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* AnAesop: Delivered by Blu before the resolution of each episode's plot, as he suggest solutions to the main cast's issues.

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''The Bee-Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi, directed by Pierluigi de Mas, Gianandrea Garola and Guido Orlandi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.

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''The Bee-Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of small fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". "B".

Four of those creatures, children named Beena, Berry, Blob, and Boo, live under a big tree and always make new discoveries. Whenever conflicts arise, it's up to Berry to call the wise sage Blue, the only adult of the creatures, who helps them to put the problem under control.

It was created by Simona Bursi, directed by Pierluigi de Mas, Gianandrea Garola and Guido Orlandi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.
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* NoNeckChump: Boo doesn't have a visible neck, despite his body being separated into a distinguishable head and middle area.

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* NoNeckChump: Boo doesn't have a visible neck, despite his body being separated into a distinguishable head and middle area. Blob, in his standard dinosaur form, doesn't have one either.
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* TheDinnermobile: Taking inspiration from ''Cinderella'', Berry fashions a pumpkin into a working carriage for birds in "The Enchanted Pumpkin".


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* NoNeckChump: Boo doesn't have a visible neck, despite his body being separated into a distinguishable head and middle area.
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* KissingDiscretionShot: At the end of "The Enchanted Pumpkin", the birds riding the pumpkin carriage blow out the candles inside the vehicle, making the screen pitch-black. Then, we hear a kissing sound, implied to be from the birds themselves.
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* ShoutOut: The story of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' factors into "The Enchanted Pumpkin", with Beena mentioning she had the story read to her one time and she's thinking of the part where a pumpkin is turned into a carriage for Cinderella.
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* Animesque: They have a strong manga-like appearance, particularly their eye designs.

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* Animesque: {{Animesque}}: They have a strong manga-like appearance, particularly their eye designs.
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* Animesque: Their eye designs have a strong manga look.

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* Animesque: Their eye designs They have a strong manga look.manga-like appearance, particularly their eye designs.
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* Animesque: Their eye designs have a strong manga look.
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''The Bee Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi, directed by Pierluigi de Mas, Gianandrea Garola and Guido Orlandi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.

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''The Bee Bees'' Bee-Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi, directed by Pierluigi de Mas, Gianandrea Garola and Guido Orlandi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.
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* DifferentInEachEpisode: When Berry summons Blu, the latter is usually shown doing a recreational activity or relaxing.

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* DifferentInEachEpisode: DifferentInEveryEpisode: When Berry summons Blu, the latter is usually shown doing a recreational activity or relaxing.

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* ExtendableArms: Beena's legs can extend and give her a towering height.
* PokemonSpeak: Boo talks by saying his own name.
* PrehensileTail: One of Beena's physical features is her orange prehensile tail that grasps on objects.
* RunningGag: When Berry summons Blu, the latter is usually shown doing a recreational activity or relaxing.

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* ExtendableArms: Beena's legs can extend and give her a towering height.
* PokemonSpeak: Boo talks by saying his own name.
* PrehensileTail: One of Beena's physical features is her orange prehensile tail that grasps on objects.
* RunningGag:
DifferentInEachEpisode: When Berry summons Blu, the latter is usually shown doing a recreational activity or relaxing.


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* ExtendableArms: Beena's legs can extend and give her a towering height.
* PokemonSpeak: Boo talks by saying his own name.
* PrehensileTail: One of Beena's physical features is her orange prehensile tail that grasps on objects.


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* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Blob usually takes on the form of a vaguely ''T. rex''-looking dinosaur when he isn't shapeshifted into anything else.
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* ThemeTuneRoleCall: The theme song names, in order, Beena, Berry, Blob, and Boo, then mentions Blu in the next line.

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* ThemeTuneRoleCall: ThemeTuneRollCall: The theme song names, in order, Beena, Berry, Blob, and Boo, then mentions Blu in the next line.

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* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The main characters, named '''B'''eena, '''B'''lob, and '''B'''lu, and collectively known as the '''B'''ee-'''B'''ees based on the show's title.

