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* TemptingFate: In the HalloweenEpisode, Abby reminds the Fuzzlies they'll all stick together. Cue Otis getting left behind minutes later.
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* GettingReadyForBedPlot: "Bedtime For Peepers" revolves around Abby trying to get the ecstatic and energized Peepers to go to bed.
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* ArtisticLicense: Done UpToEleven with the HalloweenEpisode. Abby and the Fuzzlies have to be home by the time the sun sets, when in reality, trick-or-treating lasts ''way'' after the sun sets, from 5-9:00 PM. If the sun were to set when trick-or-treating was up by then, it would be in the middle of summer.
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The series involves a 7-year-old girl named Abby who lives in her parents' hotel. She often helps out a species of creatures called the Fuzzlies, who are [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]] with unique abilities. Her sidekick is a rabbit-like Fuzzly named Bozzly. Together, they save the day when trouble ensues.

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The series involves a 7-year-old Asian-American girl named Abby who lives in her parents' hotel. She often helps out a species of creatures called the Fuzzlies, who are [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]] with unique abilities. Her sidekick is a rabbit-like Fuzzly named Bozzly. Together, they save the day when trouble ensues.
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* SymbolMotifClothing: Abby and the Fuzzlies each have a specific symbol which represents them, either appearing on their clothes or accessories.
** Abby's is a heart.
** Bozzly's is a star.
** Otis's is a circle or polka dots, resembling buttons.
** Princess Flug's is a crown.
** Harriet's is a bow.
** Mo and Bo's are stripes.
** Curly's is a spiral.
** The Squeaky Peepers' are musical notes.
** Grumbles' is a leaf.

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* SleepDeprivation: Abby and the Fuzzlies suffer this in "The Fuzzlies Camping Trip" thanks to Grumbles snoring loudly and knocking their tent down.

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Abby and the Fuzzlies suffer this in "The Fuzzlies Camping Trip" thanks to Grumbles snoring loudly and knocking their tent down.down.
** Abby suffers this herself in "Abby's Snug" as she suffers from a lack of sleep due to the consequences of the Fuzzlies' snugs.
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* BagOfHolding: Bozzly's chest pouch. Abby's bag also counts.

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* BagOfHolding: Bozzly's chest pouch. Abby's bag also counts.
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* BagOfHolding: Bozzly's chest pouch. Abby's bag also counts.


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* {{Hammerspace}}: Bozzly's pouch is bottomless, and holds an infinite amount of items, even those that would be too big to fit in.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The animation in the first four produced episodes is brighter and less exaggerated than later episodes, and Abby also had lower lashes visible which are not present in later episodes. Abby and Bozzly also didn't pose when they shout their catchphrases. The actual first episode produced, "Abby's Squeaky Peeper Panic", does not feature Chef Jeff's OncePerEpisode screw-up in the kitchen after Abby and Bozzly gear up, and the Squeaky Peepers only said their names when they sang more vocally in later appearances.
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* AnimationBump: Animation improves a bit in the second half of Season 1, specifically Abby's pupils are smaller and the mouth movements are less choppy.
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* BigAnimeEyes: Used frequently whenever someone is acting cute or convincing someone.
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* CuteKitten: Mo and Bo, the cat Fuzzlies. Also Melvin's cat Elvin.

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* MrFixIt: Abby's dad Lex is a handyman who fixes anything. Teeny Terry follows suit, and becomes his fix-it partner.



* SecretHandshake: Lex and Teeny Terry have one called a "Teeny Five Up High". In "Teeny Terry's Treehouse", Abby does one with Otis so he can let her in the elevator.



* StockFootage: Abby and Bozzly's LockAndLoadMontage, with any other characters or Fuzzlies added in when necessary.

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Abby and Bozzly's LockAndLoadMontage, with any other characters or Fuzzlies added in when necessary.necessary.
** Also Abby riding her bike into the kitchen just before Chef Jeff gets the screw-up of the day.
** The scenes where Abby and Bozzly shout their catchphrases before they gear up are almost the same exact sequences, with the only differences being lighting and parts of their costumes flying off.



* VisibleInvisibility: When Bozzly turns invisible, he leaves an outline so viewers can see where he is. Also, his eyes remain visible.

