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| 2 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 3 | [[folder:Schoolhouse Rocky]] |
| 4 | !!Schoolhouse Rocky |
| 5 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b3668d03_41e8_4ffb_840e_d8123cc87554.png]] |
| 6 | ->''"'Cause knowledge is power!"'' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | * ChestInsignia: "SR" |
| 9 | * TheKlutz: How Rocky would topple the "Y" in his intro. |
| 10 | * SuperheroesWearCapes: Rocky wears a blue one. |
| 11 | * TransformationSequence: Rocky's torso swells with muscles as his [[SuperheroesWearTights tights]] appear after a brief, spastic display. |
| 12 | [[/folder]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | !!Multiplication Rock |
| 15 | [[folder:My Hero, Zero]] |
| 16 | !!Zero |
| 17 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c51da495_d4ad_4b62_9410_80b24699d3f8.png]] |
| 18 | ->''"Why, we could never reach a star without you, Zero, my hero; how wonderful you are."'' |
| 19 | |
| 20 | * AscendedExtra: Originally representing zeroes and place values, Zero was soon repurposed as a SeriesMascot. |
| 21 | * CapeSnag: A RunningGag with Zero was how he would get caught up on his long red cape. |
| 22 | * ChestInsignia: "0". |
| 23 | * HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Zero's power seems useless on the surface... but then he alters any number by the power of 10 through adding (and presumably removing) zeroes. He also alters weights by the same means, making them literally heavier. He even creates money by altering the $4 written on a piggy bank to a $4,000... and there doesn't appear to be any limit to any of this. Granted, he didn't do much in the song besides making some small-time money, but he is still young... |
| 24 | * TheKlutz: The aforementioned CapeSnag. |
| 25 | * MyHeroZero: The TropeNamer. |
| 26 | * PhoneBoothChangingRoom: Zero changes into his superhero clothing by entering a telephone booth. |
| 27 | * SuperheroesWearCapes: Zero wears a red one. |
| 28 | * SuperStrongChild: Zero manages to support a 500-pound weight for a solid second, and kept his hold on a piggy bank holding four grand (possibly all in coins). |
| 29 | * TransformationSequence: Zero jumps into a phone booth, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} of course]]. |
| 30 | * YouthfulFreckles: A trio plastered on each cheek. |
| 31 | [[/folder]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Elementary, My Dear]] |
| 34 | !!Noah |
| 35 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 36 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8d8ca83b_7b49_4bba_bf69_128210e4117a.png]] |
| 37 | ->''"Elementary, my dear. Two time two is four!"'' |
| 38 | |
| 39 | * TheArk: A reimagining of the Noah's Ark story... with ''math''. |
| 40 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Elementary, my dear." |
| 41 | |
| 42 | !!Noah's Son |
| 43 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8e325982_52a0_431d_951b_0be4306dbb12.png]] |
| 44 | ->''"Hey, dad. How many animals on this old ark, anyway? Huh?"'' |
| 45 | [[/folder]] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder:Three is a Magic Number]] |
| 48 | !!The Magician |
| 49 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game) |
| 50 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/faeecb26_da7f_499f_9fa3_ad6c4aba62ce.png]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | * {{Biomanipulation}}: Assuming the magician is the one multiplying various objects by three in the "Now multiply from ten, backwards" sequences, this is one of his powers. One of the things he multiplies is an octopus' tentacles, increasing their number from 8 to 24. [[BodyHorror The octopus is visibly terrified]]. |
| 53 | * ButtMonkey: He has [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy terrible aim]] while playing at a carnival shooting range, and gets constantly trampled by a [[IKnowMaddenKombat football team]]. |
| 54 | * ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: While playing at a carnival shooting range, he attempts to shoot thirty duck targets, and ends up missing every single shot. |
| 55 | * RuleOfThree: What the song is about. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder:The Four-Legged Zoo]] |
| 59 | !!The Schoolchildren |
| 60 | !!Miss Simpson |
| 61 | !!The Zoo Animals |
| 62 | !!The Four-Legged Zoo |
| 63 | * AmbiguousSyntax: Its name could either be referring to the fact that all the animals inside the zoo have 4 legs, or the zoo, itself, has 4 legs. |
| 64 | * BiggerOnTheInside: Appears to be the size of a standard gazebo, yet the majority of the song takes place inside. |
| 65 | * LivingStructureMonster: The cage comes alive at the end of the song before roaring the visitors out. |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[folder:Ready or Not, Here I Come]] |
| 69 | !!The Counting Man |
| 70 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough; Bill Wise (computer game) |
| 71 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/391a2c9c_10b1_427e_9c01_2fadfcef18bc.png]] |
| 72 | ->''"Apple, peaches, pumpkin pie; who's not ready? Holler 'I'."'' |
| 73 | |
| 74 | * FriendToAllChildren: Doesn't mind spending his time playing hide-and-seek with a bunch of kids. |
| 75 | * PieInTheFace: He juggles apples, peaches, and a pumpkin pie, but he ends up dropping the pie on his head. |
| 76 | * RoughOveralls: A rural man wearing overalls in the country. |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:I Got Six]] |
| 80 | * MarryThemAll: The prince has twelve wives wearing traditional Arabic hoods and veils. |
| 81 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: The prince has '''72''' children, six with each of his wives. |
| 82 | [[/folder]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder:Lucky Seven Sampson]] |
| 85 | !!Lucky Seven Sampson |
| 86 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough; Jim Canning (computer game) |
| 87 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/16980b6a_c8f3_4121_a470_18af33516564.png]] |
| 88 | ->''"Now, you can call me 'lucky', 'cause Lucky's my name. Singing and dancing, that's my game. I never did a whole day's work in my life; still, everything seemed to turn out right."'' |
| 89 | |
| 90 | A white rabbit [[BornLucky "born 'neath a lucky star"]] down in SweetHomeAlabama. |
| 91 | ---- |
| 92 | * TheArtfulDodger: Admits he hasn't worked a day in his life, and gets around by stowing rides traveling the country. |
| 93 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: He wears a tanktop and pants, but no shoes. Though this is because he shows off the "7" on his feet. |
| 94 | * BornLucky: He was "born 'neath a lucky star", and as such, bad things never come his way. |
