Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 59 (click to see context) from:
** Blooper has dealt with his father getting eaten by a shark, his older brothers constantly picking on him, and his mother being an alcoholic due to the stress of raising her children. For the longest time, unlike Carl and Dry Bones, he was unsuccesful at entering a relationship with Roxanne, who he had to witness getting treated horribly by Gooper. Blooper is also both figuratively and literally a fish out of water; figuratively, as his own personality often clash with others' ideas, and literrally, as in he is an underwater creature on land who occasionally struggles with communicating with those beyond his kind due to his langauge.
to:
** Blooper has dealt with his father getting eaten by a shark, his older brothers constantly picking on him, and his mother being an alcoholic due to the stress of raising her children. For the longest time, unlike Carl and Dry Bones, he was unsuccesful unsuccessful at entering a relationship with Roxanne, his love interest, who he had to witness getting treated horribly by Gooper. Blooper is also both figuratively and literally a fish out of water; figuratively, as his own personality often clash with others' ideas, and literrally, as in he is an underwater creature on land who occasionally struggles with communicating with those beyond his kind due to his langauge.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DysfunctionJunction: Carl & his friends don't have it easy.
** Carl is a shy, insecure, and somewhat emotionally fragile kid. He is constantly on the recieving end of Gooper's wrath, has to deal with his rival Sabastian's schemes, and often finds himself injuried one way or another. His biological father left him, and he had a rocky relationship with his strict stepfather's side of the family. When he was enrolled in Toad Town High, he had to adjust to the school, which includes dealing with the... interesting students and school fallacy alike.
** Boo is a literal ghost because of an fatal accident. He lives in poor fanacial circumstances and his parents can barely afford air conditioning.
** Dry Bones has his skin burnt off because of a fire that broke out in his home, killing his mother and leaving his whole family crippled. His father is verbally and emotionally abusive, and his grandfather does nothing but swear and shout at his family. He lives in a household that he is clearly not proud of, so he constantly lies about being rich.
** Blooper has dealt with his father getting eaten by a shark, his older brothers constantly picking on him, and his mother being an alcoholic due to the stress of raising her children. For the longest time, unlike Carl and Dry Bones, he was unsuccesful at entering a relationship with Roxanne, who he had to witness getting treated horribly by Gooper. Blooper is also both figuratively and literally a fish out of water; figuratively, as his own personality often clash with others' ideas, and literrally, as in he is an underwater creature on land who occasionally struggles with communicating with those beyond his kind due to his langauge.
** Carl is a shy, insecure, and somewhat emotionally fragile kid. He is constantly on the recieving end of Gooper's wrath, has to deal with his rival Sabastian's schemes, and often finds himself injuried one way or another. His biological father left him, and he had a rocky relationship with his strict stepfather's side of the family. When he was enrolled in Toad Town High, he had to adjust to the school, which includes dealing with the... interesting students and school fallacy alike.
** Boo is a literal ghost because of an fatal accident. He lives in poor fanacial circumstances and his parents can barely afford air conditioning.
** Dry Bones has his skin burnt off because of a fire that broke out in his home, killing his mother and leaving his whole family crippled. His father is verbally and emotionally abusive, and his grandfather does nothing but swear and shout at his family. He lives in a household that he is clearly not proud of, so he constantly lies about being rich.
** Blooper has dealt with his father getting eaten by a shark, his older brothers constantly picking on him, and his mother being an alcoholic due to the stress of raising her children. For the longest time, unlike Carl and Dry Bones, he was unsuccesful at entering a relationship with Roxanne, who he had to witness getting treated horribly by Gooper. Blooper is also both figuratively and literally a fish out of water; figuratively, as his own personality often clash with others' ideas, and literrally, as in he is an underwater creature on land who occasionally struggles with communicating with those beyond his kind due to his langauge.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 62 (click to see context) from:
* FloatingTimeline: {{Exaggerated}} compared to other shows set in the ''[=FF22=]'' universe. The titular characters and his friends have been high-schoolers ever since the show started in 2017. Carl and the boys, Grace and the girls, their classmates, Gooper, Mary-Lynn and Flaig are all stated to be 15-to-16 years old high-school freshmen at the start of the series (with the school year explicitly having started on September of 2017 and ending on May of 2018), but their age gets a bit more ambiguous as the series goes on: Season 3 of the series starts during a new school term, meaning their second year at Toad Town High, making Carl and co. sophomores, on September of 2018 and ending on May of 2019. Starting with season 4 however, things get a bit more confusing, as the characters are all stated to be on their third year of high-school, making them juniors, which would peg them at 17-to-18 years old, but the passing of time becomes more apparent in the sense that New Year's 2020, Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2021, and Spring Break of 2022 are all celebrated in season 5, and the characters are ''still'' on their third year of high-school and not looking any older three years later. Likewise, Bob is 18 years old at the start of the series, which would make him a senior, but is still in high-school at a point where he should be 20 years old (granted, [[BookDumb given that he isn't the smartest]] it is entirely possible that he simply got HeldBackInSchool). Needless to say, if it weren't for the FloatingTimeline, the main cast would have graduated by the fifth season of the series.