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* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The main characters, named '''B'''eena, '''B'''erry, '''B'''lob, '''B'''oo, and '''B'''lu, and collectively known as the '''B'''ee-'''B'''ees based on the show's title.


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* ThemeTuneRoleCall: The theme song names, in order, Beena, Berry, Blob, and Boo, then mentions Blu in the next line.
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* CastOfSnowflakes: It would be very hard to confuse one of the characters for another, as they all have unique shapes.
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* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The main characters, named '''B'''eena, '''B'''lob, and '''B'''lu, and collectively known as the '''B'''ee-'''B'''ees based on the show's title.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Beena's short hair is lavender just like her big ears, as it's visible when she's not wearing her hood.

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The show was exported to few other European countries and (reportedly) the Middle East. After years of unavailability, the show was re-released for streaming on [=RaiPlay=] in July 2020 for viewers in Italy. The show's distributor Global Screen mentions an English dub on their [[https://www.globalscreen.de/mm/en/content/63157 website]]. Whether it ever came to public light is unknown.

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The show was exported to few other European countries and (reportedly) the Middle East. After years of unavailability, the show was re-released for streaming on [=RaiPlay=] in July 2020 for viewers in Italy. Italy; it was removed from the service as of next summer.

The show's distributor Global Screen mentions has mentioned an English dub on their [[https://www.globalscreen.de/mm/en/content/63157 website]]. Whether it ever came to public light is unknown.
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''The Bee Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.

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''The Bee Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi, directed by Pierluigi de Mas, Gianandrea Garola and Guido Orlandi, produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions, and animated by Paekho Animation Film. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.
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The show was exported to few other European countries and (reportedly) the Middle East. After years of unavailability, the show was re-released for streaming on [=RaiPlay=] in July 2020 for viewers in Italy. The show's distributor mentioned an English dub, but whether it ever came to public accessibility is unknown.

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The show was exported to few other European countries and (reportedly) the Middle East. After years of unavailability, the show was re-released for streaming on [=RaiPlay=] in July 2020 for viewers in Italy. The show's distributor mentioned Global Screen mentions an English dub, but whether dub on their [[https://www.globalscreen.de/mm/en/content/63157 website]]. Whether it ever came to public accessibility light is unknown.



* AnAesop: Delivered by Blu before the climax of an episode, as he suggest solutions to the main cast's issues.

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* AnAesop: Delivered by Blu before the climax resolution of an episode, each episode's plot, as he suggest solutions to the main cast's issues.
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''The Bee Bees'' (''I Bi-Bi'') is a 2006 Italian animated series of fifty-two segments aimed at preschoolers about a group of fantastical creatures, all whose names start with the letter "B". It was created by Simona Bursi and produced by de Mas & Partners, Rai Fiction and Village Productions. The show was dedicated to the memory of co-director and animator Pierluigi de Mas, who passed away during production on May 7, 2005.

Although the show was exported to few other European countries and (reportedly) the Middle East, any footage from the show is incredibly sparse to locate, if not completely absent on home video and the internet. There are mentions of an English dub, but whether it ever came to public accessibility is unknown. More information is on [[https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Bee-Bees_(lost_Italian_animated_series;_2006) Lost Media Wiki]].

Not to be confused with Music/TheBeeGees.

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!!''The Bee Bees'' provides examples of:
* AnAesop: Delivered by Blu at the end of an episode, as he suggests solutions to the main cast's issues.
* BlushStickers: Everyone, at least the main characters, have blushes or three line strokes that resemble blushes. A green frog and a brown squirrel also display blush-like markings.
* CartoonCreature:
** Berry resembles an ape or mouse with huge ears.
** Beena seems to be inspired by mice, squirrels and cats.
** Blob is reminiscent of a blue dinosaur.
** Blu has a bear-like head, with his body possibly based on an ape's.
* PrehensileTail: One of Beena's physical features is her orange prehensile tail that grasps on objects.
* SelfDuplication: Boo can disintegrate into smaller copies of himself.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: Blob can transform to anything he wishes such as a car or helicopter.
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