| 95 | * FilchingFoodForFun: He steals a head of lettuce, fifty-six scoops of ice cream, and a slice of huckleberry pie throughout his song. |
| 96 | * KarmaHoudini: Doesn't receive any comeuppance for his mischief aside from the occasional trip, but that only slips him up for a second or two at most. |
| 97 | * LuckyRabbitsFoot: Lucky likes to flaunt his right foot, with a black birthmark of a seven on the sole. |
| 98 | * LuckySeven: The rabbit has a birthmark shaped like the number 7 on the sole of his foot. |
| 99 | * RascallyRabbit: Manages to catch the ire of three burly men, all of whom he loses in a chase. |
| 100 | * TalkingAnimal: As well as a singing animal, able to not only talk to the children (who seem to understand him), but also carry a tune well. |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[folder:Figure Eight]] |
| 104 | !!The Figure Skater |
| 105 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Blossom Dearie; Mary Flanagan (computer game) |
| 106 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/59ce8242_7483_439a_bbdc_b6a28a2b4a49.png]] |
| 107 | ->''"If you skate, you would be great if you could make a figure eight. That's a circle that turns round upon itself..."'' |
| 108 | |
| 109 | * CreepyChild: She can come off as pretty unnerving. Especially with her unusual cheery voice and describing how thin ice is dangerous in an ominous tone. |
| 110 | * FantasySequence: Most of the "Figure Eight" cartoon is this, as she daydreams in school about skating. |
| 111 | [[/folder]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | [[folder:Naughty Number Nine]] |
| 114 | !!The Pool Cat |
| 115 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game) |
| 116 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ebff1be9_6f4d_4843_82e4_3f1420ac1b1e.png]] |
| 117 | ->''"Number Nine will put you on the spot. Number Nine will tie you up, ooh, in a knot."'' |
| 118 | |
| 119 | * AntiRoleModel: He's a mafioso cat who [[CigarChomper smokes a cigar]] and needlessly [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals torments]] an innocent mouse. Not a character children would want to emulate. |
| 120 | * BadGuysPlayPool: ''And'' he puts a mouse through absolute hell on the pool table, even tying him up and using him as the cue ball. |
| 121 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: AnimalJingoism notwithstanding, he inflicts some rather cruel and unusual tortures to the mouse he put on the pool table. |
| 122 | * CatsAreMean: He's got "naughty" in his name. |
| 123 | * CatsHaveNineLives: Never explicitly mentioned, yet the fact that a cat was chosen to teach a lesson about the number 9 has to have been deliberate. |
| 124 | * CigarChomper: He smokes so much that his cigar's smoke fogs up the room he's in while he's tormenting the mouse. |
| 125 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Film/TheHustler1961 Minnesota Fats]]. |
| 126 | * FatBastard: As with any [[LiteralMetaphor fat cat]], he's morbidly obese and a dastardly piece of work. |
| 127 | * KarmaHoudini: He gets absolutely no comeuppance for putting the mouse through hell, tipping his hat with a smile on his face and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere casually leaving the building]]. |
| 128 | %%* TheMafia |
| 129 | * VillainProtagonist: He's undoubtedly the villain of the song for all of the hell he puts the mouse through, but he also ends up taking the central focus of the song all the same. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | !!The Mouse |
| 132 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4c5473a2_8fff_4d72_8e79_b35cc2f06b94.png]] |
| 133 | * BeTheBall: The Pool Cat ties him up with his tail into a ball shape, using him as the cue ball. |
| 134 | * ButtMonkey: Is tormented by the Pool Cat throughout the song. |
| 135 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In the CD-ROM games, the mouse is named Elroy. |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:The Good Eleven]] |
| 139 | !!The Good Eleven |
| 140 | * ThoseTwoGuys: A pair of number 1s that together, make the number 11. |
| 141 | |
| 142 | !!Angels |
| 143 | * RunningGag: They bump against the number 10 at any utterance of "She never gave me any trouble till after 9." |
| 144 | [[/folder]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[folder:Little Twelvetoes]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | !!Farmer |
| 149 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 150 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fdcf557d_5183_4e61_9355_51518f57fc56.png]] |
| 151 | ->''"If you help me with your twelves, I'll help you with your tens, and we could all be friends, Little Twelvetoes. Please come back home..."'' |
| 152 | |
| 153 | A FarmBoy pondering the nature of twelve when he has {{First Contact|Farmer}} with an alien. |
| 154 | ---- |
| 155 | * NeverBareheaded: His hat pops off for only a second, once he comes face to face with Twelvetoes. |
| 156 | * RoughOveralls: A farmer in the country, only shown wearing overalls with no shirt or shoes. |
| 157 | * SouthernFriedGenius: Is quick to list off the first dozen multiples of twelve and is pretty open to the concepts of an AlternativeNumberSystem and alien life. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!Little Twelvetoes |
| 160 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b6029c6d_654c_4c29_b3a4_7b122445d2ac.png]] |
| 161 | |
| 162 | An extraterrestrial with the extraordinary feature of ExtraDigits. |
| 163 | ---- |
| 164 | * AlternativeNumberSystem: Due to his name sake, he uses a base-12 arithmetic compared to our base-10. |
| 165 | * CreepyGood: While he can come across as unsettling with his musical motif and powers, he is not harmful or malicious, and in fact helps the farmer learn math. |
| 166 | * HatOfPower: The brim segment leads to his {{Hammerspace}}, and he can morph the pieces into a curved strip of piano keys. |
| 167 | * FloatingLimbs: Little Twelvetoes takes the concept to extremes. Empty space is apparently a key part of his biology (and his hat). His head, hands, and feet are held on like with magnets (i.e., pretty easy to remove and stick on somewhere else) instead of like with flesh and blood. |
| 168 | * FluorescentFootprints: His six-fingered handprint materializing on the mailbox catches the farmer's attention, with a trail of footprints leading him around the farm before he pops up in his face. |
| 169 | * FlyingSaucer: Twelvetoes' means of soaring through the stars... [[AliensNeverInventedTheWheel with an anchor.]] |
| 170 | * LittleGreenMen: Well, blue in this case. |
| 171 | %%* SciFiBobHaircut |
| 172 | * StarfishAliens: An alien with six fingers who can detach his head and spin it around is quite odd to say the least. |
