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** In the case of both films, this would explain how Dozey-Face is able to transport Dot (and Gumley) from Australia to America by disguising herself as the Qantas logo on the tail fin of a jet airliner.

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** In the case of both films, this would explain how Dozey-Face is able to transport Dot (and Gumley) Gumley in the former movie) from Australia to America by disguising herself as the Qantas logo on the tail fin of a jet airliner.



* This would also explain why no one ever asks why Dot is perpetually barefoot, even at times and places where she would be expected to wear shoes.

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* This would also explain why no one ever asks why Dot is perpetually barefoot, even at in times and places where she would be expected to wear shoes.
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* This would also explain why no one ever asks why Dot is perpetually barefoot, even at times and places where she would be expected to wear shoes.
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Magic sparkles all over the place.


This would have included the events of ''Dot and the Bunny'' (providing they actually happened and weren't just a dream of course) so Poley would have found out about the existence of rabbits and would have passed this on through correspondence to Roley with Dot and Whyka's help.

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This would have included the events of ''Dot and the Bunny'' (providing they actually happened and weren't just a dream of course) so Poley would have found out about the existence of rabbits and would have passed this on through correspondence to Roley with Dot and Whyka's help.help.
[[WMG: Magic exists in the Dot Movie Universe.]]
Just watch the ''Little Things'' song in ''Dot and Keeto'' very carefully.
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* This may explain how Nelson the dolphin is able to teach Dot how to survive underwater and why she is unaffected by sub-zero temperatures in ''Dot and the Whale''.
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Pretty messed up theory but it's possible.


For some of the sequels at least, this may be possible, after all:

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Or, at worst, she may be hallucinating as a result of head injuries sustained when she struck a tree at the bottom of the embankment she tumbled down in the original film. For some of the sequels at least, this any of the above may be possible, after all:
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That's my theory.


* This might possibly also explain why Dot and other human characters do not always have the right number of fingers and toes in the sequels.

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* This might possibly also explain why Dot and other human characters do not always have the right number of fingers and toes in the sequels.sequels.
[[WMG: Dot told Poley about her adventures in the previous movies.]]
This would have included the events of ''Dot and the Bunny'' (providing they actually happened and weren't just a dream of course) so Poley would have found out about the existence of rabbits and would have passed this on through correspondence to Roley with Dot and Whyka's help.
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** In the case of both films, this would explain how Dozey-Face is able to transport Dot (and Gumley) from Australia to America by disguising herself as the Qantas logo on the tail fin of a jet airliner.
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Imagination would explain a lot.

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** This would certainly explain this movie's portrayal of sentient inanimate objects (specifically the British Lion statues).


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** In the latter's case, this might explain why Roley knows of the existence of rabbits, despite the species not being native to Pie-Arr-Squared.
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* This would also explain everything listed under RealityWarper above.

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* This would also explain everything listed under RealityWarper above.above.
* This might possibly also explain why Dot and other human characters do not always have the right number of fingers and toes in the sequels.
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* This would explain the AnachronismStew of ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' and ''Dot in Space''.
* Also, if Dot never learned any lessons from one film to the next, this would explain why.

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* This would explain the AnachronismStew of ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' and also that of ''Dot in Space''.
Space'' (at least until Dot ends up on Pie-Arr-Squared).
* Also, if Dot never learned any lessons from one film to the next, this would explain why.why.
* This would also explain everything listed under RealityWarper above.
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All avenues have to be covered.


* In ''Dot and Keeto'', Dot has a different mother and brother from those seen in the first two movies.

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* In ''Dot and Keeto'', Dot has a different mother and brother from those seen in the first two movies.movies.
* This would explain the AnachronismStew of ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' and ''Dot in Space''.
* Also, if Dot never learned any lessons from one film to the next, this would explain why.
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Therefore giving a whole new meaning to the trope TheNeidermeyer. [[spoiler: It's also possible given how his own troops were eager to ditch him and join the side of The Party/Roley, Dot and Gorgo to confront Papa Drop as he was willing to throw his own troops under the bus [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin, as shown when he orders his own troops to come back after running away from Gorgo when they fail to recapture Dot, not even caring if his troops get eaten.]]]]

