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The cast are all young [[Funny Animal]] friends: enthusiastic yet sometimes [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|frenetic]] Pablo the penguin, [[Deadpan Snarker]] Tyrone the moose, [[Genki Girl]] Uniqua the... [[Cartoon Creature|something]], [[Shorttank]] Tasha the hippo, and initial [[Shrinking Violet]], later [[The Smart Guy|Smart Guy]] Austin the kangaroo. All five live in what appears to be a suburban cul-de-sac with a large common backyard area.
We open on one or more of the characters in the backyard playing "pretend", setting up the scenario for the viewer in a song and dance which also reveals the episode's musical genre. Then things segue into a sort of [[Star Trek:
Many episodes feature typical kiddie fantasy scenarios -- cowboys, superheroes, pirates, explorers -- but some are more sophisticated, and in later seasons especially several are full-on parodies of adult action-adventure: [[James Bond|Bond]], [[Star Trek]], [[Indiana Jones]] etc. Further [[Mr. Imagination|blurring the line between reality and imagination]], the setting they create doesn't always stay within their control. Characters who weren't seen initiating the fantasy frequently show up within it, occasionally operating completely unbeknownst to the others, and the different plotlines collide in unexpected ways. The only absolute requirement is that a story contain no more than five characters, since no other speaking parts appear (excepting a couple one-offs in specials).
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* [[Berserk Button]]: In "Best Clowns in Town". ''Don't'' make Ringmaster Tyrone miss his train. Just don't. Especially if you're a clown.
* [[Big No]]: Oh yeah. Bad bot Tasha does this in "Cops and Robots", when Uniqua flips Pablo's back switch, which turns him into a good Bot. Also Pablo in "Blazing Paddles" and Tyrone in "Who Goes There?", "The Magic Skateboard" when {{spoiler|the eponymous Magic Skateboard falls down the hill}} and "Monster Detectives" when {{spoiler|Uniqua is about to be turned into a soccer monster}}.
* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: Pablo in "The Yeti", Tyrone in "Fly Girl" and Austin and Tyrone in "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve".
* [[Big Red Button]]: In "Legend of the Volcano Sisters", the title characters threaten to cause the eruption of the volcano by pressing such a button. The doorbells in various episodes could also count, since they are always red.
* [[The Blind Leading the Blind]]: In "The Yeti", Tasha claims to be a Frozen North expert, but she, Uniqua, and Tyrone all get lost while searching for Yeti Pablo.
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* [[Busby Berkeley Number]]: "I Get Whatever I Want" from "Robot Rampage".
* [[Call-and-Response Song]]: Pretty much any song involving more than one character is this.
* [[Call a Rabbit
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Tyrone, the moose character. [[Word of God|Indicated]] during "Secret Mission" , in which he carries around a bottle of Spy Maple Syrup with an unmistakeable little red maple leaf on the label.
** Also, in "Race to the Tower of Power", the tower looks remarkably like the CN Tower, a famous landmark in Toronto.
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* [[Everything Is Big in Texas]]: Cowboy Tyrone is on his way to Texas for a hoedown in "Riding the Range".
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: Tyrone thinks that everyone's trying to eat him during "Escape from Fairytale Village". (They actually want him to eat ''with'' them.)
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Kangaroos Represent Australia]]: Austin.
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* [[Everythings Funkier With Disco]]: The music genre in "The Quest for the Flying Rock".
* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]]: In "Whodunit?", and "Le Master of Disguise".
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* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: In "Escape from Fairytale Village", "Scared of You", and "The Tale of the Mighty Knights".
* [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]]: The "Zip Speed" in "Garbage Trek".
* [[Fastest Gun in
* [[Fawlty Towers Plot]]: "What's Bugging You".
* [[Fee Fi Faux Pas]]: Austin in "Samurai Pie", when he mentions The Great Pie in front of the Empress.
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* [[Gainaxing]]: Before you [[Rule 34|get any ideas]], '''Tyrone's ears'''. Particularly noticeable in the first-season opening credits.
* [[GASP]]: A [[Running Gag]] in "Blazing Paddles".
* [[Genie in
* [[Genki Girl]]: Uniqua most of the time, and Tasha during "A Giant Problem".
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Tasha, literally, in "A Giant Problem".
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: A common ending for any character portrayed as a villain.
* [[Hero Secret Service]]: The secret headquarters in "International Super Spy".
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: There are joke drawings on [[Deviant ART]] showing Pablo cosplaying as [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Aang]], because they're both voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen (at least Pablo was during the first season). In the first four seasons, Austin was voiced by Jonah Bobo, who also played Todd in ''[[The Fox and
** Tyrone is Aang in Italian.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: A running gag in "Samurai Pie", wherein Pablo keeps losing his balance, eventually falling on a pie tin and giving himself and Uniqua away.
