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* DisguisedInDrag: Gatorpossum dresses as a woman in the episode "Boy's Intuition" to get to the babies and try to [[EatsBabies eat them]].
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* DisguisedInDrag: Gatorpossum dresses as a woman in the episode "Boy's Intuition" to get to the babies and try to [[EatsBabies eat them]]. In "The Wheel Thing" Packbat also tries to disguise himself as the episode's human girl so he can get to the Woodkeeper and attempts to steal her wheelchair to complete the disguise.
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* Ultraterrestrials:In "Founders Keepers", its revealed that the Sylvanians used to live on Earth, but were forced to seek out the Sylvanian forest with a young Woodkeeper's help due to human development.
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* Ultraterrestrials:In UltraTerrestrials:In "Founders Keepers", its revealed that the Sylvanians used to live on Earth, but were forced to seek out the Sylvanian forest with a young Woodkeeper's help due to human development.
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* Ultraterrestrials:In "Founders Keepers", its revealed that the Sylvanians used to live on Earth, but were forced to seek out the Sylvanian forest with a young Woodkeeper's help due to human development.
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* RecycledSoundtrack:Some of the musical cues are reused from "WesternAnimation/{{Popples}}", another [=DiC=] series.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The original toyline is a pure SugarBowl and does not contain villains. The [=DiC=] series, on the other hand, features the villain Packbat and his minion Gatorpossum, and makes no attempts to hide the fact that they're legitimate threats. The latter tries to ''[[EatsBabies eat babies]]'' in one episode, for heaven's sake!
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The original toyline is a pure SugarBowl and does not contain villains. The [=DiC=] series, on the other hand, features the villain Packbat and his minion Gatorpossum, and makes no attempts to hide the fact that they're legitimate threats. The latter tries to ''[[EatsBabies eat babies]]'' in one episode, a few episodes, for heaven's sake!
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* BagofKiddnapping: Both Gatorpossum & Packbat kidnap Sylvanians this way in "Fraidy Cats" & "Double Trouble" respectively.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jump and Jackrabbit cause their older sister no end of grief by being rambunctious and making a huge mess of the recently cooked sweet and potato pie. However, when the characters are all captured by Packbat, the twins are the ones who find the keys and help them escape. It teaches the child protagonist Katie that younger brothers might be annoying, but they aren't as bad as she thinks.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jump Sandy and Jackrabbit Coral Babblebrook cause their older sister Breezy no end of grief by being rambunctious and making a huge mess of the recently cooked sweet and potato pie. However, when the characters are all captured by Packbat, the twins are the ones who find the keys and help them escape. It teaches the child protagonist Katie that younger brothers might be annoying, but they aren't as bad as she thinks.
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* BagofKiddnapping: Both Gatorpossum & Packbat kidnap Sylvanians this way in "Fraidy Cats" & "Double Trouble" respectively.
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Compare to ''Anime/{{Mapletown}}'', which aired on U.S. TV at the same time. On a fascinating side note, Haim Saban (yes, [[Creator/{{Saban}} that Saban]]) and Shuki Levy were involved in both projects, although their involvement in ''Sylvanian Families'' is minimal.
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Compare to ''Anime/{{Mapletown}}'', which aired on U.S. TV at the same time. On a fascinating side note, Haim Saban (yes, [[Creator/{{Saban}} [[Creator/SabanEntertainment that Saban]]) and Shuki Levy were involved in both projects, although their involvement in ''Sylvanian Families'' is minimal.
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* CreditsRunningSequence: The end credits show footage of one of the Sylvanian Forest kids running to the right. At the end of the sequence, he reaches a hill where he gets a good view of the sun setting.
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* CreditsRunningSequence: The end credits show footage of one of the Sylvanian Forest kids kids, Ashley Evergreen, running to the right. At the end of the sequence, he she reaches a hill where he she gets a good view of the sun setting.
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* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Donny from the first episode, "Dam Busters", wears a shirt with a "D" on it.
* CunningLikeAFox: The Slydale family consists of fox Sylvanians who work for Packbat and use all sorts of things to get their way. Their debut episode, "Outfoxing the Foxes", has Joey attempting to outwit them when they intend to steal carrots from the carrot bank.
* EdibleAmmunition: In "Dam Busters", Donny has the Sylvanian animals use Grandpa Ernest's vacuum device to suck carrots out of a garden and shoot them at Packbat and Gatorpossum.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Packbat frequently calls the Sylvanians "Silly-vanians".
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Packbat and Gatorpossum, the villains, have more cartoony designs compared to the {{Animesque}} Sylvanian animals and humans.
* TodayXTomorrowTheWorld: In "Outfoxing the Foxes", Packbat breaks into the cellar of the carrot bank and gloats "Tonight, the carrots... tomorrow, all Sylvanianville!"
