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This series has a [[Jane and
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=== [[Jane and
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The book was this tropers favorite read as a kid. Happily the TV series hasn't strayed far from the (very small) source material. there are also some nice little homages to the book, with the Jester giving Jane his armor and the Queen possibly having a hand in allowing Jane to become a knight. Also the character designs are spot on!
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* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Gunther. He is the only one who doesn't seem to be on friendly terms with anyone in the court.
** There are a couple exceptions. In one episode, he gets fairly close to Dragon as they both share a love of lowbrow humor, but Dragon [[Status Quo Is God|returns to disliking him at the end of the episode]]. In another, he is caught stealing flowers and explains that they're for a [[Temporary Love Interest|love interest]], but the love interest is never seen or referred to again. It is unknown if the love interest even exists; Gunther's facial expressions when mentioning her have led to debate among some viewers, and it is a bit extreme for someone to strip entire rose/chrysanthemum bushes bare for one person.
* [[Jerk
* [[Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: A short clip of Dragon explaining the Aesop at the end of the episode, to earn that E/I status.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: Dragon, maybe. He hopes he isn't.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Jane is probably the only one of her peers who ''doesn't'' fit this trope. Gunther, her fellow knight-in-training, means "warrior." Smithy is the blacksmith. Rake is the gardener. Pepper is the cook. Jester is, [[Exactly What It Says
** Partly justified in that all of them, aside from Gunther, are nicknames.
** Though Jane's surname--given in the book, not the series--is "Turnkey", an actual medieval profession. It's another word for "dungeon-master".
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'''Jane:''' The ''private'' chamber, Dragon! Not everyone is happy squatting on a public wall to do their business!<br />
'''Dragon:''' Oh, that! Yes, well, [that's] the dragon way, loud and proud! }}
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Surprisingly, averted in a show that is almost violence-free and is supposed to be acceptable for ''kindergarteners'' to watch. Characters use the words "kill," "death," and "died" freely.
* [[Orphaned Punchline]]: The 'joke' that Dragon wrote for Jester that ends "That isn't a cow. That's just my cave chicken". See [[Cannot Tell a Joke]].
* [[The Plan]]: Jane pulls off one of these for an All Fool's Day prank.
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