Line #4 WesternAnimation/TopWing


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4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/top_wing_post.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right, Brody, Swift, Rod, and Penny.]]
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7	''Top Wing'' is a short-lived Canadian computer-animated Creator/NickJr series produced by Industrial Brothers and Creator/NineStoryMediaGroup, in association with Nickelodeon, that premiered on November 6, 2017. It was created by Matthew Fernandes, whose other credits include a number of shows for Creator/{{CBC}} Kids such as ''WesternAnimation/DexHamiltonAlienEntomologist'', ''WesternAnimation/RemyAndBoo'', ''WesternAnimation/DinoRanch'', and ''WesternAnimation/KingdomForce''.
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9	Set on Big Swirl Island, an island populated by various animals, the series follows four eager young birds—[[TheLeader Swift]], [[GirlyGirl Penny]], [[TheEveryman Brody]], and [[PluckyComicRelief Rod]]—who attend the prestigious Top Wing Academy as new cadets to earn their wings by helping their community. With the supervision of their instructor Speedy and mechanic Bea, the cadets take on different missions for their rescue skills and also help those in need, all while learning important life lessons.
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11	The entire first episode was leaked on the Nick Jr. app on October 7, 2017. The series also airs on Creator/TreehouseTV in its home country of Canada.
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13	The series was not renewed for a third season and the final episodes burned off from June 15 - July 2, 2020.
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16	!! This show contains examples of:
17	%%* TheAce: Swift, who is the fastest pilot at the academy.
18	%%* AllCGICartoon
19	* AlliterativeName: '''T'''immy '''T'''urtle. ''P''enny and ''Petey'' Penguin.
20	%%* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Penny is the youngest pilot at the academy.
21	* BabysittingEpisode: "Chicks on the Loose" has Brody watching Cheep, Chirp and their cousins while Speedy and Bea are away.
22	%%* BigBad: Cap'n Dilly the crocodile, and his assistant Matilda.
23	* BigBrotherInstinct: Brody decides not to attempt a canon ball off Extreme Peak, a tradition in his home town, in extremely windy conditions but the ''instant'' he realizes his little sister Brenda has been blown off, he dives after her.
24	** In the episode where we meet Rod's family, eldest of his younger siblings Romeo spends the whole episode [[CowardlyLion jumping at the slightest noise and being freaked out by the differences of the island when compared to the family farm but when the family jalopy is going out of control with his younger brothers and sisters aboard, he overcomes his fear to assist in their rescue.]]
25	* BigBrotherWorship: Brenda, Brody's little sister, thinks he's the coolest bird alive. Rod's little brother Romeo has similar opinions of Rod, with the added belief that Rod knows no fear.
26	%%* BirdPeople
27	%%* BirthdayEpisode: "Birthday Bandits!" for Rod; "Cap'n Dilly's Dance Party" for Cap'n Dilly.
28	%%* BearyFriendly: The baby bear in the episode "Rod's Beary Brave Save"
29	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Slick!" - Swift
30	** "Primo!" - Brody
31	** "Let's cock-a-doodle-do-this!" - Rod
32	*** Rod also has "I/You cock-a-doodle-did-it!" for successful completion of an attempt.
33	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Swift is represented by orange, Penny is represented by pink, Brody is represented by green, and Rod is represented by red.
34	%%* CoolBigSis: Penny to little brother Petey.
35	%%* CoolBoat: Penny has a submarine.
36	%%* CoolCar: Rod's car.
37	%%* CoolHelmet: All four of the cadets have helmets.
38	%%* CoolPlane: Swift has one.
39	* CowardlyLion: Rod's little brother Romeo spends the first part of his introduction jumping at noises and being scared of everything different from the farm. But when his younger siblings are in danger, he manages to put aside his fright to help save the day.
40	* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Batty [=McBat=] in "Winging It", where he tries to put a boulder in Penny's path at one point. He also does this on his sister's behalf when she races Rod; this not only doesn't help her win but sends her bike completely out of control, which Rod rescues her from.
41	%%* CutShort: The final episode plays out like a regular episode.
42	%%* DreadfulMusician: In "Rod Cock-a-Doodle-Didn't", Rod is revealed to be an awful singer.
43	%%* TheEveryman: Brody doesn't seem to have that many traits.
44	* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: The first episode has Swift arriving at Big Swirl Island, then he goes to Top Wing Academy and meets the other cadets. In return, they participate in their first mission and become a team.
45	* EvolvingCredits: The intro changes in the second season to reflect the team graduating to level 2, featuring them in their new base outfits and uniforms, and having Speedy and Bea drive the Command Flyer.
46	* {{Expy}}: Penny is one to [[WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo Mindy]], because they are both the girly, curious, youngest members of their groups. Penny can also be seen as one to [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrol Skye]] or [[WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender Pidge]]
47	** Timmy Turtle is a turtle version of either [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrol Alex Porter]] or [[WesternAnimation/RustyRivets Liam [=McCloud=]]]
48	* FaceYourFears: In "Rod's Beary Brave Save", Rod has to face his fear of entering a haunted cave.
49	* FamilyThemeNaming: Brody has family members whose names all start with B, while Rod’s family has names that start with R.
50	%%* {{Fanboy}}: Timmy Turtle is one to Team Top Wing.
51	%%* TheGenericGuy: Brody doesn't seem to have much personality outside of being the "cool" guy.
52	* InsistentTerminology: Rod is '''not''' a chicken, he is a rooster.
53	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Both Brody's parents and his little sister all act pretty much just like him.
54	* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: In "Time to Earn Our Wings," after being told about turbo-thrusters, Rod states that he loves turbo-thrusters, whatever they are.
55	%%* TheLeader: Swift.
56	* LocalHangout: The characters often hang out at The Lemon Shack in their free time.
57	%%* MellowFellow: Brody.
58	%%* TheMentor: Speedy, and to a lesser extent, Bea.
59	%%* MultinationalTeam: We have Swift (a blue jay), Penny (a penguin), Brody (a puffin), and Rod (a rooster)
60	* OddNameOut: In "Chicks on the Loose", Cheep and Chirp are revealed to have cousins named Chickster, Chuckster, Chitter, Chatter, Clucky and ''Bob''.
61	* OneWordVocabulary: The Banana Bandits can only say "Banana."
62	%%* PinkMeansFeminine: Penny wears pink.
63	%%* PluckyComicRelief: Rod.
64	* PokemonSpeak: Cheep and Chirp only say their names. As do their cousins, save for Bob who goes "honk".
65	* RememberedICouldFly: In "Lemon Pirates", Swift tries to stand on rolling lemons, but then he realizes he could fly.
66	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Followed to a tee. All crocodile characters...Captain Dilly, Matilda, Rocco, and Chomps...are evil. The only good reptile is, per usual for this trope, a turtle.
67	%%* Ship Tease: Swift/Penny, Swift/Shirley, and Rod/Betty
68	%%* TreasureHuntEpisode: "Treasure Map Mission"
69	* TwoShorts: It's averted with the first episode, which was a half-hour. Subsequent episodes have 2 11 minute stories.
70	* SiblingsInCrime: Baddy and Betty [=McBat=] are an example of this, with often working together as troublemarkers.
71	* SimilarSquad: The quartet of Baddy, Betty, Chomps, and Rocco are a {{Foil}} to the cadets' team, especially in "Winging It" and "Baddy and the Bad Wings."

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