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''Adventures in Wonderland'' was a live action [[Kid Com|children's sitcom]] and a loose adaptation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', which ran on the [[Disney Channel]] from 1991 to 1995. In the series, Alice (played by Elisabeth Harnois), was portrayed as a teenage girl who can go to and from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror (a reference to Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'').
''Adventures in Wonderland'' was a live action [[Kid Com|children's sitcom]] and a loose adaptation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', which ran on the [[Disney Channel]] from 1991 to 1995. In the series, Alice (played by Elisabeth Harnois), was portrayed as a teenage girl who can go to and from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror (a reference to Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'').


Usually the format consisted of Alice coming home from school and talking to Dinah (her cat) about a problem facing her that day, then going into Wonderland and finding the residents of that world facing a similar crisis, where she would learn [[An Aesop]] relating to her [[Real Life]] problems. Also of note is that each episode usually included around three musical numbers. At the end of each episode she would return to the real world with a solution to her problem, which were usually mundane everyday problems.
Usually the format consisted of Alice coming home from school and talking to Dinah (her cat) about a problem facing her that day, then going into Wonderland and finding the residents of that world facing a similar crisis, where she would learn [[An Aesop]] relating to her [[Real Life]] problems. Also of note is that each episode usually included around three musical numbers. At the end of each episode she would return to the real world with a solution to her problem, which were usually mundane everyday problems.
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* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: The Hare almost always has whatever prop is called for at the time stored in his jacket. [[Rummage Fail|Almost.]]
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: The Hare almost always has whatever prop is called for at the time stored in his jacket. [[Rummage Fail|Almost.]]
* [[In Medias Res]]
* [[In Medias Res]]
* [[Irony As She Is Cast]]: The nerdy March Hare speaks and sings in a high-pitched, nasal squawk. His actor, Reece Holland, is actually a powerful baritone who was playing roles like Marius in ''[[Les Misérables]]'' and Raoul in ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the time he was hired.
* [[Irony as She Is Cast]]: The nerdy March Hare speaks and sings in a high-pitched, nasal squawk. His actor, Reece Holland, is actually a powerful baritone who was playing roles like Marius in ''[[Les Misérables]]'' and Raoul in ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the time he was hired.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: In "The Rabbit Who Would Be King", Rabbit is never seen being punished for lying to his movie-star brother about being king while the Queen is away. Even after she returns in the middle of the charade.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: In "The Rabbit Who Would Be King", Rabbit is never seen being punished for lying to his movie-star brother about being king while the Queen is away. Even after she returns in the middle of the charade.
** In "The Hatter Who Came to Dinner", the Hatter never gets any comeuppance for [[Annoying Patient|abusing the Queen and Rabbit's hospitality]] [[Playing Sick|even after]] [[Crack! Oh, My Back!|his back]] is better.
** In "The Hatter Who Came to Dinner", the Hatter never gets any comeuppance for [[Annoying Patient|abusing the Queen and Rabbit's hospitality]] [[Playing Sick|even after]] [[Crack! Oh, My Back!|his back]] is better.
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* [[Parental Bonus]]: Lots of [[Literary Allusion Title|literary allusion titles]] ("From Hare to Eternity," "What Makes Rabbit Run," "The Bunny Who Would Be King," "The Grape Juice of Wrath") and film/TV allusion titles ("Pie Noon," "Lady and the Camp," "Card 54, Where Are You?").
* [[Parental Bonus]]: Lots of [[Literary Allusion Title|literary allusion titles]] ("From Hare to Eternity," "What Makes Rabbit Run," "The Bunny Who Would Be King," "The Grape Juice of Wrath") and film/TV allusion titles ("Pie Noon," "Lady and the Camp," "Card 54, Where Are You?").
* [[Race Lift]]: The Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum are played by African Americans.
* [[Race Lift]]: The Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum are played by African Americans.
* [[Rhymes On a Dime]]: In one episode, the White Rabbit catches "rhymitis", which has this effect on his speech.
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: In one episode, the White Rabbit catches "rhymitis", which has this effect on his speech.
* [[Royal Brat]] / [[Spoiled Sweet]]: The Queen tends to [[Zig Zagging Trope|zigzag]] between these two tropes.
* [[Royal Brat]] / [[Spoiled Sweet]]: The Queen tends to [[Zig-Zagging Trope|zigzag]] between these two tropes.
* [[Setting Update]]: Alice obviously isn't living in the 1800s during the segments where she's in the real world. In fact it's extremely doubtful she's even from England.
* [[Setting Update]]: Alice obviously isn't living in the 1800s during the segments where she's in the real world. In fact it's extremely doubtful she's even from England.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Alice's sister's name? [[Alice in Wonderland (Disney)|Kathryn]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Alice's sister's name? [[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Kathryn]].
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Species Surname]]
* [[Species Surname]]

Revision as of 14:38, 8 April 2014

Adventures in Wonderland was a live action children's sitcom and a loose adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which ran on the Disney Channel from 1991 to 1995. In the series, Alice (played by Elisabeth Harnois), was portrayed as a teenage girl who can go to and from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror (a reference to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass).

Usually the format consisted of Alice coming home from school and talking to Dinah (her cat) about a problem facing her that day, then going into Wonderland and finding the residents of that world facing a similar crisis, where she would learn An Aesop relating to her Real Life problems. Also of note is that each episode usually included around three musical numbers. At the end of each episode she would return to the real world with a solution to her problem, which were usually mundane everyday problems.

Unfortunately for fans of the series, no DVD set is even being planned.

This show invokes the following tropes:

  • Acid Trip Dimension: Alice steps through her mirror into one Once Per Episode on her way to Wonderland.
  • Acquired Situational Narcissism: Hare in the episode "Vanity Hare"
  • Acting for Two: The actors tended to double as their character's relatives.
  • Actor Allusion: Featured one within the same series: the host of Lifestyles of the Royal and Famous, Hugh B. Happy, is played by the same actor as the Caterpillar, who remarks while watching that he seems familiar.
  • An Aesop: Each episode has its own moral. Some are Anvilicious, but still others are actually poignant.
    • And Knowing Is Half the Battle: A variation, as Alice would end most episodes discussing the day's aesop with her cat Dinah, providing the lesson in a way that wasn't disconnected from the rest of the episode.
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: The Duchess. Especially in "Take the Bunny and Run".
  • Broken Treasure: the rabbit accidentally breaks a crystal vase belonging to the Queen, and has to take a second job in order to afford to replace it. It turns out the original vase was made of cheap glass.
  • Butt Monkey: Rabbit. It's not easy working for the Queen.

  "What about me?! What about my needs?!"

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