History Series / Brum

* CouchGag: Whenever Brum returned to the museum from "Big Town", he would always have some kind of memento (be it given to him or left there by accident) in his back seat. The curator would then come along when closing up the museum for the day, notice the object in Brum's seat and do something with it (or just wonder how it got there).

* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The title of every episode follows this formula.

* SaltAndPepper: The Lollipop Lady and Mickey (no relation to [[DoctorWho a certain Smith]]).

* TheVoiceless: Again, all the cast except for the narrator.

* LargeHam: ''All'' of the human cast, with the notable exception of the museum owner. ''Brum'''s SignatureStyle was presenting the characters as [[TheVoiceless mute]] while the narrator would say the dialogue, like reading a storybook aloud. Therefore it was imperative that the characters be as hammy as possible.

* [[ValentinesDayEpisodes Valentine's Day Episode]]: ''Brum and the Crane''.

* LargeHam: ''All'' of the human cast, with the notable exception of the museum owner. ''Brum'''s signature style was presenting the characters as [[TheVoiceless mute]] while the narrator would say the dialogue, like reading a storybook aloud. Therefore it was imperative that the characters be as hammy as possible.

* {{Jerkbutt}}: In many of the stories, antagonists abound. These include the young bullies in ''Rescue'', the two robbers in ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Robbers]]'' and The Big Town Robber (no relation to the aforementioned robbers).

* {{Badbutt}}: In many of the stories, antagonists abound. These include the young bullies in ''Rescue'', the two robbers in ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Robbers]]'' and The Big Town Robber (no relation to the aforementioned robbers).

* CastTheExpert: The man who played the museum curator, Mike Cavanagh, actually ''was'' the museum's founder and curator in RealLife. [[hottip:*: For those who are curious, the museum used in the programme is called the Cotswold Motoring Museum, located in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. It's still in operation as of 2012, and the model Brum car is on display there.]]

* LargeHam: ''All'' of the human cast, with the notable exception of the museum owner. ''Brum'''s signature style was presenting the human characters as [[TheVoiceless mute]] while the narrator would say the dialogue, like reading a storybook aloud. Therefore it was imperative that the characters be as hammy as possible.

* ActionFigureSpeech: Brum often shows he's either speaking or expressing some sort of wild emotion (such as enthusiasm, excitement or panic) by bobbing his suspension, making him rock on both sides. At other times he spins his crank, sounds his horn and "waves" by opening and shutting his doors.

The series underwent something of a ReTool when the third series aired in 2001 -- the ThemeSong was completely changed (from a ragtime-sounding number to a BigBand tune), the show's former {{narrator}}, Toyah Wilcox, was eschewed in favour of two child narrators (Tom Wright and Sarah Wichall) and [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome many established characters were dropped]]. However, the structure of the show remained the same, and so did all of its quirks.

''Brum'' is a British children's TV series that was transmitted sporadically between 1991 and 2002. It followed the adventures of the eponymous Brum, [[CoolCar a cute, sentient little car]] who, according to TheOtherWiki, was apparently based on a late-1920s Austin 7 "Chummy" convertible. Brum was kept in in a museum in Birmingham ([[MeaningfulName hence his name]]), where he would often escape (without the museum curator ever noticing he was gone) to explore the "Big Town" -- Birmingham's main commercial, industrial and residential centre. Naturally, his sense of curiosity would either lead him to discover problems to be solved, or Brum himself would encounter some sort of strife to get himself out of.

* CoolCar: Brum, of course.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Toyah Wilcox provided narration for the first couple of seasons.

The series underwent something of a ReTool when the third series aired in 2001 -- the ThemeSong was completely changed, the show's former {{narrator}}, Toyah Wilcox, was eschewed in favour of two child narrators (Tom Wright and Sarah Wichall) and [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome many established characters were dropped]]. However, the structure of the show remained the same, and so did all of its quirks.

* LargeHam: ''All'' of the human cast. ''Brum'''s signature style was presenting the human characters as [[TheVoiceless mute]] while the narrator would say the dialogue, like reading a storybook aloud. Therefore it was imperative that the characters be as hammy as possible.

''Brum'' is a British children's TV series that was transmitted sporadically between 1991 and 2002. It followed the adventures of the eponymous Brum, [[CoolCar a cute, sentient little car]] who was apparently based on a late-1920s Austin 7 "Chummy" convertible. Brum was kept in in a museum in Birmingham ([[MeaningfulName hence his name]]), where he would often escape (without the museum curator ever noticing he was gone) to explore the "Big Town" -- Birmingham's main commercial, industrial and residential centre. Naturally, his sense of curiosity would either lead him to discover problems to be solved, or Brum himself would encounter some sort of strife to get himself out of.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Toyah Wicox provided narration for the first couple of seasons.

* [[UpperClassTwit Uper Class Twits]]: Mr and Mrs La-Di-Dah.