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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Naaaanaaaalaaaaaaaaaaaan.[[note]] Pictured: Nana (top-left), Mr. Wooka (top-right), Mona (bottom-left), and Russel (bottom-right).[[/note]]]]
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4	''Nanalan[='=]'' was a Canadian produced puppet show created by The Grogs for the Canadian TV station Creator/{{CBC}}.
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6	Initially starting out as 3-minute shorts that aired between programs on Creator/{{YTV}} in Canada and Creator/NickJr in the USA, ''Nanalan''' later became its own 22-minute show. The show details the antics of 3-year-old Mona as she spends the day at her Nana's house while her mother is out. Mona explores the area both in around Nana's house and often learns a lesson during her day. Other characters include Nana's dog Russell, Nana's neighbor Mr. Wooka, and Nana herself.
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8	Episodes were produced between 1999 and 2004.
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10	!!''Nanalan[='=]'' includes examples of:
11	* AnAesop: Frequently, one is learned by Mona.
12	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Mona herself is green and Nana is orange, for example. Mr. Wooka has yellow skin.
13	* BigBudgetBeefUp: The switch from 3-minute short to 22-minute episode brought numerous rises in quality to the show. The show was no longer limited to Nana's backyard, sets were noticeably more detailed, and Mona's mother was actually visible in the opening.
14	* BlackBeadEyes: Present on the characters, and possibly literally considering that they're puppets.
15	* CanineCompanion: Mona is fond of her grandmother's dog Russell.
16	* CatDogDichotomy: Russel absolutely ''hates'' Nana's cat Alice. Subverted in one episode where they're seen getting along after spending some time together outside.
17	* CharlieBrownBaldness: The only hair visible on Mona's head are her two pig-tails.
18	* ADogNamedDog: '''Russell''' is a Jack '''Russell''' Terrier.
19	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original shorts had a number of differences:
20	** Mona had more focus in the shorts compared to the other characters.
21	** Nana had reddish-brown hair, thicker light blue glasses, and was a lot skinnier.
22	** The backgrounds weren’t as detailed, especially in the intro.
23	* InherentlyFunnyWords: Mona's bizarre speaking patterns have given way to some, most notably "peepo" (aka. pea-pod).
24	* MinimalistCast: The only prominent characters are Mona, Russell, Nana, Mr. Wooka, and Mona’s mother at the end of each episode. The only other characters that aren’t a part of the main cast are a purple boy and his mother that Mona plays with at the park in one episode.
25	* OneNeighborNeighborhood: The only neighbor of Nana's that's ever seen is Mr Wooka.
26	* PinkMeansFeminine: Mona wears a dark pink dress.
27	* StylisticSuck: Even after the move to full 22-minute episodes and a bigger budget certain "cheap" elements remain like various items like clouds or bubbles being represented as pictures on sticks or puppets/objects simply being thrown across the set.
28	* TitleThemeTune: The theme song doesn't have any lyrics beyond the show's name, and possibly "la la la".
29	* TheUnintelligible: Mona, being only two or three years old, doesn't have a very good grasp on the English language. Nana can understand what she's saying, though, and often repeats it back so the audience can understand, but when Nana isn't around, it's up to the audience to decipher what Mona is trying to say.
30	* WelcomeTitles: The title sequence explains the premise of the show pretty well. Mona gets up, gets cleaned up, eats breakfast, her mother drops her off at Nana's, and Mona then goes out to the backyard to play.

Context Series / Nanalan