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''Seven Little Monsters'' was a book by Maurice Sendak (of [[Little Bear]] and [[Where the Wild Things Are]] fame) that got a [[Animated Adaptation]] about a family of [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|seven monsters]] and their mother. It was a part of the [[PBS]] Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000-2002, aired from 2003-2007 on [[YTV]], and is currently being aired on [[Qubo]] since 2007.
''Seven Little Monsters'' was a book by Maurice Sendak (of [[Little Bear]] and [[Where the Wild Things Are]] fame) that got a [[Animated Adaptation]] about a family of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|seven monsters]] and their mother. It was a part of the [[PBS]] Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000-2002, aired from 2003-2007 on [[YTV]], and is currently being aired on [[Qubo]] since 2007.
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* [[An Aesop]]: Every episode has one.
* [[An Aesop]]: Every episode has one.
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* [[Friend to All Children|Friends To All Children]]: The monsters can often be found playing with human kids and offering them fun experiences due to their great sizes.
* [[Friend to All Children|Friends To All Children]]: The monsters can often be found playing with human kids and offering them fun experiences due to their great sizes.
* [[Furry Female Mane]]: Both One and Six have human-like hair despite being furry (although Six's face isn't). Three also has a mop of human-like hair, however, as do Two and Seven (though they don't look furry).
* [[Furry Female Mane]]: Both One and Six have human-like hair despite being furry (although Six's face isn't). Three also has a mop of human-like hair, however, as do Two and Seven (though they don't look furry).
* [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]]: Quite literally.
* [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]]: Quite literally.
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|Half-Dressed Monsters]]: Three and Four. Three wears an oversized long sleeve while Four sports a yellow t-shirt and [[Nice Hat|purple top hat]].
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|Half-Dressed Monsters]]: Three and Four. Three wears an oversized long sleeve while Four sports a yellow t-shirt and [[Nice Hat|purple top hat]].
* [[Hot Skitty-On-Wailord Action]]: The monsters' mother is a human, so presumably their father is a monster - especially since their mother often points out that Two reminds her of him...
* [[Improbable Species Compatibility]]: The monsters' mother is a human, so presumably their father is a monster - especially since their mother often points out that Two reminds her of him...
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Presumably the monsters' parents.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Presumably the monsters' parents.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Two is [[Whose Line Is It Anyway|Colin Mochrie]] and Four [[Talking to Himself|(and Five and Seven)]] are [[Jimmy Two Shoes|Lucius Heinous VII]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Two is [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Colin Mochrie]] and Four [[Talking to Himself|(and Five and Seven)]] are [[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Lucius Heinous VII]]
* [[It's a Wonderful Plot]]: Inverted in "It's A Wonder-Four Life". Four wishes he didn't have siblings, and is shown a world where he is an only child and [[It's All About Me|everything is about him]]. After what should have been a perfect day for him, he winds up feeling lonely, which makes him appreciate his siblings more.
* [[It's a Wonderful Plot]]: Inverted in "It's A Wonder-Four Life". Four wishes he didn't have siblings, and is shown a world where he is an only child and [[It's All About Me|everything is about him]]. After what should have been a perfect day for him, he winds up feeling lonely, which makes him appreciate his siblings more.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: There's never been a full release of the series, and the episodes are incredibly hard to find online.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: There's never been a full release of the series, and the episodes are incredibly hard to find online.
* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans, Oh My!]]: Except they're monsters instead of anthropomorphic animals.
* [[Lions and Tigers and Humans, Oh My!]]: Except they're monsters instead of anthropomorphic animals.
* [[Literal Minded]]: Several characters have moments of this.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: Several characters have moments of this.
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Slice of Life]]
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* [[Unexplained Accent]]: Their mother is a [[Funny Foreigner]], but the monsters speak clear English... Well, except [[The Unintelligible|Five]].
* [[Unexplained Accent]]: Their mother is a [[Funny Foreigner]], but the monsters speak clear English... Well, except [[The Unintelligible|Five]].
* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: Nobody bats an eyelid at a bunch of giagantic monsters running around.
* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: Nobody bats an eyelid at a bunch of giagantic monsters running around.
* [[Who's On First?]]: Because their names are numbers, this happens rather frequently.
* [[Who's on First?]]: Because their names are numbers, this happens rather frequently.
* [[You Are Number Six]]: The monsters are named from One to Seven.
* [[You Are Number Six]]: The monsters are named from One to Seven.


Latest revision as of 02:57, 31 December 2014

Seven Little Monsters was a book by Maurice Sendak (of Little Bear and Where the Wild Things Are fame) that got a Animated Adaptation about a family of seven monsters and their mother. It was a part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000-2002, aired from 2003-2007 on YTV, and is currently being aired on Qubo since 2007.

Tropes used in Seven Little Monsters include:
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