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A mandatory requirement for most cartoons since the 1960s -- a Non-Human Sidekick that could almost, but not quite, speak English. Often they were smarter than anyone else in the cast. When they weren't, they were dumber than everyone else in the cast. Like Talking Animals, they are still animals in almost every other way, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations. They very rarely wear clothes, and they are often vocally proud of the fact they aren't human. This trope is particularly associated with works by Hanna-Barbera. Examples of Speech-Impaired Animal include:

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  • A mandatory requirement for most cartoons since the 1960s -- a Non-Human Sidekick that could almost, but not quite, speak English. Often they were smarter than anyone else in the cast. When they weren't, they were dumber than everyone else in the cast. Like Talking Animals, they are still animals in almost every other way, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations. They very rarely wear clothes, and they are often vocally proud of the fact they aren't human. This trope is particularly associated with works by Hanna-Barbera. Examples of Speech-Impaired Animal include:
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  • A mandatory requirement for most cartoons since the 1960s -- a Non-Human Sidekick that could almost, but not quite, speak English. Often they were smarter than anyone else in the cast. When they weren't, they were dumber than everyone else in the cast. Like Talking Animals, they are still animals in almost every other way, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations. They very rarely wear clothes, and they are often vocally proud of the fact they aren't human. Many SIAs lack hands and walk on all fours, negating the possibility of performing many human tasks and behavior, though a few examples are bipedal even if their species isn't naturally so. However, when required by a joke, the SIA can sometimes act like the mostly anthropomorphic Funny Animal (Scooby dressing up in a costume to aid one of Shaggy's elaborate deceptions), the semi-anthropomorphic Civilized Animal (Astro walking with his arm around George). Sometimes, the SIA can talk eloquently, but no one except maybe other SIAs hear them. This trope is particularly associated with works by Hanna-Barbera. Examples of Speech-Impaired Animal include:
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