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* CanonForeigner: Rather than having Flopsy, Mopsy or Cotton-tail join their brother in his mischief, Lily Bobtail was added, along with her family.
* CatchPhrase: "Let's hop to it!", usually said by Peter, though see IAlwaysWantedToSayThat below also.

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* CanonForeigner: Rather than having Flopsy, Mopsy or Cotton-tail join their brother in his mischief, Lily Bobtail was added, along with her family.
family. Cotton-tail is occasionally the TagalongKid, though.
* CatchPhrase: "Let's hop to it!", usually said by Peter, though see IAlwaysWantedToSayThat below also. Also, Lily has "Just-In-Case Pocket, just in case."
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* FurryConfusion: Mr [=McGregor's=] cat and Ginger the orange cat.

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* FurryConfusion: Mr [=McGregor's=] cat and Ginger the orange cat. In one installment, Sammy Whiskers the rat comes face to face with the former, who would love to make a snack out of him, and the latter, who has no interest in eating him.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "The Tale of [Episode Name]", in the vein of the original storybooks.
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An AllCGICartoon running on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in America and Creator/CBeebies in the UK, ''Peter Rabbit'' revolves around the familiar figure that starred in the first of Creator/BeatrixPotter's [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]]. Peter is joined on his adventures by his cousin [[Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny Benjamin Bunny]] and Lily Bobtail, a new character created for the series.

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An AllCGICartoon running on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in America and Creator/CBeebies in the UK, ''Peter Rabbit'' revolves around the familiar figure that starred in [[Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit the first first]] of Creator/BeatrixPotter's [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]]. Peter is joined on his adventures by his cousin [[Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny Benjamin Bunny]] and Lily Bobtail, a new character created for the series.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: This happens to Mr. Tod at the end of "The Tale of Mr. Tod's Trap" after he kicks a tree out of frustration from having been once again out-witted by Peter and the others.


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* CatchPhrase: "Let's hop to it!", usually said by Peter, though see IAlwaysWantedToSayThat below also.


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* ExpressiveEars: Seen on occasion. In "The Tale of the Angry Cat," when Peter tells Cottontail that it's way too dangerous for him to catapult her into Mr. [=McGregor's=] garden, her ears droop straight down and she cries.
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Benjamin with "Let's hop to it!" in "Benjamin's Strawberry Raid." He starts to say it again, then stops himself, seeming to realize that saying it a second time just kills the impact.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All of the episodes are "The Tale of..." something, in the tradition of the titling of the original books.


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* SurvivalMantra: When Benjamin is scared, he likes to remind himself that "Rabbits are brave, rabbits are brave, rabbits are brave..."
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An AllCGICartoon running on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, ''Peter Rabbit'' revolves around the familiar figure that starred in the first of Creator/BeatrixPotter's [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]]. Peter is joined on his adventures by his cousin [[Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny Benjamin Bunny]] and Lily Bobtail, a new character created for the series.

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An AllCGICartoon running on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in America and Creator/CBeebies in the UK, ''Peter Rabbit'' revolves around the familiar figure that starred in the first of Creator/BeatrixPotter's [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]]. Peter is joined on his adventures by his cousin [[Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny Benjamin Bunny]] and Lily Bobtail, a new character created for the series.
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* EveryoneKnewAlready: In "The Tale of the Dash in the Dark," Benjamin spends most of the story trying to hide the fact that he's afraid of the dark from Peter and Lily, only for him to finally say that he has something to tell them and them to say "You're afraid of the dark?"

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* EveryoneKnewAlready: EverybodyKnewAlready: In "The Tale of the Dash in the Dark," Benjamin spends most of the story trying to hide the fact that he's afraid of the dark from Peter and Lily, only for him to finally say that he has something to tell them and them to say "You're afraid of the dark?"
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* EveryoneKnewAlready: In "The Tale of the Dash in the Dark," Benjamin spends most of the story trying to hide the fact that he's afraid of the dark from Peter and Lily, only for him to finally say that he has something to tell them and them to say "You're afraid of the dark?"


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* OrSoIHeard: Benjamin says this when Peter's sister Cottontail is having trouble sleeping and he says that nightlights are good for helping little kids to get to sleep.


