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* BeautyMark: Georgina had one, usually exaggerated with makeup.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Natalie did this a lot.
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* InstantCostumeChange: Natalie somehow had the ability to do this.
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* InstantCostumeChange: Natalie somehow had the ability to do this. this: OncePerEpisode, she would arrive home in her school uniform, throw her bags into her bedroom, go in herself, and reappear in casual clothes.
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--> '''Natalie''': This is me at school... (costume change) and this is me the rest of the time!
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* MagicRealism: The show had many elements of this including Natalie's ability to instantly change her clothes; highly contrived "coincidences" or unexplained events; the characters being advised what to do by an unseen "horoscope"; and the Wilds' dog being able to talk to the audience.
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* LiceEpisode: One episode had the whole family catching lice, just before Granny's visit, and the nits accidentally being poured into a mug.
* MagicRealism: The show had many elements of this including Natalie's ability to instantly change her clothes; highly contrived "coincidences" or unexplained events; the characters (including the dog) being advised what to do by an unseen "horoscope"; and the Wilds' dog being able to talk to the audience.
* MagicRealism: The show had many elements of this including Natalie's ability to instantly change her clothes; highly contrived "coincidences" or unexplained events; the characters (including the dog) being advised what to do by an unseen "horoscope"; and the Wilds' dog being able to talk to the audience.
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* TalkingWithSigns: Mrs Wild would wear signs round her neck, saying (for example) "No one is to mention nits to Granny".
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* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.
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* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.family.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes / TackyTuxedo: The cheap, lurid pink bridesmaids' dresses and frilly caps that Aunt Yvette expected Natalie and Georgina to wear for her wedding, along with a ''Literature/LittleLordFauntleroy''-esque suit for Arthur.
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DomCom that aired on Creator/{{CBBC}} from 1997-1999. It followed the adventures of the Wild family, centering on protagonist Natalie, who was the "normal" middle child.
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A DomCom that aired on Creator/{{CBBC}} from 1997-1999. It followed the adventures of the Wild family, centering on protagonist Natalie, who was the "normal" middle child.
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: This trope tended to come up in any episode where Dr. Wild was left to look after the kids. Georgina was also somewhat more down to earth than her eccentric parents.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Arthur's was "I bet David Attenborough never had to put up with this."
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Arthur's was "I bet David Attenborough never had to put up with this."
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Georgina had this attitude. When Natalie accused her of not thinking about anyone other than herself, Georgina agreed and didn't see a problem with it.
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** In season 1, Mrs. Wild was put on a bus for a couple of episodes with the premise that she'd gone to look after the children of a friend who was in hospital.
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* NoNameGiven: The Wild parents are never given names and are just credited as "Mum" and "Dad."
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* WeightWoe: Mrs. Wild was usually on some kind of diet.
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* UnnecessaryMakeover: [[invoked]] In season three, Georgina begins dating the much older Gavin, who's wealthier than her previous boyfriends and whom she wants to propose so she can have a wedding like Serena. In order to keep him interested, she ditches her gothy look and starts wearing frilly, floral clothing that even her shabbily-dressed parents think makes her look like a grandmother.
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* UnnecessaryMakeover: [[invoked]] In season three, Georgina begins dating the much older Gavin, who's wealthier than her previous boyfriends and whom she wants to propose so she can have a wedding like Serena. In order to keep him interested, she ditches her gothy look and starts wearing frilly, floral clothing that even her shabbily-dressed shabbily-dressed, middle-aged parents think makes her look like a grandmother.
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* UnnecessaryMakeover: In season three, Georgina begins dating the much older Gavin, who's wealthier than her previous boyfriends and whom she wants to propose so she can have a wedding like Serena. In order to keep him interested, she ditches her gothy look and starts wearing frilly, floral clothing that even her shabbily-dressed parents think makes her look like a grandmother.
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* UnnecessaryMakeover: [[invoked]] In season three, Georgina begins dating the much older Gavin, who's wealthier than her previous boyfriends and whom she wants to propose so she can have a wedding like Serena. In order to keep him interested, she ditches her gothy look and starts wearing frilly, floral clothing that even her shabbily-dressed parents think makes her look like a grandmother.
