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* LighterAndSofter: Than Anime/GregoryHorrorShow, Another series created by Naomi Iwata which does not have Horror in the name for nothing due to it having several dark concepts such as gore. Pecola on the other hand has the exact opposite demographic. strangely both share the same art style.
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''Pecola'' is a [[AllCGICartoon CG ]] [[{{Kodomomuke}} kids' anime]].
On the shores of Crescent Bay is a town full of {{Funny Animal}}s rendered in cube shape, appropriately named "Cube Town." Living there is Pecola, a young penguin that constantly gets into trouble despite his heart of gold. His friends include a nerdy mouse named Little Chu a.k.a. Chewy, a fox named Rudy, and a female penguin named Coco.
The show ran for 26 episodes with [[TwoShorts 52 segments lasting 11 minutes each]].
On the shores of Crescent Bay is a town full of {{Funny Animal}}s rendered in cube shape, appropriately named "Cube Town." Living there is Pecola, a young penguin that constantly gets into trouble despite his heart of gold. His friends include a nerdy mouse named Little Chu a.k.a. Chewy, a fox named Rudy, and a female penguin named Coco.
The show ran for 26 episodes with [[TwoShorts 52 segments lasting 11 minutes each]].
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''Pecola'' is a [[AllCGICartoon CG ]] [[{{Kodomomuke}} kids' anime]].
anime]] produced by Yomiko Advertising with help from the world-famous Canadian animation studio Creator/{{Nelvana}}. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata.
On the shores of Crescent Bay is a town full of {{Funny Animal}}s rendered in cube shape, appropriately named"Cube Town." Cube Town. Living there is Pecola, a young penguin that constantly gets into trouble despite his heart of gold. His friends include a nerdy mouse named Little Chu a.k.a. Chewy, a fox named Rudy, and a female penguin named Coco.
The show ran for 26 episodes with [[TwoShorts 52 segments lasting 11 minuteseach]].
each]] from 2001 to 2002. It aired on Creator/TVTokyo, but many also remember it from its time on Canadian television, where the Nelvana-produced English dub was shown on Creator/{{Teletoon}}
On the shores of Crescent Bay is a town full of {{Funny Animal}}s rendered in cube shape, appropriately named
The show ran for 26 episodes with [[TwoShorts 52 segments lasting 11 minutes
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage:
** The opening theme is the song that Pecola and his friends perform in "Coco's Concert". Coco tries multiple times throughout the episode to practice for the performance by singing the song.
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
** The opening theme is the song that Pecola and his friends perform in "Coco's Concert". Coco tries multiple times throughout the episode to practice for the performance by singing the song.
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
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* ThemeTuneCameo:
** The opening theme is the song that Pecola and his friends perform in "Coco's Concert". Coco tries multiple times throughout the episode to practice for the performance by singing the song.
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
** The opening theme is the song that Pecola and his friends perform in "Coco's Concert". Coco tries multiple times throughout the episode to practice for the performance by singing the song.
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
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* LocalHangout: Cori's Cafe, run by the squirrel Cori. Characters can be seen eating or drinking there and much of "Pecola's Penguin Special" is set there.
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Not to be confused with a similar sounding {{WebAnimation/Hololive}} v-tuber with a similar sounding name.
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Not to be confused with a similar sounding {{WebAnimation/Hololive}} v-tuber VirtualYoutuber with a similar sounding name.
name (Usada Pekora).
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Not to be confused with a similar sounding [[WebAnimation/Hololive hololive v-tuber with a similar sounding name]].
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Constellations is now a Useful Notes page, and Useful Notes aren't tropes.
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* {{Constellations}}: In "Constellation Pecola", Pecola messes around with the stars on Dr. Hornbender's computer to make a constellation shaped like his head. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this throws off the computer's readings, causing it to erroneously say that another planet is headed directly for Cube Town; everyone understandably panics when Pecola breaks the bad news to them.]]
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More fitting trope.
