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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Canadian cover to Too-Late Toby's book replaces the original artwork of him peeing his pants with that of Toby noticing he's wearing winter clothes in spring. This is [[SubvertedTrope double subverted]] by the fact that all mentions of PottyFailure are kept intact within the book itself.

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* TheSongRemainsTheSame: The Greek dub of the cartoon gives the theme song this treatment.

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* TheSongRemainsTheSame: The Greek dub and Japanese dubs of the cartoon gives give the theme song this treatment.treatment.
** In the Japanese dub, this also extends to songs in the episodes themselves. Oddly enough, this leads to an editing mistake during ''No Publicity'', where the final word in the song [[spoiler:Shy Sophie sings during the school talent show]] is omitted.

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* TheComicallySerious: Serious Sadie becomes this at the end of her book.

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* TheComicallySerious: Serious [[spoiler:Serious Sadie becomes this at the end of her book.]]



* IHaveNoSon: Naughty Norman's mother is somewhat considered this trope, as she attempts to make him behave just so she can buy him a pair of sneakers. [[spoiler:He almost gets himself into yet another terrible situation, though.]]



* PottyFailure: Too Late Toby is, again, the biggest offender. Not only does he end up ''[[{{toilet humour}} peeing his pants]] right when he gets to the door'', but he even does this '''''all the time whenever he needs to go'''''.

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* PottyFailure: Too Late Toby is, again, the biggest offender. Not only does he end He normally ends up ''[[{{toilet humour}} peeing his pants]] right when he gets to the door'', but he even does this '''''all the time whenever he needs to go'''''.door''.
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* BerserkButton: Tantrum Tabitha is a walking Berserk Button to the point where almost everything makes her throw a tantrum.

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* BerserkButton: Practically anything for Tantrum Tabitha is a walking Berserk Button to the point where almost everything makes her throw a tantrum.Tabitha. No points for guessing what happens then.
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* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: The 2016 revival.
* AccidentalTickleTorture: Ticklish Timmy has these ''all the time,'' even from '''''drinking lemonade from a glass of water.''''' [[spoiler:Everybody else finds it funny as well.]]

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* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: The 2016 revival.
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* AccidentalTickleTorture: Ticklish Timmy has these ''all the time,'' even from '''''drinking lemonade from a glass of water.''''' something as simple as drinking lemonade. [[spoiler:Everybody else finds it funny as well.]]



* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: While the British cover for TV Trevor shows him happily posing as The Galactic Kid, two of the Greek covers show him in a different pose and with a cooler expression on his face.[[note]]This was taken from an illustration from the book.[[/note]]
* AmusementPark: Adventure World.

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* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: While the British cover for TV Trevor shows him happily posing as The Galactic Kid, two of the Greek covers show him in a different pose and with a cooler expression on his face.more heroic look.[[note]]This was taken from an illustration from the book.[[/note]]
* AmusementPark: Adventure World.World, which is featured in ''Mahogany Gorilla Pelmets'' as well as the book the episode was based from.



* BabyDollBaby: In ''Little Monsters Christmas Carole'', a baby doll is used as a representation of Jesus, with Miss Harper making the kids pretend as if he is real. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Irving after she says this.

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* BabyDollBaby: In ''Little Monsters Christmas Carole'', a baby doll is used as a representation of Jesus, with Miss Harper making the kids pretend as if he is real. This is then [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Irving after she says this.Irving:
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The books are more well known for a cartoon aired on BBC in 1998. A CGI revival was set to air in Spring 2016, but it was scrapped for no reason.

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The books are more well known for a cartoon aired on BBC in 1998. A CGI revival was set to air in Spring 2016, but it was scrapped for no reason.
undisclosed reasons.

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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Cute Candy initially starts out like this due to her cuteness, as everybody always takes kindly to her because of this.
** Friendly Franco is this trope as well due to his friendliness.


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* LovedByAll:
** Cute Candy initially starts out like this due to her cuteness, as everybody always takes kindly to her.
** Friendly Franco is beloved as well due to his friendliness.
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* LazyBum: Sulky Sue and Lazy Larry from day to night. Sue also has a dog [[spoiler:that is [[UpToEleven this trope.]]]]

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* LazyBum: Sulky Sue and Lazy Larry from day to night. Sue also has a dog [[spoiler:that is [[UpToEleven this trope.]]]]]]
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* PantyShot: In Forgetful Fiona's title cards, she forgot to put on a skirt. [[spoiler:She always remembers to put on a skirt in the episodes she stars in.]]
** In ''Whose Birthday is it Anyway?'', Tell-Tale Tallulah's panties were shown for a split second after Fiona asks her whose birthday it is. At the end, Fiona remembered to change out of her normal wear, but forgot to change into her party dress.
** In ''Whoops-A-Daisy'', Clumsy Clarissa's panties were shown for a split second when she reaches for Teddy after falling over him.
** In ''Do it Now!'', Bossy Bethany's panties were shown in numerous shots when she does the obstacle course.
** In ''A Place for Everything'', Perfect Prudence's panties were shown for a split second when she puts her satchel on the coat hook.
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''Little Monsters'' is a series of books written by Tony Garth and released in the United Kingdom in 1997. The books are [[RecycledInSpace similar to]] the ''Literature/MrMen'' series of books, but they instead involve a certain mischievous kid (sometimes [[AvertedTrope averted]]) and ther parents. The kid has a problem related to their behavior before [[HeelFaceTurn something manages to make them change their ways.]]

