History WesternAnimation / ElliottFromEarth

* DarkerAndEdgier: Is both this ''and'' LighterAndSofter than WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball. While it ''mostly'' lacks its spiritual predecessors propensity for BlackComedy,[[NightmareFace Nightmare Faces]],and BodyHorror,in addition to having an overall less cynical, more adventurous tone,it also never shows away from the fact the majority of the aliens on the Centrium are the [[SoleSurvivor Sole Survivors]] of destroyed planets and Elliott's FriendlessBackground is PlayedForDrama to a much greater extent than Anais' ever was.

There, Elliott and Frankie befriend a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs talking stegosaurus]] called Mo, the LastOfHisKind and only other creature there to have lived on Earth, and thus the trio begins their new life on the Centrium, settling into their strange new surroundings and getting to know its inhabitants, all the while seeking answers on who brought them there and why.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Is both this ''and'' LighterAndSofter than WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball. While it ''mostly'' lacks its spiritual predecessors propensity for BlackComedy,[[NightmareFace Nightmare Faces]],and BodyHorror,in addition to having an overall less cynical, more adventurous tone,it also never shows away from the fact the majority of the aliens on the Centrium are the [[SoleSurvivor Sole Survivors]] of destroyed planets and Elliott's FriendlessBackground is PlayedForDrama to a much greater extent than Anais' ever was.

* LighterAndSofter: While the series still has some BlackComedy on occasion, overall it is positively bubbly compared to the cynical SadistShow that was ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', with genuine themes of friendship and family.

* CheatedAngle: The thick part of Elliott's hair always faces the direction furthest from the camera.

** When the Hive Director informs Elliott on the subjects one can learn through song one room she shows him is dedicated to "Splatology" which only shows a room with multicolored splats of paint staining the walls. This could be a reference to the ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' video game series.

* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Elliott and Frankie are not only the only humans on the Centrium, but also came all the way from "the other side of the universe", so their species is completely new to the Centrium's inhabitants. In such a diverse setting, though, they're considered just another type of alien.

* LiteralMinded: Mo is occasionally guilty of this alongside with confusing a few simple tasks. This can be played for humor or turn out to be successful depending on the situation; for example, throwing a stick that was meant for a game of fetch into the trash, or thinking a "gym class" is ran by someone named "Jim" which Elliott corrects him going for what that tends to mean back on Earth...only for them both to learn in space this particular gym class was actually a cooking education class ran by an alien named Gymnasium called "Gym" for short.
* LoopholeAbuse: At a store where items from memories can be turned into reality, Elliott racks up an enormous bill. The store owner could clearly recall one other time he saw a sum of money that large, so Elliott had him create that much money.
* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After seeing a movie that makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it in any of their attempts, and soon reality ensues enough for them to realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

** Elliott and Frankie live next door to Mrs. Argolis, a three-headed alien woman.

* {{Seers}}: Nara is one, but [[PowerStereotypeFlip she considers her power to be boring and dull since nothing surprises her in the least]]. When [[PhysicalAttributeSwap she lends it to Elliott and Mo in exchange for the latter's flexibility]], they find out not long after that she was right. Meanwhile, Nara is ''ecstatic'' about living in the moment, which makes her blissfully oblivious to hazards.

* TeleporterAccident: Elliott and Mo get into the same teleporter together and come out conjoined. [[spoiler:Or so they thought; they actually only got their clothes tangled.]]
* ThatWasNotADream: The first episode after the four-part opener, "Idiosyncratic Induction", opens with Elliott seemingly waking up back in he and his mom's RV, thinking that he and Frankie going to space was AllJustADream, and telling Frankie about it. Frankie then says she remembers the same experience, except she hadn't gotten an ounce of sleep last night. Elliott then looks outside and is ecstatic to realize the dream was real after all.
* TranslatorMicrobes: All of the alien species are able to communicate with each other thanks to translation gas produced by the babbledrogs, which are frog-like creatures with croaks that sound like random words.

