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* BalloonBelly: Tim is shown with a huge one during an ImagineSpot in "The Brain", after mentioning that without a hypothalamus, [[BigEater "you'd keep eating and never feel full"]].
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On further reflection, The Unintelligible is a super-trope of Intelligible Unintelligible. Removing.


* TheUnintelligible: Moby can only communicate in beeping noises.
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** In newer videos of BrainPop Jr., Annie's voice is a lot higher-pitched than it was in older videos.

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** In newer videos of BrainPop [=BrainPOP=] Jr., Annie's voice is a lot higher-pitched than it was in older videos.
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trope requires the character to unknowingly eat the gross food first before realizing what it is


** The "Relative Dating" movie takes place on Cassie's 16th birthday, and she and Moby discuss how scientists determined how old Earth is. It's then revealed that Moby baked a layer cake of Cassie's life, just like the Earth's strata, but [[IAteWhat with her baby teeth as the "fossils".]]

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** The "Relative Dating" movie takes place on Cassie's 16th birthday, and she and Moby discuss how scientists determined how old Earth is. It's then revealed that Moby baked a layer cake of Cassie's life, just like the Earth's strata, but [[IAteWhat with her baby teeth as the "fossils".]]

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* CheerfulChild: Annie of [=BrainPop=] Jr. is this.

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* %%* CheerfulChild: Annie of [=BrainPop=] Jr. is this.



* ContentWarnings: A few episodes have these at the beginning for sensitive content such as the 9/11 movie (UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror) and the Harvey Milk movie (homophobia).



* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Tim and Moby.

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* MoodWhiplash: In the midst of all of the quirky and amusing ''[=BrainPOP=]'' videos are ones that deal with subjects like death, mourning, and extinction. The mourning episode is the biggest TearJerker of all, as it ends with a long, silent tribute to Naomi Kadar, who was a very essential member of the ''[=BrainPOP=]'' crew.

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* MoodWhiplash: In the midst of all of the quirky and amusing ''[=BrainPOP=]'' videos are ones that deal with subjects like death, mourning, and extinction. The mourning episode is the biggest TearJerker of all, as it in particular ends with a long, silent tribute to Naomi Kadar, who was a very essential member of the ''[=BrainPOP=]'' crew.
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* {{Jerkass Ball}}: Despite usually being friendly, Moby will be a {{Jerkass}} Towards Tim.

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* {{Jerkass Ball}}: JerkassBall: Despite usually being friendly, Moby will be a {{Jerkass}} Towards Tim.



* {{Nice Guy}}: Good Luck finding a character who isn't this.

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* GelatinousEncasement: In the Zika Virus movie, Moby protects Tim from a swarm of mosquitos by summoning giant gelly to trap them.
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** In the "Democracy" movie, Tim has an idea for a dance while wearing a toga. He shouts out, [[Film/AnimalHouse "Toga! Toga!"]]
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope


** UpToEleven when Tim and Moby become stranded on an island named "Nude Island".

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** UpToEleven Exaggerated when Tim and Moby become stranded on an island named "Nude Island".
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** Tim sings a song to the tune of "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye of the Tiger]]" while going to feed his pet turtle, Tibby.

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** Tim sings a song to the tune of "[[Music/{{Survivor}} "[[Music/{{Survivor|Band}} Eye of the Tiger]]" while going to feed his pet turtle, Tibby.
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* TheUnintelligible: Moby can only communicate in beeping noises.
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''Could you [[DescribeTopicHere describe BrainPOP here]]?''

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''Could you [[DescribeTopicHere [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere describe BrainPOP here]]?''



* BlackBeadEyes: Any human and animal character.

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* ButtMonkey: Tim himself.

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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: According to Tim, it's pronounced "[[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolk-een]]".
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* VerySpecialEpisode: Videos on heavier subjects such as UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, drug abuse, and death are devoid of the site's usual brand of humor, instead being serious and straightforward looks at the topics; the Holocaust video even ends with Tim leaving a stone on a memorial as a gesture of remembrance.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Moby can be this sometimes.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he does have these moments.

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* {{Jerkass}}: {{Jerkass Ball}}: Despite usually being friendly, Moby can will be this sometimes.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he does have these moments.
a {{Jerkass}} Towards Tim.


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* {{Nice Guy}}: Good Luck finding a character who isn't this.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: In the puberty episode, we see Tim briefly in the shower saying "Whoa." This was while Tim was talking about [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments boys' penises becoming bigger.]]

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: In the puberty episode, we see Tim briefly in the shower saying "Whoa." This was while Tim was talking about [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments boys' penises becoming bigger.]]



* OfficialCouple: See BabiesMakeEverythingBetter.

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** In the "Pocahontas" movie, Tim and Moby attend a ''Franchise/StarWars'' convention dressed as [[Characters/StarWarsHanSoloCharacterSheet Han Solo]] and [[Characters/StarWarsLeiaOrgana Princess Leia]] respectively.

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Crosswicking. More accurate.


* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: "Pregnancy" shows [[OfficialCouple a grown-up, married Tim and Rita]] with two children.

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: BabiesEverAfter: "Pregnancy" shows [[OfficialCouple a grown-up, married Tim and Rita]] with two children.


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* CallingYourNausea: In the Fractions video, Tim announces that he has to evacuate his stomach after eating a piece of Moby's cake, and [[IAteWhat learning the terrible ingredients]]:
-->'''Tim:''' Three-quarters of a cup of... motor oil? I have to... go to the... bathroom. [runs off to the bathroom, then makes spitting sounds]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Tim can be this at times.
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Getting Crap Past The Radar needs to discuss how it actually got past the radar, it's not simply any innuendo (and if it's a web work, then lack of a radar disqualifies it)


* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Happens a lot, especially in earlier episodes.
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* MidasTouch: At the beginning of the "Mansa Musa" movie, Moby curses Tim with the Golden Touch in the latter's sleep, causing him to turn whatever he touches into gold the next morning... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard including Moby himself.]] Moby doesn't seem to be affected, since he still [[AsideGlance winks at the camera at the end of the movie.]]
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** In the "Debt" movie, Moby attempts to sign a contract from a literal loan shark, who's an anthropomorphic shark that owns a stand for handing out predatory loans.
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* IdeaBulb: Played with in the "Relative Dating" movie, where Charles Darwin had a gas lantern pop up above his head when the discovery of the Earth's age [[EurekaMoment gave him the idea to study evolution.]]

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* IdeaBulb: Played with in the "Relative Dating" movie, where Charles Darwin had with. Whenever someone from a time before light bulbs were invented has a bright idea, a gas lantern pop up lamp appears above his head when the discovery of the Earth's age [[EurekaMoment gave him the idea to study evolution.]]their head.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: At the end of the "Articles of Confederation" movie, Moby rings the Liberty Bell after time traveling to the drafting of the Constitution in 1789, giving it its famous crack.

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