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* InfantSiblingJealousy: Wimzie sometimes feels this way toward Bo: for example, in "Babies Have It Made," where she wishes she were a baby so she could be cared for the way Bo is, and in "I want My Mommy!" when Bo gets sick and takes away Graziella's attention from Wimzie on one of her rare days off from work.

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* InfantSiblingJealousy: Wimzie sometimes feels this way toward Bo: for example, in "Babies Have It Made," where she wishes she were a baby so she could be cared for the way Bo is, and in "I want Want My Mommy!" when Bo gets sick and takes away Graziella's attention from Wimzie on one of her rare days off from work.
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* PlotAllergy: In the episode "Achoo!" Wimzie thinks she's allergic first to her grandmother, then to her father, but in the end it turns out that she's really allergic to bell peppers.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Rousso and Graziella are GoodParents, both both often have to work long hours, leaving Wimzie and Bo with their grandma for most of the day, and a few episodes deal with Wimzie wanting them to spend more time with her.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "Wimzie's Three Wishes," Wimzie wishes her parents didn't have to work. Right away, her mother is laid off from her job, and her father comes home early because the firehouse doesn't need him that day. Wimzie assumes her wishes have caused this and worries that they won't have enough money for food anymore.
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* InfantSiblingJealousy: Wimzie sometimes feels this way toward Bo: for example, in "Babies Have It Made," where she wishes she were a baby so she could be cared for the way Bo is, and in "I want My Mommy!" when Bo gets sick and takes away Graziella's attention from Wimzie on one of her rare days off from work.
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* PlayingSick: In the episode "I Want My Mommy!" Graziella has a day off from work and promises to spend it playing with Wimzie, but then Bo gets sick, so she has to spend her time taking care of him instead. Wimzie pretends to be sick to get attention too. She eventually comes clean when she sees how overwhelmed her mother is taking care of two sick kids, and when Yaya (who sees through her trick) tries to "cure" her with a mustard and broccoli concoction.
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* DeathIsASadThing: In the episode "Bye Bye Birdie," Wimzie and friends find a bird that was killed by a neighbor's cat. They hold a funeral for it and even give it a posthumous name, "Twinkle." Soon afterward, they find Twinkle's nest and two orphaned babies, which they feed and guard until they're strong enough to fly away.


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* FurryConfusion: Graziella and Yaya are supposed to be birds, yet small, chirping birds in trees also exist in their world.

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[[caption-width-right:346:[-Once again - no, 90s kids, this wasn't some weird fever dream you had.-]]]



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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and aired on PBS stations through distribution by Maryland Public Television in the US from September 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.

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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and aired on PBS stations through distribution by Maryland Public Television in the US from September 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.
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* {{Muppet}}: In fact, the puppets were actually designed and built by a former Muppet builder.

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* {{Muppet}}: In fact, the puppets were actually designed and built by a former Muppet builder.one of the Muppets' regular builders.



* ShownTheirWork: As noted, a few people who were previously associated with The Jim Henson Company worked on this show including puppet builder Jim Kroupa, writer Norman Stiles, and songwriter Christopher Cerf; some people who worked on ''Canadian Sesame Street'' (an import of the original ''Series/SesameStreet'', but with some inserts replaced with locally-produced Canadian inserts) worked on this show also.

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* ShownTheirWork: As noted, a few people who were previously associated with The Jim Henson Company worked on this show including puppet builder Jim Kroupa, writer Norman Stiles, and songwriter Christopher Cerf; some people who worked on ''Canadian Sesame Street'' (an / ''Sesame Park'' (originally an import of the original ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''Series/SesameStreet'' but with some inserts replaced with locally-produced Canadian inserts) inserts, but later a full-on co-production) worked on this show also.
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* CrossdressingVoices: Bo was voiced by Liz MacRae.

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* CrossdressingVoices: Bo was voiced by Liz MacRae.[=MacRae=].
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: In one episode, Wimzie and the gang are visited by Horace's identical cousin, Morris, who was a bit more abbrasive than Horace, causing him to feel slighted when Morris kept playing with his friends.

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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: In one episode, Wimzie and the gang are visited by Horace's identical cousin, Morris, who was a bit more abbrasive abrasive than Horace, causing him to feel slighted when Morris kept playing with his friends.
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Ye gods, I can remember the amnesia episode 22 years on.

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* EasyAmnesia: Rousso came down with this after a TapOnTheHead. For the duration of the episode, he called himself "Cecil Muttonchop," and declared himself to be five years old. (Turns out that he had a ''pet'' of that name when he was five.) [[{{Malaproper}} Wimzie kept calling it "Malaysia" until Ya-Ya corrected her.]]

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* MinimalistCast: There are only eight characters and one location in the entire show. We never see anything else besides them.



* [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen They Who Must Not Be Seen]]: There are a number of characters that are mentioned the entire series, none of whom are ''ever'' seen on screen, including next-door neighbor Mrs. Ferris, and Wimzie's ''other-other'' best friend Mitzi Moonstar (who lives down the street).

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* [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen They Who Must Not Be Seen]]: There As part of the show’s MinimalistCast, there are a number of characters that are mentioned the entire series, none of whom are ''ever'' seen on screen, including next-door neighbor Mrs. Ferris, and Wimzie's ''other-other'' best friend Mitzi Moonstar (who lives down the street).
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* BirthdayEPisode: "Happy Birthday Yaya!" has the gang preparing a special surprise party for Yaya.