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* UnnecessaryMakeover: In season three, Georgina begins dating the much older Gavin, who's wealthier than her previous boyfriends and whom she wants to propose so she can have a wedding like Serena. In order to keep him interested, she ditches her gothy look and starts wearing frilly, floral clothing that even her shabbily-dressed parents think makes her look like a grandmother.
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* FilthyFun: Arthur loved to get dirty and was constantly playing in mud.
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* EveryEpisodeEnding: In the first two seasons, each episode concluded with the Wild parents in bed discussing recent events. They did not take part in the third season, although some episodes used the same ending with Georgina's parents who had arrived to take care of Natalie and Arthur.
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* DoubleInLawsMarriage: Although marriage wasn't involved, Natalie and Serena respectively dated brothers Chris and Simon in the first season.
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* DoubleInLawsMarriage: DoubleInLawMarriage: Although marriage wasn't involved, Natalie and Serena respectively dated brothers Chris and Simon in the first season.
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* DoubleInLawsMarriage: Although marriage wasn't involved, Natalie and Serena respectively dated brothers Chris and Simon in the first season.
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* GranolaGirl: Natalie's boyfriend Dave was a male example.
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* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.
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* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.family.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Georgina often cheated on various boys.
** Natalie dated Chris and Dave at the same time while she tried to decide which one to break up with. Chris ultimately finished with ''her'', revealing that he'd been cheating on her with another girl.
** In one episode Natalie inadvertently reveals that, before her parents got together, her mother temporarily had another boyfriend. Dr. Wild wasn't aware of this.
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* BeautyMark: Georgina had one, usually exaggerated with makeup.
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* AllGirlsLoveHorses: Natalie wanted her own horse, and helped out with a friend's horse in exchange for riding lessons.
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* AllGirlsLoveHorses: AllGirlsLikePonies: Natalie wanted her own horse, and helped out with a friend's horse in exchange for riding lessons.
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* AllGirlsLoveHorses: Natalie wanted her own horse, and helped out with a friend's horse in exchange for riding lessons.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted temporarily in one episode where Natalie, who wasn't wearing a crash helmet, fell off her boyfriend's bike and had bloody wounds on her face.
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* ItsACostumePartyISwear: A variant: Natalie's invitation to a party is chewed up by the neighbour's dog and she has to put it back together. She misreads "old clothes" as "gold clothes", and shows up in a glamorous outfit to what turned out to be a paintball party.
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* ItsACostumePartyISwear: A variant: Natalie's invitation to a party is chewed up by the neighbour's dog and she has to put it back together. She misreads "old clothes" as "gold clothes", and shows up in a glamorous outfit to what turned turns out to be a paintball party.
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* LargeHam: The constantly dramatic and over-the-top Aunt Yvette, who was ostensibly a professional actress
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* LargeHam: The constantly dramatic and over-the-top Aunt Yvette, who was ostensibly a professional actressactress.
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* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Natalie, Serena, and Georgina all had a constant stream of boys interested in them.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Aunt Yvette, who still seemed to get plenty of attention from men her own age.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Aunt Yvette, InTheBlood: Arthur was very similar to his aunt and uncle (Georgina's parents), both eccentric archaeologists who still seemed to get plenty of attention from men her own age.loved wildlife.
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* BettyAndVeronica: In season three Natalie was torn between kind, reliable Chris (Betty) and rebellious Dave (Veronica.)
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* FinalSeasonCasting: The actors of the Wild parents quit before the final season, so they were written out as having gone to the USA with Serena, and a series of babysitters and relatives came to look after Natalie and Arthur. This was incorporated into a season three episode where Natalie's headmaster becomes concerned about her chaotic home life.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: The actors of the Wild parents quit before the final season, so they were written out as having gone to the USA with Serena, season three and a series of babysitters and relatives came to look after Natalie and Arthur. This was incorporated into a season three episode where Natalie's headmaster becomes concerned about her chaotic home life.
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* PutOnABus: Serena moves to the USA after the first season, and her parents join her after the second. The series ended with the whole family emigrating.