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* VisibleInvisibility: When Bozzly turns invisible, he leaves an outline so viewers can see where he is. Also, his eyes remain face remains visible.
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* {{Animesque}}: The show looks like an anime but in CGI.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Chef Jeff and his mother, Chef Beth.


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** "Bedtime For Peepers" ends with Abby zonking out after getting the Peepers to bed, and Bozzly goes to sleep with her.
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* TitleDrop: Abby often refers to herself as "Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher" multiple times throughout, referring to the title.

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* ShoutOut:
** One episode is titled "[[Film/WhenHarryMetSally When Abby Met Bozzly]]".
** The woman that Bozzly rescues in "In the Park" dresses up, and floats on her umbrella, exactly how Film/MaryPoppins does.



* ShoutOut: One upcoming episode is titled "[[Film/WhenHarryMetSally When Abby Met Bozzly]]".
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Some of Abby's gadgets are called the "Goo Gripper Gloves", the "Bomber Blimp Jacket", and the "Head Hugging Helmet".
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* YouNoTakeCandle: Princess Flug and Curly talk this way.

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* FreakOut: When Little Do of the Squeaky Peepers goes missing, the Squeaky Peepers freak out by turning gold and bouncing everywhere.

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* FreakOut: When Little Do of Whenever the Squeaky Peepers are spooked or surprised, one of them goes missing, the Squeaky Peepers missing or they get sick, they freak out by turning gold and bouncing everywhere.everywhere.
* FreeRangeChildren: Abby is aloud to traverse the hotel and all through town without adult supervision.
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* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Abby is yet to be shown in school, and there is yet for a school to make an appearance.
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* MeaningfulName: Many of the Fuzzlies' names are based on their power source.
** Princess Flug dresses like a princess, and leaves goo slime like a slug.
** Curly has a springy tail that allows her to bounce.
** Harriet Bouffant likes to style hair.
** The Squeaky Peepers make squeaky sounds when they walk and constantly peep out of nowhere to sing.
** Teeny Terry, well, is teeny, unless he inflates.

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** Abby and the Fuzzlies all use these on Lex in “Fuzzly Slimber Party” when asking if they can have Curly’s cookies.

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** Abby and the Fuzzlies all use these on Lex in “Fuzzly Slimber Slumber Party” when asking if they can have Curly’s cookies.


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* ThirdPersonPerson: Bozzly, Otis, Grumbles, Mo and Bo communicate with uses of their names instead of "Me" or "I".
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* GoToSleepEnding:
** "Too Tired To Tuba" ends with Chef Jeff performing his morning tuba concert, but Abby and Bozzly have fallen asleep.
** "Things That Go Ding in the Night" ends with Abby, Bozzly and Otis all going to sleep in the elevator.

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* {{Meganekko}}: Abby wears glasses.



* {{Meganekko}}: Abby wears glasses.
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* HeartSymbol: Abby has a heart on her shirt, her Goo Gripper Gloves have heart-shaped suctions, and her Pogo Spring Shoes have heart-shaped springs. Some of the Fuzzlies' faces also have heart-shaped outlines around them.


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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The location of the hotel is not specified, and the location of the town it's in is unknown.
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* MixedAncestry: Abby is half American, half Chinese. She gets the former from her father and the latter from her mother.
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* RuleOfThree: Often it would take three tries for Abby and Bozzly to solve the Fuzzly's problem, by failing on the first two and succeeding on the third.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Anime/Pokemon}} Gotta catch 'em all.]]]]

->''"Catching Fuzzlies\\
To give them hugs\\
They're soft and cuddly\\
Like my [[ABoyAndHisX best pal Bozzly!]]\\
Don't worry Fuzzlies, you're safe when we're together\\
You know we're gonna be friends forever!"''
-->-- '''ExpositoryThemeTune'''

''Abby Hatcher'' is a Creator/NickJr animated series created by Spin Master Entertainment, who previously created ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'', ''Little Charmers'', and ''WesternAnimation/RustyRivets'' for the channel.

The series involves a 7-year-old girl named Abby who lives in her parents' hotel. She often helps out a species of creatures called the Fuzzlies, who are [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]] with unique abilities. Her sidekick is a rabbit-like Fuzzly named Bozzly. Together, they save the day when trouble ensues.

