History WesternAnimation / XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum

* AnAesop: Every episode has a lesson supplied by the historical figure featured in it.
** Nobody is perfect. The show makes it clear that none of the heroes featured are perfect human beings whatsoever, as they are shown making mistakes, and there are even some that had made questionable decisions or said questionable things in real life. [[note]]Like George Washington and Winston Churchill, to name a few[[/note]] But the show is about believing the best of everyone and remembering people for the good they put into the world.
** "I Am Billie Jean King" teaches that boys and girls can do the same things. Girls are allowed to play sports, boys are allowed to do ballet, etc.

* IncrediblyLamePun: In "I Am Johann Sebastian Bach", Yadina makes a pun based on Bach's name, but Brad and Xavier don't think it's funny. She also has a habit of making terrible puns through the series.

On July 8, 2022, eight online one-minute shorts were released talking about virtues such as compassion, gratitude, and more. Watch them [[https://pbskids.org/xavier/videos here]] ([[NoExportForYou US residents only]]). The series was quietly renewed for a second season, which will premiere in January 2024.

* AlliterativeName: Some of the heroes the trio meets fall under this. Some of those heroes are:
** '''H'''arry '''H'''oudini
** '''T'''omioka '''T'''essai
** '''A'''bigail '''A'''dams
** '''J'''ackie '''J'''oyner-Kersee
** '''Ch'''arlie '''Ch'''aplin
** '''A'''rthur '''A'''she
** '''Ja'''ne '''Ja'''cobs
*** Inverted with Nikola Tesla since the former's name ends with same sound.
*** Downplayed with Cesar Chavez and Celia Cruz because their names are not phonetically similar even though the initials are the same.

On July 8, 2022, eight online one-minute shorts were released talking about virtues such as compassion, gratitude, and more. Watch them [[https://pbskids.org/xavier/videos here]] ([[NoExportForYou US residents only]]).

* ThreeAmigos: Xavier, Yadina, and Brad.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: In "We Are the Wright Brothers", Brad says Xavier's CatchPhrase -- "To the Secret Museum!"

** Because the story segments don't have enough time for it, the show does not get into the issue of pseudonyms and married names vs. birth names. Therefore, the child Mark Twain is shown as going by the name "Mark Twain" even though he was still using his given name "Samuel Clemens" at that age; and the child Abigail Adams is addressed as "Abigail Adams" even though she was "Abigail Smith" until she got married.

* LongTitle: Downplayed. The show's title is longer than average.

* BoyishShortHair: Marie Owens, Amelia Earhart, Wilma Rudolph and Carol Burnett have very short hair, and isn't all that feminine.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: The TV movie has Yadina heartbroken to learn there's never been a female U.S. president, despite the show being produced in Canada, France, and Ireland. All three countries, for better or worse, have had at least one female leader each. Justified in that Yadina specifically wants to be the President of the United States of America, which is why the lack of a female U.S. president upsets her.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Celia Cruz has brown skin and golden-blonde hair.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Xavier Riddle is definitely an awesome name in its own right.

* BlindingBangs: Tyler from "I Am Marie Owens" has his eyes covered by his hair.