Line #72 Animation/ThreeThousandWhysOfBlueCat


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3	''3000 Whys of Blue Cat''[[note]](''蓝猫淘气3000问 Lán māo táoqì 3000 wèn'')[[/note]] is a [[LongRunners long-running]] Chinese animated science EdutainmentShow created by Beijing Sunchime Happy Culture Company in 1999.
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5	The show is about a curious and optimistic cat named Blue Cat. His friends include Feifei the smart and awkward fox, Naughty the naughty and adventurous mouse, Gali the lovely and somewhat-troublesome mouse, Fatty the honest and gentlemanly mouse, Aunt Hen the formal and old-fashioned mother hen, Sweet the straight and simple pig, Badou the strong bear, Dr. Yang the smart environmentalist, and Lala the alien girl.
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7	Blue Cat explores several different locations, from the ocean, to the age of dinosaurs, to the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, and even to outer space. In each episode, Blue Cat and his friends encounter various problems and ask science-related questions like "How was Earth formed?" or "What are smartphones?" Blue Cat's questions are answered by short informational videos during the story.
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9	The entire series can be found for free on Youku, even for those who live outside of China.
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12	!!''3000 Whys of Blue Cat'' provides examples of:
13	* AllCGICartoon: The season ''Dragon Ride'' uses only CGI animation.
14	* AngryFistShake: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", after Blue Cat and Feifei have a bomb war and propel themselves into space, they shake their fists at each other and pretend to attack each other.
15	* AudienceParticipation: The viewers have sent questions to the studio that have been used for later episodes of the show.
16	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Several of the FunnyAnimal characters, including Blue Cat himself, come in colors that aren't expected of such animals in real life.
17	* ArrowsOnFire: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Feifei shoots a fire arrow at Blue Cat and it lights him on fire.
18	* ArtShift: The art style changes to appear more simplistic in ''Dinosaur Times Series'' episode 118 when Blue Cat and Feifei have a rock-paper-scissors fight. Blue Cat and Feifei have rougher outlines, are shorter, and have BlackBeadEyes.
19	* AsteroidThicket: One scene in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" has an extremely thick asteroid belt with asteroids flying everywhere.
20	* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: When Blue Cat and Feifei get sent into outer space in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", they're able to talk to each other just fine without wearing helmets or space clothes.
21	* BigBallOfViolence: This trope is often used in episodes where Blue Cat and Feifei fight, such as the episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?"
22	* BigBulkyBomb: Blue Cat carries one in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", and the bomb creates a huge, lengthy explosion.
23	* BlindfoldedVision: In the opening of the season ''Living Olympics'', Naughty wears a blindfold over his eyes while playing a soccer match. The blindfold doesn't prevent him from scoring an awesome soccer goal.
24	* BottleEpisode: Some episodes just feature Blue Cat and Feifei and not any of the other characters.
25	* BowsVersusCrossbows: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat shoots Feifei with a bow and Feifei shoots him back with a crossbow.
26	* CharacterInTheLogo: One version of the logo has Blue Cat giving two thumbs up.
27	* ChaseScene: "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" has a scene where Blue Cat is chased by a rocket that Feifei fires.
28	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Dr. Yang isn't really seen in later seasons because Lala takes her role as Blue Cat's partner.
29	* ADogNamedDog: A blue cat named Blue Cat.
30	* DramaticThunder: There's some thunder in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" after the bomb goes off and Blue Cat and Feifei sit on the explosion.
31	* EdutainmentShow: It's designed to teach science.
32	* EscalatingWar: "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" begins as a simple BowsVersusCrossbows war before Feifei shoots a HomingProjectile. It eventually escalates into a war of {{Big Bulky Bomb}}s.
33	* EstablishingShot: The episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" begins with some establishing shots showing the peaceful area where Blue Cat and Feifei live.
34	* ExplosionPropulsion: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", a huge explosion sends a piece of Earth's land flying into outer space. Blue Cat and Feifei are on the piece of land, and they get stuck out in space.
35	* ExpositoryThemeTune: The theme song is about how Blue Cat explores the amazing world and asks questions.
36	* ExtremeCloseUp: The episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" zooms in on Blue Cat's binoculars.
37	* EyePop: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat is surprised to see a rocket coming at him and his eyes pop.
