History WesternAnimation / AngelinaBallerina

* ChristmasEpisode: The episode "The Show Must Go On."

* MistakenForBrooding: In one episode, Ms. Mimi is playing sad music on the piano. Angelina and Alice believe that she is doing this because she's actually sad, but Marco explains that she just likes to play sad music sometimes.

%% * BaitAndSwitchCompassion: In "Show and Tell", Angelina's baby sister Polly and Sammy's yo-yo go missing. Angelina sees him searching around. Initially, she thinks he's looking for Polly, but he's actually looking for the yo-yo.

* BaitAndSwitchCompassion: In "Show and Tell", Angelina's baby sister Polly and Sammy's yo-yo go missing. Angelina sees him searching around. Initially, she thinks he's looking for Polly, but he's actually looking for the yo-yo.

%% * ChristmasEpisode: The episode "The Show Must Go On."

* BaitAndSwitchCompassion: In "Show and Tell", Angelina's baby sister Polly and her classmate's yo-yo go missing. Angelina sees him searching around. Initially, she thinks he's looking for Polly, but he's actually looking for the yo-yo.

* MistakenForBrooding: In one episode, Ms. Mimi is playing sad music on the piano. Angelina believes that she is doing this because she's actually sad, but her classmate explains that she just likes to play sad music sometimes.

* PlagueEpisode: In "Angelina in the Wings", multiple mouselings have caught a disease known as the mousepox and are therefor unable to dance as sunbeams in Madame Zizi's show, one in particular opening a spot for Angelina to dance in their place. Both Angelina and Henry manage to stay healthy long enough to perform, but then the episode ends with them having caught the mousepox as well.

%% * PunctuatedForEmphasis: Alice really pulls this off in one episode.

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''Angelina Ballerina'' is an AnimatedSeries based on the ''Literature/AngelinaBallerina'' book series written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The show focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that is in classes to study [[{{Ballet}} ballet]], along with [[AnAesop lessons for children]].

''Angelina Ballerina'' is an AnimatedSeries based on the ''Literature/AngelinaBallerina'' book series written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The show focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that wants to be a [[{{Ballet}} ballerina]], along with [[AnAesop lessons for children]].

the bulk of the animated series were after the brand collaborated with Target. They often advertised available merch, such as dolls, toys, and miniature figures. Which may explain why both Angelina is pink and why she (and everyone else) bears little to no resemblance to her book counterpart. Later books were illustrated with the animated and CGI images rather than by Helen Craig, but those are now being reissued.

[[folder:2001 Animated Adaptation (and Books)]]

[[folder:2009 Animated Adaptation (and Books)]]

''Angelina Ballerina'' is a [[ChildrensLiterature children's picture book series]], written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The series focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that wants to be a [[{{Ballet}} ballerina]].

The first book was published in 1983 (appropriately named ''Angelina Ballerina'') and later books in the series expanded on her friends and family as they lived in their Mouseland village. The series currently has [[LongRunners sixty books]] as of 2019 (which include both the original series and spinoffs from the animated series), and is being republished in new editions as of 2022.

The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by Creator/HITEntertainment (which is now owned by Creator/{{Mattel}}), released in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}. The series ran until 2006 and had twenty half-hour episodes (split into [[QuarterHourShort two fifteen-minute segments]] minus the last episode) across two seasons and three films (two of which were two "films" put together).

The English National Ballet also did a ballet based on the series.

New books based on the franchise began publishing in or around 2020; these books revert to a more classic look for the character with illustrations by Helen Craig, rather than the look seen in the CGI series.

!!''Angelina Ballerina'' provides examples of the following tropes:

[[folder:In General/Across Multiple Adaptations]]
* AnimatedAdaptation: Both the 2002 and 2009 series are adaptations of the book series.

* FatalFlaw: Angelina's biggest flaw is jealousy; she gets very jealous at not having starring roles or attention. Her second biggest flaw is being easily distracted by her daydreams of dancing.

** While the earlier books have the characters either [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal half-dressed]] or [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal only wearing accessories]], later books have everyone in full outfits (and initially [[BarefootCartoonAnimal barefoot]], but shoes are later added). They're fully dressed for quite a few performances either way, including ballet shoes.

* HalloweenEpisode:
** The book ''Angelina Halloween.''
** "Henry's Halloween" in the 2002 series and "Trick or Treat" in the 2009 CGI series.

