The Elephant Princess

The Elephant Princess is an Australian TV show from by Jonathan M Shiff Productions. The first season, consisting of 26 episodes, first aired from November 2008 to April 2009. A second season is in post production and will air in 2011.

The show follows Alex, a regular girl, or at least that's what she thinks until her 16th birthday, when a boy named Kuru and an elephant named Anala show up, and Kuru tells her that she is the heir to the throne of a land called Manjipoor. With Kuru's help, Alex defend her place on the throne against her cousin, Vashan.

This series provides examples of:
"JB: Alex, this decision determines your future. Get it right and he's yours forever, get it wrong and-
 * Badass Princess: Alex pretty much qualifies for this,
 * A Child Shall Lead Them: Alex
 * Canada Does Not Exist: A weird, Australian version. The school the kids go is possible in Australia, but unlikely. The lack of school uniforms (extremely unusual in Australia) compounded with the unbiquitous use of lockers (which are not as widespread Down Under) and the time spent hanging around them, evokes the schools of basically any North American kids' show ever made, rather than an Aussie place of education.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: JB can be this at times

Alex: What are you talking about? Just tell me what he would want.

JB: Jewelery."


 * Everythings Better With Princesses
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: Alex isn't always thrilled about finding out she's a princess
 * Loyal Animal Companion: Anala to Alex
 * Magical Land: Manjipoor
 * Princesses Rule
 * Put On a Bus: From the looks of the season 2 trailer, this is what will have happened to JB.
 * Rebellious Princess: Alex
 * Rightful King Returns: The plot involves restoring Alex to her place on the throne
 * Shapeshifting: Alex's magic allows her to do this
 * And also uses this to trick
 * Ten Minute Retirement: