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** In the video reading ''I Need My Monster'', Fushia Fish thinks that Gabe was just bluffing about the fish being scared of him to boost his ego.
** In the reading of ''The Candy Cane Fiasco'', Witcheficent thinks the grandmother left her granddaughter [[StickySituation stuck to the Christmas tree]] for [[ForTheEvulz no reason]], but Abuela Bear thinks she did it to get peace and quiet.
** In the reading of ''The Candy Cane Fiasco'', Witcheficent thinks the grandmother left her granddaughter [[StickySituation stuck to the Christmas tree]] for [[ForTheEvulz no reason]], but Abuela Bear thinks she did it to get peace and quiet.
* CaptainObviousReveal: InUniverse -- In the video for ''It's Okay to Be a Unicorn'', Storyteller says that she saw the twist of Cornelius secretly being a unicorn coming a mile away (but she still liked the book for its PrejudiceAesop).
* RunningGag:
** Whenever the title of the story involves not doing something that Storyteller [[InevitablyBrokenRule must do]] in order to read the story (such as open the book or read the book), [[LovableCoward Doug]] will worry about it.
** Witcheficent calling Green Bear "[[MaliciousMisnaming Green Thing]]", and insisting on calling him that even when he corrects her.
** Witcheficent complaining that the story isn't dark enough.
** Gilles's polyamorous relationship.
** Characters reacting badly to stories that throw shade on their species (like Gilles in ''Giraffes Ruin Everything'' and Two Tone in ''Belling the Cat'').
** Green Bear wanting to be President.
** Whenever the story features ToiletHumour, Eileen will act over-the-top disgusted, but Green Bear will find it hilarious.
** Tibby calling the viewers, or other characters, "bon-bons" or otherwise implying he wants to eat them.
** Whenever a book has a "this book belongs to", Storyteller will sing, "You! And me! and the Kid Time family!".
** Batticus Finch declaring something illegal.
** Witcheficent eating bats (often making them into a stew).
** Eileen coming across something unpleasant in a book, and almost giving up reading it, but claiming she has no choice but to read it anyway due to the "Storyteller Creed".
** Whenever the title of the story involves not doing something that Storyteller [[InevitablyBrokenRule must do]] in order to read the story (such as open the book or read the book), [[LovableCoward Doug]] will worry about it.
** Witcheficent calling Green Bear "[[MaliciousMisnaming Green Thing]]", and insisting on calling him that even when he corrects her.
** Witcheficent complaining that the story isn't dark enough.
** Gilles's polyamorous relationship.
** Characters reacting badly to stories that throw shade on their species (like Gilles in ''Giraffes Ruin Everything'' and Two Tone in ''Belling the Cat'').
** Green Bear wanting to be President.
** Whenever the story features ToiletHumour, Eileen will act over-the-top disgusted, but Green Bear will find it hilarious.
** Tibby calling the viewers, or other characters, "bon-bons" or otherwise implying he wants to eat them.
** Whenever a book has a "this book belongs to", Storyteller will sing, "You! And me! and the Kid Time family!".
** Batticus Finch declaring something illegal.
** Witcheficent eating bats (often making them into a stew).
** Eileen coming across something unpleasant in a book, and almost giving up reading it, but claiming she has no choice but to read it anyway due to the "Storyteller Creed".
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** In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
** Batticus Finch was named after Atticus Finch from ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''.
** In one of the videos for the ''What Should Danny Do?'' books, Eileen reads the words "let it go" to the tune of the song from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''.
** In the video reading a book adaptation of the song ''Singin' in the Rain'', Olivia points out that that's also the name of [[Film/SinginInTheRain a movie]].
** In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading
** Batticus Finch was named after Atticus Finch from ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''.
** In one of the videos for the ''What Should Danny Do?'' books, Eileen reads the words "let it go" to the tune of the song from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''.
** In the video reading a book adaptation of the song ''Singin' in the Rain'', Olivia points out that that's also the name of [[Film/SinginInTheRain a movie]].