** In ''Angelina and the Princess'', Flora sprains her ankle just before the show and cannot dance; Angelina, who had gotten a small part, had paid attention to the role and performs in her place.

* MerchandiseDriven: The books were not this as much--the only real merch was done with collaboration through ''Toys/AmericanGirl'' along with new books and selected videos of the first animated series--but the bulk of the animated series were after the brand collaborated with Target. They often advertised available merch, such as dolls, toys, and miniature figures. Which may explain why both Angelina is pink and why she (and everyone else) bears little to no resemblance to her book counterpart. Later books were illustrated with the animated and CGI images rather than by Helen Craig, but those are now being reissued.

* NoAntagonist: The books (and most of the episodes) focus on slice-of-life issues and there is no overarching protagonist.
* PingPongNaivete: Cousin Henry's ballet skill in both the books and the 2002 series. DependingOnTheWriter, Henry either actually knows how to dance or is so inept that he annoys Angelina, gets underfoot, and needs coaching from her.

* StockAnimalDiet: Angelina and her friends and family have a fondness for cheese. In ''Angelina Ballerina'' she is so distracted dancing she knocks over a place of her mother's best cheddar cheese pies, and they're one of her favorite foods. In the "Dancing in the Moonlight" song in the CGI series, the mouslings sing about having "some Camembert to share."

* TheUnfavorite: Angelina feels like the unwanted child when Polly debuts in ''Angelina's Baby Sister'' (the book (and 2001 series episode).