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Therefore giving a whole new meaning to the trope TheNeidermeyer. [[spoiler: It's also possible given how his own troops were eager to ditch him and join the side of The Party/Roley, Dot and Gorgo to confront Papa Drop as he was willing to throw his own troops under the bus [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin, as shown when he orders his own troops to come back after running away from Gorgo when they fail to recapture Dot, not even caring if his troops get eaten.]]]]]]]]
[[WMG: The events of the sequels took place in Dot's (or someone else's) imagination.]]
For some of the sequels at least, this may be possible, after all:
* In ''Around the World with Dot'', she's wearing different clothes (and shoes) in her live-action appearance but reverts back to her normal appearance when she, Danny/Santa, Dozey-Face and Grumble-Bones 'take-off' on their mission to find the missing joey.
* ''Dot and the Bunny'' starts off as an extended dream sequence of a girl who was reading a storybook adaptation of the original film and ignores the events of the previous film.
* In ''Dot and the Koala'', Dot is the only character depicted as a human, everyone else is an anthropomorphic animal.
* In ''Dot and Keeto'', Dot has a different mother and brother from those seen in the first two movies.
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A bit far-fetched, but in a world where a little girl can talk to animals with the aid of a magic root, kangaroos can pull sleighs, and dogs can bark in foreign languages, anything is possible. We even hear Roley say he can "fly away and cook up a planet." [[AssholeVictim He wanted to conquer the universe with Dot's rocket and subject several planets to the same tyranny he inflicts on his own planet, Pie-Arr-Squared,]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor so let the punishment fit the crime.]]

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A bit far-fetched, but in a world where a little girl can talk to animals with the aid of a magic root, kangaroos can pull sleighs, and dogs can bark in foreign languages, anything is possible. We even hear Roley say he can "fly away and cook up a planet." [[AssholeVictim He wanted to conquer the universe with Dot's rocket and subject several planets to the same tyranny he inflicts on his own planet, Pie-Arr-Squared,]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor so let the punishment fit the crime.]]]]
[[WMG: The Roundy Sergeant may have been shot by his own troops after Papa Drop was overthrown in ''Dot in Space''.]]
Therefore giving a whole new meaning to the trope TheNeidermeyer. [[spoiler: It's also possible given how his own troops were eager to ditch him and join the side of The Party/Roley, Dot and Gorgo to confront Papa Drop as he was willing to throw his own troops under the bus [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin, as shown when he orders his own troops to come back after running away from Gorgo when they fail to recapture Dot, not even caring if his troops get eaten.]]]]
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* In the episode Blinky Bill and the Bird Smugglers, the two smugglers bear a striking resemblance to Mr. Sprag and Scarface from Dot and the Smugglers.

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* In the episode Blinky Bill and the Bird Smugglers, the two smugglers bear a striking resemblance to Mr. Sprag and Scarface from Dot ''Dot and the Smugglers.Smugglers''.
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* In the Blinky Bill episode "Blinky Bill and the Earthquake", Miss Magpie can be seen reading a story to her students about a human girl who learned how to speak to animals (sound familiar?), and she also states that her parents were worried she was spending too much time in the bush so she went back to her home, which may explain why we don't see Dot in the bush in much of ''Dot and the Koala'' and Dot and the Whale.

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* In the Blinky Bill episode "Blinky Bill and the Earthquake", Miss Magpie can be seen reading a story to her students about a human girl who learned how to speak to animals (sound familiar?), and she also states that her parents were worried she was spending too much time in the bush so she went back to her home, which may explain why we don't see Dot in the bush in much of ''Dot and the Koala'' and Dot ''Dot and the Whale.Whale''.
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[[WMG: The ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' series shares the same universe as other Yoram Gross productions:]]

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[[WMG: The ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' series shares the same universe as other [[Creator/YoramGross Yoram Gross Gross]] productions:]]



Blinky Bill:

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She has an excuse in Dot and Keeto in that she got shrunk.


[[WMG: The ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' series shares the same universe as the following Yoram Gross productions:]]

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[[WMG: The ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' series shares the same universe as the following other Yoram Gross productions:]]



* Both series started out [[RogerRabbitEffect combining live-action backgrounds with animated characters before becoming fully animated]] (although ''Dot in Space'' is the only film in the Dot series to be fully animated (save for a recycled scene in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'') and only the pilot movie for ''Blinky Bill'' used live-action backgrounds with the series becoming fully animated from thereon).

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* Both series started out [[RogerRabbitEffect combining live-action backgrounds with animated characters before becoming fully animated]] (although ''Dot in Space'' is the only film in the Dot series to be fully animated (save for a recycled scene in from ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'') and only the pilot movie for ''Blinky Bill'' used live-action backgrounds with the series becoming fully animated from thereon).



* In the Blinky Bill episode "Blinky Bill and the Earthquake", Miss Magpie can be seen reading a story to her students about a human girl who learned how to speak to animals (sound familiar?), and she also states that her parents were worried she was spending too much time in the bush so she went back to her home, which may explain why we don't see Dot in the bush in ''Dot and Keeto'', much of ''Dot and the Koala'' and Dot and the Whale.