* CheatedAngle:The thick part of Elliott's hair always faces the direction furthest from the camera.

''Elliott from Earth'' is a British-European animated sci-fi adventure series, with much of the same creative team from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''. It debuted on Creator/CartoonNetwork (UK) on March 6, 2021 with a four-part series premiere, and received its US debut on March 29 of the same year.

* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After seeing a movie that makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it in any of their attempts, and soon enough they realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After seeing a movie that makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it in any of their attempts, and soon RealityEnsues enough for them to realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

* WhamEpisode: "Diminishing Discourse" has Mo [[spoiler:find out that he's the LastOfHisKind, but that's ''not'' the big twist; that would be Frankie rediscovering the space rock, accidentally reactivating it and getting blasted across the universe again with Mo but ''without Elliott'', leaving him ''all alone on the Centrium''. On top of that, during the activation Mo also learns that he might not actually be from Earth after all--right after telling Elliott and Frankie that being with other earthlings means he's not truly the last of his kind.]]

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Some of the more plot-focused episodes have a much more serious and cinematic feel to them without as much focus on comedy or slice-of-life elements, though the exact extent varies. Especially applies to the season finale with its more angsty premise, dramatic and dangerous events throughout, and its [[spoiler:jarringly dark cliffhanger ending]].

* HomeworldEvacuation: According to the Head, all of the Centrium's inhabitants came there for a reason--and seeking refuge from warfare or disaster appears to be a major one for many.

* LighterAndSofter: While the series still has some BlackComedy on occasion, it is positively ''bubbly'' compared to the cynical SadistShow that was ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', with genuine themes of friendship and family.

* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After seeing a movie that makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it from any of their attempts, and soon RealityEnsues enough for them to realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

* MultipleHeadCase: Some aliens aboard the Centrium are species with this particular trait.
** Kane and Brett are a two-headed alien, with the incoherently speaking compassionate Brett at the base, and the other coherently speaking no-nonsense Kane on their chest. They also have three legs with one being conjoined at the middle. Other maintenance aliens are designed similarly.

* UniversalEyeglasses: Frankie notices that Mo Has eye problems when he mistakes a tree with talking frogs in it for a talking hole. She gives him her glasses to wear and they work perfectly despite him being a dinosaur.

* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After a movie makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it from any of their attempts, and soon enough they realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

* MeetCute: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After a movie makes them think romance is a necessity, Elliott tries to [[InvokedTrope engineer]] one (for both him and Mo) in "Companion Confusion" using multiple romance tropes he'd seen in media. None of it works like expected as they just don't feel it from any of their attempts, and soon RealityEnsues enough for them to realize they shouldn't take the movies so seriously in the first place.

''Elliott from Earth'' is a British-European animated sci-fi adventure series, brought to you by the same creative team behind ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''. It debuted on Creator/CartoonNetwork (UK) on March 6, 2021 with a four-part series premiere, and received its US debut on March 29 of the same year.

There, Elliott and Frankie befriend a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs talking stegosaurus]] called Mo, the LastOfHisKind and only other creature to have lived on Earth, and thus the trio begins their new life on board the Centrium, settling into their strange new surroundings and getting to know its inhabitants, all the while seeking answers on who brought them there and why.

* ArtifactName: InUniverse. Mo's name is based on "Maureen", a name Elliott almost got according to Frankie which was based on his MissingMom's aunt if he had been born a girl.

* BulletTime: Preston's necklace causes the wearer to invert this trope. Preston lives his life in slow-motion because normal speed causes him to [[RapidAging age rapidly]]. Thankfully, [[BornAgainImmortality when he reaches the end of his life, he is immediately born again]].
* CouchGag: At the end of every intro, there is a huge crowd of aliens that all say, "We're not from Earth," and Elliott, Frankie, and Mo are in the crowd where Elliot says: "Uh... we are," and the aliens look at them approvingly. However, the position where the trio is in the crowd changes every episode.

* EmotionEater: At one point Elliot finds a pet that grows bigger when exposed to negativity.

