History WesternAnimation / AskTheStorybots

* GrumpyBear:
** Boop, in contrast to the other members of his team, is dour and pessimistic. He sometimes cracks smiles, but this is often when he’s alone.
** Hap, in the sense of an “overworked boss”, is ultra-shouty and strict towards his workers.

* ArtEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more stiff and off-model compared to later seasons, which had their movements being more expressive and a slightly more noticeable paint texture.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Earlier episodes of the show had the main characters fumble simple wors to which guest stars would later correct them while giant animated letters appear on screen. (For example, in the episode Where Does Rain Come From, the [=StoryBots=] confuse the word rain for 'rein' in reindeer.)

* CompanyCameo: The ''Website/JibJab'' can be seen on a chocolate bar in "Where Does Chocolate Come From?".

* UnfortunateItemSwap: Bang accidentally gives Hap a chocolate bar instead of the video tape.

The show is set inside a computer and features [=StoryBot=] Answer Team 341B, made up of Beep, Bing, Bang, Boop, and Bo. The job of [=StoryBots=] is to answer questions for children about various topics. Given the stumper questions, Team 341B head out to the “Outer World”, meeting others to help answer the question.

** Heading to the “Outer World” turns the traditionally animated [=StoryBots=] into CGI-animated ones.

* ArtEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more stiff and off-model compared to later seasons, which had their movements being more expressive and a slightly more prominent paint texture on them.

* ChristmasEpisode: “A [=StoryBots=] Christmas”, which was released as a separate video from the show in itself.

** The show’s main purpose is to help kids learn and discover new things by watching the main [=StoryBots=] go into the “Outer World” while also being enjoyable/entertaining and comical for both kids and adults.

* InsideAComputerSystem: The show has the [=StoryBots=] living inside a computer, using their abilities to answer questions, with the exception being Team 341B, who leave the computer to head to the “Outer World”. The episode "How Do Computers Work?" has Team 341B travelling into ''another'' computer to figure out computers themselves actually work.

* RogerRabbitEffect: Going to the “Outer World” has the [=StoryBots=] interacting with live action humans.

* SpaceEpisode: "A [=StoryBots=] Space Adventure, released as a separate episode from the show.

2017 saw the release of a standalone Christmas special, “A [=StoryBots=] Christmas”. In 2018, the series was renewed for a second season. A third season released for August 2019, and the show was fully acquired by Netflix in May 2019 as its own property.

* CutenessProximity: Twice the things that drop down the transfer tubes have caused Hap to devolve into squeeing. Once it was baby bunnies, the other time it was baby birds.

* MeanBoss: Hap is ridiculously short-tempered, shouting at his workers and demanding them around.

* PokemonSpeak: Boop only speaks by saying “Boop”, a holdover from the “Beep & Boop” app, where both Beep and Boop only said their names, in the sense of a “correct answer, wrong answer” way.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Beep: Sanguine

** Bing: Choleric (Sometimes/Often times Sanguine)

** Bang: Phlegmatic

** Boop: Melancholic/Choleric

** Bo: Sanguine

* EruditeStoner: Bang is ridiculously chill and calm, while speaking in the stereotypical “stoner voice”, but also admits to “having his moments” on the proper place to search for an answer.

* {{Keet}}: Bing, he’s the smallest, but he’s a ridiculous livewire that is always running around and acting on impulse.

* OnlySaneWoman: Beep is the logical and serious member of the team, and the one that stays focused on the mission at hand.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Hub and Bub, two [=StoryBots=] that are constantly together, constantly giggling, and constantly pulling mischief. Their scenes preface the song breaks of the episodes, with small vignettes at their station that relate to the song in question.
* TheHyena: Hub and Bub are almost always giggling, often at their own mischievous handiwork.

* BigFun: Bo is a rare female. The tallest and widest of the [=StoryBots=], she’s also ridiculously heartfelt and loves just about everything.

* BrickJoke: In the episode "Why Can't I Eat Dessert All The Time?", Bang throws a boomerang which hits through the ceiling and doesn't come back until the end of "Why Can't I Catch A Cold?".

* ArtEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more stiff and off-model compared to later seasons, which had their movements being more expressive and had a slightly more prominent paint texture on them.

* ArtEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more still and off-model compared to later seasons, which had their movements being more expressive and had a slightly more prominent paint texture on them.

* BigFun: Bo is a rare female. The tallest and widest of the [=StoryBots=], she’s also ridiculously heartfelt and loves just about everything.

* ArtEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more still and off-model compared to later seasons, which made their movements more expressive and had a slightly more prominent paint texture on them.

* SpinOff: The [=StoryBots=] have a spin-off show called {{WesternAnimation/StoryBots Super Songs}}, which focuses on specific topics and is very vast from Ask the [=StoryBots=], with episodes that are named Colors, Animals, Shapes, Body Parts, and etc.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In the episode "How Do Flowers Grow", the [=StoryBots=] visit Bang's friend Moonbeam to ask for his help on the titular question. Moonbeam then goes on a tangent about how flowers are grown in your mind and while he is rambling the screen slowly morphs into a psychedelic mess.