On December 17, 2018, the episodes "Abby's Squeaky Peeper Panic" and "Things That Go Ding in the Night" were released early on the Nick Jr website and app. The series was originally scheduled to premiere on television on January 1, 2019, but it ended up airing on December 31st, 2018.

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%%* [[ABoyAndHisX A Girl and Her Fuzzly]]: Abby and Bozzly are best pals. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%
* AerithAndBob: Out of all the Fuzzlies, Bozzly, Princess Flug, Grumbles and the Squeaky Peepers are the only ones who have unique names while the others have regular ones.
* AllCGICartoon: The series is animated in CGI.
* ArtShift: The Fuzzly Spotter screen is 2D animated.
* BigOlEyebrows: Melvin has these.
* BlindedByTheLight: Abby gets blinded by Bozzly's shiny fang in "Abby's Squeaky Peeper Panic".
* BottleEpisode: Most of the series is set at and within the hotel Abby lives in.
* BrokenRecord: The Squeaky Peepers in "Abby's Squeaky Peeper Panic".
-->"Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti!"
* ButtMonkey: Chef Jeff, who is usually the subject of a mishap in the kitchen OncePerEpisode.
* CampingEpisode: "The Fuzzlies Camping Trip".
* CaptainObvious: Abby has a habit of constantly stating the obvious.
* CartoonCreature: The Fuzzlies are completely made up creatures.
* CatchPhrase: Several:
** "Fuzzly trouble, can't delay! To the rescue, save the day!" -- Said by Abby and Bozzly before they suit up to help the Fuzzly for the episode.
** "Brain spark!" -- Abby says this when she gets an idea.
** "A new Fuzzly!" -- By Abby and Bozzly in the episode where they learn of a Fuzzly they never met.
** "Ding, ding!" -- Otis' regular phrase when happy.
** "Me, [insert subject here], me!" -- Princess Flug's VerbalTic.
** "Sound found!" -- Bozzly whenever he detects a sound somewhere.
* CoolHelmet: Abby wears her Head Hugger Helmet when riding her scooter.
* CuteLittleFangs: Bozzly has a fang and he's a cute little Fuzzly.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The theme is sung by Abby herself.
* DramaticIrony: In "Peeper Time Blues" when the Squeaky Peepers' peeper bed gets mixed up with Chef Jeff's groceries, it causes them to become depressed, but Abby and Bozzly are unaware of the mix-up and the Peepers [[PoorCommunicationKills never bother to explain such to them]] in return.
* EpisodeTitleCard: Every episode has one, and like many preschool shows, they are read aloud by Abby.
* EurekaMoment: Abby has these OncePerEpisode, shouting "Brain spark!" when she finds something out or has an idea.
* ExposedToTheElements: In "Mo and Bo in the Snow" when Abby suits up, she wears her short-sleeved Bomber Blimp Jacket and shows no signs of getting cold.
* FreakOut: When Little Do of the Squeaky Peepers goes missing, the Squeaky Peepers freak out by turning gold and bouncing everywhere.
* GenkiGirl: Abby is always energetic and loud.
* GentleGiant: Grumbles. He's the biggest Fuzzly of all but also has a big heart.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Abby's glasses double as her Zoomer View Specs, allowing her to see things no one else can.
* GoodParents: Abby's parents seem to be kind-hearted, seeing as how they let the various Fuzzlies stay in their hotel.
* HelpImStuck: Characters would frequently get stuck in Princess Flug's glitter goo if not careful. Teeny Terry would also often get stuck in or between things when inflated prompting someone to tickle him and free him.
* HulkSpeak: Bozzly, Otis, Curly and Grumbles often speak this way. Mo and Bo combine this with RhymesOnADime, and Princess Flug also shaves in hints of YouNoTakeCandle.
* IdiosyncraticWipes: A heart falling past the screen and releasing smaller hearts that fly off.
* InflatingBodyGag: Teeny Terry's power. He needs to be tickled in his "tickle spot" if he wants to deflate back to normal.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Abby (a human) and Bozzly (a Fuzzly) are best friends.
* {{Invisibility}}: Bozzly can turn invisible.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: The Squeaky Peepers can be a victim of this. One example would be in “Chef Curly” when Curly finds Chef Jeff’s sauce, then he holds it up to an offscreen chorus singing “Sauce!”, then the camera pulls back to reveal the Peepers singing it before they zip away.