* FakeOutOpening: Many of the episodes start with a seemingly unrelated segment with an alien, only for it to turn out completely different from what the audience would expect.

* GilliganCut: Frankie tells Elliot and Mo to stop watching their VR devices and get ready for school.
-->'''Elliot:''' Don't worry, we've got plenty of [SmashCut to them running down the street] How are we so late?

* KneeFoldFallOfDefeat: Literally falling to your knees in despair hurts like hell.
* LighterAndSofter: While the series still has some BlackComedy, it is positively ''bubbly'' compared to the cynical SadistShow that was ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', with genuine themes of friendship and family.
* LiteralMinded: Mo is occasionally guilty of this alongside with confusing a few simple tasks. This can be played for humor or turn out to be successful depending on the situation such as throwing a stick that was meant for a game of fetch into the trash or thinking a "Gym Class" is ran by someone named "Jim" which Elliott corrects him going for what that tends to mean back on Earth... Only for them both to learn in space this particular gym class was actually a cooking education class ran by an alien named Gymnasium who can be called "Gym" for short.
* LoopholeAbuse: At a store where memories can be turned into reality, Elliott racks up an enormous bill. The store owner could clearly recall one other time a bill that huge was accrued, so Elliott had him create that much money.
* MeetCute: Elliott tries to engineer one in "Companion Confusion", inspired by the romantic movies he and his mother would watch. They don't work.

* MissingMom: Elliot has two mothers but only Frankie is present in his life.

** Kane and Brett are a two-headed alien, with the incoherently speaking compassionate Brett at the base, and the other coherently speaking no-nonsense Kane on their chest. They also have three legs with one being conjoined at the middle.

* NoSenseOfDirection: The droid who cannot for the life of them find the droid convention going on within the Centrium no matter the directions given to them, because his mutualite is dead.
* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Played with in "Parallel Paradox." Elliott, volunteering himself to be in two places at once, found himself forced to give two speeches at once. By some miracle, he managed to give a speech that would somehow apply to both situations through a lot of double meanings.

* OverlyLongGag: During the climax of "Problematic Prophecies", Elliot and Mo try to hash out how to get to the top of a large mall to where Nara is in time before she gets smashed by a falling clock. There are no less than ten different (unsuccessful) scenarios (from swimming up pipes to floating up with balloons ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''-style to floating up in a giant bubble (twice)) that they mull over before [[CuttingTheKnot they discover they can just instantly teleport to the floor she is on just by selecting her floor on the mall's directory.]]
* PrescienceIsPredictable: Nala can see the future, but finds it absolutely boring because there's no surprises.

** When trying to converse with Doug in "Parallel Paradox" makes the same exact facial expression that [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Gumball]] would in his many awkward moments with the Hot Dog Guy in the ''Gumball'' episode "The Awkwardness".

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The fact the titular Elliott is a variation of the name with two Ls and Ts. Also somewhat of a case in the episode Parallel Paradox as watching it with closed captioning makes Doug's name show up as "Dugg".

* SynchronizedSwarming: The governing body on the Centrium is a senate of various residents, each an expert in specific fields, all riding on hovercrafts organized into a giant face.
* SynchronousEpisodes: "Idiosyncratic Induction" and "Memory Mayhem" take place at the same time.
* TakenForGranite: The old woman whom Elliot, Frankie, and Mo briefly attempt to bunk with in "Wednesday" has the ability to turn living beings into ice statues with EyeBeams, [[IAmAHumanitarian which she then plans to eat]]. This fate nearly befalls Elliot and Frankie, but Mo ends up saving them along with everyone else after he ends up accidentally using the helmet off one of the statues to [[MirrorsReflectEverything to reflect her eye beams back onto her]] while stumbling around with his eyes shut (due to {{malaproper}}ing "look, but don't touch" into "touch, but don't look"), and she decides that she likes the group's Kretzel's better than frozen people.

