History WesternAnimation / MuppetBabies

** "Water Babies" begins with the babies pretending they are in a mine tunnel (actually a series of cardboard boxes) looking for treasure, until Nanny comes in with an aquarium of fish.* HandcuffedBriefcase: One of their {{Imagine Spot}}s had Kermit as a secret agent trying to transport a briefcase like this, and the others being enemy agents trying to steal it in one of those mystery on the train scenarios. Their attempts to steal it got pretty blatant, up to Gonzo trying to hide it under his hat ''while it was still cuffed to Kermit's wrist''!

* HandcuffedBriefcase: One of their {{Imagine Spot}}s had Kermit as a secret agent trying to transport a briefcase like this, and the others being enemy agents trying to steal it in one of those mystery on the train scenarios. Their attempts to steal it got pretty blatant, up to Gonzo trying to hide it under his hat ''while it was still cuffed to Kermit's wrist''!

* ContinuitySnarl: Only if you consider the FridgeLogic: when is this show taking place anyway? Let's not even get started on the later season that introduced Baby Bean Bunny; Bean's a young kid in the normal Muppets! Or that fact that this was all just Piggy's dream sequence in the third film, but ''actual backstory'' in Film/AMuppetFamilyChristmas, but that would contradict Film/TheMuppetMovie ....yup, this is a galaxy-sized snarl.

** "It's Only Pretendo" is based around gentle spoofs/pastiches of various NintendoEntertainmentSystem games, plus ''Frogger''.

** Another episode had Scooter and Piggy re-enacting Nanny's favorite movie, ''TheAfricanQueen''.

* CompanionCube: Camilla exist in this series as a stuffed chick owned by Gonzo, who dotes on her almost as much as in regular continuity.

* BigEater: Piggy, [[FurryReminder being well, a pig and all.]] One time, when the gang wanted some cupcakes but they were all gone, Piggy demanded to know what happened to the rest of the cupcake with Nanny answered promptly to her, "You ate the last three."...much to Piggy blushing. Animal even more so, and his case, he can (and does) eat almost ANYTHING.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Animal. If its edible he'll eat it, if its NOT edible he'll eat it, if its something in NEITHER one of those categories he'll eat ''that'' too.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, due to extensive use of live-action clips inserted into the animation, the licensing costs of bringing the entire series to home video would be so prohibitive that it's likely never to happen (though individual and paired episodes were released on VHS in the early '90s).

* BreakingTheFourthWall: From the episode "Good Clean Fun":

* Calling Your Bathroom Breaks: In "The Transcontinental Whoo whoo", while Statler and Waldorf are telling the kids about railroad trains, Bean Bunny says, "This is confusing. Which direction is the bathroom?" And his friends tell him.

* CanonForeigner: Skeeter, though an adult version of her has made appearances in ''Comicbook/TheMuppetShowComicBook'', so (depending on how much you're willing to take the comics as canon), she may be verging into CanonImmigrant territory.

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: Piggy on Gonzo. When Gonzo accidentally annoys her or ticks her off or when he shows romantic feelings to her, she thrash him or throw him across the room.

* AlphaBitch: Miss Piggy, especially in "Snow White and the Seven Muppets". Piggy was sore and jealous that Skeeter got to play the part of Snow White while she had to play the Evil Queen....[[BecomingTheMask she actually played that part really well.]]
** Also Skeeter, just watch "Pigerella." When she stole the cupcakes, Piggy tried to put them back but got framed by Nanny for it. It was to the point that Skeeter acted unfairly mean towards Piggy and even played the Wicked Stepsister from 'Cinderella'.

%%* MadLove [[LoveTriangle Triangle]]: Piggy's crush on Kermit, Gonzo's crush on Piggy.

%%* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation

%%* {{Shorttank}}: Skeeter.

%%* FieryRedhead: Skeeter.
%%* FracturedFairyTale: Several times throughout the series.