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* PanFromTheSkyBeginning: The opening begins with a shot of the planet Earth before cutting in further on a plane going from the UK to America with Lucy and Louie's grandmother on it.
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: One episode features the twins’ Uncle Rich visiting. Their father proceeds to tell them that when he was a kid, he believed Rich was a mind-controlling alien.
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* AmusementPark: "Space City", a space-themed amusement park which the twins wander through thinking that they were in an actual alien city.
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* IndyEscape: The twin’s grandmother at one point is seen escaping from a giant rolling rock whilst underground in “What Lies Beneath”.
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* EskimosArentReal: Louie thinks love is "from a place in California".
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** The twins would also have an ImagineSpot, usually about how Billy Bob has made their lives worse.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whilst the EveryEpisodeEnding hints at the Sprogs being RealAllAlong, it's left unclear if both Billy Bob is indeed a Sprog and if the Sprogs genuinely exist.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whilst the EveryEpisodeEnding hints at the Sprogs being RealAllAlong, RealAfterAll, it's left unclear if both Billy Bob is indeed a Sprog and if the Sprogs genuinely exist.
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* AmbigiousSituation: Whilst the EveryEpisodeEnding hints at the Sprogs being RealAllAlong, it's left unclear if both Billy Bob is indeed a Sprog and if the Sprogs genuinely exist.
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* AmbigiousSituation: AmbiguousSituation: Whilst the EveryEpisodeEnding hints at the Sprogs being RealAllAlong, it's left unclear if both Billy Bob is indeed a Sprog and if the Sprogs genuinely exist.
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* AmbigiousSituation: Whilst the EveryEpisodeEnding hints at the Sprogs being RealAllAlong, it's left unclear if both Billy Bob is indeed a Sprog and if the Sprogs genuinely exist.
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* HumanAliens: The Sprogs, if they do exist, are depicted as being indistinguishable from a normal human baby.
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* ShoutOut: When we first see Lucy and Louie in "Chart Attack" they are pretending that their cardboard tubes are [[Franchise/StarWars Light Sabers]].
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* ShoutOut: When we first see Lucy and Louie in "Chart Attack" they are pretending that their cardboard tubes are [[Franchise/StarWars Light Sabers]]. Later, they are seen attacking the Death Star in their ImagineSpot that episode.
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* ImagineSpots: The twins have these OnceAnEpisode, usually involving an ArtShift and showing how they feel that Billy Bob has made things worse for them.
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* ImagineSpots: ImagineSpot: The twins have these OnceAnEpisode, usually involving an ArtShift and showing how they feel that Billy Bob has made things worse for them.
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* BandEpisode: "Chart Attack" has the twins, Chubba and several of the local kids form a band (Aliens On Toast) in response to what they think are the babies turning their parents' brains to mush. Although they get a cold reception from theparents, they're able to record a demo disc, send it to the local radio station and become smash hits.
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* BandEpisode: "Chart Attack" has the twins, Chubba and several of the local kids form a band (Aliens On Toast) in response to what they think are the babies turning their parents' brains to mush. Although they get a cold reception from theparents, the parents, they're able to record a demo disc, send it to the local radio station and become smash hits.
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* BandEpisode: "Chart Attack" has the twins, Chubba and several of the local kids form a band (Aliens On Toes) in response to what they think are the babies turning their parents' brains to mush.
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* BandEpisode: "Chart Attack" has the twins, Chubba and several of the local kids form a band (Aliens On Toes) Toast) in response to what they think are the babies turning their parents' brains to mush.mush. Although they get a cold reception from theparents, they're able to record a demo disc, send it to the local radio station and become smash hits.
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* TalkShowAppearance: At one point, the twins are invited on to "The Way Past Bedtime Show" to discuss their hit single. The twins use this opportunity to try to explain that they think an alien invasion is due to occur and are kicked out as a result.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''illy '''B'''ob.
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* BandEpisode: "Chart Attack" has the twins, Chubba and several of the local kids form a band (Aliens On Toes) in response to what they think are the babies turning their parents' brains to mush.
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* ArtShift: The art style shifts into a more sketchy style when the twins have their OnceAnEpisode ImagineSpot.
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* ImagineSpots: The twins have these OnceAnEpisode, usually involving an ArtShift and showing how they feel that Billy Bob has made things worse for them.
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* ShoutOut: When we first see Lucy and Louie in "Chart Attack" they are pretending that their cardboard tubes are [[Franchise/StarWars Light Sabers]].
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* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Bis are somehow able to perform a song whilst in an aquarium tank in "Robanny".
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* BabysitterFriendship: Lucy and Louie are on good terms with Chubba, their babysitter. When he is fired in "Robanny", the twins attempt to get him back.
