The Buzz on Maggie (2005-2006) was a short lived
Flash animated series that aired on the Disney Channel, aimed for tween girls, about talking flies and other insects living in the city of Stickyfeet (yes, that's the name). Created by Dave Polsky (yes,
that Dave Polsky), the show centered on Maggie Pesky, an energetic pink-haired fly girl who loves music, fashion, hanging with her gal pal Rayna and pretty much everything else typical tween girls like. The series came with an upbeat theme song performed by Skye Sweetnam.
Contains examples of:
- Absurdly Powerful Student Council - Lampshaded in "Pieface" after Pupert's friends go after Maggie in a helicopter.
- "No wonder they cut our arts program. The defense budget's through the roof!"
- Adobe Flash - The first Disney show to be fully animated with this!
- Alpha Bitch - Dawn, Maggie's arch-nemesis.
- Annoying Younger Sibling - Pupert Pesky and sometimes Bella.
- Aldrin views Maggie as one.
- Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other - Maggie and Aldrin do clash a lot, but deep down, they love each other.
- Badass - Aldrin
- Beautiful All Along - Maria Monarch in "The Candidate".
- Even before the makeover she appears stunningly beautiful after taking off her glasses. Her acne clears up and even her hairstyle changes.
- Big Brother Bully - Aldrin
- Big Brother Instinct - Aldrin, but only to Bella. He is noticably upset when he hears Maggie left her at the carnival, that she "could be anywhere by now!" and is the only sibling who wins his game when the Pesky family compete for the right to keep Bella. She is also the only sibling he never, ever teases.
- Black and Nerdy - Rayna
- Black Best Friend - Rayna
- Blondes are Evil - Dawn Swatworthy
- Broken Aesop - At the end of "The Candidate" Maggie gives a speech about how you shouldn't judge people by their appearance, but Maria wouldn't have a boyfriend if it wasn't for her makeover and she never goes back to looking the way she did before.
- Buffy Speak - Maggie was fond of adding 'tacious' to certain words to make new ones. This was most frequently done with 'fan-tacious' (as a stand-in for fantastic) but there were other examples.
- Burger Fool - Buzz Burger
- Butt Monkey - Maggie.
- Cant Get Away With Nuthin
- Cain and Abel - Played with in the final episode with Aldrin and Maggie.
- Cheerful Child: Pupert
- The Chew Toy: Pupert.
- Couch Gag - It begins with Maggie getting out of bed and dress up in two different outfit/costumes each time.
- Crossdressing Voices - Kevin Michael Richardson as Rayna's mom.
- Elmuh Fudd Syndwome - Rayna in kindergarten in a flashback.
- Friend or Idol Decision: Maggie goes through this in almost the majority of the shows.
- Furry Confusion - There's one kid at Buzzdale that looks more like a real fly.
- Genki Girl - Maggie
- Girl Posse - Maggie, Rayna and Maria, Dawn also has one.
- Gross-Up Close-Up - On Maria's crusty and drool covered hand in "The Candidate" before Maggie has to shake it.
- Gross Out Show: Less so than the Misaimed Marketing would lead you to believe, but it was still an element.
- Halloween Episode: "The Big Score"/"Scare Wars"
- Hey, It's That Voice!
- High School Hustler - Maggie fits this trope.
- Housewife - Frieda Pesky
- Humans Are Cthulhu - "Bugs on the Brink" and Mr. Sizemore
- Imagine Spot - Maggie has a few. They usually come true.
- Incredibly Lame Pun- Dawn SWATWORTHY. the Alpha Bitch.
- Jerkass - Dawn
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Maggie.
- Jerk Jock - Aldrin, Maggie's older brother.
- Jewish Mother - Gym Shorts' mom.
- Keet - Pupert.
- Kids Shouldn't Watch Horror Films: Maggie and Rayna sneak into a scary R-rated movie. Rayna ends up so traumatized she'd rather watch the baby movie that's playing on another screen. Maggie plays it cool at first, but eventually starts hallucinating the movie's monster everywhere until she confesses to her parents. They decide her trauma from watching the movie was punishment enough.
- Loose Lips - Rayna, occasionally.
- Meaningful Name - Dawn Swatworthy.
- Meganekko - Rayna and Maria
- Nerd Glasses
- Nerds Are Sexy - Troy
- No Celebrities Were Harmed
- Jay Buzz-Z (Jay-Z)
- Spelling Bees (Beatles?)
- No Periods, Period - Carmela in "Metamorpho Sis" while she was in her cocoon.
- Reset Button - Averted with Maria Monarch's makeover. Then again, she wasn't a main character and it was her first episode.
- Rose-Haired Girl
- Sadist Show: Really, Really, Really, Really Sadistic....
- Sassy Black Woman - Rayna and her mom.
- Security Cling: Played for laughs in "The Flyinator" when a little boy clings to his mom, who clings to HER mom.
- Shrinking Violet - Maria Monarch, before meeting Maggie.
- Shout Out - "Its the night of the living parents!"
- Small Annoying Creature - Bella to Maggie, sometimes.
- Small Name, Big Ego - Dawn and Aldrin.
- Stealth Pun - Aldrin, for Buzz Aldrin.
- Stern Teacher - Cornelius Bugspit and Mrs. Wingston.
- Stocking Filler - Rayna wears fishnets.
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife - Chauncey (he's not that ugly, just geeky) and Frieda.
- The Unfavorite - Surprisingly, Aldrin. One episode reveals that his Uncle views him only as free labor on the farm, and that he has consistently been ignored in favor of his younger, cuter siblings during family vacations there (first Maggie, then Pupert is given the "Favorite Hat" to signify their status above him). He never even fights this until Maggie starts receiving the same treatment and he helps her rebel. Even then, Maggie takes all the credit for their scheme in order to shove him back into the background. At least he's still a Big Shot on Campus.
- Wax On, Wax Off
- Where The Hell Is Stickyfeet? - It could be anywhere on the ground.
- White Gloves - similar to Mickey Mouse
- Yank the Dog's Chain - This always happens to Maggie when she is about to achieve her lifelong goal to be a rock star.
- Yellow Sash of Power - Seen when Pupert becomes a hall monitor in "Pieface."
- You Gotta Have Pink Hair - Maggie
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