to:
* FloatingTimeline: {{Exaggerated}} compared to other shows set in the ''[=FF22=]'' universe. The titular characters and his friends have been high-schoolers ever since the show started in 2017. Carl and the boys, Grace and the girls, their classmates, Gooper, Mary-Lynn and Flaig are all stated to be 15-to-16 years old high-school freshmen at the start of the series (with the school year explicitly having started on September of 2017 and ending on May of 2018), but their age gets a bit more ambiguous as the series goes on: Season 3 of the series starts during a new school term, meaning their second year at Toad Town High, making Carl and co. sophomores, on September of 2018 and ending on May of 2019. Starting with season 4 however, things get a bit more confusing, as the characters are all stated to be on their third year of high-school, which started on September of 2019, making them juniors, which would peg them at 17-to-18 years old, but the passing of time becomes more apparent in the sense that New Year's 2020, Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2021, and Spring Break of 2022 are all celebrated in season 5, and the characters are ''still'' on their third year of high-school and not looking any older three years later. Likewise, Bob is 18 years old at the start of the series, which would make him a senior, but is still in high-school at a point where he should be 20 years old (granted, [[BookDumb given that he isn't the smartest]] it is entirely possible that he simply got HeldBackInSchool). Needless to say, if it weren't for the FloatingTimeline, the main cast would have graduated by the fifth season of the series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 62 (click to see context) from:
* FloatingTimeline: {{Exaggerated}} compared to other shows set in the ''[=FF22=]'' universe. The titular characters and his friends have been high-schoolers ever since the show started in 2017. Christmas, Halloween and New Year's Eve have all been celebrated, but the only characters that have aged in the show (and only one year at that) are Roxanne, Calvin and Carrie & Sally. If it weren't for the FloatingTimeline, the main cast would have graduated by the fifth season of the series.
to:
* FloatingTimeline: {{Exaggerated}} compared to other shows set in the ''[=FF22=]'' universe. The titular characters and his friends have been high-schoolers ever since the show started in 2017. Christmas, Halloween Carl and the boys, Grace and the girls, their classmates, Gooper, Mary-Lynn and Flaig are all stated to be 15-to-16 years old high-school freshmen at the start of the series (with the school year explicitly having started on September of 2017 and ending on May of 2018), but their age gets a bit more ambiguous as the series goes on: Season 3 of the series starts during a new school term, meaning their second year at Toad Town High, making Carl and co. sophomores, on September of 2018 and ending on May of 2019. Starting with season 4 however, things get a bit more confusing, as the characters are all stated to be on their third year of high-school, making them juniors, which would peg them at 17-to-18 years old, but the passing of time becomes more apparent in the sense that New Year's Eve have 2020, Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2021, and Spring Break of 2022 are all been celebrated, but celebrated in season 5, and the only characters are ''still'' on their third year of high-school and not looking any older three years later. Likewise, Bob is 18 years old at the start of the series, which would make him a senior, but is still in high-school at a point where he should be 20 years old (granted, [[BookDumb given that have aged in he isn't the show (and only one year at that) are Roxanne, Calvin and Carrie & Sally. If smartest]] it is entirely possible that he simply got HeldBackInSchool). Needless to say, if it weren't for the FloatingTimeline, the main cast would have graduated by the fifth season of the series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Spelling/grammar fix(es).
Changed line(s) 9,10 (click to see context) from:
The first episode was uploaded on [=YouTube=] on January 17th, 2017 and the fifth season of the series ended on November 7th of 2022, with [=FreezeFlame22=] having confirmed that there will be a sixth season. On May 28th, 2022, it was announced that the first three seasons of ''Carl'' would be remastered in order to give them a much-needed updated sprite and voice-acting work and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness to correct some inconsistencies the early episodes have]], these episodes won't contradict anything of what's stated from season 4 onwards and will keep the original episode premises intact, with them receiving some tweaks so they can be suitable for newer audiences.
to:
The first episode was uploaded on [=YouTube=] on January 17th, 2017 and the fifth season of the series ended on November 7th 27th of 2022, with [=FreezeFlame22=] having confirmed that there will be a sixth season. On May 28th, 2022, it was announced that the first three seasons of ''Carl'' would be remastered in order to give them a much-needed updated sprite and voice-acting work and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness to correct some inconsistencies the early episodes have]], these episodes won't contradict anything of what's stated from season 4 onwards and will keep the original episode premises intact, with them receiving some tweaks so they can be suitable for newer audiences.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* SeriesContinuityError: In "Boo's Big Date", Grace states that Boo once said her grandmother was hot. This contradicts the events of "Mr. Mitchell vs Mr. Grey", in which Grace's grandmother is shown to have died before the events of the show, with her ushes being kept in an urn at her home. Granted, Boo could have simply seen a picture of what Grace's grandmother looked like when she was alive.
Changed line(s) 105 (click to see context) from:
* SirSwearsALot: Someone should wash Dry Bones' granfather's mouth...
to:
* SirSwearsALot: Someone should wash Dry Bones' granfather's grandfather's mouth...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first installement released after the cancellation of ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'''.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first installement released after the cancellation of ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'''.
''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first installement released after the cancellation ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'''.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first installement released after the cancellation of ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after the cancellation ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''', making it the first installment in the [=FreezeFlame22=] Franchise.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one installement released after the cancellation ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''', making it the first installment in the [=FreezeFlame22=] Franchise.
''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 46 (click to see context) from:
** "Carl Sr.", an imagination of Carl's biological father that was prominent during the first two seasons of the series, hasn't made a single appearance ever since "The School Dance (2/2)". This is most likely beause his role would consist in appearing to boost up Carl's confidence and give him advice whenever he needed it, and ever since Carl and Grace started dating Carl is less shy and more confident in himself (to the point where he is not afraid of [[TheBully Gooper]] anymore), thus not needing "Carl Sr." anymore.
to:
** "Carl Sr.", an imagination of Carl's biological father that was prominent during the first two seasons of the series, hasn't made a single appearance ever since "The School Dance (2/2)". This is most likely beause his role would consist in appearing to boost up Carl's confidence and give him advice whenever he needed it, and ever since Carl and Grace started dating Carl is less shy and more confident in himself (to the point where he is not afraid of [[TheBully Gooper]] anymore), thus not needing "Carl Sr." anymore. He doesn't even appear in the remasters, with Calvin fullfilling the role of Carl's father figure instead.