* LockAndLoadMontage: Done OncePerEpisode when Abby and Bozzly suit up to help the Fuzzly in trouble.
* JumpIllCatchYou: Abby pulls this off with Bozzly in "Things That Go Ding in the Night", when she catches him after he gets stuck on a vacuum cleaner.
* {{Meganekko}}: Abby wears glasses.
* MusicalThemeNaming: The Squeaky Peepers' names come from the notes on the musical scale (Big Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Little Do).
* NoAntagonist: The series has no major villain whatsoever.
* OffModel: Abby is sometimes shown to have lower lashes, other times she does not.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** Every episode has a transformation sequence, as well as a moment where Abby and Bozzly say their catchphrase.
** Chef Jeff also gets a screw-up in the kitchen every episode, usually after Abby and Bozzly suit up.
** Also Abby's "brain sparks", whenever she gets an idea or finds the solution to the Fuzzly of the day's problem.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Abby wears a pink skirt and bow, and looks fairly feminine.
* PuppyDogEyes:
** In “Curly and the Sock Doll”, Abby and Bozzly use these to convince Curly to give her dirty sock doll Sprinkles a bath.
** Abby and the Fuzzlies all use these on Lex in “Fuzzly Slimber Party” when asking if they can have Curly’s cookies.
* RainbowMotif: The Squeaky Peepers are the colors of the rainbow.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: In "The Fuzzlies Camping Trip", Teeny Terry and Grumbles have one when the former finally sees the latter for the first time.
* RhymesOnADime:
** "Abby '''Hatcher''', Fuzzly '''Catcher'''", as well as Chef Jeff.
** Mo and Bo talk like this.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Fuzzlies. All of them.
* SleepDeprivation: Abby and the Fuzzlies suffer this in "The Fuzzlies Camping Trip" thanks to Grumbles snoring loudly and knocking their tent down.
* SlowNo: Abby screams one in “In the Park” as Princess Flug is about to get muddy.
* ShoutOut: One upcoming episode is titled "[[Film/WhenHarryMetSally When Abby Met Bozzly]]".
* SpringCoil: Abby's Pogo Spring Shoes have springs built into them, and Curly's tail has a spring inside allowing her to bounce on it.
* {{Sting}}: Parodied when the Squeaky Peepers sing "[[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud dun, dun, dun!]]" in "Otis Out Of Order" when Abby and a Bozzly discover Otis has developed a fear of heights. They sing it again in "Fuzzly Photo Day" when Otis breaks the camera.
* StockFootage: Abby and Bozzly's LockAndLoadMontage, with any other characters or Fuzzlies added in when necessary.
* StrictlyFormula: The episodes follow more or less the same pattern. Abby and Bozzly mind their own business, Bozzly hears something, they go to investigate, they encounter the Fuzzly of the day, things go wrong, Abby and Bozzly get on Abby's scooter, over-the-top antics ensue, Abby realizes what the issue is, and they help the Fuzzly out.
* SuperDeformed: The series is all chibi, all the time.
* SuperSenses: Bozzly has super hearing.
* ThemeTuneCameo: An 8-bit version of the theme song is used as the alarm for Abby's Fuzzly Spotter. The theme song itself is also used as the background score in some places, such as when she and Bozzly suit up.
* VisibleInvisibility: When Bozzly turns invisible, he leaves an outline so viewers can see where he is. Also, his eyes remain visible.
* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Grumbles can transform into anything.
* WallCrawl: Abby does this when climbing up the tower in "Fairy Tale Fuzzly" with the help of her Goo Gripper Gloves.
* WaterIsDry: In "Teeny Pelican Terry" when Abby helps Teeny Terry get out of his pelican costume, Bozzly, who's operating the fishing pole that Abby is hooked too, accidentally loses control and Abby falls in the water. When he reels her out, she shows no signs of being wet.
* {{Wingdinglish}}: Any place that would have text would be replaced by random lines or symbols. Examples would be Lex's schedule in "Frazzled Fuzzly" and the book Abby reads in "In the Park".
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Abby has purple hair.
* YouMeanXmas: One episode has them celebrate a Valentine's Day holiday called "Hearts and Hugs Day".
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