[[folder:Original Book Series]]
* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: The majority of the cast in early books, being mice, almost never wear anything; her father, for example, only wears glasses (and later a vest) while her mother wears an apron in the house and a shawl outside of it (and a bedgown after having Polly). Angelina mostly wears a hairbow and little else outside of dance class. They later have more full costumes but are [[BarefootCartoonAnimal barefoot]], and later books have everyone [[FullyDressedCartoonAnimal in full outfits]], complete with shoes.
* ActingOutADaydream:
** Angelina spends the first book, ''Angelina Ballerina'', dancing about so often in her daydreams that she falls into a flower bed and kicks over the cheddar pies her mother's making.
** In ''Angelina, Star of the Show'' Angelina, again daydreaming about her performance at the Mouseland Dance Festival, doesn't help her grandparents out on the boat they're taking there or change out of her costume. She gets tangled up in everything, ignores what she should be paying attention to, refuses to help grandfather spruce up the paint and causes multiple problems--all of which get her grandparents very fed up. Only when she ruins her costume falling in oil does she have her [[HeelRealization realization she hasn't been helpful]] and is helpful and well-behaved the rest of the way to the festival.
* AnAesop: As the books are aimed at children, the lessons are generally about life and behavior for young girls. For example, in ''Angelina's Baby Sister'' the lesson is that even with a new baby, her family still loves her and cares about her, and that it can be hard to be a big sister.
* AesopAmnesia: Angelina has to be taught again and again to not get lost in daydreaming and dancing, be less jealous of others, and be more understanding and kind to her younger cousin Henry.
* AmusementPark: ''Angelina at the Fair'' has Angelina, upset that she has to bring Henry along with her to the May Day Fair festival grounds, bully her younger cousin. She drags him everywhere she wants to go and doesn't listen to what he wants to do until he leaves her and she thinks he's gone missing in the Haunted House; when she finds him (after crying) she finally starts to do things ''he'' likes and the day ends well.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny:
** Angelina is so distracted by her dancing daydreams and desire to be a ballerina in ''Angelina Ballerina'' she doesn't clean her room, get to school on time, or pay attention to her surroundings. It's after she gets to attend class that she starts to behave.
** She's so distracted at the thought of being a big sister in ''Angelina's Baby Sister'' that it's hard to think about anything else--even dancing for once.
* BirthdayEpisode: ''Angelina's Birthday'', where Angelina has a birthday party and, in the time before it, tries to earn the money for a new bike after crashing her old one. [[spoiler:It's given to her as a gift by her friends and family.]]
* CampingEpisode: ''Angelina and Henry,'' where Angelina and her younger cousin Henry go camping with her Uncle Louie (later confirmed to be Henry's father).
* CivilizedAnimal: The mice--in their own kingdom, Mouseland--live in houses, go to shops, drive cars, have boats, hold fairs, and of course dance ballet. However, they show fear of cats, though none are ever seen.
* ColdSnap: ''Angelina Ice Skates'' takes place in the winter near New Year's Eve, whereas most books take place in the nebulous warm spring or summer. The ballet dancers' skills transfer easily to the ice, and they're putting on an ice show for the town before midnight.
* ConformingOOCMoment: PlayedForDrama in ''Angelina and Alice''. When a group of older kids laugh at Angelina for [[ThePratfall pratfalling]], Alice (Angelina's best friend) laughs too, leaving Angelina in tears.
* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Angelina's first class is described as having nine other little girls who all practice curtsies and pliés, skip and twirl, and run around "like fairies". Most of their ballet performances involve fairies, princesses, or flowers.
* DistantFinale: The first book ends with Angelina growing up to be a famous ballerina, with the final illustration showing her as an adult now called Mademoiselle Angelina who dances onstage to a packed house. The many sequels and the two animated series all continue to focus on her childhood.
* FeigningHealthiness: Angelina comes down sick before the tryouts in ''Angelina and the Princess''. Her mother tells her she shouldn't go in to class ill, but she sneaks out and goes to the tryouts anyways--where she is so dizzy with illness she ends up passing out while trying out and only gets a minor role.
* ImagineSpot: Angelina frequently gets so caught up in her daydreams of dancing that somebody usually has to fuss at her a couple times to snap her out of it--or she realizes it herself.
* InfantSiblingJealousy: Angelina becomes very jealous when, after the birth of her little sister Polly, everyone is paying more attention to the baby than to her.
* LimitedWardrobe: Angelina wears almost nothing but pink, and in later books is always wearing her ballet shoes with her outfits.
* NewBabyEpisode: The book ''Angelina's Baby Sister.'' Angelina is initially excited to have a baby sister, but becomes upset when she learns that her mother needs rest and the baby needs attention. Her mother doesn't notice her new ballet prize while taking care of Polly, the doctor is over often, and her visiting grandparents want to see the baby before her new dance. Angelina gets [[GreenEyedMonster very upset and jealous]] at everyone paying attention to the new baby and storms off to her room, thinking that [[TheUnfavorite no one cares about her anymore]]. She throws a tantrum and ends up breaking her china doll prize before falling into a crying heap. Her parents and grandparents then [[AnAesop reassure her that she is just as loved as before]] it's just that the baby needs lots of attention now.
* PerformanceAnxiety: in ''Angelina on Stage'', Henry--playing the part of an elf--gets out on stage and freezes before speaking his one line. Angelina [[GreenEyedMonster at first thinks it serves him right]] (as she doesn't have any lines), but then feels sorry and speaks up, reminding him of the line.
* PrincessClassic:
** In ''Angelina and the Princess'', Angelina's ballet school is performing ballet for the Princess of Mouseland, who is of course dressed in sparkles and finery.
** ''Angelina at the Palace'' introduces Princesses Sophie, Valentina, and Phoebe, the three younger daughters of the king and queen--however, they're not as perfectly behaved as Angelina thought princesses were.
** ''Angelina and the Royal Wedding'' again stars Princess Sophie, whose [[RememberTheNewGuy previously unseen older sister]] Eliza is marrying Crown Prince Rattofsky (complete with wearing a FairytaleWeddingDress). Angelina is invited to be a bridesmaid along with Sophie and her sisters, and her cousin Henry [[TagalongKid is invited too.]]
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Angelina's mother is a knitter and a skilled seamstress. (At one point Angelina is so excited she jumps into her mother's sewing basket.) She makes all the costumes for the ice show in ''Angelina Ice Skates''.
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The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by [=HiT=] Entertainment (which is now owned by Creator/{{Mattel}}), released in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}. The series ran until 2006 and had twenty half-hour episodes (split into [[QuarterHourShort two fifteen-minute segments]] minus the last episode) across two seasons and three films (two of which were two "films" put together).

The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by [=HiT=] Entertainment (which is now owned by Creator/Mattel), released in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}. The series ran until 2006 and had twenty half-hour episodes (split into [[QuarterHourShort two fifteen-minute segments]] minus the last episode) across two seasons and three films (two of which were two "films" put together).

The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by [=HiT=] Entertainment, released in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}. The series ran until 2006 and had twenty half-hour episodes (split into [[QuarterHourShort two fifteen-minute segments]] minus the last episode) across two seasons and three films (two of which were two "films" put together).

* MovingAngst: The series starts with Angelina's family moving to the other side of Chipping Cheddar and attending a new dance school.

* PutOnABus: Around half the original series' cast were given the shaft when The Next Steps rolled around.

