History Trivia / TheWildThornberrys

* TheDanza: Downplayed example: Donnie's full name is Donald ''Michael'' Thornberry; Flea, his voice actor, was born as ''Michael'' Peter Balzary.

* PlayingAgainstType: For once, Creator/TimCurry voices a character who's ''not'' a homicidal maniac.

* ActingForTwo: Creator/TimCurry not only voices Nigel Thornberry, but also his father Col. Ratcliff.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://wildthornberrys.fandom.com/wiki/Wild_Thornberrys_Wiki The Wild Thornberrys Wiki]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was going to be focused entirely on the "Nigel Thornberry's Animal World" ShowWithinAShow, and was an adult-aimed educational program akin to Creator/DavidAttenborough's ''The Living Planet''. This version of the show was originally pitched to Creator/{{Fox}}, and while Eliza was still present, she wasn't the protagonist. Additionally, Darwin was named Bobo and the Thornberrys also had a dog named Monty. [[https://archive.org/details/nigel-thornberrys-animal-world-wild-thornberrys-pilot See here.]]

* AccidentallyCorrectZoology: In one episode, Eliza states that alligators are "the closest things to a living dinosaur", when it should be known at that time that birds are living descendants of dinosaurs. However, Eliza would be correct in that nowadays birds are classified as true dinosaurs, and crocodilians are the closest living relatives of birds and other dinosaurs.

* AccidentallyCorrectZoology: In one episode, Eliza states that alligators are "the closest things to a living dinosaur", when it should be known at that time that birds are living descendants of dinosaurs. However, Eliza would be correct in that birds are nowadays classified as true dinosaurs, and crocodilians are the dinosaurs' closest living relatives.

* BadExportForYou: The DVD for the movie has no hardcoded subtitles for when the Mbuti are speaking, so if viewers want to understand what they're saying they have to turn the subtitle track on.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was going to be focused entirely on the "Nigel Thornberry's Animal World" ShowWithinAShow, and was an adult-centered educational show akin to Creator/DavidAttenborough's ''The Living Planet''. This version of the show was originally pitched to Creator/{{Fox}}, and while Eliza was still present, she wasn't the protagonist. Additionally, Darwin was named Bobo and the Thornberrys also had a dog named Monty. [[https://archive.org/details/nigel-thornberrys-animal-world-wild-thornberrys-pilot See here.]]

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Despite being moderately popular at best when it first aired, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} pushed it as one of their most valuable commodities, airing it any time they could and even greenlighting two theatrical movies. But they've both underperformed.

* PlayingAgainstType: For once, Creator/TimCurry voices a character who's NOT a homicidal maniac.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was be more along the lines of an "educational show" centering around Nigel traveling around the world and teaching people about the various animals that lived there. This version of the show was originally pitched to Creator/{{Fox}} as an adult series, and while Eliza was still present, she wasn't the protagonist. Additionally, Darwin was named Bobo and the Thornberrys also had a dog named Monty. [[https://archive.org/details/nigel-thornberrys-animal-world-wild-thornberrys-pilot See here.]]
* TheWikiRule: [[https://wildthornberrys.fandom.com/wiki/Wild_Thornberrys_Wiki The Wild Thornberries Wiki]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was be more along the lines of an "educational show" centering around Nigel traveling around the world and teaching people about the various animals that lived there.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: For the most part, the show is pretty good about not letting on to the exact era it's in. However, Debbie's taste in fashion practically ''screams'' "TheNineties" most of the time. Doesn't help that her standard outfit is a green, loose-fitting flannel jacket combined with torn, faded blue jeans.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Despite being moderately popular at best when it first aired, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} pushed it as one of their most valuable commodities, airing it any time they could and even greenlighting two theatrical movies, both of which underperformed.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: For the most part, the show is pretty good about not letting on to the exact era it's in. However, Debbie's taste in fashion practically ''screams'' "TheNineties" most of the time. Doesn't help that her standard outfit is a green, loose fitting flannel jacket combined with torn, faded blue jeans.

* BadExportForYou: The DVD for the movie has no hardcoded subtitles for when the natives are speaking, so if viewers want to understand what they're saying they have to turn the subtitle track on.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: For the most part, the show is pretty good about not letting on to the exact era it's in. However, Debbie's taste in fashion practically ''screams'' "the 90s" most of the time. Doesn't help that her standard outfit is a green, loose fitting flannel jacket combined with torn, faded blue jeans.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Let's face it, if you saw even ''one'' trailer for the theatrical movie you knew the whole thing. Every single trailer for it outright shows that [[spoiler:Tallie gets kidnapped, Eliza goes to boarding school, who the villain is, Eliza loses her powers, and she herds a group of elephants away from an electric fence without using her powers]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Let's face it, if you saw even ''one'' trailer for the theatrical movie you knew the whole thing. Every single trailer for it outright shows that [[spoilers: Tallie gets kidnapped, Eliza goes to boarding school, who the villain is, Eliza loses her powers, and she herds a group of elephants away from an electric fence without using her powers]].

* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was be more along the lines of an "educational show" centering around Nigel traveling around the world and teaching people about the various animals that lived there. It was [[FollowTheLeader the success of]] Creator/EddieMurphy's ''Film/DrDolittle'' remake that convinced [[ExecutiveMeddling Nickelodeon to change it]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, the show was be more along the lines of an "educational show" centering around Nigel traveling around the world and teaching people about the various animals that lived there. It was [[FollowTheLeader the success of]] Creator/EddieMurphy's ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' remake that convinced [[ExecutiveMeddling Nickelodeon to change it]].