History WesternAnimation / TheOctonauts

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome

* OrphanedEtymology: All the sea creatures refer to themselves names given to them by land-dwellers. The ''lemon'' shark likely hasn't seen any lemons, and the ''sea'' cucumber and ''sea'' horses likely haven't met their land-based namesakes.

* GiantSquid: Helping one out was the focus of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Octonauts and the Giant Squid"]]. Scenes from this episode are included in later show openings.

''The Octonauts'' is a British-American children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for Cbeebies and animated by Brown Bag Films and Creator/RainmakerEntertainment. The TV series is based on the children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy of Meomi Design Inc. In the United States, it airs on [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney Junior]].

The show went on Hiatus in 2016 after 4 seasons but was later renewed and a 5th season is confirmed to begin airing sometime in 2020. On August 14, 2020, Creator/{{Netflix}} released a feature-length movie for the series, ''Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun''. A second, ''Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef'', was released on October 13, 2020.

The show went on Hiatus in 2016 after 4 seasons but was later renewed and a 5th season is confirmed to begin airing sometime in 2020. On August 14, 2020, Creator/{{Netflix}} released a feature-length movie for the series, ''Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun''.

* WrapUpSong: Every episode ends with "Creature Report", which sums up all the information learned about the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Creature of the Week]] into a catchy marching theme.

* AdaptationalModesty: Captain Barnacles didn't wear a shirt or pants in the original books.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The Christmas special is this for the vegimals.

* RearrangeTheSong: The theme music was re-arranged in the fourth season with the same basic tune but with eastern-sounding instruments.

* ButtMonkey: Downplayed, but several episodes[[note]]Notable examples include "The Remipedes" and "The Immortal Jellyfish"[[/note]] kick Shellington around for a joke.

** Barnicle's is "Octonauts, let's do this!"

* {{Adorkable}}: Shellington in general.

%% * {{Adorkable}}: Shellington.

The show went on Hiatus in 2016 after 4 seasons but was later renewed and a 5th season is confirmed to begin airing sometime in 2020.

* AdaptationalModesty: Captain Barnacles didn't wear clothes in the original books.

* ContinuityNod: The "standing on my foot" gag from "The Narwhal" came back two seasons later in "The Platypus".

** While pretty minor, venomous animals are called poisonous throughout the show.[[note]] Venomous means that the animal is capable of injecting venom using a stinger or fangs. Poisonous means the animal is unhealthy to consume, or gives off various chemicals or toxins that should not be consumed either through the nose or mouth, or should not be touched. [[/note]] Furthermore, the venomous nature of these animals is often downplayed a bit. For example, Kwazii has been stung by a Lion Fish in one of the episodes and treats it as if it were a [[NonLethalDeadlyWeapon minor sting]]. They're not. The same thing happens when the crew encounters a cone snail.

* BlandNameProduct: In one episode: [[Magazine/NationalGeographic National Seeographic]].

* ArtisticLicense:

* {{Adorkable}}: Shellington.

** The Sixth Ranger: The vegimals

* HeyThatsMyLine: Kwazii says this in "Tiger Shark" when Tweak shouts "Yow!" after activating the turbo mode on one of the gups.

** In real life, sea pigs don't have eyeballs, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5v8MzRPMFg&t=75s they can swim, albeit not well]].

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: It's used as a RunningGag, wherein some episodes Barnacles explains a plan to Kwazii, Peso, and Shellington, but then he sees Kwazii swimming out of the Gup.

''The Octonauts'' follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. The subject matter is reminiscent of a blend of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' and Jacques Cousteau. Although it is science fiction as regards its technology, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are real marine animals in their natural habitats.

The show wen't on Hiatus in 2016 after 4 seasons, but was later renewed and a 5th season is confirmed to begin airing sometime in 2020.

* AnimalsNotToScale: Played straight with the crew to some degree or another, especially with Barnacles the polar bear. Averted with the other animals that appear in the show however.

** While pretty minor, venomous animals are called poisonous throughout the show.[[note]] Venomous means that the animal is capable of injecting venom by means of a stinger or fangs. Poisonous means the animal is unhealthy to consume, or gives off various chemicals or toxins that should not be consumed either through the nose or mouth, or should not be touched. [[/note]] Furthermore, the venomous nature of these animals is often downplayed a bit. For example, Kwazii has been stung by a Lion Fish in one of the episodes, and treats it as if it were a [[NonLethalDeadlyWeapon minor sting]]. They're not. The same thing happens when the crew encounter a cone snail.
** The Colossal Squid's size is shown to be far larger than it actually is. While the Colossal Squid is larger than the Giant Squid, the Colossal Squid is only larger in mantle size. The Colossal Squid has much shorter tentacles, with just a wider and stouter body[[http://deepseanews.com/2013/10/how-big-is-a-colossal-squid-really/]].

* BittersweetEnding: In the episode when Kwazii is trying to find the map that belonged to Calico Jack, he can't get it because it is guarded by slime eels. He DOES eventually get it, but there are already a bunch of animals in there, so he has to leave it. And to really rub salt in the wounds, Dash took some embarrassing photos of him getting slimed. Everyone laughs, EXCEPT for Kwazii, who just looks...''angry.''

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: It's used as a RunningGag, where in some episodes Barnacles explains a plan to Kwazii, Peso, and Shellington, but then he sees Kwazii swimming out of the Gup.

* MagicAIsMagicA: How can Peso talk while holding his breath under water? The same way all the other animals talk.

* NeverSayDie: Death is not mentioned but sometimes alluded to; e.g., "If that shark stops swimming, he won't be able to breathe!" or "You'll be sucked into that whirlpool!" or "Those are terrestrial crabs - they can't swim!" Arguably one of the best well known quotes from this show is this quote from Boris the Narwhal:

* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Kwazii likes to speculate about a lot of the stuff the Octonauts encounter being caused by strange and scary monsters. Instead, when the Octonauts encounter strange phenomena or troublesome behavior, it's just sea creatures doing what they do normally, often as a natural defense mechanism. Examples include a snapping shrimp that knocks them all out with his loud sound he makes by snapping his claw, and slime eels protecting their territory by sliming.

* OrphanedEtymology: All the sea creatures refer to themselves names given to them by land-dwellers. The ''lemon'' shark likely hasn't seen any lemons, and the ''sea'' cucumber and ''sea''horses likely haven't met their land based namesakes.

* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: The yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" speak this way.

* SwordfishSabre: In the episode "The Swashbuckling Swordfish", Kwazii speaks of the legend of the "Flying Swords", which turns out to be a trio of swordfishes. Kwazii encounters them while hunting for treasure and actually engages them in swordplay for a while, but ultimately ends up helping them and they all part on good terms.