| 173 | * StealthInSpace: Presumably when the farmer is following his trail, it has something to do with his ship. |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | !!Grammar Rock |
| 177 | [[folder:A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing]] |
| 178 | !!The Noun Girl |
| 179 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Ahrens; Amy Wright (computer game) |
| 180 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8ce320c4_d61a_4415_a179_c29be70ba133.png]] |
| 181 | ->''"Well, every person you can know, and every place that you can go, and any thing that you can show, you know they're nouns."'' |
| 182 | |
| 183 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In the ''Grammar Rock'' CD-ROM game, she is named Connie. |
| 184 | * OhCrap: Has this reaction to the bandits chasing her train. |
| 185 | * PerpetualSmiler: Smiles for most of her song. |
| 186 | * PseudoRomanticFriendship: Her relationship with her best friend appears to be this, as her best friend catches her in his arms upon arriving to Liberty Island, and the two share a malt [[SweetheartSipping through two straws]]. |
| 187 | * SuddenlyVoiced: She speaks normally in the VHS/DVD intro, as opposed to singing or using a text bubble. She also speaks normally in the CD-ROM games. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | !!The Noun Girl's Brother |
| 190 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eef5ab48_b65c_48c3_9148_9d536daea475.png]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | !!The Noun Girl's Best Friend |
| 193 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/93de5286_9bcd_491a_9ae9_d6b9f5f9dfb0.png]] |
| 194 | |
| 195 | * PseudoRomanticFriendship: His relationship with the Noun Girl appears to be this, as he catches the Noun Girl in his arms upon arriving to Liberty Island, and the two share a malt [[SweetheartSipping through two straws]]. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | !!Mrs. Jones |
| 198 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b2574d20_de3e_4c33_a403_642b866f9d21.png]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Sends her dog to harass the narrator and her brother. They give the dog a bone, thus causing Mrs. Jones to be the one barked at. |
| 201 | * TookALevelInKindness: Implied. The noun girl's brother gives her a flower, thus apparently changing Mrs. Jones' personality. |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:Verb: That's What's Happening]] |
| 205 | !!Verb |
| 206 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Zachary Sanders |
| 207 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/efe90984_1843_44a8_a131_ef4f2f5e26b3.png]] |
| 208 | ->''"I don't know my own poweeeeerrr!"'' |
| 209 | |
| 210 | * CoolShades: He wears blue sunglasses. |
| 211 | * DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Insists that he doesn't know his own power, likely attributing to the practicality of verbs. |
| 212 | * JackOfAllTrades: He demonstrates all sorts of talents. |
| 213 | * PerpetualSmiler: He almost always has a heroic grin. |
| 214 | * SuperheroesWearCapes: He has a blue one. |
| 215 | [[/folder]] |
| 216 | |
| 217 | [[folder:Conjunction Junction]] |
| 218 | !!The Conductor |
| 219 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 220 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0528e5ef_5245_4c00_938f_a9f508c2e102.png]] |
| 221 | ->''"'And', 'But', and 'Or' get you pretty far!"'' |
| 222 | |
| 223 | * BigFun: He's very fat, as he admits himself, but he's also a jovial railroad conductor who knows his manners. |
| 224 | * PerpetualSmiler: He almost always has a grin on his face. |
| 225 | * RoughOveralls: Dressed in these, owing to his job as a train conductor. |
| 226 | * SelfDeprecation: He calls himself fat and prone to having "absurd" thoughts (such as what a duck and a drake would say if they could speak). |
| 227 | * WeightWoe: Briefly implied when he's singing about food. He comments that he could, "grow thin or fat," then immediately decides to avoid it because, "I'm fat enough now!" |
| 228 | |
| 229 | !!The {{Hobos}} |
| 230 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9fdf1600_998a_4c16_82f2_5f819c82d6e3.png]] |
| 231 | |
| 232 | * TheArtfulDodger: They're constantly traveling from place to place by boxcar, but they're reasonably content with their homeless lives, being described as "dirty, but happy". |
| 233 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: One is a massive, fat guy, and the other in a puny, little guy. |
| 234 | * TheNapoleon: The smaller hobo kicks his larger compatriot's behind, and later drops a sandbag on his head. |
| 235 | * NiceGuy: The big hobo is quite friendly and polite to the Conductor and offers him a cup of tea. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Interjections!]] |
| 239 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Essra Mohawk |
| 240 | * LargeHam: Pretty much anyone who talks, to drive the point of how an interjection makes a difference. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !!Reginald |
| 243 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough (demo); Tom Yohe Jr. (final track) |
| 244 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/33899cba_58d4_4791_a362_5dfd16dceb34.png]] |
| 245 | ->''"Ouch! That hurt!"'' |
| 246 | |
| 247 | * AfraidOfNeedles: He shudders and hides under a pillow when the doctor pulls one out, and complains about the pain after receiving the injection. |
| 248 | * UngratefulBastard: The shot appears to cure Reginald's flu pretty quickly, but he still calls it unfair of the doctor to inject it "[[UnusualEuphemism down there]]". |
| 249 | |
| 250 | !!Geraldine |
| 251 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Ahrens |
| 252 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f5a71f94_e1a4_4d73_a311_fea51c4a899b.png]] |
| 253 | ->''"Oh! I've never been so insulted in all my life!"'' |
| 254 | |
| 255 | * CreatorCameo: She's voiced by the writer of the song; a rare example in which the writer doesn't narrate as well. |
| 256 | * PlayingHardToGet: As noted by the singer, Geraldine does this while resisting Geraldo's advances. |
| 257 | * {{Tsundere}}: Within the span of one verse, she goes from objecting to Geraldo's affections, to calling him "kinda cute", to showing disgust at his frog form. |
| 258 | |
| 259 | !!Geraldo |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bd64c511_38ad_4916_9444_7b1d124c38dc.png]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: For Geraldine. |
| 263 | * BewitchedAmphibians: He inexplicably becomes a frog after winning Geraldine's heart. |
| 264 | * DreadfulMusician: His serenade sounds so off-key, that Geraldine covers her ears. |
| 265 | |
| 266 | !!Franklin |