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* BirthdayEPisode: "Happy Birthday Yaya!" has the gang preparing a special surprise party for Yaya.
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* FearOfThunder: Wimzie, as seen in "The Storm" with the reason given being that it is very loud and happens very suddenly. The other kids also carry a fear of it for the same reason but all to a different extent.
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* BigStormEpisode: "The Storm" has Wimzie and the other kids learning to deal with a FearOfThunder.
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* EndangeredSouffle: Ya Ya tries to bake a souffl&eacute at a time when Wimzie is sick. Unfortunately, Wimzie has to use a loud blowhorn to get attention and that causes Ya Ya's souffl&eacute to collapse.[[note]]And that's just ONE of the annoying things Wimzie does with that horn.[[/note]]

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* EndangeredSouffle: Ya Ya tries to bake a souffl&eacute soufflé at a time when Wimzie is sick. Unfortunately, Wimzie has to use a loud blowhorn to get attention and that causes Ya Ya's souffl&eacute soufflé to collapse.[[note]]And that's just ONE of the annoying things Wimzie does with that horn.[[/note]]
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* EndangeredSouffle: Ya Ya tries to bake a souffl&eacute at a time when Wimzie is sick. Unfortunately, Wimzie has to use a loud blowhorn to get attention and that causes Ya Ya's souffl&eacute to collapse.[[note]]And that's just ONE of the annoying things Wimzie does with that horn.[[/note]]
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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and aired on PBS stations through distribution by Maryland Public Television in the US from October 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.

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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and aired on PBS stations through distribution by Maryland Public Television in the US from October September 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.
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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and was presented by Maryland Public Television on PBS stations in the US from October 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.

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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and was presented aired on PBS stations through distribution by Maryland Public Television on PBS stations in the US from October 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.
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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and ran in the USA on select PBS stations from 1998-2000. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.

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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and ran in the USA was presented by Maryland Public Television on select PBS stations in the US from 1998-2000.October 1, 1997 until August 31, 2001. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.
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--> "Imagine a monster girl anime, only instead of being high school girls, it's about pre-school aged goblins, trolls, dragons, and birds. The premise of ''Wimzie's House'' is a little bizarre - why are these vastly different, mostly imaginary species all living together? How did a bird and a dragon manage to reproduce and why are they all the same size?"

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--> -> "Imagine a monster girl anime, only instead of being high school girls, it's about pre-school aged goblins, trolls, dragons, and birds. The premise of ''Wimzie's House'' is a little bizarre - why are these vastly different, mostly imaginary species all living together? How did a bird and a dragon manage to reproduce and why are they all the same size?"
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--> "Imagine a monster girl anime, only instead of being high school girls, it's about pre-school aged goblins, trolls, dragons, and birds. The premise of ''Wimzie's House'' is a little bizarre - why are these vastly different, mostly imaginary species all living together? How did a bird and a dragon manage to reproduce and why are they all the same size?"
-->-- [[https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-90s-kids-puppet-shows/anna-lindwasser Ranker's list of "The Strangest Puppet-Based Kids' Shows From the '90s"]]
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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and ran in the USA on select PBS stations from 1998-2000. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.

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Wimzie's House is a Canadian preschool puppet series that ran for 65 episodes[[note]]112 episodes were originally produced for the series, but only a select 65 of them were broadcasted in many television markets, especially in the U.S.[[/note]] from 1995-1996 on YTV, and ran in the USA on select PBS stations from 1998-2000. It can currently be seen in America on a channel called Kids Unlimited that is on demand only and offers large amounts of episodes at a time of semi-obscure educational kid's shows for free if it comes with your on demand service. It can also be seen on ThisTV, Creator/ThisTV, a subnetwork that airs on many cable providers and over-the-air in some markets.
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* [[CartoonCreature Cartoon Animal]]: While it's established that Wimzie is half-dragon/half-bird (Rousso is supposed to be a dragon, Graziella is supposed to be a bird), it's never said what kind of creatures Jonas and Loulou or Horace are supposed to be, though some has assumed they're frogs or something with a similar appearance.

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* [[CartoonCreature Cartoon Animal]]: While it's established that Wimzie is half-dragon/half-bird (Rousso is supposed to be a dragon, Graziella is supposed to be a bird), it's never said what kind of creatures Jonas and Loulou or Horace are supposed to be, though some has assumed they're frogs or something with a similar appearance. (Wikipedia says they're goblins.)
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* AbsenteeActor: Rousso and Graziella were often absent from episodes, though this can be explained by both of them having demanding jobs that require them to spend a lot of time away from homme (Rousso even explained this in a show bumper that being a fireman, he works all kinds of crazy hours). Graziella was absent a lot more frequently, but it wasn't uncommon to at least see her leaving for work at the beginning of an episode, or returning home from work at the end.

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* AbsenteeActor: Rousso and Graziella were often absent from episodes, though this can be explained by both of them having demanding jobs that require them to spend a lot of time away from homme home (Rousso even explained this in a show bumper that being a fireman, he works all kinds of crazy hours). Graziella was absent a lot more frequently, but it wasn't uncommon to at least see her leaving for work at the beginning of an episode, or returning home from work at the end.



* DreamIntro: "Am I Dreaming?" starts with Wimzie running from Jonas, both in silhouette, as Jonas continues to grow larger and larger, taunting Wimzie by saying he was never her friend and her never liked her, which turns out to be a dream, that causes Wimzie to spend the rest of the episode holding a grudge against Jonas, much to his confusion.

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* DreamIntro: "Am I Dreaming?" starts with Wimzie running from Jonas, both in silhouette, as Jonas continues to grow larger and larger, taunting Wimzie by saying he was never her friend and her he never liked her, which turns out to be a dream, that causes Wimzie to spend the rest of the episode holding a grudge against Jonas, much to his confusion.
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* TitleThemeTune: "We're laughing and we're learning / We're singing a song / When you learn to trust your feelings / You can never go wrong / At ''Wimzie's House''!"
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* AffirmativeActionGirl: Wimzie.



* CanadaEh: Produced in Canada in cooperation with the Creator/{{CBC}}.

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