Added DiffLines:
** Many of the background characters from the first two seasons were retired from the series as a result of the character sprites undergoing ArtEvolution, being replaced by much better-looking and more expressive characters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''' cancelation.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''' cancelation.
the cancellation ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''', making it the first installment in the [=FreezeFlame22=] Franchise.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''' cancelation.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife TeenDrama web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''' cancelation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids' cancelation.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids' ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids''' cancelation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids' cancelation. It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the first one released after WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids' cancelation.cancelation.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the second one he created. It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series created by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the second first one he created.released after WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids' cancelation. It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,6 (click to see context) from:
''Carl'' is a web series by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
to:
''Carl'' is a SliceOfLife web series by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22.
WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22 and the second one he created. It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Steve is no longer canon, as he has been replaced by Cheese.
Deleted line(s) 47 (click to see context) :
** Steve, Grace's [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pidgey]] pet that appeared during "Pidgey Problems", hasn't made an appearance ever since it's debut episode.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 115 (click to see context) from:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality, with Roxanne's smart and kind personality and Kylie's sassy, sarcastic and tomboy personality.
to:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality, with personality. This dynamic is kinda contrasting to Roxanne's smart and kind personality girly girl and Kylie's sassy, sassy and sarcastic and tomboy personality.tomboy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 115 (click to see context) from:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality.
to:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality, with Roxanne's smart and kind personality and Kylie's sassy, sarcastic and tomboy personality.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Just something I noticed, feel free to delete later.
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: The end of the intro, with Carl, Boo, Blooper and Dry Bones lassoing the show logo into the frame, is very similar to what Doug Funnie does in the intro to his [[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} eponymous show]]. The classic intro is an even more blatant {{Homage}} to both the Nickelodeon and Disney intros, with much of the action taking plance against a plain white background.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
''Carl'' was initially conceived as a spin-off series of [=FreezeFlame22=]'s 2013 series, ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'', where Carl originated in (where was a side character with a different design and personality [[TheyKilledKennyAgain who would always die in every episode he appeared in]]). However, ''The Koopa Kids'' was ultimately cancelled and replaced with a new series, ''WebAnimation/BowsersKoopalings'', due to Freeze no longer being proud of the work he had done with the series, causing Carl to lose any lingering connection it had to ''The Koopa Kids'' and earn an identity of its own as a series.
Changed line(s) 54 (click to see context) from:
** In what is a CallBack to his counterpart's role in ''The Koopa Kids'', Carl would often [[ImagineSpot imagine himself dying in gruesome ways]] during the first couple of episodes. This gag was soon dropped from the series altogether.
to:
** In what is a CallBack to his counterpart's role in ''The Koopa Kids'', ''WebAnimation/TheKoopaKids'', Carl would often [[ImagineSpot imagine himself dying in gruesome ways]] during the first couple of episodes. This gag was soon dropped from the series altogether.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 76 (click to see context) from:
* InterspeciesRomance: Bowser, a dragon Koopa, married Peach, a human.
to:
* InterspeciesRomance: Bowser, Blooper, a dragon Koopa, married Peach, squid, is in a human.relationship with Roxanne, a Koopa.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* InterspeciesRomance: Bowser, a dragon Koopa, married Peach, a human.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Tropes A-F]]
* FloatingTimeline: {{Exaggerated}} compared to other shows set in the ''[=FF22=]'' universe. The titular characters and his friends have been high-schoolers ever since the show started in 2017. Christmas, Halloween and New Year's Eve have all been celebrated, but the only characters that have aged in the show (and only one year at that) are Roxanne, Calvin and Carrie & Sally. If it weren't for the FloatingTimeline, the main cast would have graduated by the fifth season of the series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tropes G-T]]
[[folder:Tropes G-T]]
Changed line(s) 105 (click to see context) from:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality.
to:
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality.personality.
[[/folder]]
----
[[/folder]]
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 76 (click to see context) from:
* LoveTriangle: Blooper has feelings for Roxanne, who seems to be oblivious to it. Roxanne on her part is being blackmailed by Gooper into dating him, as he's threatening to tell everyone about how she made out with him while dating Tucker (which he pretty much emotionally manipulated her into doing) and ruin her reputation. Roxanne later admits to Blooper that she too has feelings for him, but can't bring herself to dump Gooper out of fear that he'll destroy her reputation and make her lose her friends. Thanks to Carl however, Roxanne gets over her fear and uses Gooper's blackmail against him, confessing on her own accord, dumping Gooper for good, and starting a relationship with Blooper.
to:
* LoveTriangle: There used to be one between Blooper, Roxanne, and Gooper. Blooper has feelings for Roxanne, who seems to be oblivious to it. Roxanne on her part is being blackmailed by Gooper into dating him, as he's threatening to tell everyone about how she made out with him while dating Tucker (which he pretty much emotionally manipulated her into doing) and ruin her reputation. Roxanne later admits to Blooper that she too has feelings for him, but can't bring herself to dump Gooper out of fear that he'll destroy her reputation and make her lose her friends. Thanks to Carl however, Roxanne gets over her fear and uses Gooper's blackmail against him, confessing on her own accord, dumping Gooper for good, and starting a relationship with Blooper.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 76 (click to see context) from:
* LocalHangout: Many of the characters in Carl go the local Goomburger
to:
* LoveTriangle: Blooper has feelings for Roxanne, who seems to be oblivious to it. Roxanne on her part is being blackmailed by Gooper into dating him, as he's threatening to tell everyone about how she made out with him while dating Tucker (which he pretty much emotionally manipulated her into doing) and ruin her reputation. Roxanne later admits to Blooper that she too has feelings for him, but can't bring herself to dump Gooper out of fear that he'll destroy her reputation and make her lose her friends. Thanks to Carl however, Roxanne gets over her fear and uses Gooper's blackmail against him, confessing on her own accord, dumping Gooper for good, and starting a relationship with Blooper.
