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* AnAesop: OncePerEpisode.
* AnIcePerson: Cold Snap’s power.
* AnimalLover: Wren.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Wren.
* {{Animorphism}}: Wren’s power.

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* AnAesop: OncePerEpisode.
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%%* AnIcePerson: Cold Snap’s power.
* %%* AnimalLover: Wren.
* %%* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Wren.
* %%* {{Animorphism}}: Wren’s power.



* ChristmasEpisode: “The Action Pack Saves Christmas”

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* %%* ChristmasEpisode: “The Action Pack Saves Christmas”



* CoolCar: The Mega Van.
* CoolPlane: The Mega Plane.
* CoolTeacher: Mr. Ernesto, who is encouraging and prefers morals and good values to trophies.

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* %%* CoolCar: The Mega Van.
* %%* CoolPlane: The Mega Plane.
* %%* CoolTeacher: Mr. Ernesto, who is encouraging and prefers morals and good values to trophies.



* GreenThumb: Treena’s power.
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Mr. Villainman insists his name should be pronounced "Villain-MUHN"
* KidHero: The kids and a lot of the children of the town are this.
* MishmashMuseum: Although specifically described as a "Natural History Museum", the town museum also has an exhibit on ancient superheroes.

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* %%* GreenThumb: Treena’s power.
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Mr. Villainman insists his name should be pronounced "Villain-MUHN"
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%%* KidHero: The kids and a lot of the children of the town are this.
* %%* MishmashMuseum: Although specifically described as a "Natural History Museum", the town museum also has an exhibit on ancient superheroes.



* PungeonMaster: Most of the characters make puns based on their superpowers/themes.
* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers, personality and/or occupation.
* RealityWarper: Anyone who obtains the [[Main/AddedAlliterativeAppeal Wonderful Wand of Wizardry]].
* RubberMan: One of Clay’s powers.
* SameLanguageDub: There is an American and British version of the show.
* SchizoTech: The staff of an ancient superhero at the museum has a holographic FAQ system.
* ShockAndAwe: Watts’s power.
* ShoutOut: The first episode is called "[[Film/NightattheMuseum Fright at the Museum]]".
* {{Technopath}}: Rom’s power.
* TimeStandsStill: Eon’s power lets her pause time.
* TwinThemeNaming: [[RhymeThemeNaming Abby, Gabby, and Maddy]].
* XRayVision: One of Clay’s powers. He calls it “plasma-vision”.

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* %%* PungeonMaster: Most of the characters make puns based on their superpowers/themes.
* %%* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers, personality and/or occupation.
* %%* RealityWarper: Anyone who obtains the [[Main/AddedAlliterativeAppeal Wonderful Wand of Wizardry]].
* %%* RubberMan: One of Clay’s powers.
* %%* SameLanguageDub: There is an American and British version of the show.
* %%* SchizoTech: The staff of an ancient superhero at the museum has a holographic FAQ system.
* %%* ShockAndAwe: Watts’s power.
* %%* ShoutOut: The first episode is called "[[Film/NightattheMuseum Fright at the Museum]]".
* %%* {{Technopath}}: Rom’s power.
* %%* TimeStandsStill: Eon’s power lets her pause time.
* %%* TwinThemeNaming: [[RhymeThemeNaming Abby, Gabby, and Maddy]].
* %%* XRayVision: One of Clay’s powers. He calls it “plasma-vision”.
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* Animorphism: Wren’s power.

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* Animorphism: {{Animorphism}}: Wren’s power.



* Objectshifting: Clay has the ability to turn into inanimate objects. Supposedly this is an extension of his RubberMan powers, but that doesn’t explain how he can transform into things like electrical devices that ''work''.

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* Objectshifting: {{Objectshifting}}: Clay has the ability to turn into inanimate objects. Supposedly this is an extension of his RubberMan powers, but that doesn’t explain how he can transform into things like electrical devices that ''work''.

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* AnIcePerson: Cold Snap’s power.



* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Wren.
* Animorphism: Wren’s power.



* BarrierWarrior: One of Clay’s powers allows him to create spherical forcefields he calls “invinci-balls”.
* ChristmasEpisode: “The Action Pack Saves Christmas”
* ComboPlatterPowers: Clay can shapeshift… and create spherical forcefields he calls “invinci-balls”. Oh and he has XRayVision too.



* FastAsLightning: Watts can use his electric powers for SuperSpeed.



* GreenThumb: Treena’s power.



* Objectshifting: Clay has the ability to turn into inanimate objects. Supposedly this is an extension of his RubberMan powers, but that doesn’t explain how he can transform into things like electrical devices that ''work''.



* RubberMan: One of Clay’s powers.



* ShockAndAwe: Watts’s power.



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Treena is the only member of the Action Pack who's name isn't a StealthPun (but still a pun regardless).
* TwinThemeNaming: [[RhymeThemeNaming Abby, Gabby, and Maddy]].

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Treena is the only member of the Action Pack who's name isn't a StealthPun (but still a pun regardless).
{{Technopath}}: Rom’s power.
* TimeStandsStill: Eon’s power lets her pause time.
* TwinThemeNaming: [[RhymeThemeNaming Abby, Gabby, and Maddy]].Maddy]].
* XRayVision: One of Clay’s powers. He calls it “plasma-vision”.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Dinah Rex, a [[spoiler: half-dinosaur]] who has dinosaur-themed robots.

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* {{Continuity}}: Surprisingly for a preschool show, there are tightly-knit story arcs and CharacterDevelopment that actually sticks, such as Cold Snap's reform.



* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers and/or personality and/or occupation.

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* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers and/or powers, personality and/or occupation.
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* ExploitingTheFourthWall: In the Christmas special, Mr. Ernesto leans over the barrier of a SplitScreenPhoneCall.
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* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers and/or personality.

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* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers and/or personality.personality and/or occupation.

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* FiveTokenBand: Watts is Jewish[[note]]He is revealed to celebrate Hanukkah in the Christmas special[[/note]], Treena is African-American, Wren is Hispanic, Clay is Indian, and Mr. Ernesto is Black/Hispanic.



* TokenMinority: All the members of the Action Pack belong to underrepresented groups. Watts is [[TokenJew Jewish]][[note]]He is revealed to celebrate Hanukkah in the Christmas special[[/note]], Treena is African-American, Wren is Hispanic, Clay is Indian, and Mr. Ernesto is Black/Hispanic.
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* ExpressiveAccessory: The ears on Wren's hoodie droop when they are sad.

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* ExpressiveAccessory: The ears on Wren's hoodie droop when they are she is sad.



* TokenMinority: Treena is African-American, Wren is Hispanic, and Clay is Indian.

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* TokenMinority: All the members of the Action Pack belong to underrepresented groups. Watts is [[TokenJew Jewish]][[note]]He is revealed to celebrate Hanukkah in the Christmas special[[/note]], Treena is African-American, Wren is Hispanic, and Clay is Indian.Indian, and Mr. Ernesto is Black/Hispanic.

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* HoYay: Telle-Portanya is implied to have two mothers.



* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Ceratosaurus'', a coelacanth, and a prehistoric bird are seen on paintings in the museum. Although never physically seen, the Galápagos lava lizard, duck-billed platypus, ''Dilong'', and ''Sauroposeidon'' are mentioned.



* TwinThemeNaming: Abby, Gabby, and Maddy.

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* TwinThemeNaming: [[RhymeThemeNaming Abby, Gabby, and Maddy.Maddy]].
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* SchizoTech: The staff of an ancient superhero at the museum has a holographic FAQ system.
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* ArtShift: Mr. Ernesto's mission briefings are animated in an 8-Bit style reminiscent of classic video games. The "A Netflix Original Series" title card [[LogoJoke uses the same style]].
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* GeniusBonus: Some of the [[PunnyName punny names]] aren't obvious at first. For example, Rom, the boy with technology powers, gets his name from "read-only memory".


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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Treena is the only member of the Action Pack who's name isn't a StealthPun (but still a pun regardless).
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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Why would a professional paleontologist allow kids to work on a real digsite? Also, why is moving artifacts from the museum's archaeology department?

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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Why would a professional paleontologist allow kids to work on a real digsite? Also, why is she moving artifacts from the museum's archaeology department?

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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Why would a professional paleontologist allow kids to work on a real digsite? Also, why is moving artifacts from the museum's archaeology department?



* ExpressiveAccessory: The ears on Wren's hoodie droop when they are sad.



* MishmashMuseum: Although specifically described as a "Natural History Museum", the town museum also has an exhibit on ancient superheroes.



* SeldomSeenSpecies: Although never physically seen, the Galápagos lava lizard, duck-billed platypus, ''Dilong'', and ''Sauroposeidon'' are mentioned.

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* SameLanguageDub: There is an American and British version of the show.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Ceratosaurus'', a coelacanth, and a prehistoric bird are seen on paintings in the museum. Although never physically seen, the Galápagos lava lizard, duck-billed platypus, ''Dilong'', and ''Sauroposeidon'' are mentioned.

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* KidHero: The kids and a lot of the children of the town are this.

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* AnAesop: OncePerEpisode.
* AnimalLover: Wren.
* CoolCar: The Mega Van.
* CoolPlane: The Mega Plane.
* CoolTeacher: Mr. Ernesto, who is encouraging and prefers morals and good values to trophies.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The "Fizzles", a disease that can be spread when you get close to an infected person, which quickly takes over the town. Based on the time the show was produced, [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic only one thing comes to mind.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Dinah Rex, a [[spoiler: half-dinosaur]] who has dinosaur-themed robots.
* HoYay: Telle-Portanya is implied to have two mothers.
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Mr. Villainman insists his name should be pronounced "Villain-MUHN"
* KidHero: The kids and a lot of the children of the town are this.this.
* PungeonMaster: Most of the characters make puns based on their superpowers/themes.
* PunnyName: '''''Almost everyone''''' has a name fitting with their powers and/or personality.
* RealityWarper: Anyone who obtains the [[Main/AddedAlliterativeAppeal Wonderful Wand of Wizardry]].
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Although never physically seen, the Galápagos lava lizard, duck-billed platypus, ''Dilong'', and ''Sauroposeidon'' are mentioned.
* ShoutOut: The first episode is called "[[Film/NightattheMuseum Fright at the Museum]]".
* TokenMinority: Treena is African-American, Wren is Hispanic, and Clay is Indian.
* TwinThemeNaming: Abby, Gabby, and Maddy.
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The Action Pack is a Creator/{{Netflix}} children’s animation that premiered on January 4, 2022.

The series is about four [[KidHero super powered kids]] who go around helping others and being trained by there teacher Mr. Ernesto and his robotic dog Plunky. Each episode is about the kids learning what it means to be a hero and learning a lesson in the end.

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!!This show contains the following tropes:

* KidHero: The kids and a lot of the children of the town are this.

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