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{{quote| ''"You see the lights, the fame/You see the bling''<br />
''But you should meet LeBron before he became King''<br />
''Yeah, this is a story/Kinda like then''<br />
''My little homie Kid/Growin' up in Akron'' }}
 
{{quote| ''Tryin' to be an Athlete/We can all witness''<br />
''Hopin' he can grow up right/Handle Business''<br />
''Gotta show love to his friends and his fam''<br />
''World's on his back/Wise like an old man'' }}
 
{{quote| '''Cause if you think he's just a ball player still''<br />
''Pay attention/You got a wrong player for real''<br />
'''Cause life isn't always fun and games''<br />
''Ladies and gent, boys and girls, LeBron James'' }}
 
{{quote| ''It ain't easy/But it's all right''<br />
''Check it out, y'all/It's the LeBrons"'' }}
 
'''''[http://www.youtube.com/TheLeBrons The LeBrons]''''' is a 2011 Internet animated series from LeBron James. It started out as [[The Lebrons (Advertisingadvertising)|a series of live action Nike commercials]] that LeBron created in 2005.
 
Based on LeBron's childhood and taking place in his hometown Akron, Ohio, it is about a family of four personalities [[Author Avatar|based on himself]]. The four LeBrons are:
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* Wise, the oldest of the family
 
In every episode, the family has a stunning misadventure, and later either learns a [[An Aesop|moral lesson]] or demonstrates a lesson to kids, a la ''[[Fat Albert and Thethe Cosby Kids]]''.
 
It has lasted for 10 episodes so far{{when}}. Some people presumed the show has ended after the tenth episode, but the producers said they are working on the second season.
 
This series may count as [[Western Animation]], since [[Animation Bump|its animation is a lot more detailed than other webtoons]].
 
To read tropes associated with the original live action commercials, see [[The Lebrons (Advertisingadvertising)|this page.]]
 
[[The Lebrons (Webweb Animationanimation)/Characters|The Characters page.]]
 