* EmbarrassingHobby: As shown in the episode "Mysterious Pecola", several of Cube Town's citizens have hobbies and interests that they find to be rather embarrassing:
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
** Rudy plays with a jump rope, even chanting rhymes as he skips. [[note]] Why would this be embarrassing? Jump ropes are traditionally considered a girl's toy.[[/note]]
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
** Rudy plays with a jump rope, even chanting rhymes as he skips. [[note]] Why would this be embarrassing? Jump ropes are traditionally considered a girl's toy.[[/note]]
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* UnmanlySecret: As shown in the episode "Mysterious Pecola", several of Cube Town's citizens have hobbies and interests that they find to be rather embarrassing:
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
** Rudy plays with a jump rope, even chanting rhymes as he skips. [[note]] Why would this be embarrassing? Jump ropes are traditionally considered a girl's toy.[[/note]]
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
** Rudy plays with a jump rope, even chanting rhymes as he skips. [[note]] Why would this be embarrassing? Jump ropes are traditionally considered a girl's toy.[[/note]]
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* BeachEpisode: Much of "Gazelle's Goof" is set on the beach. Much of the cast tries to enjoy a day at the beach until Gazelle bothers them with his jet-ski.
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* CoolCar: Gazelle owns a convertible, which he and sometimes Hillary drive around with.
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* OldTimeyBathingSuit: Pecola, Chewy and Rudy are seen wearing the striped one-piece version in the BeachEpisode "Gazelle's Goof".
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Adorkable is now an Audience Reaction. Characters being charmed by someone's dorkiness is Endearingly Dorky. This is a ZCE so I won't move this to YMMV or Endearingly Dorky
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%%* {{Adorkable}}: Pecola, Chewy, and Robbie embody this trope.
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* ArtisticAge: Cori is identified as being 14 years old [[https://pecola-cartoon.fandom.com/wiki/Cori in the Pecola Wiki]]. Yet she is treated as an adult in the series as she operates (and possibly owns) the local cafe.
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* ArtisticAge: Cori is identified as being 14 years old [[https://pecola-cartoon.fandom.com/wiki/Cori in the Pecola Wiki]]. Yet she is treated as an adult in the series as she operates (and possibly owns) the local cafe.
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* DisappearedDad: This and MissingMom are played straight. Pecola and Chewy are RaisedByGrandparents with no mention of their biological parents. We never see the parents either of Coco, Rudy or Robbie.
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* RiddleForTheAges: We never learn anything about Al Agator during the series, like where he's from, why he takes photographs and what is his motive. This is never addressed in the series or by the show's creators. So what's up with him?
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* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Happens in "Mysterious Pecola" when Pecola, the gator and other characters run in and out of doors in pursuit of each other.
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** Rudy plays with a jump rope, even chanting rhymes as he skips. [[note]] Why would this be embarrassing? Jump ropes are traditionally considered a girl's toy.[[/note]]
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* WrenchWench: Steamer. She's usually seen fixing her steam engine, Cactus, complete with tools. HilarityEnsues when Pecola, Chu and/or Rudy try to help.
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* WrenchWench: Steamer. She's usually seen fixing her steam engine, Cactus, complete with tools. HilarityEnsues when Pecola, Chu Chewy and/or Rudy try to help.
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* SickinglySweethearts: Hillary and Gazelle are like this during most of "Not Seeing Is Disbelieving".
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* SickinglySweethearts: SickeninglySweethearts: Hillary and Gazelle are like this during most of "Not Seeing Is Disbelieving".
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* WrenchWench: Steamer. She's usually seen fixing her steam engine, Cactus, complete with tools. HilarityEnsues when Pecola, Chu and/or Rudy try to help.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Mr. Saruyama.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Mr. Saruyama.Saruyama and Bongo, although the latter is technically a gorilla.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Hillary the giraffe and Gazelle the, um, [[ADogNamedDog gazelle]] are in love with each other.
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* InterspeciesRomance: InterspeciesRomance:
** Hillary the giraffe and Gazelle the, um, [[ADogNamedDog gazelle]] are in love with eachother.other.
** Pecola (a penguin), Chewy (a mouse), and Rudy (a fox) all have a crush on Steamer (a cat).
** Hillary the giraffe and Gazelle the, um, [[ADogNamedDog gazelle]] are in love with each
** Pecola (a penguin), Chewy (a mouse), and Rudy (a fox) all have a crush on Steamer (a cat).
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* TheKlutz: One of the reasons why Pecola gets into trouble.
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* TheKlutz: TheKlutz:
** One of the reasons why Pecola gets into trouble.
** One of the reasons why Pecola gets into trouble.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Played with Al Agator. He has an intimidating appearance with a scarred face, but all he ever does is sneak around Cube Town and take pictures, which goes unexplained.
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* PrecociousCrush: Pecola, Rudy, and Robbie, all of whom are children, have a crush on the much older Steamer.
