Follow TV Tropes

Following

History WesternAnimation / OrsonAndOlivia

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orson_and_olivia_promo_poster_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:150:We live on air!]]

to:

[[quoteright:150:https://static.[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orson_and_olivia_promo_poster_8.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neworsonandolivia.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:150:We [[caption-width-right:350:We live on air!]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NightmareSequence: Olivia is prone to having one in every episode as premonitions.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* StrawFeminist: In "Twentieth Century Woman", two of these overhear Olivia arguing with Orson over her refusing to sew his pants and decide to recruit her for their group, which turns Olivia into one as well.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WouldHitAGirl: There are two instances of this in "Romeo and Olivia". First, a member of the main characters' rival gang slaps his little sister for telling Olivia the address of her newfound love interest (who is also a gang member), later, as the "Romeo" in the title insults Olivia by calling her "louse-ridden" and she then punches him in the face, he actually returns the punch.

to:

* WouldHitAGirl: There are two instances of this in "Romeo and Olivia". First, Greg, a member of the main characters' rival gang slaps his little sister for telling Olivia the address of her newfound love interest (who is also a gang member), Greg's cousin), later, as the said cousin (the "Romeo" in the title title), insults Olivia by calling her "louse-ridden" and she then punches him in the face, he actually returns the punch.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* WouldHitAGirl: There are two instances of this in "Romeo and Olivia". First, a member of the main characters' rival gang slaps his little sister for telling Olivia the address of her newfound love interest (who is also a gang member), later, as the "Romeo" in the title insults Olivia by calling her "louse-ridden" and she then punches him in the face, he actually returns the punch.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FieryRedhead: Olivia has bright ginger hair. She's very stubborn, hot-headed, but has a good heart. She drams she will become a famous artist, known by everyone in London.
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Rosamond Heart of Stone who is admired for her beauty, courted and loved by nearly everybody, decides to end it all because Simon Baltimore doesn't love her or notice her. Orson, Olivia and other urchins save her when she tried to drown herself.

to:

* FieryRedhead: Olivia has bright ginger hair. She's very stubborn, hot-headed, but has a good heart. She drams dreams she will become a famous artist, known by everyone in London.
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Rosamond Heart of Stone who is admired for her beauty, courted and loved by nearly everybody, decides to end it all because Simon Baltimore doesn't love her or notice her. Orson, Olivia and other urchins save her when she tried tries to drown herself.



* VictorianLondon: The show is set in London under Queen Victoria's reign. The British Empire is at its peak and it has major influence on the world with with their scientific breakthroughs and great achievements in culture... but many people live in horrible poverty, including two eleven-year old orphans and street urchins, Orson and Olivia. They are best friends who survive by catching and selling rats and other hustling.

to:

* VictorianLondon: The show is set in London under Queen Victoria's reign. The British Empire is at its peak and it has major influence on the world with with their scientific breakthroughs and great achievements in culture... but many people live in horrible poverty, including two eleven-year old orphans and street urchins, Orson and Olivia. They are best friends who survive by catching and selling rats and other hustling.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ManBitesMan: In the first episode "Henrietta", Olivia is caught and dragged into the Orphanage. She tries to fight and run away, and during her struggle, she bites the evil canstable.

to:

* ManBitesMan: In the first episode "Henrietta", Olivia is caught and dragged into the Orphanage. She tries to fight and run away, and during her struggle, she bites the evil canstable.constable.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheILoveYouStigma: In "Heart of Stone", it's mentioned several times that women in high society can't tell men that they love them first, and people insist that courtship and relationships must be based on never revealing your feelings and gas-lighting.


Added DiffLines:

* ManBitesMan: In the first episode "Henrietta", Olivia is caught and dragged into the Orphanage. She tries to fight and run away, and during her struggle, she bites the evil canstable.