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* PutOnABus: Serena moves to the USA after the first season. After the second season, Mrs. Wild joins her and her parents join her after the second.Dr. Wild goes on a long business trip to Belgium. The series ended with the whole family emigrating.
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DomCom that aired on Creator/{{CBBC}} from 1997-1999. It followed the adventures of the Wild family, centering on protagonist Natalie, who was the "normal" middle child.
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!!Tropes used included:
* AnimalLover: Arthur was obsessed with wildlife - usually things like insects, reptiles and toads, but he loved all other animals too.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Arthur, known as "Wart." Natalie often filled this role for Serena.
* AttentionWhore: Georgina, who always insisted on being the centre of attention. When Serena got engaged, Georgina even pushed for her own boyfriend to propose so she could announce her engagement during Serena's wedding and steal the spotlight.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Arthur's was "I bet David Attenborough never had to put up with this."
* BadDate: Natalie had a few of these throughout the show. Her first ever date was ruined by her getting sprayed with water, ruining her outfit and makeup.
* BumblingDad: Dr. Wild, although not totally stupid, was completely incompetent at cooking or house chores.
* CharacterTic: Natalie's ability to InstantCostumeChange, and her habit of standing in her bedroom doorway and throwing her school bag onto the bed.
* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Natalie, Serena, and Georgina all had a constant stream of boys interested in them.
* CreepyHousekeeper: Mrs. Tinge, who was briefly hired in season three to take care of the Wild children.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Matt for Georgina. By her own admission, there was nothing really ''wrong'' with him, she just found him boring.
* DrivingTest: A subplot involved Georgina's misadventures whilst learning to drive, finally leading up to her taking her test.
* EmoTeen: Georgina wore black clothes with heavy black makeup, believed herself to be an intellectual, and was always complaining about how much her life sucked.
* FinalSeasonCasting: The actors of the Wild parents quit before the final season, so they were written out as having gone to the USA with Serena, and a series of babysitters and relatives came to look after Natalie and Arthur. This was incorporated into a season three episode where Natalie's headmaster becomes concerned about her chaotic home life.
* FourthDateMarriage: Serena falls in love with Orlando whilst he is staying with the Wild family on a foreign exchange. She instantly moves to the USA to be with him, and they get married just a couple of months later. Georgina pushes for a guy she's known a very short time to propose so she can steal the spotlight at Serena's wedding. In one episode, the family prepares for Aunt Yvette's wedding to a man she has only just met, although it ends up not going ahead.
* GirlPosse: In one episode Natalie gave a monologue about the importance of having one so that you're never alone if a more popular friend is busy.
* InstantCostumeChange: Natalie somehow had the ability to do this.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Aunt Yvette, who still seemed to get plenty of attention from men her own age.
* ItsACostumePartyISwear: A variant: Natalie's invitation to a party is chewed up by the neighbour's dog and she has to put it back together. She misreads "old clothes" as "gold clothes", and shows up in a glamorous outfit to what turned out to be a paintball party.
* JustFriends: Arthur and Emily remained platonic despite the entire family assuming them to be a couple. In the final episode, they tried kissing but both decided they didn't like it.
* LargeHam: The constantly dramatic and over-the-top Aunt Yvette, who was ostensibly a professional actress
* MagicRealism: The show had many elements of this including Natalie's ability to instantly change her clothes; highly contrived "coincidences" or unexplained events; the characters being advised what to do by an unseen "horoscope"; and the Wilds' dog being able to talk to the audience.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Natalie tended to get less sympathy, and attention, from her parents than Arthur and Serena (later Georgina.)
* PutOnABus: Serena moves to the USA after the first season, and her parents join her after the second. The series ended with the whole family emigrating.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Had one in the form of ''Welcome to Orty-Fou'' (1999-2000.) It was written by the same head writer and, like ''The Wild House'', was a children's DomCom with elements of MagicRealism (the father of the family was a struggling animator whose creations could come to life.)
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Serena was replaced with her cousin Georgina, who was supposed to be more edgy and rebellious than Serena but filled the same role of the boy-crazy older sister figure.
