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* UnexpectedKindness: In "Wish Gone Wild", Zee is worried that the Rainbow King will be angry with him for accidentally letting Goway make all the images in the Wishopedia disappear. The Rainbow King turns out to be sympathetic about his plight, though, and he even helps him retrace his steps.
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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Creator/{{CBC}} Kids. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released. On May 3, 2019, a third season was released.

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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Canadian-American Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Creator/{{CBC}} Kids. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released. On May 3, 2019, a third season was released.
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* GeniusLoci: A character called the "Living Sea" appears in the episode of the same name.

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* AntiVillain: Glummy Gluma. He's not a ''bad'' guy per se, just someone who wants to spread his depression to others, yet there's no EvilPlan, he's acting questionably.

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* AntiVillain: Glummy Gluma. He's not a ''bad'' guy per se, just someone who wants to spread his depression to others, yet there's no EvilPlan, he's acting questionably.questionably and probably not intending to be malicious.



* FreeRangeChildren: The main characters' parents are never seen on-screen, which also raises questions about the setting itself.



* SugarBowl: The Rainbow Kingdom serves as this.

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* SugarBowl: The Rainbow Kingdom serves as this.is bright, colorful and doesn't seem to have anything negative in its setting (Glummy Gluma's swampland setting being the exception).

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* {{Animesque}}: The show is basically a Western-made MagicalGirl anime.

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* {{Animesque}}: The show is basically a Western-made MagicalGirl anime.anime, although LighterAndSofter given that it's for children.
* AntiVillain: Glummy Gluma. He's not a ''bad'' guy per se, just someone who wants to spread his depression to others, yet there's no EvilPlan, he's acting questionably.

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* GirlishPigtails: True.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Grizelda exemplifies this trope on her better days.



* InnocentBlueEyes: True and Bartleby.
* LethalChef: Zee is shown to be this in "Cosmic Sneeze".



* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only [[AvertedTrope exceptions]] are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom. This guy is determined to spread his gloom everywhere.

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* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, a central antagonist or even a BigBad, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only [[AvertedTrope exceptions]] are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom. This guy is Kingdom; he seems determined to spread his gloom everywhere.



* PrincessForADay: "A Royal Stink" focused on True being crowned Queen of the Rainbow Kingdom for one day.
* RealMenWearPink: Frookie.
* RoyalBrat: Grizelda becomes this on her worse days.
* SickEpisode: "Cosmic Sneeze" for the Rainbow King.

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* PrincessForADay: "A Royal Stink" focused on True being crowned Queen of the SentientVehicle: Rainbow Kingdom City Bus is autonomous ''and'' can think for herself, and one day.
episode shows that she's not just a self-driving bus.
* RealMenWearPink: Frookie.
* RoyalBrat: Grizelda becomes this on her worse days.
* SickEpisode: "Cosmic Sneeze" for
StatusQuoIsGod: No matter how big the Rainbow King.change may be at the end of the episode, everything will always revert back to normal at the end.



* TokenHuman: True, Grizelda, and Zee are the only human characters on the show. Everyone else is either an abstract creature, some kind of animal, or whatever.

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* TokenHuman: True, Grizelda, and Zee are the only human characters on the show. show that we see on-screen. Everyone else is either an abstract creature, some kind of animal, or whatever.whatever.
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. In "Zip Zap Zooooom!" Grizelda was so obsessed with winning the race at all costs, but it was only temporary.
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* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase

