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* AnimateInanimateObject: The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though none of them can move.
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** The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though none of them canmove.move.
** One segment in "What Tool Do You Use To Get A Yo-Yo Out Of A Mailbox?" features stop-motion tools coming to life and performing a dance.
** The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though none of them can
** One segment in "What Tool Do You Use To Get A Yo-Yo Out Of A Mailbox?" features stop-motion tools coming to life and performing a dance.
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''Curiosity Shop'' was the only television series created by Creator/ChuckJones, and was initially aired on Creator/{{ABC}}, [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]], for which he was the head of children's programming at the time. Developed as a counterpart to ''Series/SesameStreet'', the series centered on four children - Ralph, Cindy, Pam, and Gerard - who would visit the titular shop each episode to find the answer to whatever question they had. Inside the shop was an ensemble of fantastical characters who would help answer their question while showcasing other topics related to the subject.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', ''ComicStrip/BC'' and ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''. Also featured was the first-ever adaptation of Literature/TheBerenstainBears.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', ''ComicStrip/BC'' ''ComicStrip/{{BC}}'' and ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''. Also featured was the first-ever adaptation of Literature/TheBerenstainBears.''Literature/TheBerenstainBears''.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: In the Wizard of Id cartoon, the King commands the Wizard to remove all laughter from Id, causing all the peasants to react with anger at everything they once laughter at. This, as it turns out, includes the king himself, and after being mobbed by his own subjects, he winds up wishing for everything to go back the way it was.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: In the Wizard ''Wizard of Id Id'' cartoon, the King commands the Wizard to remove all laughter from Id, causing all the peasants to react with anger at everything they once laughter at. This, as it turns out, includes the king himself, and after being mobbed by his own subjects, he winds up wishing for everything to go back the way it was.
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* IcarusAllusion: The trope-naming legend is retold in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Flown Today?”, featuring characters from the Virgil Patch comic Big George.
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* IcarusAllusion: The trope-naming legend is retold in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Da Vinci Flown Today?”, featuring characters from the Virgil Patch comic Big George.''Big George''.
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* MagicFeather: DoubleSubverted in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Flown Today?” At the end of the episode, to get Gerard to fly, Gittle tries placing a magic artifact on him. He ultimately succeeds in flying, doing so as the kids head home - and it’s only then Gittle realizes she never put it on him to begin with.
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* MagicFeather: DoubleSubverted in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Da Vinci Flown Today?” At the end of the episode, to get Gerard to fly, Gittle tries placing a magic artifact on him. He ultimately succeeds in flying, doing so as the kids head home - and it’s only then Gittle realizes she never put it on him to begin with.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', ''ComicStrip/MissPeach'' and ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', ''ComicStrip/MissPeach'' ''ComicStrip/BC'' and ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''.''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''. Also featured was the first-ever adaptation of Literature/TheBerenstainBears.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though the former two cannot move.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Monsieur Coo Coo had “That’s right!”, usually said commenting on a situation.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: Monsieur Coo Coo had Cou Cou has an extended “That’s right!”, usually said commenting right after popping out of his birdhouse.
* CheerThemUpWithLaughter: A variation in “How Do You Fix a Broken Funnybone?”, which centers around the shop residents’ attempts to get Oogle to laugh for the first time.
* ComputerEqualsTapedrive: When he’s not talking, the tape drive eyes on the shop’s computer indicate he’s running, as do, of course, the dozens of blinking lights.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pam falls into this on occasion.
-->(after watching Professor Trivia narrowly escape Monsieur Cou Cou)
--> '''Cindy:''' Well, looks like we can’t count on Professor Trivia’s definition for asituation.while. And he never even got to his point.
--> '''Pam:''' Monsieur Cou Cou certainly got to ''his''.
* CheerThemUpWithLaughter: A variation in “How Do You Fix a Broken Funnybone?”, which centers around the shop residents’ attempts to get Oogle to laugh for the first time.
* ComputerEqualsTapedrive: When he’s not talking, the tape drive eyes on the shop’s computer indicate he’s running, as do, of course, the dozens of blinking lights.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pam falls into this on occasion.
-->(after watching Professor Trivia narrowly escape Monsieur Cou Cou)
--> '''Cindy:''' Well, looks like we can’t count on Professor Trivia’s definition for a
--> '''Pam:''' Monsieur Cou Cou certainly got to ''his''.
* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Woodrow, the often-asleep groundhog, has these at all times.
* EpicFail: Oogle’s wildest failures wind up in this fashion, such as making the sound of a trumpet from a guitar.
