History YMMV / DonkeyHodie

* MisaimedMarketing: Mild example: For the 2021 Halloween season, the Creator/PBSKids app showcased their characters wearing costumes for Halloween. Among these, the icon for Donkey Hodie showcased her in a lobster costume. It turns out to be this trope because of why she was wearing it in-universe - in the episode "Spooky Shadow Swamp", Donkey wears it to face her fear of shellfish while in a museum, and Panda later implies that Donkey is still afraid of shellfish. She also wears the same costume in a Halloween message posted on the Instagram account for the show.

** The show's soundtrack. It's very catchy and many songs have a 60s pop feel to them. It also has a nice mix of ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' songs ("I Like to Take My Time", "I'm Proud of You" and the more obscure "Today is New") and new songs.

** Duck Duck is popular with many fans despite appearing the least amount of times out of the 4 main characters of the show. It helps that she's played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, a famous Muppeteer. In fact, when the talking plushies came out on Amazon, the set with Duck Duck sold out first.

** Cousin Hodie became popular before his episode even aired. As soon as behind the scenes pictures of him appeared, fans fell in love with the character, with some even going as far to draw fanart of him.

* {{Moe}}: Donkey Hodie and her friends can all count as this due to their huggable designs and energetic demeanor.

* TearJerker: Donkey injuring her hoof and having to miss Cheesy Con in "Cheesy Con". It's pretty sad seeing the series' main character in such a situation, and one can't help but feel sorry for Donkey.

** The normally easy-going Clyde the Cloud feeling sad for unknown reasons in "Clyde's Cloudy Day".
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The show has already gotten this reaction from some die-hard ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' fans due to the modernization of the characters and the rapid-fire pace. Also from ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' fans, due to ''Daniel'' being more calm and down-to-earth than ''Donkey Hodie''.

** The penguin in "Squibbit" sounds and looks like a boy, but is actually female according to the official description of the episode. Not helping matters is that she lacks the eyelashes that the other female characters have.

** Duck Duck is popular with many fans despite appearing the least amount of times out of the 4 main characters of the show. It helps that she's played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, a famous Muppeteer.

* FriendlyFandoms: Many older fans of the show seem to like ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'', which also airs on Creator/PBSKids and involves animals. There's also a few adult fans of ''Donkey Hodie'' who happen to like ''Anime/PrettyCure''.

* TearJerker: ** Donkey injuring her hoof and having to miss Cheesy Con in "Cheesy Con". It's pretty sad seeing the series' main character in such a situation, and one can't help but feel sorry for Donkey.

* PeripheryDemographic: The show has a fanbase of people older than the target demographic of children 3 to 5 because of how bright and happy the show is, having several funny moments and catchy songs.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The show's backdrops/locations are absolutely stunning, as they look like a cartoon come to life. The series frequently shows the lower thirds of the puppet characters (so you can see their feet if they decide to dance) and uses a very convincing green screen (like for Clyde the Cloud).
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: In the episode "The Golden Crunchdoodles", there's a scene where Donkey and Panda dance and sing to a song about the golden rainbow while wearing sunglasses, which takes place on a bright yellow background. Not helping matters [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything is the faces that Donkey and Panda make right before putting on the glasses]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Duck Duck is popular with many fans despite appearing the least amount of times out of the 4 main characters of the show. It helps that she's played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, a famous Muppeteer.

* {{Fanon}}: Bob Dog's impulsivity, impatience, and heavy fixation on balls has led to speculations that he is neurodivergent, specifically having ADHD.

* NightmareFuel:
** In "Super Duper Sleepover", Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda see a monster in Purple Panda's room that turns out to be [[spoiler: a pile of their toys]]. This scares not just them, but their friend Stanley, and has also been reported by parents to scare several child viewers.
** "Spooky Shadow Swamp" takes place in a dark swamp that Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda find scary. There's also a part where Donkey Hodie wears a disguise that looks more eerie than the other costumes she's donned in the series.

* PopCulturalOsmosis: Young viewers tend to associate several original ''Mister Rogers'' elements with ''Donkey Hodie''. For instance, many people tend to believe that Purple Panda is an original character and should have be named Sancho Panda to fit with the ''Literature/DonQuixote'' pun when he originated on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', and searching for the Creator/FredRogers song "I Like To Take My Time" on Google has the ''Donkey Hodie'' version recommended as a result before the original.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Some people think that Purple Panda should have been called "Sacho Panda" in order to go along with the ''Literature/DonQuixote'' reference. However, Purple Panda is a pre-existing character from ''Mister Rogers''.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: While the original Purple Panda was notorious for scaring children, this show's Purple Panda is dolled up to look more cuddly. However, some people are quick to note that Purple Panda's puppet still looks scary, likely because he has different eyes compared to the rest of the puppets on the show (the black parts of his eyes have no white pupils in them like the other characters do).

** "Blow Your Troubles Away" sounds like "It's All Right" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}''.

** "Squibbit, squibbit!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the episode "Squibbit", a penguin keeps interrupting Danda Ponkey's band practice by yelling this phrase.

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** "Squibbit, squibbit!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the episode "Squibbit", a penguin keeps interrupting Danda Ponkey's band practice by yelling this phrase. [[/labelnote]]