History Trivia / SofiaTheFirst

** Also a plot point in "The Silent Knight" - heroic Sir Bartleby is attracted to Great Aunt Tilly but never talks because he sounds like a squeakier version of [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]], so a plan is hatched for him to lipsync to another knight who sings like an angel. [[spoiler: It doesn't work, but Tilly eventually considers him [[CatchPhrase whizbang]] even with his real voice.]]

** In "The Floating Palace", Creator/JodiBenson plays Queen Emmaline and reprises her role as Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' (appropriately, both are mermaids).

* TheWikiRule: Has a wiki [[http://sofia.wikia.com/wiki/Sofia_the_First_Wiki here]].

** Many of the people who worked on ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'', including writer Krista Tucker, directors Jamie Mitchell, Larry Leichliter, and Mircea Manttea, voice director Kelly Ward (although only for the pilot movie), and storyboard artists Kelly James, Viki Anderson, Stark Howell, Holly Forsyth, Larry Leker, Mike Kunkel, Eugene Salandra, Barry Caldwell, Chris Otsuki, and Hank Tucker. Coincidentally, many of them worked on Classic Disney shows like ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', and much more.

** In "The Floating Palace", Creator/JodiBenson plays both Queen Emmaline and reprises her role as Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' (appropriately, both mermaids).

** Creator/{{JimCummings|1952}} voiced Goodwin, Professor Popov, and Wormwood.

** Creator/JimCummings voiced Goodwin, Professor Popov, and Wormwood.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen.SofiaTheFirst Has its' own page.]]
* WordOfGod: The creator of the show often answers questions of the fans on his Twitter.
** Miranda's maiden name is Cordova.
** Sofia's biological father is a sailor named Birk Balthazar, and he will never be on the show. It was later stated in-show that he was lost at sea. Gerber would also confirm in an interview with the show's wikia that yes, this does mean that Birk is dead.
** Sofia resembles her father, Birk, but their personalities, not so much.
** King Roland's first wife was named Lorelei.
** The Ever Realm, being a separate dimension in its own timeline, is not tied to the real world's timeframe. It takes place much later than we think (just as the events of ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' takes place in the 1900's, with ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland'' taking place during World War II, for comparison), and [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana]] did not necessarily come from the future. So it could mean that the Ever Realm takes place at the same time as our present day.
** As to whether or not Prisma could be redeemed after the SeriesFinale, WordOfGod thinks she has a chance, although isn't sure how it would be done.
** Miranda's [[TheGhost brother]] is named [[https://twitter.com/_CraigGerber/status/1043172426039713792?s=20 Rodrigo.]]
** It's possible that some of the Royal Prep students we've never met [[https://twitter.com/_CraigGerber/status/1039650431843033088?s=20 are descended from the original Disney Princesses]].
** [[https://twitter.com/_CraigGerber/status/1039541416022528000?s=20 Craig Gerber]] is of the opinion that any fictional Disney kingdoms take place in the Ever Realm. He also suggests that stories that don't explicitly state they take place in a real-life location (such as ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''[[note]]which is actually jossed as an example, since Lumiere mentions that they live in France.[[/note]], also citing the FridgeLogic of why no one has made a big deal of the Prince turning into a beast if he's supposed to be the Prince of France) may be among these kingdoms. Craig Gerber has also later stated that the map of the Ever Realm contains locations of the kingdoms of Disney Princesses (though admittedly, the map has not been cleared by Disney itself, mostly for continuity reasons).
** As shown in the case of [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Mulan]], the Amulet doesn't ''just'' summon people of royal heritage or who are royal by marriage. Gerber states that they just have to be royal in spirit.
** When Sofia and Vor were inside the amulet in the GrandFinale, despite walking around, Craig Gerber confirmed they weren't technically walking because they were magical spirits. This explains why Elena had trouble walking after being freed from the amulet.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Creator/ArielWinter (Sofia) and Creator/EricStonestreet (Minimus) are both main cast members in ''Series/ModernFamily''.
** Darcy Rose Byrnes (Amber) and Creator/KiernanShipka (Oona) previously played sisters Ikki and Jinora in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
** Creator/SamRiegel (the show's voice director), Creator/TravisWillingham (Roland), and Creator/LiamOBrien (Boswell) are [[ThoseTwoActors part of a circle of friends]], later most known for ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''.

* NamesTheSame:
** [[WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies Oona isn't the first mermaid on a preschool show named that.]]
** ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' also has an episode called "Blue Ribbon Bunny".

