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'''''Kaamelott''''' is a French series created and written by Alexandre Astier and aired on the French '''M6''' broadcast since 2004. Its four first seasons (called "livres", french for "books") were composed of short episodes (about 3 and a half minutes each.) Early seasons parodied depictions of daily life at King Arthur's court and the knights' ineffective quest for the Holy Grail; but as the author grew more self-confident, it got spiced by more and more continuity (including [[Retcon]] at some point), half-serious story arcs. The fifth season then had longer episodes (7 minutes) and a [[Darker and Edgier]] tone.
The sixth season was aired in October 2009; it depicts Arthur's youth in Rome (partly filmed in the décors of [[Rome
''Kaamelott'' originally replaced another successful series, ''[[
You can find the character sheet [[Kaamelott
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=== ''Kaamelott'' provides examples of the following tropes: ===
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'''Léodagan:''' [[I Can't Believe I'm Saying This|This is going to sound weird, but...]] I rather agree with him. }}
* [[The Dung Ages]]: Arthur is the only one in the series remotely concerned about personal hygiene. Some supporting characters have never taken a bath in their lives, and are in fact unacquainted with the very concept.
* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: Several of the earlier episodes are typical underground explorations, with plenty spoofs of RPGs. [[One of Us|The series' author is an avowed RPGer]] (notably, of ''[[
* [[Ear Worm]]: In-universe example with ''À la volette''. Just like Arthur, now every fan remembers this traditional French song. Because it stays.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The weaponmaster ("Le maître d'armes"); the innkeeper ("Le tavernier"); the witch hunter ("Le Répurgateur")
* [[Excalibur in
* [[Face Palm]]: Often.
* [[Fast-Forward Gag]]: Used at least twice, the first time being a clear [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''.
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* [[Glowing Eyes]]: Arthur and Léodagan were afflicted by this for a while after Merlin misfired a spell (to make plants grow...). Léodagan, especially, wasn't happy about the pinkish glow of his eyes.
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Parodied in the episode "Silbury Hill II", with Arthur and Co. trying to hide {{spoiler|an alien visitation (maybe)}}.
* [[Grievous Harm
{{quote| '''Séli:''' And then they fight with the servants.<br />
''([[Beat|blank stare from Arthur]])''<br />
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* [[Shout-Out]]: A lot.
** Two episodes are named "[[Stargate]]"...
** And one of them features [[Laser Blade|a lightsaber]] from [[Star Wars
** Also, an episode called "The Phantom Menace".
** Another has Arthur visiting central Europe, gets bitten in the neck by a local, and gets [[Our Vampires Are Different|all moody, grows long fangs and cellos start playing in the background whenever he talks]].
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** In Livre IV, there's an episode with a dialogue between Arthur and Lancelot copied on the one in ''[[Heat]]''.
** Venec, slave trader (among other activities), explains in an episode that he's got an Egyptian architect, and that he had to give three gladiators to get him at Glastonbury fair. Glastonbury is a town which is heavily related to the Arthurian Myths (it is supposed to be a possible location of the Isle of Avalon, and King Arthur's grave can be found in the Glastonbury Abbey).
** Two for ''[[
** In Livre V, the episode where Arthur comes back to Kaamelott is called [[The Lord of the Rings
** Actually, there is a quite a lot of episodes with a "shouting" title. Without quoting those above, we can find: "[[Angels and Demons]]", "All the World's Mornings" (a french novel), "[[Alone in The Dark]]", "[[
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Perceval and Karadoc. To the point that, in some occasions, they manage to ''brag about how they epically failed a mission as if it was a victory.''
* [[Smug Snake]]: King Loth; Léodagan
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* [[Strategy Schmategy]]: Arthur, when he is playing with the Burgundian King at a strategy game which he doesn't know any rules.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb0ZWr38KS0 Courtesy of the Burgund king.]
* [[Surrounded
* [[Take Our Word for It]]: Live version. Almost every battle only shows the commanders of the Briton army crying about the total inefficiency of their troops.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Karadoc & Perceval; Roparhz & Guethenoc; Yvain & Gauvain
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* [[Torture Always Works]]
* [[Translation Convention]]: Occasionally averted. A summit with the Burgundian King required an interpreter. Also [[Played With]], since after that episode, we learn that the Burgundian King took some lessons in Arthur's language. [[The Ditz|Though what he says still doesn't make any sense]].
* [[Try to Fit That
{{quote| '''Merlin:''' Elias de Kelliwi'ch; Great Enchanter of the North, Caller of the Caledonian Wolves, Slayer of the Dragon of Snows, Creator of the Potion of Omnipotence, Seer of...<br />
'''Arthur:''' ''(interrupts)'' Enough! You don't need to spout off his entire resume, do you?<br />
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