History YMMV / DragonTales

* RetroactiveRecognition: For any ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fans, it can be rather humorous hearing the Great and Powerful Trixie as Wheezie or Fluttershy/Pinkie Pie as Emmy. That's not even counting ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' fans who could recognize a young [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]] as Cassie (equally pink and adorable).

** [[https://tenor.com/view/7887-gif-21300116 Ord flattens two kids with his mammoth meat]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ord is actually pulling out a sleeping bag in that scene from "The Big Sleepover," but since the bag in the gif shares both of its colors with Ord's skin and is pulled out of a BodyPocket that's near crotch-level, this often leads to joking that it looks like Ord is whipping out [[GagPenis something else]]. It's common for the gif to be posted without context on Discord servers. The gif appears to be edited, because in the actual episode, the sleeping bag is green and not Ord-colored.[[/labelnote]]

* MagnificentBastard: "[[Recap/DragonTalesS1E21 Do Not Pass Gnome]]": [[TheHost Simon Says]] is a friendly, mystical elf who tells Emmy he'll fix the yo-yo her younger brother Max broke if they play a game of "Simon Says". After Simon tricks Max onto the board and reveals he can only get off if he wins the game eventually, the others then agree to play too. Playing a [[AffablyEvil very congratulatory and happy host]], Simon trips up several of the players throughout the game with levels like a Twister-like one, an upward path one and a Limbo one. When the players reach the very end, Simon nearly [[TricksterMentor tricks them all into failing]] before Max catches on and Simon then proudly declares they've won the game and Emmy's yo-yo is fixed.

** Fans either find Ord to be lovable, or are annoyed by his constant whining.

* EthnicScrappy: Enrique is not at all beloved by fans. He was introduced to teach viewers more about Hispanic culture, but most of them just saw him as an obnoxious walking stereotype (his every appearance is scored to Flamenco guitar and you can make a DrinkingGame out of how many times he says that he misses his abuelita and Colombia), especially since the show already had ''three main characters who are Hispanic'' but weren't defined by their being Hispanic, to the point where it seemed like him being introduced was really just an excuse to give Zak and Wheezie someone to ride on their backs. It doesn't help that his first appearance mirrors the first episode beat-for-beat. Deja vu indeed.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This show was huge in Canada when it premiered, and was so popular that many fans wrote to CBC about adding an additional after-school timeslot for the show. Also, while Zak and Wheezie are the most popular characters in the United States, Cassie is the most popular character in Canada.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The reason all the songs on the show are available over two [=CDs=]. Additionally, the music played by Quetzal for the freeze dance game in "Tails, You Lose." Relaxing, majestic, and beautiful. It's helped by the fact all the songs were composed and several of them were sung by Joey Levine of Ohio Express fame. (He's also responsible for many well-known advertisement jingles.)

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Fans either find Ord to be lovable, or are annoyed by his constant whining.
** Enrique. As seen under EthnicScrappy, some felt he was too much of an ethnic stereotype, whereas others thought he was a nice addition to the cast who helped to distinguish the third season.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Priscilla, the dragon with the large wings, had potential to be a more prominent character on the show, but only received two speaking roles (and a handful of background appearances).