* EyeGlasses: Professor Trivia’s glasses are drawn in this fashion - in fact, the few times he is shown without his glasses, he seems to have no eyes under them.
* EyeGlasses: Professor Trivia’s glasses are drawn in this fashion - in fact, the few times he is shown without his glasses, he seems to have no eyes under them.
* FrenchJerk: Monsieur Cou Cou is notably the only one of the shop’s residents to antagonize another, attempting to eat (or at least) catch Professor Trivia at almost any opportunity he gets.
* FunWithAcronyms: Oliver Wendell Lookout and the Computerized Human Utility Knowledge Center both apply, with their initials spelling out OWL and CHUKC (or Chuck), respectively.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In the Wizard of Id cartoon, the King commands the Wizard to remove all laughter from Id, causing all the peasants to react with anger at everything they once laughter at. This, as it turns out, includes the king himself, and after being mobbed by his own subjects, he winds up wishing for everything to go back the way it was.
* FunWithAcronyms: Oliver Wendell Lookout and the Computerized Human Utility Knowledge Center both apply, with their initials spelling out OWL and CHUKC (or Chuck), respectively.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In the Wizard of Id cartoon, the King commands the Wizard to remove all laughter from Id, causing all the peasants to react with anger at everything they once laughter at. This, as it turns out, includes the king himself, and after being mobbed by his own subjects, he winds up wishing for everything to go back the way it was.
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* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Shows up on several characters, most notably Monsieur Coo Coo, who has arms and hands instead of proper wings, and Ole Factory, who had a five-fingered gloved hand.
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* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Shows up on several characters, most notably Monsieur Coo Coo, Cou Cou, who has arms and hands instead of proper wings, and Ole Factory, who had a five-fingered gloved hand.hand.
* IcarusAllusion: The trope-naming legend is retold in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Flown Today?”, featuring characters from the Virgil Patch comic Big George.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All seventeen episodes have a question relating to their respective topics for a title.
* IronicName: One would expect an elephant named Nostalgia to remember just about everything, and she does have a rather remarkable memory - a remarkably bad one.
* JiveTurkey: Flip’s voice and slang are reminiscent of beatniks of the ‘50s - outdated even by the show’s 1971 premiere.
* IcarusAllusion: The trope-naming legend is retold in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Flown Today?”, featuring characters from the Virgil Patch comic Big George.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All seventeen episodes have a question relating to their respective topics for a title.
* IronicName: One would expect an elephant named Nostalgia to remember just about everything, and she does have a rather remarkable memory - a remarkably bad one.
* JiveTurkey: Flip’s voice and slang are reminiscent of beatniks of the ‘50s - outdated even by the show’s 1971 premiere.
* MagicFeather: DoubleSubverted in “But What’s Leonardo DaVinci Flown Today?” At the end of the episode, to get Gerard to fly, Gittle tries placing a magic artifact on him. He ultimately succeeds in flying, doing so as the kids head home - and it’s only then Gittle realizes she never put it on him to begin with.
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* NonMammalianHair: Subverted with Monsieur Coo Coo - he has a mop of red hair on his head, but it occasionally pops off his head, indicating it's actually a toupee.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As stated by Creator/JuneForay in her autobiography, Hermione Giraffe’s voice is an imitation of that of early screen actor Edna Mae Oliver.
* NonMammalianHair: Subverted with MonsieurCoo Coo Cou Cou - he has a mop of red hair on his head, but it occasionally pops off his head, indicating it's actually a toupee.
* NonMammalianHair: Subverted with Monsieur
* PunnyName: Quite a few examples. Take Ole Factory (olfactory) the Bloodhound, or [[Creator/RockHudson Hudson the Rock]].
* ReallyFondOfSleeping: Woodrow the Groundhog can most often be found sleeping, and is often quite upset when someone wakes him up.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Gittle, in the last episode, claims that she’ll be 321 next Halloween, a lifespan she attributes to having previously been a cat.
* ReallyFondOfSleeping: Woodrow the Groundhog can most often be found sleeping, and is often quite upset when someone wakes him up.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Gittle, in the last episode, claims that she’ll be 321 next Halloween, a lifespan she attributes to having previously been a cat.
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* TheUnintelligible: Onomatopoeia speaks entirely in sound effects.
* VisualPun: Eunice the seal makes his home in a water tank outfitted to look like a bed. In other words, a water bed.
* TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a tape recorder.
* VisualPun: Eunice the seal makes his home in a water tank outfitted to look like a bed. In other words, a water bed.
* TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a tape recorder.
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* TheUnintelligible: StarfishLanguage: Onomatopoeia speaks entirely in sound effects.
