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The Minimighty Kids
(aka: The Minijusticiers)

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The Minimighty Kids (Western Animation)

"Too fat, big feet, too tall
If you stink, you talk, you're much too small
If you're afraid of the dark, your weakness can become a superpower
You got some pimples on your face, already lost the human race
You're jealous or you're paranoid, you know you're not an android
Those little differences make us what we all are...
Just ask the Minimighty Kids!"
Expository Theme Tune in the first season

The Minimighty Kidsnote  is a French series that follows a cast of animal children at a school. Each episode focuses on one particular character as they struggle with an often embarrassing issue that alienates them from the other students. They later go to sleep and gain temporary superpowers that have something to do with said quirk.

The series is an adaptation of a comic book series of the same name that ran from 2007-2011. The series itself ran from 2008 to 2019 on TF1 in France.

Connecting the first and second seasons is a half-hour special in which five of the 78 kids who experienced being superheroes (Greg, Yvon, Marion, Nathan and Éliette) wish to have their powers back, regaining them thanks to a mysterious magical star. This time, they now have their powers permanently (as long as they keep the magic star with them), and decide to form a little Super Team. The stories now have improved plots in which these five kids help their classmates and other people from the neighborhood while also having predicaments of their own. It is also shown that if another group takes the magical star, they will get powers, so the bad guys take this chance but they're ultimately foiled by the new team.

Two seasons of the series used to be Netflix in the U.S, but they've since been removed. The series can be found in English on YouTube however. A third season was produced and aired in France in 2018, however, it was not dubbed nor distributed outside of said country.

The Minimighty Tropes!:

