Zookeeper (film)

Zookeeper is a 2011 comedy film starring Kevin James. James plays a zookeeper who needs a better job so he can impress his girlfriend. The animals at the zoo, however, don't want him to leave, so they start talking to him and try to help him get the girl while still continuing to be a zookeeper.

Zookeeper provides examples of:
"Griffin: What happened to your eye?"
 * Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat: Gail wouldn't have fallen off his bike if he hadn't insisted on pestering Griffin instead of just racing ahead of him.
 * Eye Scream: When Griffin realizes that Shane's abusing Bernie the gorilla again.


 * For Halloween I Am Going as Myself: The gorilla pretends to be a human in a costume.
 * King of Beasts: Sylvester Stallone's lion, at least until the lioness joins the discussion.
 * Master of Unlocking: The monkey, helping all the zoo animals get together.
 * Mighty Roar: The bears try to teach this.
 * Operation: Jealousy: The protagonist and Kate (Rosario Dawson). Who could possibly have predicted how this would turn out?
 * Polly Wants a Microphone: According to the animals, parrots are the only ones who get away with talking in front of humans.
 * The Pratfall: An excellent flying one after running into a metal bar with his head.
 * Prickly Porcupine: Appears to be of the projectile-launching variety.
 * Product Placement: T.G.I.Friday's was very prominent in the trailer.
 * Refuge in Audacity: How do you take a talking gorilla to T.G.I.Friday's? Put him in a T-shirt and claim you're coming from a costume party.
 * Small Annoying Creature: The monkey.
 * Sssssnaketalk: Venom's license plate.
 * Trailers Always Spoil: It's like an abstract of the film!
 * Talking Animal: Pretty much all of them.
 * Urine Trouble: Inverted: the wolf gets peed on.