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1	* AccidentalInnuendo: Take these lyrics from "Fair and Square" out of context and try to see how it doesn't sound like it's referring to a different kind of cheating.
2	-->'''Kevin:''' When you do that thing.
3	-->'''Zidgel, Midgel, and Fidgel:''' Thingy, thingy, thingy, oh!
4	* AlternateAesopInterpretation: The moral of ''Comedy of Errors'' is "Don't tell anybody your friends' embarrassing secrets." However, one alternate moral can be, "It's funny to hear somebody tell others' embarrassing secrets until one of those secrets is your own."
5	* AmericansHateTingle: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', this series never caught on in Germany and has been completely forgotten there.
6	* {{Anvilicious}}: The show can be as anvilicious as ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales''.
7	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: It's only fitting that a show made by the same people who did ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' would have some catchy tunes.
8	** The opening theme, while short and mostly just involving [[ThemeTuneRollCall the penguins saying their names]] and [[TitleThemeTune then the show name]], has a nice combination of stereotypical alien movie music and classic surfer rock, finished off by a cool guitar riff.
9	** The musical numbers that the penguins performed from ''The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka'' to ''The Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie'' at the end of each episode are all catchy in their own right. The stand outs include "The Shinin' Star Swing" from ''The Amazing Carnival of Complaining'', an energetic and fun carnival/rock/swing GenreMashup and "The Legend of Galaxy Gus" from ''The Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie'', a country ballad about the titular Galaxy Gus, a FakeUltimateHero cowboy potrayed by Zidgel who ultimately saves the day anyway after admitting to his lie.
10	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "ombudsmen" gag in ''The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka'', involving a definition for the word being displayed on the screen after Fidgel uses it, after which Kevin "fixes" it to read "ombudspenguins" by [[BreakingTheFourthWall drawing on the screen]]. It's a completely ([[Administrivia/TropesAreTools yet hilariously]]) random gag that is never repeated again throughout the whole show, nor is it noticed or commented on by anybody else except Kevin (and maybe Zidgel).
11	* CanonFodder:
12	** What the Federation Academy consists of.
13	** The Penguins' backstories.
14	* CaptainObviousReveal: The reveal of Bert and Cavitus being one and the same in ''12 Angry Hens'' surprised no one ever.
15	* EstrogenBrigade: Check deviantArt, Website/YouTube, Fanpop, or other art sites for 3-2-1 Penguins! fans. The majority of them will be female. Or, uh... not. Chances are, some of those fans will {{squee}} for either Zidgel or Midgel.
16	* EvilIsCool: Many fans consider Uncle Blobb cool.
17	* FanficFuel: What Uncle Blobb did after his escape has already been written in a fanfic.
18	* FanPreferredCouple: Zidgel X Midgel seems to be the fan favorite. We would say "for the time being", but it's a two-decade-old cartoon.
19	* GeniusBonus: One of Fidgel's inventions (which was an important plot point in the episode "Lazy Daze") is the [[Creator/RayHarryhausen Harryhausen Ray]], which is able to [[StopMotion stop motion]].
20	* HilariousInHindsight:
21	** In ''Compassion Crashin", Michelle mentions [[ActorAllusion her friend]] [[Creator/ClaireCorlett Claire]]. Creator/ClaireCorlett does become friends with someone named [[Creator/MichelleCreber Michelle]].
22	** The first episode came out five years before ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'', which would introduce us to ''another'' quartet of adventurous penguins.
23	** Two brunette twins reside in a house located in the woods with their elderly relative for the summer and encounter bizarre things in every episode. [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Hmmm]]....
24	* HoYay:
25	** Yup, not even a Christian children's series about the adventures of four anthropomorphic alien penguins is free from this, as this dialogue in ''Invasion of the Body Swappers'' shows.
26	--->'''Zidgel:''' Midgel? I think you're beautiful!\
27	'''Midgel:''' No, Captain, you're beautiful!
28	** Apparently, in ''In the Big House'', Zidgel likes the smell of Fidgel's rump being burned.
29	** In "Git Along Little Doggies", after Zidgel and Wild Bill apologize to each other, they do a ManHug, which makes Midgel a bit uncomfortable. After Wild Bill pulls away from Zidgel to talk to Michelle, Zidgel is shown reaching out for Bill as if he was trying to kiss him
30	* IdiosyncraticShipNaming:
31	** Zidgel X Midgel has been named "Gay Space Penguins", as homosexuality is observed in penguins often.
32	** Similarly, Zidgel X Fidgel is referred as "Space Husbands" do to the similarity to [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spirk]].
33	* JustHereForGodzilla: Most people watch the show just for the eponymous penguins.
34	* MemeticMutation: Uncle Blobb from "The Amazing Carnival of Complaining" is the subject of quite a few {{YouTube Poop}}s and other meme videos. His song about the carnival is especially ripe for meme potential.
35	* MyRealDaddy: Despite being created by Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson and Phil Lollar, the show itself is seen more of Mike Nawrocki and Ron Smith's creative input as they worked a lot on the jokes and stories. Not helping that Ron Smith is interviewed a lot on the features.
36	* PeripheryDemographic: The older fans of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' are most likely fans of this show as well. In fact, like ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', this has some non-Christian fans.
37	* PortmanteauCoupleName: Due to the first three Penguins' names rhyming, fans took some liberties naming some of the pairings, e.g. [=ZidgMidge=], [=ZidgFidge=], and [=MidgFidge=].
38	* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ClaireCorlett, Ellen Kennedy, Creator/LeeTockar, Creator/GaryChalk, Creator/TrevorDevall, and Creator/AndreaLibman are all voice actors in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' who appeared here.
39	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When the series came back, quite a few fans weren't really pleased with the changes.
40	** Some of the voice changes such as Fidgel and Jason sound more annoying than how they were depicted in the original videos.
41	** The lack of music videos.

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