History Series / Wilbur

** Some books revolve around characters like [[UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers Wilbur Wright]], [[Literature/RobinsonCrusoe Robinson Mooso]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Loo]][[note]]with her book even called [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Indiana Loo and the Temple of Moo]][[/note]], [[Literature/ChickenLittle Rooster Booster]] and [[Myth/RobinHood Will Hood]][[note]]who, by the way and according to his book, lives "in a forest called Shermoo"[[/note]].

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ray. A RunningGag of the show has him boasting off about knowing how to solve the problem of the episode only to end up stuck for words when supposedly suggesting it.
* MagicFeather: In the episode "Ray Loses His Crow", Ray loses his weather vane and doesn't want to crow without it. His book {{Expy}} of the episode, Captain Hooray, also has a similar problem: he can't sail his boat without his lucky hat.

** Some stories revolve around characters like [[UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers Wilbur Wright]], [[Literature/RobinsonCrusoe Robinson Mooso]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Loo]] and [[Literature/ChickenLittle Rooster Booster]].

* FakeInteractivity: Wilbur gets responded by some onscreen children whenever he talks to the viewers.

Not to be confused with ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'', which also features a character named Wilbur.

* FakeInteractivity: Wilbur gets responded by some offscreen children whenever he talks to the viewers.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: A RunningGag of the show has Ray boasting off about knowing how to solve the problem of the episode only to end up stuck for words when supposedly suggesting it.

** After reading the book "[[Literature/ChickenLittle The Sky Is Falling]]" in "Mysterious Sound", Ray [[SpoofAesop misreads the moral of the story]] as "If you're afraid of something, tell a king about it". He then grabs a phone book and searches for a king in it, and the "King" names he only finds are Music/BBKing, Film/KingKong and "Sky King". It doubles as ParentalBonus.

''Wilbur'' is a children's television series combining puppetry, animation and live-action segments. The show focuses on the adventures of a group of young barnyard friends: Wilbur, a calf, and his companions Dasha the duck, Libby the lamb and Ray the rooster. In each story, the group deals with basic issues familiar to young children such as learning to take turns, dealing with scary noises at night and learning about the world around them. When Wilbur wiggles, he finds a book which helps him or his friends to solve their problems.

** Dasha and Libby's book counterparts in "Two Reds Are Better Than One" are dressed as [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Cinderella and her fairy godmother]].

** Dasha and Libby's book counterparts in "Two Reds Are Better Than One" are dressed as [[WesternAnimation/{Cinderella} Cinderella and her fairy godmother]].

** Dasha and Libby's book counterparts in "Two Reds Are Better Than One" are disguised as [[WesternAnimation/Cinderella Cinderella and her fairy godmother]].

* ShoutOut: Some stories revolve around characters like [[UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers Wilbur Wright]], [[Literature/RobinsonCrusoe Robinson Mooso]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Loo]] and [[Literature/ChickenLittle Rooster Booster]].
** After reading the book "[[Literature/ChickenLittle The Sky Is Falling]]" in "Mysterious Sound", Ray [[SpoofAesop mistakes the moral of the story]] as "If you're afraid, tell a king about it". He thus grabs a phone book and searches for a king in it, and the "King" names he only finds are Music/BBKing, Film/KingKong and "Sky King". It doubles as ParentalBonus.

* ShoutOut: Some stories revolve around characters like [[UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers Wilbur Wright]], [[Liteature/RobinsonCrusoe Robinson Mooso]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Loo]] and [[Literature/ChickenLittle Rooster Booster]].

* ShoutOut: Some stories revolve around characters like [[Liteature/RobinsonCrusoe Robinson Mooso]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Loo]] and [[Literature/ChickenLittle Rooster Booster]].

* StrictlyFormula: A character has a problem and Wilbur wiggles, helping him to find a book that has a lesson that will help them solve their problem. Wilbur reads the book, but the character misses the point of the story, forcing another reading of the story, this time by real children. If the character doesn't miss the point, then they either forget it or another character shows up that needs to learn the same lesson, which leads to the re-reading instead. After the re-reading, real kids sing a song about the subject in question and the story ends with everyone happy thanks to the lesson learned. There are occasionally slight variations (like the song appearing before the re-reading or even before the first one), but the basic formula is always the same.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: A RunningGag of the show has Ray boasting off about knowing how to solve the problem of the episode only to consequently end up stuck in his words when trying to think about it.

* StrictlyFormula: A character has a problem and Wilbur wiggles, helping him to find a book that has a lesson that will help them solve their problem. Wilbur reads the book, but the character misses the point of the story, forcing another reading of the story, this time by real children. If the character doesn't miss the point, then they either forget it or another character shows up that needs to learn the same lesson, which leads to the re-reading instead. After the re-reading, real kids sing a song about the subject in question and the story ends with everyone happy thanks to the lesson learned. There are occasionally slight variations, but the basic formula is always the same.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Libby, because she's younger than the other characters - only 2 years old.

!''Wilbur'' provides examples of the following:

** ReadingIsCoolAesop: The goal of the program in a nutshell.

->'''Wilbur:''' Moo moo moo. Is the answer in the book?
->'''Kids:''' We'll find it, Wilbur! Let's take another look!
->--Wilbur and kids

'''''Wilbur''''' is a children's television series combining puppetry, animation and live-action segments. The show focuses on the adventures of a group of young barnyard friends: Wilbur, a calf, and his companions Dasha the duck, Libby the lamb and Ray the rooster. In each story, the group deals with basic issues familiar to young children such as learning to take turns, dealing with scary noises at night and learning about the world around them. When Wilbur wiggles, he finds a book which helps him or his friends to solve their problems.

* AdobeFlash: Used to animate the book-reading sequences.

* ExpositoryThemeTune, TitleThemeTune and ThemeTuneRollCall

* TitleThemeTune: It's more or less to the tune of "Old [=McDonald=] Had a Farm." "Wilbur starts a-giggling, then he starts to laugh! Then he starts a-wiggling, he's such a funny calf..."