History WesternAnimation / ShaunTheSheep

'''[[TheMovie A movie]]''' was released in 2015. In this, a series of accidents sends the Farmer, Bitzer and the sheep to a big city (called, wait for it... [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The Big City]]), leading to some interactions with a larger temporary cast. (The teaser trailer, which takes a shot at ''[[Film/Furious7]]'', which came out on the same year, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnUKQww9IPM here]].) The film shares characters, setting and a considerable number of tropes with the TV series, and is also covered here.

'''[[TheMovie A movie]]''' was released in 2015. In this, a series of accidents sends the Farmer, Bitzer and the sheep to a big city (called, wait for it... [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The Big City]]), leading to some interactions with a larger temporary cast. (The teaser trailer, which spoofs the BigDamnMovie trope, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnUKQww9IPM here]].) The film shares characters, setting and a considerable number of tropes with the TV series, and is also covered here.

[[caption-width-right:350:Come and bleat with Shaun the Sheep!]]

* SynchronizedMorningRoutine: The opening credits show a rooster crowing. We then go to Shaun, Blitzer and the Farmer all getting up and getting ready for the day; with the Farmer shaving, Blitzer putting on deodorant, and Shaun blow drying his wool. Blitzer then stands to attention as the Farmer leaves the farmhouse and gets [[AmusingInjuries hit with the door]] in the process, while Shaun leads the other sheep in aerobics. Finally, Blitzer grabs a cup of tea while the Farmer unlocks the barn and the flock immediately [[{{Masquerade}} starts acting like normal sheep]]. Two variations on the scene also appear in TheMovie.

* SynchronizedMorningRoutine: The opening titles portray the Farmer, Bitzer, and Shaun's routines synchronised, particularly with Bitzer putting on deodorant and Shaun using a hairdryer while the Farmer shaves. It's played for humour --Bitzer is a dog and [[CaptainObvious Shaun is a sheep]].

* TheSpeechless: ''Everybody''. The animals bleat, grunt and bark respectively, and even the humans speak in unintelligible Simlish. This slips slightly in the later episodes from the second season - the farmer's accent shift coincides with his becoming borderline intelligible (albeit for only a word or two) and Shaun's own voice changes slightly from "always a sheep" to sounding human in when it comes to screams, cheers, etc.

* VirtuousCharacterCopy: The Robot Dog in Helping Hand is this to Preston from ''WesternAnimation/ACloseShave''. Both are robot dogs who act as antagonists to Shaun, but the robot dog in a helping hand is just strict and doesn't try to kill Shaun. He also doesn't rebel against his human master.

* AliensAreBastards: Or at least their kids are ''really'' annoying.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Trumper, who is constantly cheered by the citizens of an animal-hating society.

** The Farmer's niece is a BitchInSheepsClothing that gets the animals into trouble.
** In "Farm Park", the Farmer builds a fun park for families to enjoy the farm animals. It didn't take long for the kids to abuse the heck out of the animals, causing them, even the Farmer himself to hide in fear.

** {{Downplayed}} with Ella in "The Flight before Christmas". Despite trying to catch the sheep, Timmy sees her as a lonely little girl and gives her a present to make her happy.

** In "Farm Park", the Farmer builds a fun park for families to enjoy the farm animals. It didn't take long for the kids to abuse the heck out of them, causing them to hide in fear.

** Briefly heard on a radio is a snippet of 'Forever Autumn' from Music/JeffWaynesMusicalVersionOfTheWarOfTheWorlds.

* {{Foil}}: Trumper is this to the Farmer. Both of them are human and handle animals in their profession. However, the Farmer is a kind man that loves his animals like his own children while Trumper is a bully that picks on them. The sheep, at the start, views the Farmer as the Devil for ruining their fun while they view Trumper as the Grim Reaper as he's preparing to kill them all.

* JustForPun: The sheep chorus is referred to as the "Baa baa shop quintet" in the credits.

* CouchGag: The opening credits of ''Adventures in Mossy Bottom'' replace Shaun leading the flock in aerobics with a different activity every episode, and also have a variety of odd parcels the postwoman throws to the Farmer.