Line #28 WesternAnimation/MummyNanny


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3	Original French title: ''Momie Au Pair''.
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5	A short-lived animated series about an Egyptian woman named Nile who, after one of her spells goes wrong, winds up trapping herself in a tomb as a mummy and waking up thousands of years in the future, where she befriends siblings Alex and Samantha and gets a job as their nanny.
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8	!!Tropes:
9	%%* AdultsAreUseless: Except for Nile, to a degree.
10	* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Italian dub, ''Che baby sitter questa mummia!''[[labelnote:*]]What a baby sitter this mummy is![[/labelnote]], has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUvvrdFWfC4 a completely different intro and theme song]].
11	* AsYouKnow: Every episode Uncle Ankh reminds Droop (and the audience) that a time portal will only open when a mortal from the future utters the name of the immortal pharaoh Whydontyousitdown.
12	%% * BabysitterFromHell: The nanny the parents originally hired.
13	* BadBoss: The manager of Prestobouf in "Fast Food Mummy!". At one point he immediately fires a worker because she violated the restaurant's policy on constant smiling when she accidentally burned her hands on the burger grill.
14	%% * BaldOfEvil: Mr. Big
15	%% * BigBad: Mr. Big
16	%% * BrokenRecord: Droop constantly whines about wanting his shadow back.
17	* CaptainOblivious: Mr. Big is always following the family because he thinks they know where the stolen mummy is, all the while he's oblivious to the fact that the nanny ''is'' the mummy.
18	%% * ChristmasEpisode: "Mummy Marooned"
19	%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dorothy and Julius Elsewhere
20	* CriminalDoppelganger: In "Love at Sea", Stumpy gets mistaken for escaped prisoner Luigi Midnightini. Subverted, as they're both criminals.
21	%% * DeadpanSnarker: Alex. Samantha can be this on occasion.
22	%% * DitzyGenius: Dorothy Elsewhere
23	%% * DrivesLikeCrazy: Nile, during the couple times when she's shown attempting to figure out ''how'' a car works.
24	* DubInducedPlotHole: In a minor example, Nile is an au pair in the original French version and is treated as such, while in the English dub she's addressed as a nanny. While similar, they're technically different jobs.
25	** The Italian dub calls Nile a babysitter, which is a completely different job all together.
26	%% * TheEeyore: Droopenkhamun after Nile accidentally steals his shadow.
27	%% * EyepatchOfPower: Mr. Big and his dog.
28	%% * TheFaceless: In the first episode we only get small glimpses of parts of Nile's face while she's still human.
29	%% * FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Ankh and Droop's attempts to bring Nile back to Ancient Egypt.
30	%% * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Nile
31	%% * GadgeteerGenius: Dorothy Elsewhere
32	%% %% * Getting Crap PastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
33	%% * HollywoodThin: Mocked in "Super Model Super Mummy" when a group of fashion models become jealous of Nile's emaciated figure.
34	%% * HypnoFool: In "The 5000 Year Vacation!" Mrs. Elsewhere hypnotises herself.
35	%% * IneptMage: Nile
36	* LawfulStupid: Charlie and Charlie will go out of their way to arrest or ticket anyone who they think is commiting a crime, even if it comes at their detriment. In the first episode, they order Mr. Big to follow a vehicle they're chasing, but then stop him when he goes over the speed limit and give him a speeding ticket.
37	%% * LeftHanging: The show was cancelled before Nile could return home.
38	* LivingShadow: Droopenkhamun's shadow after it's separated from him.
39	* LostInCharacter: Julius Elsewhere is a writer and a RunningGag has him dressing up as a character he's writing and getting ridiculously into character.
40	%% * {{Mummy}}: Of course.
41	%% * MundaneObjectAmazement: Nile does a lot of this.
42	%% * TheNapoleon: Mr. Big
43	%% * OhMyGods: Nile often cries out names of Egyptian gods.
44	* OnceAnEpisode: Nearly every episode someone says the TriggerPhrase and Ankh and Droop go to the future to search for Nile, only to be dragged back into the past when it's said again.
45	* OneSteveLimit: Averted with the two cops, Charlie and Charlie. One is white and one is black.
46	* PaperThinDisguise: No-one except Alex and Samantha can tell Nile is a mummy despite the rotting skin, bandages and lack of a nose.
47	%% * ThePollyanna: Droopenkhamun was this until Nile accidentally stole his shadow.
48	%% * SanDimasTime
49	* SmartBall: In "Love at Sea", normally inept cops Charlie and Charlie are at their most competent as they attempt to arrest Luigi Midnightini, even though they're unknowingly going after the wrong man.
50	* StockSoundEffect: The Elsewheres' doorbell chime is the same as WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'.
51	%% * TitleThemeTune: The lyrics are just the title repeated over and over.
52	* TrappedInThePast: Several people have ended up going through the portal instead of Nile and are still trapped in Ancient Egypt by the end of the episode.
53	* TreasureMap: According to Mr. Big, Nile's wraps contain directions to a treasure; that's why he wanted the mummy in the first place.
54	%% * TriggerPhrase: A time portal appears every time someone says "Why don't you sit down."
55	%% * WeirdnessCensor
56	* YoungerThanTheyLook: Nile is stated in the first episode to be 15, but even before being mummified she looks like an adult.
57	%% * YouthfulFreckles: Samantha and her mom.

Context WesternAnimation / MummyNanny