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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary Highschool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary Highschool High School Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary HighSchool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary HighSchool Highschool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary High-School Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary High-School HighSchool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary High-school Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary High-school High-School Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary HighSchool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{Ordinary HighSchool High-school Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as [[{{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s]], and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as [[{{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s]], {{Ordinary HighSchool Student}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.

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* LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s, [[{{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s]], and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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* AbsenteeActor: No explanation is given for Emma not appearing in "The Gracie Code, Part 1".
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*LastDayOfNormalcy: The first episode, "Metamorphosis", introduces the three heroines (Emma, Cleo, and Rikki), shows them going through a life as {{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}}s, and has them shipwrecked to Mako Island where they first discover the moon pool, and coming into contact with it once a full moon passes over grants them the ability to turn into mermaids whenever they touch water.
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%% * HollywoodNerd: Cleo's boyfriend Lewis.

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** They are even color coded in Season 1- Emma wears blue, Rikki wears Red, and Cleo wears purple.

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** They are even color coded color-coded in Season 1- Emma wears blue, Rikki wears Red, and Cleo wears purple.



* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Even though the 3rd season reused the OP from the 1st two seasons, this version is sang by Bella's actress, Indiana Evans.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Even though the 3rd season reused the OP from the 1st two seasons, this version is sang sung by Bella's actress, Indiana Evans.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few episodes Zane displays unprovoked and open hostility on several occasions especially towards Cleo. In gets toned down over the course of the first season.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few episodes episodes, Zane displays unprovoked and open hostility on several occasions especially towards Cleo. In It gets toned down over the course of the first season.



* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: In the first two seasons, at least one girl gets possessed by the full moon every time no matter how many precautions they take. They eventually discover that the moon pool water is the only safe place (which doesn't explain their nonchalance at seeing the Moon before they get there) and the whole thing is dropped by Season 3.
* FakeFaint: Cleo pretends to faint in "Under the Weather" to avoid the girls having to go out in the rain (as that would turn them into mermaids). Unfortunately this starts a chain of events escalating until they end up in quarantine with the medical specialists believing they're dealing with a serious unknown illness.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: In the first two seasons, at least one girl gets possessed by the full moon every time no matter how many precautions they take. They eventually discover that the moon pool water is the only safe place (which doesn't explain their nonchalance at seeing the Moon moon before they get there) and the whole thing is dropped by Season 3.
* FakeFaint: Cleo pretends to faint in "Under the Weather" to avoid the girls having to go out in the rain (as that would turn them into mermaids). Unfortunately Unfortunately, this starts a chain of events escalating until they end up in quarantine with the medical specialists believing they're dealing with a serious unknown illness.
%%* Used as a distraction in ''Series/ICarly''.
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%% * 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.

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** To be fair, they couldn't exactly have her arrested without explaining why she would kidnap them.



* LovePotion: In one episode, Nate gets hold of some ambergris which makes him irresistible to the mermaids.

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* LovePotion: In one episode, Nate gets hold of some ambergris ambergris, which makes him irresistible to the mermaids.



* MagicPants: During the shift from human to mermaid form not only do clothes disappear until the girls become human again but any hair decorations and hair spray also disappear, leaving the transformee's hair untied. This seems to work both ways, as when Emma dyed her hair red in mermaid form, it reverts to her natural blonde color when she is human.

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* MagicPants: During the shift from human to mermaid form not only do clothes disappear until the girls become human again but any hair decorations and hair spray hairspray also disappear, leaving the transformee's hair untied. This seems to work both ways, as when Emma dyed her hair red in mermaid form, it reverts to her natural blonde color when she is human.



* OffscreenRealityWarp: On serveral occasions the girls get out of the water offscreen and immediately take on some bad guys dry and in human form. It has been established (and it is a frequent plot point) that drying and transforming back takes quite some time.