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* TitleReadingGag:
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyys5Zej8SM video]] for ''P is for Poop'', Storyteller is shocked at the title and acts coy about saying the word "[[ToiletHumour poop]]".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U-KhVLhs8o video]] for ''A Children's Book About Lying'', Green Bear says, "Uh-oh!" when he reads the title, since he fears he's been caught in a lie.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X9l8OBPEMU video]] reading ''Daddy Lost His Job'', Doug reads the title and freaks out, thinking that ''his'' father [[JoblessParentDrama lost his job]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkdr8mkgvBY video]] for ''Little Good Wolf'', characters are surprised by the inversion of BigBadWolf -- Green Bear says, "That's not right" in a deadpan way, [[LovableCoward Doug]] gets nervous, Witcheficent calls it "blasphemy" and "[[NoTrueScotsman not even a real book]]", and Fernando Fox just says a RapidFireNo.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVh6sw6WFGE video]] for ''Baby's First Jailbreak'', Doug reads the title and then begs Storyteller not to read the book, since not only is it wrong to be in jail in the first place since it requires lawbreaking, breaking out is doubly wrong, so it's "breaking too many rules".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHWec3vGhY video]] for ''Giraffes Ruin Everything'', Storyteller says, "Uh-oh!" upon reading the title, knowing that Gilles (a giraffe) will be offended, and sure enough, he is.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntymsqDP2xo video]] for ''Mary Had a Little Lab'', Fuchia Fish misreads the title as ''Mary Had a Little Lamb'' and sings the NurseryRhyme.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x55Uao6ULg video]] reading ''Goodnight Lab'', a parody of ''Literature/GoodnightMoon'', Doug, upon seeing the title, [[{{Gasp}} gasps dramatically]] and yells, "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOON?!".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTtmx_6Yg0&t=209s video]] for the ''Literature/DinosaurVs'' book "Dinosaur vs. the Potty", Doug is unhappy when he reads the title, since mentioning the potty (especially in relation to a dinosaur, since he's half-dinosaur) brings back embarrassing memories of his own toddlerhood when he was being potty trained.
** When Doug sees the title in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX0QbQqkz5o video]] for ''Dragons Get Colds Too'', he wonders how it's even possible... [[HypocriticalHumour despite]] being half-dragon and suffering a cold himself.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIb9ILFlRk video]] covering ''Pink is for Boys'', Pink Bear is glad to see the title, since after being [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken for a girl]] so many times just because [[PinkMeansFeminine he's pink]], he's pleased ''someone'' knows that pink can be for boys too.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLWSSn1D2T4&t=99s video]] about the ''Literature/RottenRalph'' book "The Nine Lives of Rotten Ralph", [[NightmareFetishist Maleficent]] is excited to see the title, because she thinks the book is about death.
** When Gilles reads the title in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqlC6MotpNU video]] for the ''Literature/LittlePrincess'' book "I Don't Want to Go to the Hospital", he says, "Well, Little Princess, here's a clue: no one does."
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuo-WANU5vA video]] for ''Aliens Took My Daughter'', Perry takes the title as evidence that AlienAbduction exists.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTMuO9FmFYg video]] reading the ''Literature/AesopsFables'' story "Belling the Cat", Two Tone meows in intrigue upon seeing the title has the word "cat" in it.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFnVfjaQFJE video]] for ''A Thousand No's'', Green Bear, upon seeing the title, yells, "But I don't like no's!".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHKuDzFqo4 video]] reading ''Pencils on Strike'', when they read the title, Green Bear and Doug are shocked at the idea of [[AnimateInanimateObject pencils being on strike]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhlquOQTuew video]] for ''Finn's Little Fibs'', Witcheficent is happy when she reads the title, since she thinks it's for learning how to lie. It turns out to be the [[HonestyAesop opposite]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TFzDncICg video]] about ''Literature/TheGrouchyLadybug'', Witcheficent is happy to hear a story with "grouchy" in the title, since she's grouchy herself.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyys5Zej8SM video]] for ''P is for Poop'', Storyteller is shocked at the title and acts coy about saying the word "[[ToiletHumour poop]]".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U-KhVLhs8o video]] for ''A Children's Book About Lying'', Green Bear says, "Uh-oh!" when he reads the title, since he fears he's been caught in a lie.