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-->''And so ends another journey to the Sylvanian Forest to visit our best of friends, the Sylvanian Families! Goodbye, all, and may your wishes come true!''
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Gatorpossum can never get Packbat's name right. He's called him "Mr Porkerbat" and "Pig food" among other names.
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--->'''Packbat''': You little sneak! You lied to me! This bad is full of rocks!
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--->'''Packbat''': You little sneak! You lied to me! This bad bag is full of rocks!
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* ExactWords: How Grace outwits Packbat. She says she will hand the mailbag over if he releases her friends from the hole trap he's set up (making sure he frees them first). She and Ashley then toss him the mailbag, causing him to fall into his own trap because she filled it with rocks. This exchange occurs.
--->'''Packbat''': You little sneak! You lied to me! This bad is full of rocks!
--->'''Grace''': I didn't lie. You wanted the mailbag and you got it.
--->'''Packbat''': You little sneak! You lied to me! This bad is full of rocks!
--->'''Grace''': I didn't lie. You wanted the mailbag and you got it.
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* IronicName: Grace, who wishes she wasn't so clumsy.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jump and Jackrabbit cause their older sister no end of grief by being rambunctious and making a huge mess of the recently cooked sweet and potato pie. However, when the characters are all captured by Packbat, the twins are the ones who find the keys and help them escape. It teaches the child protagonist Katie that younger brothers might be annoying, but they aren't as bad as she thinks.
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* BlendedFamilyDrama: The child protagonists of the two wedding themed episodes had this as their problem. One was worried about all the changes that would take place while the other would get new siblings when he prefers being an only child.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Grace, one of the child visitors who wishes she wasn't this. Myrtle is this as well and the two bond over it quite quickly.
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* CreditsRunningSequence: The end credits show footage of one of the Sylvanian Forest kids running to the right. At the end of the sequence, he reaches a hill where he gets a good view of the sun setting.
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Talking Animal refers specifically to animals that can talk but are otherwise mostly the same as normal animals. The animals in Sylvanian Forest are anthropomorphic.
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* TalkingAnimal: All the animals in the Sylvanian Forest can talk.
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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: Just like the toys the show is based on. All the animals in the Sylvanian Forest are anthropomorphic and act just like humans.
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It's not "woo-hoo". It doesn't even sound like it. It sounds more like "Whoa-oh".
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* TitleThemeTune: The theme song ''almost'' says the show's title verbatim:
-->''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) All your troubles soon will melt away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) Like a bird, you too can fly away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) Wishes will come true and you will be''\\
-->''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) All your troubles soon will melt away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) Like a bird, you too can fly away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, Sylvanian!) Wishes will come true and you will be''\\
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* TitleThemeTune: The theme song song[[note]]Which is completely different from the jingle heard in the commercials for the toys.[[/note]] ''almost'' says the show's title verbatim:
-->''(Woo-hoo, -->''(Whoa-oh, Sylvanian!) All your troubles soon will melt away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, ''(Whoa-oh, Sylvanian!) Like a bird, you too can fly away!''\\
''(Woo-hoo, ''(Whoa-oh, Sylvanian!) Wishes will come true and you will be''\\
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The original toyline is a pure SugarBowl and does not contain villains. The [=DiC=] series, on the other hand, features the villains Gatorpossum and Packbat and makes no attempts to hide the fact that they're legitimate threats.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The original toyline is a pure SugarBowl and does not contain villains. The [=DiC=] series, on the other hand, features the villains Gatorpossum and villain Packbat and his minion Gatorpossum, and makes no attempts to hide the fact that they're legitimate threats.threats. The latter tries to ''[[EatsBabies eat babies]]'' in one episode, for heaven's sake!
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* BigDamPlot: In "Dam Busters", Packbat's evil plan is to send Gatorpossum to destroy a dam to flood the Sylvanian Forest.
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* MixAndMatchCritters: Gatorpossum is... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin part gator, part possum]].
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* MixAndMatchCritters: Packrat is part pack rat, part bat. Similarly, Gatorpossum is... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin part gator, part possum]].
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Based on a toy line created and originally released in Japan by Epoch Company in 1985, the 1987 series was of American origin, though 3 Japanese studios, [[Creator/KKCAndDAsia K.K. DiC]], [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and [[Creator/MookDLE Studio Mook]], provided animation production, TMS & Mook being uncredited. After the success of the show in the UK, a short four-episode stop-motion series of UK origin followed in 1988. This was followed in 2007 in Japan by [[Anime/SylvanianFamilies a three-episode 3DCG-animated OVA series]], and in 2017 with a series of Netflix-exclusive [=OVAs=] and shorts.