* TomBoy: Arthur's best friend Emily who, like him, loved nothing more than getting dirty and hunting for insects.
* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.
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!!Tropes used included:
* AnimalLover: Arthur was obsessed with wildlife - usually things like insects, reptiles and toads, but he loved all other animals too.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Arthur, known as "Wart." Natalie often filled this role for Serena.
* AttentionWhore: Georgina, who always insisted on being the centre of attention. When Serena got engaged, Georgina even pushed for her own boyfriend to propose so she could announce her engagement during Serena's wedding and steal the spotlight.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Arthur's was "I bet David Attenborough never had to put up with this."
* BadDate: Natalie had a few of these throughout the show. Her first ever date was ruined by her getting sprayed with water, ruining her outfit and makeup.
* BumblingDad: Dr. Wild, although not totally stupid, was completely incompetent at cooking or house chores.
* CharacterTic: Natalie's ability to InstantCostumeChange, and her habit of standing in her bedroom doorway and throwing her school bag onto the bed.
* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Natalie, Serena, and Georgina all had a constant stream of boys interested in them.
* CreepyHousekeeper: Mrs. Tinge, who was briefly hired in season three to take care of the Wild children.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Matt for Georgina. By her own admission, there was nothing really ''wrong'' with him, she just found him boring.
* DrivingTest: A subplot involved Georgina's misadventures whilst learning to drive, finally leading up to her taking her test.
* EmoTeen: Georgina wore black clothes with heavy black makeup, believed herself to be an intellectual, and was always complaining about how much her life sucked.
* FinalSeasonCasting: The actors of the Wild parents quit before the final season, so they were written out as having gone to the USA with Serena, and a series of babysitters and relatives came to look after Natalie and Arthur. This was incorporated into a season three episode where Natalie's headmaster becomes concerned about her chaotic home life.
* FourthDateMarriage: Serena falls in love with Orlando whilst he is staying with the Wild family on a foreign exchange. She instantly moves to the USA to be with him, and they get married just a couple of months later. Georgina pushes for a guy she's known a very short time to propose so she can steal the spotlight at Serena's wedding. In one episode, the family prepares for Aunt Yvette's wedding to a man she has only just met, although it ends up not going ahead.
* GirlPosse: In one episode Natalie gave a monologue about the importance of having one so that you're never alone if a more popular friend is busy.
* InstantCostumeChange: Natalie somehow had the ability to do this.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Aunt Yvette, who still seemed to get plenty of attention from men her own age.
* ItsACostumePartyISwear: A variant: Natalie's invitation to a party is chewed up by the neighbour's dog and she has to put it back together. She misreads "old clothes" as "gold clothes", and shows up in a glamorous outfit to what turned out to be a paintball party.
* JustFriends: Arthur and Emily remained platonic despite the entire family assuming them to be a couple. In the final episode, they tried kissing but both decided they didn't like it.
* LargeHam: The constantly dramatic and over-the-top Aunt Yvette, who was ostensibly a professional actress
* MagicRealism: The show had many elements of this including Natalie's ability to instantly change her clothes; highly contrived "coincidences" or unexplained events; the characters being advised what to do by an unseen "horoscope"; and the Wilds' dog being able to talk to the audience.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Natalie tended to get less sympathy, and attention, from her parents than Arthur and Serena (later Georgina.)
* PutOnABus: Serena moves to the USA after the first season, and her parents join her after the second. The series ended with the whole family emigrating.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Had one in the form of ''Welcome to Orty-Fou'' (1999-2000.) It was written by the same head writer and, like ''The Wild House'', was a children's DomCom with elements of MagicRealism (the father of the family was a struggling animator whose creations could come to life.)
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Serena was replaced with her cousin Georgina, who was supposed to be more edgy and rebellious than Serena but filled the same role of the boy-crazy older sister figure.
* TomBoy: Arthur's best friend Emily who, like him, loved nothing more than getting dirty and hunting for insects.
* WomenAreWiser: Mrs. Wild was almost always portrayed as the sanest, calmest, and wisest member of the family.
