History Platform / GoAnimate

-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] [[WhoDares TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE.]] THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 14713240821340321564657898700006665436878782386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Website/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''

* [[WebAnimation/Monirobo Moni Robo]]

* [[WebAnimation/Factoogle Factoogle]]

* [[WebAnimation/BlackCat'sLair Black Cat's Lair]]

As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets. And in 2023, there has been the release of [=FlashThemes=], which is a complete restoration of how the site looked and worked in 2010-2012, while keeping some of the newer features. It does not include any themes that Vyond still uses and doesn't retain any name references to [=GoAnimate=] for copyright reasons.

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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/goavyondlogo.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The logos of the website as [=GoAnimate=] (top) and as Vyond (bottom)]]

->[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere “I'm going to describe this website and list tropes relating to it and its videos here while no one is looking. Hahahahahaha.” *points*]]

[=GoAnimate=], now known as "Vyond" as of its rebrand in May 2018 and formerly styled as ''[=Go!Animate=]'', is a website that allows people to make their own [[AnimatedSeries animated videos]], originally using UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash but now currently using the [=HTML5=] standard.

The original goal of the service was to make animation free for anyone and this was incentivized by the community features on the site that were phased out between 2013 and 2016. Before 2015, users could either use the "Quick Video Maker", which offered several ready-made "animated shorts" (some of which are based on licensed properties) with the settings and actions already selected, a small cast of characters to choose from, and the ability for you to write dialogue, or the "Full Featured Video Maker", where you can start from scratch and select almost everything by yourself. During this period, it was used by some noted animation personalities such as Creator/PaulDini, who used it to produce his web series ''Super Rica and Rashy''.

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond is best known for its "X Gets Grounded" videos, also simply known as "grounded videos". Primarily made by kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for [[GroundedForever absurd lengths of time]]. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold contempt towards.

In late 2015, the company announced their shift from Adobe Flash to the new [=HTML5=] standard in January 2016 and removed any video-making feature not centered around business. The other themes were immediately incompatible with [=HTML5=], with the business theme rebuilt in the format for its business customers. The removal of these themes resulted in a backlash from users unfamiliar with the [=HTML5=] standard, though the major decline of Adobe Flash and the growing importance of mobile devices that work with [=HTML5=] meant [=GoAnimate=] had to do something to [[TechnologyMarchesOn keep up with current trends]]. On May 6, 2018, the website was rebranded to Vyond, with a new focus on providing easy-to-use animations for businesses and other professional uses.

As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets. And in 2023, there has been the release of [=FlashThemes=], which is a complete restoration of how the site looked and worked in 2010-2012, while keeping some of the newer features. It does not include any themes that Vyond still uses and doesn't retain any name references to [=GoAnimate=] for copyright reasons.

You can find it [[http://vyond.com here]].


%% Examples pertaining to specific Grounded videos (and other [=GoAnimate=]/Vyond videos) now go into their own folder. Keep this in mind when adding examples to this page.

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!!Now I am going to list all the tropes featured in [=GoAnimate=] and Vyond videos. ''(points again)'':

!!!'''General examples:'''

[[AC:Across most videos]]

[[index]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralAToB Tropes A to B]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralCToD Tropes C to D]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralEToG Tropes E to G]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralHToL Tropes H to L]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralMToR Tropes M to R]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralSToZ Tropes S to Z]]
[[/index]]

[[AC:In specific videos]]

[[index]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesSpecificAToF Tropes A to F]]
* [[GoAnimate/TropesSpecificGToZ Tropes G to Z]]
[[/index]]

!!!'''Tropes with their own pages:'''

[[index]]
* [[ArtisticLicenseBiology/GoAnimate Artistic License — Biology]]
* [[DependingOnTheWriter/GoAnimate Depending on the Writer]]
* [[DisproportionateRetribution/GoAnimate Disproportionate Retribution]]
[[/index]]

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-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] [[WhoDares TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE.]] THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 14713240821340321564657898700006665436878782386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Website/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''
-->[[InelegantBlubbering Wa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-ah!]]
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-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE. THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 14713240821340321564657898700006665436878782386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Website/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond is best known for its "X Gets Grounded" videos, also simply known as "grounded videos". Primarily made by kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for absurd lengths of time. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold contempt towards.

->[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere "I'm going to describe this website and list tropes relating to it and its videos here while no one is looking. Hahahahahaha. *points*"]]

As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets. And in 2023, there has been the release of FlashThemes, which is a complete restoration of how the site looked and worked in 2010-2012, while keeping some of the newer features. It does not include any themes that Vyond still uses and doesn't retain any name references to GoAnimate for copyright reasons.

