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Misunderstanding of the beliefs, its meant to be paradise.


* AmbiguousSituation: Sophia sees Sister Elsa, an elderly member of the congregation she'd befriended who passed away in a two-parter, cheerfully painting at her easel. Whether this is Sophia's imagination after hearing the story of Lazarus, or if she's genuinely seeing Elsa's spirit enjoying her paradise, is up to interpretation.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Sophia. She tells her mom that a girl in her class HasTwoMommies, and her mother responds by saying it's sinful and explaining what Jehovah would recommend. The episode ends with Sophia deciding to preach Jehovah's teachings to her, hoping that she'll be convinced that her mommies have to "leave behind their baggage".

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Sophia. She tells her mom that a girl in her class HasTwoMommies, has two mothers, and her mother responds by saying it's sinful and explaining what Jehovah would recommend. The episode ends with Sophia deciding to preach Jehovah's teachings to her, hoping that she'll be convinced that her mommies have to "leave behind their baggage".
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* BoyishShortHair: Zig-zagged with Mom, as she is always shown to have quite short hair, but is in many a traditional and feminine housewife.

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* BoyishShortHair: Zig-zagged with Mom, as she is always shown to have quite short hair, but is in many ways a traditional and feminine housewife.
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* BoyishShortHair: Zig-zagged with Mom, as she is always shown to have quite short hair, but is in many a traditional and feminine housewife.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Sophia sees Sister Elsa, an elderly member of the congregation she'd befriended who passed away in a two-parter, cheerfully painting at her easel. Whether this is Sophia's imagination after hearing the story of Lazarus, or if she's genuinely seeing Elsa's spirit enjoying her own heaven, is up to interpretation.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Sophia sees Sister Elsa, an elderly member of the congregation she'd befriended who passed away in a two-parter, cheerfully painting at her easel. Whether this is Sophia's imagination after hearing the story of Lazarus, or if she's genuinely seeing Elsa's spirit enjoying her own heaven, paradise, is up to interpretation.

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** Based on Website/YouTube comments, the general consensus seems to be that it's a Brazilian accent.



** Based on Website/YouTube comments, the general consensus seems to be that it's a Brazilian accent.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Sophia sees Sister Elsa, an elderly member of the congregation she'd befriended who passed away in a two-parter, cheerfully painting at her easel. Whether this is Sophia's imagination after hearing the story of Lazarus, or if she's genuinely seeing Elsa's spirit enjoying her own heaven, is up to interpretation.

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* AmbitionIsEvil: In one episode, Sophia's desire to succeed in school tempts her to cheat on a math test. However, she decides against this.

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* AmbitionIsEvil: In one episode, Sophia's desire to succeed in school tempts her to cheat on a math test. However, she decides against this.this, and leaves the question blank.



* AuthorTract: Hey kids, did you know homosexuality is bad? We do because there's a whole EPISODE dedicated to it!

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* AuthorTract: Hey kids, did you know For the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses; episodes focus on saying that homosexuality is bad? We do because there's a whole EPISODE dedicated bad, birthday celebrations cheapen gifts, and that children must only be friends with those who either are fellow Witnesses or who are open to it!becoming one.
* BigEater: At a classmate's birthday party, Chuck lifts an entire tower of cupcakes and runs to eat them by himself. He is also shown eating junk food in several of his appearances.
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Caleb (left) and Sophia (right)]]



Has a [[https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/caleb-sophia-visit-bethel/ site]].



*AllOfTheOtherReindeer: One episode centers around Caleb feeling this way because his goals as a Jehovah's Witness get in the way of his school fun.



*AuthorTract: Hey kids, did you know homosexuality is bad? We do because there's a whole EPISODE dedicated to it!






*{{Gonk}}: Because of the low quality animation, some characters look like this combined with OffModel.



*PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Sophia. She tells her mom that a girl in her class HasTwoMommies, and her mother responds by saying it's sinful and explaining what Jehovah would recommend. The episode ends with Sophia deciding to preach Jehovah's teachings to her, hoping that she'll be convinced that her mommies have to "leave behind their baggage".



*TokenTrio: Sophia is AmbiguouslyBrown and she has a BlackBestFriend and another one who's Indian, but attends a mostly white school.



* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dad has an undiscernible accent, possibly from a European country.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dad has an undiscernible accent, possibly from a European country.country (though it's also speculated he's Brazilian).
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* AlphaBitch: Angela fits this to a tee, even having her own little GirlPosse who follow her every move.
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'''Become Jehovah's Friend''' (otherwise known as '''Caleb and Sophia''') is a series of web-based animations designed to teach children life lessons relating to biblical study. They began being produced in the early 2010s.

