Dialogueless donghua disorganization, brought to you by Creative Power Entertaining, who created the long-runner Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.
Fun Alliance (欢乐大联盟, Huān yuè dà liánméng) presents the exploits of a bunch of animals from a forest, and who have special powers. The two main characters consist of the "Happy Partners," the impulsive Lightning Deer who has telekinetic powers, and the resourceful Thunder Mouse who has super strength. Together, they attempt to help others even if they make more trouble than help.
180 episodes were produced. The series premiered in 2016 on the Chinese streaming service iQiyi and has official YouTube uploads as well. The English Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf YouTube channel
started to upload episodes of it in 2024, marking the first time it's ever uploaded content besides Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.
Fun Alliance contains the following tropes:
- Accidental Good Outcome: In episode 10, the building is destroyed by leaking water, which changes its shape into a workable water park that Lightning Deer, Thunder Mouse, and Xiao Xingxing can enjoy together.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A purple gorilla, officially named Xiao Xingxingnote , is among the series' characters.
- Aspect Ratio Switch: The series is normally in widescreen. Episode 4 begins with an aspect ratio more akin to the "scope" format popular with films to make the lost man's introduction more dramatic, then switches back to widescreen for the rest of the episode.
- Audible Gleam: In episode 9, the look on the snooker champion's face when he first challenges Thunder Mouse to a game is accompanied by a twinkle in his eye, with a gleam sound effect.
- Babysitting Episode: In episode 22, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse babysit a woman's baby when the mother has to make a phone call and the baby starts to cry. Much of the episode is specifically based around Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse getting cows to produce milk for the baby, as Lightning Deer drank all the milk from the baby's bottle.
- Bandage Mummy: In episode 13, Lightning Deer sustains enough injuries during the visit to the orchard that he gets completely covered in bandages.
- Black Bead Eyes: Doudou has little black dots for eyes.
- Blush Sticker: Thunder Mouse has a permanent pair of pink-purple, circle-shaped cheek blushes.
- Chest Monster: In episode 15, Thunder Mouse's player character in the video game has his arm bitten by a monster that looks like a chest.
- Coincidental Broadcast: In episode 3, a television is on a news program showing a criminal has escaped right when the company's female employee turns out to be said criminal.
- Comedic Underwear Exposure: Episode 8 culminates in Xiao Xingxing's heart-pattern underwear being exposed thanks to Thunder Mouse. This isn't as much of a problem as one may expect, as his girlfriend wears a similar shirt, and they end up bonding over that.
- Companion Cube: The lost guy in episode 4 has a ball with a face on it that he hugs for comfort.
- Company Cross-References: In episode 15, the background at one point shows that plush toys of Wolffy from Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf are sold in the store.
- A Dog Named "Cat": Lightning Deer's yellow skin, brown spots, and long neck imply a giraffe instead of a deer.
- The Door Slams You: In episode 7, Thunder Mouse attempts to invoke this on Lightning Deer, believing percussive maintenance with a door will reverse Lightning Deer's neck problem. Each time the door opens, it opens in a way that Lightning Deer's neck isn't hit.
- Dramatic Spotlight: Played for Laughs in episode 10, when Thunder Mouse mourning the loss of his wallet's money is made as dramatic as possible, with a spotlight over him and dramatic music playing.
- Enormous Engagement Ring: In episode 17, the rabbit presents his girlfriend with an engagement ring with a diamond on it more than twice the size of the actual ring.
- Episode on a Plane: Episode 2 has Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse contend with another passenger on a plane. The other passenger wants to eat his food, but Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse keep interrupting him.
- Extremely Short Intro Sequence: The intro is about six seconds long, not including the episodes' title cards (which the theme song overlaps with).
- The Face of the Sun: In multiple episodes, the earliest being episode 5, the sun is shown to have a live-action face.
- False Camera Effects: A flashback in episode 5 showing the elderly couple in a war is depicted with a false grain effect.
- Fishing Episode: In episode 20, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse go fishing. Things start to go a little wrong when Lightning Deer accidentally catches a shark.
- Flapping Cheeks: In episode 16, a cold wind from the door of the house causes Lightning Deer's and Thunder Mouse's cheeks to flap.
- Freeze Sneeze: In episode 16, it's snowing outside, and Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse, who are still cold after wrapping themselves in blankets and wearing winter clothes, sneeze.
- Gigantic Moon: The "Gigantic Sun" variety shows up at least twice.
- In the end credits, the characters dance in front of a giant setting sun at one point.
- In episode 4, a crashed plane is found in front of a giant sun.
- Growling Gut: In episode 20, the stomachs of Lightning Deer, Thunder Mouse, and Doudou growl to indicate they are hungry, and Doudou gets to work catching fish after it.
- Harmless Freezing: In episode 16, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse ignore the stranger for so long that he freezes. They set up a fire in the house, and the stranger is unfrozen without any problems.
- Helping Granny Cross the Street: In episode 23, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse attempt to help an elderly woman cross the street, but there are things that keep them from doing it, such as not being able to find a good place to cross and having to pass by a bunch of other street crossers.