* LocalHangout: Many of the characters in Carl go the localGoomburgerGoomburger.
* LocalHangout: Many of the characters in Carl go the local
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
moving from main FF 22 page
Added DiffLines:
* CatchPhrase:
** Grace: "Oopsie!"
** Linda: "Silly me!"
** Gooper and his gang: "Shut up, Flaig!"
** Grace: "Oopsie!"
** Linda: "Silly me!"
** Gooper and his gang: "Shut up, Flaig!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carl_logo.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[ABoyAndHisX A teenage boy and his pet Piranha Plant]] trying to get through life.]]
''Carl'' is a web series by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
The first episode was uploaded on [=YouTube=] on January 17th, 2017 and the fifth season of the series ended on November 7th of 2022, with [=FreezeFlame22=] having confirmed that there will be a sixth season. On May 28th, 2022, it was announced that the first three seasons of ''Carl'' would be remastered in order to give them a much-needed updated sprite and voice-acting work and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness to correct some inconsistencies the early episodes have]], these episodes won't contradict anything of what's stated from season 4 onwards and will keep the original episode premises intact, with them receiving some tweaks so they can be suitable for newer audiences.
----
!!''Carl'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents:
** Dominik Bones has made it clear more than once that he doesn't give a damn about Dry Bones. His son could literally ''die'' and he couldn't care less.
** Nessa Squidd is verbally abusive towards her kids. Given that she has had to raise five kids on her own ever since her husband died however, it may be a result of her been stressed and not because she is nasty by nature.
** Talia's parents are overcontrolling and emotionally abusive of their daughter. Is not that they are intentionally bad people, they are just ''too'' strict for their own good. Following their divorce and [[PutOnABus Mrs. Richards departure to the Marine Kingdom]], Talia's father has turned into a full-blown neglectful and emotionally abusive father who punishes Talia for the smallest things she does. What's worse, he thinks all of this abuse is ''good parenting''.
* AdultsAreUseless: Most of the adults in the show are shown to be either incompetent, abusive, unbearable, or all three combined. The parents of the main characters are particularly notorious in this regard:
** Dry Bones is verbally and emotionally abused by his father on a daily basis. Dry Bones could literally die and his father would likely celebrate it. Dry Bones' BlatantLies and jerkish personality is basically a defense mechanism he developed in order to combat the fact that his father destroyed any self-esteem he once had.
** Blooper is regularly bullied by his older brothers mainly because his mother has basically given up on life and resorts to blow off all the stress she has accumulated by insulting her children.
** Talia's parents pester her all the time and fail to see that the reason why she resents them in the first place is because of the way they have always treated her. Even worse, her father thinks all of this is ''good parenting''.
** Roxanne's parents [[TrophyChild essentially treat her like a trophy]]. They do nothing but brag about her all the time and completely fail to see that their daughter is an emotional wreck as a result of her failed relationships. Also, during the time Roxanne was kidnapped, her mother did nothing but angrily demand that people helped her while also demeaning anyone who tried to contribute or comfort her, whereas her father straight up didn't even ''notice'' that she had been missing for a month. There's also them either forgetting about the existence of their older son Liam, or constantly comparing him to Roxanne, [[FreudianExcuse which is likely the reason why Liam is who he is today]].
** Kylie seems to have a complicated relationship with her parents, especially with her mother. She casually mentions how her mother is often unfaithful to her father and doesn't seem to think very highly of either of them.
** Generally averted with Carl's mother, Grace's father who often look out for their children's well-beings. Carl's step-father Zig-Zags this, as while he definitely tries, he sometimes fails at being a good example for his kids.
** The Toad Town High faculty is this in spades. Coach Johnson, the gym teacher, is a {{Manchild}} who would rather play games with his phone and pursue a childish crush on Principal Staffordshire than teach class, Mr. Morris often complains about having to do his job and how much he hates the students and yet he still wonders why neither none of the other faculty members or the students respect him, Ms. Bishop was always uninterested in doing her job and openly insulted her students when teaching class. [[PutOnABus She eventually quit her job and left the Kingdom altogether]]. Steelix, the previous principal, was never concerned about the students' education and is even implied to have sexually harrased some of them. Staffordshire, the current principal, is far more competent than Steelix and knows how to do her job, but she tends to give detention to the students for very minor things. The school also has a severe bullying problem in the form of Gooper and his GangOfBullies, but that's mainly because Gooper doesn't respect adults or authority figures for that matter.
* ApatheticTeacher:
** Mr. Morris, who always complains about how much he hates his job and his students all the time.
** Ms. Bishop. She always seemed uninterested in her job and openly insulted her students while class was in session.
* BigEater:
** Roberto. His body shape speaks for itself.
** Carl's younger sister, Sally, often comments on being hungry and eating a lot
* BlatantLies: Dry Bones lies about being rich all the time, most likely out of insecurity and to cope with the fact that his living conditions are horrible and that his father hates him.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The girls. Roxanne is blonde, Grace and Kylie are brunette, and Talia is redhead (though it's not her real hair color. She's actually brunette).
* TheBully: Gooper and his gang, but him and Mary-Lynn stand out the most.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** The first few episodes merely present Grace as a simple love interest for Carl instead of having her be the clumsy dork she is in later episodes.