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Based on a toy line created and originally released in Japan by Epoch Company in 1985, the 1987 series was of American origin, though 3 Japanese studios, [[Creator/KKCAndDAsia K.K. DiC]], [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and [[Creator/MookDLE Studio Mook]], provided animation production, TMS & Mook being uncredited. After the success of the show in the UK, a short four-episode stop-motion series of UK origin origin, titled ''WesternAnimation/StoriesOfTheSylvanianFamilies'', followed in 1988. This was followed in 2007 in Japan by [[Anime/SylvanianFamilies a three-episode 3DCG-animated OVA series]], and in 2017 with a series of Netflix-exclusive [=OVAs=] and shorts.
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* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: Human children visit the FunnyAnimal-populated Sylvanian Forest.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Gatorpossum is (at least partially) an alligator serving as a villain of the show.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Gatorpossum is (at ([[MixAndMatchCritters at least partially) partially]]) an alligator serving as a villain of the show.show.
* OhCrap: In "Beauty and the Beast", Lisa, upon realizing that Packbat and Gatorpossum are right behind her, screams in panic.
* OhCrap: In "Beauty and the Beast", Lisa, upon realizing that Packbat and Gatorpossum are right behind her, screams in panic.
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* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: In "Daddy's Little Girl", the Slydale family, to retrieve the black bag from the Sylvanian Forest's only doctor for Packbat, pretend their daughter is sick so that he'll come to take care of her condition.
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* MixAndMatchCritters: Gatorpossum is... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin part gator, part possum]].
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* ShortRunners: The initial run was from September 1987 to December of the same year. The series ran for 13 episodes total.
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* TwoShorts: The 22-minute-long episodes consisted of two 11-minute shorts each.
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* BinocularShot: In "Here Come the Brides", Packbat looks at Sylvanian Forest through binoculars, hoping that he will soon find Sylvanians panicking from a forest fire he tried to start. We get a shot of the Forest through his binoculars as he's looking.
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* DisguisedInDrag: Possumgator dresses as a woman in the episode "Boy's Intuition" to get to the babies and try to [[EatsBabies eat them]].
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Possumgator is (at least partially) an alligator serving as a villain of the show.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In "Here Come the Brides", Packbat is looking at Sylvanian Forest through a pair of binoculars and listing off some sinister sounds he expects to hear at any minute.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In "Here Come the Brides", Packbat is looking at Sylvanian Forest through a pair of binoculars and listing off some sinister sounds he expects to hear at any minute.
--> '''Packbat:''' Ah, I can hear it all now. The delicious crackling of flames... hah hah! The delightful sobbing of sad Silly-vanians... ha ha ha! The strain of a wedding march! Ha ha- WHAAAAAH! The strain of a wedding march?! AAAAUUGGH!
--> '''Packbat:''' Ah, I can hear it all now. The delicious crackling of flames... hah hah! The delightful sobbing of sad Silly-vanians... ha ha ha! The strain of a wedding march! Ha ha- WHAAAAAH! The strain of a wedding march?! AAAAUUGGH!
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Based on a toy line created and originally released in Japan by Epoch Company in 1985, the 1987 series was of American origin, though 3 Japanese studios, [[Creator/KKCAndDAsia K.K. DiC]], [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and [[Creator/MookDLE Studio Mook]], provided animation production, TMS & Mook being uncredited. After the success of the show in the UK, a a short four-episode stop-motion series of UK origin followed in 1988. This was followed in 2007 in Japan by [[Anime/SylvanianFamilies a three-episode 3DCG-animated OVA series]], and in 2017 with a series of Netflix-exclusive [=OVAs=] and shorts.
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Based on a toy line created and originally released in Japan by Epoch Company in 1985, the 1987 series was of American origin, though 3 Japanese studios, [[Creator/KKCAndDAsia K.K. DiC]], [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and [[Creator/MookDLE Studio Mook]], provided animation production, TMS & Mook being uncredited. After the success of the show in the UK, a a short four-episode stop-motion series of UK origin followed in 1988. This was followed in 2007 in Japan by [[Anime/SylvanianFamilies a three-episode 3DCG-animated OVA series]], and in 2017 with a series of Netflix-exclusive [=OVAs=] and shorts.
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Compare to ''Anime/{{Mapletown}}'', which aired on U.S. TV at the same time. On a fascinating side note, Haim Saban (yes, [[Creator/{{Saban}} that Saban]]) and Shuki Levy were involved in both projects, although their involvement in Sylvanian Families is minimal.
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Compare to ''Anime/{{Mapletown}}'', which aired on U.S. TV at the same time. On a fascinating side note, Haim Saban (yes, [[Creator/{{Saban}} that Saban]]) and Shuki Levy were involved in both projects, although their involvement in Sylvanian Families ''Sylvanian Families'' is minimal.