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=== ''[[The Lebrons (Web Animation)|The LeBrons]]'' includes examples of: ===
* [[An Aesop]]
* [[Angry Guard Dog]]: The pitbull in "Lion".
* [[Animated Series]]
* [[An Arm and Aa Leg]]: Subverted; at the beginning of "Lion", Kid and his friend Condor escape Ray Johnson's pitbull, but when they rush to the door, Kid slams it on Condor's leg. Condor was wailing that the pitbull ate his leg, but Kid tells him that he just slammed the door on it.
** This subversion happens again in the same episode, but instead of shouting, Condor tells Kid that it's getting older.
* [[Author Avatar]]: The LeBrons themselves.
* [[Bad Mood As an Excuse]] / [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: In "Misunderstood", Kid is rather upset about the fact he missed his basketball game, so much that he blames it on himself, believing that he's [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|misunderstood]]. [[Word of God]] says this is based on LeBron James' attitude after he missed ''his'' game.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Kid in "Misunderstood", when Condor tells him to calm down.
{{quote| "I'll calm down?! I'll show you just how I calm down!"}}
* [[Big Game]]: Subverted in, well, "[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Big Game]]".
* [[Big No]]: Kid has one at the end of "Stay on the Court", when {{spoiler|he's about to get "kissed" by a huge guy named Yugi after he was saved by Li.}}
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: Not a bowtie, but in "Superstition", Kid gets to wear a necktie as part of a gentleman suit he wears to his school's dance party.
* [[Breakout Character]]: Kid.
* [[The Bully]]: Jamal, who appeared in "Coach", "Bullies", the ending of "Misunderstood", and the two-part season finale "The Comeback".
* [[Call Onon Me]]: The pet store cashier in "Lion" does this to summon Otis.
* [[The Cameo]]: Drizzy Drake in the episode "Drake".
* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: At the beginning of "Misunderstood", Kid has a dream about a basketball flying at the basketball hoop in slow motion and exploding as it hits it. Then he flings up and pants.
* [[Celebrity Toons]]
* [[Changed My Mind, Kid|Changed My Mind,]] [[PunA Worldwide Punomenon|Kid]]: Condor, Erik and Li in "The Comeback".
* [[Character Title]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Biz. Especially in the episode "Gloria", where he dates the family's mother Gloria, which Wise isn't very impressed about.
* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: Used for any vehicles and certain backgrounds.
* [[Cutaway Gag]]: In "Stay on the Court", this appears twice, in which Kid is sitting on a hospital bed wearing a body cast.
* [[Cut His Heart Out Withwith a Spoon]]: At one point in "Lion", Otis, during his confrontation with the pitbull, threatens him to "rip out your head and play ball with it".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Wise.
** Condor.
* [[Descended Creator]]: LeBron James as Business.
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Wise.
* [[Eek! aA Mouse!]]: The beginning of "Gloria", although there's a talking grasshopper instead of a mouse. When Gloria was cleaning the kitchen, she sees the grasshopper standing at the window, and she got so scared that she screams ([[Reactive Continuous Scream|which prompts the grasshopper to scream back at her]]), dropping the bag of sugar on the floor and thus clouds come out of it covering the house.
* [[Epic Fail]]: In "Superstition", Kid goes and buys popcorn and three cans of soda on a tray, but accidentally smashes them together and drops them when he watches Athlete playing basketball. He eventually goes and buys them again.
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: At the end of "Big Game", Kid shoots the basketball at the hoop in slow motion while time is running out, with all his might - only the ball just spins around and flies off, making him lose the game.
* [[Five -Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Business.
** [[The Lancer]]: Kid.<ref>Subversion: He's the main character.</ref>
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* [[Gag Dub]]: ''Cubed'', a Fox Sports web series, once did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQgTMNquko a parody dub] of one of the first episode's scenes.
* [[Gang of Bullies]]: Jamal and his fellow bullies.
* [[Growling Gut]]: Subverted; this happens to Condor at the beginning of "Lion" when he is bicycling with Kid, but {{spoiler|it is actually the pitbull growling before a chase after Kid and Condor ensues.}}
* [[Hot Mom]]: Gloria.
* [[House of Cool]]: Created designs and storyboards for the series.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Happens once in "Lion":
{{quote| '''Business''': Ray Ray, you need to check your dog. <br />
'''Ray Ray''': Mind your own business...Business. <br />
(''tries to close the door, but Business stops him and opens the door'')<br />
'''Business''': Kid ''is'' my business. And your dog is out of control. }}
* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: Business's purple executive suit and pants.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: The girls' jokes in "Bullies".
** Not to mention a joke that both Kid and Erik make in the same episode.
{{quote| '''Kid''': You know I do. Just be open.<br />
'''Condor''': What you mean "be open?" I'm like 7/11 over here!<br />
'''Erik''': Yeah, you are open. (''Laughs a bit'') Open like your fly.<br />
(''Erik laughs with Kid'')<br />
'''Condor''': (''frustrated'') Whatever, E. }}
* [[Little No]]: Li has one in "Stay on the Court", when Kid falls off the high dive.
* [[Look Behind You!]]: When Otis confronts the pitbull in "Lion", the pitbull points at the left telling him "Oh look! Baby gazelle!" and runs off barking down the street.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The LeBrons themselves -- Kid (a kid), Athlete (an athlete), Business (a businessman) and Wise (an old man) -- all qualify.
* [[Moe]]: Erik [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this during Li's introduction scene in the second episode:
{{quote| '''Erik''': She's like one of those hot anime characters, only she's not a cartoon.}}
* [[Multi -Part Episode]]: "The Comeback".
* [[No Export for You]]: If you live in [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]] and wanted to watch an episode on [[YouTube]], you'd click on the link and get the "This video is not available in your country" message instead.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Everybody at the end of "Big Game", when Kid jump shoots with time running out in slow motion but fails miserably.
* [["On the Next..."]]
* [[Panthera Awesome]]: Otis the lion.
* [[Planet of Steves]]: As with the title being [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]], everybody in the family (except for Gloria) were ''all'' named LeBron (because ''LeBron'' James has divided his personality into four different characters), except it was used as a family name of some sort. Nice touch, LeBron James!
* [["Previously On..."]]
* [[Product Placement]]
* [[Reactive Continuous Scream]]: Happens with Gloria and the grasshopper at the beginning of "Gloria".
* [[Reset Button]]: "The Comeback".
* [[Season Finale]]: "The Comeback", a two-part episode.
* [[Shout -Out]]:
** At the beginning of the intro, LeBron James himself appears in live action explaining the episode's [[An Aesop|Aesop]], similar to [[Bill Cosby]] on ''[[Fat Albert and Thethe Cosby Kids]]''.
** In the first episode, there's a reference to ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', in which Otis ties the pitbull up to a chair and turns a radio on, which he dances to while trying to devour him.
** Near the end of "Misunderstood", Kid, upon seeing Jamal, says [[Kill Bill|"Yo,]] ''[[Kill Bill|Jamal!]]''[[Kill Bill|...We got some unfinished business!"]].
* [[Shown Their Work]]
* [[Shutting Up Now]]:
{{quote| '''Pitbull''': Please accept my deepest and most sincere apologies!<br />
'''Otis''': Shut up, fool.<br />
'''Pitbull''': That sounds like a plan. I'm gonna shut up now. }}
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Soft Water]]: In the episode "Stay on the Court", Kid nervously climbs on a very high diving board (called a "high dive") and "dives" off of it, taking the longest fall he ever had until he finally hits the water in the swimming pool, where he's about to drown, only to be saved by Li.
* [[Special Guest]]: Drizzy Drake makes a guest appearance in "Drake", where his partner Neko duels with Biz in a rap battle.
* [[Speed Stripes]]: Happens some of the time, such as in the scene in "Stay on the Court" where Kid dives off the high dive.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''[[Fat Albert and Thethe Cosby Kids]]''.
* [[Spot Light Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Kid, somehow.
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: Both Condor and especially Kid do this in "Coach", when an angry Gloria chases them down the school hall for stealing a book that she wrote.
* [[Stock Audio Clip]]: Kid yelling "Another foul!" in "The Comeback".
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* [[Totally Radical]]
* [[Tough Room]]: The girls at the beginning of "Bullies" fall into this.
{{quote| '''Erik''': What's all the laughing about, anyway?<br />
'''Girl''': Nothin'. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Just watchin' you little boys attempt to play ball.]]<br />
(''The girls laugh'')<br />
'''Erik''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Jeez, tough room.]]<br />
'''Girl''': Just calm it like you see it. }}
* [[Uncle Pennybags]]: Business.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: "Big Game", where Kid misses his basketball game.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Condor and Erik, to Kid.
* [[Worst News Judgement Ever]]: Kid's basketball incident from "Big Game" becomes this in "Misunderstood", much to his surprise/disappointment.
 
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