Line #11 WesternAnimation/Pearlie


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6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PearlieGroup_9972.PNG]]
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8	->''"Pearlie is IN THE PARK!"''
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10	Pearlie is a park fairy with a giant-sized heart and a wardrobe to match. Appointed by Fairy HQ, Pearlie keeps Jubilee Park in sparkling order. She’s a type A personality full of nutty, over the top plans, parties and events for the park and its residents. She has assistance in Jasper, her right hand elf, although he prefers chilling out to real work. There’s also Opal, an outback fairy from Australia sent to learn the ropes of park management from Pearlie.
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12	But all isn’t perfect in Jubilee Park. Pearlie’s cousin Saphira is jealous of Pearlie’s popularity in the fairy world and desperately wants her job. With her incompetent assistant Ludwig, a bat with a heavy German accent, Saphira sets out to spoil perky Pearlie’s day any way she can. Pearlie remains oblivious – always thinking the best of her cousin – while Opal and Jasper are more hip to Saphira’s game. Saphira resides in the park’s greenhouse, running a day-spa for well-heeled fairies, butterflies and the odd goblin fairy inspector.
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14	Based on the children's book series ''Pearlie the Park Fairy'' by Wendy Harmer, ''Pearlie'' is an Australian-Canadian animated series produced by Australia's Sticky Pictures Ltd. and Canada's Creator/{{Nelvana}} that ran for one season of 26 episodes from 2009 to 2011 on Creator/{{YTV}} in Canada and Creator/NetworkTen in Australia. Reruns later appeared on Creator/{{Qubo}} in the United States.
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16	!!Tropes used is this series include:
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18	* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Happens to Jasper when he is asked to fill in as drummer for the rock band Buggy Holly and the Crickets in "Bongo Boy". He is so busy giving interviews that he fails to rehearse.
19	%%* AlphaBitch: Saphira.
20	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jasper. His skin is slightly tanner than Pearlie who's fair white, and he has dreadlocks.
21	* AmbiguouslyGay: Gobsmack. He even wears lip gloss in "Snip and Snit".
22	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of an obscure Australian children's book series.
23	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: In "Super Sized Elf" Jasper grows to human size, which is giant by elf standards.
24	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Scrag and Mr. Flea wear shirts and pants but lack shoes.
25	%%* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Pearlie, Opal, and Fern when seen together.
26	%%* BrandX: Rose-Petal Muffins
27	* CupidsArrow: Promotional art featured Pearlie dressed as Cupid, pointing a heart-shaped arrow at the park residents.
28	* CloudCuckoolander: Scrag and Mr. Flea may be greedy, but their plans are always very flighty and poorly executed.
29	%%* TheDitz: Cheeky Duck
30	* CharacterTitle: Pearlie the fairy is the main character of the series.
31	%%* EasyAmnesia: Jasper in "Peruvian Toadstool"
32	* FunnyAnimal: Ludwig the bat, Sugar the possum, and Scrag and Mr. Flea the rats, among others.
33	* GRatedDrug: An ENTIRE EPISODE make a Love Bug's bites look like an acid trip.
34	* GranolaGirl: Fern who looks and acts a lot like a 1960s hippie and talks to animals in a chant, saying "Love, Peace, Trees".
35	* GreenMeansNatural: As mentioned above, Fern loves nature and peace and happens to wear [[RedheadInGreen green clothing]].
36	* GrossUpCloseUp: In "If The Boot Fits", we get a FootFocus on Gobsmack's ugly, smelly feet. Though it's probably smellier after having to wear cowboy boots.
37	* GroupieBrigade: A groupie brigade of fairies pursue Buggy Holly and the Crickets when they play in the park in "Bongo Boy".
38	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Ludwig, who wears only a necktie and glasses.
39	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Pearlie always see the best in her cousin Saphira, while her friends Opal and Jasper don't.
40	%%* TheHyena: Moe the Daisy-Cutting Pixie.
41	* {{Jerkass}}: Gobsmack and Saphira. While Gobsmack is not that bad of a guy, who doesn’t really consider the feelings of others that much. Saphira on the other hand can be very rude to pretty much everyone.
42	%%* LandDownUnder: Where Opal is from.
43	* IAmNotWeasel: In one episode, Jasper is briefly seen by a little girl who thinks he is a fairy. He gets really upset at being mistaken for a fairy since he is an elf.
44	* MagicSkirt: Saphira, and rather justifiable when you think on it.
45	* ManEatingPlant: Pearlie gets swallowed by a self-mobile carnivorous plant in "Prickly Friends".
46	* TheMasquerade: The fairies make it a practice not to show themselves in front of humans (except babies, since they can't talk).
47	%%* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Ludwig.
48	%%* NonIndicativeName: The rat named "Mr. ''Flea''".
49	%%* OneOfTheKids: A few characters.
50	* OurFairiesAreDifferent: They are of the tiny humanoids with wings variety. Pearlie has a wand while Opal uses a lasso to do magic.
51	%%* OnlySaneWoman: Opal tends to play this role.
52	* OurElvesAreDifferent: Jasper the wood elf, who's [[IAmNotWeasel mistaken for a fairy]] because of his wings.
53	* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Gobsmack, who is as small as Pearlie and the other fairies. He is also very human looking, though he is covered in warts. He gets around by teleporting from place to place.
54	* PinocchioNose: Saphira after being cursed by the Turquoise Fairy.
55	%%* PluckyGirl: Pearlie.
56	* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Jasper. He always goes barefoot and often wiggles his toes to show how much he enjoys it.
57	* PrettyInMink: Saphira wears an extravagant, fur-trimmed outfit in "Whiter Shade of Pale."
58	* ThePrimaDonna: Twinkle Twinkle is a famous fairy singer who is very entitled and obnoxious to every around her.
59	%%* RiseOfZitboy: In "Dot Between the Eyes"
60	* RecycledAnimation: Pearlie and Blair's dance consists of this, along with SpectacularSpinning.
61	* RockThemeNaming: Many characters have gem and/or mineral names, like protagonist Pearlie, friends Opal and Jasper, and cousin Saphira.
62	* ShearMenace: Moe the bald-headed pixie might as well count because he carries around scissors so he can cut off people’s hair.
63	* ShoutOut: One of the episodes is titled "Socks in the City", similarly to ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.
64	%%* SoreLoser: Saphira.
65	* SpringIsLate: Inverted. In the episode "Fairytastic Fall," the new Fall Fairy is late, due to getting lost and then being detained by Saphira, causing Jubilee Park to become seasonless, robbing the park of all color.
66	* TheDitz: Pearlie, willing to sponsor a dangerous dragonfly race and let a primadonna fairy boss her around.
67	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Opal, who is always wearing boots, and Pearlie, whose outfits always include the color pink.
68	* TotallyRadical: Jasper has a habit of saying "dude".
69	* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: Pearlie, Opal, and Jasper.
70	* TwoferTokenMinority: Opal is black and Australian.
71	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: An elf thief is afraid of spiders.
72	* {{Workaholic}}: Pearlie, definitely. She is a slave to her work that she forbids breaks from Jasper and Opal. This fortunately died out in "Snip & Snit".
73	%%* WideEyedIdealist: Pearlie.
74	%%* WontTakeYesForAnAnswer: Pearlie in "Bongo Boy".
75	%%* YouthfulFreckles: Pearlie.
76	* YouDirtyRat: Scrag and Mr. Flea are two lowly mischievous rats. Downplayed because they aren’t that bad and even get along with Pearlie sometimes.

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