zub is wearing a set of headphones. It's after Junkman sees Piston Head's recorded footage from the meeting again does he realize that Zub was using it to transfer the Torso 9000 plans into his mind.
* DescriptionCut: During the rocketsled testtest:



* GoneHorriblyWrong: The dummies' R&D department attempted to create a new and improved version of the dummy head. Unfortunately, they ended up creating a head that was completely evil, and would go on to become Junkman.



* LosingYourHead: One character spends most of the short as just a head. Oddly Junkman seems dependent on his torso unit for power.

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* LosingYourHead: One character Poor Ted spends most of the short as just a head. Oddly head, due to it being modified to fit only on the stolen Torso 9000. Oddly, Junkman seems dependent on his torso unit for power.



* MindProbe: Junkman attempts to use one to get the Torso 9000 plans from Zub's head...along with all his other memories.
* OhCrap: Spare Tire has this reaction when Bull says that the President's new limo needs to go through a bomb test.



* RightHandCat: Junkman's Hubcat.



* SurroundedByIdiots: Junkman especially since the Junkbots were [[JustifiedTrope built from scrapped parts]].
* SwissCheeseSecurity: Despite numerous security doors, a short-sighted janitor can wander in and there are open windows.

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* SurroundedByIdiots: Junkman Junkman, especially since the Junkbots were [[JustifiedTrope built from scrapped parts]].
* SwissCheeseSecurity: Despite numerous security doors, a short-sighted janitor can wander in into Zub's lab. There are also open windows.
* WeCanRebuildHim: Or rather, He Can Reassemble Himself. Due to only having a single arm
and leg on the torso unit, Junkman compensated by making up the rest of his body from stolen junk parts.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Zub declared that the Torso 9000 would make a dummy "the most powerful dummy in the world"[[note]]Likely due to
there are open windows.being one a single one at the time[[/note]]. Unfortunately, the dummy that ends up getting it is Junkman.

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* CatsAreMean: Junkman's Hubcat

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* CatsAreMean: Junkman's HubcatHubcat.



* HurricaneOfPuns: So so many.



* HurricaneOfPuns: So so many.



* NamesTheSame: Sideswipe shares his name with [[{{Transformers}} a Transformer]] (several, actually).
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[[caption-width-right:350:Remember kids: "buckle your safety belts" and leave the crashing to them!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Remember kids: "buckle [[caption-width-right:350:Don't you be a dummy. Buckle your safety belts" belts, and leave the crashing to them!]]
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Not to be confused with the rock band Music/CrashTestDummies.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Remember kids: "buckle your safety belts" and leave the crashing to these guys!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Remember kids: "buckle your safety belts" and leave the crashing to these guys!]]them!]]
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-->''Cut to Ted painting a safety symbol on canvas''\\

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-->''Cut to Ted painting a safety symbol on canvas''\\canvas''

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