Line #50 WesternAnimation/AskTheStorybots


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Outer World, here we come![[note]]Left to right: [[SurferDude Bang]], [[{{Keet}} Bing]], [[BigFun Bo]], [[TheLeader Beep]], and [[TheCynic Boop]].[[/note]]]]
3	''Ask the [=StoryBots=]'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}}-original series and adaptation of the ''WebAnimation/{{Storybots}}'' brand released in 2016.
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5	The show is set inside a computer and features [=StoryBot=] Answer Team 341-B, made up of Beep, Bing, Bang, Boop, and Bo. Their job is to answer questions for children about various topics. Given the stumper questions, Team 341-B head out to the [[RefugeeFromTVLand “Outer World”]], meeting others to help answer the question.
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7	The series features guest appearances by various celebrities, such as Music/WeirdAlYankovic, Music/GarfunkelAndOates, and Music/SnoopDogg.
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9	2017 saw the release of a standalone Christmas special, “A [=StoryBots=] Christmas”. In 2018, the series was renewed for a second season. A third season released for August 2019, and the show was fully acquired by Netflix in May 2019 as its own property. 2021 had another standalone special, "A [=StoryBots=] Space Adventure".
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11	Spin-off series include ''{{WesternAnimation/StoryBots Super Songs}}'', which focuses on songs about a single topic, and ''{{WesternAnimation/StoryBots Answer Time}}''.
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13	!! ''Ask the [=StoryBots=]'' provides examples of:
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15	* ArtShift:
16	** Heading to the Outer World turns the traditionally animated [=StoryBots=] into CGI-animated ones.
17	** The songs that are included from the original website have wildly varying art styles from the show itself.
18	* AnimationEvolution: Their CGI models in Season One were a lot more stiff and off-model compared to later seasons, which had their movements being more expressive and a slightly more noticeable paint texture.
19	** Bo's CGI model has a more vibrant purple and her shape is a little trimmed down.
20	* AnchoviesAreAbhorrent: In "What Happens When You Flush The Toilet?", Team 341-B is trying to make the best, most delicious pizza and then Boop decides to toss in his favourite ingredient.
21	-->'''Bing''': Anchovies? Boop, nobody likes anchovies.
22	* BigOlUnibrow:
23	** Boop is the only member of the team to have a unibrow instead of two separate eyebrows, to heighten his grumpy nature.
24	** Hap also has a thick black unibrow, also to heighten his grumpiness. He’s one of the few characters to have eyebrows that aren’t the same color as he is, which makes his stand out more.
25	* BrickJoke: In the episode "Why Can't I Eat Dessert All The Time?", Bang throws a boomerang which hits through the ceiling and doesn't come back until the end of "How Do You Catch A Cold?".
26	* BlueIsCalm: Bang is a very relaxed and laid-back [=StoryBot=] that happens to be blue.
27	* ChristmasEpisode: “A [=StoryBots=] Christmas”, which was released as a separate episode from the show in itself.
28	* CompanyCameo: The ''Website/JibJab'' name brand can be seen on a chocolate bar in "Where Does Chocolate Come From?".
29	* DifferentInEveryEpisode:
30	** The material that falls out with Answer Team 341B to mess up Hap’s office is different every episode.
31	** The hat that Bo wears before being sucked up the transport tube is a different one each time.
32	** The Storybot fun fact number and the fun fact itself are different each time.
33	* DrivingQuestion: Each episode is themed around a specific question that needs to be answered, such as “why is the sky blue?” or “how does night happen?”. The episode then finds the elements to answer that question, and recaps it in the end with a song.
34	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Earlier episodes of the show had the main characters fumble simple words to which guest stars would later correct them while giant animated letters appear on screen. (For example, in the episode "Where Does Rain Come From?", the [=StoryBots=] confuse the word rain for 'rein' in reindeer.)
35	* EdutainmentShow:
36	** The show’s main purpose is to help kids learn and discover new things by watching the main [=StoryBots=] go into the Outer World while also being enjoyable/entertaining and comical for both kids and adults.
37	* FourthWallMailSlot: The series takes questions from real children as the subjects of the episodes.
38	* FailureMontage: In the episode "Where Does Rain Come From?", the [=StoryBots=] try figuring out how to cross a river. Beep finds a leaf they can use as a boat but the others choose to find alternative solutions which all backfire. Then they go back to Beep's initial idea and sail along the leaf.
39	* GenderFlip: Beep was originally a male [=StoryBot=] in the “Beep & Boop” app, but was made female in the show.
40	* HelpImStuck: In "How Do Flowers Grow?", Bang gets caught in a spider web after falling off a leaf. Bing [[VineSwing swings over]] to try and save him but he ends up stuck too.
41	** Near the end of the episode, the whole gang get stuck in a transfer tube and Hap has to call someone to help get them out.
42	* InsideAComputerSystem: The show has the [=StoryBots=] living inside a computer, using their abilities to answer questions, with the exception being Team 341B, who leave the computer to head to the Outer World. The episode "How Do Computers Work?" has Team 341B travelling into ''another'' computer to figure out computers themselves actually work.
43	* MediumBlending: The show uses a variety of animation styles, from traditional to CGI to stop motion, depending on the character. This often leads to the [=StoryBots=] interacting with characters in a different art style than they are.
44	* NoodleImplements: We never learn the questions that Hap’s answers are for.
45	* PieEyed: [=StoryBots=] in their “in computer” designs have pupils with a slice cut out for highlights. Their designs in the “Outer World” change them into standard pupils with light highlights instead.
46	* RefugeeFromTVLand: [=StoryBots=] live inside computers, and heading to the Outer World brings them into reality.
47	* RogerRabbitEffect: Going to the Outer World has the [=StoryBots=] interacting with live action humans.
48	* ShiftedToCGI: This happens in-show. The traditionally animated characters turn into CGI ones when they leave the computer.
49	* SpinOff: The [=StoryBots=] have a spin-off show called {{WesternAnimation/StoryBots Super Songs}}, which focuses on specific topics and is very vast from Ask the [=StoryBots=], with episodes that are named Colors, Animals, Shapes, Body Parts, and etc.
50	* SpaceEpisode: "A [=StoryBots=] Space Adventure", released as a separate episode from the show.
51	* StockFootage: The sequence of the [=StoryBots=] screaming as they're going to the Outer World via [[TubeTravel transfer tubes]] as their OncePerEpisode moment.
52	** "A [=StoryBots=] Space Adventure" reuses the clip of Hap getting pizza on his face from the Season 3 episode "What Happens When You Flush The Toilet?"
53	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Beep and Bo are the only girls in Team 341-B.
54	* UnfortunateItemSwap: In "Where Does Chocolate Come From?", Bang accidentally gives Hap a chocolate bar instead of the video tape.
55	--->'''Bang, with the video tape in his mouth:''' Huh? Oh yeah. I thought this was a bit bland. Here you go!
56	* {{Unicorn}}: Bo has a stuffed unicorn and her room as posters and stuff in them.

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