History WesternAnimation / MummyNanny

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Italian dub, ''Che baby sitter questa mummia'', has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUvvrdFWfC4 a completely different intro and theme song]].

* DubInducedPlotHole: Nile is an au pair in the original French version and is treated as such, while in the English dub she's addressed as a nanny. While similar, they're technically different jobs.

%% * LawfulStupid: Charlie and Charlie are quite possibly the dumbest cops ever created.

%% * OneSteveLimit: Averted with Charlie and Charlie.

* TrappedInThePast: Several people who have ended up going through the portal instead of Nile and are still trapped in Ancient Egypt by the end of the episode.

* TrappedInThePast: Several people who have ended up going through the portal instead of Nile and are still trapped in Ancient Egypt by the end of the episode,

* AsYouKnow: Every episode Uncle Ankh reminds Droop that a time portal will only open when a mortal from the future utters the name of the immortal pharaoh Whydontyousitdown.

* SmartBall: In "Love at Sea", normally inept cops Charlie and Charlie at their most competent as they attempt to arrest Luigi Midnightini, even though they're unknowingly going after the wrong man.

* SmartBall: In "Love at Sea", normally inept cops Charlie and Charlie at their most competent as they attempt to go after Luigi Midnightini, even though they're unknowingly going after the wrong man.

* AdultsAreUseless: Except for Nile, to a degree.

* BabysitterFromHell: The nanny the parents originally hired.
%%* BaldOfEvil: Mr. Big
%%* BigBad: Mr. Big
* BrokenRecord: Droop constantly whines about wanting his shadow back.
* CaptainOblivious: Mr. Big is always following the family because he thinks they know where the stolen mummy is, all the while he's oblivious to the fact that the nanny ''is'' the mummy.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Mummy Marooned"
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dorothy and Julius Elsewhere
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Germany the series is called Unsere Mumie ist die Beste (Our Mummy is the Best).
* DeadpanSnarker: Alex. Samantha can be this on occasion.
* DitzyGenius: Dorothy Elsewhere
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Nile, during the couple times when she's shown attempting to figure out ''how'' a car works.
* TheEeyore: Droopenkhamun after Nile accidentally steals his shadow.
* EyepatchOfPower: Mr. Big and his dog.
* TheFaceless: In the first episode we only get small glimpses of parts of Nile's face while she's still human.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Ankh and Droop's attempts to bring Nile back to Ancient Egypt.
%%* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Nile
%%* GadgeteerGenius: Dorothy Elsewhere
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* HollywoodThin: Mocked in "Super Model Super Mummy" when a group of fashion models become jealous of Nile's emaciated figure.
* HypnoFool: In "The 5000 Year Vacation!" Mrs. Elsewhere hypnotises herself.
* IneptMage: Nile
* LawfulStupid: Charlie and Charlie are quite possibly the dumbest cops ever created.
* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled before Nile could return home.
* LivingShadow: Droopenkhamun's shadow after it's separated from him.
* LostInCharacter: Julius Elsewhere is a writer and a RunningGag has him dressing up as a character he's writing and getting ridiculously into character.
* {{Mummy}}: Of course.
* MundaneObjectAmazement: Nile does a lot of this.
* TheNapoleon: Mr. Big
* OhMyGods: Nile often cries out names of Egyptian gods.
* OnceAnEpisode: Nearly every episode someone says the TriggerPhrase and Ankh and Droop go to the future to search for Nile, only to be dragged back into the past when it's said again.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Charlie and Charlie.
* PaperThinDisguise: No-one except Alex and Samantha can tell Nile is a mummy despite the rotting skin, bandages and lack of a nose.
* ThePollyanna: Droopenkhamun was this until Nile accidentally stole his shadow.
* SanDimasTime
* StockSoundEffect: The Elsewheres' doorbell chime is the same as WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'.
* TitleThemeTune: The lyrics are just the title repeated over and over.
* TreasureMap: According to Mr. Big, Nile's wraps contain directions to a treasure; that's why he wanted the mummy in the first place.
* TriggerPhrase: A time portal appears every time someone says "Why don't you sit down."
* WeirdnessCensor
* YouthfulFreckles: Samantha and her mom.

* BaldOfEvil: Mr. Big
* BareYourMidriff: Nile and Samantha
* BigBad: Mr. Big

* LivingShadow: Droopenkhamun's shadow after it's seperated from him.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted. All 26 episodes are on DVD.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Stretch and Stumpy