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{{quote| ''Travellers from the Planet Earth..."}}▼
[[File:vintergatan.jpg|frame|Clockwise from top: Peo, Henrik, Mira, Glenn.]]
[[File:vintergatan4.jpg|frame|Left to right, starting at the back -- The Count, the Professor, Lennartsson, Peo, Billie, Mira, Ulla and Pax.]]
''Vintergatan'' (''The Milky Way'') is a term used commonly when talking about the ''Vintergatan''-universe in general.
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The ''Vintergatan'' series was originally a show created for the mornings of summer vacation, airing at nine-o'-clock every morning for around sixty days in the year 2000. It began with ''Vintergatan 5A'' -- a children's science-fiction comedy show that was about three youngsters and one oldster -- [[Plucky Girl]] Mira, [[The Smart Guy]] Henrik, the [[Soul Brotha|black-and-American]] Glenn, and a ''very'' [[Grumpy Old Man]] by name of Peo. To summarize, they thought they were going to camp, all of them riding in the same cab (with Peo as the driver). They suffered an unfortunate [[Alien Abduction]]. They found themselves on a spaceship -- but before long, it went dark, and a holographic screen appeared. An alien (who, quite simply, called himself '[[Shaped Like Itself|Al]][[Some Call Me... Tim|ien]]') began speaking to them, asking them if they would go on a quest that would change the world forever...and, in an actual aversion of a [[But Thou Must!]] situation, gave them the choice to deny. Mira cast the deciding vote, and leaned toward refusing...but after Glenn sighed, saying he should have known she would back down -- after all, she is a ''girl'' -- she agreed anyway, and the adventure began.
Despite some very annoying [[Filler]], not-too-convincing special effects, and a rather [[Anvilicious]] Aesop, [[Narm Charm]] was in its favor (and plain old regular charm) -- and so, it proved popular enough to get a second season (Although one could also call it a sequel), which aired the next year. ''Vintergatan 5B'' did not have Mira as a leading member of the cast anymore, replaced by [[Emotionless Girl]] Irina Teresjkova, and the quest was different as well -- Ulla, Peo's wife, had mysteriously gone missing, and he desperately contacted his fellow
...''Tillbaka Till Vintergatan'' (''Back To The Milky Way''). It was mostly compiled of material from 5A and 5B, though featured some newly recorded material as well, airing during the year 2003 and 2004 in the evenings. The plot was simple -- Peo was working at his gas station (in ''space''!), and telling the tales of his past to his assistant Garsson, making it an example of an entire [[Whole-Episode Flashback|whole flashback]] ''[[Whole-Episode Flashback|series.]]'' Nevertheless, it cut away some of the filler. Which was good.
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* [[Arc Words]]: "Until the next time, farewell...and remember that anything can happen in space." Sounds logical enough on paper, yes, but the narrator's voice always made it seem like [[Foreshadowing]].
* [[Artistic License Astronomy]]: Black holes do not work as quick jumps through space.
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** Although Peo did get a space-suit in green.
* [[Five-Token Band]]: Four, but still -- Mira, a Hispanic youngster, Henrik, a Swedish youngster, Glenn, a black, American youngster, and Peo, a Swedish oldster.
* [[Green Aesop]]: The mission in 5A was to gather lifeforms from other worlds which could help clean up the pollution on Earth so Earth could be
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Due to problems with copyright regarding the music, the original series has never been released on DVD. SVT, however, have been kind enough to show reruns from time to time.
* [[Only One Name]]: Played straight and averted -- the original four ''were'' given last names in 5B (making them Glenn Johnson, Henrik Gjöres, Mira Ardiles and Peo Persson), but they're still mostly referred to by their first names.
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* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: Villains are frequently seen engaged in harmless activities. This troper distinctly remembers 'the mutants' being out getting backrubs in one episode of either 5A or 5B, and The Count in ''VVS'' frequently plays with his Playmobil figures.
* [[Word of God]]...: ...has commented on this page. Of course, it could be an impostor or a fraud, but since he's a bit more closely tied to his fanbase than other writer-directors, it's more likely than, say, Michael Bay complimenting his fanclub.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Peo and Captain Zoom were played by the same actor. This is never remarked on aside from the
* [[X Meets Y|X Meets Y Meets Z]]: [[Scooby Doo]] (minus the dog) meets the Quest for the Holy Grail meets [[Star Trek]].
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* [[Action Girl]]: The reason that Mira comes along in the first place is to convince Glenn and the others that she can be one of these. Really, though, she's a fairly normal girl -- but she evolves somewhere along the series, with the magic of [[Character Development]].
* [[All Planets Are Earthlike]]: Averted, for the most part. Fillione and Zinnij, which are earth-like are stated by the computer to be "A lot like your planet, Earth".