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X9l8OBPEMU video]] reading ''Daddy Lost His Job'', Doug reads the title and freaks out, thinking that ''his'' father [[JoblessParentDrama lost his job]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkdr8mkgvBY video]] for ''Little Good Wolf'', characters are surprised by the inversion of BigBadWolf -- Green Bear says, "That's not right" in a deadpan way, [[LovableCoward Doug]] gets nervous, Witcheficent calls it "blasphemy" and "[[NoTrueScotsman not even a real book]]", and Fernando Fox just says a RapidFireNo.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVh6sw6WFGE video]] for ''Baby's First Jailbreak'', Doug reads the title and then begs Storyteller not to read the book, since not only is it wrong to be in jail in the first place since it requires lawbreaking, breaking out is doubly wrong, so it's "breaking too many rules".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHWec3vGhY video]] for ''Giraffes Ruin Everything'', Storyteller says, "Uh-oh!" upon reading the title, knowing that Gilles (a giraffe) will be offended, and sure enough, he is.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntymsqDP2xo video]] for ''Mary Had a Little Lab'', Fuchia Fish misreads the title as ''Mary Had a Little Lamb'' and sings the NurseryRhyme.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x55Uao6ULg video]] reading ''Goodnight Lab'', a parody of ''Literature/GoodnightMoon'', Doug, upon seeing the title, [[{{Gasp}} gasps dramatically]] and yells, "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOON?!".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTtmx_6Yg0&t=209s video]] for the ''Literature/DinosaurVs'' book "Dinosaur vs. the Potty", Doug is unhappy when he reads the title, since mentioning the potty (especially in relation to a dinosaur, since he's half-dinosaur) brings back embarrassing memories of his own toddlerhood when he was being potty trained.
** When Doug sees the title in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX0QbQqkz5o video]] for ''Dragons Get Colds Too'', he wonders how it's even possible... [[HypocriticalHumour despite]] being half-dragon and suffering a cold himself.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIb9ILFlRk video]] covering ''Pink is for Boys'', Pink Bear is glad to see the title, since after being [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken for a girl]] so many times just because [[PinkMeansFeminine he's pink]], he's pleased ''someone'' knows that pink can be for boys too.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLWSSn1D2T4&t=99s video]] about the ''Literature/RottenRalph'' book "The Nine Lives of Rotten Ralph", [[NightmareFetishist Maleficent]] is excited to see the title, because she thinks the book is about death.
** When Gilles reads the title in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqlC6MotpNU video]] for the ''Literature/LittlePrincess'' book "I Don't Want to Go to the Hospital", he says, "Well, Little Princess, here's a clue: no one does."
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuo-WANU5vA video]] for ''Aliens Took My Daughter'', Perry takes the title as evidence that AlienAbduction exists.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTMuO9FmFYg video]] reading the ''Literature/AesopsFables'' story "Belling the Cat", Two Tone meows in intrigue upon seeing the title has the word "cat" in it.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFnVfjaQFJE video]] for ''A Thousand No's'', Green Bear, upon seeing the title, yells, "But I don't like no's!".
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHKuDzFqo4 video]] reading ''Pencils on Strike'', when they read the title, Green Bear and Doug are shocked at the idea of [[AnimateInanimateObject pencils being on strike]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhlquOQTuew video]] for ''Finn's Little Fibs'', Witcheficent is happy when she reads the title, since she thinks it's for learning how to lie. It turns out to be the [[HonestyAesop opposite]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TFzDncICg video]] about ''Literature/TheGrouchyLadybug'', Witcheficent is happy to hear a story with "grouchy" in the title, since she's grouchy herself.
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* SpeciesSubversives: While the Rat brothers, White Rat and Gray Rat, do play some stereotypes of rats straight (they like cheese and live in New York), they invert YouDirtyRat, being very friendly and sociable.
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* RhymingWizardry: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfTyxdPVUys reading]] of ''I Want to Be Big'', every time the boy changes size, someone says a rhyming spell just before the story gets to that part. First Witcheficent says, '''"Badda bing, badda boom, make his body take up more room,"'' then she says, ''"Badda bing, badda boom, make his body take up even ''more'' room,"'' then Eileen/Storyteller says, ''"Badda bing, badda broom, make his body take up less room."''