* StringOnFingerReminder: The plot of “How Come I Can’t Remember What I Was Told Not to Forget?” kicks off with Gerard trying this trick, only to wind up forgetting anyways.
* TimeAbyss: Hudson boasts about being the oldest tool in the world, and often describes events thousands of years in the past.
* VisualPun: Eunice the seal makeshis her home in a water tank outfitted to look like a bed. In other words, a water bed.
* TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a taperecorder.recorder.
* TheVoiceless: Oogle never speaks within the series, though at least one coloring book depicts him as telling riddles.
* YankTheDogsChain: In the last episode, Oogle’s luck seems to turn around as his penthouse room cleans itself at his command. Right as he closes the last cabinet door, however, virtually everything falls into disarray once again.
* StringOnFingerReminder: The plot of “How Come I Can’t Remember What I Was Told Not to Forget?” kicks off with Gerard trying this trick, only to wind up forgetting anyways.
* TimeAbyss: Hudson boasts about being the oldest tool in the world, and often describes events thousands of years in the past.
* VisualPun: Eunice the seal makes
* TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a tape
* TheVoiceless: Oogle never speaks within the series, though at least one coloring book depicts him as telling riddles.
* YankTheDogsChain: In the last episode, Oogle’s luck seems to turn around as his penthouse room cleans itself at his command. Right as he closes the last cabinet door, however, virtually everything falls into disarray once again.
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''Curiosity Shop'' was the only television series created by Creator/ChuckJones, and was initially aired on Creator/{{ABC}}, for which he was the head of children's programming at the time. Developed as a counterpart to Series/SesameStreet, ''Series/SesameStreet'', the series centered around on four children - Ralph, Cindy, Pam, and Gerard - who would visit the titular shop each episode to find the answer to whatever question they had. Inside the shop was an ensemble of fantastical characters who would help answer their question while showcasing other topics related to the subject.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', ''ComicStrip/MissPeach'' and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''.
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* {{Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: Used as one of Mr. Jones's seven stock answers in "How Come I Can't Remember What I Was Told Not to Forget?"
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* CaptainErsatz: Halcyon Hyena bears intense resemblance in appearance and voice to Hardy Har Har, just green instead of orange.
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* CaptainErsatz: Halcyon Hyena bears intense resemblance in appearance and voice to Creator/HannaBarbera's Hardy Har Har, just green instead of orange.
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* HalloweenEpisode: “Where Do You Go to Get Out of a Scare?”, which guest-starred Creator/Vincent Price and featured a redecorated shop.
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* LiteralBookworm: Profesor S.I. Trivia, a worm who resides in a dictionary.
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* LiteralBookworm: Profesor Professor S.I. Trivia, a worm who resides in a dictionary.
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* TheOwlKnowingOne: Oliver Wendell Lookout (or O.W.L for short) is an owl that happens to be an expert on birds.
* RogerRabbitEffect: Used with ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace's appearances on the show, where he appeared alongside original author Hank Ketcham.
* RogerRabbitEffect: Used with ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace's appearances on the show, where he appeared alongside original author Hank Ketcham.
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* TheOwlKnowingOne: Oliver Wendell Lookout (or O.W.L L. for short) is an owl that happens to be an expert on birds.
* RogerRabbitEffect: Used withComicStrip/DennisTheMenace's Dennis the Menace's appearances on the show, where he appeared alongside original author Hank Ketcham.
* RogerRabbitEffect: Used with
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/DennistheMenace ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.
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* FollowTheLeader: The series was developed as a commercial rival to Series/SesameStreet, though the subjects they discussed were often different from one another.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/Dennis the Menace ComicStrip/DennistheMenace and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The Computer residing in the shop is a cartoonish version of those at the time - ten feet tall, with a myriad of buttons and a fairly small screen.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Why, what, where, who, which, when, how?]]
''Curiosity Shop'' was the only television series created by Creator/ChuckJones, and was initially aired on Creator/{{ABC}}, for which he was the head of children's programming at the time. Developed as a counterpart to Series/SesameStreet, the series centered around four children - Ralph, Cindy, Pam, and Gerard - who would visit the titular shop each episode to find the answer to whatever question they had. Inside the shop was an ensemble of fantastical characters who would help answer their question while showcasing other topics related to the subject.
The series originally aired from September 1971 to January 1972, then aired reruns until September 1973. Though promoted fiercely as the highlight of ABC’s Saturday schedule, even debuting in primetime nine days before the rest of the lineup, it proved a commercial failure and was not renewed for a second season. Today, of the seventeen episodes produced, just three are known to still exist.