** The first few episodes portray Calvin as a WickedStepfather, being quick to verbally demean Carl, making out with Linda in front of the children, and generally coming off as unpleasant. As the series went on, Calvin's characterization was shifted to that of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a step-father who is blunt and strict, but truly cares for the well-being of Carl]]. An early episode also has Calvin singing rap music in the shower, whereas later episodes have Calvin state very often how much he ''hates'' rap music.
** In the first season Logan is shown to be indifferent to Carl at best and a BigBrotherBully at worst. Nowadays, this behaviour of Logan towards Carl would be absolutely unthinkable.
** In his debut episode, Coach Johnson was an imposing no-nonsense war veteran whom many female students had a crush on. Not long after that, he became a {{Manchild}} who barely knows how to do his job, has a childish crush on Principal Staffordshire, and who overall is perceived by everyone as being incredibely pathetic.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:
** "Carl Sr.", an imagination of Carl's biological father that was prominent during the first two seasons of the series, hasn't made a single appearance ever since "The School Dance (2/2)". This is most likely beause his role would consist in appearing to boost up Carl's confidence and give him advice whenever he needed it, and ever since Carl and Grace started dating Carl is less shy and more confident in himself (to the point where he is not afraid of [[TheBully Gooper]] anymore), thus not needing "Carl Sr." anymore.
** Steve, Grace's [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pidgey]] pet that appeared during "Pidgey Problems", hasn't made an appearance ever since it's debut episode.
** Humphrey Onix, the principal of Toad Town Grammar, has not made an appearance in the series since "Toad Town Grammar". This could be due to both Principal Steelix being replaced by Principal Staffordshire, rendering their rivaly useless, and Toads not being a major resident species in the Koopa Kingdom (they used to be at first, but that was because the show originally took place in The Mushroom Kingdom before it was [[{{Retcon}} Retconed]] to take place in the Koopa Kingdom).
* DisappearedDad:
** Carl's biological father left his mother and him before he was born.
** Blooper's father was eaten alive by a shark back when he was a child.
* DreadfulMusician:
** Logan's trying to make a name for himself in the rap industry. That said, his music is said to be terrible by other characters.
** Whatever you do, '''don't''' let Mary-Lynn sing.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** In what is a CallBack to his counterpart's role in ''The Koopa Kids'', Carl would often [[ImagineSpot imagine himself dying in gruesome ways]] during the first couple of episodes. This gag was soon dropped from the series altogether.
** Gooper's gang rarely told Flaig to shut up during the first few episodes. In addition, Mary-Lynn was portrayed as being part of the gang rather than just tagging along with them only because she is dating Gooper.
** Kylie is just a background character during the first few episodes of Season 1, and didn't get a talking role until episode 4. It certainly feels strange to see Grace, Talia, and Roxanne go to a party ''without'' Kylie in the very second episode of season the series.
** Many of the Koopa Kingdom's ([[{{Retcon}} The Mushroom Kingdom back then]]) local wildlife was composed of... VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}. This is very prominent in episodes like "Pidgey Problems" and "Too Much Water", which feature Pokemons as part of the main plot. Later episodes use wildlife belonging to the ''Super Mario'' franchise.
** In "The Hike", Calvin states that after Princess Peach became the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, she legally allowed Koopas to live in the kingdom. Good, except it was later established that the both ''Carl'' and ''Bowser's Koopalings'' take place in the ''Koopa'' Kingdom with ''Bowser'' as the ruler, and that Toads were exilled from the land rougly ''one thousand years ago''. Not only that, but when Peach herself appeared in a FlashbackEpisode of ''Bowser's Koopalings'', she states that she and the Toads she lives with were exiled from Toad Town and had to settle in Dinosaur Land.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Mary-Lynn's sisters are named Sheri-Lynn and Amy-Lynn. She also has an aunt whose name is Terri-Lynn.
* FourGirlEnsemble:
** TheDitz: Grace
** DeadpanSnarker: Talia
** ReallyGetsAround: Kylie
** TheSmartGirl: Roxanne
* FourManBand:
** DeadpanSnarker: Carl
** TheSmartGuy: Blooper
** CasanovaWannabe: Boo
** ButtMonkey: Dry Bones
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jim Flaig is this to Gooper's gang. "shut up, Flaig!" is heard quite often.
* GossipyHens: Janie and Oscar are Toad Town High's main source of gossip.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mary-Lynn gets angry whenever she finds out that Gooper has been cheating on her... despite the fact that she has cheated on him on numerous occasions. The same also applies to Gooper.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** Calvin may seem a little too stern and uncaring sometimes, but he genuinely cares for his family and considers Carl as much of a son as his biological kids.
** Sure, Dry Bones tells a lot of BlatantLies and may seem obnoxious at times, but it would be wrong to say that he does not care about his friends.
* LikeIsLikeAComma:
** CampGay and ValleyGirl siblings Oscar and Janie speak like this.
** Leon, the main antagonist of the "Summer of '19" duology, always incorporates "like" in his SurferDude talk.
* LocalHangout: Many of the characters in Carl go the local Goomburger
* LovableAlphaBitch: Kylie is a snarky popular girl, but she isn't the nasty type.
* LovableJock: Tucker is a very decent guy, once you manage to get past his short temper that is.
* {{NEET}}: Logan dropped out of school and doesn't have a job. To be fair, he wants to pursue a career as a rapper, but has had little to no success regarding that.
--> '''Logan''': I'm an online rapper, and my song's got eleven downloads.
* MissingMom:
** Dry Bones' mother died before the events of the show.
** Grace's mother left her, her father, and her sister to join a feminist cult when Grace was still a child.
** Logan's biological mother ran off with a scuba instructor when he was still a baby.
** Talia's mother left the Koopa Kingdom and went to live to the Marine Kingdom after getting a divorce.
* NonIndicativeName: Despite the name, there are little to no Toads living in Toad Town.