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''Little Monsters'' is a series of books written by Tony Garth and released in the United Kingdom in 1997. The books are [[RecycledInSpace similar to]] the ''Literature/MrMen'' series of books, being individual accounts of a group of characters based around personality traits, but they instead involve a certain mischievous kid (sometimes [[AvertedTrope averted]]) and ther their parents. The kid has a problem related to their behavior before [[HeelFaceTurn something manages to make them change their ways.]]

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf in a school play, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her losing friends in the process.]]


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* HatedByAll: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf in a school play, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her losing friends in the process.]]
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* PottyFailure: Too Late Toby is, again, the biggest offender. Not only does he end up ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar peeing his pants]] right when he gets to the door'', but he even does this '''''all the time whenever he needs to go'''''.

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* PottyFailure: Too Late Toby is, again, the biggest offender. Not only does he end up ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar ''[[{{toilet humour}} peeing his pants]] right when he gets to the door'', but he even does this '''''all the time whenever he needs to go'''''.
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* LameExcuse: Wide-Awake Wesley loves this trope to the point where he uses these ''instead of going to bed.''
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* TheHyena: The smallest thing will make Ticklish Timmy laugh due to how sensitive his skin is.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[EarWorm All they wanna do is have some fun...]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[EarWorm All [[caption-width-right:350:''All they wanna do is have some fun...]]'']]'']]
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* LaboriousLaziness: [[spoiler:Healthy Heather's dad is on an unhealthy diet and gets tired easily when jogging with her. Heather herself helps to correct this issue.]]
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* BabyDollBaby: In ''Little Monsters Christmas Carole'', a baby doll is used as a representation of Jesus, with Miss Harper making the kids pretend as if he is real. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Irving after she says this.
-->'''Irving''': But it's just a ''doll'', Miss.
-->'''Miss Harper''': I know it's a doll. We're pretending, remember?
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** Friendly Franco is this trope as well due to his friendliness.
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* OneHundredPercentApprovalRating: Cute Candy initially starts out like this due to her cuteness, as everybody always takes kindly to her because of this.

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* OneHundredPercentApprovalRating: OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Cute Candy initially starts out like this due to her cuteness, as everybody always takes kindly to her because of this.
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* OneHundredPercentApprovalRating: Cute Candy initially starts out like this due to her cuteness, as everybody always takes kindly to her because of this.
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* SchoolPlay: One about the birth of Jesus is the focus of ''Little Monsters Christmas Carole''.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her losing friends in the process.]]

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf, Wolf in a school play, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her losing friends in the process.]]



** [[spoiler:Later on, this is [[AvertedTrope averted]] with Cute Candy, as she behaves badly and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating loses all of her friends due to this.]]]]

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** [[spoiler:Later on, this is [[AvertedTrope averted]] with [[spoiler:Speaking of Cute Candy, as she behaves initially plays this trope straight, until she is inspired by an opportunity to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf in a school play to behave badly and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating loses lose all of her friends due to this.]]]]
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** [[spoiler:Later on, this is [[AvertedTrope averted]] with Cute Candy, as she behaves badly and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating loses all of her friends due to this.]]]]
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her getting grounded by her parents, and she isn't even allowed to play. A week later, nobody wants to talk to her due to her bad behavior.]]

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her getting grounded by her parents, and she isn't even allowed to play. A week later, nobody wants to talk to her due to her bad behavior.losing friends in the process.]]
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler:When Cute Candy wants to play the role of the Big Bad Wolf, she behaves badly in order to earn it. However, this leads to her getting grounded by her parents, and she isn't even allowed to play. A week later, nobody wants to talk to her due to her bad behavior.]]
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* GetOut: In ''Prime Time'', a security guard says "And stay out!" as he kicks TV Trevor out of a television studio.

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* GetOut: In While not actually said, in ''Prime Time'', a security guard says "And stay out!" as he kicks TV Trevor out of a television studio.

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* RedOniBlueOni: The Terrible Twins often switch onis with one another, given how one usually causes the problem and the other tries to be good.

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* RedOniBlueOni: Friendly Franco is the red to Antonio's blue.
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The Terrible Twins often switch onis with one another, given how one usually causes the problem and the other tries to be good.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The Terrible Twins often switch onis with one another, given how one usually causes the problem and the other tries to be good.
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* SpinOff: A very obscure one supposedly exists called ''The TV Trevor Show'', which focused mainly on TV Trevor rather than the other kids.

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* SpinOff: A WordOfGod says a very obscure one supposedly exists called ''The TV Trevor Show'', which focused mainly on TV Trevor rather than the other kids.
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* GetOut!: In ''Prime Time'', a security guard says "And stay out!" as he kicks TV Trevor out of a television studio.

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* GetOut!: GetOut: In ''Prime Time'', a security guard says "And stay out!" as he kicks TV Trevor out of a television studio.

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