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!! Trope. Noun, from the Latin word “tropus”. A recurring motif across various forms of media:
*AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed in that he's nice as ever, but Baron Balthazar is hinted at one point to have no problem looking through people's windows, a trait he does not have in the original version of his cartoons.
*AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Halcyon is a green hyena, Aarthur a yellow aardvark, and Flip an orange hippo.
*AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/Dennis the Menace and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.
**Baron Balthazar actually inverts this trope, being a puppet version of the animated Professor Balthazar character.
*AnimateInanimateObject: The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though the former two cannot move.
*{{Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: Used as one of Mr. Jones's seven stock answers in "How Come I Can't Remember What I Was Told Not to Forget?"
*TheBabyOfTheBunch: Gerard is the youngest of the kids, and his innocence and curiosity often ignite the plots of episodes.
*ButtMonkey: Nothing seems to go right for Oogle, whose attempts at doing a task usually end in spectacular failure.
*CaptainErsatz: Halcyon Hyena bears intense resemblance in appearance and voice to Hardy Har Har, just green instead of orange.
*CartoonCreature:
**Oogle has been described as "neither man nor animal", though he has traits of animals such as kangaroos or birds.
**The Onomatopoeia is even stranger, being a white cottonball with three eyes, six legs, a pair of antennae, and the ability to speak in sound effects.
*{{Catchphrase}}: Monsieur Coo Coo had “That’s right!”, usually said commenting on a situation.
*DoesNotLikeSpam: Aarthur the Aardvark is described as having a dislike of ants - which proves an issue, given his species.
*DreadfulMusician: Discussed and ultimately Defied in "Why Can't My Feet Keep Time with Ralph's Ear?". Though Ralph indeed cannot play his trumpet, he gets the practice he needs to play it effectively.
*EdutainmentShow: A fairly early example.
*EekAMouse: One of the residents of the wall is actually named Eek A. Mouse, and often distressed Nostalgia Elephant.
*FollowTheLeader: The series was developed as a commercial rival to Series/SesameStreet, though the subjects they discussed were often different from one another.
*ForgetfulJones: Nostalgia Elephant, despite her name and species, has a remarkably poor memory.
*HalloweenEpisode: “Where Do You Go to Get Out of a Scare?”, which guest-starred Creator/Vincent Price and featured a redecorated shop.
*HuggyHuggyHippos: Flip, a hippo, is one of the friendliest residents of the shop, frequently singing or dancing with the kids or helping them with their problem.
*HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Shows up on several characters, most notably Monsieur Coo Coo, who has arms and hands instead of proper wings, and Ole Factory, who had a five-fingered gloved hand.
*LiteralBookworm: Profesor S.I. Trivia, a worm who resides in a dictionary.
*LivingShadow: "The Shadow" revolved around ComicStrip/{{BC}}'s shadow coming to life and troubling him.
*{{Muppet}}: The residents of the Animal Wall, as well as other puppets such as Woodrow the Groundhog are portrayed this way.
*NonMammalianHair: Subverted with Monsieur Coo Coo - he has a mop of red hair on his head, but it occasionally pops off his head, indicating it's actually a toupee.
*OldDog: Ole Factory downplays this trope; he looks and sounds elderly, but is just as energetic as the rest of the cast.
*TheOwlKnowingOne: Oliver Wendell Lookout (or O.W.L for short) is an owl that happens to be an expert on birds.
*RogerRabbitEffect: Used with ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace's appearances on the show, where he appeared alongside original author Hank Ketcham.
*SpeaksFluentAnimal: Baron Balthazar is able to understand both human and animal speech, though most of the animals on the shop can talk anyways.
*TechnologyMarchesOn: The Computer residing in the shop is a cartoonish version of those at the time - ten feet tall, with a myriad of buttons and a fairly small screen.
*TheUnintelligible: Onomatopoeia speaks entirely in sound effects.
*VisualPun: Eunice the seal makes his home in a water tank outfitted to look like a bed. In other words, a water bed.
*TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a tape recorder.
[[caption-width-right:350:Why, what, where, who, which, when, how?]]
''Curiosity Shop'' was the only television series created by Creator/ChuckJones, and was initially aired on Creator/{{ABC}}, for which he was the head of children's programming at the time. Developed as a counterpart to Series/SesameStreet, the series centered around four children - Ralph, Cindy, Pam, and Gerard - who would visit the titular shop each episode to find the answer to whatever question they had. Inside the shop was an ensemble of fantastical characters who would help answer their question while showcasing other topics related to the subject.
