History Literature / Pondovadia

* InterspeciesAdoption: Exaggerated. Basil (a skunk) adopted five kids of four different species; Toshi the ferret, Da San the guinea pig, Kulap and Malee the chinchillas, and Trai the otter. Justified since he can't biologically have children according to 'Vacation'.

* WholePlotReference: Chapter seven's plot is one to mMystery Science Theater, chapter eleven's plot (where the trio and Becky think they killed Elijah aka Maya's father) is a shout-out to Nasty Patty, and chapter seventeen references Murder on the Orient Express.

* BigManOnCampus: Bell is explicitly mentioned as the most popular girl at Southwest Pondovadia Middle School, due to her charisma, extroverted attitude and eagerness to help others.
* BirthdayEpisode: Chapter Four features Bell's birthday as the main plot point.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted. A lot of the characters fight and swear and several are implied to be already doing drugs or having sex. Played straight with the elementary students, however.

* FantasticRacism: Chapter 13 mentions this with the death of a deer at the hands of a 'mythical' (animals based on species like unicorns or dragons instead of ones like cats or dogs). Beatrice also has no problem calling her chimera classmates 'mutts'.

* FirstDayOfSchoolEpisode: Chapter 3 is about the main trio and their friends getting trapped on the school subway during the first day of middle school.

* ImmoralJournalist: Maya is this. She's only a sixth grader yet she runs a tabloid style school paper for quick reads and nothing else, and she has no problem snapping at her classmate Jamie [[spoiler: until chapter eleven]].

* InterspeciesAdoption: Exaggerated. Basil (a skunk) adopted five kids of four different species; Toshi the ferret, Da San the guinea pig, Kulap and Malee the chinchillas, and Trai the otter. Justified since he can't biologically have children.

* WholePlotReference: Chapter seven's plot is one to MST3K, chapter eleven's plot (where the trio and Becky think they killed Elijah aka Maya's father) is a shout-out to Nasty Patty, and chapter seventeen references Murder on the Orient Express.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A lot of characters have quite the colorful hair.

* OnlyChildSyndrome: Most of the child characters are only children.

* SuckECheeses: Averted. Nut'n Bust'n in chapter four is based on Dave'N Busters instead.

* DeadpanSnarker: All three protagonists are this on occasion, Toshi being the biggest one.

* CityMouse: Beatrice is a city mongoose who hates the idea of going on a field trip to a farm.
* ColourName: Violet (the purple butterfly) and Minthe (mint green seal).

* FantasticSlurs: Some non-mixed animals call chimeras 'mutts' due to their mixed heritage.

* WholePlotReference: Chapter seven's plot is one to MST3K, while chapter eleven's plot (where the trio and Becky think they killed Elijah aka Maya's father) is a shout-out to Nasty Patty.

* BigManOnCampus: Bell is explicitly mentioned as the most popular girl at Southwest Pondovadia Middle School, due to her charisma and eagerness to help others.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted. A lot of the characters fight and swear and several are implied to be already doing drugs or having sex.

* ColorName: Violet (the purple butterfly) and Minthe (mint green seal).

* DeadpanSnarker: All three protagonists are this on occasion.
* DudeMagnet: Klarisse is unintentionally one, with several characters mentioning how attractive she is.

* {{Foil}}: The Neruda mongoose twins are these to each other. Robby is a friendly country kid with a heavy southern accent, while Beatrice is a snobby city kid with nothing good to say about anybody.

* HeinzHybrid: Some chimeras can be these

* {{MST}}: The main characters do this in chapter seven as a class experiment.

* OncePerEpisode: Every chapter is named after lyrics from a song, and Mayor Joseph Canadendrum is mentioned in every chapter.

* AnimalIsTheNewMan: Heavily implied that the world they live in exists because of a war that wiped out humanity.

* BizarroEpisode: Chapter seven isn't like the other chapters so far.

* ClassTrip: The entire sixth grade (well, except Joan) goes on one in chapters nine and ten.

* ImmoralJournalist: Maya is this. She's only a sixth grader yet she runs a tabloid style school paper for quick reads and nothing else, and she has no problem snapping at her classmates who work with her.

* InterspeciesRomance: Pretty common in the series with the child characters, especially the chimera characters.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There's quite a lot of named characters. Justified since this is a big city.

* {{MST}}: The main characters do this in chapter seven.

* OncePerEpisode: Mayor Joseph Canadendrum is mentioned in every chapter.

!!Ponce, Toshi, what kind of tropes should we get into today?

* ADayInTheLimelight: Instead of Ponce, Bell, or Toshi, chapter four is about their classmates Chris and Aster.