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* In the Blinky Bill episode "Blinky Bill and the Earthquake", Miss Magpie can be seen reading a story to her students about a human girl who learned how to speak to animals (sound familiar?), and she also states that her parents were worried she was spending too much time in the bush so she went back to her home, which may explain why we don't see Dot in the bush in ''Dot and Keeto'', much of ''Dot and the Koala'' and Dot and the Whale.
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[[WMG: The ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' series shares the same universe as the following Yoram Gross productions:]]
The Little Convict:
* If you look closely at the beginning of the film, which takes place at a carnival, [[CompanyCrossReferences you can see the logo for Dot and the Kangaroo on the balloons.]]
* The live-action backgrounds for Rolf Harris' story about Toby Nelson are almost the same as the ones in ''Dot & the Kangaroo''
* Some of the scenes in The Little Convict were reused from Dot and the Kangaroo
* Both Toby Nelson and Dot are both [[EarthyBarefootCharacter perpetually barefoot animal lovers]] [[DisproportionateRetribution who were thrown in prison for incredibly stupid reasons]] (Toby Nelson was convicted for holding a horse for a highwayman in ''The Little Convict'', and Dot was thrown in the Prison for Squaries by [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Papa Drop]] and [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Roundies]] [[FantasticRacism for not being round enough]] in ''Dot in Space'')

Blinky Bill:
* Both series started out [[RogerRabbitEffect combining live-action backgrounds with animated characters before becoming fully animated]] (although ''Dot in Space'' is the only film in the Dot series to be fully animated (save for a recycled scene in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'') and only the pilot movie for ''Blinky Bill'' used live-action backgrounds with the series becoming fully animated from thereon).
* In both books the ''Dot'' and ''Blinky Bill'' series were based on, both protagonists meet a character named Willie Wagtail.
* In the pilot movie for Blinky Bill, Claire, the daughter of Harry and Joe, the two main antagonists, has a plush toy of a koala she names "Gumley", which is the same name of Dot's koala friend in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood''.
* In the Blinky Bill episode "Blinky Bill and the Earthquake", Miss Magpie can be seen reading a story to her students about a human girl who learned how to speak to animals (sound familiar?), and she also states that her parents were worried she was spending too much time in the bush so she went back to her home, which may explain why we don't see Dot in the bush in ''Dot and Keeto'', much of ''Dot and the Koala'' and Dot and the Whale.
* In the episode Blinky Bill and the Bird Smugglers, the two smugglers bear a striking resemblance to Mr. Sprag and Scarface from Dot and the Smugglers.
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** ''Dot and the Bunny'' > ''Around the World with Dot'' > ''Dot and Keeto'' (a storybook adaptation depicts Joey with Kangaroo) > ''Dot and the Koala'' > ''Dot and the Whale'' onwards.

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** ''Dot and the Bunny'' > ''Around the World with Dot'' > ''Dot and Keeto'' (a storybook adaptation depicts Joey with Kangaroo) > ''Dot and the Koala'' > ''Dot and the Smugglers'' > ''Dot and the Whale'' onwards.
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* Survive in extremely cold environments (the Antarctic and to a lesser extent, the Northern Hemisphere during its winter months).
And as for how she got her powers, maybe the root did more than just give her the ability to talk to animals.

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* Survive in extremely cold environments (the Antarctic and to a lesser extent, the Northern Hemisphere during its winter months).
months) without cold weather clothing, or indeed, footwear though she probably still felt like she was wearing the latter in ''Around the World with Dot'' as she did wear shoes in her live-action appearance in said movie.
And as for how she got her powers, maybe the root did more than just give her the ability to talk to animals.animals?
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* This could also explain why she interacts with 1930s and 1940s movie stars in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'', despite the film's setting having to be June 1959 at the earliest due to the appearance of a Qantas jet airliner.

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* This could also explain why she interacts with 1930s and 1940s 1930/40s/50s movie stars in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'', despite the film's setting having to be June 1959 at the earliest due to the appearance of a Qantas jet airliner.
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[[WMG: Dot can travel through time]]
Which could also explain why she is still alive and still a kid in the original film (set in the late 19th century) and the sequels (set in the mid-20th century at the earliest)
* This could also explain why she interacts with 1930s and 1940s movie stars in ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'', despite the film's setting having to be June 1959 at the earliest due to the appearance of a Qantas jet airliner.
* This could also explain the chronology of the events of the sequels which, theoretically, should be as follows:
** ''Dot and the Bunny'' > ''Around the World with Dot'' > ''Dot and Keeto'' (a storybook adaptation depicts Joey with Kangaroo) > ''Dot and the Koala'' > ''Dot and the Whale'' onwards.
* This could also explain why Dot's brother Ben in ''Around the World with Dot'' is replaced by Simon in ''Dot and Keeto''.
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and Joey now became Funny-Bunny's brother now.

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* and Joey Funny-Bunny is now became Funny-Bunny's brother now.Joey's adopted brother.