The series originally aired from September 1971 to January 1972, then aired reruns until September 1973. Though promoted fiercely as the highlight of ABC’s Saturday schedule, even debuting in primetime nine days before the rest of the lineup, it proved a commercial failure and was not renewed for a second season. Today, of the seventeen episodes produced, just three are known to still exist.
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!! Trope. Noun, from the Latin word “tropus”. A recurring motif across various forms of media:
*AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed in that he's nice as ever, but Baron Balthazar is hinted at one point to have no problem looking through people's windows, a trait he does not have in the original version of his cartoons.
*AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Halcyon is a green hyena, Aarthur a yellow aardvark, and Flip an orange hippo.
*AnimatedAdaptation: Various comics of the time were made into cartoons shown on the series, such as ComicStrip/Dennis the Menace and ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId.
**Baron Balthazar actually inverts this trope, being a puppet version of the animated Professor Balthazar character.
*AnimateInanimateObject: The Computer, Granny TV, and Hudson the Rock are all living objects of some kind, though the former two cannot move.
*{{Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: Used as one of Mr. Jones's seven stock answers in "How Come I Can't Remember What I Was Told Not to Forget?"
*TheBabyOfTheBunch: Gerard is the youngest of the kids, and his innocence and curiosity often ignite the plots of episodes.
*ButtMonkey: Nothing seems to go right for Oogle, whose attempts at doing a task usually end in spectacular failure.
*CaptainErsatz: Halcyon Hyena bears intense resemblance in appearance and voice to Hardy Har Har, just green instead of orange.
*CartoonCreature:
**Oogle has been described as "neither man nor animal", though he has traits of animals such as kangaroos or birds.
**The Onomatopoeia is even stranger, being a white cottonball with three eyes, six legs, a pair of antennae, and the ability to speak in sound effects.
*{{Catchphrase}}: Monsieur Coo Coo had “That’s right!”, usually said commenting on a situation.
*DoesNotLikeSpam: Aarthur the Aardvark is described as having a dislike of ants - which proves an issue, given his species.
*DreadfulMusician: Discussed and ultimately Defied in "Why Can't My Feet Keep Time with Ralph's Ear?". Though Ralph indeed cannot play his trumpet, he gets the practice he needs to play it effectively.
*EdutainmentShow: A fairly early example.
*EekAMouse: One of the residents of the wall is actually named Eek A. Mouse, and often distressed Nostalgia Elephant.
*FollowTheLeader: The series was developed as a commercial rival to Series/SesameStreet, though the subjects they discussed were often different from one another.
*ForgetfulJones: Nostalgia Elephant, despite her name and species, has a remarkably poor memory.
*HalloweenEpisode: “Where Do You Go to Get Out of a Scare?”, which guest-starred Creator/Vincent Price and featured a redecorated shop.
*HuggyHuggyHippos: Flip, a hippo, is one of the friendliest residents of the shop, frequently singing or dancing with the kids or helping them with their problem.
*HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Shows up on several characters, most notably Monsieur Coo Coo, who has arms and hands instead of proper wings, and Ole Factory, who had a five-fingered gloved hand.
*LiteralBookworm: Profesor S.I. Trivia, a worm who resides in a dictionary.
*LivingShadow: "The Shadow" revolved around ComicStrip/{{BC}}'s shadow coming to life and troubling him.
*{{Muppet}}: The residents of the Animal Wall, as well as other puppets such as Woodrow the Groundhog are portrayed this way.
*NonMammalianHair: Subverted with Monsieur Coo Coo - he has a mop of red hair on his head, but it occasionally pops off his head, indicating it's actually a toupee.
*OldDog: Ole Factory downplays this trope; he looks and sounds elderly, but is just as energetic as the rest of the cast.
*TheOwlKnowingOne: Oliver Wendell Lookout (or O.W.L for short) is an owl that happens to be an expert on birds.
*RogerRabbitEffect: Used with ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace's appearances on the show, where he appeared alongside original author Hank Ketcham.
*SpeaksFluentAnimal: Baron Balthazar is able to understand both human and animal speech, though most of the animals on the shop can talk anyways.
*TechnologyMarchesOn: The Computer residing in the shop is a cartoonish version of those at the time - ten feet tall, with a myriad of buttons and a fairly small screen.
*TheUnintelligible: Onomatopoeia speaks entirely in sound effects.
*VisualPun: Eunice the seal makes his home in a water tank outfitted to look like a bed. In other words, a water bed.
*TheVoice: Mr. Jones, the owner of the Curiosity Shop, appears exclusively as a voice played on a tape recorder.