  • Acrophobic Bird: Bob in "Superdizzy" is a hummingbird who is so scared of heights that he struggles to climb down a flight of stairs. His superpower not only causes him to lose his fear entirely, but gives him the Spider-Man-like ability to climb walls.
  • Arbitrary Skepticism: Despite being aware that people get superpowers randomly in this school, and possibly even getting their own in a previous episode, characters still ask "how did you do that" in a very surprised way even though they should know better.
  • Aesop Amnesia: Jimmy in particular tends to learn not to be such a bully, and even had his own episode with this same aesop, but despite this he forgets the aesop in the very next episode.
  • All of the Other Reindeer: Almost all episodes revolve around the protagonist being bullied or feeling ostracized because of an issue they have.
  • Ambiguous Ending: The ending of "Supertreehugger" doesn't actually reveal whether Eva manages to save the oak tree, although given how many people show up to sign the petition, it's implied that she'll succeed.
  • Badass Adorable: It's a show about cute Funny Animal children who gain superpowers, so you could say that all the main characters are this. Special mention goes to Little Louis, a tiny mouse who gains Super-Strength that turns him into a Pint-Sized Powerhouse.
  • Bland-Name Product: Tokemon cards are a clear stand in for Pokémon cards.
  • Brought Down to Normal: As soon as, or right before the super powered kid learns their lesson, their power vanishes along with all the effects it had. In the second season, the five kids who regain their powers are no longer under this effect.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: One episode has Big Wolf claim that him and his posse should have been invited to a movie shoot because every film needs a bad guy.
  • Cartoon Creature: The teacher is some sort of furry, blue... thing with a big, red nose and long ears.
  • Clothespin Nose Plug: Gaspard's mother and sister are shown wearing clothespins on their noses in "Superstinkyfeet" because of the smell of his feet.
  • Creepy Crows: Downplayed with Lenny the crow in "Superidontlikeit," who isn't evil or a bully, but is still a huge grouch and Perpetual Frowner who is always saying he doesn't like just about everything.
  • A Day in the Limelight: Every character has their own episode centered around their grievances with their main fault.
  • Dog Stereotype: One character who frequently acts as a bully is a pitbull.
  • Dub Name Change: Several characters' names are changed in the English dub.
  • "Everybody Laughs" Ending: A semi common way to end an episode.
  • Evil Laugh: Sacha the rat, who has the deepest voice in the show, manages to pull a pretty impressive one in some of his appearances, particularly "Superstrong" and "Superjoker."
  • Evil Sounds Raspy: Big Wolf has a nasty, raspy voice that makes it clear how unpleasant and mean he is.
  • Fat and Skinny: The very fat hippo Jimbo and the very skinny duck Martin are best friends.
  • "Freaky Friday" Flip: Sammy's superpower in "Supercopycat" is swapping bodies with anyone he touches.
  • Furry Confusion: The characters are anthropomorphic animals, but there are non-anthro animals as well. There's even a whole zoo shown in "Superkillerscream."
  • Gag Ears: In "Superelephantears," Tony the elephant is bullied by the other kids for his large ears. Later on, he gains the power of Super-Hearing and calls himself "Superelephantears."
  • Gang of Bullies: Big Wolf, the school's biggest bully and the main antagonist of many episodes, is often accompanied by his two cronies, Alf and Dino.
  • Foil: Sometimes, a kid's quirk or superpower clearly contrasts with another kid:
    • Ivan and Roy both suffer from Height Angst, but Ivan is very short while Roy is very tall.
    • Arthur, who does everything very slowly, and Steve, who is always hyperactive.
    • Robby, who is always filthy, and Natasha, who is obsessed with cleanliness. Ironically, they both get superpowers based on making things clean.
  • Growing Muscles Sequence: When a kid gets their super power, their bodies buff up to an absolutely absurd degree, until they're bigger than the Earth itself. It is implied the sequence is part of their dreams, thus, it doesn't affect anything in real life.
  • Hate Plague: In "Superpest," Lily causes all of the kids to start fighting with each other by using her superpower to turn everyone into pests.
  • Hate Sink: Big Wolf often fills this role. To a lesser extent, the Monkey.
  • Inconsistent Coloring: In "Supercopycat," there is an animation error where the color of Nathan's hat very noticeably changes back and forth between green and blue throughout the episode.
  • Inflating Body Gag: Paco's superpower in "Superdaredevil" turns him into a giant balloon which functions as an airbag, which allows him to save Enzo and Mary from crashing after they lose control of their bikes.
  • Interspecies Romance: Several characters have crushes on someone of a different species, such as Igor (dog) and Natasha (chick), Greg (pig) and Monique (donkey), and Paco (cheetah), who may have a crush on both Mary (rabbit) and Mona (wolf).
  • It's Always Spring: In most episodes, it seems to be spring. There are a few rare aversions like Simon's episode, "Superbuttfreeze," which takes place in winter due to snow being important to the story.
  • Jerkass Ball: Sometimes the protagonist of one episode will mock and tease the protagonist of another episode apparently having learned nothing from their episode.
  • The Klutz: In "Supertumble," Jonathan the duck's problem is that he keeps falling over.
  • Lovable Coward: Johnny is so easily scared that he's even afraid of his own reflection, but with how sensitive he is about it and how much he gets picked on because of it, you can't help but sympathize with him.
  • New Season, New Name: The second season was named "The Minimighty Squad".
  • No Name Given: Many of the adult characters, such as the teacher and principal, have no name stated.
  • No Ontological Inertia: Anything that is changed by the kids' superpowers will usually turn back to normal after said powers wear off.
  • Odd Friendship: Sometimes, kids whose quirks make them near opposites will be shown to be good friends.
    • In "Supermotormouth," Mary Lou, a chatterbox who never stops talking, is shown to be the best friend of the stuttering Charles Edward, who enjoys her company because he doesn't have to talk much when he's with her and she never makes fun of his speech impediment. He even dedicates part of his rapping act to her at the end of the episode, and she joins him when delivering the final message before the credits. However, during the montage in "Superchatterbox," he is shown as one of the kids who get tired of her excessive chatting while sitting on a bench with her.
    • In "Superliar," George, who is always telling outrageous lies, is good friends with Fred, who is so gullible that he believes anything.
  • Once per Episode: There is a transformation sequence where the episode's protagonist gains their superpowers, when the character suddenly gains large muscles and grows to stand on Earth, and then shrinks back down to their original size. These sequences probably aren't meant to be interpreted as literally happening, given that nobody reacts to them afterwards and the obvious damage that should be caused when they take place indoors doesn't occur.
  • The Prankster: Jimmy has a tendency to play pranks on his classmates, such as pricking Bernie with a needle to trick him into having to recite a poem in front of the class or opening the door to the girls' locker room and framing Randy for it, although the latter backfired due to Randy's superpower at the time.
  • Psycho Rangers: In season 2, Jade attempts to create one consisting of other kids for the sole purpose of stealing attention away from the Minimighty Squad, however, they lack the superpowers and fail at rescuing a kid trapped in an elevator.
  • Riddle for the Ages: What exactly is giving these kids their superpowers?
  • Rule of Three: Yvon and Rock both have to say "Small small small" and "Big big big" to activate their respective powers.
  • Rotating Protagonist: Every episode focuses on a different character, with the first season alone having 78 of them.
  • Sad-Times Montage: Every episode has one of these where the episode's protagonist is sad about their problem.
  • Savage Wolves: Downplayed. While he's not savage or feral, Big Wolf is by far the most antagonistic character in the show, frequently bullying the other kids. He even has an Obviously Evil appearance.
  • Security Cling:
    • In "Superairhead," after being slapped back into consciousness by Camille and seeing Reginald's head floating above his body (the same sight that just caused him to faint twice), Johnny grabs onto Camille and cries that he wants to go home.
    • In "Superscaredycat," Jimmy and Alf cling to each other when Johnny turns into a monster to give them the scare of their lives during the ghost train ride.
  • Shout-Out: In "Superelephantears," Big Wolf calls Tony "Dumbo" as an insult. Both Tony and Dumbo are young elephants who are bullied for their large ears.
  • Strictly Formula: The show doesn't stray far from the established formula in the first season.
  • Superpowers for a Day: Every episode has the protagonist of the episode gain superpowers that only last a day.
  • Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Many of the female characters are drawn with prominent eyelashes.
  • Threatening Shark: Zigzagged with Henry the shark, introduced in his episode "Superniceguy." He starts out being even more of a bully than Big Wolf's gang, pushing and tripping the other kids and taking away their toys just for laughs. He's freaked out when he gets a superpower that causes him to start acting like a Nice Guy against his will, but at the end of the episode, he does learn to become genuinely nicer.
  • Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Oliver, who is a dog and average-sized compared to most of the other characters, has a crush on Ashley, a giraffe who is obviously much taller than him. They go on a date in "Superihatemyself."
  • Visual Pun:
    • Johnny is a very cowardly tiger — that is, a scaredy-cat. "Superscaredycat" is even the name of his episode and alter ego.
    • Randy is a rat who is always ratting out his classmates.
  • We Hardly Knew Ye: Some characters get precious few appearances outside of their focus episode.
  • Wicked Weasel: Carmen is a weasel and is probably the meanest girl in the show, being something of an Alpha Bitch who tends to act like a bully especially to other girls. Her superpower in her episode "Superbadmouther" is even based on her tendency to badmouth people. She does get some Pet the Dog moments, however, especially with the affection she shows toward her little sister Caroline.
  • Yes-Man: The issue Louis the mouse has to deal with in his first episode as a viewpoint character. He can't resist saying yes every time someone asks him to do something.

Alternative Title(s): The Minijusticiers, The Miniavengers

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