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* AccidentalAesop: InUniverse -- ''The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard'' doesn't seem to have a moral, but in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k9D7UU1vuw reading]], Eileen/Storyteller finds two morals anyway (since two boys heard noises they thought were a monster, but it was their father stumbling around in the dark trying to get ice cream): our imaginations can be scarier than reality, and always turn the light on when getting a midnight snack.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: It occasionally has InUniverse examples, where characters speculate on the behaviour of the story characters:
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuo-WANU5vA reading]] of ''Aliens Took My Daughter'', they speculate that the girl really ''was'' replaced by an alien, instead of the canon situation of that being a mistake on her father's part.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TFzDncICg reading]] of ''The Grouchy Ladybug'', Eileen/Storyteller thinks that the eponymous ladybug backing out of the fights with progressively larger animals and saying, "Oh, you're not big enough!" was actually too scared to fight and making an excuse, whereas Witcheficent thought that she sincerely just wanted to fight a bigger animal.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaHaKfmBuUQ&t=583s reading]] of ''He Came with the Couch'', Eileen wonders if the guy who came with the couch deliberately chose the chair that had a woman in it at the end.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPNY4ZKuogk reading]] of ''Sand Between My Toes'', they speculate on why a baby cries as he and his parents evacuate a beach due to a storm. Doug wonders if the baby is [[FearOfThunder scared]], while Green Bear wonders if he just doesn't want to leave the beach, not minding the rain as he and his parents are already wet from swimming. Storyteller thinks it's probably [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnYyhVdFls reading]] of ''Never Let a Unicorn Meet a Reindeer'', Eileen/Storyteller thinks the unicorn and reindeer end up [[InterspeciesFriendship making friends]], while Witcheficent thinks they only called a temporary truce because it was Christmas.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuo-WANU5vA reading]] of ''Aliens Took My Daughter'', they speculate that the girl really ''was'' replaced by an alien, instead of the canon situation of that being a mistake on her father's part.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TFzDncICg reading]] of ''The Grouchy Ladybug'', Eileen/Storyteller thinks that the eponymous ladybug backing out of the fights with progressively larger animals and saying, "Oh, you're not big enough!" was actually too scared to fight and making an excuse, whereas Witcheficent thought that she sincerely just wanted to fight a bigger animal.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaHaKfmBuUQ&t=583s reading]] of ''He Came with the Couch'', Eileen wonders if the guy who came with the couch deliberately chose the chair that had a woman in it at the end.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPNY4ZKuogk reading]] of ''Sand Between My Toes'', they speculate on why a baby cries as he and his parents evacuate a beach due to a storm. Doug wonders if the baby is [[FearOfThunder scared]], while Green Bear wonders if he just doesn't want to leave the beach, not minding the rain as he and his parents are already wet from swimming. Storyteller thinks it's probably [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both]].
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnYyhVdFls reading]] of ''Never Let a Unicorn Meet a Reindeer'', Eileen/Storyteller thinks the unicorn and reindeer end up [[InterspeciesFriendship making friends]], while Witcheficent thinks they only called a temporary truce because it was Christmas.
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** In the one for ''Saturdays Are For Stella'', Eileen/Storyteller can't help but become quite sad when George learns that his grandmother Stella died, because it reminds her of when she also lost a grandparent whom she was very close to as a child.
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It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during a story, Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
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It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during a story, Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
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* TheCynic: Maleficent is the complainer of the group, often being the only one to say something negative about a book, describing a book as too negative, etc.
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* GrumpyBear: Maleficent is the complainer of the group, often being the only one to say something negative about a book, describing a book as too negative, etc.
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Each toy is given its own name and personality, and there are quite a few, including Doug the dragon/dinosaur hybrid, the bears Red Bear, Pink Bear, Green Bear, and Abuela Bear, Maleficent, Two-Tone the cat, Hooty the owl, and Corny the unicorn.
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Each toy is given its own name and personality, and there are quite a few, including Doug the dragon/dinosaur hybrid, the bears Red Bear, Pink Bear, Green Bear, and Abuela Bear, Maleficent, Maleficent (later Witcheficent), Two-Tone the cat, Hooty the owl, and Corny the unicorn.
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* TheCutie: Corny is said to be this on the official website.
* GratuitousFrench: Gilles the giraffe will often insert French words in his everyday speech.