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* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhraseCharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The title "True and the Rainbow Kingdom".
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* NurseWithGoodIntentions: Zee tries his best to care for an ailing Rainbow King in "Cosmic Sneeze". Key word: ''tries''.
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* BlobMonster: The living sea is a harmless, friendly variation.
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* CinderellaPlot: The ''True: Terrific Tales'' subseries has the episode "Rainbowella", where the titular Rainbowella[[note]]Played by True[[/note]] wants to audition to be the Prince's[[note]]Played by Zee[[/note]] royal dancer. [[SucksAtDancing Unfortunately, she's a horrible dancer]], so the Fairy Godkitty[[note]]Played by Bartleby[[/note]] gives her magical boots that improve her dancing. The boots fall off while she's participating in a dance-off and she runs off. The Prince has Glitzelda[[note]]Played by Grizelda[[/note]] try on the boots. They're too big, but rather than prove that she's the owner by putting them on, Rainbowella decides to dance in [[BeYourself her own clumsy way]]. The Prince is amused by her unique way of dancing and decides that ''she'' will be his royal dancer.
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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Kids CBC. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released. On May 3, 2019, a third season was released.

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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Kids CBC.Creator/{{CBC}} Kids. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released. On May 3, 2019, a third season was released.
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* TokenHuman: True, Grizelda, and Zee are the only human characters on the show. Everyone else is either an abstract creature, some kind of animal, or whatever.
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-> ''"Zip zap zoom, I choose you! Wake up, (wish name)! Wish come true!"''

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-> ''"Zip zap zoom, zoo, I choose you! Wake up, (wish name)! Wish come true!"''



* TitleThemeTune: "She's True, ''[[TitleDrop True and the Rainbow Kingdom]]''!"

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* TitleThemeTune: "She's True, ''[[TitleDrop '' True and the Rainbow Kingdom]]''!"Kingdom''!"
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had Bartleby just waited for his turn to use the Switcheroo in "True Switcheroo", Bartleby's and True's spirits would not have been swapped by the device's swapping lasers.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Grizelda, on her better days.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Grizelda, Grizelda exemplifies this trope on her better days.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In "Frookie Sitting," the magical flower first turns the puppy Frookie into five Frookies. After this problem is fixed, it ends up working its magic again, this time making her into a giant dog.

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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In "Frookie Sitting," the magical flower first turns the puppy Frookie into [[MesACrowd five Frookies. Frookies]]. After this problem is fixed, it ends up working its magic again, this time making her Frookie into a giant dog.



** True: "Zip zap zoom, wish come true!"

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** True: True has this when she uses wishes: "Zip zap zoom, wish come true!"true!" She had to say it backwards to wield the Reewee's power.



* ColorFailure: Exaggerated/played for drama in "Cosmic Sneeze". The Wachoogieboogies cause ''everything'' in the Rainbow Kingdom, from buses to buildings to Zee and even ''the Rainbow King himself'' to change/lose color. By the time True and Bartleby return with the cure, the Rainbow Kingdom is almost entirely gray.

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* ColorFailure: Exaggerated/played for drama in "Cosmic Sneeze". The Wachoogieboogies cause ''everything'' in the Rainbow Kingdom, from buses to buildings to Zee and even ''the Rainbow King himself'' to change/lose color. By the time True and Bartleby return with the cure, the Rainbow Kingdom is almost entirely gray. Zee loses his cool upon realising this.



* EpicFail: This is what happens when Bartleby tries to use the Switcheroo, resulting in his spirit being [[FreakyFridayFlip ejected from his body and into True's and vice versa]].



* FreakyFridayFlip: In "True Switcheroo", True and Bartleby come across a mysterious device known as the Switcheroo, which switches their bodies and spirits. For some reason, [[WhatAnIdiot|they do not just switch back to normal immediately]] upon finding out (although they had trouble with each other's hands). Zee almost freaks out upon his discovery of this.

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* FreakyFridayFlip: In "True Switcheroo", True and Bartleby come across a mysterious device known as the Switcheroo, which switches their bodies and spirits. spirits when [[EpicFail Bartleby tries to do test it out on his own]]. For some reason, [[WhatAnIdiot|they [[WhatAnIdiot they do not just switch back to normal immediately]] upon finding out (although they had trouble with each other's hands). Zee almost freaks out upon his discovery of this.



* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only [[AvertedTrope|exceptions]] are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom. This guy is determined to spread his gloom everywhere.