| 267 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ae38e9a1_4067_46b6_a9c5_7ba419551a55.png]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | * TheKlutz: Throws the ball in the wrong direction, losing his team the game. |
| 270 | * OhCrap: It seems he didn't anticipate being the one to make the winning play, as his eyes bulge when he realizes he's holding the ball. |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!Cheerleader Girl |
| 273 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Lauren Yohe |
| 274 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4fa2707c_5bd3_4436_b10b_3c288e5beb31.png]] |
| 275 | ->''"Darn! That's the end!"'' |
| 276 | |
| 277 | * YeahShot: She does this at the end of the song. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[folder:Unpack Your Adjectives]] |
| 281 | !!Backpack Girl |
| 282 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Blossom Dearie; Jessica Moodie (computer game) |
| 283 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3ee91ecd_caa4_41c0_bd7b_23ffa312d6cf.png]] |
| 284 | ->''"Got home from camping last spring. Saw people, places, and things."'' |
| 285 | |
| 286 | * AwesomeBackpack: Not only is hers twice her size, but she can make a tent out of it. |
| 287 | * BootsOfToughness: Wears a large pair for the more muddy parts of her travels. |
| 288 | * CrazyPrepared: At least when presented with something to describe. |
| 289 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In the CD-ROM games, she is named Molly. |
| 290 | * YouthfulFreckles: She's got freckles all over her face to emphasize how young she is. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | !!Turtle |
| 293 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 294 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9831c589_31d9_4a9c_a8d3_71814d6ca5a9.png]] |
| 295 | ->''"Woah! Boy, that was one, big, ugly bear!"'' |
| 296 | |
| 297 | * LoyalAnimalCompanion: To the Backpack Girl. |
| 298 | |
| 299 | !!"Dumb" and "Brainy" |
| 300 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9d583c01_30a8_49cd_9ca6_67ddd9ce4d72.png]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: The Backpack Girl assumed this was the case, until the boy without glasses spoke a complex mathematical equation, subverting this trope. |
| 303 | * SmugSmiler: The boy with glasses had a smug smirk on his face until he was labeled "Dumb". |
| 304 | |
| 305 | !!Tall Girl and Small Boy |
| 306 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2af3b912_b3ee_408b_a7d1_fbb5f4e08f88.png]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | * GiantFootOfStomping: Once one became the tallest and one became the smallest, the tall girl smushed the small boy under her sandal. |
| 309 | * GiantWoman: The tall girl got taller until only her legs could fit onscreen. |
| 310 | * IncredibleShrinkingMan: The small boy got smaller until he was barely over half his initial height. |
| 311 | * {{Jerkass}}: The small boy laughed at the tall girl because of her growth. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | !!Bear |
| 314 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7113df62_13d4_4276_81bd_c24f3178eb3b.png]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | * BearsAreBadNews: An adjective used to describe this bear is "scary". |
| 317 | * ExtremeOmnivore: It ate the adjectives "hairy" and "scary". |
| 318 | |
| 319 | !!Boyish-faced Man |
| 320 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9944ab7e_a3ee_4697_9fac_0e457c4d0454.png]] |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here]] |
| 324 | !!Lolly, Lolly, and Lolly (In General) |
| 325 | !!Lolly Sr. |
| 326 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 327 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f850db7e_a134_40ed_9cc9_78bfef76f72d.png]] |
| 328 | ->''"We have every adverb in the book, so come on down and look."'' |
| 329 | |
| 330 | !!Lolly Jr. |
| 331 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 332 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4720938a_2e8a_4ec3_bea7_fab956131e89.png]] |
| 333 | ->''"Ready, Pop?"'' |
| 334 | |
| 335 | !!Lolly III |
| 336 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 337 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c51c1749_8d6a_4115_8bf2_3aabea881c85.png]] |
| 338 | ->''"Let's go!"'' |
| 339 | |
| 340 | * RollerbladeGood: He's primarily seen roller skating around the store, allowing for better stocking efficiency. |
| 341 | [[/folder]] |
| 342 | |
| 343 | [[folder:Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla]] |
| 344 | * AdventurerOutfit: Rufus wears expedition clothing, while Albert wears inspector clothing. Rafaella is the exception, wearing traditionally girly clothing. |
| 345 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Rufus, Rafaella, and Albert often end up taking their kangaroo, aardvark, and rhinoceros on the bus, and don't seem to comprehend why the riders and bus driver end up raising a stink over it. |
| 346 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Both Rufus' and Rafaella's last names are based on the sarsaparilla drink, that is sometimes associated with root beer. |
| 347 | * FullNameBasis: Zigzagged. For the most part, they're either referred to by their full names, or just their pronouns. |
| 348 | * OverlyLongName: The characters' names are an overexaggerated reason why pronouns are a thing. |
| 349 | * TrueCompanions: The trio have a really strong bond between not only themselves, but with their animal companions. |
| 350 | |
| 351 | !!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla |
| 352 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84e163cf_5679_4fad_b659_00869bf0a6a3.png]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | !!Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla |
| 355 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7c86f2fd_0d0a_4bf6_b421_e858767eeb9c.png]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | * CheeryPink: She's got a happy demeanor and wears pink. |
| 358 | * RhymingNames: Rafael'''la''' Gabrie'''la''' Sarsaparil'''la'''. |
| 359 | * TrickedOutShoes: She wears shoes with springs on the bottom. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | !!Albert Andreas Armadillo |
| 362 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 363 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e003ee95_6da8_470c_bd7e_4285ce0d982d.png]] |
| 364 | ->''"You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun, 'cause saying all those nouns over and over can really wear you down."'' |
| 365 | |
| 366 | * AlliterativeName: '''A'''lbert '''A'''ndreas '''A'''rmadillo. |
| 367 | * CharacterNarrator: He's the song's narrator and third main character. |
| 368 | * MistakenForRelated: He goes out of his way to {{avert|ed trope}} this when he first introduces himself. |