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* PrimalFear: Peter's sister Cottontail and Benjamin are both afraid of the dark. Peter admits to having been afraid of the dark himself when he was younger.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A fair few examples. Benjamin in particular. In the novels, he was about the same age as Peter and even more headstrong, dragging him back to Mc Gregor's garden rather unwillingly. In the series, he is noticeably younger, and is ''Peter's'' CowardlySidekick.
** AdaptationalBadass: In the original novel, Peter, while still managing to escape Mc Gregor, was more of a MilesGloriosus BrattyHalfPint left shaken by the whole ordeal, his capability only starting to truly show in his final appearance as an adult. In the series he is an adventurer who tackles Mc Gregor and other threats on a regular basis.

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A fair few examples. Benjamin in particular. In the novels, he was about the same age as Peter and even more headstrong, dragging him back to Mc Gregor's garden rather unwillingly.somewhat against his will. In the series, he is noticeably younger, and is ''Peter's'' CowardlySidekick.
** AdaptationalBadass: In the original novel, Peter, while still managing to escape Mc Gregor, was more of a MilesGloriosus BrattyHalfPint left shaken a wreck by the whole ordeal, his capability only starting to truly show in his final appearance as an adult. In the series he is an adventurer who tackles Mc Gregor and other threats on a regular basis.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin Originally]], Mr. Brown was more an example of why you DoNotTauntCthulhu. Old Brown, however, is another dangerous predator.

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* ** AdaptationalBadass: In the original novel, Peter, while still managing to escape Mc Gregor, was more of a MilesGloriosus BrattyHalfPint left shaken by the whole ordeal, his capability only starting to truly show in his final appearance as an adult. In the series he is an adventurer who tackles Mc Gregor and other threats on a regular basis.
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AdaptationalVillainy: [[Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin Originally]], Mr. Brown was more an example of why you DoNotTauntCthulhu. Old Brown, however, is another dangerous predator.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A fair few examples. Benjamin in particular. In the novels, he was about the same age as Peter and even more headstrong. In the series, he is a younger LovableCoward.

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A fair few examples. Benjamin in particular. In the novels, he was about the same age as Peter and even more headstrong. headstrong, dragging him back to Mc Gregor's garden rather unwillingly. In the series, he is a younger LovableCoward.noticeably younger, and is ''Peter's'' CowardlySidekick.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A fair few examples. Benjamin in particular. In the novels, he was about the same age as Peter and even more headstrong. In the series, he is a younger LovableCoward.


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* AuthorAvatar: Lily is stated to be heavily based on Beatrix Potter herself.
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* YouLousyRat: Sammy Whiskers.

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* YouLousyRat: YouDirtyRat: Sammy Whiskers.

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* SuperPersistentPredator: Mr. Tod treads the line, as he's generally willing to pursue the main trio ''yet again'' regardless of how many times he's failed.

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* SuperPersistentPredator: Mr. Tod treads the line, as he's generally willing to pursue the main trio ''yet again'' regardless of how many times he's failed. The same goes for Old Brown.


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* YouLousyRat: Sammy Whiskers.
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* OwlBeDamned: Old Brown
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** Peter regards his late father this way, using his old journal to learn how to become a clever and brave young rabbit.

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** Peter regards his late father this way, using his old journal to learn how to become a clever and brave young young" rabbit.
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* ChristmasSpecial: ''Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale'' doubled as the series premire in 2012, while the series proper began the following February.

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* ChristmasSpecial: ''Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale'' doubled as the series premire premiere in 2012, while the series proper began the following February.

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* TheAce: Peter regards his late father this way, using his old journal to learn how to become a clever and brave young rabbit.

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* TheAce: TheAce:
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Peter regards his late father this way, using his old journal to learn how to become a clever and brave young rabbit.rabbit.
** The Plum Thief from the same-titled episode, AKA [[spoiler:Peter's Mother]].


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* MoralDissonance: Most of "The Tale of the Plum Thief" revolves around Peter's indignation that somebody stole 'his' plum from [=McGregor=]'s garden.

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* FurryConfusion: Mr [=McGregor's=] cat and Ginger the orange cat

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* DrJerk: Dr. Bobtail is a {{Downplayed}} version: his sternness generally stems from understandable concern about their activities, to the point where he considered moving away for Lily's sake.
* FurryConfusion: Mr [=McGregor's=] cat and Ginger the orange catcat.



* HumansAreCthulhu: Mr [=McGregor=] is feared by all the animals, though that doesn't stop them from constantly raiding his garden for goodies.



* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "The Tale of [Episode Name]", in the vein of the original storybooks.



* PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales: Peter has his familiar blue jacket, while Benjamin has a knit cap and sweater. Lily, Peter's mother, and his sisters all wear dresses that cover significantly more of their bodies.

