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Notable for its heavy use of original music (overseen by Lounge Lizards founder Evan Lurie), in a different genre -- and usually not the one you're expecting -- in each episode. The photorealistic dance moves that have likewise become a series trademark are originated by live-action dancers performing as each character to that show's music; according to the creators, this process also gives the characters much of their individual personality.
For some, [[Muppet Babies|this general idea]] [[Rugrats|sounds familiar]]. However, the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|excellent music alone]], an expertly affectionate tribute to the genres in question, makes this show a standalone winner. It has also managed to pick up a sizeable [[Periphery Demographic]] as one of the few current children's programs to work on child and adult levels simultaneously by actively using the characters' innocence to spoof genre cliches. Refusing to use [[Non
This is either impressive, as it refuses to follow 'standard' children show trends, or heartbreaking, as it is one of the ''only'' shows to do so.
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* [[Super Speed]]: Tasha as Super Snap in "Front Page News", Uniqua as The Pink Fury in "Blazing Paddles", and Pablo in "Legend of the Volcano Sisters".
* [[Super Strength]]: Tyrone in "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters"; Uniqua as Bug Girl in "Front Page News" ''and'' as Strong Blossom in "Super Team Awesome"; Pablo as Tarzan the Very Strong in "Heart of the Jungle".
* [[Swiper, No Swiping]]: While you can't stop the Grabbin' Goblin from taking your stuff just by asking, he will generally give it back if you ask nicely... most of the time.
* [[Sword Fight]]: The first episode "Pirate Treasure", had Austin and Tyrone having a sword fight using their ''telescopes''. In "The Two Musketeers", it gets better with Uniqua and Austin against Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha with cool parring moves like a [[Blade Lock]], and [[Sword Over Head]]... though their swords ''are'' made of balloons.
* [[Take Over the World]]: Several episodes have characters wanting this, in particular "Race to the Tower of Power".
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* [[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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* [[The Un-Reveal]]: In "The Masked Retriever", none of the other characters find out about Uniqua's alter ego, with Austin's question of "Have you ever heard of the Masked Retriever?" left unanswered by the end-of-story stomach rumble.
* [[The Untwist]]: Frequent, in the course of finding ways around their inability to actually hurt or arrest anyone. During "Whodunit?", for instance, it turns out that {{spoiler|Tyrone was the thief, but he didn't really steal the jewels; Tasha gave them to him. It was all a plot by Tasha to liven up a rainy day}}.
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