* GratuitousSpanish: Abuela Bear is quite fluent in Spanish, given that she hails from Cuba (according to the official website).
* GratuitousSpanish: Abuela Bear is quite fluent in Spanish, given that she hails from Cuba (according to the official website).
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* LargeHam: Olivia and Maleficent are very dramatic, Olivia due to her theatrical nature and Maleficent due to her loud complaining.
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* LargeHam: Olivia and Maleficent Witcheficent are very dramatic, Olivia due to her theatrical nature and Maleficent Witcheficent due to her loud complaining.
* NoIndoorVoice: Random Rooster is known for being quite loud.
* ProneToTears: Doug is said to be very sensitive and cries easily, both when he's sad and when he's happy.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Maleficent's love for bat stew is a running gag.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Maleficent's Witcheficent's love for bat stew is a running gag.
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* ComedicWorkSeriousScene:
** The scenes before and after the readings are usually jokes involving Eileen (aka Storyteller) and her puppets/toys having silly conversations. However, after the reading of ''The Jester Who Lost His Jingle'', Eileen turns dead serious and tells the audience about how the book's author died of cancer.
** The video reading ''Dodos are Not Extinct, They're Just in Disguise'' is mostly just as comical as the other videos, but at the end, Eileen turns serious and notes that some extinct animals died out due to human intervention. She then adds that while some humans don't care about animals, [[AnimalLover she does]], and she hopes her viewers do to.
** The scenes before and after the readings are usually jokes involving Eileen (aka Storyteller) and her puppets/toys having silly conversations. However, after the reading of ''The Jester Who Lost His Jingle'', Eileen turns dead serious and tells the audience about how the book's author died of cancer.
** The video reading ''Dodos are Not Extinct, They're Just in Disguise'' is mostly just as comical as the other videos, but at the end, Eileen turns serious and notes that some extinct animals died out due to human intervention. She then adds that while some humans don't care about animals, [[AnimalLover she does]], and she hopes her viewers do to.
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* AssumingTheAudiencesAge: Eileen, also known as Storyteller, the woman who runs the channel, always addresses the viewer as "kid".
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the video for ''The Bear Ate Your Sandwich'', Eileen's actual sandwich is missing, and she's wondering if what happened to her sandwich, also happened to that of the girl in the story (which was eaten by either the eponymous bear, or the dog narrator). However, the Bear brothers claim that the story is true but "bear colours and names have been changed to protect the innocent and possibly the guilty", and are quick to point the finger at the dog, suggesting that one or both of them stole it. Abuela Bear knows what really happened, but she doesn't say.
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* DiseasePreventionAesop: During the Covid-19 pandemic, the channel made a video reading of ''Germs Make Me Sick'' in order to spread awareness about diseases and how not to transmit them. In addition, a song about washing hands, called "Washa Washa Washa", was made around the same time that directly mentioned the pandemic.
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* LivingToys: The toy characters are referred to as "puppets" even in-universe, which could indicate that they're sentient toys in-universe.
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'''''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPsNDUhUm-7yZhUjQQNqwQ?sub_confirmation=1 Kid Time Storytime]]''''' is a [=YouTube=] channel where a woman named Eileen (who goes by "Storyteller") reads children's books.
It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during, every story (well, almost every story), Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during, every story (well, almost every story), Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
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** In the reading of ''Literature/DinosaurVs the Potty'', Doug is wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna.
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* ActionGirl: While she's never seen, the Bear brothers' mother is apparently a secret agent.
* AlliterativeName: There's Fushia Fish and Random Rooster.
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* AlliterativeName: There's Fushia Fish and Random Rooster.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Fuschia Fish's dad is never mentioned despite her mom being an offscreen regular character.
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* BreathWeapon: Notable aversion for Doug; he expressly says he cannot breathe fire due to being half-dinosaur.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Random Rooster and especially Dill are known for being extremely eccentric. Dill, for instance, has two names and jokes about being a carrot.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear, ''White'' Rat, ''Gray'' Rat, and ''Fuschia'' Fish.
* CoolOldLady: Abuela Bear is very popular among the younger animals, because of her cheerful personality and her cooking.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear, ''White'' Rat, ''Gray'' Rat, and ''Fuschia'' Fish.