The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by [=HiT=] Entertainment, released in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}. The series ran until 2006 and had twenty episodes (split into [[QuarterHourShort two fifteen minutes episodes]] minus the last episode) across two seasons and three films (two of which had two "films" put together).

The series first received an AnimatedSeries produced by [=HiT=] Entertainment, in 2001 in the UK and the following year in the US, which broadcast on Creator/{{PBS}}.

In 2009, the series was given an AllCGICartoon makeover called ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'', which follows Angelina as she attends dancing school. (Angelina received a makeover in this version of the show to have light pink fur.) The English National Ballet also did a ballet based on the series.

* FunnyAnimal: The word is populated by mice, with no other creatures shown.
* FakeFaint: In one episode, Angelina is initially pleased to be in the school play but becomes nervous when she learns she will be suspended from the ceiling, particularly when she learns it'll only be by a single wire. She pretends to pass out so that her teachers will think she's sick, but gives herself away by winking at Alice before doing so. %%If someone knows which series this is from, please move it to the correct folder!
* FatalFlaw: Angelina's biggest flaw is jealousy; she gets very jealous at not having starring roles or attention. Her second biggest flaw is being easily distracted by daydreams.

* HalloweenEpisode: Two of them - "Henry's Halloween" in the 2002 series and "Trick or Treat" in the 2009 CGI series.

* MerchandiseDriven: The books were not this as much--the only real merch was done with collaboration through ''Toys/AmericanGirl'' and selected videos of the first animated series--but the bulk of the animated series were after the brand collaborated with Target. They often advertised available merch, such as dolls, toys, and miniature figures. Which may explain why both Angelina is pink and why she (and everyone else) bears little to no resemblance to her book counterpart. Later books were illustrated with the animated and CGI images rather than by Helen Craig, but those are now being reissued.

** Sammy, who was paired with Spike in ''Angelina Ice Skates'', is named Sammy Watts.

* SecretMessageWink: There's an episode where the eponymous mouse girl is asked to hang from a wire as part of a school play. She's afraid to do it, especially because it's only one wire, and [[FakeFaint pretends to pass out]] to get out of doing it. Just before lying down, she winks at her friends to let them know she's not really passing out. %% Move this to its series once it's figured out.

* StockAnimalDiet: Angelina and her friends and family have a fondness for cheese. In ''Angelina Ballerina'' she is so distracted dancing she knocks over a place of her mother's best cheddar cheese pies, and they're one of her favorite foods. In the "Dancing in the Moonlight" song in the CGI series, they sing about having "''some Camembert to share.''"

* TwoGirlsToATeam: {{Inverted}} in both the 2002 and 2009 series. William and Henry (Angelina's younger cousin) are the only two boys in Angelina's predominantly female ballet class. ''The Next Steps'' has Marco and AZ (AJ in the UK) as the only regular boys in the cast.

** In ''Angelina, Star of the Show'' Angelina, again daydreaming about her performance at the Mouseland Dance Festival, doesn't help her grandparents out on the boat they're taking there or change out of her costume. She gets tangled up in everything, ignores what she should be paying attention to, refuses to help grandfather spruce up the paint and causes multiple problems--all of which get her grandparents very fed up. Only when she ruins her costume falling in oil does she have her [[HeelRealization realization she hasn't been helpful]] and is helpful and well behaved the rest of the way to the festival.

* AmusementPark: ''Angelina at the Fair'' has Angelina, upset that she has to bring Henry along with her to the May Day Fair festival grounds, bully her younger cousin. She drags him everywhere she wants to go and doesn't listen to what he wants to do until he goes missing in the Haunted House; when she finds him after crying, she finally starts to do things ''he'' likes.

** She's so distracted at the thought of being a big sister in ''Angelina's Baby Sister'' that it's hard to think about anything else.
* BirthdayEpisode: ''Angelina's Birthday'', where Angelina has a birthday party and, in the time before it, tries to earn the money for a new bike after crashing her old one. [[spoiler:It's given to her as a gift.]]
* CampingEpisode: ''Angelina and Henry,'' where Angelina and her younger cousin Henry go camping with their Uncle Louie.

* FeigningHealthiness: Angelina comes down sick before the tryouts in ''Angelina and the Princess''. Her mother tells her she shouldn't go in to class, but she sneaks out and goes to the tryouts anyways--where she is so dizzy with illness she ends up passing out and only gets a minor role.
* ImagineSpot: Angelina gets so caught up in her daydreams of dancing that somebody usually has to shout at her a couple times to snap her out of it.

