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* HeroicSacrifice: In the movie, Eliza gives up her powers to save her sister but regains them after saving a herd of elephants without them. She eventually gets them back.
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* GoodParents: He may be very bumbling, but he's still a very loving dad to both his daughters and Donnie.
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* GoofyBuckteeth: Eliza is depicted as being fairly geeky: on top of her vast knowledge on animals, she wears [[NerdGlasses glasses]], has [[RedheadsAreUncool red hair]], YouthfulFreckles, and a mouthful of braces. She's also contrasted by her cool, AloofBigSister Debbie. When Eliza smiles, you can see that her two front teeth protrude more than the rest.
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* GoofyBuckteeth: He is a WildChild that the Thornberries adopted who speaks in [[TheUnintelligible excited gibberish]], as he NeverLearnedToTalk, and whose wild and unpredictable antics are the primary source of the show's comedy. He also has buckteeth.
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* GoofyBuckteeth: He has huge buckteeth, and he's a BumblingDad who's an utter goof whenever [[GeniusDitz he's not dealing with his field of expertise (which is animals)]].
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* BareMidriffAreFeminine: Her shirt doesn't cover her bellybutton and she's more feminine and interested in fashion than her sister.
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* DitzyGenius: She may be intelligent, but she often doesn't make the best decisions.
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* GeniusDitz: She may be intelligent, but she often doesn't make the best decisions.
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* DitzyGenius: She may be intelligent, but she often doesn't make the best decisions.
* GeniusDitz: She may be intelligent, but she often doesn't make the best decisions.
* IntelligentPrimate: He's a chimpanzee who happens to speak in a British accent, enjoys human food and is still more than knowledgeable about his own species' societal rules.
* BareMidriffAreFeminine: Her shirt doesn't cover her bellybutton and she's more feminine and interested in fashion than her sister.
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* WomenAreWiser: Is the more sensible one when working with her husband. Every once in a while though this is [[InvertedTrope inverted,]] usually when Marianne is flustered or infuriated by something to such a degree Nigel needs to be the voice of reason.
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* WomenAreWiser: Is the more sensible one when working with her husband. Every once in a while though this is [[InvertedTrope inverted,]] inverted]], usually when Marianne is flustered or infuriated by something to such a degree Nigel needs to be the voice of reason.
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''yler '''T'''ucker.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ree '''B'''lackburn.
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* BeardOfEvil: Sloan has a goatee and he's quite the piece of work.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: After revealing their true colors they change into outfits that indicate they're really heartless poachers.
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* BareYourMidriff: Her choice of wardrobe leaves her midsection exposed.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Easily the most reprehensible characters in the series. Other human antagonists, prior to this, had been bungling and ineffectual at absolute worst. There is ''nothing'' about the Blackburns played for laughs; they're cold-blooded poachers who are fully and eagerly willing to resort to murder.
-->'''Sloan''': Tell me, or she [Debbie] ''goes over the edge!''
-->'''Bree''': Just get ''rid'' of her, Sloan!
-->'''Sloan''': Tell me, or she [Debbie] ''goes over the edge!''
-->'''Bree''': Just get ''rid'' of her, Sloan!
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* BadassAdorable: She's really cute, but she has the ability to talk to animals and is incredibly protective of her family,
* BespectacledCutie: She has large glasses and is very kind-hearted.
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* HiddenDepths: Quite a few episodes (plus the movie) have shown that though Debbie isn't interested in animal life, she's surprisingly good at mingling with the various human cultures she encounters. Also, despite her mild disinterest in the subjects, like the rest of her family, she does have a healthy amount of knowledge on animals and the importance of ecological conservation.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Often complains that she would rather have a family that didn’t travel around the world or spends time with wild animals.
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conservation. In one episode, she even masters the art of archery in a matter of hours (and she wasn't even trying to learn--she just wanted to earn the outfit that the other archers got to wear!).
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Often complains that she would rather have a family that didn’t travel around the world orspends spend time with wild animals.animals. However, when given the opportunity to attend a prestigious boarding school in one episode, she ultimately chooses to go back to her family--she doesn't love the lifestyle, but she does love them.
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* TaughtByExperience: Debbie may not share the same intense love of animals as her family but their knowledge and traveling has left her very knowledgeable about the animal kingdom. She also knows a lot about subjects that relate to them and the places where they live, too.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: She occasionally tries to help animals without considering the long-term consequences of her actions. In "Cheetahs Never Prosper," her attempts to assist a cheetah cub and his mother during the dry season of Uganda nearly gets her killed; in "Eliza-Cology," she tries to give some finches a leg up on the competition by offering them sewing needs to help them find food and almost dooms all the life on the island to extinction because of the chain reaction in the ecosystem.
