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[[quoteright:336:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jump2ndr.jpg]]''[=JumpStart=] Reading for Second Graders'' is a game in the ''VideoGame/{{JumpStart}}'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. It was originally released in [[TheNineties 1998]].

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[[quoteright:336:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jump2ndr.jpg]]''[=JumpStart=] Reading for Second Graders'' is a game in the ''VideoGame/{{JumpStart}}'' ''VideoGame/{{JumpStart|Series}}'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. It was originally released in [[TheNineties 1998]].
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: One character is a tapir, and another is a dingo.
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* TokenHuman: Ursulab's elders seem to be the only humans in what is otherwise a WorldOfFunnyAnimals.
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* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The game opens with the text ''CJ and THE LOST CITY'', written in an ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-esque font.

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* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The game opens with the text onscreen title ''CJ and THE LOST CITY'', written in an ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-esque font.
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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: It's that same kind of archaeological adventure story, with CJ filling the role of Indy and Dr. Listick filling the role of René Belloq. And as noted under MacGuffinDeliveryService, one scene from ''Raiders'' is homaged.

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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: It's that same kind of archaeological adventure story, with CJ filling the role of Indy Indiana Jones and Dr. Listick filling the role of René Belloq. And as noted under MacGuffinDeliveryService, one scene from ''Raiders'' is homaged.
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* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Right at the beginning, Dr. Listick steals the tablet that CJ found. The scene plays out very similarly to the scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' when Belloq and the Nazis steal the Ark and seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls.

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* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Right at the beginning, Dr. Listick steals the tablet that CJ found. The scene plays out very similarly to the scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' when Belloq and the Nazis steal the Ark and seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls. At least the chamber that CJ and Edison get sealed in isn't filled with snakes!

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* {{Expy}}: Dr. Listick is one for René Belloq from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. To a lesser extent, CJ is one for Indiana Jones himself.



* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Right at the beginning, Dr. Listick steals the tablet that CJ found. The scene plays out very similarly to the scene from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' when Belloq and the Nazis steal the Ark and seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls.

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* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Right at the beginning, Dr. Listick steals the tablet that CJ found. The scene plays out very similarly to the scene from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' when Belloq and the Nazis steal the Ark and seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls.


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* RaidersOfTheLostParody: It's that same kind of archaeological adventure story, with CJ filling the role of Indy and Dr. Listick filling the role of René Belloq. And as noted under MacGuffinDeliveryService, one scene from ''Raiders'' is homaged.
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* IHaveYourWife: Or butler, in this case.

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* IHaveYourWife: Or butler, in this case.HostageForMacGuffin: The game ends with Dr. Listick kidnapping [=McCloud=] and holding him ransom for the jewels.



** {{Deconstructed}} at the end, when it turns out Dr. Listick was able to defeat [=McCloud's=] door challenge. Turns out an educational puzzle is actually not a foolproof way to ensure that only CJ can get in.

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** {{Deconstructed}} at the end, when it turns out Dr. Listick was able to defeat [=McCloud's=] door challenge. challenge, leaving behind a note that mentions, "you really need a better security system." Turns out an educational puzzle is actually not a foolproof way to ensure that only CJ can get in.

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* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: Throughout the game, players must test their reading and vocabulary skills to be given access to the various jewel rooms.

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* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: OnlySmartPeopleMayPass:
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Throughout the game, players must test their reading and vocabulary skills to be given access to the various jewel rooms.rooms.
** {{Deconstructed}} at the end, when it turns out Dr. Listick was able to defeat [=McCloud's=] door challenge. Turns out an educational puzzle is actually not a foolproof way to ensure that only CJ can get in.
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* IHaveYourWife: Or butler, in this case.


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* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Right at the beginning, Dr. Listick steals the tablet that CJ found. The scene plays out very similarly to the scene from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' when Belloq and the Nazis steal the Ark and seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls.

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* {{Atlantis}}: One of the locales where you can collect jewels. Apparently, knowing the location of Atlantis is not as big of a deal as knowing the location of Ursulab.



* BarefootCartoonAnimal: CJ is wearing a full AdventurerOutfit, except for the fact that he has no shoes.
* CardiovascularLove: Hearts fly out of Edison when he looks at Sybil.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The game opens with the text ''CJ and THE LOST CITY'', written in an ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-esque font.



* {{Expy}}: Dr. Listick is one for René Belloq from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. To a lesser extent, CJ is one for Franchise/IndianaJones himself.

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* {{Expy}}: Dr. Listick is one for René Belloq from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. To a lesser extent, CJ is one for Franchise/IndianaJones himself.Indiana Jones himself.
* GentlemanAdventurer: Between his globetrotting exploits, CJ lives in "stately Frog Manor" with his butler [=McCloud=].



* MagicCarpet: In the Egyptian game, the answers are on flying carpets.



* TakenForGranite: In the end, Dr. Listick and his henchman Stanley are turned into jewel statues.

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* TakenForGranite: In the end, Dr. Listick and his henchman Stanley are turned into jewel statues.statues.
* {{Tuckerization}}: The villain is named after ''[=JumpStart=]'' producer Barton Listick.

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