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* [[Merit Badges for Everything]]: In "Pablor and the Acorns".
* [[Minimalist Cast]]
* [[Minion
* [[Mission Briefing]]: Tasha gives Pablo one in "International Super Spy", and Tyrone and Tasha give one in "Mission to Mars".
* [[Mission Control]]: Again, Tyrone and Tasha in "Mission to Mars".
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* [[Musicalis Interruptus]]: In "Super Team Awesome!", Tyrone halts the second song when a boulder comes dangerously close to plugging Old Gushie.
* [[The Napoleon]]: In "Who Goes There?", Pablo (the shortest of the five), plays a Napoleon-esque statue.
* [[Naughty
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Although they kids have been close to danger, the word has never yet been used.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Pablo's got a nice propeller beanie. In some their imaginary adventures, the characters wear pretty cool hats as well.
* [[Nobody Here but Us Statues]]: A recurring theme in "Who Goes There?" with Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin being actual pieces of artwork. It happens again in "What's Bugging You?" with Uniqua and Tyrone as a pest control service trying to hide from house inspector Mr. Spiffy (Pablo).
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* [[Odd Couple]]: Best friends Pablo the tightly-wound and Tyrone the laid-back.
* [[Odd Job Gods]]: In "Match on Mt.Olympus", Austin is the god of laughter, and Uniqua is the goddess of naps.
** [[Laugh
{{quote| '''Austin''': Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other ''slide''. Do ''you'' not think it's funny?}}
* [[Ominous Fog]]: The fog in "Knights are Brave and Strong" and "Whodunit?".
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* [[Red Herring]]: In "Whodunit?", {{spoiler|Austin leaves the manor saying that he has to go "feed his cat", looking very guilty indeed.}}
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Inverted with Pablo and Tyrone. Pablo is blue and panicked frequently in the first season. Tyrone is orange, but more level-headed and laidback.
* [[Rhymes
* [[Riddle of the Sphinx]]: In "The Secret of the Nile", Tasha has to give Sphinx Uniqua three gifts before Uniqua will tell her the secret of the Nile. {{spoiler|Turns out it's just saying please and thank you.}}
* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Tyrone and Pablo in "A Giant Problem".
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* [[Sequel Episode]]: "Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon" is one for the season three special "Tale of the Mighty Knights".
* [[Sesame Street Cred]]: Alicia Keys, for voicing and singing the mama alien in "Mission to Mars", Cyndi Lauper for singing in "International Super Spy," and Adam Pascal for being a narrator and singer in "Tale of the Mighty Knights". Also, Conan O'Brian as [[Santa Claus]] in "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve"!
* [[Shave and
* [[The Sheriff]]: Uniqua, in "Blazing Paddles".
* [[Shoe Phone]]: Pablo's hat-phone in "International Super Spy".
* [[Shown Their Work]]: You can tell that the "Caveman's Best Friend" episode takes place in the Triassic period because of the tar puddles and the fern plants.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Ohhhh boy, where do we start?
** Honorable mentions go to some [[
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Austin at first. He opens up later.
* [[Shrug Take]]: Mr. Spiffy's (Pablo) reaction to the wormans in "What's Bugging You?".
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* [[Turned to Stone]]: {{spoiler|Pablo and Tyrone}} are petrified by Tasha as Medusa in "Sinbad Sails Alone" in a literal game of "freeze tag". Later in said game, {{spoiler|Pablo tricks Tasha into petrifying herself}}.
* [[Twitchy Eye]]: Tyrone has one in "Best Clowns in Town" right after the clowns make him miss his train the second time, and Pablo gets one every time he's about to become the Flipper in "The Flipper".
* [[Two Girls to
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Although it could be argued that their fantasy wardrobes are purely imaginary...
* [[The Unmasking]]: {{spoiler|Tasha}} in "Front Page News" does this.
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* [[Worst News Judgment Ever]]: In "News Flash", Reporter Uniqua mistakes {{spoiler|Tyrone and Pablo's corn decorations for alien crop circles}}.
* [[You Can Say That Again]]: A [[Running Gag]] primarily in the first season, in which a character would literally repeat themselves after this is said.
* [[You Go, Girl!]]: This happens more than once, and shouldn't be surprising because this show was created by a woman.
** Becomes a plot point in "Blazing Paddles" when sheriff Uniqua must demonstrate table tennis skills to defend her town.
** In "Match On Mount Olympus", both Uniqua and Tasha [[Person
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: In "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters", {{spoiler|Austin the third Luau Brother succeeds after his other siblings each failed.}}
* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: Used literally by Pablo in "Knights are Brave and Strong". Of course, he then admits that ''he'' can't open the door either.
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