* ProtagonistTitle: Who do you think the main character is?
* PutOnABus:
** Coach Ronson, the former PE Teacher, [[ItMakesSenseInContext was taken away by the gorvement as a result of being mistaken by an alien]] at the end of "Detention". He was later replaced by Coach Johnson.
** Ricky Steelix, the Toad Town High principal, was fired from the school in "The New Principal" and replaced by Sydney Staffordshire, with the reason being heavily implied to be [[{{Ephebophile}} sexually harrassing some of the students]]. [[TheBusCameBack He made a return]] in "Summer of '19 (2/2)", revealing that he had gone to Ocean Side in order to get away from the scandals, and has since become a janitor at Toad Town High.
** In "Happy Anniversary", Miss Bishop, Carl's Homeroom teacher, was stated to have been offered a job at a school somehwere in the Kaktus Kingdom and moved there permanently as a result. Carl even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how she will never come back.
** Talia's mother was stated to have divorced Talia's father, packed her bags, and moved to the Marine Kingdom in "The Thanksgiving Dinner".
** After breaking up with Kylie in "The Valentine's Bowl", Emily tells her that she will be transferring schools just so she doesn't have to see her again. At the end of the episode, [[VisualPun Emily is seen getting into a bus]], leaving Toad Town for good.
* SirSwearsALot: Someone should wash Dry Bones' granfather's mouth...
* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: It's anyone's guess as to why Dominik Bones hasn't been arrested for his constant neglect and emotional abuse of Dry Bones yet. In a more notorious regard, Carl even told Calvin about Dry Bones' situation but he was completely unfazed by it (Granted, Carl didn't give Calvin the details).
* StacysMom: Quite a lot of male teenagers have noticed how attractive Linda Mitchell is. Boo in particular is ''very'' fond of her.
* SuckySchool: Toad Town High. The most well-known faculty members to the audience are either [[ApatheticTeacher Apathetic]] or [[SadisticTeacher Sadistic]], it has a notorious problem of bullying as seen by Gooper and his gang, the previous principal cared more about looking better than the rival school than the well-being of students, and the new principal, while definitely more competent and concerned with the education of the students, has established some exaggerated rules and [[DisproportionateRetribution gives the students detention for the tiniest things]]. It seems to be doing well academically speaking ever since Staffordshire became the principal, and [[SadisticTeacher Coach Ronson]] and [[ApatheticTeacher Miss Bishop]] have left the school too.
* TeacherParentRomance: Grace's father, Felix, is dating Toad Town High's Principal, Sydney Staffordshire.
* ThoseTwoGuys:
** Mark and Harry
** Ruby and Rain
** Oscar and Janie
** Carrie and Sally
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality.
[[caption-width-right:350:[[ABoyAndHisX A teenage boy and his pet Piranha Plant]] trying to get through life.]]
''Carl'' is a web series by WebAnimation/{{FreezeFlame}}22.
It centers around the life of [[ProtagonistTitle Carl Mitchell]], an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, his friends [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Boo Who]], [[OnlySaneMan Blooper Squidd]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dry Bones]], his crush, and later-on girlfriend, [[GirlyGirl Grace Grey]] and her three friends [[{{Tomboy}} Talia Richards]], [[TheSmartGirl Roxanne Smith]], and [[DeadpanSnarker Kylie Allenby]], as well as his family, which is composed of [[NiceGirl his mother Linda]], [[HairTriggerTemper his step-father Calvin]], [[{{NEET}} his step-brother Logan]], and his half-sisters [[ThemeTwinNaming Carrie and Sally]]. The show focuses on the lives of Carl and his friends and showcases their school, social and family life.
The first episode was uploaded on [=YouTube=] on January 17th, 2017 and the fifth season of the series ended on November 7th of 2022, with [=FreezeFlame22=] having confirmed that there will be a sixth season. On May 28th, 2022, it was announced that the first three seasons of ''Carl'' would be remastered in order to give them a much-needed updated sprite and voice-acting work and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness to correct some inconsistencies the early episodes have]], these episodes won't contradict anything of what's stated from season 4 onwards and will keep the original episode premises intact, with them receiving some tweaks so they can be suitable for newer audiences.
----
!!''Carl'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents:
** Dominik Bones has made it clear more than once that he doesn't give a damn about Dry Bones. His son could literally ''die'' and he couldn't care less.
** Nessa Squidd is verbally abusive towards her kids. Given that she has had to raise five kids on her own ever since her husband died however, it may be a result of her been stressed and not because she is nasty by nature.
** Talia's parents are overcontrolling and emotionally abusive of their daughter. Is not that they are intentionally bad people, they are just ''too'' strict for their own good. Following their divorce and [[PutOnABus Mrs. Richards departure to the Marine Kingdom]], Talia's father has turned into a full-blown neglectful and emotionally abusive father who punishes Talia for the smallest things she does. What's worse, he thinks all of this abuse is ''good parenting''.
* AdultsAreUseless: Most of the adults in the show are shown to be either incompetent, abusive, unbearable, or all three combined. The parents of the main characters are particularly notorious in this regard:
** Dry Bones is verbally and emotionally abused by his father on a daily basis. Dry Bones could literally die and his father would likely celebrate it. Dry Bones' BlatantLies and jerkish personality is basically a defense mechanism he developed in order to combat the fact that his father destroyed any self-esteem he once had.
** Blooper is regularly bullied by his older brothers mainly because his mother has basically given up on life and resorts to blow off all the stress she has accumulated by insulting her children.