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* OffscreenRealityWarp: On serveral occasions several occasions, the girls get out of the water offscreen and immediately take on some bad guys dry and in human form. It has been established (and it is a frequent plot point) that drying and transforming back takes quite some time.
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* WhoWearsShortShorts: All the girls, though justified since it's Australia.
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* GettingSickDeliberately: In "Under the Weather", a rainstorm traps the girls at Emma's house, which fears them as touching water will trigger their mermaid transformations; to avoid revealing their secret, they use their mermaid powers to magically make themselves deliberately ill.
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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon. Doubly so for Cleo's case, as she enchanted Lewis with her siren song, putting them both under the influence.

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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon. Doubly so for Cleo's case, as she enchanted Lewis with her siren song, putting them both ''both'' under the influence.influence when they kissed.
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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon. Doubly so for Cleo's case, as she enchanted Lewis with her siren song that lead to the kiss in the first place.

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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon. Doubly so for Cleo's case, as she enchanted Lewis with her siren song that lead to song, putting them both under the kiss in the first place.influence.
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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon.

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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: All three girls kissed their love interests in Season 1 while under the influence of the full moon. Doubly so for Cleo's case, as she enchanted Lewis with her siren song that lead to the kiss in the first place.

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* ChildhoodFriends: Emma and Cleo are childhood friends, and both meet new girl Rikki in the first episode. Bella is the new friend when Emma leaves in season 3.

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Emma and Cleo are childhood friends.
** Emma and Zane are family
friends, and both meet new girl Rikki in the first episode. Bella is the new friend have known each other since they were 3. They don't much like each other these days, but Emma's mom makes it sound like they might've been friends when Emma leaves in season 3.they were small.
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* PlentyOfBlondes: Blondes seem to make up more than half the cast. Rikki, Emma, Lewis, Byron, Miriam, Bella, Will...
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: episode 1.09
-->'''Emma:''' We've made a fool of him. You've gotten even. Anything else you do is just you wanting to hurt someone. Is that who you are?
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* FakeFaint: Cleo pretends to faint in "Under the Weather" to avoid the girls having to go out in the rain (as that would turn them into mermaids). Unfortunately this starts a chain of events escalating until they end up in quarantine with the medical specialists believing they're dealing with a serious unknown illness.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: In the Season 3 finale, Bella performs the theme song at Rikki's Cafe.



* ThemeTuneCameo:
** In "Sink or Swim", Emma refers to herself as "Not an ordinary girl."
** In the Season 3 finale, Bella performs the theme song at Rikki's Cafe.

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''H₂O: Just Add Water'' is an Australian live-action series for preteen-to-teenage girls that has been shown in North America on Nickelodeon and currently shows on Creator/TeenNICK as ''[[MarketBasedTitle H₂O]]''. The story focuses on three friends who gain magical powers over water and after a trip to the mysterious Mako Island, turn into mermaids following "The ''Film/{{Splash}}'' Method" (when they are wet they turn into mermaids, and when they are dry they aren't) after swimming in a [[GreenRocks magical pool]] during a [[{{Lunacy}} full moon]].

The series was created by Creator/JonathanMShiff. It is mostly about the girls' powers and dealing with them in [[ThisIsReality real life]]. There were initially going to be only two seasons, but due to popular demand a third season was added, with several of the characters missing and a new girl, Bella, added to replace Emma. A {{spinoff}} series, ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'', is available on {{Creator/Netflix}}. A short-lived AnimatedAdaptation, ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures'' is also available on Netflix.

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''H₂O: Just Add Water'' is an Australian live-action series for preteen-to-teenage girls that has been shown in North America on Nickelodeon and currently shows on Creator/TeenNICK Creator/TeenNick as simply ''[[MarketBasedTitle H₂O]]''. The story focuses on three friends who gain magical powers over water and after a trip to the mysterious Mako Island, turn into mermaids following "The ''Film/{{Splash}}'' Method" (when they are wet they turn into mermaids, and when they are dry they aren't) after swimming in a [[GreenRocks magical pool]] during a [[{{Lunacy}} full moon]].

The series was created Created by Creator/JonathanMShiff. It Creator/JonathanMShiff, it is mostly about the girls' powers and dealing with them in [[ThisIsReality real life]]. There were initially going to be only two seasons, but due to popular demand a third season was added, with several of the characters missing and a new girl, Bella, added to replace Emma. A {{spinoff}} series, ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'', is available on {{Creator/Netflix}}. A short-lived AnimatedAdaptation, ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures'' ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures'', is also available on Netflix.