* {{Expy}}: Minor characters Kevin (the goat) and Thomas (the sheep) are best friends who play pranks, get detention a lot, and their RunningGag involves changing the signs on their school. Hey who let George and Harold in here?!

* {{Foil}}: The Neruda mongoose twins are these to each other. Robby is a friendly country loving kid with a heavy southern accent, while Beatrice is a snobby city kid with nothing good to say about anybody.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The city of Pondovadia is directly based on Morgantown, West Virginia.

* SchoolNurse: Chapter twelve has one who's a shark,

* TheStoner: Minor character Ander does weed and is a stoic and uptight artist individual instead of friendly and relaxed. Fridge Horror in that, like the other eighth graders, he's only 14 years old.

* FantasticRacism: Chapter 13 mentions this with the death of a deer at the hands of a 'mythical' (animals based on species like unicorns or dragons instead of ones like cats or dogs)

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There's quite a lot of characters. Justified since this is a big city.

* NoCommunitieWereHarmed: The city of Pondovadia is directly based on Morgantown, West Virginia.

Pondovadia is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original web-based story written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees.

Read more about the story [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 here.]] It is currently ongoing and the author tries to publish weekly, however, there are the occasional skips due to her involvement with university.

* GenkiGirl: Side characters Amelie (the friendly lemur at Klarisse's favorite cafe) and Sandyna (a classmate of the trio) are both these.

* InterspeciesRomance: Pretty common in the series with the child characters.

* TheStoner: Minor character Ander does weed and is a stoic and uptight individual instead of friendly and relaxed. Fridge Horror in that, like the other eighth graders, he's only 14 years old.

* MixAndMatchCritters: The existence of chimeras (animals who possess DNA of two or more animals). Ponce is one-- WordOfGod says his heritage is half sea turtle, with a mix of water hog, North American bat, and at least three more unidentified species.

* ShoutOut: There's a lot of these throughout the series. A seperate page is gonna be needed just for all the references.

Pondovadia is a 2020 web-based story written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees on Archive of Our Own.

!!Hey Ponce, Toshi, look! Some tropes!

* Expy: Minor characters Kevin (the goat) and Thomas (the sheep) are best friends who play pranks, get detention a lot, and their RunningGag involves changing the signs on their school. Hey who let George and Harold in here?!

* Jerkass: Several characters through the story, namely the corrupt journalist Maya and the snobby socialiate Beatrice.

* TheStoner: Minor character Ander does weed and is a stoic and uptight individual instead of friendly and relaxed. Fridge Horror in that, like the other 8th graders, he's only 14 years old.

* MixAndMatchCritters: The existence of chimeras (animals who possess DNA of two or more animals. Ponce is one-- WordOfGod says his heritage is half sea turtle, with a mix of water hog, North American bat, and at least three more unidentified species.

* BabysittingEpisode: Chapter eight is about Toshi watching over his adopted siblings

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Pondovadia, a city based on Morgantown, is the capital of West Virginia. However, in reality, Charleston is the state capital of West Virginia.

* MovieTheaterEpisode: The main trio go to a theater as a science experiment in a tribute to Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000

* MST: The main characters do this in chapter seven.

* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: No humans here. All characters in the story are anthropomorphic animals.

!!Ponce, Toshi, look! Tropes!

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Confident and athletic Ponce to lithe and snarky Toshi.
* StockShonenHero: Bell is a gender inverted version of this. She's extroverted, eager to explore for new places, impulsive, wears a lot of orange, and has a lot of friends beyond just Toshi and Ponce.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Bell is this in comparison to most girls her age. She's more interested in hockey and hard rock instead of fashion or makeup, however, she does wear some pink and has a huge bow in her hair.

!!This story contains examples of

* BigManonCampus: Bell is explicitly mentioned as the most popular girl at Southwest Pondovadia Middle School, due to her charisma and eagerness to help others.

* WorldofFunnyAnimals: No humans here. All characters in the story are anthropomorphic animals.

AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Many of the animals in the series have more colorful fur or feathers, while others have realistic colors such as brown, white, or grey.
DeepSouth: Technically. The story takes place in West Virginia after all.
KidHero: All three main protagonists are children.
MixAndMatchCritters: The existence of chimeras (animals who possess DNA of two or more animals. Ponce is one-- WordOfGod says his heritage is half sea turtle, with a mix of water hog, North American bat, and at least three more unidentified species.
SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Confident and athletic Ponce to lithe and snarky Toshi.
WorldofFunnyAnimals: No humans here. All characters in the story are anthropomorphic animals.