History Toys / LEGOCity

* MythologyGag: The son in set 60291, Modern Family House, is a big ''{{WesternAnimation/Ninjago}}'' fan. He has a shirt with Lloyd's face, and his room has some fictional merch for the franchise as well as a video game.

->''"Hey!"''

bazookas.

** Can be [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], however, if one reinterprets certain minifig tools, especially those designed for Toys/ClassicLEGOSpace, as firearms ranging from handguns to bazookas.

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: The above-mentioned Airport Shuttle fell victim to this, as the manufacturing of the tracks was outsourced to a company that then went bankrupt, the tooling for the parts going with them. Rather than find a new supplier, LEGO ended production, leaving this as one of the rarest sets in existence.

Spun off into the UsefulNotes/WiiU game ''VideoGame/LEGOCityUndercover'' and the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} animated series ''LEGO City Adventures''.

LEGO City (also known as LEGOLAND, LEGO Town, City Center, and World City over the years) is the [[LongRunner longest-running]] Franchise/{{LEGO}} theme of all. It dates to 1969 when, after just selling boxes or buckets full of bricks and other parts, LEGO introduced a bungalow kit. 1974 saw the arrival of the first primitive minifigs with molded-on arms, one-piece leg parts, and no faces printed on the heads. LEGO Town was officially kicked off in 1978, together with the redesigned minifigs that could now move their arms, hands and legs separately and finally had smiling faces.

* CoolTrain: The 6399 Airport Shuttle monorail. Nevermind that hardly anyone('s parents) could afford that and the matching airport.

* LongRunner: Depending on the definition, since 1969 or 1978 with no interruption.

* {{Retraux}}: The 7731 Mail Van and 7732 Postal Plane sets, both from 2008 evoke 1980's design cues (combined with modern parts) - in a sub-theme that has not been seen proper since the 80's.

** LEGO did feature several actual brands in the past such as Shell, Exxon, Philips, Maersk or P&O Stena.

* CoolPlane: 1985 saw the arrival of aircraft with hinged fuselage sections which could carry minifig passengers. Quite cool in comparison with the [[TheSeventies 1970s]] planes with two-wide solid fuselages.

* BuiltWithLego: LEGO Town/City itself actually managed to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope in [[TheEighties the 1980s]] already when more and more specialized parts were made such as horses (the famous idea book 6000 had horses and other animals made of bricks, as did the earliest Toys/LEGOCastle sets) or motorcycles (there were early kits with motorcycles made out of standard parts). The further the City theme developed, the more specialized many parts became, the less had to be made in the classic LEGO way, and the more LEGO resembled Toys/{{Playmobil}}.

* BuiltWithLego: LEGO Town/City itself actually managed to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope in [[TheEighties the 1980s]] already when more and more specialized parts were made such as horses (the famous idea book 6000 had horses and other animals made of bricks, as did the earliest LEGOCastle sets) or motorcycles (there were early kits with motorcycles made out of standard parts). The further the City theme developed, the more specialized many parts became, the less had to be made in the classic LEGO way, and the more LEGO resembled {{Playmobil}}.

Spun off into the UsefulNotes/WiiU game ''VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover'' and the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} animated series ''LEGO City Adventures''.

Most non-[[Toys/LegoTechnic Technic]] LEGO themes were and are based on (and more or less compatible with) Town/City.

Spun off into the UsefulNotes/WiiU game ''VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover''.

LEGO City (also known as LEGOLAND, LEGO Town, City Center, and World City over the years) is the [[LongRunner longest-running]] {{LEGO}} theme of all. It dates to 1969 when, after just selling boxes or buckets full of bricks and other parts, LEGO introduced a bungalow kit. 1974 saw the arrival of the first primitive minifigs with molded-on arms, one-piece leg parts, and no faces printed on the heads. LEGO Town was officially kicked off in 1978, together with the redesigned minifigs that could now move their arms, hands and legs separately and finally had smiling faces.

Most non-[[LegoTechnic Technic]] LEGO themes were and are based on (and more or less compatible with) Town/City.

* BuiltWithLego: LEGO Town/City itself actually managed to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope in [[TheEighties the 1980s]] already when more and more specialized parts were made such as horses (the famous idea book 6000 had horses and other animals made of bricks, as did the earliest ClassicLEGOCastle sets) or motorcycles (there were early kits with motorcycles made out of standard parts). The further the City theme developed, the more specialized many parts became, the less had to be made in the classic LEGO way, and the more LEGO resembled {{Playmobil}}.

Not to be confused with the WiiU game ''VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover''.

* [[ThreateningShark Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: From [[TheNineties the 1990s]] on, several sets included the two-part sharks originally designed for Toys/LEGOPirates.

* [[ThreateningShark Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: From [[TheNineties the 1990s]] on, several sets included the two-part sharks originally designed for LEGOPirates.

** Can be [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], however, if one reinterprets certain minifig tools, especially those designed for ClassicLEGOSpace, as firearms ranging from handguns to bazookas.

* TheBeautifulGame: LEGO cashed in on the '98 World Cup with a whole load of footy-themed sets including minifigs that can actually kick.

** The 6646 Screaming Patriot. Flathead V-8 (well, V-4)? Check. External exhaust pipes salvaged from the discontinued Toys/{{Fabuland}} line? Check. Evel Knievel appeal? Check.

** The 6646 Screaming Patriot. Flathead V-8 (well, V-4)? Check. External exhaust pipes salvaged from the discontinued {{Fabuland}} line? Check. Evel Knievel appeal? Check.