* [[Animal Stereotypes]]: Lennartsson is a traditional example of a rat (and looks the part, too, with a gray hood and a whisker-like
* [[Bad Boss]]: Peo's former boss, the chief of the taxi service. Peo still has nightmares about this guy. Not too strange as the chief ''hits his employees in the head with an axe'' when he is displeased with them.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Pax, regarding her affection for Crona, an easy-going groovy guy from Ypsagon. Her hair turns yellow in his presence, signifying
* [[Cliff Hanger]]: Once an episode. Done very well.
* [[Character Development]]: Every main character gets some.
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* [[Earthshattering Kaboom]]: The doomsday planet.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Irina. It's explicitly pointed out in this dialogue:
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'''Irina''': Cosmonauts don't ''have'' feelings, Henrik! }}
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Seems to be more a formality than anything else in ''VVS''. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] (without a single word of conversation, too!) when the more traditional villains, the Count and the Professor, were recapping their plan with Lennartsson, and the two finished off with a bout of evil laughter. Lennartsson -- likely not used to the traditions -- failed to join them, resulting in the two going silent and glaring at him until he raised his voice in a lackluster giggle, causing the two to continue again.
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* [[Instant Expert]]: "Sanningsperkulatorn" (the truthperculator) can make people into these. [[Translator Microbes|Among]] [[Lie Detector|other]] [[Heroic BSOD|things]] it can do.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: This exchange between The Count and Lennartsson, after Lennartsson comes back from his mission {{spoiler|having not captured Peo, but Mira}}.
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'''The Count''': {{spoiler|No. Lucci doesn't like losers.}}
'''Lennartsson''': ''(confused whimper)'' Nieh...? }}
The Count, who had previously appeared a rather humorous, bumbling aristocrat, gained about ten times the creepiness in that moment.
* [[Large Ham]]: The Count. Later on, however, he shifts into a [[Magnificent Bastard]].
* [[Mad Love]]: Lennartsson with Lucci, because 'Lucci' seems to have the mentality of a
* [[Mad Scientist]]: The Professor. Oh so very much.
* [[Magic Tool]]: Mentioned by Benke. Called 'Intergalaktiskt Multi-Tool'. There is no other explanation he gives for it than 'It's used for everything!'.
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* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Captain Zoom's signature gag. "Look over there!" Peo also seems to be able to do this later on.
* [[Pokémon-Speak]]: The siblings from Fillione, Five, Seven and Three, who can only speak their respective names.
** Played for laughs
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: Peo spends a lot of time during 5B unconscious, first from stress, then for hitting his head on a rock. Also, {{spoiler|Mira was kidnapped by the Fifoons early in 5B.}}
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Lucci, Lennartsson's pet (who he keeps in his purse, talks to and ''feeds earthworms''), is at first only seen as a pair of glowing red eyes. {{spoiler|In some quite spectacular [[Nightmare Retardant]], it's revealed to be a white worm-thing. But then, it could intentionally resemble another [[Freud Was Right|white, worm-shaped object I can think of...]]}}
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** Zeryj is a hollow planet covered by a complex of caves.
** Zinij is an ocean planet with few chunks of land.
** ''VVS'', however, manages to avert this, by having a mostly craggy and rocky planet also be struck by
* [[Soul Brotha]]: Glenn. The guy was as much pure coolness as you could fit into a children's show. To show how much, I will describe this scenario. Glenn in space, finding a jukebox. He erupts "Oh, space-funk!" and begins grooving along.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Crona, pronounced not 'crow-na' but 'kroohna', leading the idle watcher to assume it was spelt with a K. It wasn't. Also slightly the case with Lucci -- the fandom have been seen debating the number of 'C's, and the creator has, himself, stated that he's spelt it one way in some places, another way in some.
* [[Sticky Fingers]]: Played for drama with {{spoiler|Mira.}}
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: From a bit of extra material comes this:
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* [[Talking to
* [[Terrible Trio]]: The Triumvirate of ''Vid Vintergatans Slut''. An interesting example in that none of them is the leader -- The Count seems to take this position at first, but he only supplies the money and can't assist the project in any other way, The Professor has the brains, but absolutely no social competence and thus frequently alienates and reprimands the fifoons working for her, and Lennartsson seems out of place, nearly like he doesn't have any use, but turns out to be a bit of [[The Man Behind the Man]]; he's the one who rallies the fifoons, and, all-in-all, has a slightly better hand with people and the workings of their minds. Since the Count is an arrogant pedantic who wants everything to be the same, and the Professor is an arrogant genius who wants people to appreciate her for her intelligence (despite the fact that she treats them like mud), Lennartsson is the only one with real social competence. However, him being [[The Man Behind the Man]] gets him a good position -- he's the one to throw the first [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|backstab.]]
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