** Talia's parents pester her all the time and fail to see that the reason why she resents them in the first place is because of the way they have always treated her. Even worse, her father thinks all of this is ''good parenting''.
** Roxanne's parents [[TrophyChild essentially treat her like a trophy]]. They do nothing but brag about her all the time and completely fail to see that their daughter is an emotional wreck as a result of her failed relationships. Also, during the time Roxanne was kidnapped, her mother did nothing but angrily demand that people helped her while also demeaning anyone who tried to contribute or comfort her, whereas her father straight up didn't even ''notice'' that she had been missing for a month. There's also them either forgetting about the existence of their older son Liam, or constantly comparing him to Roxanne, [[FreudianExcuse which is likely the reason why Liam is who he is today]].
** Kylie seems to have a complicated relationship with her parents, especially with her mother. She casually mentions how her mother is often unfaithful to her father and doesn't seem to think very highly of either of them.
** Generally averted with Carl's mother, Grace's father who often look out for their children's well-beings. Carl's step-father Zig-Zags this, as while he definitely tries, he sometimes fails at being a good example for his kids.
** The Toad Town High faculty is this in spades. Coach Johnson, the gym teacher, is a {{Manchild}} who would rather play games with his phone and pursue a childish crush on Principal Staffordshire than teach class, Mr. Morris often complains about having to do his job and how much he hates the students and yet he still wonders why neither none of the other faculty members or the students respect him, Ms. Bishop was always uninterested in doing her job and openly insulted her students when teaching class. [[PutOnABus She eventually quit her job and left the Kingdom altogether]]. Steelix, the previous principal, was never concerned about the students' education and is even implied to have sexually harrased some of them. Staffordshire, the current principal, is far more competent than Steelix and knows how to do her job, but she tends to give detention to the students for very minor things. The school also has a severe bullying problem in the form of Gooper and his GangOfBullies, but that's mainly because Gooper doesn't respect adults or authority figures for that matter.
* ApatheticTeacher:
** Mr. Morris, who always complains about how much he hates his job and his students all the time.
** Ms. Bishop. She always seemed uninterested in her job and openly insulted her students while class was in session.
* BigEater:
** Roberto. His body shape speaks for itself.
** Carl's younger sister, Sally, often comments on being hungry and eating a lot
* BlatantLies: Dry Bones lies about being rich all the time, most likely out of insecurity and to cope with the fact that his living conditions are horrible and that his father hates him.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The girls. Roxanne is blonde, Grace and Kylie are brunette, and Talia is redhead (though it's not her real hair color. She's actually brunette).
* TheBully: Gooper and his gang, but him and Mary-Lynn stand out the most.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** The first few episodes merely present Grace as a simple love interest for Carl instead of having her be the clumsy dork she is in later episodes.
** The first few episodes portray Calvin as a WickedStepfather, being quick to verbally demean Carl, making out with Linda in front of the children, and generally coming off as unpleasant. As the series went on, Calvin's characterization was shifted to that of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a step-father who is blunt and strict, but truly cares for the well-being of Carl]]. An early episode also has Calvin singing rap music in the shower, whereas later episodes have Calvin state very often how much he ''hates'' rap music.
** In the first season Logan is shown to be indifferent to Carl at best and a BigBrotherBully at worst. Nowadays, this behaviour of Logan towards Carl would be absolutely unthinkable.
** In his debut episode, Coach Johnson was an imposing no-nonsense war veteran whom many female students had a crush on. Not long after that, he became a {{Manchild}} who barely knows how to do his job, has a childish crush on Principal Staffordshire, and who overall is perceived by everyone as being incredibely pathetic.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:
** "Carl Sr.", an imagination of Carl's biological father that was prominent during the first two seasons of the series, hasn't made a single appearance ever since "The School Dance (2/2)". This is most likely beause his role would consist in appearing to boost up Carl's confidence and give him advice whenever he needed it, and ever since Carl and Grace started dating Carl is less shy and more confident in himself (to the point where he is not afraid of [[TheBully Gooper]] anymore), thus not needing "Carl Sr." anymore.
** Steve, Grace's [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pidgey]] pet that appeared during "Pidgey Problems", hasn't made an appearance ever since it's debut episode.
** Humphrey Onix, the principal of Toad Town Grammar, has not made an appearance in the series since "Toad Town Grammar". This could be due to both Principal Steelix being replaced by Principal Staffordshire, rendering their rivaly useless, and Toads not being a major resident species in the Koopa Kingdom (they used to be at first, but that was because the show originally took place in The Mushroom Kingdom before it was [[{{Retcon}} Retconed]] to take place in the Koopa Kingdom).
* DisappearedDad:
** Carl's biological father left his mother and him before he was born.
** Blooper's father was eaten alive by a shark back when he was a child.
* DreadfulMusician:
** Logan's trying to make a name for himself in the rap industry. That said, his music is said to be terrible by other characters.
** Whatever you do, '''don't''' let Mary-Lynn sing.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** In what is a CallBack to his counterpart's role in ''The Koopa Kids'', Carl would often [[ImagineSpot imagine himself dying in gruesome ways]] during the first couple of episodes. This gag was soon dropped from the series altogether.
** Gooper's gang rarely told Flaig to shut up during the first few episodes. In addition, Mary-Lynn was portrayed as being part of the gang rather than just tagging along with them only because she is dating Gooper.
** Kylie is just a background character during the first few episodes of Season 1, and didn't get a talking role until episode 4. It certainly feels strange to see Grace, Talia, and Roxanne go to a party ''without'' Kylie in the very second episode of season the series.