| 369 | -->'''Albert:''' And my name's Albert Andreas Armadillo! ''[-No relation to the Sarsaparillas...-]'' |
| 370 | * NarratorAllAlong: The first half of the song doesn't reveal who sang it until it gets to him. |
| 371 | * NonIndicativeName: His last name makes it sound like he owns an armadillo, but he actually owns a rhinoceros. |
| 372 | * OddNameOut: Out of the three, he's the only one to have his full name starts with the appropriate letter. He's also the only one where his last name goes by an animal, unlike Rufus and Rafaella. |
| 373 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Zigzagged. He refers to himself by his full name multiple times in the song, but it's all to show how efficient pronouns are in comparison. |
| 374 | |
| 375 | !!Rufus' Kangaroo, Rafaella's Aardvark, and Albert's Rhinoceros |
| 376 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4c3ca81a_1e17_453b_984d_9154be751511.png]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | * AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The aardvark is pink to match Rafaella's color scheme, and the rhinoceros is yellow to match Albert's color scheme. |
| 379 | * AmbiguousGender: Because the song only focuses on their owners, the animals' genders were never revealed. |
| 380 | * UncattyResemblance: The animals are colored to their owner's outfits. |
| 381 | [[/folder]] |
| 382 | |
| 383 | [[folder:Busy Prepositions]] |
| 384 | !!The Prepositions |
| 385 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/168bf36e_421e_4a41_90cd_195c3b447c9c.png]] |
| 386 | [[/folder]] |
| 387 | |
| 388 | [[folder:The Tale of Mr. Morton]] |
| 389 | * FatAndSkinny: Mr. Morton and Pearl, respectively. |
| 390 | * HappilyMarried: The episode ends with the couple heading towards their honeymoon, while the text "The Mortons Lived HappilyEverAfter" types onscreen. Enforced in the ''Schoolhouse Rock! Earth'' song "The Little Things We Do"; Mr. Morton and Pearl are still married years later, and raising their first son, Norton. |
| 391 | |
| 392 | !!Mr. Morton |
| 393 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 394 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d58de9fd_09ab_4a33_a461_54160a307fba.png]] |
| 395 | ->''"Roses are red, but Mr. Morton is blue. Boo hoo hoo."'' |
| 396 | |
| 397 | * {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his heavy build, he manages to sprint his way out of some socially-awkward situations. |
| 398 | * EasilyForgiven: Mr. Morton's shyness around GirlNextDoor Pearl leads him to prematurely ditch their first date, but she doesn't feel scorned afterwards. |
| 399 | * IntrovertedCatPerson: He's incredibly shy, and typically relies on Orton, his pet cat, for company. |
| 400 | * KindheartedCatLover: His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him complimenting his cat, Orton, for looking good that day. |
| 401 | * ShrinkingViolet: He doesn't have the nerve to talk to Pearl, to the point where he runs away when she invites him over. But she was apparently so touched by the poem he wrote for her that she went over to his house and proposed to him. |
| 402 | * WeightWoe: He starts jogging in hopes of losing weight. |
| 403 | |
| 404 | !!Orton the Cat |
| 405 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ee1deb2a_d7b1_4e96_852a_24d973253125.png]] |
| 406 | |
| 407 | !!Pearl |
| 408 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Ahrens |
| 409 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5809730b_58ec_460c_9c46_4976b7a6dbb3.png]] |
| 410 | |
| 411 | * ChubbyChaser: She's in love with Mr. Morton, who's rather obese. |
| 412 | * FourthDateMarriage: Exaggerated; she proposes to Mr. Morton before dating him at all. |
| 413 | * GirlNextDoor: She lives next door to Mr. Morton during their first song, is very upfront about trying to discuss things with him, and becomes his LoveInterest and eventual wife. |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | !!America Rock |
| 417 | [[folder:No More Kings]] |
| 418 | !![[UsefulNotes/GeorgeIII King George William Fredrick III]] |
| 419 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Ahrens |
| 420 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6b2b0092_72ad_40f8_a205_00740e12ed0f.png]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | * BigBad: Of this song, at least. |
| 423 | * BucketBoobyTrap: One of the Colonists scoops up some dumped tea from the Boston Tea Party with a bucket, and somehow manages to fling it all the way over to England, wherein it lands right on George's head. |
| 424 | * EvilBrit: Justified, given that he's a British monarch and BigBad of the song. |
| 425 | * EvilIsHammy: Most of the song features him gleefully scheming of ways to screw over the Colonists, all the while [[EvilLaugh laughing his head off]]. |
| 426 | * EvilLaugh: He's constantly chuckling deviously, either when he's scheming or counting the amount of taxes he's collected. |
| 427 | * HandRubbing: Upon seeing the Colonists first forming their residences, he rubs his hands as he schemes of unrulily taxing them. |
| 428 | * RoyalBrat: He's incredibly selfish and childish, and yet is in a position of power as king. |
| 429 | * {{Satire}}: He's a political pastiche of the actual King George III, warped to the point of being a greedy, hedonistic PsychopathicManchild who gets amusement out of the Colonists' misfortunes. |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:The Shot Heard 'Round the World]] |
| 433 | [[/folder]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[folder:The Preamble]] |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Sufferin' Till Suffrage]] |
| 439 | !!Singer |
| 440 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Essra Mohawk |
| 441 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4039200d_237f_4a57_95a7_e51212735abe.png]] |
| 442 | ->''"Since 1920, sisters unite! Vooote ooooooooon!"'' |
| 443 | |
| 444 | A shapeshifting girl who's a vocal advocate for women's rights when it comes to voting. |
| 445 | ---- |
| 446 | * BreakoutCharacter: During TheNineties, she became one of the faces of ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' alongside Schoolhouse Rocky, Bill, the Conjunction Junction Conductor, and Noah. |
| 447 | * ClosetGeek: At the start of the song, she's a nerdy-looking girl with YouthfulFreckles, hair curlers, baggy pants, and a sweatshirt with the number 18 on it. Once the spotlights shine on her, however, she becomes quickly embarrassed and morphs into her more iconic look. |
| 448 | * InstantCostumeChange: By simply spinning, she has the ability to shapeshift herself into different outfits, typically reminiscent of historical figures in women's rights. |
| 449 | * MediumBlending: She constantly interacts with black-and-white photos and drawings. |
