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* AwesomeAussie: Bingo, the dingo who is the guardian of Ayers Rock.
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CJ Frog is an adventurer in search of the lost city of Ursulab. He discovers a tablet that holds the key to finding the city, which must be powered by rubies and diamonds. Every time a diamond is found and placed in the tablet, one of the elders of Ursulab is released, revealing more about what happened to the city.

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CJ Frog is an adventurer in search of the lost city of Ursulab. He discovers a tablet that holds the key to finding the city, which must be powered by rubies and diamonds. Every time a diamond is found and placed in the tablet, one of the elders of Ursulab is released, appears, revealing more about what happened to the city.

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CJ Frog is an adventurer in search of the lost city of Ursulab. He discovers a tablet that holds the key to finding the city, which must be powered by rubies and diamonds. Along with his sidekick, Edison Firefly, CJ travels to exotic locations around the world to find the necessary jewels. The player must complete educational games that test their reading and vocabulary skills to be given access to each location's jewel room. Meanwhile, the evil Dr. Listick is trying to sabotage CJ's quest and find Ursulab for his own selfish purposes.

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CJ Frog is an adventurer in search of the lost city of Ursulab. He discovers a tablet that holds the key to finding the city, which must be powered by rubies and diamonds. Every time a diamond is found and placed in the tablet, one of the elders of Ursulab is released, revealing more about what happened to the city.

Along with his sidekick, Edison Firefly, CJ travels to exotic locations around the world to find the necessary jewels. The player must complete educational games that test their reading and vocabulary skills to be given access to each location's jewel room. Meanwhile, the evil Dr. Listick is trying to sabotage CJ's quest and find Ursulab for his own selfish purposes.
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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.

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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.
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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who gains an admirer in Edison.

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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who gains an admirer Sybil is a very beautiful anthropomorphic feline. When he sees her, Edison falls head over heels in Edison.love with her.
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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who becomes [[HopelessSuitor the object of]] [[InterspeciesRomance Edison's affections]].

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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who becomes [[HopelessSuitor the object of]] [[InterspeciesRomance Edison's affections]].gains an admirer in Edison.
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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who becomes the object of Edison's affections.

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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who becomes [[HopelessSuitor the object of of]] [[InterspeciesRomance Edison's affections.affections]].
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* SexyCatPerson: Sybil, who becomes the object of Edison's affections.
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* HopelessSuitor: Edison has a crush on Sybil, who is completely uninterested in him.
-->'''Edison:''' Let me just say that I ne'er saw true beauty till this day.
-->'''Sybil:''' ''[dismissively]'' That's nice.
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* TheChosenOne: The last elder reveals that only the one whose hand fits into the print on the tablet is worthy of Ursulab. It turns out to be CJ.

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* TheChosenOne: The last elder reveals that only the one whose hand fits into the print on the tablet is worthy of Ursulab. It Naturally, it turns out to be CJ.
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* TheChosenOne: The last elder reveals that only the one whose hand fits the print on the tablet is worthy of Ursulab. It turns out to be CJ.

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* TheChosenOne: The last elder reveals that only the one whose hand fits into the print on the tablet is worthy of Ursulab. It turns out to be CJ.



* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand fits the print on the tablet that reveals Ursulab, because as a snail he has no hands.

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* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand fits in the print on the tablet that reveals Ursulab, because as a snail he has no hands.
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* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand will fit in the print on the tablet that reveals Ursulab, because as a snail he has no hands.

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* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand will fit in fits the print on the tablet that reveals Ursulab, because as a snail he has no hands.

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* TheChosenOne: The last elder reveals that only the one whose hand fits the print on the tablet is worthy of Ursulab. It turns out to be CJ.



* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand will fit in the print on the tablet, because as a snail he has no hands.

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* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand will fit in the print on the tablet, tablet that reveals Ursulab, because as a snail he has no hands.
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* OhCrap: When Dr. Listick realizes he can't be TheChosenOne whose hand will fit in the print on the tablet, because as a snail he has no hands.
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* ImGoingToDisneyWorld: This line is spoofed during the ending, when CJ is asked what he's going to do next and he proclaims that he's going to Ursulab.
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* TheJeeves: McCloud is this to CJ.

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* TheJeeves: McCloud [=McCloud=] is this to CJ.
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* TheJeeves: McCloud is this to CJ.
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* SlipperyAsAnEel: Though not a villain, the eel who lives in Atlantis is a fast-talker and Edison appears to mistrust him.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: One character is a tapir, and another is a dingo.
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* HighClassGlass: Dr. Listick wears a monocle.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Edison whenever he sees Sybil.
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* ProperLady: The graceful and elegant Sybil.

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* ProperLady: The graceful Sybil, the graceful, poised, and elegant Sybil.guardian of the Caves of Cumae.
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* ProperLady: The graceful and elegant Sybil.
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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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* RiddlingSphinx: A sphinx in Egypt challenges CJ with the task of properly completing sentences.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: CJ takes on the role of one in this particular game.
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''[=JumpStart=] Reading for Second Graders'' is a game in the ''VideoGame/{{JumpStart}}'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s.

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''[=JumpStart=] [[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.
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CJ Frog is an adventurer in search of the lost city of Ursulab. He discovers a tablet that holds the key to finding the city, which must be powered by rubies and diamonds. Along with his sidekick, Edison Firefly, CJ travels to exotic locations around the world to find the necessary jewels. The player must complete educational games that test their reading and vocabulary skills to be given access to each location's jewel room. Meanwhile, the evil Dr. Listick is trying to sabotage CJ's quest and find Ursulab for his own selfish purposes.
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* SpeciesSurname: CJ Frog and Edison Firefly.

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* SpeciesSurname: CJ Frog and Edison Firefly.Firefly.
* TakenForGranite: In the end, Dr. Listick and his henchman Stanley are turned into jewel statues.
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''[=JumpStart=] Reading for Second Graders'' is a game in the ''VideoGame/{{JumpStart}}'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s.

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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.
* SpeciesSurname: CJ Frog and Edison Firefly.

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