* ThatWasNotADream: The first episode after the four-part opener, "Idiosyncratic Induction", opens with Elliot seemingly waking up back in he and his mom's RV, thinking that he and Frankie going to space was AllJustADream, and telling Frankie about it. Frankie then says she had the same exact dream, and (to her shock) woke up to realize that it was real. Elliot then looks outside and is ecstatic to realize the dream was real as well.
* TranslatorMicrobes: All of the alien species are able to communicate with each other thanks to babbledrogs. They are frog-like creatures that emit some kind of gas that translates the language for all life on the Centrium. They also croak random words.
* TwoTimerDate: Elliott is roped into hosting a farewell party for an alien named Doug at the same time he had promised to attend the reopening of a hot dog stand. He tries to solve it by broadcasting a hologram at the party while he's at the hot dog stand. It gets tricky when he's asked to make a speech at both events at once, [[MultitaskedConversation forcing him to talk about "hot Doug"]].

* WhosOnFirst: Kallous' manservant is named You (that's what Kallous calls him, at any rate), leading to much confusion when Elliot and Mo (and even Kallous himself) talk to him.
* WhamEpisode: "Diminishing Discourse" has Mo [[spoiler:find out that he's the LastOfHisKind, but that's ''not'' the big twist, that would be Frankie rediscovering the space rock, accidentally reactivating it and getting blasted across the universe again with Mo but ''without Elliott'', leaving him ''all alone on the Centrium''.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Frankie has pink hair, despite being human.

* {{Seer}}: Nara is one, but [[PowerStereotypeFlip she considers her power to be boring and dull since nothing surprises her in the least]]. When [[PhysicalAttributeSwap she lends it to Elliott and Mo in exchange for the latter's flexibility]], they find out not long after that she was right. Meanwhile, Nara is ''ecstatic'' about living in the moment, which makes her blissfully oblivious to hazards.

* MyLittlePanzer: The Operations Manager's tools all look like toys, befitting his status as a [[MerlinSickness backwards-aging species]]. What looks like a [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Bop_it_Extreme.jpg Bop-It Extreme]] controls the ArtificialGravity.

* FallOnYourKnees: Literally falling to your knees in despair hurts like hell.

* RealityEnsues: Literally falling to your knees in despair hurts like hell.

* VagueAge: {{Averted|Trope}}. In the second episode, when Frankie holds her son's hand, Elliott protests that he an 11-year-old boy; we don,t need to hold hands in public. Frankie replied she a 36-year-old woman on an alien planet; this is for her benefit.

There, Elliott and Frankie befriend a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs talking stegosaurus]] called Mo, the LastOfHisKind and only other creature to have lived on Earth, and thus the trio begins their new life on board the Centrium, settling into their strange new surroundings and getting to know its inhabitants, all the while seeking answers on who brought them here and why.

* MyLittlePanzer: The Operations Manager's tools all look like toys, befitting her status as a [[MerlinSickness backwards-aging species]]. What looks like a [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Bop_it_Extreme.jpg Bop-It Extreme]] controls the ArtificialGravity.

* AlliterativeName: [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Every episode]] except the first has a two word title starting with the same letter.
* ArtifactName: Mo's name is based on "Maureen", a name Elliott almost got according to Frankie which was based on his MissingMom's aunt if he had been born a girl.

* BizarreAlienBiology: ''Everywhere''. From talking electric frogs, to aliens who age backwards and sneeze out floating sparkling dust, to a classmate who is only visible in the dark, to a pet that gets larger the more negative comments it hears.

* EpisodeTitleCard: After the first three parts of Wednesday, each episode's name is recited by a babble-frog.

* LighterAndSofter: While the series still has some BlackComedy, it is positively ''bubbly'' compared to the cynical SadistShow that was WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball, with genuine themes of friendship and family.

There, Elliott and Frankie befriend a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs talking stegosaurus]] called Mo, the LastOfHisKind and only other creature to have lived on Earth, and thus begins their new life on board the Centrium, settling into their strange new surroundings and getting to know its inhabitants, all the while seeking answers on who brought them here and why.