* TalkingToHimself:
** Fiona Bishop voices Princess Zoey and Buttercup twins Meg and Peg.
** Russi Taylor voices Cedric's mother and reprises her role as Fauna from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''.
** Creator/JimCummings voiced Goodwin, Professor Popov, and Wormwood.

* BillingDisplacement: Sara Ramirez (the voice of Queen Miranda) is often listed before Ariel Winter in the end credits of each episode they take part in, even though Winter plays the title character. It also happens in the credits for "Sofia The Second," [[AbsenteeActor in which Miranda does not appear at all]]. It's somewhat subverted in later episodes.

* CashCowFranchise: Sofia is the most profitable out of Disney Junior's brands.[[note]]This doesn't count any of their ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' related series. Mickey in general completely dwarfs Sofia in merchandise sales.[[/note]]

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Craig Gerber [[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sofia-the-first_b_2093816?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy9zZWFyY2g_cT1jcmFpZytnZXJiZXIraHVmZmluZ3Rvbitwb3N0&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEuJi_CYx3Y8WY6n_u-QnWPrBt9aE3caH2BlQklCAanol0JQF92DUMm2oiWFX79kVXK_fwrtwCFjiLkI7k_JJA9qNt9tzVY5aBQcTA6BTBq4Etb4nyFZmykA9fKko40F5mt6PQp-5GRydffef_M3smg1aHVPVbz9oD3pXpKojuUB made the Enchancian Royal Family a blended family]] because his parents divorced when he was eight; his father remarried another woman and had another son, while his mother, for a few years, dated and lived with a boyfriend who had a daughter of his own from a previous relationship. Having a family that was not “together” made Gerber feel uncomfortable during his childhood because he didn't know any other kids who had blended families growing up and didn’t realize such families were common until he was older. Part of the reason why he agreed to create ''Sofia the First'' was to give young kids from blended families stories and characters they could relate to.

* {{Blooper}} : The end credits for "The Birthday Wish" has Jennifer Hale being credited for voicing Cinderella, who she only voiced in the pilot movie, and doesn't appear in the episode. She does voice Colette the dressmaker, one of her regular characters, but is only credited under "additional voices" .
* CashCowFranchise: Sofia is the most profitable out of Disney Junior's brands. [[note]]This doesn't count any of their ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' related series. Mickey in general completely dwarfs Sofia in merchandise sales.[[/note]]

* CashCowFranchise: Sofia is the most profitable out of Disney Junior's brands.

** In a HilariousInHindsight case, Vor, the BigBad of the last season, shares her name with a friend of Xehanort, the BigBad of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Strangely averted - the show aired just three times a day on the channel, but it is the highest-rated show on the block, sometimes gaining ratings on par with primetime programming.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show fell into this during season four. Its reruns were greatly reduced as it went on, it got pushed into rather peculiar premiere times, and it was eventually taken off the schedule a few months after the series finale aired. It does fare better than [[WesternAnimation/MilesFromTomorrowland most]] [[WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear shows]] that fell victim to this due to having enough foresight to plan a series finale and, again, being rerun as opposed to being taken off immediately.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Strangely averted - the show is aired three times a day on the channel, but is the highest-rated show on the block, sometimes gaining ratings on par with primetime programming.

** Creator/SamRiegel (the show's voice director), Creator/TravisWillingham (Roland), and Creator/LiamOBrien (Boswell) are [[ThoseTwoActorspart of a circle of friends]], later most known for ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''.

* ScheduleSlip: The show has had a few hiatuses, a lot of which are thankfully short. The first was between November 18, 2012 and January 11, 2013. The second was between December 1, 2013 and February 14, 2014. The third was between August 15, 2014 and October 3. The fourth was between March 27, 2015 and July 1. The fifth was between December 4, 2015 and February 15, 2016. The sixth was between August 12, 2016 and October 7. The seventh was from November 20, 2016 to January 6, 2017. The eighth was from March 2, 2018 until May.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show fell into this during season 4. Its reruns were greatly reduced as it went on, it got pushed into rather peculiar premiere times, and eventually was taken off the schedule a few months after the series finale aired. It does fare better than [[WesternAnimation/MilesFromTomorrowland most]] [[WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear shows]] that fell victim to thus due to having enough foresight to plan a series finale and, again , being rerun as opposed to being taken off immediately.

** Creator/MingNaWen initially guest-starred as WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} before later playing Vega.