- Idea Bulb:
- In episode 21, Thunder Mouse has a light bulb near his head when he comes up with an idea on how to get Xiao Xingxing's key back from the lake.
- In episode 23, Thunder Mouse has a light bulb near his head that becomes more necessary for his idea than one would think - he takes the bulb, opens it, grabs a crosswalk from it, and puts the crosswalk on the road so that he, Lightning Deer, and the elderly woman can cross the street.
- Infernal Background: A background of flames shows up behind the waiter and the other restaurant employee in episode 6 before Thunder Mouse gets beaten up, Thunder Mouse being unable to pay for his food.
- Informed Species: Thunder Mouse is a rectangular animal who doesn't have any features to immediately distinguish him as a mouse.
- Instant Wristwatch: In episode 1, Lightning Deer checks the time on a watch that appears on his tail. It shows up again on one of his legs when he tells Thunder Mouse he has no time be slowed down.
- Instrumental Theme Tune: One "Yee-haw!" notwithstanding, there are no real lyrics in the series' theme song.
- Jaw Drop: In episode 5, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse's jaws have dropped in shock when they see the elderly couple bonding over a burned boot, reminding them of how they first met - there wasn't much food available during the war they were in, so they cooked a boot.
- Mime and Music-Only Cartoon: Contrasting with previous Creative Power Entertaining works, Fun Alliance is presented without dialogue.
- Mind Over Matter: Lightning Deer has the ability to manipulate things via telekinesis, with anything he grabs with his mind having a green glow around it when he does it.
- Multi-Part Episode: Episodes 18 and 19, which introduce the berry-looking animal Doudou, are advertised as a two-parter. In it, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse attempt to find Doudou's owner. When that doesn't work out, Lightning Deer wants to feed Doudou, but Thunder Mouse doesn't like the idea.
- Ocular Gushers: There's a tendency for characters to produce large amounts of water when they cry. In episode 4, the lost man cries so hard that he produces a waterfall and a rainbow with the acronym "S.O.S." on it.
- Overly Nervous Flop Sweat: In episode 11, Lightning Deer has a bunch of sweat drops on his head when he realizes the chickens in the farm are mad at him for almost hitting their eggs with a golf club.
- Pac-Man Fever: In episode 15, the kid's video game emits 8-bit sounds.
- Picnic Episode: Episode 5 is supposed to be about Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse having a beach picnic, and they're shown to have packed bags that look like potato chip bags and a purple drink, but they get sidetracked when an elderly couple starts fighting. The episode is titled "Picnic" in its official English YouTube upload.
- Piranha Problem: In episode 21, a bunch of piranhas chase after Lightning Deer, Thunder Mouse, and Xiao Xingxing when they bother them by accident. The main characters want Xiao Xingxing's key back from the lake, so the episode's conflict becomes them trying to get the key back while also not being attacked by the piranhas.
- Prehensile Tail: Lightning Deer can use his tail like an arm and hand. In the first episode, he shakes Thunder Mouse's hand after helping him; in the second episode, he uses his tail in addition to his telekinesis powers to manipulate his plate and some food; and so on.
- Repeat Cut: In episode 3, the chewing gum dropping into the woman's drink cup is repeated twice in quick succession after the first time.
- Rhyme Theme Naming: Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse are called Shǎndiàn Lù (闪电鹿) and Pīlì Shǔ (霹雳鼠) respectively in Chinese.
- Seal the Breach: In episode 10, Thunder Mouse finds himself plugging open holes in the pipes to keep water from leaking. The leaks reappear and get worse each time, eventually flooding the house he, Lightning Deer, and Xiao Xingxing are in.
- Shake Someone, Objects Fall: In episode 6, the brawny restaurant employee shakes Thunder Mouse for money when he can't pay for his food, causing a plunger and a flip-flop to fall from him.
- Spaghetti Kiss: In episode 8, Xiao Xingxing and his girlfriend slurp up the same spaghetti strand and are about to kiss, but Thunder Mouse interrupts them by loudly chomping on a sausage.
- Super-Strength: Thunder Mouse has more strength than usual. In episode 13, he can lift an apple tree and shake apples off it with no problem (except that the person who owns the orchard doesn't allow him to do that).
- Sweetheart Sipping: In episode 8, Xiao Xingxing and his girlfriend, while on their date, both drink from the same cup. Their straws create a heart shape in the middle.
- Teeth Flying: In episode 20, a collision with a tree causes some of Lightning Deer's teeth to fall out.
- Theme Naming: Thunder Mouse and Lightning Deer are both named after what you find in a thunderstorm. Ironically, they don't have Shock and Awe powers.
- Uncatty Resemblance: In episode 18, Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse notice how the pets' owners in the park look like their pets - one pet and its owner both have rockstar hair, shades, and golden chain jewelry, while another pet and its owner have hair done up in curls with hair rollers. Lightning Deer and Thunder Mouse believe that since there is a woman who has green, plant-like hair like Doudou, she must be his owner.