Added DiffLines:

* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Rosamond Heart of Stone who is admired for her beauty, courted and loved by nearly everybody, decides to end it all because Simon Baltimore doesn't love her or notice her. Orson, Olivia and other urchins save her when she tried to drown herself.
* StreetUrchin: Olivia and Orson are two homeless orphans who sleep on makeshift beds on a boat in the River Thames in London. They earn money by catching rats and doing other odd jobs. Occasionally they'll encounter people who help them or feed them a bit.
* SuicideWatch: In "Heart of Stone", Olivia decides to keep an eye on a famous courtesan Rosamond Heart of Stone because she has tried to kill herself twice over her unrequited love.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Orson and Olivia are two eleven-year-old orphans who live on a boat in the St Katharine Docks. They have to find food in order to survive and catch rats to earn money.

to:

Orson and Olivia are two eleven-year-old orphans who live on a boat in the St Katharine Docks. They have to find food in order to survive and catch rats to earn money. Together, they have many adventures. They encounter famous people, both real and fictional.



* VictorianLondon: The show is set in London under the Queen Victoria's reign. The British Empire is at its peak... but many people live in poverty, including two eleven-year old orphans, Orson and Olivia. They are best friends and two orphaned street urchins who survive by catching and selling rats and hustling.
* WestminsterChimes: The theme tune starts with the chimes with the establishing shot of the Westminster tower. Used as RegionalRiff because the story is set in Victorian London.

to:

* VictorianLondon: The show is set in London under the Queen Victoria's reign. The British Empire is at its peak... peak and it has major influence on the world with with their scientific breakthroughs and great achievements in culture... but many people live in horrible poverty, including two eleven-year old orphans, orphans and street urchins, Orson and Olivia. They are best friends and two orphaned street urchins who survive by catching and selling rats and other hustling.
* WestminsterChimes: The theme tune starts with the chimes famous chimes, complete with the establishing shot of the Westminster tower. Used as RegionalRiff because the story is set in Victorian London.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CharlieBrownBaldness: Orson's a small orphan (he's eleven), and he's bald, except for a few strands of hair.


Added DiffLines:

* FieryRedhead: Olivia has bright ginger hair. She's very stubborn, hot-headed, but has a good heart. She drams she will become a famous artist, known by everyone in London.

Added: 898

Changed: 37

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orson_and_olivia_promo_poster_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:We live on air!]]

''Orson and Olivia'' is a French/Italian/British animated comedy-drama television series. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. It is based on the French comics series ''Basil et Victoria'' by Edith and Yann.

to:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orson_and_olivia_promo_poster_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:We [[caption-width-right:150:We live on air!]]

''Orson and Olivia'' is a French/Italian/British animated comedy-drama television series. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. VictorianLondon. It is based on the French comics series ''Basil et Victoria'' by Edith and Yann.Yann.

Orson and Olivia are two eleven-year-old orphans who live on a boat in the St Katharine Docks. They have to find food in order to survive and catch rats to earn money.
----
!!Tropes:
* CanineCompanion: Faltstaff is Orson and Olivia's big faithful dog. They call him the best rat-catcher in all of London.
* LighterAndSofter: The show has a lighter tone than the ''Basil et Victoria'' comics it is based on.
* VictorianLondon: The show is set in London under the Queen Victoria's reign. The British Empire is at its peak... but many people live in poverty, including two eleven-year old orphans, Orson and Olivia. They are best friends and two orphaned street urchins who survive by catching and selling rats and hustling.
* WestminsterChimes: The theme tune starts with the chimes with the establishing shot of the Westminster tower. Used as RegionalRiff because the story is set in Victorian London.
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]

to:

[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
[[caption-width-right:350:We live on air!]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orson_and_olivia_promo_poster_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Orson and Olivia is a French/Italian/British animated comedy-drama television series. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. It is based on the French comics series Basil et Victoria by Edith and Yann.

to:

Orson ''Orson and Olivia Olivia'' is a French/Italian/British animated comedy-drama television series. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. It is based on the French comics series Basil ''Basil et Victoria Victoria'' by Edith and Yann.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

Orson and Olivia is a French/Italian/British animated comedy-drama television series. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. It is based on the French comics series Basil et Victoria by Edith and Yann.

Top