* PerformanceAnxiety: in ''Angelina on Stage'', Henry--playing the part of an elf--gets out on stage and freezes before speaking his line. Angelina [[GreenEyedMonster at first thinks it serves him right]] (as she doesn't have any lines), but then feels sorry and speaks up, reminding him of the line.

** ''Angelina at the Palace'' introduces Princesses Sophie, Valentina, and Phoebe, the three younger daughters of the king and queen--however, they're not as perfectly behaved as Angelina thought.

* MerchandiseDriven: The books were not this as much--the only real merch was done with collaboration through ''Toys/AmericanGirl''--but the animated series were. They often advertised available merch, such as dolls, toys, and miniature figures. Which may explain why both Angelina is pink and why she (and everyone else) bears little to no resemblance to her book counterpart. Later books were illustrated with the animated and CGI images rather than by Helen Craig, but those are now being reissued.

''Angelina Ballerina'' is a [[ChildrensLiterature children's picture book series]], written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The series focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that wants to be a [[{{Ballet}} ballerina]]. The first book was published in 1983 (appropriately named ''Angelina Ballerina'') and later books in the series expanded on her friends and family as they lived in their Mouseland village. The series currently has [[LongRunners sixty books]] as of 2019 (which include both the original series and spinoffs from the animated series), and is being republished in new editions as of 2022.

New books based on the franchise began publishing in or around 2020, as well as reissues of the original classics starting in 2022. The new books revert to a more classic look for the character with illustrations by Helen Craig, rather than the look seen in the CGI series.

In 2009, the series was given an AllCGICartoon makeover called ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'', which follows Angelina as she attends dancing school. (Angelina received a makeover in this version of the show to have light pink fur.) The English National Ballet also did a ballet based on the series. New books based on the franchise began publishing in or around 2020, as well as reissues of the original classics. The new books revert to a more classic look for the character, rather than the pink look seen in the CGI series.

[[folder:2001 Animated Adaptation]]

[[folder:2009 Animated Adaptation]]

[[folder:In General/Across All Adaptations]]

* NewBabyEpisode: The book ''Angelina's Baby Sister.''

* AnthropomorphicShift: From the books through to the 2002 series, Angelina and the other mice were firmly in a CivilizedAnimal setting but as of the 2009 series, where the dance aspect of the show became a more dominant element, they had become more humanoid. This was to enable more diverse styles of dance to be performed by the characters and to be more relatable to the older viewer demographic they were now aiming at.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome / PutOnABus: Around half the original series' cast were given the shaft when The Next Steps rolled around.

* FacePalm:
** In the episode "Angelina's Oldest Friend", the titular character of the episode and Angelina pulls this.
** Angelina's mother has this in the end of the episode "Angelina's Sleepover".

* FullNameBasis: For some reason, Angelina's little sister Polly regularly refers to her as "Angelina Ballerina" and not simply Angelina.[[note]]Or her real full name as the previous series and books have established, Angelina ''Mouseling''.[[/note]] For that matter, even Angelina herself does this when narrating the intro for each story. "I'm Angelina Ballerina and today..."

* LighterAndSofter: This CGI revamp is this compared to the 2002 series.

* PrecedentExcuse: In "Angelina's Sleepover," Angelina and her friends promise Angelina's mother that they're about to go to sleep, but then stay up to complete the carnival hats that they started. They do this on the excuse that even though the mother had told them to go to sleep, she also always says that they should finish what they start, and they hadn't finished making their hats yet.

''Angelina Ballerina'' is a [[ChildrensLiterature children's picture book series]], written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The series focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that wants to be a [[Ballet ballerina]]. The first book was published in 1983 (appropriately named ''Angelina Ballerina'') and later books in the series expanded on her friends and family as they lived in their Mouseland village. The series currently has [[LongRunners sixty books]] as of 2019 (which include both the original series and spinoffs from the animated series), and is being republished in new editions as of 2022.

''Angelina Ballerina'' is a [[ChildrensLiterature children's picture book series]], written by author Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. The series focuses on the [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] for Angelina Mousling, an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic white mouse]] that wants to be a [[Ballet ballerina. The first book was published in 1983 (appropriately named ''Angelina Ballerina'') and later books in the series expanded on her friends and family as they lived in their Mouseland village. The series currently has [[LongRunners sixty books]] as of 2019 (which include both the original series and spinoffs from the animated series), and is being republished in new editions as of 2022.