* BrattyHalfPint: Kim, Cleo's sister.
* BrotherChuck: Some of the Season 1 characters are no where to be found in Season 2, such as Miriam and Byron. Also Ash in Season 3.

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%% * BrattyHalfPint: Kim, Cleo's sister.
* BrotherChuck: Some of the Season 1 characters are no where to be found in Season 2, such as Miriam and Byron. Also Ash in Season 3.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Some of the Season 1 characters are no where to be found in Season 2, such as Miriam and Byron. Also Ash in Season 3.



* HollywoodNerd: Cleo's boyfriend Lewis.

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%% * HollywoodNerd: Cleo's boyfriend Lewis.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rikki.

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%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rikki.



* LonelyRichKid: Zane.

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%% * LonelyRichKid: Zane.



* PowerTrio

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* {{Tomboy}}: Rikki.

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%% * {{Tomboy}}: Rikki.



* {{Tsundere}}: Rikki.

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%% * {{Tsundere}}: Rikki.
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* BoundAndGagged: Rikki ends up bound and gagged by counterfeit smugglers in the third season episode ''Crime and Punishment.''

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** One to do with [[{{Lunacy}} the moon]], [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar which happens once a month]] and gives the girls [[AllPeriodsArePMS bizarre mood swings.]]

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** One to do with [[{{Lunacy}} the moon]], [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar which moon]],which happens once a month]] month and gives the girls [[AllPeriodsArePMS bizarre mood swings.]]



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** See KickTheDog below for the specifics but one episode has Cleo left depressed and she swims out into the middle of a known shark breeding ground. Yep, probably the first kids' programme to show a character nearly committing suicide.
** In the second episode of Season 1, a friend of Miriam says "Christ!" in response to Cleo feigning sickness. It is more apparent with subtitles.
** In the tenth episode of Season 1, Rikki says "I would die if I had to watch a North Korean family eat breakfast for an hour in real time!" They somehow managed to get a line which pokes fun at North Korea's bad human rights record past Network Ten standards & practices.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** See KickTheDog below for
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 specifics but one episode has Cleo left depressed and she swims out into future, please check the middle of a known shark breeding ground. Yep, probably trope page to make sure your example fits the first kids' programme to show a character nearly committing suicide.
** In the second episode of Season 1, a friend of Miriam says "Christ!" in response to Cleo feigning sickness. It is more apparent with subtitles.
** In the tenth episode of Season 1, Rikki says "I would die if I had to watch a North Korean family eat breakfast for an hour in real time!" They somehow managed to get a line which pokes fun at North Korea's bad human rights record past Network Ten standards & practices.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few episodes Zane displays unprovoced and open hostility on several occasions especially towards Cleo. In gets toned down over the course of the first season.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few episodes Zane displays unprovoced unprovoked and open hostility on several occasions especially towards Cleo. In gets toned down over the course of the first season.
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** They also meet up on Mako Island for some casual talk regularly without lying in the sand for hours beforhand.

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** They also meet up on Mako Island for some casual talk regularly without lying in the sand for hours beforhand.beforehand.
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* OffscreenRealityWarp: On serveral occasions the girls get out of the water offscreen and immediately take on some bad guys dry and in human form. It has been established (and it is a frequent plot point) that drying and transforming back takes quite some time.
**They also meet up on Mako Island for some casual talk regularly without lying in the sand for hours beforhand.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few episodes Zane displays unprovoced and open hostility on several occasions especially towards Cleo. In gets toned down over the course of the first season.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Small one, but in the episode in which Cleo can grant wishes, Kim wishes she can "just take a shower whenever she wants". A second later, the lawn sprinkler turns on, completely soaking her
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* ChildhoodFriends: Emma, Rikki and Cleo are all childhood friends. Lewis is a childhood friend as well.

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* ChildhoodFriends: Emma, Rikki Emma and Cleo are all childhood friends. Lewis friends, and both meet new girl Rikki in the first episode. Bella is a childhood the new friend as well.when Emma leaves in season 3.

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