History YMMV / CuriousGeorge

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'' in Japan, which is [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff also popular there.]] Both show aired on Creator/{{NHK}} [[SaturdayMorningKidsShow in the Saturday mornings,]] albeit with subsequent timeslots, and it makes Japanese Gen-Z natural to associate these shows.

** The Man In The Yellow Hat threatens to spank George in the animated short "Curious George at the Laundromat". That would come across as flat-out animal abuse today in an era where spanking was already a controversial form of discipline, even in 1980. When the episode was adapted into a picture book, The Man In The Yellow Hat instead says, "There you are, George. You've caused a lot of trouble. I'm taking you home."

* AccidentalInnuendo: In ''Curious George Goes To The Laundromat,'' the Man in the Yellow Hat threatens to [[ADateWithRosiePalms spank his monkey]].

* ShoutOut:
** In the Halloween special the grand prize for "Best Costume" at the Boo-Fest is a big green and purple leaf vacuum named the "Kurtzberg 828" This is a reference to Marvel legend Creator/JackKirby with the colors of the leaf vacuum being a nod to one of his most iconic creations, ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk
** In the same special there's an old fisherman in town named [[Film/{{Jaws}} Mr. Quint whose costume is a shark.]]

** In the Halloween special the grand prize for "Best Costume" at the Boo_Fest is a big green and purple leaf vacuum named the "Kurtzberg 828" This is a reference to Marvel legend Creator/JackKirby with the colors of the leaf vacuum being a nod to one of his most iconic creations, ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk

* UnfortunateImplications: Due to the historical comparisons between black people and monkeys, there have been [[https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-7/terhune/ comparisons]] [[https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1197&context=graddis drawn]] between George's abduction and general treatment in the narrative and common racist depictions of black people, though this is likely unintentional.

* ArchivePanic: Besides the original books, there are also 14 years worth of television episodes, 1 theatrical movie, 4 direct-to-video sequels, a few shorts and TV specials, and a video game for the Nintendo [=GameCube=]. Good luck trying to get through it all.

** The series is based on the [[WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006 2006 film]], but while that movie did relatively well and earned four sequels, the TV series is better remembered, likely because [[LongRunners it's been running since 2006]].

* ArchivePanic: Besides the original books, there are also 14 years worth of television episodes, 1 theatrical movie, 3 direct-to-DVD sequels, a few TV specials, and a video game for the Nintendo [=GameCube=]. Good luck trying to get through it all.

** The series is based on the [[WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006 2006 film]], but while that movie did relatively well and earned two sequels, the TV series is better remembered, likely because [[LongRunners it's been running since 2006]].
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Curious George, the curious little monkey..." You simply can't go wrong when Dr. John composes your theme song.
* TroubledProduction: The first animated series entered production by Milktrain Production in 1977, with financial investment from firm Lafferty, Harwood, and Partners. However by 1979 only 32 of the agreed-upon 104 shorts were completed, due to Milktrain running out of money. In order to secure additional funding from Lafferty they had to agree to let them take over the production completely. All 104 shorts were finally completed in 1982.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Specifically Swedes (got his own adaptation there), Japanese and Australians (both for the TV series).
** Japan is an especially notewothy case. Not only is it constantly in the top 10 animated TV show ranking for the country every week (which is mostly domestic animation), but the show increased the popularity of the name George in the country (this unusual as traditional names are more common in Japan than Western ones).

** The series is based off the [[WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006 2006 film]], but while that movie did relatively well and earned two sequels, the TV series is better remembered, likely because [[LongRunners it's been running since 2006]].

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Some MoralGuardians have been critical of letting children read the Curious George books; they feel that George usually gets off easy or with no punishment at all. This is alleged to give kids an unrealistic view of actions and consequences.

** Japan is an especially notewothy case. Not only is it constantly in the top 10 animated TV show ranking for the country every week (which is mostly domestic animation), but the show increased the popularity of the name George in the country (this unusual as traditional names are more common in Japan than Western ones.