History StrictlyFormula / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'': Oso does a training assignment [[IdiotHero and fails]]. He is then called away to help a child by Mr. Dos and Paw Pilot assigns Oso "three special steps" to complete the task. Paw Pilot then starts singing about the mission as [[DisneyAcidSequence a strange music video]] is shown. When he arrives, Oso follows the steps carefully when helping the child, needing the audience's help for very simple tasks. As the final step is completed [[JustInTime in the nick of time]], Oso returns to complete his training exercise, using the knowledge he got from his mission to earn his training award. Oso then receives a special assignment digi-medal for helping the child. The episode finishes off with a [[{{Pun}} corny one-liner.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse": Many episodes follow the same formula: "A" does something hidden from "B" to benefit himself (or, in rare cases, to benefit "B"). This involves constantly disguising "B" until in the end, the hoax is revealed and "A" apologizes, being forgiven or receiving punishment. Everyone is susceptible to it: Lincoln does it constantly, Clyde does it to Lincoln ("Game Boys"), all of Lincoln's friends do it to him ("Saved by the Spell"), Lori does this with her family ("Garage Banned"), the Loud Siblings do it to their parents ( "House Flip") and the parents do it with the Loud Siblings ("Pipe Dreams").

* A lot of the first-season episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' follow a formula along the lines of "Character X gets into a disagreement with Character Y, Character X decides to do their own thing for a bit, Character X's actions cause some kind of major problem, and after resolving the problem, X and Y reconcile and admit they could both have done better." This started to tone down in the second season when the show started to go into the MythArc.

* Much of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'''s first season had its episodes structured as so: Team Avatar needs to make a stop somewhere for rest/money/bending practice reasons. At this location, they [[ChekhovsGunman meet someone who]] or [[ChekhovsClassroom learn something that]] won't be important until much later. Some conflict ensues and, depending on its nature, the group either fights the antagonists and escape, solves the locals' problems, or both. Like the ''Amphibia'' example above, this was toned down in the second season when the show started to go into the MythArc.

* Much of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'''s first season had its episodes structured as so: Team Avatar needs to make a stop somewhere for rest/money/bending practice reasons. At this location, they [[ChekhovsGunman meet someone who]] or [[ChekhovsClassroom learn something that]] won't be important until much later. Some conflict ensues and, depending on its nature, the group either fights the antagonists and escape, solves the locals' problems, or both. Like the ''Amphibia'' example above, this was toned down in the second season when the show started going through its CerebusSyndrome.

* A lot of the first-season episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' follow a formula along the lines of "Character X gets into a disagreement with Character Y, Character X decides to do their own thing for a bit, Character X's actions cause some kind of major problem, and after resolving the problem, X and Y reconcile and admit they could both have done better." This started to tone down in the second season when the show started to go through it's CerebusSyndrome.

* a lot of episodes from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' starts with the Eds goofing around or engaged in one of Eddy's shady business ventures. Then they stumble upon some other distraction, usually an opportunity for Eddy to scam, impress, or mess with one or more of the other cul-de-sac kids. HilarityEnsues as Eddy drags Ed and Edd into his scheme and the three suffer a number of humiliations and AmusingInjuries. And if it looks like Eddy's scheme is actually going well, either one of the other kids will finally PullTheThread or the Kanker Sisters show up and ruin everything. This is actually discussed in "Ed, Ed and Away":
-->'''Edd:''' Ten hours of hard work, and for what?!\\
'''Ed:''' To fleece the masses!\\
'''Eddy:''' Check's in the mail, Ed.\\
'''Edd:''' It's the same thing, day in and day out! It's so monotonous... a pipe dream, at best!\\
'''Ed:''' You are not alone, my friend. [[SidetrackedByTheAnalogy I dream of pipes, too.]]

* Nearly every episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' starts with the Eds goofing around or engaged in one of Eddy's shady business ventures. Then they stumble upon some other distraction, usually an opportunity for Eddy to scam, impress, or mess with one or more of the other cul-de-sac kids. HilarityEnsues as Eddy drags Ed and Edd into his scheme and the three suffer a number of humiliations and AmusingInjuries. And if it looks like Eddy's scheme is actually going well, either one of the other kids will finally PullTheThread or the Kanker Sisters show up and ruin everything. This is actually discussed in "Ed, Ed and Away":

** The WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner cartoons follow a basic outline. Wile E. and the Road Runner are introduced onscreen via faux scientific taxonomy, Wile E. chases him only to realize the Road Runner is too fast for him and starts setting up traps and using physics-defying [=ACME=] devices which backfire and blow up in his face.
*** Lampshaded in a fake Creator/CartoonNetwork commercial for ACME devices. "We put rockets..." (sound of explosion) "... on everything."

** Wile E. Coyote using physics-defying [=ACME=] devices in inevitably failed attempts to catch the Road Runner. Lampshaded in a fake Creator/CartoonNetwork commercial for ACME devices. "We put rockets..." (sound of explosion) "... on everything."

* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': Each episode begins with Dora, and Boots, introducing themselves to the viewers. When we are introduced to the main plot of the episode, cue in The Map to show us how to get to the end of the destination with three locations. In the middle of each trip to each location, we get the "Travel Song". At one point in the episode we'll also see Backpack who gives Dora something necessary. Finally, at the end of the episode, Dora sings "We did it" and asks the viewers what their favorite part of the trip was. In the episodes with the Explorer Stars, Dora also counts all of the stars collected in the episode.