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'''Become Jehovah's Friend''' (otherwise known as '''Caleb and Sophia''') is a series of web-based animations created by the religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses through the Watchtower Tract Society designed to teach children life lessons relating to biblical study. They began being produced in the early 2010s.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: The series takes some artistic liberties with Bible stories, making up details that aren't mentioned in the Bible.
** When telling the story of Martha, Dad continues on from after the resurrection of Lazarus, even though Martha is never mentioned in the Bible again after that.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Everyone in the family has tan skin and dark brown hair. No one's been able to finger the father's accent, but it may be from somewhere in South America. The mother is shown to have had a blonde mother in a flashback. Adopted? Visits tanning salons? This is never explained either.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Everyone in the family has tan skin and dark brown hair. No one's been able to finger figure out what accent the father's accent, father has, but it may be from somewhere in South America. The mother is shown to have had a blonde mother in a flashback. Adopted? Visits tanning salons? This is never explained either.
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* Based on YouTube comments, the general consensus seems to be that it’s a Brazilian accent.

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* ** Based on YouTube Website/YouTube comments, the general consensus seems to be that it’s a Brazilian accent.
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* Based on YouTube comments, the general consensus seems to be that it’s a Brazilian accent.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dad has an undescirnable accent, possibly from a European country.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dad has an undescirnable undiscernible accent, possibly from a European country.
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* NoNameGiven: Caleb and Sophia's parents are never given names, they're simply known as Mom and Dad. One episode [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by having Mom begin to say "My name is", only for the episode to end before she can say her name.

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* NoNameGiven: Caleb and Sophia's parents are never given names, they're simply known as Mom and Dad. One episode [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by having Mom begin to say "My name is", [[TheUnreveal only for the episode to end before she can say her name.]]

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Killed Off For Real is for when a character dies in a setting where revival is possible


* DeathIsASadThing: In a two-part special, Sophia's elderly friend, Sister Elsa, passes away from an unspecified illness, and the associated videos are about Sophia coming to terms with it.



* KilledOffForReal: In a two-part special, Sophia's elderly friend, Sister Elsa, passes away from an unspecified illness, and the associated videos are about Sophia coming to terms with it.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Everyone in the family has tan skin and dark brown hair. No one's been able to finger the father's accent, but it may be from somewhere in South America. The mother is shown to have had a blonde mother in a flashback. Adopted? Visits tanning salons? This is never explained either.
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* HasTwoMommies: In one episode, Sophia learns that her classmate Carrie has two mothers.
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* NoNameGiven: Caleb and Sophia's parents are never given names, they're simply known as Mom and Dad. One episode lampshades this by having Mom begin to say "My name is", only for the episode to end before she can say her name.

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* NoNameGiven: Caleb and Sophia's parents are never given names, they're simply known as Mom and Dad. One episode lampshades [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by having Mom begin to say "My name is", only for the episode to end before she can say her name.
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'''Become Jehovah's Friend''' (otherwise known as '''Caleb and Sophia''') is a series of web-based animations designed to teach children life lessons relating to biblical study. They began being produced in the early 2010s.

As the secondary title suggests, the primary characters are two siblings, Caleb and Sophia, who go through daily life learning lessons.

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* AmbitionIsEvil: In one episode, Sophia's desire to succeed in school tempts her to cheat on a math test. However, she decides against this.
* TheBully: Both kids have a designated bully; for Caleb, it's Chuck, and for Sophia, it's Angela.
* TheGhost: Carrie, the girl with two mothers, is never seen on screen, only spoken about.
* GirlishPigtails: Sophia always wears pigtails.
* GirlPosse: In "Does Jehovah Answer Prayers", Angela is followed by two other girls, who laugh and jeer alongside her. Oddly, the redheaded girl in this posse is shown to be more neutral/friendly to Sophia in other videos.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Sophia, who is a GirlyGirl, often wears a purple shirt.
* HasTwoMommies: In one episode, Sophia learns that her classmate Carrie has two mothers.
* IconicItem: Sophia's butterfly charm.
* KilledOffForReal: In a two-part special, Sophia's elderly friend, Sister Elsa, passes away from an unspecified illness, and the associated videos are about Sophia coming to terms with it.
* NameAndName: "Caleb and Sophia".
* NoFullNameGiven: Most named characters only have a first name (Caleb, Sophia, Zoey, Priya, Chuck, Angela, Carrie, etc.).
* NoNameGiven: Caleb and Sophia's parents are never given names, they're simply known as Mom and Dad. One episode lampshades this by having Mom begin to say "My name is", only for the episode to end before she can say her name.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The kids' church outfits: Caleb wears a blue shirt, and Sophia's dress has pink accents.
* PrettyButterflies: Sophia loves butterflies for their pretty colours; she even has a butterfly charm on her pencil.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chuck is often seen with a bag of cheese puffs.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dad has an undescirnable accent, possibly from a European country.
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