History Series / RosieAndJim

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In an episode about a steam boat, John is so distracted by an old-fashioned steam boat, that the Ragdoll boat drifts into weeds, and has to be towed free by the steamer. He also leaves the kettle on the hob, steaming up the inside of the cabin.

->'''Neil: "OH NO, NOT A JUUUUUUMP!!!"'''

->'''Neil:''' "OH NO, NOT A JUUUUUUMP!!!"

** In "Riding Lesson", Rosie is about to jump onto the back of Jim's pony Pepe, but accidently jumps onto Neil's horse William, causing him to run off and giving Neil a good old fright. Neil's reaction when he realizes William is about to jump over a log is priceless: '''"OH NO, NOT A JUUUUUUMP!!!"'''

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* ThemeTuneDrop: When John visits Tewkesbury Abbey and hears the organ being played, the Rosie and Jim theme tune is played as he leaves.

''Rosie and Jim'' is a children's live-action puppet show by Creator/RagdollProductions (creators of ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'' and ''Series/{{Brum}}'') for Central Independent Television (a.k.a. Creator/{{ITV}}), which was broadcast between 1990 and 2001.

* VocalEvolution: Jim sounded different in pre-1992 episodes, but after that, he sounded more like Tom from ''Series/TotsTV''.

* ComicallySerious: This could be applied to John, Pat and Neil, especially when Rosie and Jim do something sneaky behind their backs; usually they just quietly shrug it off. "How did that happen?" "No idea." As John and Pat are children's authors, and Neil is a musician, rather than children's TV presenters, they lack the ExcitedKidsShowHost personality. It could be argued that Rosie and Jim are the real hosts of the show.

The show is about two ragdolls called Rosie and Jim, whose owner says they like to pretend they come to life, which they do, but only when the adults don't know. A marionette duck sits on the roof of their longboat, the ''Ragdoll'', and quacks when the coast is clear. Rosie and Jim [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent do play with the children they come across]], because children know the ragdolls are alive. At the end of each episode, the boat owner, a human actor, [[ShownTheirWork talks about their real life job]].

* ComicallySerious: This could be applied to John, Pat and Neil, especially when Rosie and Jim do something sneaky behind their backs; usually they just quietly shrug it off. "How did that happen?" "No idea." As John and Pat are children'snauthors, and Neil is a musician, rather than children's TV presenters, they lack the ExcitedKidsShowHost personality. It could be argued that Rosie and Jim are the real hosts of the show.

* ButtMonkey: Neil.

* ComicallySerious: This could be applied to John, Pat and Neil, especially when Rosie and Jim do something sneaky behind their backs; usually they just quietly shrug it off. "How did that happen?" "No idea." As they are children's authors, rather than children's TV presenters, they lack the ExcitedKidsShowHost personality. It could be argued that Rosie and Jim are the real hosts of the show.

* ArtEvolution: Rosie and Jim didn't really look like Ragdolls between 1990-6, but between 1997-2001, they looked like classic 1960s-esque dolls! Also, Duck looked completely different in pre-1994 episodes.

* ArtEvolution: Rosie and Jim didn't really look like Ragdolls between 1990-6, but between 1997-2001, they looked like classic 1960s-esque dolls! Also, Duck looked completely different in pre-1997 episodes.

* Catchphrase: Neil has his own: "Now, what shall I sing about today?"

* {{In Series Nickname}}s: The duo call John "Fizzgog", Pat "Loopy Lobes" (because of her earrings), and Neil "Tootie" (because of his harmonica-playing). This may lead to some ParentalBonus, though.