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* PrecociousCrush: Pecola, Rudy, and Robbie, Chewy, all of whom are children, have a crush on the much older Steamer.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Pecola and Little Chu are both raised by their respective grandfathers.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Coco is a gentoo penguin, as shown by the white stripes across the top of her head.
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* ToothyBird: Pecola, his grandfather Pecolius, and Coco are all penguins that have visible teeth.
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* ToothyBird: ToothyBird:
** Pecola, his grandfather Pecolius, and Coco are all penguins that have visible teeth.
** Jabatt and Bashatt are tortoises with teeth.
** Pecola, his grandfather Pecolius, and Coco are all penguins that have visible teeth.
** Jabatt and Bashatt are tortoises with teeth.
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* WasTooHardOnHim: In "Melancholy Pecola", when the grownups find Pecola in a state of depression, they fear that it is the result of them scolding him the other day. [[spoiler:It wasn't.]]
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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Austin Dilulio has [[WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool voiced the child protagonist of a Nelvana cartoon.]] Not only that, but Pecola's shirt is blue and white-striped, almost exactly like Timothy's normal shirt.
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* HairDecorations: Coco has a pink ribbon in her hair.
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In "Hide and Go Sleep", everyone in the hide and seek competition has trouble finding [[spoiler:Puggalski, who is sick and can't make it to the competition. He's still declared the winner of the competition anyway]].
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In "Hide and n' Go Sleep", everyone in the hide and seek competition has trouble finding [[spoiler:Puggalski, who is sick and can't make it to the competition. He's still declared the winner of the competition anyway]].
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In "Hide and Go Sleep", everyone in the hide and seek competition has trouble finding [[spoiler:Puggalski, who is sick and can't make it to the competition. He's still declared the winner of the competition anyway]].
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* InstantExpert: In "Your Wish is My Command", Mayor Papazoni teaches Aunty Yorkshire how to play golf, which she had never played before. As he tells her that mastering the sport takes a lot of time, she hits the ball with the club and lands a hole in one.
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* UnmanlySecret: As shown in the episode "Mysterious Pecola", several of Cube Town's citizens have hobbies and interests that they find to be rather embarrassing:
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
** Dr. Chu, a scientist, enjoys comic books even though they're not exactly scientific.
** Bongo collects toy cars.
** Gazelle seems to be a fan of Music/ElvisPresley, given the snazzy belt he receives in the mail and his brief imitations of Elvis's voice.
** Mr. Saruyama loves ballet dances, and is even working on his own ballet called "The Dance of the Melons".
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Mayor Papazoni is a pink elephant.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Mayor Papazoni is a pink elephant.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Pecola, Chewy, and Robbie embody this trope.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Mayor Papazoni is a pink elephant.
* BinocularShot: In "Gazelle's Goof", there is a shot shown through Mrs. Bernard's binoculars as she looks around the beach to see how things are going. There are two more when Pecola borrows her binoculars, once when he uses them to look for Golagola and once when he notices Gazelle struggling to stay afloat in the water.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Mayor Papazoni.
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* EyesAlwaysShut: Rory the mailman.
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* EyesAlwaysShut: Rory the mailman.mailman has eyes like this.
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* ToothyBird: Pecola, his grandfather, and Coco are all penguins that have visible teeth.
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* ToothyBird: Pecola, his grandfather, grandfather Pecolius, and Coco are all penguins that have visible teeth.
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* FingerlessHands: All of the characters have stubby, fingerless hands, or at the most mitten-like hands that don't have visible fingers apart from a visible thumb.
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* GladIThoughtOfIt: In "Painting Pecola", Pecola suggests painting the town hall with bright colors so that more people will show up when Mayor Papazoni gives his speeches. Mayor Papazoni likes the idea so much that he refers to it as "his" idea.
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* WordSchmord: In "Prince Puggalski", after Pecola, who has been appointed Prince Puggalski's squire, loudly announces to Miss Lucky that Prince Puggalski has returned to his town hall quarters, he apologizes and tries to explain, only to be cut off by Prince Puggalski saying "Sorry schmorry!"
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* InSeriesNickname: Little Chu is often referred to by the nickname Chewy.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Jabatt and Bashatt
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Jabatt and BashattBashatt are never seen apart.
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** In "Lights, Camera, Pecola", Chewy gets hearts in the lens of his glasses several times as he admires Steamer.
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** In "Lights, Camera, Pecola", Chewy gets hearts in the lens lenses of his glasses several times as he admires Steamer.
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** Rudy often responds to what other people say with "That's what I was gonna say!"