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* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only [[AvertedTrope|exceptions]] [[AvertedTrope exceptions]] are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom. This guy is determined to spread his gloom everywhere.everywhere.
* NoMouth: True, Bartleby, Zee, and Grizelda sometimes get this when they have their mouth closed very tightly or super small, possibly to ease animation.



* TitleThemeTune: "She's True, ''True and the Rainbow Kingdom''!"

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* TitleThemeTune: "She's True, ''True ''[[TitleDrop True and the Rainbow Kingdom''!"Kingdom]]''!"



* YouthfulFreckles: Zee.

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* YouthfulFreckles: Zee.Zee has three on each of his cheeks.
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* FreakyFridayFlip: In "True Switcheroo", True and Bartleby come across a mysterious device known as the Switcheroo, which switches their bodies and spirits. For some reason, [[WhatAnIdiot|they do not just switch back to normal immediately]] upon finding out (although they had trouble with each other's hands). Zee almost freaks out upon his discovery of this.
** Later in the episode, the Rainbow King himself suffers this with some kind of bee-like insect. Then Grizelda and her pet Frookie suffer this when she questions why there are multiple crystals.



* IncredibleShrinkingMan: True and her friends exploit this to get past some crystal debris in "Zip Zap Zooooom!" with Syzer. Her reasoning? There are way to many crystals to shrink down.



* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only exceptions are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom, who is determined to spread his gloom everywhere.

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* NoAntagonist: This series doesn't have an antagonist, instead focusing on conflicts within its protagonists and/or the citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom. The only exceptions [[AvertedTrope|exceptions]] are the episodes "A Royal Stink" and "Happy Hearts Day", which features a villain: Glummy Glooma, cousin of the Rainbow King and the loneliest person in the Rainbow Kingdom, who Kingdom. This guy is determined to spread his gloom everywhere.



* RoyalBrat: Grizelda, on her worse days.

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* RoyalBrat: Grizelda, Grizelda becomes this on her worse days.
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* DubSpeciesChange: The troll seen in the episode "Fee Fi Fo Frookie" was changed into an elf in the Latin American Spanish dub.
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* FriendlyTickleTorture: In "Great Gizmos!", when True wakes Bartleby, he tells her that he can't start his day without a hug from "you-know-who." She asks if he means the Rainbow King, saying that he's very busy, but there's always time for "True tickles."
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* ThreeWishes: A key element of the show.

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* ThreeWishes: A key element of the show. As a rule, two of the wishes will at first seem obviously useful, while the usefulness of the third one will only become clear later on.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In "Frookie Sitting," the magical flower first turns the puppy Frookie into five Frookies. After this problem is fixed, it ends up working its magic again, this time making her into a giant dog.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Princess Grizelda.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: Well duh.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: In the episode Big Green Bounce, Bartleby tries to bribe one of Grizelda's Grizmos with some Fishy Poof Crackers.

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* ComicallySmallBribe: In the episode Big "Big Green Bounce, Bounce", Bartleby tries to bribe one of Grizelda's Grizmos with some Fishy Poof Crackers.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: In the episode Big Green Bounce, Bartleby tries to bribe one of Grizelda's Grizmos with some Fishy Poof Crackers.
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* SugarBowl: The Rainbow Kingdom serves as this.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: The Rainbow King is over ''four hundred million'' years old.
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* {{Animesque}}: The show is basically a Western-made MagicalGirl anime.

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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Kids CBC. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released.

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''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon that premiered in 2017. In Canada, it airs on Kids CBC. On June 15, 2018, a second season was released. On May 3, 2019, a third season was released.


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* BirthdayEpisode: "True's Birthday Party".

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* YouthfulFreckles: Zee.

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* YouthfulFreckles: Zee.Zee.
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The show is animated by Guru Studio, whose previous works include ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' and ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol''.

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The show is animated by Guru Studio, Creator/GuruStudio, whose previous works include ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' and ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol''.


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** As a gag in "Cosmic Sneeze", the Wachoogieboogies temporarily turned True's hair pink.

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