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* CouchGag: Each episode with the postman delivering mail to the family, only for something odd to attack or disfigure him. The exact thing which does this is different each episode.
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* CouchGag: Each episode begins with the postman delivering mail to the family, only for something odd to attack or disfigure him. The exact thing which does this is different in each episode.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode would end with the plot tied up before zooming out to reveal a fleet of Sprogs heading to Earth.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Chubba's actual name is George, but no-one really calls him that.
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* OnceAnEpisode: Bar the first episode, the band members of Bis would appear at some point (unbeknownst to the characters and usually in an odd location) playing a song relevant to the plot.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Chubba's actual name is George, butno-one no one really calls him that.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Chubba's actual name is George, but
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* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Used when the kids take their grandmother whist she is still on a hospital bed and run away from the robots. However, the order of who is chasing who doesn't change.
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* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Used when the kids take their grandmother whist whilst she is still on a hospital bed and run runs away from the robots. However, the order of who is chasing who doesn't change.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: When Chubba is fired, the parents go through a series of these, including a circus performer, a lion tamer, a clown, and a woman dancing on a horse before they settle on the antagonist of the series (who's disguised as a woman).
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: When Chubba is fired, the parents go through a series of these, including a circus performer, a lion tamer, a clown, and a woman dancing on a horse before they settle on the antagonist of the series (who's disguised as a woman).
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Pizza for Chubba.
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* CouchGag: Each episode with the postman delivering mail to the family, only for something odd to attack or disfigure him. The exact thing which does this is different each episode.
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* DramaticIrony: The twins' parents saying that they're no trouble in the first episode as, unbeknownst to them, they're up to no good.
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* LineBoil: The outlines of the characters constantly wobble.
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* GirlishPigtails: Lucy has them to distinguish her from Louie.
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Lucy and Louie.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: The only difference between Lucy and Louie is that Lucy has pigtails whilst Louie doesn't.
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* TheFaceless: We never do see the face of Mr. Wienburger, with only a silhouette or the back of his head being seen.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: The only physical difference between Lucy and Louie (aside from their clothes) is that Lucy has pigtails whilst Louie doesn't.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle:
** "Starship Poopers" is a reference to Literature/StarshipTroopers.
** "Reservoir Sprogs" is a reference to Film/ReservoirDogs.
** "From Here to Maternity" refers to Film/FromHereToEternity.
** "Starship Poopers" is a reference to Literature/StarshipTroopers.
** "Reservoir Sprogs" is a reference to Film/ReservoirDogs.
** "From Here to Maternity" refers to Film/FromHereToEternity.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5byjqyzwu4mmqtnzrlni00mjlhlthlodatztviytflzmqyzdljxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvyote5nzqymzq_v1.jpg]]
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* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Used when the kids take their grandmother whist she is still on a hospital bed and run away from the robots. However, the order of who is chasing who doesn't change.
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* ABoyGirlAndABabyFamily: We have the girl Lucy, the boy Louie, and the baby Billy Bob.
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* MistakenForAlien: The entire plot of the series is basically Lucy and Loue thinking that their baby brother Billy Bob is an alien, even though he's actually a regular baby.
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''[=BB3B=]'' was a British TV series first released in 2005. It was produced by Tell-Tale Productions and ran for a single series of 13 episodes.
The plot of the show centers on twin children, Lucy and Louie, who have gotten a new baby brother. However, they believe that their new baby brother, Billy Bob Third Baby, is a mind-controlling alien who wants to enslave the world. Each episode involves an event where they suspect Billy Bob of being an alien, which leads to them going on a wild adventure.
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!!Tropes in this series:
* ABoyGirlAndABabyFamily: We have the girl Lucy, the boy Louie, and the baby Billy Bob.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: The only difference between Lucy and Louie is that Lucy has pig-tails whilst Louie doesn't.
* MistakenForAlien: The entire plot of the series is basically Lucy and Loue thinking that their baby brother Billy Bob is an alien, even though he's actually a regular baby.
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The plot of the show centers on twin children, Lucy and Louie, who have gotten a new baby brother. However, they believe that their new baby brother, Billy Bob Third Baby, is a mind-controlling alien who wants to enslave the world. Each episode involves an event where they suspect Billy Bob of being an alien, which leads to them going on a wild adventure.
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!!Tropes in this series:
* ABoyGirlAndABabyFamily: We have the girl Lucy, the boy Louie, and the baby Billy Bob.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: The only difference between Lucy and Louie is that Lucy has pig-tails whilst Louie doesn't.
* MistakenForAlien: The entire plot of the series is basically Lucy and Loue thinking that their baby brother Billy Bob is an alien, even though he's actually a regular baby.
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