As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets.

[=GoAnimate=], now known as "Vyond" as of its rebrand in May 2018 and formerly styled as ''[=Go!Animate=]'', is a website that allows people to make their own [[AnimatedSeries animated videos]], originally using UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash but now currently using the [=HTML5=] standard. It has been used even by some noted animation personalities such as Creator/PaulDini, who used it to produce his web series ''Super Rica and Rashy''. The original goal of the service was to make animation free for anyone and this was incentivised by the community features on the site that were phased out between 2013 and 2016.

Signing up is free for 14 days, though you must upgrade to a paid account if you want to have access to their full resources. The site originally had most of its features free with additional features available with "[=GoPlus=]", but in 2015 this was dropped after the website became pay-only. You must be at least 13 years old to join, but like everything else limited by the American Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), many younger than 13 just [[LoopholeAbuse disregard this requirement and put in another birth year]]. In addition, you must have an official business website and address to use it.

Before 2015, users could either use the "Quick Video Maker", which offered several ready-made "animated shorts" (some of which are based on licensed properties) with the settings and actions already selected, a small cast of characters to choose from (different for each), and the ability for you to write dialogue, or the "Full Featured Video Maker" (now the only option), where you can start from scratch and select almost everything by yourself: settings, actions, sounds, FX, etc. (though again, you have a limited cast to use).[[labelnote:Reminder]]The aforementioned features are partially obsolete.[[/labelnote]] You can also make more characters and post your videos on Website/YouTube, but that requires a paid account. Note that any videos you publish will have a watermark indicating they were made by [=GoAnimate=]/Vyond (though you can pay to have it removed.)

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond would probably just be your standard run-of-the-mill video-making website if it wasn't for a series of videos that sent the website and video maker into infamy - the "X Gets Grounded" videos, also simply known as "grounded videos". Primarily made by young kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for absurd lengths of time. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold contempt towards.

In late 2015, the company announced their shift to the new [=HTML5=] standard in January 2016 and remove any video-making feature not centered on business. The other themes were immediately incompatible with [=HTML5=], with the business theme rebuilt in the format for its business customers. The removal of these themes resulted in users unfamiliar with the [=HTML5=] standard lashing out at the site's employees for removing them, though the major decline of Adobe Flash and the growing importance of mobile devices that work with [=HTML5=] meant [=GoAnimate=] had to do something to [[TechnologyMarchesOn keep up with current trends]].[[note]]it may be the only case, other than Scratch, where a site's fanbase '''doesn't''' want to move from the often buggy and slow Flash platform to [=HTML5=]; [=YouTube=] converted pretty easily, along with most other video providers. It should also be noted that on December 31, 2020, [[https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html Flash was completely phased out]], despite hacks users come up with to avoid this.[[/note]] Site creator Alvin Hung [[ScapegoatCreator also took large amounts of abuse]], but it's likely he knows about the "grounding" fanbase and was growing tired of the platform being used to make that type of content, seeing the platform as a serious tool for business use.

Those who didn't flock to other alternatives like Website/{{Plotagon}} stuck to the website's educational membership, [=GoAnimate=] for Schools, because the popular Comedy World theme lived on there [[note]] (albeit sometime in 2016, several voices were removed, including commonly used "David" voice (forcing [=GoAnimators=] to use Caillou's other common "Ivy" setting), as well as the infamous "Kidaroo" setting (when the kids are enraged, “Kidaroo” isn't an option anymore), and others, such as Doris' common voice setting caused forced limitations (such as Doris either being PutOnABus indefinitely or using a new setting), though some videomakers found a way to get them through the demo sites of the voice providers)[[/note]]. On July 26, 2016, the old themes were sunsetted on the school site (timed for the new school year), leaving only those lucky enough to save old characters, themes and props as "starters" to use them in future videos. However, a limited amount of the old themes are not permanently disabled and can still be accessed as code; users have [[LoopholeAbuse used extensions that play with website links like Requestly to bring back the older themes and creators]] using the said code.

On May 6, 2018, the website was rebranded to Vyond and confirmed the obvious, saying the Flash themes would be done after the 2018-19 school year and ending further sign-ups to the Schools version of the site. Pricing for using the site is now much higher, likely meant for small companies and large corporations. This seemed like the final blow to [=GoAnimate=]'s unusual fandom... but enterprising users have already found ways to get the old themes to work in the apparently [=HTML5=]-exclusive Vyond. Simply put, it doesn't look like they're going anywhere any time soon, if ever.