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** Rudy often responds to what other people say with "That's what I was gonna say!"say!" or some variant of it.
* GlassShatteringSound: In "Coco's Concert", Coco's terrible singing repeatedly causes nearby glass objects such as windows, a blender, etc. to shatter.
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* PrecociousCrush: Pecola, Rudy, and Robbie for Steamer.
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* PrecociousCrush: Pecola, Rudy, and Robbie for Robbie, all of whom are children, have a crush on the much older Steamer.
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* PunBasedTitle: The episode title "Bot and Switch" is a pun on the phrase "BaitAndSwitch". The episode is about Pecola pretending to be Robo-Pecola to show Chewy who's better.
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* PunBasedTitle: PunBasedTitle:
** The episode title "Bot and Switch" is a pun on the phrase "BaitAndSwitch". The episode is about Pecola pretending to be Robo-Pecola to show Chewy who'sbetter.better.
** The episode title "Yeti or Not" is a pun on the phrase "ready or not". The episode itself follows Pecola and his friends as they try to find a yeti.
** The episode title "Bot and Switch" is a pun on the phrase "BaitAndSwitch". The episode is about Pecola pretending to be Robo-Pecola to show Chewy who's
** The episode title "Yeti or Not" is a pun on the phrase "ready or not". The episode itself follows Pecola and his friends as they try to find a yeti.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: In "Power Pecola", Pecola dons a red cape as part of his superhero costume.
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* ThemeTuneCameo: The opening theme is sang a bunch of times, usually from Coco, in "Coco's Concert".
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* ThemeTuneCameo: ThatCloudLooksLike: The episode "A Career Day" begins with Pecola, Coco, and Rudy watching the clouds and seeing clouds shaped like Jabatt and Bashatt's fire truck, Officer Kumada's hat, and a cup of pudding. At the end of the same episode, they and the other townsfolk watch the clouds together, and they all see clouds shaped like their heads.
* ThemeTuneCameo:
** The opening theme issang a bunch of times, usually from Coco, the song that Pecola and his friends perform in "Coco's Concert".Concert". Coco tries multiple times throughout the episode to practice for the performance by singing the song.
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
* ThemeTuneCameo:
** The opening theme is
** In "Golagola", Pecola turns on some cartoons for Golagola to watch. The television plays the ''Pecola'' intro, complete with the theme song playing.
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* WingdingEyes: In "Robo-Rocket", Robo-Pecola gets hearts in his eyes upon first seeing Steamer's train, Cactus.
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* WingdingEyes: WingdingEyes:
** In "Robo-Rocket", Robo-Pecola gets hearts in his eyes upon first seeing Steamer's train,Cactus.Cactus.
** In "Lights, Camera, Pecola", Chewy gets hearts in the lens of his glasses several times as he admires Steamer.
** In "Robo-Rocket", Robo-Pecola gets hearts in his eyes upon first seeing Steamer's train,
** In "Lights, Camera, Pecola", Chewy gets hearts in the lens of his glasses several times as he admires Steamer.
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* CatchPhrase: Pecola's catch-phrase is "Flappin' flippers!"
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* CatchPhrase: Pecola's catch-phrase is CatchPhrase:
** Pecola has two catch-phrases, "Flappin'flippers!"flippers!" and "Let's get hopping!"
** Rudy often responds to what other people say with "That's what I was gonna say!"
** Pecola has two catch-phrases, "Flappin'
** Rudy often responds to what other people say with "That's what I was gonna say!"
* HurtFootHop: At the beginning of "Coco's Concert", Coco's terrible singing causes Puggalski to bump his cans, sending one dropping on his foot. He hops around holding his foot as Coco passes by.
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* RobotMe: Robo-Pecola is a robotic version of Pecola made by Chewy's father.
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* RobotMe: Robo-Pecola is a robotic version of Pecola made by Chewy's father.Dr. Chu.
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* SnotBubble: In "Fire Drill Frenzy", Bashatt has a snot bubble coming out of his nose when he rests after the weekly fire drill.
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** In "Fire Drill Frenzy", Bashatt has a snot bubble coming out of his nose when he rests after the weekly firedrill.drill.
** A snot bubble is seen coming out of a sleeping Mr. Bernard at one point in "Spaceman Pecola".
** In "Fire Drill Frenzy", Bashatt has a snot bubble coming out of his nose when he rests after the weekly fire
** A snot bubble is seen coming out of a sleeping Mr. Bernard at one point in "Spaceman Pecola".