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Eliza is the younger daughter of the Thornberry family. She is intelligent, true-hearted, fearless, and good-natured, but she can also be very stubborn. Eliza has the power to communicate with wildlife and she often employs this skill when embarking on explorations through the wilderness, traveling around the world with her parents, or encountering different wild creatures.
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Eliza is the younger daughter of the Thornberry family. She is intelligent, true-hearted, fearless, and good-natured, but she can also be very stubborn. Eliza has the power to communicate with wildlife and she often employs this skill when embarking on explorations through the wilderness, traveling around the world with her parents, or encountering different wild creatures.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves eating a cheese puff-like snack called Cheese Crunchies (later called Cheese Munchies because Cheese Crunchies is a pre-existing real life name used by Utz Brands for their cheese puffs).
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves eating a cheese puff-like snack called Cheese Crunchies (later called Cheese Munchies because Cheese Crunchies is a pre-existing real life real-life name used by Utz Brands for their cheese puffs).
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* EvilBrit: Sloan is a nasty piece of work and has a British accent, courtesy of Rupert Everett.
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* GoodParents: A very loving dad to both his daughters and Donnie.
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* FalseTeethTomfoolery: Implied. Nigel has five fake teeth according to Debbie.
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* AesopAmnesia: There are many episodes where Eliza learns that humans shouldn't interfere with the balance of nature, but the lesson never seems to stick, as she's back to trying to help animals without thinking things through shortly after.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Eliza can ''never'' resist helping an animal in trouble, and frequently risks her life to aid them. In a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of the trope, Eliza's good intentions are often shown to be a problem, as she has a tendency to think she knows better than the cycles of nature that have gone on for centuries. As such, her attempts to solve problems frequently create bigger and more threatening ones.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: She occasionally tries to help animals without considering the long-term consequences of her actions. In "Cheetahs Never Prosper," her attempts to assist a cheetah cub and his mother during the dry season of Uganda nearly gets her killed; in "Eliza-Cology," she tries to give some finches a leg up on the competition by offering them sewing needs to help them find food and almost dooms all the life on the island to extinction because of the chain reaction in the ecosystem.
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* {{Geas}}: Her ability to talk with animals includes one: if she ever tells another human being about her powers, she'll lose them permanently. She's forced to break the geas in the movie to save Debbie's life, [[spoiler: but she gets them back by demonstrating that she doesn't need them to help creatures in need.]]
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Since Eliza can't tell any other human being about her ability to talk to animals, she often has to come up with flimsy excuses about how she's able to do impossible things with their help.
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* AffectionateNickname: He calls his wife "Cordie" sometimes.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: He does not get a lot of development and is mainly there to add some romantic drama for Eliza.
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* DudeMagnet: Despite her geeky appearance, she never seems to have any trouble attracting boys such as Ben, Dieter, Miguel, and Shane.
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* CowardlyLion: He always cowers when in a dangerous situation or facing a predator, but if Eliza is ever in danger, he is always ready to protect her.
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* FearlessFool: Nigel goes after some seriously ''dangerous'' animals, always with an excited grin on his face.
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* GreenEyedMonster: In one episode he becomes dismayed to learn that Marianne used to have a romance with the zoologist the family was on their way to meet. He seems to have gotten over this by the time he actually meets the man however.
* BadBoss: Kip often berates or hits Biederman for his incompetence.
* TooDumbToLive: Biederman once casually flicked a lit match aside...right into the oil spill that he and Kip accidentally caused.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Bree seems to think this way. She apparently disagreed with Sloan cutting the rope ladder as Eliza was climbing it, presumably to prevent her from further interfering. She also suggests that Sloan simply throw Debbie off a cliff rather than use her to get information out of Eliza.
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*SmallRoleBigImpact: Their screentime is negligible, but they successfully present the biggest challenge the Thornberrys ever faced, and even succeeded in [[spoiler: taking away Eliza's powers for a time]].
*SpottingTheThread: Sloan is scarily good at this; noting several times that Eliza has information no person could have, and successfully using it to get her to reveal her power.
*SpottingTheThread: Sloan is scarily good at this; noting several times that Eliza has information no person could have, and successfully using it to get her to reveal her power.