* CoolOldLady: Abuela Bear is very popular among the younger animals, because of her cheerful personality and her cooking.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Pink Bear has been mistaken for a girl several times.
* FunnyAnimal: The teddy bear family are depicted as talking and bipedal.
* GrumpyBear: Maleficent is the complainer of the group.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Curious George wears a hat and shirt, but no pants.
* JoblessParentDrama: Played with for the reading of ''Daddy Lost His Job'' where [[ShrinkingViolet Doug]] thinks that ''his'' daddy has lost his job and they will be homeless, but Eileen/Storyteller says that it was the daddy in the book who lost his job, not Doug's dad, and the family in the story could cope.
* FunnyAnimal: The teddy bear family are depicted as talking and bipedal.
* GrumpyBear: Maleficent is the complainer of the group.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Curious George wears a hat and shirt, but no pants.
* JoblessParentDrama: Played with for the reading of ''Daddy Lost His Job'' where [[ShrinkingViolet Doug]] thinks that ''his'' daddy has lost his job and they will be homeless, but Eileen/Storyteller says that it was the daddy in the book who lost his job, not Doug's dad, and the family in the story could cope.
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* SickEpisode: In the video for ''Dragons Get Colds, Too'', Doug has a cold.
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** In the one for ''The Jester Has Lost His Jingle'', Eileen/Storyteller mentions that the author died young, due to cancer, but stayed optimistic his whole life.
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* {{Unicorn}}: One of the toys is a unicorn puppet named Corny.
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* ActionGirl: While she's never seen, the Bear brothers' mother is apparently a secret agent.
* AlliterativeName: There's Fushia Fish and Random Rooster.
* AlwaysCamp: Olivia is a hammy actress.
* AlliterativeName: There's Fushia Fish and Random Rooster.
* AlwaysCamp: Olivia is a hammy actress.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Fuschia Fish's dad is never mentioned despite her mom being an offscreen regular character.
* AnthropomorphicFood: Dill is a talking pickle.
* BreathWeapon: Notable aversion for Doug; he expressly says he cannot breathe fire due to being half-dinosaur.
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* BreathWeapon: Notable aversion for Doug; he expressly says he cannot breathe fire due to being half-dinosaur.
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* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear, and ''White'' Rat.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Random Rooster and especially Dill are known for being extremely eccentric. Dill, for instance, has two names and jokes about being a carrot.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear,and ''White'' Rat.Rat, ''Gray'' Rat, and ''Fuschia'' Fish.
* CoolOldLady: Abuela Bear is very popular among the younger animals, because of her cheerful personality and her cooking.
* DisappearedDad: The Bear brothers' father is never seen because he is a secret agent.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Pink Bear has been mistaken for a girl several times.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear,
* CoolOldLady: Abuela Bear is very popular among the younger animals, because of her cheerful personality and her cooking.
* DisappearedDad: The Bear brothers' father is never seen because he is a secret agent.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Pink Bear has been mistaken for a girl several times.
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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Curious George wears a hat and shirt, but no pants.
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* LargeHam: Olivia and Maleficent are very dramatic, Olivia due to her theatrical nature and Maleficent due to her loud complaining.
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* MissingMom: The Bear brothers' mother (who is also the daughter of Abuela Bear) is never seen because she is a secret agent.
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* PlayingSick: In the video for ''Bear Feels Sick'', Red Bear pretends to be sick so he can get chocolate.
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* ThePrankster: The Bear brothers are often seen pulling pranks, especially Green Bear.
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* PutOnABus: Perry stopped appearing after retiring to Florida.
* ReallyGetsAround: Gilles is in a polyamorous relationship with at least two girlfriends.
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* ShrinkingViolet: Doug's main trait is that he's very shy and easily scared.
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* SupremeChef: Abuela Bear is well-known amongst the toys for her cooking, mainly baked goods.
* SweetTooth:
** All three Bear brothers love cookies, candy, chocolate, etc.
** Corny's favourite food is cupcakes.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Maleficent's love for bat stew is a running gag.
* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Generally, the series remains light-hearted even when reading dark books, but occasionally, there is a darker video:
** In the one for ''I Will Always Love You'', the toys don't feature.
** In the one for ''The Jester Has Lost His Jingle'', Eileen/Storyteller mentions that the author died young, due to cancer, but stayed optimistic his whole life.