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* PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales: Peter has his familiar blue jacket, while Benjamin has a knit cap and sweater.darker jacket. Lily, Peter's mother, and his sisters all wear dresses that cover significantly more of their bodies.


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* RummageFail: It tends to take a few tries to pull something out of the Just-In-Case pocket that's relevant, and Lily doesn't always recognize what'll come in handy herself. {{Lampshaded}} in "The Tale of Benjamin's Strawberry Raid", where she comments that she really needs to organize it sometime.


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* [[UtilityBelt Utility Pocket]]: Lily's Just-In-Case pocket, which usually holds something useful to the situation at hand... though it may take a few tries before she comes up with it.
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Lily asks this about "Benjamin's Strawberry Raid".
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* TokenHuman: Mr [=McGregor=]
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* Barefoot CartoonAnimal: Cotton-tail, Mr. Tod, Tommy Brock, and Sammy Whiskers (unlike the original book version)

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* Barefoot CartoonAnimal: BarefootCartoonAnimal: Cotton-tail, Mr. Tod, Tommy Brock, and Sammy Whiskers (unlike the original book version)

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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Jemima Puddle-Duck



* Barefoot CartoonAnimal: Cotton-tail, Mr. Tod, Tommy Brock, and Sammy Whiskers (unlike the original book version)



* CatsAreMean: Played straight with Mr [=McGregor's=] cat, but averted with Ginger.



* FurryConfusion: Mr [=McGregor's=] cat and Ginger the orange cat



* HairDecorations: Lily wears a pink headband, while she and the rest avoid FurryFemaleMane.

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* HairDecorations: Lily wears a pink headband, while she and the rest avoid FurryFemaleMane.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Peter, Benjamin, and Lily



* WhiteBunny: Lily Bobtail is a blue-eyed example.

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* WhiteBunny: Lily Bobtail is a blue-eyed blue-eyed, light grey example.

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* WhiteBunny: Lily Bobtail is a blue-eyed example.

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* WhiteBunny: Lily Bobtail is a blue-eyed example.example.
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* PantlessMalesFullyDressedFemales: Peter has his familiar blue jacket, while Benjamin has a knit cap and sweater. Lily, Peter's mother, and his sisters all wear dresses that cover significantly more of their bodies.

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* PantlessMalesFullyDressedFemales: PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales: Peter has his familiar blue jacket, while Benjamin has a knit cap and sweater. Lily, Peter's mother, and his sisters all wear dresses that cover significantly more of their bodies.
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An AllCGICartoon running on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, ''Peter Rabbit'' revolves around the familiar figure that starred in the first of Creator/BeatrixPotter's [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]]. Peter is joined on his adventures by his cousin [[Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny Benjamin Bunny]] and Lily Bobtail, a new character created for the series.

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!!These series provides examples of the following tropes:

* TheAce: Peter regards his late father this way, using his old journal to learn how to become a clever and brave young rabbit.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin Originally]], Mr. Brown was more an example of why you DoNotTauntCthulhu. Old Brown, however, is another dangerous predator.
* AnimalStereotypes
* CanonForeigner: Rather than having Flopsy, Mopsy or Cotton-tail join their brother in his mischief, Lily Bobtail was added, along with her family.

* ChristmasSpecial: ''Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale'' doubled as the series premire in 2012, while the series proper began the following February.
* CunningLikeAFox: The sly Mr. Tod.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Or rather, regularly endangers them.
* TheDitz: Jemima Puddle-Duck.
* GuileHero
* HairDecorations: Lily wears a pink headband, while she and the rest avoid FurryFemaleMane.
* {{Housewife}}: Mrs. Rabbit
* IHaveThisFriend: Peter tries this while asking his mother how 'his friend' might be able to get past all the defenses Farmer [=McGregor=] set up around his plum tree.
* MouseWorld
* TheMovingExperience: In one episode, Dr. Bobtail considers moving to get Lily away from her friends' bad influences. To try and convince them otherwise, Peter and Benjamin try holding a picnic and being on their best behavior... while trying to keep the predators from crashing it.
* OwlBeDamned: Old Brown
* PantlessMalesFullyDressedFemales: Peter has his familiar blue jacket, while Benjamin has a knit cap and sweater. Lily, Peter's mother, and his sisters all wear dresses that cover significantly more of their bodies.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Lily's signature color.
* PredatorsAreMean
* {{Rascally Rabbit}}s
* SuperPersistentPredator: Mr. Tod treads the line, as he's generally willing to pursue the main trio ''yet again'' regardless of how many times he's failed.
* WhiteBunny: Lily Bobtail is a blue-eyed example.

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