She briefly had a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment near the end of the climax once the dam collapsed (even though there were no casualties and it could be argued that Mayor Percy and Sherlock Bones were more at fault since [[LethallyStupid he brought them here despite knowing the bush animals would stop at nothing to defend their homes and left the opening ceremony without evacuating everyone]]), and knew deep down her parents would be far from pleased with her playing a role. Even during that period, she still did heroic deeds such as raising money to save Tonga the Whale, shutting down an international wildlife smuggling operation and protecting the Bunyip, posing as a Hollywood film star to win money needed to pay for Gumley's eye operation and rescuing Whyka, not only out of care for said animals but also to wishing to redeem herself in the eyes of her family and those she had (unintentionally) wronged. Although it may not seem like it at times (such as her interactions with Simon in ''Dot and Keeto''), deep down she still loves her family and hopes one day to reconcile with them. And her family still loves her and hope one day she will return to them. It depends on which order one puts the films in, however.

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She briefly had a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment near the end of the climax once the dam collapsed (even though there were no casualties and it could be argued that Mayor Percy and Sherlock Bones were more at fault since [[LethallyStupid he brought them here despite knowing the bush animals would stop at nothing to defend their homes and left the opening ceremony without evacuating everyone]]), and knew deep down her parents would be far from pleased with her playing a role. Even during that period, she still did heroic deeds such as raising money to save Tonga the Whale, shutting down an international wildlife smuggling operation and protecting the Bunyip, posing as a Hollywood film star to win money needed to pay for Gumley's eye operation and rescuing Whyka, not only out of care for said animals but also to wishing to redeem herself in the eyes of her family and those she had (unintentionally) wronged. Although it may not seem like it at times (such as her interactions with Simon in ''Dot and Keeto''), deep down she still loves her family and hopes one day to reconcile with them. And her family still loves her and hope one day she will return to them. This would theoretically be the case if the events of ''Dot and Keeto'' chronologically precede those of ''Dot and the Koala''. It depends on which order one puts the films in, however.



His unsympathetic attitude towards the plights of Gumley and Whyka is a façade and deep down he really does want to help Dot with her goals but he just can't realistically see how he can do that. Either that or he's giving ideas to Dot without even realizing it.

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His unsympathetic attitude towards the plights of Gumley and Whyka is a façade and deep down he really does want to help Dot with her goals but he just can't realistically see really figure out how he can do that.that, given what Dot is up against in each case. Either that or he's giving ideas to Dot without even realizing it.
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His unsympathetic attitude towards the plights of Gumley and Whyka is a façade and deep down he really does want to help Dot with her goals. Either that or he's giving ideas to Dot without even realizing it.

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His unsympathetic attitude towards the plights of Gumley and Whyka is a façade and deep down he really does want to help Dot with her goals.goals but he just can't realistically see how he can do that. Either that or he's giving ideas to Dot without even realizing it.
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She briefly had a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment near the end of the climax once the dam collapsed (even though there were no casualties and it could be argued that Mayor Percy and Sherlock Bones were more at fault since [[LethallyStupid he brought them here despite knowing the bush animals would stop at nothing to defend their homes and left the opening ceremony without evacuating everyone]]), and knew deep down her parents would be far from pleased with her playing a role. Even during that period, she still did heroic deeds such as raising money to save Tonga the Whale, shutting down an international wildlife smuggling operation and protecting the Bunyip, posing as a Hollywood film star to win money needed to pay for Gumley's eye operation and rescuing Whyka not only out of care for said animals but also to redeem herself in the eyes of her family. Although it may not seem like it at times (such as her interactions with Simon in ''Dot and Keeto''), deep down she still loves her family and hopes one day to reconcile with them. And her family still loves her and hope one day she will return to them. It depends on which order one puts the films in, however.

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She briefly had a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment near the end of the climax once the dam collapsed (even though there were no casualties and it could be argued that Mayor Percy and Sherlock Bones were more at fault since [[LethallyStupid he brought them here despite knowing the bush animals would stop at nothing to defend their homes and left the opening ceremony without evacuating everyone]]), and knew deep down her parents would be far from pleased with her playing a role. Even during that period, she still did heroic deeds such as raising money to save Tonga the Whale, shutting down an international wildlife smuggling operation and protecting the Bunyip, posing as a Hollywood film star to win money needed to pay for Gumley's eye operation and rescuing Whyka Whyka, not only out of care for said animals but also to wishing to redeem herself in the eyes of her family.family and those she had (unintentionally) wronged. Although it may not seem like it at times (such as her interactions with Simon in ''Dot and Keeto''), deep down she still loves her family and hopes one day to reconcile with them. And her family still loves her and hope one day she will return to them. It depends on which order one puts the films in, however.

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