** In the ones about ''A Little Spot of Anxiety'' and ''Germs Make Me Sick'', the Covid-19 pandemic is mentioned.
** In the one for ''A Little Spot of Courage'', Doug is sad about a man being killed by a policeman, spiking "bad things", which is implied to be about the George Floyd incident.
* SweetTooth:
** All three Bear brothers love cookies, candy, chocolate, etc.
** Corny's favourite food is cupcakes.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Maleficent's love for bat stew is a running gag.
* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Generally, the series remains light-hearted even when reading dark books, but occasionally, there is a darker video:
** In the one for ''I Will Always Love You'', the toys don't feature.
** In the one for ''The Jester Has Lost His Jingle'', Eileen/Storyteller mentions that the author died young, due to cancer, but stayed optimistic his whole life.
** In the ones about ''A Little Spot of Anxiety'' and ''Germs Make Me Sick'', the Covid-19 pandemic is mentioned.
** In the one for ''A Little Spot of Courage'', Doug is sad about a man being killed by a policeman, spiking "bad things", which is implied to be about the George Floyd incident.
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* VagueAge:
** Olivia is cagey about her age, but she seems to be an adult since she's an actress.
** Gilles is an adult, but it's unknown his exact age. Storyteller reckons he's about thirty-five.
** Hooty is apparently a little kid, but he can already fly.
* VerySpecialEpisode:
** ''Germs Make Me Sick'' and ''A Little Spot of Anxiety'' were read in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
** ''A Little Spot of Courage'' was read in response to the George Floyd protests (to help kids deal with hearing bad news).
* VitriolicBestBuds: Green Bear and Curious George are sometimes seen bickering and sometimes seen pulling pranks together.
** Olivia is cagey about her age, but she seems to be an adult since she's an actress.
** Gilles is an adult, but it's unknown his exact age. Storyteller reckons he's about thirty-five.
** Hooty is apparently a little kid, but he can already fly.
* VerySpecialEpisode:
** ''Germs Make Me Sick'' and ''A Little Spot of Anxiety'' were read in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
** ''A Little Spot of Courage'' was read in response to the George Floyd protests (to help kids deal with hearing bad news).
* VitriolicBestBuds: Green Bear and Curious George are sometimes seen bickering and sometimes seen pulling pranks together.
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* ShoutOut: In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
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* ShoutOut: In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading ''Disney/TheLionKing''.''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
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* JoblessParentDrama: Played with for the reading of ''Daddy Lost His Job'' where [[ShrinkingViolet Doug]] thinks that ''his'' daddy has lost his job and they will be homeless, but Eileen/Storyteller says that it was the daddy in the book who lost his job, not Doug's dad, and the family in the story could cope.
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* SpeechImpairedCartoonAnimal: While Two-Tone mainly just meows, in the reading of "Belling the Cat", he says, "That was the end?!" in a meowy voice.
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'''''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPsNDUhUm-7yZhUjQQNqwQ?sub_confirmation=1 Kid Time Storytime]]''''' is a [=YouTube=] channel where a woman named Eileen (who goes by "Storyteller") reads children's books.
It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during, every story (well, almost every story), Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
Each toy is given its own name and personality, and there are quite a few, including Doug the dragon/dinosaur hybrid, the bears Red Bear, Pink Bear, Green Bear, and Abuela Bear, Maleficent, Two-Tone the cat, Hooty the owl, and Corny the unicorn.
The official website can be viewed [[http://kidtimestorytime.com/ here]].
'''Please note''': The examples refer to tropes about the channel itself or the conversations with the toys, not the books being read.
!! ''Kid Time Storytime'' provides examples of
* AcessoryWearingCartoonAnimal:
** In the reading of ''Literature/DinosaurVs the Potty'', Doug is wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna.
** The bears wear bows around their necks.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Green Bear, Red Bear, and Pink Bear are exactly what you'd expect.
* BrownNote: Parodied in the reading of ''Once Upon a Zzz'', when Hooty and Corny fall asleep before they can read the title, while Maleficent doesn't. She claims it's "black magic", but it isn't.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear, and ''White'' Rat.