** Many of the Koopa Kingdom's ([[{{Retcon}} The Mushroom Kingdom back then]]) local wildlife was composed of... VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}. This is very prominent in episodes like "Pidgey Problems" and "Too Much Water", which feature Pokemons as part of the main plot. Later episodes use wildlife belonging to the ''Super Mario'' franchise.
** In "The Hike", Calvin states that after Princess Peach became the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, she legally allowed Koopas to live in the kingdom. Good, except it was later established that the both ''Carl'' and ''Bowser's Koopalings'' take place in the ''Koopa'' Kingdom with ''Bowser'' as the ruler, and that Toads were exilled from the land rougly ''one thousand years ago''. Not only that, but when Peach herself appeared in a FlashbackEpisode of ''Bowser's Koopalings'', she states that she and the Toads she lives with were exiled from Toad Town and had to settle in Dinosaur Land.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Mary-Lynn's sisters are named Sheri-Lynn and Amy-Lynn. She also has an aunt whose name is Terri-Lynn.
* FourGirlEnsemble:
** TheDitz: Grace
** DeadpanSnarker: Talia
** ReallyGetsAround: Kylie
** TheSmartGirl: Roxanne
* FourManBand:
** DeadpanSnarker: Carl
** TheSmartGuy: Blooper
** CasanovaWannabe: Boo
** ButtMonkey: Dry Bones
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jim Flaig is this to Gooper's gang. "shut up, Flaig!" is heard quite often.
* GossipyHens: Janie and Oscar are Toad Town High's main source of gossip.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mary-Lynn gets angry whenever she finds out that Gooper has been cheating on her... despite the fact that she has cheated on him on numerous occasions. The same also applies to Gooper.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** Calvin may seem a little too stern and uncaring sometimes, but he genuinely cares for his family and considers Carl as much of a son as his biological kids.
** Sure, Dry Bones tells a lot of BlatantLies and may seem obnoxious at times, but it would be wrong to say that he does not care about his friends.
* LikeIsLikeAComma:
** CampGay and ValleyGirl siblings Oscar and Janie speak like this.
** Leon, the main antagonist of the "Summer of '19" duology, always incorporates "like" in his SurferDude talk.
* LocalHangout: Many of the characters in Carl go the local Goomburger
* LovableAlphaBitch: Kylie is a snarky popular girl, but she isn't the nasty type.
* LovableJock: Tucker is a very decent guy, once you manage to get past his short temper that is.
* {{NEET}}: Logan dropped out of school and doesn't have a job. To be fair, he wants to pursue a career as a rapper, but has had little to no success regarding that.
--> '''Logan''': I'm an online rapper, and my song's got eleven downloads.
* MissingMom:
** Dry Bones' mother died before the events of the show.
** Grace's mother left her, her father, and her sister to join a feminist cult when Grace was still a child.
** Logan's biological mother ran off with a scuba instructor when he was still a baby.
** Talia's mother left the Koopa Kingdom and went to live to the Marine Kingdom after getting a divorce.
* NonIndicativeName: Despite the name, there are little to no Toads living in Toad Town.
* ProtagonistTitle: Who do you think the main character is?
* PutOnABus:
** Coach Ronson, the former PE Teacher, [[ItMakesSenseInContext was taken away by the gorvement as a result of being mistaken by an alien]] at the end of "Detention". He was later replaced by Coach Johnson.
** Ricky Steelix, the Toad Town High principal, was fired from the school in "The New Principal" and replaced by Sydney Staffordshire, with the reason being heavily implied to be [[{{Ephebophile}} sexually harrassing some of the students]]. [[TheBusCameBack He made a return]] in "Summer of '19 (2/2)", revealing that he had gone to Ocean Side in order to get away from the scandals, and has since become a janitor at Toad Town High.
** In "Happy Anniversary", Miss Bishop, Carl's Homeroom teacher, was stated to have been offered a job at a school somehwere in the Kaktus Kingdom and moved there permanently as a result. Carl even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how she will never come back.
** Talia's mother was stated to have divorced Talia's father, packed her bags, and moved to the Marine Kingdom in "The Thanksgiving Dinner".
** After breaking up with Kylie in "The Valentine's Bowl", Emily tells her that she will be transferring schools just so she doesn't have to see her again. At the end of the episode, [[VisualPun Emily is seen getting into a bus]], leaving Toad Town for good.
* SirSwearsALot: Someone should wash Dry Bones' granfather's mouth...
* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: It's anyone's guess as to why Dominik Bones hasn't been arrested for his constant neglect and emotional abuse of Dry Bones yet. In a more notorious regard, Carl even told Calvin about Dry Bones' situation but he was completely unfazed by it (Granted, Carl didn't give Calvin the details).
* StacysMom: Quite a lot of male teenagers have noticed how attractive Linda Mitchell is. Boo in particular is ''very'' fond of her.
* SuckySchool: Toad Town High. The most well-known faculty members to the audience are either [[ApatheticTeacher Apathetic]] or [[SadisticTeacher Sadistic]], it has a notorious problem of bullying as seen by Gooper and his gang, the previous principal cared more about looking better than the rival school than the well-being of students, and the new principal, while definitely more competent and concerned with the education of the students, has established some exaggerated rules and [[DisproportionateRetribution gives the students detention for the tiniest things]]. It seems to be doing well academically speaking ever since Staffordshire became the principal, and [[SadisticTeacher Coach Ronson]] and [[ApatheticTeacher Miss Bishop]] have left the school too.
* TeacherParentRomance: Grace's father, Felix, is dating Toad Town High's Principal, Sydney Staffordshire.
* ThoseTwoGuys:
** Mark and Harry
** Ruby and Rain
** Oscar and Janie
** Carrie and Sally
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Grace's bubbly and dorky personality contrasts with Talia's relaxed and relatively serious personality.