As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets. This has created an interesting phenomenon where some users have stayed with the original site and use the new themes, while others have gone with the new program to 'recapture the past'.

Now has a [[Characters/GoAnimate Characters page]] for recurring characters in the videos made with the website, related to grounding or otherwise.

In late 2015, the company announced their shift to the new [=HTML5=] standard in January 2016 and remove any video-making feature not centered on business. The other themes were immediately incompatible with [=HTML5=], with the business theme rebuilt in the format for its business customers. The removal of these themes resulted in users unfamiliar with the [=HTML5=] standard lashing out at the site's employees for removing them, though the major decline of Adobe Flash and the growing importance of mobile devices that work with [=HTML5=] meant [=GoAnimate=] had to do something to [[TechnologyMarchesOn keep up with current trends]].[[note]]it may be the only case, other than Scratch, where a site's fanbase '''doesn't''' want to move from the often buggy and slow Flash platform to [=HTML5=]; [=YouTube=] converted pretty easily, along with most other video providers. It should also be noted that on December 31, 2020, [[https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html Flash was completely phased out]], despite hacks users come up with to avoid this.[[/note]] Site creator Alvin Hung also took large amounts of abuse, but it's likely he knows about the "grounding" fanbase and was growing tired of the platform being used to make that type of content, seeing the platform as a serious tool for business use.

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond would probably just be your standard run-of-the-mill video-making website if it wasn't for a series of videos that sent the website and video maker into infamy - the "X Gets Grounded" videos. Primarily made by young kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for absurd lengths of time. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold contempt towards.

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond would probably just be your standard run-of-the-mill video-making website if it wasn't for a series of videos that sent the website and video maker into infamy - the "X Gets Grounded" videos. Primarily made by young kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for absurd lengths of time. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold a contemptment for.

[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond would probably just be your standard run-of-the-mill video-making website if it wasn't for a series of videos that sent the website and video maker into infamy - the "X Gets Grounded" videos. Primarily made by young kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for absurd lengths of time. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer''.

-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE. THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 14713240821340321564657898700006665436878782386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Wiki/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''

Signing up is free for 14 days, though you must upgrade to a paid account if you want to have access to their full resources. The site originally had most of its features free with additional features available with "[=GoPlus=]", but in 2015 this was dropped after the website became pay-only. You must be at least 13 years old to join, but like everything else limited by the American COPPA act, many younger than 13 just [[LoopholeAbuse disregard this requirement and put in another birth year]]. In addition, you must have an official business website and address to use it.

-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE. THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 147132408213403215642386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Wiki/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''

[=GoAnimate=], now known as "Vyond" as of its rebrand in May 2018 and formerly styled as ''[=Go!Animate=]'', is a website that allows people to make their own [[AnimatedSeries animated videos]], originally using UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash but now currently using the [=HTML5=] standard. It has been used even by some noted animation personalities such as Creator/PaulDini, who used it to produce his web series ''Super Rica and Rashy''.

Users can either use the "Quick Video Maker", which offers several ready-made "animated shorts" (some of which are based on licensed properties) with the settings and actions already selected, a small cast of characters to choose from (different for each), and the ability for you to write dialogue, or the "Full Featured Video Maker", where you can start from scratch and select almost everything by yourself: settings, actions, sounds, FX, etc. (though again, you have a limited cast to use).[[labelnote:Reminder]]The aforementioned features are partially obsolete.[[/labelnote]] You can also make more characters and post your videos on Website/YouTube, but that requires a paid account. Note that any videos you publish will have a watermark indicating they were made by [=GoAnimate=]/Vyond (though you can pay to have it removed.)

Users can either use the "Quick Video Maker", which offers several ready-made "animated shorts" (some of which are based on licensed properties) with the settings and actions already selected, a small cast of characters to choose from (different for each), and the ability for you to write dialogue, or the "Full Featured Video Maker", where you can start from scratch and select almost everything by yourself: settings, actions, sounds, FX, etc. (though again, you have a limited cast to use).[[labelnote:Reminder!]]The aforementioned features are partially obsolete![[/labelnote]] You can also make more characters and post your videos on Website/YouTube, but that requires a paid account. Note that any videos you publish will have a watermark indicating they were made by [=GoAnimate=]/Vyond (though you can pay to have it removed.)

--> '''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE. THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 147132408213403215642386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Wiki/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Chuck E. Cheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''
--> [[InelegantBlubbering Wa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-ah!]]