* FunnyAnimal: The teddy bear family are depicted as talking and bipedal.
* GrumpyBear: Maleficent is the complainer of the group.
* ALizardNamedLiz: Several characters have punny names about their species, such as Corny the unicorn and Hooty the owl.
* NotAMorningPerson: According to the video for ''Welcome to Morningtown'', Olivia the Ostrich sleeps late because she stays up late.
* OwlsAskWho: Hooty only speaks in "hoo"s, which is sometimes treated like he's asking, "Who?".
* PinkMeansFeminine: Discussed in the video for ''Literature/PinkIsForBoys'', when Pink Bear talks about how people make the assumption that he's a girl because he's pink.
* PottyFailure: In the video for the ''Literature/DinosaurVs'' book "Dinosaur vs. the Potty", Doug remembers wetting his pants as a little kid and feels bad about it.
* {{Pun}}: The autumn playlist is called "Autumn Stories to 'Fall' For".
* SantaClaus: The channel has a whole playlist of "Santa Claus stories".
* ShoutOut: In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
* SickEpisode: In the video for ''Dragons Get Colds, Too'', Doug has a cold.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Storyteller translates Hooty's hoots and Two-Tone's meows.
* SpeechImpairedCartoonAnimal: While Two-Tone mainly just meows, in the reading of "Belling the Cat", he says, "That was the end?!" in a meowy voice.
* {{Unicorn}}: One of the toys is a unicorn puppet named Corny.
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It's basically just like a normal kids' story channel, but with two differences. One is that Storyteller sometimes interrupts the stories to comment on them, and another is that before, after, and sometimes during, every story (well, almost every story), Storyteller has conversations with a group of toys.
Each toy is given its own name and personality, and there are quite a few, including Doug the dragon/dinosaur hybrid, the bears Red Bear, Pink Bear, Green Bear, and Abuela Bear, Maleficent, Two-Tone the cat, Hooty the owl, and Corny the unicorn.
The official website can be viewed [[http://kidtimestorytime.com/ here]].
'''Please note''': The examples refer to tropes about the channel itself or the conversations with the toys, not the books being read.
!! ''Kid Time Storytime'' provides examples of
* AcessoryWearingCartoonAnimal:
** In the reading of ''Literature/DinosaurVs the Potty'', Doug is wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna.
** The bears wear bows around their necks.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Green Bear, Red Bear, and Pink Bear are exactly what you'd expect.
* BrownNote: Parodied in the reading of ''Once Upon a Zzz'', when Hooty and Corny fall asleep before they can read the title, while Maleficent doesn't. She claims it's "black magic", but it isn't.
* ColorCharacter: There's ''Green'' Bear, ''Red'' Bear, ''Pink'' Bear, and ''White'' Rat.
* FunnyAnimal: The teddy bear family are depicted as talking and bipedal.
* GrumpyBear: Maleficent is the complainer of the group.
* ALizardNamedLiz: Several characters have punny names about their species, such as Corny the unicorn and Hooty the owl.
* NotAMorningPerson: According to the video for ''Welcome to Morningtown'', Olivia the Ostrich sleeps late because she stays up late.
* OwlsAskWho: Hooty only speaks in "hoo"s, which is sometimes treated like he's asking, "Who?".
* PinkMeansFeminine: Discussed in the video for ''Literature/PinkIsForBoys'', when Pink Bear talks about how people make the assumption that he's a girl because he's pink.
* PottyFailure: In the video for the ''Literature/DinosaurVs'' book "Dinosaur vs. the Potty", Doug remembers wetting his pants as a little kid and feels bad about it.
* {{Pun}}: The autumn playlist is called "Autumn Stories to 'Fall' For".
* SantaClaus: The channel has a whole playlist of "Santa Claus stories".
* ShoutOut: In the video for ''The Lying King'', Green Bear thinks they're going to be reading ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
* SickEpisode: In the video for ''Dragons Get Colds, Too'', Doug has a cold.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Storyteller translates Hooty's hoots and Two-Tone's meows.
* SpeechImpairedCartoonAnimal: While Two-Tone mainly just meows, in the reading of "Belling the Cat", he says, "That was the end?!" in a meowy voice.
* {{Unicorn}}: One of the toys is a unicorn puppet named Corny.
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