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"Merry-Go-round": Popular Mexican [[Soap Opera]] airing during 1989-1990. Revolved around a teacher and her 2nd grade class. Remake of the Argentinian soap opera ''Senorita Maestra'' (Miss Teacher.)

 

 

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Not inside the soap opera per se. But Carrusel is an remake of Senorita Maestra. The teacher in Senorita Maestra was named Jacinta Pichimahuida (very unusual surname), while the teacher in Carrusel is named Ximena Fernandez (very common surname).

** In-universe: The Guerra siblings are named Pablo (common name) and Marcelina (unusual name, though not tremendously so).

** I will have to disagree with that. His Synagogue is shown. He mentions his beliefs. Valeria and David wonder how will it work out if they get married- how will they raise their kids. I wonder if you perhaps mean [[Informed Judaism]]. After all, David has blond hair and blue eyes- as compared to the more stereotypical Semitic features.

*** Kind of [[Truth in Television]] for Latin America

* [[Big Eater]]: Jaime Palillo and Laura Quinones.

* [[Black Best Friend]]: Subverted. Cirilo is friends with pretty much everyone. But he is not the sidekick to anyone in particular, since there is no designated protagonist (other than perhaps Ximena).

* [[Fat Girl]]: Laura

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Averted. Both Daniel and Bibi are levelheaded and do not have hot tempers.

** [[The Hero]]: Daniel

** [[The Lancer]]: Pablo

** [[The Sixth Ranger]]: Adrian, Kokimoto

** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Jorge

** [[The Hero]]: Valeria

** [[The Lancer]]: Maria Joaquina

* [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]]: Subverted by Maria Joaquina and Jorge, whose trouble making friends has nothing to do with IQ or grades, and mainly to do with snobbery. That, and Daniel always held the top spot in the class.

** Averted by Daniel and every other good student, since they were far friendlier.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: When the kids treat poor Susana like crap for ''daring'' to replace Ximena when she's hospitalized. Fermin promptly calls them out on their bullshit and they soften up to her.

** Maria Joaquina, in the beginning, when she tears apart the birthday card Cirilo gave her.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]

* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Maria Joaquina Villasenor. She was a [[Jerkass]] [[Tsundere]], but never crossed the line into actually being cruel.

* [[Meganekko]]: Valeria. Lampshaded when other kids nickname her "cuatro-ojos" ("four eyes") and "anteojuda" ("glasses girl").

* [[The Ojou]]: Maria Joaquina. First as a [[Rich Bitch]] type, then moves to the [[Spoiled Sweet]] one.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Carmen Carrillo. Her parents had separated (but only for a short time- they do get back together promptly) and her family was poor. Yet Carmen always managed to be an excellent student and to stay out of trouble- mainly because she wanted to obtain a scholarship to go to college and have a career.

* [[The Prankster]]: Pablo Guerra. And how.

* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Sra. Orraca. Everybody was afraid of her- except her pet student, Jorge.

* [[School Festival]]: Cirilo's family brings nopales.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Marcelina Guerra.

* [[Spirited Young Lady]]: Valeria Ferrer. Only girl in the class who was not afraid of mice.

* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Jorge del Salto. Possibly Maria Joaquina, since her wealthy parents are nice and reasonable and do not spoil her, but she acts snobbish at times.

* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: David Robinovitch is wealthy, yet is very kind and respectful. He never brags about his family's money like Jorge and Maria Joaquina do.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: When the actor who played Fermin was no longer available, he was replaced by another one who was and looked 10 years younger. Also, the actress who played Maria Joaquina's mother was replaced- with a much more likable one.

* [[Token Minority]]: Cirilo is Black, David is Ashkenazi Jewish, Kokimoto is Japanese, Bibi is North American of English ancestry.

** Averted by Maria Joaquina, who wears her hair down, yet is the most competitive of the girls.

** If Bibi is a tomboy (and she does not get enough character development for that to be determined), she would be playing it straight.

* [[Tsundere]]: Valeria was this to David sometimes. Maria Joaquina became one when she defrosted.

* [[Wicked Stepmother]]: Mario's stepmother was like this at the beginning.

 

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