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'''''Bobby's World''''' was a cartoon series that ran on [[
It was about an imaginative young boy named Bobby Generic (voiced by Mandel) who often misinterpreted things that were said to him. However, Bobby claims that he came from a [[Magical Land|magical place]] called "''Bobbyland''".
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For something that ran for eight seasons, it had very little publicity.
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* [[Aloof Big
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Bobby and Derek often are this to Kelly
* [[Big Brother Bully]]: Derek if Bobby provokes him. Downplayed with George but when he breaks anything [[Never My Fault|he blames his little brother.]]
* [[Blunt Metaphors Trauma]]
* [[Celebrity Toons]]: Well, sort of. Bobby is based on Howie Mandel's son, and Mandel himself is in the opening credits.
* [[Closed Captioning]]: On [[Fox Kids]], the show made use of this, but embedded into the show rather than the video signal. This means that they couldn't be switched off.
** Charter On-Demand episodes do not have these, actually.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: According to Howie, when Roger gets shown his leash (since he associates it with being taken to the vet), he disappears "...like a bat out of--
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Kelly Generic is voiced by Gail Matthius, a former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member-turned-voice actress who often played [[Valley Girl|Valley Girls]] (particularly Shirley the Loon from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''). Matthius also voices Martha Generic (the voice for the character was based on Roweena, a chain-smoking hairstylist Matthius played on ''SNL'')
** Pamela Segall Adlon, who is probably best known for voicing Bobby Hill from ''[[King of the Hill]]'', voiced Derek in the later seasons.
** Bobby has the same voice as Skeeter from ''[[Muppet Babies
* [[Hidden Elf Village]]: Bobbyland.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Martha Generic.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]/[[The Danza]]: Howard Generic as played by Howie Mandel.
** Howie even [[Medium Blending|turns into Howard Generic]] in certain openings.
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Derek, who plays sports and is a [[Jerkass]] to both his [[Big Brother Bully|Sib]][[Annoying Younger Sibling|lings]]
* [[Literal
* [[Medium Blending]]: When Howie Mandel interacted with Bobby before and after the episodes.
* [[Memetic Outfit]]: Bobby's 'Bobbyland' outfit: White sailor hat with black tassels, white shirt with short sleeves, blue navy sailor collar with white stripes, blue shorts with two white buttons, white
* [[Mr. Imagination]]: Bobby.
* [[Parental Bonus]]: In "I Want My Mommy", Uncle Ted tries to explain the concept of adoption to Bobby.
{{quote|'''Uncle Ted:''' You see, a lot of times when a guy and his wife--
'''Martha:''' Uh, Ted, Ted. }}
** Ted was well known for the Parental Bonus. In one episode, he even used the word "hell", which was kind of taboo at the time for a kid's show. Martha corrected him after he said it, though.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Bobby and Jackie... [[Will They or Won't They?|Maybe...]]
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: John Tesh composed the theme song, as well as the incidental music in the show.
* [[The Renaissance Age of Animation]]
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* [[Verbal Tic]]: Martha Generic frequently ends sentences with "Doncha know?".
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Martha sounds like [[Sarah Palin]].
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Bobby... sort of. Also Jackie and Derek.
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