38	* FaceOnTheCover: Blue Cat is usually front and center on all of the covers of the show.
39	* FlamingMeteor: "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" depicts comets as fiery boulders heading towards Earth.
40	* {{Flight}}: Blue Cat and Feifei generally don't fly, but "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" ends with them flying off into space.
41	* FunnyAnimal: Most of the main characters.
42	* GiantMedicalSyringe: In ''Dinosaur Times Series'' episode 118, a rock-paper-scissors fight between Blue Cat and Feifei ends with Feifei grabbing a big syringe labeled "Anesthetic" and using it to stun Blue Cat.
43	* GratuitousEnglish: There are quite a few episodes where Blue Cat's name can be seen written in English letters.
44	* HomingProjectile: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat is followed by a homing rocket that Feifei fires.
45	* HongKongDub: The lip movements don't always match the dialogue.
46	* HumanAliens: Lala, the princess of Planet Otzima, doesn't look any different from a human.
47	* IrisOut: At the end of the episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat and Feifei fly off into space and there's a camera iris shaped like a star.
48	* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: In some later seasons, the FunnyAnimal characters interact with humans. They get along pretty well.
49	* MadeOfIncendium: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Feifei shoots a fire arrow at Blue Cat and it quickly lights Blue Cat and everything surrounding him on fire, possibly quicker than it would in real life.
50	* ManOnFire: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Feifei lights Blue Cat on fire by shooting a fire arrow at him and his surroundings.
51	* MeaningfulName: Naughty the mouse is... naughty.
52	* MediumBlending: The show uses a mixture of 3D animation and 2D animation. The characters are all animated in 2D, while some of the objects and environments are rendered in 3D.
53	* MoodWhiplash: The episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" begins with a slow EstablishingShot and peaceful music before it suddenly turns into a fast-paced, silly battle between Blue Cat and Feifei.
54	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: When Blue Cat and Feifei are trapped in space in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", they conveniently gain the ability to fly and escape.
55	* NewSeasonNewTitle: The titles often change with each season.
56	* NonFatalExplosions: Despite the huge size of the explosion in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat and Feifei are pretty much okay.
57	* NumberOfObjectsTitle: Perhaps the concept is a bit more abstract than an actual object here, but ''3000 Whys of Blue Cat'' is referring to the many, many questions Blue Cat has to answer.
58	* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The title is shortened to ''Blue Cat'' on some seasons.
59	* OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: The episode "Will Earth Be Destroyed?" ends with Blue Cat and Feifei flying out into space.
60	* QuestioningTitle: For most episodes, the title of the episode is the "why" that Blue Cat is trying to find the answer to.
61	* ScreenShake: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", the screen shakes quite a bit once the second huge bomb goes off and sends Blue Cat upward.
62	* ShatteredWorld: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", a huge explosion causes a piece of Earth to shatter off and fly into outer space. Blue Cat and Feifei happen to be on this piece of land.
63	* ShotInTheAss: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat shoots an arrow at Feifei in this spot.
64	* ShoutOut: In ''Dinosaur Times Series'' episode 4, Naughty's plan to scare a dinosaur hits a hitch when a malfunction causes Blue Cat's dinosaur suit to sound like WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck singing "Jingle Bells".
65	* SoundtrackDissonance: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", right after we hear a lecture on how Earth could be destroyed, we hear a short, happy jingle play in the background. While we still see images of comets heading for Earth.
66	* SpaceIsNoisy: In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", Blue Cat and Feifei can talk to each other perfectly fine while they're in space.
67	* StuffBlowingUp: There's a huge, lengthy explosion when the bomb goes off in "Will Earth Be Destroyed?"
68	* VocalDissonance: Going solely off of images and promotional art, it'd make sense to think Blue Cat and Feifei were young. However, they actually have deep adult voices. Later in the show's run, they're given younger voices.
69	* VocalEvolution: Blue Cat has an adult voice in early episodes, but he has a childlike voice in later seasons.
70	* WheelOFeet: Often used when characters run.
71	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Blue Cat and Feifei are friends, but there are several episodes where they fight or don't get along. This is because Feifei wants to beat Blue Cat and become the main protagonist.
72	* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The characters are all anthropomorphic animals.

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