| 450 | * MesACrowd: She has the ability to duplicate herself, being representative of every woman voter in the United States. |
| 451 | * MsFanservice: She's got quite the attractive design, what with having a ponytail and her midriff being exposed, and during one of her costume changes, she's seen shamelessly flaunting her hip. |
| 452 | * SpiritedYoungLady: She's got the personality of one, being spunky and vocally advocating for women's rights. |
| 453 | * StayInTheKitchen: She calls out this mindset a few times. She unpleasantly recalls that before the suffragette movement and consequent passing of the 19th Amendment allowed women to vote for President, they just stayed home and did such menial tasks as mashing potatoes and washing dishes while the men cast their votes. |
| 454 | [[/folder]] |
| 455 | |
| 456 | [[folder:I'm Just a Bill]] |
| 457 | !!Bill |
| 458 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 459 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a2a34e71_9270_4238_9a3f_7e0471bb749f.png]] |
| 460 | ->''"I hope they decide to report on me favorably; otherwise, I may die."'' |
| 461 | |
| 462 | A bill proposing for school buses to be required to stop at railroad crossings, going through a long, arduous journey to be signed by the President as a law. |
| 463 | ---- |
| 464 | * AnimateInanimateObject: He's a rolled up paper with a face, arms and legs. |
| 465 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a living bill stating that school buses should stop at railroad crossings. |
| 466 | * TheEeyore: He spends almost the entire song frowning and saying that he lacks confidence in himself that he'll become a law. |
| 467 | * IconicSequelCharacter: He was introduced a few years later in the series, but became a popular character in the series. |
| 468 | * KnightInSourArmor: He's incredibly pessimistic and doesn't believe that he'll become a law, but as the boy visiting Washington D.C. points out, he's got so much patience and courage that he's {{determin|ator}}ed to finish what he set out to accomplish. |
| 469 | * SeriesMascot: He's probably the most recognizable character from ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' alongside the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction". If there's going to be a parody of the cartoons, it's a safe bet that Bill will show up. |
| 470 | * WhenHeSmiles: Being signed in as a law at the very end makes Bill have a wide, happy grin on his face in contrast to how pessimistic he was before. |
| 471 | [[/folder]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | [[folder:The Great American Melting Pot]] |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Elbow Room]] |
| 477 | [[/folder]] |
| 478 | |
| 479 | [[folder:Fireworks]] |
| 480 | !!Paperboy |
| 481 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Tom Yohe Jr. |
| 482 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9261681f_5750_4ad9_afd2_54cdf14ba993.png]] |
| 483 | ->''"Extra, extra! Liberty declared!"'' |
| 484 | |
| 485 | A newspaper boy from 1776, reporting on the United States successfully declaring independence from England. |
| 486 | ---- |
| 487 | * ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: Practically a {{Catchphrase}} for him, uttering it whenever a revolutionary moment in U.S. history occurs. |
| 488 | * LargeHam: Makes sense for a newspaper boy, but almost everything he says is said by shouting it aloud. |
| 489 | * ShoutOut: His newspapers are manufactured by the [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Daily Bugle]]. |
| 490 | * VolumetricMouth: Every time he advertises his paper, his mouth takes up the entirety of his face. |
| 491 | * YouthfulFreckles: He does have them to show how young he is, but they're hard to spot because they go away when he starts shouting out his paper-selling mantra. |
| 492 | [[/folder]] |
| 493 | |
| 494 | [[folder:Mother Necessity]] |
| 495 | !!Mother Necessity |
| 496 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Blossom Dearie, Lynn Ahrens, and Essra Mohawk |
| 497 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2572c62f_4cb6_45ba_a3f1_a2a7ab36584e.png]] |
| 498 | ->''"Mother Necessity, with her good intentions, where would this country be without her inventions?"'' |
| 499 | |
| 500 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of humanity's inclination and reasoning for innovation. |
| 501 | * CoolOldLady: In her base state, she's shown to have skillful handiwork, crafting a rocking chair out of a regular chair. |
| 502 | * DependingOnTheWriter: Her personality has a tendency of changing depending on whose mother she's representing. As UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and Elias Howe's mothers, she's a {{Good Parent|s}}, as Samuel Morse's mother, she's a directive, but reasonable parent, and as UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers' mother, she's a complete and utter [[MyBelovedSmother nagger]]. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Three-Ring Government]] |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[folder:I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College]] |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder:The Campaign Trail]] |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | !!Science Rock |
| 515 | [[folder:A Victim of Gravity]] |
| 516 | !!Greaser |
| 517 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' The Tokens |
| 518 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7e0c34f7_3e4c_4cc1_9d19_61827b9458b9.png]] |
| 519 | ->''"Come back, Mary Jean!"'' |
| 520 | |
| 521 | * BornUnlucky: As a result of being a victim of gravity, the ''[[{{Pun}} gravity]]'' of every situation he's in results in things always going wrong for him. Whether it's dropping the dishes, having a TraumaCongaLine of things attempting to fall on him before he falls himself, or ''somehow'' falling right out of the sky. |
| 522 | * ButtMonkey: Frequently falls over and makes a fool out of himself. Justified, since he's the titular "Victim of Gravity". |
| 523 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: Most of what he does before he's victimized by gravity is to impress his girlfriend, Mary Jean, but on their date night, Mary Jean ends up dumping him. |
| 524 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: He's really a victim of gravity! |
| 525 | |
| 526 | !!Mary Jean |
| 527 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d4174a42_7a47_4030_bcd9_7309bc4f3e79.png]] |
| 528 | [[/folder]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[folder:Interplanet Janet]] |
| 531 | !!Interplanet Janet |
| 532 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3ecf7d4b_7bc0_4e97_b7f1_7a4fb44cf373.png]] |
| 533 | ->''"Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl!"'' |
| 534 | |
| 535 | * AngelicAliens: Her design holds a lot of divine imagery. Her wings are curved like a bird's and her exhaust funnel resembles a skirt. |
| 536 | * BizarreAlienBiology: Her appearance is quite AmbiguouslyHuman. She could be a generic HumanoidAlien in a rocketship suit, or the rocket is part of her body. |
| 537 | * HumansAreCthulhu: The humans on Earth look incredibly bizarre to Janet, to the point that she can't bring herself to greet them. |
| 538 | * NonMammalMammaries: What else would the two circles on her can represent? |
| 539 | * PassionateSportsGirl: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The Comet Team she travels with is a softball team, but she's never seen playing softball herself. |
| 540 | * SuddenAnatomy: In roughly half her scenes, she's missing arms; and only once (in "Solar Power to the People") does she show legs. |
| 541 | * SuperSpeed: Necessary to casually jaunt through the solar system. |
| 542 | [[/folder]] |
| 543 | |
| 544 | [[folder:The Body Machine]] |
| 545 | !!The Girl |
| 546 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a6272606_4df5_47ae_adcf_66401b5f32f8.png]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | A young fifth-grader whose anatomy is the subject of the song. |
| 549 | ---- |
| 550 | * PintSizedKid: One of the shorter kids in her class. |
| 551 | |
| 552 | !!The White-Shirted Man |
| 553 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough |
| 554 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/74291d4d_7e13_4116_abe5_a94d9150f87b.png]] |
| 555 | An orange-haired man giving the lead vocals. |
| 556 | |
| 557 | !!The Itinerant Man |
| 558 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 559 | [[quoteright:321:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6a8615aa_f96b_419b_b27d_bb48671913a9.png]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | A chubby mustached man helping with the visuals and chorus. |
| 562 | ---- |
| 563 | * RenaissanceMan: Entering the song as the driver for a city bus, he pops up throughout as a gas station attendant, a chef, a traffic officer. |
| 564 | [[/folder]] |
| 565 | |
| 566 | [[folder:Do the Circulation]] |
| 567 | [[/folder]] |
| 568 | |
| 569 | [[folder:The Energy Blues]] |
| 570 | !!The Earth |
| 571 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 572 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b40cb9d4_1668_4862_a830_5ac6c733bff4.png]] |
| 573 | * TheEeyore: The Earth spends most of his time singing about using a lot of the planet's resources. |
| 574 | [[/folder]] |
| 575 | |
| 576 | [[folder:Them Not-So-Dry Bones]] |
| 577 | !!Barbershop Quartet |
| 578 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon |
| 579 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eda21f0d_450a_4313_800d_8e1ac3cd5c65.png]] |
| 580 | |
| 581 | * DemBones: The second singer from the left turns into a skeleton, and the short one's skeleton leaps out of his skin. |
| 582 | * TheToothHurts: The short singer hasn't been taking proper care of the bones commonly referred to as "teeth", as biting into an apple causes him great pain. |
| 583 | [[/folder]] |
| 584 | |
| 585 | [[folder:Electricity, Electricity]] |
| 586 | !!The Electrician |
| 587 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8b06b9e5_8c47_4f84_a3c9_6e4674c531f3.png]] |
| 588 | |
| 589 | * {{Jerkass}}: Shocks a sheep with static electricity and finds it amusing. |
| 590 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Gets shocked himself after messing with a sheep using electricity. |
| 591 | * RoughOveralls: Dressed in white overalls to visually direct him as a working man. |
| 592 | * TheStoic: He never shows any emotion as he's delivering electrical currents, both as part of his job and being a jerk to the sheep. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | [[folder:Telegraph Line]] |
| 596 | !!Telegraph Delivery Boy |
| 597 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Jamie Aff |
| 598 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e31ea91d_10ec_4368_9eea_109bf6db2e1f.png]] |
| 599 | ->''"There's a telegram for you, sir; better read it on the spot!"'' |
| 600 | |
| 601 | A peppy boy likening the nervous system to his line of work. |
| 602 | ---- |
| 603 | * {{Courier}}: His job is delivering telegrams to the recipients they're addressed to. |
| 604 | * SingingTelegram: While he's delivering his telegrams, he sings about what each one says to their recipients. |
| 605 | * YouCantFightFate: Whatever the telegrams he delivers say, they force the person's nervous system to react exactly as written. |
| 606 | |
| 607 | !!Chef |
| 608 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough and Jack Sheldon |
| 609 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a7bf75e0_93c3_4b21_9461_9d816a98533a.png]] |
| 610 | ->''"The whole enchilada and a side of fun!"'' |
| 611 | |
| 612 | A ChubbyChef who runs the Conjunction Junction Diner. |
| 613 | ---- |
| 614 | * AscendedExtra: Originally a one-shot character in "Telegraph Line", he grew to larger prominence in TheNineties as the one who owns the Conjunction Junction Diner on the DVD intros. |
| 615 | * ChubbyChef: He's very portly, and happens to be a very talented chef. |
| 616 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: After having to endure getting his hand burned by his ladle, he gets to breathe a sigh of relief as he taste tests his soup and finds it [[SupremeChef a rousing success]]. |
| 617 | * FailedASpotCheck: He's too busy reading the telegram he's given to realize his ladle is scorching hot, causing him to burn his hand. |
| 618 | * HarmfulToTouch: His ladle is red-hot, so when he grabs it, he gets a first-degree burn and has to run to the sink. |
| 619 | [[/folder]] |
| 620 | |
| 621 | [[folder:The Greatest Show on Earth]] |
| 622 | [[/folder]] |
| 623 | |
| 624 | !!Computer Rock |
| 625 | [[folder:Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips]] |
| 626 | !!Scooter Computer |
| 627 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Darrell Stern |
| 628 | ->''"Here I am and there you stand, we're closer than we seem, though I am a human and you are a machine"'' |
| 629 | ---- |
| 630 | * NonIndicativeName: He is neither a computer nor does he use a scooter. He's a boy who uses a skateboard. |
| 631 | |
| 632 | !!Mr. Chips |
| 633 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Kaliban |
| 634 | ->''"Feed me those numbers; I'll do the work."'' |
| 635 | |
| 636 | The Computer family's new family computer. |
| 637 | ---- |
| 638 | * CyberGreen: While Mr. Chips' monitor face is capable of displaying multiple colors in order to make pixel art, his default face is purely black and green to evoke the computers before him. |
| 639 | * FeelNoPain: He's just a computer, he has no brain, so he can't feel pain. |
| 640 | * JustAMachine: He insists he is just this, and just because computers can store and process complex information doesn't mean they can truly think. This is justified by the educational nature of the show, as artificial intelligence was purely science fiction when his shorts were made. |
| 641 | * MeaningfulName: As he spells out in "Hardware", he gets his name from computer chips. |
| 642 | [[/folder]] |
| 643 | |
| 644 | !!Money Rock |
| 645 | [[folder:Dollars and Sense]] |
| 646 | !!Becky Sue |
| 647 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Val Hawk |
| 648 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/49442ab3_8265_4c85_8106_6f2f931cc46d.png]] |
| 649 | ->''"Are you sure Music/DollyParton started this way?"'' |
| 650 | |
| 651 | An aspiring country artist who learns about the concept of interest in order to afford stereo equipment. |
| 652 | ---- |
| 653 | * CountryMusic: She's hoping to become as talented as Music/DollyParton. |
| 654 | * FarmersDaughter: She lives on a farm, has an optimistic view on her desired career choice, and is incredibly good-looking. |
| 655 | * MoneyDumb: Her understanding of balancing income is rather flimsy, as she doesn't want to invest due to it taking too long for her country career to get off the ground, thus leading to her learning about loans. |
| 656 | [[/folder]] |
| 657 | |
| 658 | [[folder:Tax Man Max]] |
| 659 | !!Tax Man Max |
| 660 | ->Voiced by: Patrick Quinn |
| 661 | A portly Broadway performer with an act as a friendly tax collector. |
| 662 | ---- |
| 663 | %%* KavorkaMan |
| 664 | %%* IntimidatingRevenueService: Averted. |
| 665 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's very similar to the main singer from "The Weather Show". |
| 666 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: The tiny guy to his five girls. |
| 667 | |
| 668 | !!Max's Girls |
| 669 | * AllThereInTheScript: The names of his girlfriends; Tracy, Annie, Katie, Joy, and Natalie. |
| 670 | %%* CuteButCacophonic |
| 671 | %%* HartmanHips |
| 672 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Much like Max, the girls are very similar to the ones from "The Weather Show". |
| 673 | [[/folder]] |
| 674 | |
| 675 | [[folder:Where the Money Goes]] |
| 676 | [[/folder]] |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[folder:[=$7.50=] Once a Week]] |
| 679 | [[/folder]] |
| 680 | |
| 681 | [[folder:Tyrannosaurus Debt]] |
| 682 | !!Tyrannosaurus Debt |
| 683 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c0642374_1b73_4741_8411_b659810d847c.png]] |
| 684 | |
| 685 | A ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' -- [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife red, white, and blue]] -- that's grazing in D.C. |
| 686 | ---- |
| 687 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the U.S.'s national debt, emphasized by its appetite for money. |
| 688 | * BigEater: Over the Debt's lifetime, it's garnered an appetite for five trillion greenbacks a year.[[note]]And that year was 1998. Twenty years later, the Debt's appetite has ''quadrupled''.[[/note]] |
| 689 | * CurrencyCuisine: It wouldn't be debt if it didn't routinely eat trillions of dollars. |
| 690 | * ExtremeOmnivore: It regularly consumes small sheets of dried cotton fibers that have been stained green and decorated with pictures of long-dead people, a bunch of numbers, and some weird triangle. |
| 691 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Since it '''''is''''' the United States' debt, it has been around since March 4[[superscript:th]], 1789. |
| 692 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Downplayed. A 300-foot tricolored dinosaur loitering on Capitol Hill oddly isn't regarded as an anomaly of any sort; a mild oddity at most. It is recognized as a staple point for bus tours and given the respect worthy for a notable predator. |
| 693 | [[/folder]] |
| 694 | |
| 695 | [[folder:This for That]] |
| 696 | !!Caveman |
| 697 | * TheAgeless: Didn't visibly age between the dawn of man and modern day. |
| 698 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: InUniverse, he's responsible for the creations of the barter system and modern currency. |
| 699 | [[/folder]] |
| 700 | |
| 701 | [[folder:Walkin' on Wall Street]] |
| 702 | !!Lester the Investor |
| 703 | ->Voiced by: Dave Frishberg |
| 704 | A rock pigeon that knows his way around the stock market. |
| 705 | ---- |
| 706 | * TalkingAnimal: As stated above, he's a rock pigeon. |
| 707 | |
| 708 | !!Leeroy |
| 709 | ->Voiced by: Dave Frishberg |
| 710 | Lester's stock broker. Yeah, he's a human. ''So?'' |
| 711 | |
| 712 | !!The Paperboy |
| 713 | A Manhattan boy selling newspapers on Wall Street. |
| 714 | [[/folder]] |
| 715 | |
| 716 | [[folder:The Check's in the Mail]] |
| 717 | [[/folder]] |
| 718 | |
| 719 | !!Earth Rock |
| 720 | [[folder:Bob, Jack & Luke]] |
| 721 | !!Bob, Jack & Luke |
| 722 | %%* TalkingAnimal |
| 723 | [[/folder]] |
| 724 | |
| 725 | [[folder:Report From the North Pole]] |
| 726 | [[/folder]] |
| 727 | |
| 728 | [[folder:The Little Things We Do]] |
| 729 | ''See the "Tale of Mr. Morton" folder for tropes applying to '''Mr. Morton''', '''Orton the Cat''', and '''Pearl'''.'' |
| 730 | |
| 731 | !!Norton Morton |
| 732 | ->Voiced by: TBA |
| 733 | * RhymingNames: His first and last name rhyme. |
| 734 | * SpinOffspring: The son of Mr. Morton and Pearl, and a major character in this song (though he doesn't completely overshadow his parents). |
| 735 | [[/folder]] |
| 736 | |
| 737 | [[folder:The Trash Can Band]] |
| 738 | !!Box, Bottle, and Can |
| 739 | * ADogNamedDog: They're well, a box, a bottle, and a can, respectively. |
| 740 | * AnimateInanimateObject: Again, they're a cardboard box, a plastic bottle, and a tin can. |
| 741 | * TrashCanBand: The titular one from the short. |
| 742 | [[/folder]] |
| 743 | |
| 744 | [[folder:You Oughta Be Savin' Water]] |
| 745 | [[/folder]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[folder:The Rainforest]] |
| 748 | [[/folder]] |
| 749 | |
| 750 | [[folder:Save the Ocean]] |
| 751 | [[/folder]] |
| 752 | |
| 753 | [[folder:Fat Cat Blue: The Clean Rivers Song]] |
| 754 | [[/folder]] |
| 755 | |
| 756 | [[folder:A Tiny Urban Zoo]] |
| 757 | [[/folder]] |
| 758 | |
| 759 | [[folder:Solar Power to the People]] |
| 760 | ''See the "Interplanet Janet" folder for tropes applying to '''Interplanet Janet'''.'' |
| 761 | [[/folder]] |
| 762 | |
| 763 | [[folder:Windy and the Windmills]] |
| 764 | [[/folder]] |
| 765 | |
| 766 | [[folder:Don't Be a Carbon Sasquatch]] |
| 767 | [[/folder]] |
| 768 | |
| 769 | [[folder:The 3 Rs]] |
| 770 | [[/folder]] |
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